v18.8
Changed
- Enable audio until ESP32 can configure the FPGA
Fixed
- IO0/En control sometimes fails to boot the ESP32
- The FPGA sometimes resets during play
v18.7
Fixed
- Custom sprite palettes distinguish betwen obj0 and obj1
v18.6
Added
- Support for streaming audio over USB.
- Support for custom palettes to override existing palette after boot.
Changed
- Inverted audio polarity
Fixed
- Reworked the design of frame blending
v18.5
Added
- Support for streaming on macOS and Discord.
Changed
- The default palettes changed for
A + B + RightandA + B + Left. All credit to rayjt9. - Tuned settings for the Chromatic Power Core.
Fixed
- LED indicator light now correct for AA, USB, and Chromatic Power Core use cases.
- Fixed an issue where the clock would skip in titles with an RTC (e.g. Pokemon Crystal).
- Fixed an issue where save data could be lost in some titles (e.g. Pokemon Crystal).
- Streaming no longer requires flipping the video in OBS.
- Miscellaneous compatibility fixes.
v18.4
Added
- Option to ignore diagonal inputs from the D-Pad
- Option to use the background palette 0 color (prevents screen transition flash)
- Option to set low battery icon display behavior
Changed
- Tuned battery thresholds for 1.2V NiMH AA's
Fixed
- Reduce backlight flashing when power source is nearly depleted
- Support for Kirby Tilt-n-Tumble
- Improved Chromatic firmware version detection
- Support streaming to Linux platforms
v18.0
Changed
- Improved button debouncing.
Fixed
- Fully mute game audio when speaker wheel is turned to minimum.
- Silent mode mutes all device audio output.
- Suppress invalid DPAD inputs to correct character sprite glitch.
- Color decoding bug corrected (greyscale check).
v17.0
Note
The MCU must be updated to v0.12.X or newer as the underlying communication protocol changed.
Changed
- Enable backlight switch on independent from MCU communication.
- Supports updated UART protocol.
v16.0
Note
The version of the IDE was switched to Gowin IDE v1.9.9.03. This resolves a synthensis bug which resulted in a palette flickering issue. Do not build with Gowin IDE v1.9.9.02 or older going forward.
Added
- Reset the FPGA core when a cartridge is removed.
- Add hotkey for reset (Menu+A+B+Start+Select).
- Add hotkeys for brightness (Menu+Left/Right).
Changed
- Only show icon overlays when the OSD is off.
- USB CDC descriptors for Linux & macOS.
Fixed
- Improved AA/LiPo detection logic to resolve critical battery false positives.
- Fixes palette flickering issue seen on some games like Tetris.
v13.1
This is the first production release.
v13.0 and older
A preliminary engineering release.