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<H3>MasterGear 4.9 (Apr 01 2021)</H3>
<UL STYLE="color:#000000;">
<LI>Please, <B><A HREF="http://fms.komkon.org/EmuAndroid/#MasterGear">read here</A></B> if you are missing game cheats.
<LI>Based on the latest <A HREF="http://fms.komkon.org/MG/">MasterGear 4.9</A> sources.
<LI><B>Fixed saving battery-back memory files (.SAV).</B>
<LI>Now only saving screenshot when saving state.
<LI>Fixed saving states with a hardware key.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 4.8 (Mar 11 2021)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Based on the latest <A HREF="http://fms.komkon.org/MG/">MasterGear 4.8</A> sources.
<LI>Disabled querying content providers for auxiliary files to improve performance.
<LI><B>Scrolling in File Selector has become much more responsive.</B>
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 4.7.3 (Jan 18 2021)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Fixed file selection UI on newer AndroidTV devices.</B>
<LI><B>Fixed opening files from File Managers and other apps.</B>
<LI>Enabled adding home screen shortcuts on newer devices.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 4.7.2 (Jan 04 2021)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Fixed several crash sources that popped up after refactoring.
<LI><B>Fixed compatibility with Android 4.2/4.3.</B>
<LI><B>Fixed handling of spaces and parentheses in "content://" URIs.</B>
<LI>Fixed list of volumes in <I>"Change Folder"</I> dialog.
<LI>Fixed <I>"Change Folder"</I> functionality.
<LI>Fixed leaked dialog window on app exit.
<LI>Added rounded corners to legacy icons.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 4.7.1 (Dec 21 2020)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Refactored app to comply with Google's latest ban on file I/O.</B>
<LI>On Android 10+, all file access is now done via content providers.
<LI>Content is copied to a temporary folder for use, changes moved back on exit.
<LI><B>You may have to give app separate permission to read each storage location.</B>
<LI>Please, report any found problems to the
<A HREF="http://groups.google.com/group/emul8">support group</A>
or email me directly.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 4.7 (Oct 12 2020)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Based on the latest <A HREF="http://fms.komkon.org/MG/">MasterGear 4.7</A> sources.
<LI>Refactored scaling and special effects framework.
<LI>Added simple CPU-based linear interpolation algorithm.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 4.6.11 (Aug 26 2020)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Based on the latest <A HREF="http://fms.komkon.org/MG/">MasterGear 4.6</A> sources.
<LI>Added separate option for linear image interpolation.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 4.6.10 (Jul 29 2020)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>When parent folder not available, showing storage devices instead.
<LI>Fixed Box Art Downloader to use alternative storage location.
<LI>Fixed Box Art Downloader to follow redirects.
<LI>Added HTTPS support to Box Art Downloader.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 4.6.9 (Jul 01 2020)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Fixed stray crash on AndroidTV</B> when obtaining the list of storage devices.
<LI>Fixed <I>State Exchange</I> feature.
<LI>Fixed <I>Network Play</I> feature.
<LI>Fixed box art downloader.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 4.6.8 (Jun 01 2020)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Added list of available storage devices</B> to <I>"Change Folder"</I> dialog.
<LI>Added available storage devices to the top row in AndroidTV UI.
<LI>Changed message indicating that Android denied a directory listing.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 4.6.7 (Feb 06 2020)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Fixed AndroidTV file browser getting stuck</B> on unavailable folders.
<LI><B>Fixed File Selector getting stuck</B> on unavailable folders.
<LI>AndroidTV browser will point to <I>"Folders"</I> row after changing folder.
<LI>Toolbar now tries running paid apps before defaulting to free ones.
<LI>Added a message dialog when directing users to Google Play.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 4.6.6 (Jan 15 2020)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><I>Advanced Settings</I> now switch to app folder when current folder unavailable.
<LI><I>Advanced Settings</I> will not allow to select unavailable folders.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 4.6.5 (Dec 12 2019)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Fixed double clicks starting two game instances on some devices.
<LI>Fixed screen going blue on some Androids, such as Chromebooks.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 4.6.4 (Nov 28 2019)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Fixed screen going blue on some Androids, such as Chromebook.</B>
<LI><B>Added standard AndroidTV search functionality.</B>
<LI>Modified "Changes" dialog to keep Google approval drones happy.
<LI>Enabled navigation with [DPAD_CENTER], [DELETE], and [ESCAPE] keys.
<LI>Now ignoring repeated keypresses.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 4.6.3 (Oct 28 2019)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Virtual buttons now have same size on all devices.</B>
<LI><B>App now requires Android 4.1+ (Jelly Bean) to run.</B>
<LI>Changed Apache HTTP library linkage.
<LI>Switched to <I>"androidx.leanback.*"</I> APIs.
<LI>Switched to <I>Firebase</I> for reporting.
<LI>Switched to <I>Gradle 5.6</I>.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 4.6.1 (Oct 10 2019)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Fixed virtual buttons getting too large or too small.</B>
<LI><B>Improved the new AndroidTV interface.</B>
<LI>Fixed rare division by zero when creating icon tiles.
<LI>Fixed missing method crash in the new AndroidTV UI.
<LI>Fixed null pointer crash when starting new AndroidTV UI.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 4.6 (Sep 25 2019)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Added completely new, modern AndroidTV interface.</B>
<LI>Please, email me if you encounter any issues with the new AndroidTV UI.
<LI><B>Fixed gamepad button assignments.</B>
<LI>Completely refactored <I>File Selector</I> code.
<LI><B>Made box art show immediately after download.</B>
<LI>Now properly wiping current screenshot when box art downloaded.
<LI><B>Added 5ms and 10ms tactile feedback options.</B>
<LI>Added native 64bit Intel support.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 4.5.4 (Jun 12 2019)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Added new icons</B>, including adaptive icons.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 4.5.3 (May 06 2019)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Automatically unzipping</B> <I>MasterGear-Cheats.zip</I>, if found in <I>Downloads</I>.
<LI>Now showing action bar when the BACK button is pressed once.
<LI>Fixed saving files to <I>/sdcard/MasterGear</I> when current folder not writable.
<LI><B>Fixed tilt joystick operation.</B>
<LI>Fixed screen rotation after disabling the tilt joystick.
<LI><B>Switched to Android Pie SDK (Android-28).</B>
<LI>Fixed State Exchange and box art downloads on newer Androids.
<LI>Fixed crashes due to missing libraries on Android Pie.
<LI>Oldest supported OS is now Android-9 (Gingerbread).
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 4.5.2 (Apr 03 2019)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Now able to <B>show action bar with horizontal flings</B> at screen top/bottom.
<LI>Now <B>searching for ROOT.chts</B> in <I>/sdcard/MasterGear</I> and all its subfolders.
<LI>Enabled native build for 64bit ARMv8 CPUs.
<LI>Fixed saved state compatibility between 32bit and 64bit architectures.
<LI>Fixed native OpenSLES sound on newer Androids.
<LI>Fixed a possible crash in Java code.
<LI>Fixed toolbar application links.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 4.5.1 (Mar 16 2019)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Had to remove the cheats, since Google Play no longer allows them
and bans apps containing cheats. Please, go and see the
<A HREF="http://fms.komkon.org/EmuAndroid/#MasterGear">help page</A>
for details.
<LI>Switched to Gradle build.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 4.4 (Dec 20 2018)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Synchronized version number with Windows/Linux releases.
<LI><B>Now truncating all VRAM table addresses to 16kB boundary.</B>
<LI>Fixed accidental crashes when running SC-3000 programs.
<LI><B>Added <I>"Settings | General | Hide Dot Files"</I> option.</B>
<LI>Enable hiding dot-files to ignore system files created by MacOS.
<LI><B>Added <I>"Settings | General | Prefer App Folder"</I> option.</B>
<LI>Enable app folder preference to save new files to the application folder.
<LI>Fixed <I>"Completely Delete File"</I> menu option.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 4.2.7 (Nov 19 2018)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Media keys can now be assigned to perform gamepad functions.</B>
<LI>Refactored <I>"Settings | Input | Assign Joystick Keys"</I> code.
<LI>Fixed bug where button, used to close mapping dialog, was added to mappings.
<LI>Added support for diagonal keypad buttons, present since Android-24.
<LI><B>Fixed action bar stuck after using <I>"Cheats | Cheat Hunter | Add Watch"</I> dialog.</B>
<LI>Fixed desktop shortcuts not working on some filenames.
<LI>Fixed starting some files from the Gallery.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 4.2.6 (Oct 31 2018)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Fixed crash when sharing information about the app.
