WhittyArcade v0.2.0 Preview 2 — Windows & Linux

WhittyArcade v0.2.0 Preview 2

This is the first WhittyArcade preview published for both Windows and Linux.
It provides one portable Windows 10/11 package and native archives for five
current Linux targets, all built from the same private engine commit.

Desktop platforms

• Windows 10/11 x86-64 portable ZIP, including the required runtime DLLs.
• Ubuntu 24.04 x86-64.
• Debian 13 x86-64.
• Fedora 43 x86-64.
• openSUSE Tumbleweed x86-64.
• CachyOS / Arch Linux x86-64.
• Native file selection and per-user storage on both host families.
• No installer or administrator access is required on Windows.

Emulator changes

• Adds Dirt Dash (World, DT2 Ver.C) and Aqua Jet (World, AJ2 Ver.B) to the
  supported Super System 22 catalog.
• Retains Time Crisis boot/gameplay, C352 audio, mouse light-gun aiming,
  trigger and pedal controls from the earlier Linux preview.
• Adds Galaxian and UniWar S to the playable classic-board catalog alongside
  Moon Cresta.
• Adds Virtua Cop 2 ROM-loading groundwork. Virtua Cop 2 is not yet exposed as
  a playable catalog entry in this release.
• Recognises 19 working sets. Ridge Racer Full Scale is also recognised but
  remains marked not working.

Build verification

• Private engine commit: 7342f008e2740cf76e945605e6232190ce8ad679
• Windows x86-64 build 29902786653
• Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora and openSUSE build 29902786648
• CachyOS / Arch build 29902786750
• Every target completed its release build, non-ROM automated test suite,
  stripped-package smoke test and artifact upload successfully.
• The portable Windows ZIP was smoke-tested with its staged DLLs. Private
  debug symbols are not included in this public release.
• Each public archive has a separate SHA-256 checksum asset. Executables also
  carry verification data inside their package.

Package checksums

40553bb109a374a755fe4d5b3cdf88fb1cb66d8855153155ce227a548e2524e9  WhittyArcade-windows-x86_64.zip
f7ccfe076431b917a3ce6b06c7adc5ceb9732753fc1c4fe63f9897a08b1d655d  WhittyArcade-ubuntu-24.04-x86_64.tar.gz
48d6077da34b0e007453dc8189aacf84dd3bef319f63d65d649b20e3c1ada931  WhittyArcade-debian-13-x86_64.tar.gz
52f7452484466e164863f0ae6c8d5ecc6aa85346b1cb37b3f5a9532764190cd5  WhittyArcade-fedora-43-x86_64.tar.gz
cb64072d8d230d6c19519f11d880217104b3cf54532903da63e022e820bd1056  WhittyArcade-opensuse-tumbleweed-x86_64.tar.gz
97cdf20c4897a6d9c67aa7cab2a3fc2a8481eb1a3b4f46e846339cb040d450ee  WhittyArcade-cachyos-x86_64.tar.gz

ROM and licence notice

No ROMs, firmware, keys or links to game-data downloads are included or
provided. Use only game data that you are legally entitled to use. Merged,
split and non-merged MAME-compatible layouts remain supported.

Official unmodified binaries are licensed for personal, non-commercial use.
Read LICENSE.txt, THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md and the platform README inside the
package before use.

Installation, ROM and control guide:
https://crownparkcomputing.github.io/WhittyArcade-Releases/