Yabause

Infobox_Software
name = Yabause



caption = The interface of Yabause
developer = Guillaume Duhamel
latest_release_version = 0.9.7
latest_release_date = August 31, 2008
operating_system = Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Dreamcast
genre = Emulator
license = GPL
website = http://yabause.org/

Yabause is an open source emulator for the Sega Saturn. It runs on mainly on Windows, Linux, OpenBSD and Mac OS X systems using OpenGL and SDL, although an unofficial FreeBSD port is available and a primitive Dreamcast port exists, as well as a version for the Wii. On 2007, SofiyaCat begun a Playstation Portable port; it is however still in its test stages.

History

Development of Yabause began primarily for Linux, with the first release on September 12, 2003. Windows and Mac OS support came at version 0.0.6 on July 5, 2004. OpenBSD support came at version 0.8.5 on June 23, 2007.

Notable Release History

0.0.1 (September 12, 2003)
* First release0.0.4 (February 10, 2004)
* SDL incorporated into Yabause0.0.5 (May 31, 2004)
* BIOS screen loads0.0.7 (December 5, 2004)
* First non-Linux ports
* First games booting0.5.0 (September 27, 2005)
* Major compatibility update0.6.0 (December 24, 2005)
* GUI and speed improvements0.7.0 (August 21, 2006)
* Rewritten software renderer0.8.0 (December 23, 2006)
* Many GUI and compatibility fixes and improvements, including an early networking code0.8.5 (June 23, 2007)
* Better BIOS support, early cheat system, official OpenBSD support0.8.6 (August 18, 2007)
* Bug fixes and minor emulation improvements0.9.0 (September 23, 2007)
* Support for rotation backgrounds, UI improvements0.9.1 (November 5, 2007)
* Save state support (Linux and Windows)0.9.5 (May 11, 2008)
*window, line scroll and mosaic emulation, emulation of the two peripheral ports0.9.6 (June 29, 2008)
*bugfixes, improvements to the software renderer

Features

Yabause has features such as:
* Open source and extremely portable, many ports already exist for multiple platforms
* Ability to load CD images or run directly off a Saturn disk using an ordinary CD-ROM
* Debugging
* Multiple region emulation
* Cheat system

Future

Goals for the future before a stable 1.0 release is the complete emulation of the Sega Saturn, minus any external peripherals (possible for later releases though)

External links

* [http://yabause.org/ Official Yabause website]
* [https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=89991 SourceForge download page]
* [http://yabause.sourceforge.net/builds.php Nightly builds]
* [http://www.emu-compatibility.com/index.php?lang=uk Yabause compatibility list]
* [http://www.freshports.org/emulators/yabause/ FreeBSD port]
* [http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=79352 Playstation Portable Port]
* [http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Homebrew_apps/Yabause_Wii Wii Port]