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Black Tiger v0.5.0 is now available

First release of Black Tiger for the MEGA65, supporting both R3 and R6 machines.

Black Tiger is Capcom's 1987 arcade action-platformer, combining fast-paced combat with large stages, vertical exploration, hidden areas, treasure, weapon upgrades and plenty of monsters.

This is the very first port of a Jotego core using the MiSTer2MEGA65 framework.

⚠️ The arcade ROMs are NOT supplied with the release.

The included ROM preparation scripts can build the required files directly from a compatible blktiger.zip MAME ROM set (** no need to extract files from the zip **).

Both Windows PowerShell, Python and Unix shell scripts are provided. See the README for full installation instructions.

The shell version requires bash, unzip and perl.

Controls:
Joystick - Movement
Button 1 - Attack
Button 2 - Jump ( via potx/poty )

On the MEGA65, Button 2 is read through the joystick POT lines. The Control Settings menu allows POTX or POTY to be selected and the P1 POT Polarity to be changed for different joystick/adaptor types.

If Black Tiger jumps automatically after starting a game, whether or not a joystick is connected, reverse the P1 POT Polarity setting in the OSD. Similarly, if Jump does not respond, reverse the polarity setting.

⚠️ This release is intended for upright mode. Cocktail/flipped operation is not currently supported by the core.

Full instructions, ROM setup and controls: https://github.com/sho3string/BlackTiger_MEGA65_r3_r6/blob/master/README.md
Download: https://files.mega65.org?id=b4c166ba-fefc-4269-9091-4a29956d58d8

This release is a major under-the-hood release. The compiler is now 100% assembly language. Several memory errors were fixed, resulting in a more stable experience. The editor now supports syntax highlighting and offers several colors themes to choose from. The release can be downloaded from https://files.mega65.org?id=d3a2dd0c-f57e-4dcc-9fd0-2f9b880f76ec