Question for Stella author(s?)

[+Trebor]

First my utmost thanks and appreciation for Stella. It really is a fantatic emulator and is so well designed in functionality, options and accuracy.

 

Ok...Perhaps that was a little "buttering-up" for the question at hand :-)

 

Any chance of an Atari 7800 emulator named 'Maria'?

 

ProSystem emulation could really use it. I like MESS, but bugs still exist for titles like 'Kung-Fu Master', and the color palette really needs some work too.

[DEBRO]

Any chance of an Atari 7800 emulator named 'Maria'?

Wow! It would be *really* great to have a debugger like the one in Stella for a 7800 emulator.

[+Trebor]

Any chance of an Atari 7800 emulator named 'Maria'?

Wow! It would be *really* great to have a debugger like the one in Stella for a 7800 emulator.

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A debugger would be nice, but I would just be content with "near-perfect" colors and emulation first. You might not think the color issue is so bad (Especially if you've only been playing via emulation). However, once you take a look at the real deal on a TV and then have an emulator like MESS outputing to that same television (My setup has a 27" Panasonic, Radeon 9800 via S-Video Out), you realize the need for a better palette.

 

Additionally, with the limited amount of games available for the 7800, it would be nice to be able to play all of them in their full glory. Besides the Kung-Fu Master issue, there is timing issues with items like the scrolling story in Karateka. Even more timing issues that stand out in homebrews like Beef Drop.

 

Anyhow, the Stella emulator is so well done and although I am not demanding or expecting anything, considering how closely the 2600 and 7800 are related technically, I was curious if the thought has even passed (Or better yet if anything is in the works from) the Stella author(s).