You knew it was coming sooner or later; it’s ZX-81’s PSPCAP32 v1.5.1 — the Amstrad CPC emulator now with IRDA Joystick Box support. Emulate the CPC464, CPC664, and CPC6128 models.

You may find several CPC disk images here. As well CPC game reviews so you know what’s good. Enjoy!

PSPCAP32 v1.5.1 changes:

• IRDA Joystick box support
• Add “IRDA joystick” device support for both DB9 Joystick and Atari Paddle
• Add menu for IRDA joystick settings and keys mapping
• Add option to choose between IRDA devices (keyboard such as Targus or joystick using Buzz device)

Download:
PSPCAP32 v1.5.1 cfw 3.xx/4.xx/5.xx
PSPCAP32 v1.5.1 source code

- source: ZX-81’s web site

Deja vu… It’s that time of the week; time to update your memory stick with ZX-81’s latest. This week we again have two retrograded emulators: PSPHUGO — the NEC PC Engine or TurboGrafx 16, and PSPCAP32 — the Amstrad CPC home computer.

The download and the all too familiar change log for each are available following this short break.

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The Z-Man one version closer to perfection… That’s ZX-81 sporting two more updates — PSPHUGO, the TurboGrafx 16 or NEC PC Engine emulator, and PSPCAP32 — the Amstrad CPC emulator.

PSPHUGO v1.0.3 changes:

• Improve global emulation speed
• ISO file support but sound audio track are ignored
• Screen size 320×240 is now supported (required for games such as R-Type)
• Add two new sound engines: mono (fast 22K or 44K) and stereo (accurate 22K or 44K). You may have to reset the game when you change between mono and stereo, and save states may not work properly. (few games are now full speed using audio mono 22K at 222Mhz)
• Zip rom files are now decompressed in memory (much faster!)
• Bug fix with D-pad (didn’t work properly in previous versions)

PSPCAP32 v1.4.3 changes:

• Emulation speed (small improvements)
• Improve file requester with virtual keyboard to choose sequentially rom files beginning with a given letter
• Add documentation for settings in help menu

Download:
PSPHUGO v1.0.3 fw 1.50
PSPHUGO v1.0.3 cfw 3.xx/4.xx
PSPHUGO v1.0.3 source

PSPCAP32 v1.4.3 fw 1.50
PSPCAP32 v1.4.3 cfw 3.xx/4.xx
PSPCAP32 v1.4.3 source code

- source: ZX-81’s web site

What better way to spend the first gloomy Saturday of the summer playing ZX-81’s PSPCAP32.

Experience old school computing at its finest with ZX’s ported Amstrad CPC emulator.

PSPCAP32 v1.4.1 changes:

• Bug fix in CRTC emulation (games such as Prehistorik II just couldn’t be launched)
• Two drives (A & B) are now supported, but only drive A can be used to automatically start a game. It might be useful with symbOS to put the OS disk on drive ‘A:’ and application disk on ‘B:’

Download:
PSPCAP32 v1.4.1 fw 1.50
PSPCAP32 v1.4.1 cfw 3.xx
PSPCAP32 v1.4.1 source code

- source: ZX-81’s web site

Shortly after the PSPMSX v1.2.4 release, the Z-Man shared another update — PSPCAP32.

PSPCAP32 is ZX-81’s ported version of Ulrich Doewich’s Caprice32. Emulate the CPC464, CPC664, and CPC6128 home computer models.

Download CPC disk images here. See CPC game reviews here.

Download:
PSPCAP32 v1.3.4 fw 1.50
PSPCAP32 v1.3.4 cfw 3.xx
PSPCAP32 v1.3.4 source code

PSPCAP32 v1.3.4 changelog:

• Many optimizations to speed up the emulation, frame rate is now 49 fps at 222Mhz in ultra mode, on CPC startup window. Main modifications:
  • Z-80 part as been rewritten using several hints such as explicit jump tables for instructions decode
  • CRT and sound part has been optimized
• Auto-fire mode, press RTrigger+X to switch it on/off (useful for games such as defend or die!)
• Add new hotkeys to setup auto fire speed
• Bug fix in the low battery watchdog
• RTrigger/LTrigger keys can be used in the keyboard settings menu to navigate between Normal, LTrigger and RTrigger compose mapping.
• New “Command” feature in the emulator menu:
  • You have now to choose the command you want to run using arrows.
• Default Hotkeys can now be set in the keyboard mapping menu (useful to add hotkeys on existing/previous keyboard files)
• Remove dead code (such as printer, breakpoint, trace support etc…)
• Bug fix such as: while saving state using hotkey in ultra-mode, thumb image wasn’t properly saved

- source: ZX-81’s web site

I’m beginning to wonder how ZX-81 has any time to actually play & enjoy these emulators with his regular flow of enhancements. I’m having a hard time keeping up myself. Earlier today we saw PSPMSX v1.0.7 and a couple hours later, who would’ve known, PSPCAP32 v1.1.5 — with the new graphics engine!

PSPCAP32 v1.1.5 changes:

• Save state files are now saved using gzip compression (with SNZ as file extention). It’s much faster to save or load states now. You can use gzip or 7-zip to convert old SNA to SNZ. SNA file format is still supported for loading, so you convert your previous saved files inside the emulator.
• A new graphical engine with new smoother render modes! It uses now the PSP GU for rendering, it does not run faster, but it’s a lot smoother! Old “soft” render modes are still available, because there are a bit faster.
• Save state dates are displayed in the emulator window (it’s now easier to identify and to load the right save state slot)
• Sound is now played at 44Khz (instead of 48Khz)
• Bug fix (load default keyboard mapping on startup)
• Bug fix in Rom file requester
• Bug fix in keyboard handler

Sound familiar? ;)

Much thanks, ZX-81!

Download: PSPCAP32 v1.1.5

- source: ZX-81’s web site

ZX-81 continuing his mission to revive the classics with PSPCAP32, an update to the CPC emulator. PSPCAP32 is ported to the PSP from Caprice32, originally developed by Ulrich Doewich. It emulates the CPC home computer series — supporting CPC464, CPC664, and CPC6128 models.

v1.1.3 changes:

• Emulator menus reorganization (new menu for settings)
• New feature to save and load a distinct setting file for each games
• Delete files option (in the file selector)
• Add speed limiter option
• Screenshots are now saved in PNG format instead of BMP
• Multiple keyboard mappings feature developed by Pou-chan in PSPMSX: You can now toggle between 3 different keyboard mapping using LTrigger and RTrigger keys
• Add help menu!

Download: PSPCAP32 v1.1.3
(includes two binary versions — 2.5/2.6 & 1.5 FW, and source)

- source: ZX-81’s web site