<LI>Now only hitting MIDI drums once per screen when recording.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 4.2.5 (Oct 15 2018)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Added <I>"Settings | Input | Select Second Player"</I> option.</B>
<LI>Now able to select input device for the second player.
<LI><B>Fixed problems with non-working input devices on AndroidTV.</B>
<LI><B>Fixed problems with non-working analog joysticks.</B>
<LI>Added light and dark skins to the Cheat Editor.
<LI>No longer skinning Settings background, since Android does not support it.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 4.2.4 (Sep 17 2018)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Fixed crash in Joystick Layout Editor</B> when buttons become too small.
<LI><B>Fixed crash when trying to share a screenshot</B> on newer Androids.
<LI>Fixed compatibility with Android Pie.
<LI>Now skipping fake virtual "joystick" supplied by Archos Gamepad.
<LI>Upgraded Google Analytics library to the latest compatible version.
<LI>Switched to Android Build Tools 28.0.1.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 4.2.3 (Jun 11 2018)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Added ability to browse through paused replay.</B>
<LI>During replay, press [LEFT] and [RIGHT] keys to browse.
<LI>Press [UP] to resume replay, any other key to continue.
<LI>Press any other button to continue playing.
<LI><B>Made replay save states approximately every 170ms.</B>
<LI>Made <CODE>RPLPlay()</CODE> always return <CODE>REPLAY_ENDED</CODE> if no replay.
<LI>Made <CODE>WaitJoystick()</CODE> exit when window closed.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 4.2.2 (Apr 25 2018)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Fixed saved state compatibility between 32bit and 64bit systems.</B>
<LI>Recompiled sources with <CODE>"-Wall"</CODE> and <B>fixed warnings</B>.
<LI>Deprecated <CODE>-DNO_WAVE_INTERPOLATION</CODE> compilation option.
<LI>Deprecated <CODE>-DNEW_STATES</CODE> compilation option.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 4.2.1 (Mar 28 2018)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Made sure first player always gets stock gamepad on Nvidia ShieldTV.
<LI>Either player can open menu or exit emulation now.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 4.2 (Feb 20 2018)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Released <B>free</B> <A HREF="http://fms.komkon.org/MG/">MasterGear 4.2 for Windows and Linux</A>.
<LI><B>Fixed Settings background on AndroidTV.</B>
<LI>Disabled DropBox on AndroidTV for now, since there is no browser.
<LI>Added shadow underneath the replay time display.
<LI>Stopping replay when emulation reset or state loaded.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 4.1.4 (Jan 22 2018)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Fixed replay rollover mechanism.</B>
<LI><B>Added remaining time display during replay.</B>
<LI><B>Settings activity now uses black/white UI setting.</B>
<LI>Switched Settings to Material Design on Lollipop+.</B>
<LI>Fixed native crash when saving state.
<LI>Fixed several other possible sources of native crashes.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 4.1.3 (Jan 01 2018)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Fixed desktop icon placement.</B>
<LI>Fixed crash when passing "file://" URI via desktop icon.
<LI><B>Fixed DropBox crash</B> when app folder has subfolders.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 4.1.2 (Dec 11 2017)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Switched to the latest android-27 SDK.</B>
<LI>Now using Android build tools version 27.0.2.
<LI><B>Fixed gamepad on <I>Nvidia ShieldTV</I> and other AndroidTV devices.</B>
<LI>Any input devices named as "virtual-*" are now ignored.
<LI>Any virtual (android-16) and disabled (android-27) devices are ignored.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 4.1.1 (Nov 21 2017)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Released <B>free</B> <A HREF="http://fms.komkon.org/MG/">MasterGear 4.1 for Windows and Linux</A>.
<LI><B>Fixed issue with backup save file being chosen over the normal one.</B>
<LI>Switched to DropBox APIv2. <B>DropBox support works again.</B>
<LI>Use <I>"Settings | General | Reset All Settings"</I> to remove old DropBox token.
<LI>Fixed upload dates on the DropBox files.
<LI>Made DropBox worker queue more reliable.
<LI>Renamed DropBox authorization activity.
<LI>Fixed a few other bugs in the DropBox code.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 4.1 (Oct 12 2017)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Console model and other hardware options will now be saved.</B>
<LI><B>Greatly improved automatic hardware and language detection.</B>
<LI><B>Fixed video timings for both NTSC and PAL modes.</B>
<LI>Fixed scanline length to 228 CPU clocks.
<LI>Fixed NTSC/PAL screen length to 262/313 scanlines.
<LI>Fixed music speed in <I>Sonic Chaos (GG)</I>.
<LI><B>Greatly improved the Layout Editor</B>, fixing many bugs.
<LI>Layout Editor now lets you resize screen in both dimensions.
<LI>Screen rectangle will stay centered while resizing.
<LI>Buttons gravity will be restored when resetting layout.
<LI>Made states/screenshots deletion more reliable.
<LI>Fixed hangup on exit where Java code waits for non-existent native thread.
<LI>Removed outdated features from the EMULib code.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 4.0.3 (Sep 18 2017)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Added <I>"Change Folder"</I> option to the File Selector</B> for jumping between folders.
<LI><B>Fixed File Selector getting stuck at unreadable folders.</B>
<LI>Made folder listing error a bit less threatening, since it has become the new normal in Android 7+.
<LI><B>Fixed native crash</B> when processing initial commands sent by Java side.
<LI>Fixed crash when loading an invalid skin bitmap file.
<LI>Fixed minor bug with YM2413 drum channels when loading state.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 4.0.2 (Jul 31 2017)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Released <B>free</B> <A HREF="http://fms.komkon.org/MG/">MasterGear 4.0 for Windows and Linux</A>.
<LI>Hopefully <B>fixed a crash in the native startup code</B>.
<LI>Hopefully fixed two native crashes when drawing screen.
<LI><B>Fixed crash when parsing URI</B> during startup.
<LI>Fixed two Java crash sources when the emulation starts.
<LI>Fixed crash when dismissing progress dialog in Cheatopedia.
<LI>Fixed the order of calls in onPause() / onStop() / onDestroy().
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 4.0.1 (Jun 19 2017)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Eliminated false directional events from analog gamepads (XBox360).</B>
<LI><B>Fixed multiple crashes reported by the new Google Play Console.</B>
<LI>Fixed crashes when showing or dismissing progress dialog in the File Selector.
<LI>Fixed crash when blitting image to screen while exiting.
<LI>Fixed crash when starting a game from the Gallery on Android Nougat.
<LI>Fixed crash when exiting Palette Editor on Android Nougat.
<LI>Hopefully fixed rare crash in the File Selector onCreate().
<LI>Hopefully fixed rare crash in Palette Editor RGB dialog.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 4.0 (Jun 01 2017)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Added <I>"Emulation | Model | MasterSystem 2"</I> options.</B>
<LI><I>MasterSystem 2</I> is now the default hardware model.
<LI><B>Implemented proper 224/240-line screen modes.</B>
<LI>Fixed <I>Linus Spacehead (GG)</I> flicker and offset screen.
<LI>Fixed <I>StarTrek Next Generation (GG)</I> offset screen.
<LI>Fixed <I>Micro Machines (SMS/GG)</I> scrolling problems.
<LI><B>Fixed <I>Madou Monogatari 2 (GG)</I></B> by setting VDP[6]=0xFF on reset.
<LI>Fixed missing "TM" letters in many title screens.
<LI>Fixed <I>World Series Baseball '95 (GG)</I> hangup due to missing EEPROM.
<LI>Fixed <I>World Series Baseball (GG)</I> hangup due to missing EEPROM.
<LI><B>No longer asking for READ_PHONE_STATE permission.</B>
<LI>Application will use AndroidID rather than IMEI to identify users.
<LI>When emailing for support, attach your AndroidID (dial <CODE>"*#*#8255#*#*"</CODE>).
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 3.7.1 (Apr 27 2017)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Fixed and refactored screen updates synchronization.</B>
<LI><B>Fixed accidental crash</B> when starting MG 3.7.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 3.7 (Apr 18 2017)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Fixed support for opening SMS/GG files</B> from Astro File Manager.
<LI><B>Added support for opening "content://" URIs.</B>
<LI>Refactored file type definitions in the manifest.
<LI><B>Refactored EMULib library code.</B>
<LI>Moved virtual buttons implementation into OvrButton class.
<LI>Moved file-specific utilities into FileInfo class.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 3.6.11 (Apr 03 2017)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Fixed CMY/RGB filter shaders</B> on low-end GPUs (Mali-400).
