MegaZeux v2.92 Released
AliceLR has released a new version of MegaZeux for your homebrew enabled Nintendo Switch hybrid video gaming console. MegaZeux is a game creation system (GCS) created by game developer Alexis Janson in 1994. Originally a DOS program, in 2005 a multi-platform port was released by Exophase. The most recent version of MegaZeux is 2.92, which was released on July 22nd, 2019.
More Information: https://vault.digitalmzx.net/
Description
MegaZeux is a game creation system (GCS) created by game developer Alexis Janson in 1994. Originally a DOS program, in 2005 a multi-platform port was released by Exophase. The most recent version of MegaZeux is 2.92, which was released on July 22nd, 2019.
Instructions
# MegaZeux
[Official MegaZeux git repository](https://github.com/AliceLR/megazeux)
MegaZeux is a game creation system (GCS) created by game developer Alexis Janson in 1994.
Originally a DOS program, in 2005 a multi-platform port was released by Exophase. The most
recent version of MegaZeux is 2.92, which was released on July 22nd, 2019.
MegaZeux is officially supported on Windows, Linux/BSD, MacOS, as well as the NDS, 3DS, Wii,
and PSP consoles. Historical support has also existed for GP2X, Pandora, and AmigaOS 4.
## Downloads
Windows releases are packaged with a copy of the game Caverns of Zeux.
Older versions are available at [DigitalMZX](https://vault.digitalmzx.net/).
[!-- Download URLs. --]
[megazeux-w64]: https://vault.digitalmzx.net/download.php?latest=windows64
[megazeux-w32]: https://vault.digitalmzx.net/download.php?latest=windows32
[megazeux-dos]: https://vault.digitalmzx.net/download.php?latest=dos
[megazeux-osx]: https://vault.digitalmzx.net/download.php?latest=osx
[megazeux-ppc]: https://vault.digitalmzx.net/download.php?latest=osxppc
[megazeux-u64]: https://vault.digitalmzx.net/download.php?latest=ubuntu64
[megazeux-u32]: https://vault.digitalmzx.net/download.php?latest=ubuntu32
[megazeux-d64]: https://vault.digitalmzx.net/download.php?latest=debian64
[megazeux-d32]: https://vault.digitalmzx.net/download.php?latest=debian32
[megazeux-rpi]: https://vault.digitalmzx.net/download.php?latest=raspbian
[megazeux-nds]: https://vault.digitalmzx.net/download.php?latest=nds
[megazeux-3ds]: https://vault.digitalmzx.net/download.php?latest=3ds
[megazeux-wii]: https://vault.digitalmzx.net/download.php?latest=wii
[megazeux-swi]: https://vault.digitalmzx.net/download.php?latest=switch
[megazeux-psp]: https://vault.digitalmzx.net/download.php?latest=psp
[megazeux-src]: https://vault.digitalmzx.net/download.php?latest=src
[!-- Images for download links. --]
[arch-w64]: contrib/archicons/windows64.png "Windows x64"
[arch-w32]: contrib/archicons/windows32.png "Windows x86"
[arch-dos]: contrib/archicons/dos.png "MS DOS (MZX 2.70)"
[arch-osx]: contrib/archicons/osx.png "MacOS"
[arch-ppc]: contrib/archicons/osxppc.png "Mac OS X (PowerPC)"
[arch-u64]: contrib/archicons/ubuntu64.png "Ubuntu AMD64"
[arch-u32]: contrib/archicons/ubuntu32.png "Ubuntu i386"
[arch-d64]: contrib/archicons/debian64.png "Debian AMD64"
[arch-d32]: contrib/archicons/debian32.png "Debian i386"
[arch-rpi]: contrib/archicons/raspbian.png "Raspbian"
[arch-aur]: contrib/archicons/archlinux.png "Arch Linux (via AUR)"
[arch-void]:contrib/archicons/voidlinux.png "Void Linux"
[arch-gen]: contrib/archicons/gentoo.png "Gentoo"
[arch-nds]: contrib/archicons/nds.png "Nintendo DS"
[arch-3ds]: contrib/archicons/3ds.png "Nintendo 3DS"
[arch-wii]: contrib/archicons/wii.png "Nintendo Wii"
[arch-swi]: contrib/archicons/switch.png "Nintendo Switch"
[arch-psp]: contrib/archicons/psp.png "PlayStation Portable"
[arch-ami]: contrib/archicons/amiga.png "Amiga OS 4"
[arch-gp2x]:contrib/archicons/gp2x.png "GP2X"
[arch-pand]:contrib/archicons/pandora.png "Pandora"
[arch-src]: contrib/archicons/src.png "Source code"
[!-- Displays the download links as images. --]
[![Windows x64 ][arch-w64]][megazeux-w64]
[![Windows x86 ][arch-w32]][megazeux-w32]
[![Mac OS X ][arch-osx]][megazeux-osx]
[![Ubuntu AMD64 ][arch-u64]][megazeux-u64]
