[msx] Novo Player 1.10.1 17/08/2024

Version 1.10.1 - Aug 17, 2024

• Fixed a few issues on macOS
• Few bug fixes and enhancements

Version 1.10 - Apr 7, 2024

• Provided a second game display with screenshots, with the ability to set the default display in the settings
• Show game's last played time and date
• Show game's CRC32 and MD5 hashes in "more details" window
• Read openMSX's softwaredb under user's openMSX folder (in addition to the openMSX installation one) to get game data
• Few bug fixes and enhancements

Version 1.9 - Feb 1, 2024

• Added session management of a running openMSX (reset, mute/unmute, pause, fullscreen and emulation speed)
• Added ability to use openMSX's trainer feature to enable cheats
• Moved the default user data and settings to a different folder. All data will be migrated automatically, and the old folder ("%userprofile%Novo Player" on Windows and "~/Novo Player") can be deleted manually afterwards
• Allowed to store user data and settings in the local folder (for portability) - similar to what Dolphin emulator supports (Feature request)

Version 1.8 - Jan 6, 2024

• Added ability to enter passwords into games running on openMSX using a built-in database of known game passwords
• Added ability to type text into a running openMSX
• Few little enhancements and updates

Version 1.7 - Dec 10, 2023

• Added error viewer in the dashboard. Examples of errors are connection failures to MSX site news and starting openMSX with machines with roms missing.
• Added ability to download new version of Extra Data if one is available on MSX Launchers site
• Disable second disk or both when starting WebMSX based on FDD Mode setting of the selected game
• Enhanced Quick Launch by supporting folders as an input
• Many other bug fixes, little enhancements and updates

Version 1.14 - Dec 31, 2025

• Added ability to save filters by name for later use
• Added ability to save and load openMSX setups (machine, arguments and GFX9000) in Quick Launch
• Removed support for Giant Bomb. The site is in transition now, so old APIs don't work anymore
• Added ability to copy BASIC listing to clipboard through openMSX management window
• Fixed bug where CRC32 and MD5 in the "more details" window were calculated on the ZIP file rather than the file inside. Also, added SHA-256
• Few bug fixes, enhancements and updates

Version 1.13 - Aug 10, 2025

• Display list of games from file-hunter.com in the Quick Launch window and allow to launch them on openMSX. The game will be downloaded to a temporary folder before running it on openMSX
• Allow games on the web to be used as openMSX files in the Quick Launch window. openMSX will be launched with the game after downloading it to a temporary folder
• Allow to press special keyboard keys (CTRL+STOP, STOP, CODE) in openMSX management window
• Added ability to set a second extension when editing game media
• Enable use of left and right arrow keys to move between screenshots taken in the openMSX session management window
• Few bug fixes, enhancements and updates

Novo Player 1.12 25/01/2025

• Added sound chip detection and usage to the openMSX session management window
• Added support for launching games on the emulator Emulicious
• Few bug fixes, enhancements and updates

Version 1.11 - Dec 8, 2024

• Combined all openMSX session operations (e.g. reset, mute/unmute, switch disks/tapes, etc) into one window
• Added an indicator on the listing page next to running games. Clicking on it opens the openMSX session management window
• Added ability to enter passwords and switch disks/tapes to WebMSX
• Few bug fixes, enhancements and updates

Version 1.6 - Oct 14, 2023

• Added MSX News

Version 1.5.2 - Sep 10, 2023

• Bug fixes, optimizations and updates

Version 1.5.1 - Jun 18, 2023

• Bug fixes, optimizations and updates

Version 1.5 - April 26, 2023

• Added quick launch of games without having to add them to any listing
• Added ability to backup and restore listing data
• Few enhancements, bug fixes and updates

Version 1.4 - March 18, 2023

• Added ability to view screenshots of selected games taken through the dashboard on running openMSX instances
• Added ability to save game state on openMSX and load it when launching or while game is running
• Many user interface enhancements, bug fixes and updates

Version 1.3 - January 14, 2023

• Added check for new versions of the player and other files in the help page
• Improved WebMSX launch support by always connecting OPL4, connecting mouse and GFX9000 if set in the game
• Added filters for recently added and updated games
• Added Korean translation
• More optimizations and small bug fixes and updates

Version 1.2 - November 20, 2022

• Added filters
• Added ability to get list of platforms, screenshots and box art of games from Giant Bomb website

Version 1.1 - September 24, 2022

• Allow to select from five machines for WebMSX
• Added ability to take a screenhot on a running openMSX instance (from the dashboard)
• Added total known dumps to games' details
• Included Sega database (from blueMSX) to display more details for Sega games
• Added Russian translation
• Few bug fixes and optimizations

Version 1.0 - August 18, 2022

• Display related games to selected one
• Added support for blueMSX (in Windows version)
• Allowed deletes, updates and moves on multiple selected games
• Added graph for launch totals in the dashboard
• Added Catalan translation
• Large number of UI changes, bug fixes, internal structure and optimizations

Version 0.7 - April 23, 2022

• Added ability to connect to openMSX to reset or switch disks and tapes
• Added ability to undo deletes and updates
• Added ability to sort games in the table by name, company and year
• Added Italian and Japanese translations
• Few fixes and optimizations

Version 0.6 - March 20, 2022

• View top played games in the dashboard
• Added translations (Spanish, Portuguese, French in addition to English)
• Added right-click menu for games in the list for quick access to actions
• Few other UI changes and bug fixes

Version 0.5 - November 27, 2021

• Add selected game to favorites list and access them from the favorites menu
• View game launch history in the dashboard
• Few other bug fixes

Version 0.4 - October 2, 2021

• Drag and drop files and folders on main screen to scan
• Manage listings by renaming, deleting or merging them
• Many small fixes and enhancements (UI, scanning algorithm, etc.)

Version 0.3a - April 29, 2021

• Made necessary code changes to get the Linux and Mac builds working
• Fixed a minor bug where the last game in the list was out of screen view

Version 0.3 - April 24, 2021

• Added option to launch games on WebMSX offline mode (and embedded within Novo Player)
• Play music samples for some games (using an optional package of MP3 files that can be downloaded separately)

Version 0.21 - released April 2021

Features:

• Create multiple listings of all MSX software supported by openMSX.
• Scan the hard disk to automatically fill listings with ROMs, disks, tapes, hard disks and laserdiscs, and sync the listing to your hard disk any time later.
• Display two screenshots and details for each selected game.
• Search for exact or partial name or SHA1 code.
• View current file totals and launched games in the dashboard.

NovoPlayer GUI

NovoPlayer Dashboard

Version 1.4 - March 18, 2023

• Added ability to view screenshots of selected games taken through the dashboard on running openMSX instances
• Added ability to save game state on openMSX and load it when launching or while game is running
• Many user interface enhancements, bug fixes and updates