<LI><B>Fixed scanline simulation shaders</B> on low-end GPUs (Mali-400).
<LI>Removed text cues from joystick skins that have them already.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 3.6.10 (Mar 17 2017)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Fixed analog trigger assignments not working in MasterGear 3.6.9.
<LI><B>Tap screen to toggle title bar</B> in Layout Editor.
<LI>Items no longer jump in Layout Editor when you start moving them.
<LI><B>Analog gamepad triggers now mapped to L2/R2 buttons.</B>
<LI>Fixed MIDI drums option that simulates noise channel with drums.
<LI><B>Added cheats for 3 more GameGear games.</B>
<LI>Added cheats for <I>Incredible Crush Dummies</I>.
<LI>Added cheats for <I>Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade</I>.
<LI>Added cheats for <I>Itchy And Scratchy Game</I>.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 3.6.8 (Feb 09 2017)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Added HQ4X scaling algorithm</B> (GLES mode only).
<LI>Select <I>"Video | Interpolation Effect | HQ4X Interpolation"</I> to enable.
<LI><B>Added option to disable GLES linear filtering.</B>
<LI>Select <I>"Video | Interpolation Effect | Disable Interpolation"</I> to enable.
<LI><B>Disabled GLES linear filtering</B> when scaling algorithm selected.
<LI>Further optimized GLES scaling algorithms.
<LI><B>Made title bar transparent</B> in Layout Editor, when <I>"Hide Title Bar"</I> enabled.
<LI>Added effective waveform volume computation to the MIDI soundtrack recorder.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 3.6.7 (Jan 12 2017)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Added <I>"Video | Scale Video | Stretch to 4:3 Ratio"</I> option.
<LI><B>Added cheats for 8 more GameGear games.</B>
<LI>Added cheats for <I>Ariel: Little Mermaid</I>.
<LI>Added cheats for <I>Super Monaco GP 2</I>.
<LI>Added cheats for <I>Sailor Moon S</I>.
<LI>Added cheats for <I>Captain America And The Avengers</I>.
<LI>Added cheats for <I>Castle Of Illusion</I>.
<LI>Added cheats for <I>Centipede</I>.
<LI>Added cheats for <I>Chase HQ</I>.
<LI>Added cheats for <I>Crystal Warriors</I>.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 3.6.6 (Dec 15 2016)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Optimized OpenGLES shaders used in scaling algorithms and filters.</B>
<LI><B>Added <I>"Audio | Sampling Rate | Automatic"</I> option</B> for best available sound.
<LI>Added <I>"Audio | Sampling Rate"</I> options for 24kHz and 48kHz sound.
<LI><B>Always using optimal rate and buffer size </B> when <I>"Automatic"</I> selected.
<LI>Made audio render without glitches at custom sampling rates.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 3.6.5 (Nov 17 2016)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Switched to NDK v13 and CLANG toolchain.
<LI>Refactored all native code, fixing CLANG warnings.
<LI>Now always hiding FAB buttons on devices with no touchscreen.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 3.6.4 (Oct 24 2016)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Switched to Android Nougat platform</B> (android-25).
<LI><B>Added split window</B> support on Android Nougat.
<LI><B>Added freeform window</B> support for upcoming Androids.
<LI>Switched to Java Development Kit 1.8, newest ANT and ProGuard.
<LI>On Marshmallow+, <B>app asks for permissions on startup</B>.
<LI>Fixed scalable images used for tiles in the File Selector.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 3.6.3 (Oct 05 2016)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Added CRT vignetting simulation effect.</B>
<LI>Enable <I>"Video | Hardware Acceleration"</I> to see new effect.
<LI>Check <I>"Video | Apply CRT Vignette"</I> to enable vignetting.
<LI><B>Special functions (freeze, restore, etc.) can be assigned to gamepad.</B>
<LI>See L1, L2, R1, R2, THUMBL, THUMBR under <I>"Input | Assign Special Keys"</I>.
<LI>Fixed code that selects app to run when opening a cart, tape, or disk.
<LI>Fixed inconsistently initialized preferences.
<LI>Fixed <I>"Quit"</I> option in the File Selector menu.
<LI>Made <I>"What's New"</I> dialog fill the screen.
<LI>Removed unused native code handling media keys.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 3.6.2 (Sep 12 2016)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Released <B>free</B> <A HREF="http://fms.komkon.org/MG/">MasterGear 3.6 for Windows and Linux</A>.
<LI><B>Added 2xSAI and Scale2X scaling algorithms using GLES2 shaders.</B>
<LI>Enable <I>"Video | Hardware Acceleration"</I> to see new algorithms.
<LI>Select scaling algorithm via <I>"Video | Scale Video"</I>.
<LI><B>Added Monochrome, Green, Amber, and Sepia color filters.</B>
<LI>Select your color filter via <I>"Video | Color Filter"</I>.
<LI>Renamed <I>"Color Mask"</I> option to <I>"Color Filter"</I>.
<LI><B>Added <I>"In Android Gallery"</I> option</B> to File Selector menu.
<LI>Uncheck it to stop Android Gallery from indexing the current folder.
<LI>Automatically excluding /sdcard/MG from media indexing.
<LI>Added CPU-only Scale2X algorithm implementation.
<LI>Optimized EPX and EAGLE scaling shaders.
<LI>Fixed TV scanlines and raster settings.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 3.6.1 (Aug 17 2016)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Added EPX and EAGLE scaling algorithms using GLES2 shaders.</B>
<LI>Enable <I>"Video | Hardware Acceleration"</I> to see new algorithms.
<LI>Select scaling algorithm via <I>"Video | Scale Video"</I>.
<LI>You can combine scaling, scanline, and color raster effects.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 3.6 (Jul 29 2016)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Added high-quality scanline shader effects.</B>
<LI>Enable <I>"Video | Hardware Acceleration"</I> to see new effects.
<LI>Select scanline effect via <I>"Video | Scanline Effect"</I>.
<LI><B>Added high-quality color raster effects.</B>
<LI>Select raster effect via <I>"Video | Color Mask Effect"</I>.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 3.5.9 (Jul 07 2016)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Fixed GLES2 rendering</B> on MTK and older Mali GPUs.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 3.5.8 (Jun 30 2016)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Switched to OpenGLES2 rendering</B> for accelerated video.
<LI>OpenGLES2 is faster and allows for future special effects.
<LI><B>Press X to apply cheats, Y to discard them</B> in Cheatopedia.
<LI>Press X to apply changes, Y to reset them in Cheat Editor.
<LI>Press X to apply changes, Y to reset them in Palette Editor.
<LI>Now disabling Joystick Layout Editor on devices with no touchscreen.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 3.5.7 (Jun 13 2016)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Fixed button placement in Joystick Layout Editor.</B>
<LI>Buttons no longer shift from where you set them.
<LI>Custom screen rectangle goes where it should go now.
<LI>Button labels will not distort when custom screen selected.
<LI><B>Fixed the menu on AndroidTV.</B>
<LI>Added a menu workaround for Google's political idiocy.
<LI>Replaced options menu with context menu for AndroidTV.
<LI>Added <I>"Toggle cheats"</I> special key function.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 3.5.6 (May 18 2016)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Added <I>"General | Add Overscan Margins"</I></B> option for AndroidTV.
<LI><B>Fixed fast-scroll index</B> in the File Selector.
<LI><B>Fixed file search</B> feature on newer Androids.
<LI>Fixed missed item clicks in the File Selector.
<LI>Declared emulation activities enabled for external use.
<LI>Optimized default preferences update on startup.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 3.5.5 (Apr 28 2016)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Layout Editor has separate layouts for landscape and portrait modes.</B>
<LI>Adjusted portrait background image in the Layout Editor.
<LI>Fixed dashed lines display in the Layout Editor.
<LI>Removed dormant ChartBoost SDK library.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 3.5.4 (Apr 04 2016)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Fixed Layout Editor to always save changes</B> before emulation resumes.
<LI>Made Layout Editor always rotate when device rotated.
<LI><B>Added <I>"Input | Assign Special Keys"</I> setting.</B>
<LI>Use new setting to assign functions (menu, ffwd, etc) to hardware keys.
<LI>Removed <I>"General | Use PLAY/RECORD Media Keys"</I> option.
<LI>Removed <I>"General | Use FFWD/REWIND Media Keys"</I> option.
<LI>Removed outdated org.apache.http.* API from the State Exchange.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 3.5.3 (Mar 18 2016)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Fixed volume for high-frequency white noise</B>.
