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|MarioNes v1.5           |
|v1.5                    |
|By Gary Boyes, 2004     |
|NES emulator            |
|Written in Visual Basic |
|04/22/2004              |
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|Whats Newer!   |
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	- Fixed a bunch of Mappers and Graphic problems(SMB3, Metroid, Zelda2 work perfect)
	- Optimized code, nothing the user will notice. I just fixed sloppy coding.


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|Whats New!     |
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	- Fullscreen actaully FILLS THE SCREEN!!
	- Control configuration shows which keys are used (i.e. V intead of 86)
	- I removed the splash screen (it served no purpose)
	- Faster load and unload time
	- Smaller file size (148k<-->320k)
	- Settings load from MarioNES.ini instead of in the registry. 

	I didnt get a chance to make any real big changes yet. Umm, now that I think about it, I am not sure if I implemented the new support for alot of games... Uh, oh well. I'll fix it if I need to. I just want to get something updated out there. It's hard to believe that its been two years since I released anything. I hope these cosmetic changes will please some people. I am currently working on adding Game Genie support (if anyone can help, I'd appreciate it) and I am working on the sound. I also am going to make the gamepad configurable. I hope to get more mappers working and fix the current problems. I also want to implement DirectX for the audio and video, if I take this step I will probably change the name (I'm getting afraid that Nintendo is going to get mad at me)

	What I really need is a few people to test this out and give me adivice. Basically I need beta testers. Anybody willing to test games and tell me exactly what is wrong and what people think of it, I need to know if a game is really popular with players, and I am not currently supporting it.



			Well now that you've listened to all my crap I'll get on with the new stuff.


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|Technical Specs|
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1. Mapper Support(full/Partial)
	0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,13,15,16,19,22,23,32,33,34,40,64,65,66,68,69,70,71,78,91

2. Default Controls

z - b
x - a
c - select
v - start
Arrows - Directional Pad

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|Additional Controls|
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To specify your own control go to:

	- OPTIONS
		->CONTROLS
	- Click button on the game pad or click the Text box
	- Press key which you would like to use for that button

To use a Gamepad/Joystick:

	- OPTIONS
		->USE GAMEPAD

To save your favorite game:
	- OPTIONS
		->ADD AS FAVORITE

This will keep the name of the current game being played in the file menu, thus eliminating the need to go to the LOAD ROM menu.

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|Thank You's|
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-Don Jarrett for basicNES, I could not have made MarioNES without it.
-My father for buying Visual Basic back in 1996
-nesdev.parodius.net<---greatest NES info repository ever
-All nintendo sites on the web.
-Nintendo (C) for making one of the greatest game consoles ever.
-also everyone that Don Jarrett Thanks(read bNES2k.txt for additional thanks)

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|Webpages|
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MarioNES Webpage - HTTP://www.MarioNES.EmuXHaven.net    
basicNES Webpage - http://home.att.net/~r.jarrett/bNES.html

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|License|
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This freeware emulator can be distributed freely, as long as there is NO exchange of money
whatsoever!  Black Viking Software and its partners are not liable for any damage done 
directly or indirectly to the users computer.

DO NOT distribute this emulator with ANY ROMs

If MarioNES is Redistributed it MUST include the following files

MarioNES.txt <----------(this file)
MarioNES.exe <----------(emulator)
MarioNES.PAl <----------(NES pallette file)
History.txt <-----------(v1.4xx and higher. was previously named mNEShist.txt) 
MarioNES.ini <----------(initialization settings)


Some portions of code Copyright (C) 2000 David Finch.
M6502 is Copyright (C) 1997-2001 Don Jarrett/Tobias Strmstedt.

NES, Nintendo, Mario, and all such likenesses are registered trademarks of Nintendo(C) of 
America.

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|E-Mail|
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Black Viking Software - Gaboyesry@yahoo.com
Gary Boyes - Gaboyesry@yahoo.com



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MarioNES Copyright (C) 2004 - Gary Boyes

Gary Boyes 
Black Viking Software
April 20, 2004