-Virtual Jaguar v1.0.0 GCC/SDL release README
+Virtual Jaguar v1.0.6 GCC/SDL release README
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- DISCLAIMER -
+Or, "O liability, I do disclaim thee!"
+
Ported by SDLEMU (Niels Wagenaar & Caz) and is based upon the original work
from Potato Emulation. For requirements please consult the INSTALL file for
-more information about supported OS' and software requirements.
+more information about supported OS's and software requirements.
The use of this software is entirely at your own risk. We can't be held
-responsible for damage done to you hard- and/or software. This software
+responsible for damage done to you hardware and/or software. This software
requires the use of the Atari Jaguar (CD) boot ROM and/or Commercial ROM
images. You may only use the ROM images if you own the cartridges itself.
The use of Commercial ROM's without owning the original cartridge is
should direct you to the GPL.TXT. You may hack/change the code anyway you
like. You may not commercially sell this software.
-If you make changes, release the sourcecode to the public and send us the
+If you make changes, release the source code to the public and send us the
changes you made to the original authors.
The products and brands used in these documents and/or sourcecode are owned
-but the desired company in question.
+by the desired company in question.
- What is Virtual Jaguar GCC/SDL?
Virtual Jaguar is software dedicated to emulate the Atari Jaguar hardware
-on you standard P.C. The software was originally developed by Potato Emulation
-(http://potato.emu-france.com) and was released under the GPL license on
-25 June 2003.
+on a standard P.C. The software was originally developed by Potato Emulation
+(http://potato.emu-france.com) by Cal2 and was released under the GPL license
+on 25 June 2003.
Virtual Jaguar GCC/SDL is a port of the MS Visual C++/SDL sourcecode so that
we can enjoy Atari Jaguar emulation on every platform which uses the GCC
-compiler and what can make use of the Simple Directmedia Layer library (SDL).
+compiler and that can make use of the Simple Directmedia Layer library (SDL).
-Currently Virtual Jaguar GCC/SDL compiles on WIN32, using mingw, and several
+Currently Virtual Jaguar GCC/SDL compiles on WIN32 using mingw, and several
UN*X based systems (BeOS, Linux and FreeBSD). It may run on other systems
-as well but we can not garantee that.
+as well but we can not guarantee that.
The port was done by the SDLEMU crew (http://sdlemu.ngemu.com) and especially
by Niels Wagenaar and Caz. You may contact us by e-mail (sdlemu@ngemu.com) or
After compiling the binary (see INSTALL) you can now run original Atari Jaguar
games. These games are distributed on cartridges and can there for not be used
on a P.C. To use these games on Virtual Jaguar GCC/SDL you need to get ROM
-images. Besides that ROM imgaes from Commercial games you must also obtain the
+images. Besides that ROM images from Commercial games you must also obtain the
Atari Jaguar (CD) boot ROM which you must copy to the BIOS directory.
For legal issues concerning ROM images please consult the DISCLAIMER at the
beginning of this file.
-After obaining the Atari Jaguar (CD) boot ROM and several ROM's you can now
-use Virtual Jaguar using the following command :
+After obtaining the Atari Jaguar (CD) boot ROM and several ROM's you can now
+use Virtual Jaguar using the following command:
+
+./vj [romfile] [-switches]
-./jag_em romfile -switch
+The context of ROMFILE is the filename of the an Atari Jaguar ROM dump (can be
+either compressed or uncompressed). You can also use switches. By just typing
+./vj -? you get an overview of the options you can use. WIN32 users should look
+into the stdout.txt for that information. If you have a directory full of ROM
+files, then you can type
-The context of ROMFILE is the filename of the UNCOMPRESSED Atari Jaguar ROM
-dump. You can also use switches. By just typing ./jag_em you get an overview
-of the options you can use. WIN32 users should look into the stdout.txt for
-that information.
+./vj [directory with ROM files] [-switches]
-If you succesfully start the emulator with the game you should see a window
-(or fullscreen) which shows the game. If the game doesn't comply to a CRC
-check the game will display a black screen, this means that the game is
-probably a hack or a new game which isn't supported. You may add the CRC
-check to the sources yourself (src/crc32.cpp).
+and Virtual Jaguar will pull up a simple file selector to allow you to choose
+which ROM file you want to use.
This emulator also emulates the Atari Jaguar Analog gamepads. By using the
-following keyboard or joystick settings you can (possibly) play the game :
+following keyboard or joystick settings you can (possibly) play the game:
-Atari Button A : Z or joystick button 1
+Atari Button C : Z or joystick button 3
Atari Button B : X or joystick button 2
-Atari Button C : C or joystick button 3
+Atari Button A : C or joystick button 1
Atari Buttons 1 - 10 : Keypad 0 - 9 (0 = 10)
Atari Start/Pause : ENTER
-Atari Select : TAB
+Atari Select : '
Atari UP : UP or joystick UP
Atari DOWN : DOWN or joystick DOWN
Atari LEFT : LEFT or joystick LEFT
Atari RIGHT : RIGHT or joystick RIGHT
+Atari *, # are not mapped yet!
With ESC you can easily stop Virtual Jaguar GCC/SDL which will get you back
to you command prompt. If you want to change the key layout, simply hack the
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