<LI>Added a "Rate Me" FAB button to the Settings (disappears when pressed).
<LI>Cleaned up the Java side, removing deprecated code.
<LI>Merged pre-Gingerbread and post-Gingerbread native code.
<LI>Removed some debug messages from the native side.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 3.5.2 (Mar 04 2016)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Add home screen shortcuts</B> via File Selector context menu.
<LI><B>Long press to delete state</B> in the State Selector.
<LI>State Selector now starts with autosaved slot selected.
<LI>Fixed error messages when screenshots not found in State Selector.
<LI>Fixed individual slot heights in State Selector.
<LI>Fixed State Selector crashes (reported on IUNI devices).
<LI><B>Added option to hide FFWD button</B> (<I>"General | Show FFWD Button"</I>).
<LI>Now disabling FAB button by default on AndroidTV devices.
<LI>Fixed disappearing FAB button.
<LI>Refactored and simplified all EMULib activities.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 3.5.1 (Feb 08 2016)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Released <B>free</B> <A HREF="http://fms.komkon.org/MG/">MasterGear 3.5 for Windows and Linux</A>.
<LI><B>Disabled fixed top rows mode</B> for GameGear.
<LI>Fixed <I>Dynamite Headdy</I> screen flicker.
<LI><B>Made line interrupt occur later</B> inside a scanline.
<LI>Fixed <I>The Smurfs</I> hangup problem.
<LI><B>Added 224/240-pixel screen modes</B> for GameGear.
<LI>Fixed <I>Micro Machines 1/2 GG</I> screen artefacts.
<LI>Fixed most <I>Cosmic Spacehead</I> issues.
<LI>Fixed <I>Star Trek GG</I> screen shift.
<LI><B>Added ability to periodically save gameplay.</B>
<LI>Added <I>"General | Save Emulation State"</I> selector.
<LI>Removed <I>"General | Save State on Exit"</I> option.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 3.5 (Jan 07 2016)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Switched to the new VRAM/CRAM/VDP access mechanism.</B>
<LI>Added <B>new CodeMasters mapper detection</B> scheme.
<LI><B>Fixed serial port</B> status (<I>CJ Elephant Fugitive GG</I>).
<LI><B>Fixed artefacts</B> in <I>Wolf Child</I>.
<LI>Added CodeMasters game <I>CJ Elephant Fugitive GG</I>.
<LI>Added CodeMasters game <I>Cosmic Spacehead GG</I>.
<LI>Added CodeMasters game <I>Micro Machines GG</I>.
<LI>Added CodeMasters game <I>Micro Machines 2 GG</I>.
<LI>Added CodeMasters game <I>Pete Sampras Tennis GG</I>.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 3.4.6 (Dec 21 2015)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Fixed Cheat Editor</B> not finding .cht files in private SD card folders.
<LI><B>Fixed BACK key</B> on devices where it did not exit emulation.
<LI>Fixed the first/second gamepad detection.
<LI><B>Fixed a crash</B> in the File Selector when showing grid.
<LI>Returned gradient to the action bar (sorry, Material Design).
<LI>Amplified pixel color raster effects.
<LI><B>Switched to v2 authentication</B> in DropBox.
<LI>Upgraded to DropBox SDK 1.6.3.
<LI>Improved the <I>What's New</I> dialog.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 3.4.5 (Nov 20 2015)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Released <B>free</B> <A HREF="http://fms.komkon.org/MG/">MasterGear 3.4 for Windows and Linux</A>.
<LI>Added <I>"Video | Interpolation Effect"</I> selector.
<LI><B>Added <I>"EPX interpolation"</I> and <I>"EAGLE interpolation"</I></B> effects.
<LI>Renamed <I>"Soften Video"</I> to <I>"2xSal interpolation"</I>.
<LI>Switched to android-22 platform and tools (Android Lollipop 5.1.1).
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 3.4.4 (Oct 30 2015)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Added <I>"Video | Color Mask Effect"</I></B> selector.
<LI>Added <I>"CMY pixels"</I> and <I>"RGB pixels"</I> special effects.
<LI>Merged <I>"Scale Video"</I> and <I>"Stretch Video"</I> into one selector.
<LI><B>Fixed memory corruption bug</B> in the instant replay recorder.
<LI>Fixed instant replay not recording the initial state.
<LI>Fixed instant replay not restoring successive states.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 3.4.3 (Sep 30 2015)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>You can have <B>custom backdrop</B> for <I>Game.sms</I> in <I>Game.sms.back.png</I>.
<LI>Typical backdrop size is 640x800, bottom part may go off-screen.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 3.4.2 (Sep 11 2015)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Added <B>new background image</B>, removing the gap.
<LI>Now <B>automatically creating /sdcard/MasterGear</B> if missing.
<LI>When MasterGear cannot write SD card, it will save to /sdcard/MasterGear.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 3.4.1 (Aug 24 2015)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Added joystick skins</B>, place your own skin into <I>/sdcard/MasterGear/Controls.png</I>.
<LI>Added <I>"Input | Layout Editor | Shape | Custom Skin"</I> option for choosing your skin.
<LI>Sample joystick skin image available at <A HREF="http://fms.komkon.org/EmuAndroid/#Skin">http://fms.komkon.org/EmuAndroid/#Skin</A>.
<LI><B>Made action bar optional</B> on devices with MENU button (off by default).
<LI>Added <I>"General | Enable Action Bar"</I> option for devices with MENU button.
<LI>Added exception for <I>LG Optimus Zone 2</I> (does not show submenus).
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 3.4 (Aug 04 2015)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Added light gun emulation</B> (<I>Operation Wolf</I>, <I>Safari Hunt</I>, etc).
<LI>Added <B>beam position register</B> (port 7Fh).
<LI>Added <I>"Emulation | Light Gun"</I> option to the Settings.
<LI><B>Fixed a crash</B> in the State Exchange browser.
<LI>Tested and optimized for <I>Nvidia Shield</I> AndroidTV box.
<LI>On AndroidTV, press both thumbsticks down to invoke the menu.
<LI>Reenabled action bar on devices with physical MENU key.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 3.3.3 (Jul 08 2015)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Released <B>free</B> <A HREF="http://fms.komkon.org/MG/">MasterGear 3.3 for Windows and Linux</A>.
<LI><B>Fixed Joystick Layout Editor</B> to properly show labels and gravity.
<LI>Press BUTTON_L1+BACK or BUTTON_R1+BACK to open menu inside a game.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 3.3.2 (Jun 12 2015)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Added second player</B>, if you have two gamepads connected.
<LI>To play together, connect both gamepads <B>before</B> starting MasterGear.
<LI>Added <B>Material Design icons</B> everywhere.
<LI>Retouched virtual gamepad images.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 3.3.1 (May 28 2015)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Fixed clearing SRAM</B> on reset (<I>Lunar Legend</I>, etc).
<LI>Added <I>"General | Reset All Settings"</I> option.
<LI>Pressing BUTTON_R1 now invokes File Selector context menu.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 3.3 (May 07 2015)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Removed waveform interpolation for more realistic sound.
<LI><B>Optimized app for AndroidTV</B>, tested on the ADT-1 box.
<LI>Added overscan border on AndroidTV devices.
<LI>Added hints to the emulator and key mapping dialog.
<LI>Fixed crashes on devices with no web browser (e.g. ADT-1).
<LI>Replaced AndroidTV banner image.
<LI><B>Enabled gamepad-only emulation interface.</B>
<LI>Press BACK on gamepad to exit emulation.
<LI>Press MODE or BUTTON_A+BACK to open menu.
<LI>Press BUTTON_X if you have no SELECT button.
<LI>Press BUTTON_Y if you have no START button.
<LI>Xperia CIRCLE button now acts as BUTTON_B.
<LI><B>Redesigned key mapping dialog.</B>
<LI>Press same key twice to remove it from assignments.
<LI>Press same key three times to confirm key mappings.
<LI>DPAD_CENTER key no longer confirms key mappings.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 3.2.5 (Apr 17 2015)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Added floating action button</B> that starts the last played game.
<LI>Added <I>"Show Action Button"</I> option to the Settings.
<LI><B>Optimized controls for Nvidia SHIELD Portable</B> and similar devices.
<LI>FIRE-R, FIRE-Y, and SELECT buttons open File Selector main menu.
<LI>FIRE-X button opens File Selector navigation menu.
<LI>FIRE-L button opens Gallery from the File Selector.
<LI>FIRE-B button now exits File Selector.
