YEAR 2000

December 24th, 2000
Merry Christmas to everybody!!! Here's my small small gift for you:
"Donkey Angler (Gakken - LCD Card Game) Simulator" 1.00 (final) released now!
The game simulation is complete, but the package still lacks the instruction manual. =(
If anyone wishes to contribute by providing scans from it, please contact me!
Get it from the download page and enjoy!

December 1st, 2000
New sections added:
- an automated mailing list to always keep users up to date about handhelds simulators new releases and updates. Don't forget to subscribe it! [update 01/12/2007: mailing list removed]
- a contribution section to list the stuff I need to complete my simulators; there are also listed the names of all of my friends who helped me in my previous projects. Thanks guys! ;)

November 17th, 2000
Released today:
- "Snoopy (Nintendo - Table Top Series) Simulator" 1.00 (final)
This game is basically the same as "Snoopy (Nintendo - Panorama Screen Series)" with different graphics! Thanks to Andy Cole from the UK for providing scans and pictures from the original Table Top game! ;)
Also, this package still lacks the instruction manual. =(
If anyone wishes to contribute by providing scans from it, please contact me!

Also updated:
- "Mario's Bombs Away (Nintendo - Panorama Screen Series) Simulator" 1.01
It now features the "Manual.EXE" application, which allows you browsing the original instruction booklet. Thanks to Entreri for sendimg me the scans! ;)

Get them both from the download page and enjoy! =P

November 13th, 2000
- "Mario's Bombs Away (Nintendo - Panorama Screen Series) Simulator" 1.00 (final) released now!
The game simulation is complete, but the package still lacks the instruction manual. =(
If anyone wishes to contribute by providing scans from it, please contact me!
Get it from the download page and... happy bombing! =P

November 4th, 2000
Updated today:
- "PuckMan (Tomy) Simulator" 2.01 (shaped form, Artificial Intelligence, manual featured)
I believe this is the real ultimate release for this game. So get it from the download page.

October 28th, 2000
Updated today:
- "Motor Cross Simulator" 2.01 (shaped form, new sound engine and much more)
- "Grab Man (Inno-Hit) Simulator" 2.01 (shaped form, Artificial Intelligence and much more)
Get them from the download page.

October 17th, 2000
Again a big delay in releasing a new simulator. This time I've been busy with new project: the CreatiVEmu (CreatiVision computer/console emulator).
Go check it at www.madrigaldesign.it/creativemu for more infos.

"Snoopy (Nintendo - Panorama Screen Series) Simulator" 1.00 released now!
It's been fully beta-tested and it's 100% complete!!
Get it from the download page and... enjoy it!

October 12th, 2000
WOW! Over 50.000 visitors =) ...who's been the one?

October 9th, 2000
One only year ago (October 9th, 1999) I started my first simulation project (Motor Cross), which is my very first professional programming experience.

During this year I programmed 15 handhelds simulators and I got satisfied with most of them, but actually the very most satisfactions come from the lots of nice emails I almost daily receive from users. I really couldn't even think of such a big success! =)
It's been a busy (though incredible) year, and I wish I'll be more capable in programming, and produce better and better simulators for you. Thanks to all the friends which I met through the web, fans, webmasters and contributors.

***THANKS PEOPLE!!!***

August 23rd, 2000
I just received an useful e-mail from Robert Kacsich, the great programmer of "Coleco Head to Head Soccer" and "Neko Don Don!" simulators. He suggests a new way to retouch graphics, so if you wish to program your own handheld game simulator give it a look.
(Go to tutorial, end of chapter 2).

July 30th, 2000
Sorry for such a big delay in releasing a new simulator... I've been quite busy with my college ;)
- "Towering Rescue (Gakken - LCD Card Game) Simulator" 1.00 released now!
It's been fully beta-tested and it's 100% complete!!
Get it from the download page and... enjoy it! I'll go on holiday within a couple of days, so let's meet again after August 15th... Seaside awaits for me!

I recently received a great e-mail from Robert Kacsich, author of the great "Coleco Head-to-head Football Simulator". He told me he's about to complete his second simulator: "Neko Don Don! (Katatoku/Casio)"!!!
He is about to release it within a few days - link to his site inside of my links section. Keep an eye there!

