Stella

Short:        Amiga Stella 1.1 020 version
Author:       stroupm@jps.net (Matthew Stroup)
Uploader:     stroupm jps net (Matthew Stroup)
Type:         misc/emu
Replaces:     misc/emu/stella.lha
Requires:     OS3.0, AGA or graphics card
Architecture: m68k-amigaos

Stella is a freely distributed multi-platform Atari 2600 VCS emulator
originally developed for Linux by Bradford W. Mott, and ported to the
Amiga by Matthew Stroup.  Stella allows you to enjoy all of your favorite
2600 games once again by emulating the 2600's hardware with software.
Stella is written in C++, which allows it to be ported to other operating
systems and architectures.  Since its original release Stella has been
ported to AcornOS, AmigaOS, DOS, FreeBSD, IRIX, Linux, MacOS, OpenStep,
OS/2, Unix, and Windows.


Features:

* High speed emulation using optimized C++ code
* Includes several "homebrew" games for the Atari 2600 
* Supports high quality sound emulation using Ron Fries' TIA Sound
  Emulation code
* Emulates the Atari 2600 Joystick Controllers using Amiga joysticks
* Emulates the Atari 2600 Keyboard Controllers using the keyboard
* Emulates one Atari 2600 Paddle Controller using the Amiga's mouse
* Emulates the Atari 2600 Driving Controllers Amiga joysticks
* Emulates the CBS Booster-Grip Controller using two-button joysticks
* Supports four REAL Atari 2600 Paddle Controllers using the Amiga's
  joystick/mouse ports
* Supports cartridges using Atari's standard 2K and 4K format
* Supports cartridges using Atari's 8K, 16K, and 32K bank-switching schemes
* Supports cartridges using Activision's 8K bank-switching scheme
  (Robot Tank and Decathlon)
* Supports cartridges using CBS Electronics' 12K bank-switching scheme
* Supports cartridges using Chris Wilkson's Megacart 128K bank-switching
  scheme
* Supports cartridges using M-Network's 16K bank-switching scheme
* Supports cartridges using Parker Brothers' 8K bank-switching scheme
* Supports cartridges using Tigervision's bank-switching scheme with up to
  512K ROM
* Supports Supercharger single-load and multi-load games 
* Supports property file for setting the properties associated with games
* Built-in properties contains settings for over 540 games
* Supports user specified frame rate
* Supports the NTSC and PAL television palettes
* Supports several "undocumented features" of the TIA graphics chip used
  by some games
* TIA emulation supports full collision checking
* Screen mode selection for support of AGA or graphics cards
* Font-sensitive GUI using Gadtools and ASL