<LI><B>Fixed crash</B> when detecting an outdated version.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 3.2.4 (Mar 23 2015)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Fixed VRAM writes when VDP is in read mode.</B>
<LI>Fixed graphical glitches in <I>Klax</I> (both SMS and GG).
<LI>Fixed title screen garbage in <I>Wolf Child</I>.
<LI>Fixed corrupted explosion craters in <I>AstroWarrior</I>.
<LI><B>Added 15 new GameGear games</B> to the Cheatopedia.
<LI><B>Added navigation menu</B> to the File Selector.
<LI><B>Added tile view</B> to the File Selector.
<LI>Added "up" button to the main emulator title bar.
<LI>Made "grid view" and "tile view" options separate.
<LI>Moved File Selector view toggles to the navigation menu.
<LI>Enabled application-wide hardware acceleration.
<LI>Improved <I>"What's New"</I> page formatting.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 3.2.3 (Mar 12 2015)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Fixed crash</B> accidentally introduced in version 3.2.1. Sorry!
<LI>Released <B>free</B> <A HREF="http://fms.komkon.org/MG/">MasterGear 3.2 for Windows and Linux</A>.
<LI>When assigning keys, <B>DPAD_CENTER button confirms assignments</B>.
<LI>You can add <B>your own game names database</B> in <I>"/sdcard/MasterGear/names.dat"</I>.
<LI>Fixed Emulation Settings not showing up from File Selector.
<LI>Removed unnecessary group inside Emulation Settings.
<LI>Added the "up" button to the main emulator title bar.
<LI>Cleaned up and beautified the File Selector grid view.
<LI>MasterGear now shows up in the Google Play for AndroidTV.
<LI>Fixed multiple build warnings.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 3.2 (Feb 16 2015)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Added experimental AndroidTV support</B>. Please, test!
<LI><B>Added tiles</B> to the <I>File Selector</I> grid view.
<LI><B>Fixed screenshots</B> and highlight in the <I>State Selector</I>.
<LI><B>Fixed Moga</B> library to work on Android Lollipop.
<LI><B>Fixed LVL</B> library to work on Android Lollipop.
<LI>Fixed screenshot sizes in the <I>State Exchange</I>.
<LI>Fixed black banding in the <I>Palette Editor</I>.
<LI>Fixed text color in the <I>Gallery</I>.
<LI>Switched to android-21 API, as required by AndroidTV.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 3.1.9 (Jan 29 2015)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Fixed Lollipop crashes</B> by switching back to android-19 API.
<LI><B>Switched to the Material Design theme</B> on all platforms.
<LI><B>Added "up" buttons</B> to all title bars.
<LI><B>Revised all menus</B>, making them work uniformly.
<LI>Removed application name from all title bars, to save space.
<LI>Now defaulting to the "light UI" mode.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 3.1.8 (Jan 27 2015)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Now targeting Lollipop</B> (android-21), Froyo+ still works.
<LI>Now using Material theme on Lollipop.
<LI>Updated all icons to the newest Lollipop versions.
<LI>Retired some icons, replacing them with better fitting ones.
<LI>Removed app name from all title bars, to save space.
<LI>GBA link now redirects to <A HREF="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fms.emu">VGBAnext</A>.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 3.1.7 (Jan 06 2015)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Added <I>"Show Box Art First"</I></B> option to the File Selector.
<LI><B>Fixed OpenGLES lockups</B> on Mali GPUs (Samsung, RK, etc).
<LI>Fixed running MasterGear in the lower half of split-screen.
<LI>Fixed flickering border when simulating scanlines on x86 devices.
<LI>Made screenshots and box art display bigger on large screens.
<LI>Hiding the title bar is now the default behavior.
<LI>Fixed premature hiding of the title bar.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 3.1.6 (Dec 21 2014)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Removed FIREL/FIRER</B> buttons off the screen.
<LI><B>Added split-screen</B> and popup window modes on Samsung devices.
<LI><B>Added searching by name</B> to the File Selector Search.
<LI><B>Added assembler scaling</B> routines for 1280x1120+ screens.
<LI><B>Fixed auto frame skip</B> when OpenGLES video enabled.
<LI><B>Fixed reenabling UI</B> with a fling on Kitkat+ phones.
<LI>Reenabled automatic frame skip by default.
<LI>Reenabled accelerated video and audio by default.
<LI>You can now fling from the top or the bottom to toggle UI.
<LI>Removed deprecated code, settings, and resources.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 3.1.5 (Dec 05 2014)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Made system UI translucent when immersive mode is on.
<LI>Fixed the File Selector Search to properly find storage.
<LI>Added <I>"Use PLAY/RECORD Media Keys"</I> option.
<LI>When enabled, RECORD saves, PLAY restores gameplay.
<LI>Added <I>"Use FFWD/REWIND Media Keys"</I> option.
<LI>When enabled, FFWD fast-forwards, REWIND replays.
<LI>Built package with the latest Android SDK.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 3.1.4 (Nov 15 2014)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Fixed crash on Android 2.* devices, accidentally introduced in 3.1.3.
<LI>Added <B>accurate SN76489 noise channel</B> emulation.
<LI>Added configurable noise generator API to EMULib.
<LI>Added Android <B>immersive mode</B> support.
<LI>You <B>must start or finish your fling at the top</B> to toggle title bar.
<LI>Added 12 new GameGear games to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Added <I>Faceball 2000</I> and <I>Frogger</I> to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Added <I>F15 Strike Eagle</I> and <I>Formula 1</I> to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Added <I>Fatal Fury</I> and <I>Fantasy Zone</I> to the Cheatopedia.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 3.1.2 (Oct 29 2014)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Fixed version number. Sorry for the messup.
<LI><B>Now saving <I>Hardware Model</I></B>, no need to set it every time.
<LI><B>Each game can have own backdrop</B>. For <I>Game.sms</I>, place it into
<I>Game.sms.back.png</I>.
<LI>Now aligning backdrop to the screen bottom, if it is too small.
<LI><B>Added cheats for 24 more GameGear games.</B>
<LI>Added two <I>Chuck Rock</I> games to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Added <I>Cool Spot</I> and <I>Cutthroat Island</I> to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Added <I>Double Dragon</I> and <I>Eternal Legend</I> to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Added <I>Defenders of Oasis</I> game to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Added explanation messages to the Cheat Hunter.
<LI>Added missing string translations.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 3.1 (Oct 13 2014)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Added Cheat Hunter tool for searching Action Replay cheats</B>.
<LI><B>Added cheats for 13 more GameGear games.</B>
<LI>Fixed cheats parsing, adding wrong cheats no longer possible.
<LI>Fixed saving .CHT files from the emulator (was saving them GZIPped).
<LI>Added three <I>Bart Simpson</I> games to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Added <I>Battleship</I> and <I>Buster Fight</I> to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Added <I>Baseball'91</I> and <I>Batter Up</I> to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Added <I>Beavis And Butthead</I> and <I>Berlin Wall</I> to the Cheatopedia.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 3.0.2 (Sep 29 2014)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Added cheats for 50 GameGear games.</B>
<LI>Fixed default settings initialization.
<LI>Removed unused and outdated code, resources and bitmaps.
<LI>Added <I>Dragon Crystal</I> and two <I>Phatntasy Star</I> games to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Added <I>Ninja Gaiden</I> and two <I>Shinobi</I> games to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Added <I>Megaman</I> and two <I>Wonder Boy</I> games to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Added <I>Alien Syndrome</I> and <I>Chakan</I> to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Added <I>Desert Strike</I> and <I>Lemmings</I> to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Added five <I>Sonic The Hedgehog</I> games to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Added <I>Ecco The Dolphin</I> to the Cheatopedia.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 3.0.1 (Sep 15 2014)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Now <B>killing zombie processes</B> left by some activities.
<LI><B>Games start faster</B>, after optimizng the utility library.
<LI>Reduced switch times between Settings, Exchange, etc.
<LI>Only starting Google Analytics tracker when needed.
<LI>Keeping just one instance of Google Analytics tracker.
<LI>Added <B>cheats for 25 more games</B> to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Added <I>Shinobi</I> and <I>Shadow Dancer</I> to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Added <I>Street Fighter 2</I> and <I>Streets of Rage</I> to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Added <I>Sagaia</I> and <I>Scramble Spirits</I> to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Added <I>Shadow of the Beast</I> to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Added <I>Smash TV</I> to the Cheatopedia.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 3.0 (Sep 01 2014)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Added <B>support for GameGenie cheat codes</B> in <I>"DDA-AAA-RRR"</I>
and <I>"DDA-AAA"</I> formats.
