Release Notes

Welcome to the Sanshiro Tower release!

What's new?

• RG552 is now supported in addition to RG351P/RG351M/RG351V/RG351MP
  • Fan profile support (RG552 specific option)
  • Web UI for viewing/managing games via web browser. Can be enabled in Network Settings (RG552 specific option)
• Added Art-Book-Next default theme with support for all devices
• Added zipped roms support for Mupen64plus standalone and RetroRun
• Added Launchbox Import to pull in LaunchBox 'export' folder
• Added Yabasanshiro standalone emulator (Sega Saturn)
• Added Piemu standalone emulator (Aquaplus P/ece)
• Added Hypseus-Singe standalone emulator (Daphne, Singe, American Laser Games)
• Added a5200 core (Atari 5200)
• Added puae2021 core (Amiga)
• Added Arduous core (Arduboy)
• Added SAME_CDI core (0.239 rom set) (Philips CD-i)
• Added virtualjaguar core (Atari Jaguar)
• Added new scraper source HFS-DB (https://db.hfsplay.fr/)
• Added new options for Mupen64plus standalone emulator, including new controller mapping options
• Added new options for Raze, GZDoom and LZDoom emulator
• Added new options for DraStic emulator, will now have settings on the EmulationStation menu for ease of use
• Added a few new options and some new supported cores for RetroRun
• Added new core for Atari 7800 (mame)
• Added new systems: Bit Corp Gamate, Casio PV-1000, Entex Adventure Vision, Epoch Game Pocket Computer, Hartung Game Master, TimeTop GameKing (MAME - Current core)
• Added community shader presets

What has changed?

• Updated RetroArch to v1.10.3
• Updated SDL2 to v2.0.22
• Updated most Libretro cores and standalone emulators to their latest version
• Updated MAME - Current core (0.244 rom set)
• Updated Flycast Libretro core (Sega Dreamcast, Sammy Atomiswave, Sega Naomi), improved performance with automatic frameskip
• Removed Hypseus standalone emulator
• Removed Daphne Libretro core
• Removed Yabasanshiro Libretro core in favor of the standalone version
• Replaced Daphne system by LaserDisc system which now includes support for Daphne, Singe, American Laser Games
  NOTE: existing data in daphne system folder will automatically be moved from daphne to laserdisc system folder
• Faster Game Launching - Game launching scripts rewritten from scratch for faster loading speed (and better maintainability)
• Launch scripts for Pico-8 and Scummvm scan have been moved to the tools section
• Pico-8 system uses now 64-bit Raspberry Pi binaries, make sure you place your pico8_64 and pico8.dat in the pico-8 system folder
• All ScummVM gamedata will be automatically moved from gamedata to scummvm system folder

Fixes:

• Fixed message on 'Backup' to say backing up instead of restoring
• Added Display timing fix to the tools section (RG351MP/V specific option)
• Fixed an issue where if you exited a game while rumble was on, it'd stay on until a reset or a reboot
• Fixed an issue where ScummVM's game scanner would sometimes create a nameless .scummvm file

Things to do after an upgrade:

• If you've used Pico-8 system before, remove pico8 and pico8_dyn from roms/pico-8 folder, add the pico8_64 and pico8.dat from the Pico-8 Raspberry Pi package (v0.2.4b or newer) to roms/pico-8 folder
• Rescan your ScummVM games with the script from tools section

IMPORTANT NOTE: There are four different images below, one for the RG351P/M, RG351V, RG351MP and RG552!

If you download the incorrect image for your device, it will not boot! If you are unsure, use the the following links:
New Installations (.img.gz): RG351P/M | RG351V | RG351MP | RG552
Upgrades (place in /storage/roms/update): RG351P/M | RG351V | RG351MP | RG552