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author | B. Watson <yalhcru@gmail.com> | 2021-10-14 16:42:12 -0400 |
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committer | Willy Sudiarto Raharjo <willysr@slackbuilds.org> | 2021-10-29 17:07:13 +0700 |
commit | ef7a5ef24d6df01cf0ce60df57b26df0f061b705 (patch) | |
tree | 4802f969f58cfbf8350d6d39cd8f71488c930af2 /games/snes9x/README | |
parent | e14b18ddf725c12baf62adfd6937aad2e8bc4bdd (diff) |
games/snes9x: Downgrade to v1.59 due to crashes.
Signed-off-by: B. Watson <yalhcru@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Willy Sudiarto Raharjo <willysr@slackbuilds.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'games/snes9x/README')
-rw-r--r-- | games/snes9x/README | 38 |
1 files changed, 20 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/games/snes9x/README b/games/snes9x/README index 75835213983f..859bd56325c3 100644 --- a/games/snes9x/README +++ b/games/snes9x/README @@ -1,23 +1,30 @@ snes9x (Super Nintendo Entertainment System emulator) -Snes9x is a portable, freeware Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) -emulator. It basically allows you to play most games designed for the SNES -and Super Famicom Nintendo game systems on your PC or Workstation. The -games include some real gems that were only ever released in Japan. +Snes9x is a portable, freeware Super Nintendo Entertainment System +(SNES) emulator. It basically allows you to play most games designed +for the SNES and Super Famicom Nintendo game systems on your PC or +Workstation. The games include some real gems that were only ever +released in Japan. When you first run snes9x: -- The first thing you'll want to do is configure the controls. By default - there are *no* controls set up; you'll be unable to play any games! The - config is under Options -> Preferences, in the Joypads tab. You can - configure either keyboard or joystick/gamepad controls, but not both. +- The first thing you'll want to do is configure the controls. By + default there are *no* controls set up; you'll be unable to play any + games! The config is under Options -> Preferences, in the Joypads + tab. You can configure either keyboard or joystick/gamepad controls, + but not both. -- If the game audio is choppy or distorted, try setting the sound driver - to Pulse or ALSA (Options -> Preferences -> Sound tab). Specifically, - avoid SDL audio (unfortunately it's the default if PULSE=no). +- If the game audio is choppy or distorted, try setting the + sound driver to Pulse or ALSA (Options -> Preferences -> Sound + tab). Specifically, avoid SDL audio (unfortunately it's the default + if PULSE=no). Notes: +- This is not the latest release of snes9x. Version 1.60 crashes under + pre-15.0 Slackware-current, so version 1.59 is packaged here. This + will be revisited sometime after Slackware 15.0 is released. + - The package can optionally include the snes9x libretro core, for use with RetroArch. By default, the core will be built if RetroArch is installed. You can set RETROARCH=yes to force the core to be built, @@ -25,13 +32,8 @@ Notes: doesn't have to be installed to build the libretro core, but it's useless without RetroArch installed. -- Starting with 1.56.1, you might notice some user interface - differences. This is because 1.55 used GTK+-3.0, but 1.56 and newer - require a version of GTK+-3.0 that's newer than Slackware 14.2 - provides. So, starting with 1.56, this build uses the GTK+-2.0 UI. - - Starting with 1.57, OSS audio is disabled by default. Most users won't be affected, since pulseaudio is now the default audio system on Slackware, and ALSA is the fallback option. If you *need* OSS support, - set OSS=yes in the script's environment. You may also disable PulseAudio - by setting PULSE=no in the environment. + set OSS=yes in the script's environment. You may also disable + PulseAudio by setting PULSE=no in the environment. |