<LI>Cheat Editor now accepts both GameGenie and Pro Action Replay cheats.
<LI>Added <B>cheats for another 28 games</B> to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Added <I>King's Quest: Quest for the Crown</I> to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Added <I>Heroes of the Lance</I> to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Added <I>Indiana Jones</I> and <I>Jurassic Park</I> to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Added <I>James Bond</I> and <I>James Pond 2</I> to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Added <I>Kenseiden</I> to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Added <I>Lemmings</I> to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Removed AdMob library, as the app is not running any ads.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 2.9.15 (Aug 18 2014)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Added <B>cheats for 29 new games</B> to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Added a few missing game IDs to detect Cheatopedia games.
<LI>Now properly killing DropBox and BoxArt threads at exit.
<LI>Fixed stale timer thread remaining after exiting a game.
<LI>Fixed screenshots when using custom-positioned screen.
<LI>Fixed crash when drawing custom-positioned screen.
<LI>Fixed several faulty Cheatopedia entries.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 2.9.14 (Aug 05 2014)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Added screen resizing/positioning</B> to the Joystick Editor.
<LI><B>Added <I>"Input | Ignore Fake KeyUp Events"</I></B> option to make misbehaving keyboards work.
<LI><B>Added 18 new games</B> to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Added backdrop image to the Joystick Editor.
<LI>Fixed joystick resizing/positioning in the Joystick Editor.
<LI>Fixed backdrop image shifting down after rotation.
<LI>Fixed accidental crash when drawing overlay.
<LI>Removed some outdated code that is no longer relevant.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 2.9.13 (Jul 21 2014)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Now <B>showing current key assignments</B> in <I>"Assign Keys"</I>.
<LI>Replaced <I>"Edit Layout"</I> option with <B><I>"Edit Virtual Joystick"</I></B>.
<LI><B>Buttons can be individually resized</B> in Joystick Editor.
<LI><B>Added scale, shape, and transparency</B> options to Joystick Editor.
<LI>Added gravity indication with dotted lines to Joystick Editor.
<LI>Added button labels to Joystick Editor.
<LI><B>Added 17 new games</B> to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Removed separate joystick size, shape, and opacity settings.
<LI>Reordered items in the <I>"Input"</I> tab.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 2.9.12 (Jul 07 2014)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Painless Wiimote support</B> with <I>"Input | Wiimote Support"</I> option.
<LI><B>Gamepad BACK button</B> fully usable and assignable.
<LI>Tested MasterGear on real a x86-based Android device (Dell Venue 8).
<LI><B>Fixed scanline effects</B> on x86-based Android devices.
<LI><B>Added 18 new games</B> to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Moved <I>"Keep Screen On"</I> to the <I>"Video"</I> tab.
<LI>Fixed crashes when downloading DropBox files.
<LI>Fixed crash when setting backdrop location.
<LI>Fixed some Russian translations.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 2.9.11 (Jun 23 2014)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>LuckyPatcher use now accepted</B>, by public demand, but you will see a warning.
<LI><B>Fixed support for .ZIP files</B> stored on Kitkat SD cards.
<LI>Added custom <B>key assignments for freezing, restoring, and replaying</B> gameplay.
<LI>Added <I>"General | Confirm Freezing State"</I> option for people who tend hitting "Freeze" by mistake.
<LI>The "REWIND" hardware key now replays recent gameplay.
<LI>The "RECORD" hardware key now freezes gameplay state.
<LI>The "PLAY" hardware key now restores gameplay state.
<LI>No longer showing box art for .ZIP files, as we cannot identify them.
<LI>Moved <I>"Screen Orientation"</I> option to the <I>"Video"</I> tab.
<LI>Reordered items in the <I>"Video"</I> tab.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 2.9.10 (Jun 09 2014)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Cheatopedia <B>automatically selects cheats by game ID</B>.
<LI>Now allowing to <B>remap the "O" button</B> on Xperia Play gamepad.
<LI>Added <B>decorative backdrop</B> image in the portrait mode.
<LI>Made backdrop optional (see <I>"General | Show Portrait Backdrop"</I>).
<LI>You can now supply <B>your own backdrop</B> in <I>/sdcard/MasterGear/Backdrop.png</I>.
<LI>Gallery now shows box art, as well as screenshots.
<LI>Added cheats for 29 new games to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Added <I>Alf</I>, <I>Addams Family</I>, <I>Astro Warrior</I> to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Added <I>Alex Kidd</I> and <I>Asterix</I> games to the Cheatopedia.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 2.9.9 (May 27 2014)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Fixed Gallery</B>, accidentally broken in version 2.9.8.
<LI><B>Now automatically downloading box art</B> images when on WiFi.
<LI>Enable <I>"Download Box Art"</I> in File Selector main menu to download box art.
<LI>Choose <I>"Download Box Art"</I> in context menu to find box art for one game only.
<LI><B>DropBox no longer requires login</B> every time you open it.
<LI><B>Gameplay saved back to DropBox</B> after you are done playing.
<LI>Added Gallery support for SD card folders on Android Kitkat.
<LI>Added DropBox upload from SD card folders on Android Kitkat.
<LI>Hopefully fixed "O" button on Sony Xperia gamepads.
<LI>Upgraded DropBox SDK to the latest version.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 2.9.7 (May 12 2014)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Improved SN76489 PSG emulation</B>.
<LI><B>Fixed directional pad</B> activated by touching outside.
<LI><B>Added tilt joystick sensitivity</B> setting.
<LI>Switched PSG to logarithmic volumes.
<LI>Corrected PSG base frequency.
<LI>Fixed File Selector crash, when deleting a file.
<LI>Fixed auxillary files display in the File Selector.
<LI>Fixed gameplay recording feature.
<LI>Added 17 new games to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Added four <I>Wonder Boy</I> games to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Added three <I>World Cup</I> games to the Cheatopedia.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 2.9.6 (Apr 28 2014)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Fixed NetPlay</B> for those who had problems with it.
<LI><B>Improved audio</B> quality, removing harmonics.
<LI>Reenabled <B>built-in debugger</B> (see <I>"Advanced | Debugger"</I>).
<LI>Made sure audio updates after restoring state.
<LI><B>Added cheats for 24 more games</B> to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Added <I>Terminator</I> cheats to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Added <I>Ultima 4</I> cheats to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Added <I>Xenon</I> cheats to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Added <I>Zillion</I> cheats to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Added <I>Zool</I> cheats to the Cheatopedia.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 2.9.5 (Apr 14 2014)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Fixed Cheatopedia on Kitkat</B>, when running games from SD card.
<LI><B>Added <I>"Analog Joystick Blind Radius"</I></B> setting for <I>Moga</I> and other analog joysticks.
<LI><B>Added <I>"Show File Selector Toolbar"</I></B> option to show or hide toolbar in the File Selector.
<LI><B>Added <I>"Settings"</I> menu option</B> to the File Selector.
<LI>Added <I>Strider</I>, <I>Super Kickoff</I>, <I>Wonderboy</I>, and 11 more games to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Removed the <I>MENU</I> button from the screen (use <I>"Advanced | Settings"</I> instead).
<LI>Fixed sections navigation in the File Selector.
<LI>Fixed scanline effects in Debugger, etc.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 2.9.4 (Apr 05 2014)</H3>
<UL STYLE="color:#000000;">
<LI><B>Fixed crash on startup</B>, accidentally introduced in MasterGear 2.9.3.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 2.9.3 (Mar 31 2014)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Added slow-motion mode</B>, combined with fast-forward mode.
<LI><B>Fixed multitouch input</B> in cases when it didn't work.
<LI>Made a work-around for <B>external SD card use on KitKat!</B>
<LI>If can't write to external SD card, saving states to <I>/storage/sdcard0/MasterGear</I>.
<LI>If <I>MasterGear</I> folder doesn't exist, saving states to <I>/storage/sdcard1/Android/data/com.fms.mg/files</I>.
<LI>Fixed fast-forwarding in automatic frame rate mode.
<LI>Fixed a crash in Cheatopedia, when displaying the list.
<LI>Fixed rare crashes in gesture detection.
</UL>
<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY STYLE="color:#FF0000;"><B>KITKAT NOTE:</B>
The <I>/storage/sdcard1/Android/data/com.fms.mg/files</I> folder is
deleted when you uninstall the app. To avoid losing your saved
states when storing games on the external SD card, manually create
the <I>/storage/sdcard0/MasterGear</I> folder in your internal
storage.
</P>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 2.9.2 (Mar 17 2014)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Fixed left/top edge artefacts</B> with accelerated video enabled.