[![Ubuntu i386 ][arch-u32]][megazeux-u32]
[![Debian AMD64 ][arch-d64]][megazeux-d64]
[![Debian i386 ][arch-d32]][megazeux-d32]
[![Nintendo DS ][arch-nds]][megazeux-nds]
[![Nintendo 3DS ][arch-3ds]][megazeux-3ds]
[![Nintendo Wii ][arch-wii]][megazeux-wii]
[![Nintendo Switch ][arch-swi]][megazeux-swi]
[![PlayStation Portable][arch-psp]][megazeux-psp]
[![Source code ][arch-src]][megazeux-src]
The following platforms have MegaZeux releases available via repository:
[![Arch Linux (via AUR)][arch-aur]](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/megazeux/)
[![Void Linux][arch-void]](https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/tree/master/srcpkgs/megazeux)
[![Gentoo][arch-gen]](https://github.com/Spectere/megazeux-overlay)
[![Amiga OS 4 (outdated)][arch-ami]](http://aminet.net/package/game/misc/pfp-mgzx)
[![GP2X (outdated)][arch-gp2x]](https://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/gp2x.cgi?0,0,0,0,26,2920)
[![Pandora (outdated)][arch-pand]](https://repo.openpandora.org/?page=detail&app=megazeux_ptitseb)
Downloads are also available for the following platforms, but are not regularly updated:
[![Mac OS X (PowerPC) ][arch-ppc]][megazeux-ppc]
[![Raspbian ][arch-rpi]][megazeux-rpi]
[![MS DOS (MZX 2.70) ][arch-dos]][megazeux-dos]
## Credits
| MegaZeux 2.9x | |
| ----------------- | -------------------------------- |
| Alice Rowan | Developer/current maintainer |
| Dr. Lancer X | Developer (layer rendering) |
| Adrian Siekierka | Developer (various ports) |
| Alistair Strachan | Developer (initial SDL 2 support)|
| Terryn | Help file |
| Spectere | Mac OS X builds |
| Insidious | Ubuntu/Debian builds |
| Others | Various |
#### MegaZeux Credits
Programming and Overall Design by Gilead Kutnick (Exophase),
Alistair Strachan (ajs), Alice Rowan (Lachesis) and Lancer-X.
Based off of original program and source code by Alexis Janson.
Help file by Terryn.
Default SMZX palette by Joel Lamontagne (LogiCow).
ccv utility by Lancer-X.
png2smzx utility by Alan Williams (Mr_Alert).
checkres utility by Josh Matthews (Revvy), ajs and Lachesis.
Port contributors: Adrian Siekierka (asiekierka) [3DS],
Mr_Alert [Wii], Kevin Vance [NDS], Simon Parzer [GP2X].
Renderer code contributors: LogiCow, Mr_Alert.
Shader code contributors: David Cravens (astral), GreaseMonkey.
Icon by Quantum P.; Extra icons by LogiCow.
GDM conversion by ajs and MadBrain.
Other past contributors: Spider124, Koji, JZig, Akwende, MenTaLguY.
#### Special Thanks
Insidious (.deb Builds)
mzxgiant (MSVC Testing, Bug Fixes)
mzxrules (Testing)
Quantum P. (OS X Testing / Builds)
Spectere (OS X Builds)
Terryn (Testing)
Wervyn (Testing)
## License
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
the License, or (at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
## Contact
Want to talk about MegaZeux? Encountered a bug or would like a new feature?
The MegaZeux community and development team can be contacted through Discord,
GitHub, or the DigitalMZX forums.
[MegaZeux Discord](https://discord.gg/XJCvb4P) [br/]
[DigitalMZX forums](https://digitalmzx.net/forums/) [br/]
[MegaZeux Bug tracker](https://www.digitalmzx.net/forums/index.php?app=tracker&showproject=4) [br/]
[MegaZeux Feature requests](https://www.digitalmzx.net/forums/index.php?app=tracker&showproject=9) [br/]
[AliceLR on GitHub](https://github.com/AliceLR) [br/]
## Resources
[Official MegaZeux game archive](https://vault.digitalmzx.net/) [br/]
[MegaZeux help file](https://vault.digitalmzx.net/help.php) [br/]
[Development roadmap](https://www.digitalmzx.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=15226) [br/]
[Compiling MegaZeux on the official Wiki](https://www.digitalmzx.net/wiki/index.php?title=Compiling)
Credits
Alice Rowan Developer/current maintainerLinks & Downloads
Dr. Lancer X Developer (layer rendering)
Adrian Siekierka Developer (various ports)
Alistair Strachan Developer (initial SDL 2 support)
Terryn Help file
Spectere Mac OS X builds
Insidious Ubuntu/Debian builds Others Various
https://vault.digitalmzx.net/
0 Comments