Team Pandory

Pandory500 v3 and v3.1 Released!

Added 2024-05-01 22:19:21 +0000 UTC

It took us the best part of a year, but we've just released a HUGE update.

Basically, Pandory500 transforms your A500 Mini into an emulation beast, with some nice enhancements. Such as an updated version of Amiberry and Online capabilities.

The changelog is pretty substantial, and we hope you enjoy this release!

Download: https://github.com/TeamPandory/pandory500

v3.1 2024.04.19
Updates in this release:
Fix a bug for some users on the 1.2.1 firmware that showed a barcode when exiting Pandory500.
Removed two Scumm VM games from the game list that were not installed
Prevented mediaplayer crash on exit
Switch default Spectrum control to Joystick with Game specific overrides for preinstalled games
v3 2024.04.18
Updates in this release:
Optimised for speed and size
Rebuilt everything from the ground up with A500 hardware-specific speed fixes
Pandory is around 200MB smaller than before and the thumbnail pack about 1GB smaller.
Updated Retroarch to 1.18
updated almost all cores to latest versions
fixes for some controller issues
more stable hotplug functionality
many extra optional retroarch cores to try if you have compatibility problems with a game
CHD support for almost every cd-based core
NEW CORES
pico-8 core
Updated Amiberry to 5.6
fixed lots of bugs. new features
run AGS and Aminimiga in Amiberry 5.6
automatic kickstart setup for amiberry and retrorach -> no configuration needed.
Compatible with firmware 1.2.1 and 1.1.1
Update ScummVM to 2.8.1
Support for the GRIME engine - play games like Grim Fandango
Play lots of games that use Adventure Game Studio
Asylum engine: now you can play Sanitarium
Includes new games
Flight of the Amazon Queen
ToonStruck Demo
Update: OpenBOR fixes
rebuilt with speed optimisations for the A500
Update: Open Cubic Player to 2.0.109
support for more chiptune formats
NEW: Vice 3.7.1 Commodore Emulator
emulates:
C64
C128
CBM II B and P
PET
PLUS4
VIC-20
can auto-install the correct bios files from USB if they are missing
NEW: Vice SID Player
with a freeware collection of 60000 sid files to get you started
NEW: Doom-Core replaced with Crispy Doom
Now you can play Doom in HD Widescreen
..and Hexen
..and Heretic
Full mouse support
With General Midi Soundfont!
Deathmatch Doom... da da da da da!
NEW: INTERNET SUPPORT VIA USB LAN
Access the internet via your mini
Browse the web
Visit BBS Servers
Visit FTP servers
Chat with your friends
Play Doom online with your friends (via teampandory.com)
HD Quake (Darkplaces)
play Quake in 720p hardware accelerated mode
with multiplayer Deathmatch support
weekly deathmatch sessions Saturdays GMT 21:00 GMT / 4:00PM EST
version available for windows and for the steamdeck.
Update DOSBox Staging to 0.80
fluidsynth soundfont support (pre-configured)
mt32 support possible if you add the mt32 bios files
ipx/tcp networking support
UPDATE: PPSSPP to 1.16.2
new controller mappings with combo keys
menu + home = PPSSPP MENU
menu + left-shoulder = SAVE STATE
menu + right-shoulder = LOAD STATE
menu + green/x/square = HOME
menu + yellow/y/triangle = AXIS SWAP
online ppsspp homebrew store -> download homebrew directly to your mini
UPDATE: Flycast 2.2
Fixed graphic distortion on some games
Online Boxart Scraping
Now shares BIOS files with retorarch, no need to install the bios files twice
NVRAM Unlocks:
dreamcast unlocks:
marvel vs capcom 2
capcom vs snk 2
street fighter 3rd strike
ikaruga
super street fighter 2
puzzle fighter 2
naomi unlocks:
cannon spike
capcom vs snk
capcom vs snk 2
marvel vs capcom 2 (japan)
NEW: Native Atari ST Emulator (Hatari)
Moved from retroarch to a standalone emulator
old retroarch core is still there if you want it
emulates Atari ST/STE/TT/Falcon
Includes the free EmuTOS bios to get you started
inbuilt virtual midi synth, specially made for Pandory
NEW: Zesarux Emulator
emulates:
ZX Spectrum
MK14
ZX80
ZX81
QL
Z88
Microdigital TK80, TK82, TK82C, TK83, TK85, TK90X, TK95
Timex Sinclair 1000, 1500, 2068
Timex Computer 2048, 2068
Inves Spectrum +
Sam Coupe
Pentagon
Chloe 140 SE, 280 SE
Chrome
Prism
ZX-Uno
ZX-Evolution BaseConf (beta)
ZX-Evolution TS-Conf
ZX Spectrum Next
Jupiter Ace
Amstrad CPC 464, CPC 4128, CPC 664, CPC 6128
Amstrad PCW 8256, PCW 8512
MSX1
Spectravideo 318/328
Colecovision
Sega SG1000
Sega Master System
can auto-install the correct bios files from USB if they are missing
NEW: DOSBox Command and Conquer replaced with Vanilla Conquer
Play Command and Conquer Tiberian Dawn and Red Alert Full Versions
available to download on our github
let you play in HD 720p
LAN multiplayer and skirmish support
NEW: MagiTerm Telnet BBS Client
connect to modern BBS systems
preconfigured with 1000s of BBS addresses
NEW: EDuke32
Play Duke Nukem 3D at blazing speeds
With upscaling and widescreen mode
NEW: Remote access
Access the files on your mini via SFTP
Shell terminal access via SSH
Start the terminal and type "sshserver" to start
NEW: Self recovery mode
If the menu corrupts a Pandory startup file, they will
be restored if you start one of the others.
NEW: Mystery Emulator!
Connect your A500 to the internet and a secret additional emulator gets activated.
NEW: More background music
we've added a few tracks from our friend XxDUSTYxX for you to listen to in the menu.
Developer things
Pandory now contains standalone modern C and C++ libraries instead of the older ones on the mini
We've moved and recompiled everything using the modern GCC12 compiler to take advantage of many speed optimisations.
We've open sourced our toolchain so you can program your own things for the A500: https://code.teampandory.com/pandory/pandory500/toolchain
NEW: HD MilkyTracker
Featuring: BodgeMouse!
Other stuff
-> moved all launchers from the applications menu to THEA500 menu