<LI><B>Switched to the newest NDK</B> and compiler toolchain.
<LI><B>Added 32 more games</B> to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Added <I>Ninja Gaiden</I> cheats to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Added <I>Penguin Land</I> cheats to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Added <I>Psycho Fox</I> cheats to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Added <I>Quartet</I> cheats to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Added <I>R-Type</I> cheats to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Added <I>Rainbow Islands</I> cheats to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Added <I>Rygar</I> cheats to the Cheatopedia.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 2.9.1 (Mar 03 2014)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Fixed recognition</B> of multiple file extensions.
<LI><B>Added 26 more games</B> to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Added five <I>Sonic</I> games to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Added three <I>Outrun</I> games to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Added <I>Phantasy Star</I> cheats to the Cheatopedia.
<LI>Added <I>Prince of Persia</I> cheats to the Cheatopedia.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 2.9 (Feb 17 2014)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Added <I>Pro Action Replay</I> cheats support!</B>
<LI><B>Added Cheatopedia</B> with cheats for most popular games.
<LI><B>Added Cheat Editor</B> interface for entering your own cheat codes.
<LI><B>Added <I>"Hide Title Bar"</I> option</B> to hide status/action bar on startup.
<LI>Custom Cheatopedia entries can be added to <CODE>/sdcard/MG/custom.chts</CODE>.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 2.8.17 (Feb 05 2014)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Fixed physical key assignments.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 2.8.16 (Feb 03 2014)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Added ability to <B>assign Moga buttons</B> via <I>"Assign Keys"</I>.
<LI><B>Fixed battery drain</B> when MasterGear is running in background.
<LI>Added arrow keys navigation to the tabbed Settings.
<LI>Added Moga controller navigation to the tabbed Settings.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 2.8.15 (Jan 20 2014)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Added <B>automatic hardware selection</B> for some games.
<LI>CodeMasters' <I>Micro Machines</I> works out of the box now.
<LI><I>MLB Majors Pro Baseball</I> works out of the box now.
<LI><B>Settings are now tabbed</B>, for easier navigation.
<LI>Added <B><I>Emulation</I> section</B> to the Settings.
<LI>Made <I>"Scanline Effect"</I> a list selector, to accommodate multiple effects.
<LI>Removed <I>"93c44 Serial EEPROM Chip"</I> option, as it is now automatic.
<LI>Removed <I>"CodeMasters Memory Mapper"</I> option, as it is now automatic.
<LI>Moved some options from <I>Input</I> and <I>Video</I> sections to <I>General</I>.
<LI>Reordered Settings by importance.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 2.8.14 (Jan 07 2014)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Added <I>"Simulate LCD Scanlines"</I> option, for <B>vertical scanlines</B>.
<LI>Added <B>raster effect</B> when both vertical and horizontal scanlines enabled.
<LI>Fixed a crash when surface gets destroyed during display update.
<LI>Fixed a crash when deleting files with special characters in their names.
<LI>Fixed a crash when showing sections in File Selector.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 2.8.13 (Dec 24 2013)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Added <I>"Hardware Model"</I></B> screen to the Settings.
<LI>You can choose SMS, GG, SG-1000, SC-3000, or SF-7000 hardware.
<LI>Merged PAL/NTSC selection with hardware model selection.
<LI>Now limiting frame rate to 50fps when emulating PAL hardware.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 2.8.12 (Dec 10 2013)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Added support for Android devices based on Intel x86 CPUs</B>.
<LI>Now properly building shared library for each architecture.
<LI>Added <B>new-styled action bar</B>, consistent with toolbar.
<LI>Added proper icon for the parent directory ("..") entry.
<LI>Added DropBox application icons.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 2.8.11 (Nov 29 2013)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>Added <I>"Hardware Options"</I></B> screen to the Settings.
<LI>Added <I>"Show All Sprites"</I> option to the Settings.
<LI>Added <I>"Delay VRAM Reads"</I> option to the Settings.
<LI>Added <I>"Show PAL Video"</I> option to the Settings.
<LI>Added <I>"YM2413 (OPLL) Sound Chip"</I> option to the Settings.
<LI>Added <I>"93c44 Serial EEPROM Chip"</I> option to the Settings.
<LI>Added <I>"CDMasters Memory Mapper"</I> option to the Settings.
<LI>Added missing string translations.
<LI>Added DropBox application icons.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 2.8.10 (Nov 14 2013)</H3>
<UL STYLE="color:#000000;">
<LI><B>Added DropBox support</B> to the File Selector.
<LI>Added <I>"Upload to DropBox"</I> menu option to save game to DropBox.
<LI>Added <I>"Download from DropBox"</I> menu option to load game from DropBox.
<LI>Added <I>"Browse DropBox"</I> menu option to browse DropBox contents.
<LI>Now also deleting main screenshot when <I>"Delete All"</I> selected.
<LI>Now allowing to become NetPlay server even if can't register with global directory.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 2.8.9 (Oct 31 2013)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>MasterGear now runs on GoogleTVs</B> updated to Android 4.x (LG G2/G3).
<LI>Now defaulting to <B>OpenSLES native audio</B>, for minimal latency.
<LI>Now <B>recycling bitmaps</B> to prevent Bitmap.nativeCreate() crashes.
<LI>Added <B>optional grid view</B> to the File Selector, default for GoogleTVs.
<LI>Added extra folder and cartridge icons to the File Selector.
<LI>Added <I>"Audio Rate"</I> setting, for controlling sampling rate.
<LI>Added <I>"Native Audio"</I> setting, for disabling OpenSLES, if needed.
<LI>No longer requiring touchscreen support from the Android device.
<LI>Fixed icons not being shown for File Selector entries with real names.
<LI>Fixed audio initialization always setting 100ms latency.
<LI>Fixed audio pause/resume when activity pauses or resumes.
<LI>Fixed inconsistencies during replay.
<LI>Refactored audio control between Java and native code.
<LI>Removed logging code from record/replay.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 2.8.8 (Oct 17 2013)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Gameplay <B>recording now always enabled</B>. Select <I>"Replay"</I> at any time!
<LI>Added new <B>"contour" joystick shape</B> (see <I>"Virtual Joystick Shape"</I> setting).
<LI>Fixed stutter during NetPlay connection process (NetPlay still slow though).
<LI>Made replay play all records to the current recording position.
<LI>Made recording pause when replay is on.
<LI>Fixed many corner cases in record/replay.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 2.8.7 (Oct 03 2013)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Fixed game state not being restored.
<LI>Added <B>accurate R register emulation</B>.
<LI>Added <B>accurate LDIR/LDDR emulation</B>.
<LI>Added configurable <B>auto-fire</B> function (see <I>"Auto Fire Settings"</I> option).
<LI>Added new <B>"light" theme</B> throughout the app (see <I>"Light UI Theme"</I> option).
<LI>Added <B>shadows</B> to screenshots throughout the app.
<LI>Added default mappings for generic joystick buttons #1..#10.
<LI>Fixed screenshot sizes in the File Selector.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 2.8.5 (Sep 17 2013)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Added support for directional pad on <B><I>iPega</I></B> gamepads.
<LI>Switched to <B>hardware accelerated video</B> by default, for fast video.
<LI>Switched to <B>automatic frameskipping</B> by default, for smooth video.
<LI>Existing users should manually enable the <I>"Hardware Video
Acceleration"</I> option and set <I>"Draw Frames"</I> to "Automatic".
<LI>Fixed initial parameter passing to the native code.
<LI>Fixed automatic frame skip computation based on frame rate.
<LI>Added explicit "Quit" menu option, for people who cannot find BACK key.
<LI>No longer hiding action bar when MENU pressed, to retain access to items.
<LI>Ordered initial dialogs by importance (About, Change Log, Progress).
<LI>Added Twitter link to the change log, use it to keep track of updates.
<LI>Fixed a nasty crash in the Record/Replay icon display.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 2.8.4 (Sep 02 2013)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Now exiting emulation when user presses BACK twice (not once as before).
<LI>Uncheck <I>"Press BACK Twice to Quit"</I> setting to restore original behavior.
<LI>Added <I>"Completely Delete File"</I> to the File Selector context menu.
<LI>Added <I>"Report Non-Working File"</I> to the File Selector context menu.
<LI>Fixed a license verification crash when no network available.
<LI>Fixed several bugs in the Record/Replay functionality.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 2.8.3 (Aug 13 2013)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Added configurable fast-forward speed (x2, x4, x8, or maximal).
<LI>Added working automatic frame-skip option (set "Draw Frames" to "auto").