- REQUEST FOR HELP!!!
I *need* scans from the original instructions booklet of "Towering Rescue"'.
If you do have it and would like to contribute, simply email me. Thanks! =)

June 23rd, 2000
Wow, how many news today...
First of all, I have the pleasure to announce my very first official mirror, and it's fully in Italian!!! Go to http://www.madrigaldesign.it/sim_it/ and check it!

- "Snoopy Tennis" (Nintendo - Wide Screen Series) Simulator" 1.00 released NOW! As usual, it's the first public release (though fully beta-tested) and should work fine. Thanks to Mano Hassan from Paris for sending me scans from the original instructions booklet. And if you are a devoted fan to Snoopy and his friends, click on this image to visit the great Peanuts official website.

Also updated:
- "Turtle Bridge" (Nintendo - Wide Screen Series) Simulator" 1.01 (more accuracy)
Get them from the download page and... enjoy!

June 10th, 2000
- "Turtle Bridge" (Nintendo - Wide Screen Series) Simulator" 1.00 released right NOW!
It's the first public release (already beta-tested) and should work fine. Thanks to Harry Yiannakis from London for sending me scans from the original instructions booklet.
Also updated:
- "Donkey Kong Circus (Nintendo - Panorama Screen Series) Simulator" 1.03.
It now features the "Manual.EXE" application, which allows you browsing the original instruction booklet. Thanks to Hiroshi Kaneko for sending me those scans.
Get them both from the download page and... enjoy!

- REQUEST FOR HELP!!!
My "Snoopy Tennis" simulator is about to be completed and released.
Actually the game is fully playable since June 5th. But, since the simulator still lacks the "Manual.EXE" application, I prefer not to distribute it yet.
So, if you own the original instructions booklet and would like to contribute by sending me a few scans from it, please contact me soon!

May 27th, 2000
While working on my next two simulators, that are Turtle Bridge and Snoopy Tennis (both Nintendo's) I found a couple of bugs in a few of my previously released simulators :-(((
So get the following updated:
- "Donkey Kong (Nintendo - Multi Screen Series) Simulator" 1.02
- "Lifeboat (Nintendo - Multi Screen Series) Simulator" 1.02
- "Donkey Kong Circus (Nintendo - Panorama Screen Series) Simulator" 1.02
from the download page!

May 11th, 2000
- "Donkey Kong (Nintendo - Multi Screen Series) Simulator" updated to 1.01.
Now simulation should be a little bit more accurate.
Thanks to Werner Buttner from South Africa for giving me some important infos!
Get this new release from the download page!

May 8th, 2000
- "Donkey Kong (Nintendo - Multi Screen Series) Simulator" 1.00 released right NOW!
It's been fully beta-tested and it's 100% complete!!
Get it from my download page and.. enjoy it!
Also... do you like my new logo? ;-Þ

April 15th, 2000
Game & Watch collector Hiroshi Kaneko, who is a brilliant fashion designer from Tokyo and works for "Ronde-Belle", has asked me to add a link to his company's wonderful site.
There you could see their incredible autumn/winter collection of modern fashion.
Well, I watched those clothes and I was absolutely stunned!
I highly recommend to have a look at their URL: www.ronde-belle.com

April 14th, 2000
- "Armor Battle (Mattel Electronics) Simulator" 1.00 released today!
I'm willing to include scanned images of the original booklet in next release.
So if you OWN it and would like to contribute, please send me an email!!!
But until then... get the simulator from the download page and... enjoy!

April 10th, 2000
- "Sub Chase (Mattel Electronics) Simulator" 1.00 released right NOW!
It's the first public release (already beta-tested) and should work fine.
Get it from the download page.

April 7th, 2000
Wow! Over 20000 visitors!
I take the occasion to thank all webmasters, programmers and friends who made this site become a "reference" in the simulation scene:
Atila (Retrogames), Logoff (M3), Peter and Glide (EmuHQ), Opi (EmuCamp), PTS and Dev (Emulatronia), Tim (ArcadeAtHome), Luke Skywalker and The Guru (EmuUnlimited), Pheeraphat, Nok, Yokisoft, Jaro and... (oh, too many to list!)
And, obviously, THANKS to all people who daily visit this humble website and send me emails with very nice words! ;-)
I hope I'll become more capable in programming, and make always funnier games for your entertainment!

