SofaRun lets you sit on version 6.0

SofaRun is an MSX tool designed to run disk (.DSK), cassette (.CAS) and cartridge (.ROM) images but it can also be used to launch normal MSX-DOS 2 and BASIC programs. Just before we flip to 2020, Louthrax released version 6.0. Have a seat.

SofaRun features a joystick controlled file browser, ZIP files support, options to map JoyMega buttons to keyboard and "soft reset", allowing you to play lying on your sofa just like a lazy penguin! and SofaRun has been updated to version 6.0 today. Here are the changes since the previous release:

SofaROM

• OCM: Fixed max size of flashable ROMs to 2MB for Konami, Konami SCC and ASCII8 ROM types.
• OCM: Set Internal SCC-I for Slot-1 and Internal SCC-I for Slot-2.
• MFRSCC+SD: Added support for non-contiguous MFRSCC+SD devices (automated patch when required).
• "Disable Keyboard" option also works when JoyMega not selected (allows to speed-up games a bit).
• Added "Fast interruptions" setting for ROMs (experimental, keyboard reading is disabled, should speed-up games a bit...).
• JoyMega: Soft reset is now (A) + (Start) + (Down) instead of (A) + (Start) (was a bit too easy to reset accidentally your MSX when pausing a game).
• .VGM and .MIG files are now internally handled by SofaRun and so can have their specific settings ("Blackout" and "Loops" for .VGM, "Loop" and "Delay" for .MIG)
• OCM has new settings for slot 1 and 2 modes ("Current", "External", "Internal SCC"). These settings can be applied to any file type (they are not specific to ROM files).
• New setting "Preserve AB header" for ROMs, allowing to launch Elevator Action.

SofaRunIt

• Added new "Compatible mode" (a bit slower but allowing to write to non primary-mapper memory, for games like SD-Snatcher).
• More reliable joystick reading for disk-swapping

SofaUnZip

• Restore display of CRC32 that had been accidentally removed.
• Added /Q (quiet) option.

SofaSet

• No VDP intialization in quiet mode
• Fix "RTC-file" handling (useful for MSX that do not have RTC like OCMs).

MIGView

• Added new options:
  /An: Automatically go to next image after n frames (n must be >0)
  /L: Loop to start after last image
  /U: Do not restore screen after display
  /Dn: Automatically switch to next image after a delay of n frames
  /Q: Do not restore screen after display

SofaRun

• Fixed clearing of screen bottom in 80 columns mode.
• Speed-up a bit the display of settings.
• Auto-start is now a single command with options:
  "Sequential".
  "Random".
  "Sequential no VDP", useful to have musics (.VGM) over pictures (.MIG).
  "Random no VDP" (same as above).
• Better random seed generation (only based on user interactions, should give more "randomness" on openMSX).
• Fix display of ZIP entires when changing display mode (40/80 columns).
• Use local path for command line when possible, allowing MSX-DOS 1 programs to launch files.
• Restore display to non-interlaced after launching a file (was not handled by BIOS screen command).
• Added option for "Non-contiguous" MFRSCC+SD (see SofaROM for details).
• Improved joystick handling:
• Same auto-repeat alogithm as keyboard.
• Added click sound (same as with keyboard).
• More reliable joystick-port reading (avoiding too fast ports reading).
• Joystick 2 can also be used.

VGMPlay

• Changed /U option to /Q for consistency with other tools.
• Do not restore VDP black-out if not required.

Version numbers and documentations for all tools have been updated.

related link: https://www.louthrax.net/mgr/