<LI><I>Moga</I> analog directional pad works now.
<LI>Now checking "/storage", then "/mnt" when searching for files.
<LI>Now also searching for .ZIP files.
<LI>Added even/odd entry shading to File Selector, for better navigation.
<LI>Added background to State Exchange and NetPlay selectors.
<LI>Added entry shading to State Exchange and NetPlay selectors.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 2.8.2 (Jul 30 2013)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Finally fixed accelerated video when Android 2.x device rotated!
<LI>Added support for analog controls found on generic Bluetooth gamepads.
<LI>Now also showing status bar when action bar enabled.
<LI>Flick finger down to enable status bar.
<LI>Fixed "Other Apps" link in the "What's New" dialog.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 2.8.1 (Jul 16 2013)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Fixed FFWD button.
<LI>Added <I><B>Record/Replay</B></I> feature letting you go back in time.
<LI>Merged <I>Freeze</I> and <I>Restore</I> into single <I>Freeze/Restore</I> dialog.
<LI>Added <I>State Exchange</I> access to the <I>Freeze/Restore</I> dialog.
<LI>Collapsed all advanced menu items into single <I>Advanced</I> submenu.
<LI>Made <I>NetPlay</I> a single checkable menu item.
<LI>Now only showing File Selector progress dialog for large folders.
<LI>Optimized File Selector labels and screenshots for smoother scrolling.
<LI>Optimized communications from native code to Java code.
<LI>Fixed NetPlay crash when own IP address cannot be detected.
<LI>Fixed problem with NAT IP being reported to NetPlay instead of local IP.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 2.7.20 (Jun 10 2013)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Added "Search Files" function to search for files when lost in File Selector.
<LI>Pressing SEARCH key in File Selector now invokes file search.
<LI>Added a new, better looking toolbar that now includes <I>AlmostTI</I>.
<LI>Fixed possible crash in Settings.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 2.7.19 (May 22 2013)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Fixed File Selector toolbar at the bottom of the screen.
<LI>Fixed situation where some people got empty file lists in File Selector.
<LI>Fixed a rare crash when reporting failed license check.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 2.7.18 (May 07 2013)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Added option to hide virtual gamepad when using the real one (enabled by default).
<LI>Optimized "Soften Video" algorithm in assembler and gained +15fps.
<LI>Added Android menu and action items to the Gallery.
<LI>Added sort-by-date mode to the File Selector.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 2.7.17 (Apr 15 2013)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Added undocumented opcode 71h to the Z80 emulation.
<LI>Added more realistic "LD R,A" opcode to the Z80 emulation.
<LI>Fixed rare crash when exiting from emulator to the File Selector.
<LI>Fixed default <I>iCade</I> button assignments.
<LI><I>iCade</I> buttons can now be assigned via "Assign Keys" in Settings.
<LI>Added <I>iCade</I> support to File Selector, Gallery, and Settings.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 2.7.16 (Apr 05 2013)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Now showing real game names in File Selector, whenever possible.
<LI>Fixed file ID computation to include all eight CRC32 digits.
<LI>MOGA buttons can now be assigned via "Assign Keys" in Settings.
<LI>Added MOGA gamepad support to the File Selector and Gallery.
<LI>Added standard gamepad support to File Selector, Gallery, and Settings.
<LI>Added optional iCade joystick support (see Settings).
<LI>Added "Show Real Names" menu option to the File Selector.
<LI>Optimized File Selector by not rescanning folder after running emulation.
<LI>Fixed Android 2.2 crash accidentally introduced in MasterGear 2.7.15.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 2.7.14 (Mar 11 2013)</H3>
<UL>
<LI><B>EMERGENCY RELEASE:</B> Fixing crashes introduced in 2.7.13!
<LI>Added progress dialog to the File Selector.
<LI>Added full-screen virtual joystick mode (see Settings).
<LI>Now locking screen orientation when tilt joystick being used.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 2.7.13 (Feb 28 2013)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Added native MOGA controller support.
<LI>Fixed occassional crash when rotating device.
<LI>Fixed crash when scrolling Settings with Japanese locale.
<LI>Now showing current values of all list preferences.
<LI>File Selector no longer resets when device is rotated.
<LI>You can now share the latest list of changes from the Change Log.
<LI>Gallery has got a new background.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 2.7.12 (Feb 12 2013)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Optimized File Selector to show large directories faster and without crashing.
<LI>Now showing more file information when there is no screenshot.
<LI>Fixed alphabetical index in the File Selector.
<LI>Fixed licensing check problem where app tried checking license on every run.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 2.7.11 (Jan 31 2013)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Added CoverFlow-like 3D <B>screenshot browser</B> to the File Selector.
<LI>Fixed hangups on Android 2.x device rotation with OpenGLES enabled.
<LI>Added <B>Change Log</B> dialog showing up after each upgrade.
<LI>Added "Rate Me" option to the change log dialog.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 2.7.10 (Jan 09 2013)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Added "Share" menu item for letting others know what you are playing.
<LI>Added "Help" menu item to the file selector.
<LI>Fixed button labels and keyboard display on Android 2.x devices.
<LI>Fixed screenshots quality.
<LI>Removed extra text line from NetPlay and StateExchange lists.
<LI>Made all "Help" menus point to the FAQ web site section.
<LI>Switched all URLs from market.android.com to play.google.com.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 2.7.9 (Dec 27 2012)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Added configurable joystick shapes, with two alternative shapes.
<LI>Moved invisible and wireframe joystick settings to "Virtual Joystick Shape".
<LI>Added more options under "Virtual Joystick Opacity".
<LI>File selector now shows hardware information, if found in a file.
<LI>Localized all NetPlay messages.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 2.7.8 (Dec 06 2012)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Added <B>NetPlay</B> feature for playing over local network or Internet.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 2.7.6 (Nov 28 2012)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Added State Exchange feature letting users swap their gameplay states.
<LI>Localized all prompts in the State Exchange feature.
<LI>Now stopping native thread on startup, in case previous instance has been running.
<LI>Fixed screen updates in Advanced Settings and Debugger.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 2.7.5 (Nov 15 2012)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Made virtual controls resizable via "Virtual Joystick Size" option.
<LI>Added automatic skip rate control via "Frames to Draw" option.
<LI>Removed garbage at screen edges in accelerated OpenGLES mode.
<LI>Added file selector labels for new files and MIDI records
<LI>Made display updates even faster by skipping unchanged areas.
<LI>Made directional joypad easier to control.
<LI>Fixed tactile feedback feature.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 2.7.4 (Oct 29 2012)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Fixed a Layout Editor problem where a button could go off-screen.
<LI>Made buttons stick to the nearest screen edges.
<LI>Made button cues solid.
<LI>Fixed legacy wire-frame joystick display.
<LI>Fixed a few bugs in the license verification code.
<LI>Fixed handling of the FILL patch chunks inside .IPS files.
<LI>Switched to surfaces for faster and smoother non-accelerated video.
<LI>Further optimized synchronization between Java and native code.
<LI>Made file selector load directory listings faster.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 2.7.2 (Oct 16 2012)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Improved non-accelerated video, making it faster and smoother.
<LI>Added .IPS patch support. For "mygame.sms", name your patch file "mygame.ips".
<LI>Added labels for CHT/SAV/IPS files to the file selector.
<LI>Now showing button labels with OpenGLES acceleration enabled.
<LI>No longer deleting buttons layout on each upgrade.
<LI>Added fast navigation with sections to the file selector.
<LI>Improved the file selector UI look and feel.
<LI>Enlarged screenshots in the file selector and Freeze/Restore.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 2.7.1 (Sep 26 2012)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Fixed duplicated images/labels in Freeze/Restore.
<LI>The action bar can now be toggled with a vertical fling gesture.
<LI>Added autosaved state and two more slots to the Freeze/Restore.
<LI>Added screenshots to Freeze/Restore slots.
<LI>Added Italian translation.
</UL>
<HR>
<H3>MasterGear 2.7 (Aug 31 2012)</H3>
<UL>
<LI>Audio quality significantly improved.
<LI>Switched to the new, fully configurable virtual joystick.
<LI>Optimized screen updates sync, for better framerates.
<LI>Fixed cut-off landscape display on Nexus7.
<LI>Added two more Freeze/Restore slots.
<LI>File selector now memorizes the last selected position.
<LI>Added option for keeping screen on at all times.
<LI>Fixed support for Sixaxis gamepads.
<LI>Fixed a bug in the Z80 CPDR instruction.
<LI>Added support for opening files directly from file managers.
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