April 6th, 2000
A couple of bug-fixes made to "Penguin Land (Bandai) Simulator", now ready with release 1.01. Hope no more bugs will appear!
Go download it... (again)

April 5th, 2000
- "Penguin Land (Bandai 2-players tabletop) Simulator" released right NOW!
This has been the hardest thing I ever programmed...
It can be played in 1-player game mode (vs CPU) or against your best (!) friend.
It also features some Artificial Intelligence routines which are used it the 1-player game mode. I think that they are worth a try.
Go download it, and... HAPPY BOMBING!

March 22nd, 2000
Another minor update to "Lifeboat (Nintendo - Multi Screen Series) Simulator", now ready with release 1.01. This should be the final update...
Get it from the download section.

March 18th, 2000
Minor update to "Lifeboat (Nintendo - Multi Screen Series) Simulator"
Thanks to Kalle Wallin for advising me about a small mistake in the Splash-Screen :-)
Get it from the download page.

March 16th, 2000
- "Lifeboat (Nintendo - Multi Screen Series) Simulator" 1.00 released right NOW!
It's the first public release though it's been fully beta-tested and it's 100% complete!
I think that this one is my masterpiece. Hope you enjoy it!
Get it from the download section.

March 10th, 2000
- "Banana/Banana Sbang (VTL/Polistil) Simulator" 1.00 released right NOW!
- "Donkey Kong Circus (Nintendo) Simulator" updated to 1.01 ("Chance-Time" release).
Now it's 100% complete!
Get them from the download section.

March 5th, 2000
I made the scans for my next simulator today... but I don't want to reveal its name yet...
I just say one thing: it's a Game&Watch from Nintendo's "Multi-Screen" series...
Guess what it is! :-)

March 2nd, 2000
My interview at Mini Mania Magazine translated into English and published today...
Go read it here. Hope you enjoy it.

February 22nd, 2000
Wow! Over 10000 visitors!
"And the winner is"... Jeremy Steffen from Canada! Thanks, Jerermy :-)

February 19th, 2000
- "Donkey Kong Circus (Nintendo) Simulator" 1.00 released right NOW!
Get it from the download section.
NEW section added: a tutorial to help you code your own simulator: view it!

February 18th, 2000
- HUGE update today: the following simulators have been upgraded to version 2.00 (final)

- "Motor Cross Simulator"
- "GrabMan (PacMan from Casio/Inno-Hit) Simulator"
- "Las Vegas (Bandai) Simulator"
- "PuckMan (Tomy Electronic) Simulator"
Get them from the download section.

February 12th, 2000
My fifth simulator:
- "Donkey Kong Circus" from Nintendo's Panorama Screen Series
is now ready with release 0.1 BETA (first public beta, 99% ready)
Get it from the download section.

January 29th, 2000
Updated today:
- "Las Vegas Simulator" 1.03 (minor bugfix)
- "PuckMan (Tomy Electronic) Simulator" 1.01 (better simulation routine)
Get them from the download section.

January 24th, 2000
Oops... who's my 5000th visitor? Apparently he's visited this site right tonight!
By the way, I needed FIVE days to clean the graphics for Donkey Kong Circus...
Puff... Now I can go back to Borland Delphi and begin the code for the engine.

January 16th, 2000
I made the scans for my next simulator today:
- "Donkey Kong Circus" from Nintendo's Panorama Screen Series.
Unfortunately I'll also have to go back to college for some time;
so don't expect to see the simulator ready that quickly...

January 14th, 2000
Happy birthday to... MYSELF! (26 years old now) :-)
I decided to enjoy my birthday with a brand new simulator made by me:
- "PuckMan (Tomy Electronic) Simulator", released right NOW!
Get it from the download section.

January 13th, 2000
- "Las Vegas (Bandai) Simulator" updated to 1.02
It is an important bug-fix, get it before it's too late!

January 10th, 2000
This morning I started my fourth simulator: "Puck Man" (Tomy Electronic)
Hey... what's happened? I've had over 700 visitors on my first day here at Retrogames!
I am VERY impressed!

January 9th, 2000
Finally moved to Retrogames with a full graphics and site restyling...

January 6th, 2000
- "Las Vegas (Bandai) Simulator" updated to 1.01
Get it from the download section