New Blitz 0.9.2 (pre-release)

New Blitz 0.9.2

The first public release. The 0.9.x builds are its test builds: this is a pre-release, ahead of 1.0.

This build has no Android kit. Send to Android comes back in the next build (a new signing key first). Everything
else is here: Mac, Windows (preview), Linux (untested), the iPhone app (.ipa), PS5 and Export ROM.

• New Blitz 2027: NFL Blitz 2000 (USA v1.1), recompiled to run natively. One app per computer (Mac, Windows,
  Linux) that is also the Builder: it checks your ROM, sets the game up and sends it to a PS5 or (from the next build) an
  Android device (dual-screen handhelds in beta), saves the iPhone app (.ipa) for you to install with your own Apple ID (AltStore,
  SideStore or Sideloadly), or exports a .z64 for an N64 or an emulator.
• Two ways to play: Original 1999, the cartridge as it was, and New Blitz, with the 2026 Season pak: 32
  teams, 2026 rosters and schedule, current uniforms and team art, Standard and Advanced seasons, Pick Your Crew and
  Pro Bowl. The pak is a one-click, optional download; live roster updates are a separate opt-in.
• Around the game: hi-res, widescreen and 60 fps or more; controller remapping; couch play for up to 4 players;
  phones as controllers; save states, Redo Play and Save & Quit; tournaments for 2 to 8 players; the Blitz codes as
  house rules, Play Clock, Realism rules and a smarter CPU (Settings → Rules); Settings → General → Save Logs for
  bug reports.
• Paks: Add-Ons installs season, uniform, art, announcer and rules paks.

Downloads

• Mac (Apple Silicon, macOS 13 or later): NewBlitz-v0.9.2-macOS-arm64.zip
• Windows (x64): NewBlitz-v0.9.2-Windows-x64.zip
• Linux (x86_64): NewBlitz-v0.9.2-Linux-x64.tar.gz

Each is the computer app and the Builder: it sets the game up with your own NFL Blitz 2000 (USA) v1.1 ROM and sends
it to a PS5 (etaHEN) (Android from the next build), saves the iPhone app (.ipa) for you to install with your own Apple ID, or
exports a .z64. No game files are included. SHA256SUMS lists every download's SHA-256.

Opening it the first time

The downloads aren't signed with a developer certificate, so your computer asks first:

• Mac: open the app once (it's blocked), then System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway.
• Windows: unzip the whole folder first; on the SmartScreen prompt, More info → Run anyway.
• Linux: tar xzf it, chmod +x "New Blitz/New Blitz" if needed, then run it. It uses the system's SDL2, FreeType
  and Vulkan.
• iPhone / iPad: Blitz Builder → Somewhere else → A console or phone → Phone → Save the iPhone app (.ipa). Install
  NewBlitz.ipa with AltStore, SideStore or Sideloadly, signed with your own Apple ID (a free one lasts 7 days at a
  time), then copy the saved ROM and setup into New Blitz's folder (Files → On My iPhone → New Blitz). The README saved
  beside it has the steps.