I tried it on my Windows 7 computer and when i clicked on one of the options in the menu the menu distorted?

Hi, Ven.  Right now I am on a trip but I will try to help.

I realized the emulator here at itch.io is an old version. Please try the latest version (download here).

If the problem persists try to post here the log file (DebugLog.txt, at the emulator's folder). A screenshot of that distortion could also be useful to understand what happens.

Log title: "Process log for C:\Users\ben\Downloads\Vircon32-Emulator-24.7.29-Windows\Vircon32\Emulator\DebugLog", started on: [Sunday, August 18, 2024][15:34:51]

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Performing ABI assertions

Performing I/O port assertions

Initializing global variables

Initializing SDL

Active joysticks: 0

Creating OpenGL window

Creating window

Creating OpenGL context

OpenGL context created successfully

Initializing GLAD

Started OpenGL version 3.0.0 - Build 8.15.10.2712

OpenGL renderer: Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000

GLSL version: 1.30 - Intel Build 8.15.10.2712

Activating VSync

Setting 2D viewport

Finished creating OpenGL window

Graphic device vendor: Intel

Graphic device model: Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000

Starting ImGui

Initializing rendering

Compiling GLSL shader program

Vertex shader compiled successfully! ID = 1

Fragment shader compiled successfully! ID = 2

Shader program linked successfully! ID = 3

Creating white texture

Finished creating white texture

Finished initializing rendering

Creating Framebuffer

Creating Framebuffer object

glGenFramebuffers: GL_NO_ERROR

glBindFramebuffer: GL_NO_ERROR

Creating a new texture

glGenTextures: GL_NO_ERROR

glBindTexture: GL_NO_ERROR

glTexImage2D: GL_NO_ERROR

glTexParameteri: GL_NO_ERROR

Binding the render buffer to the Framebuffer

glFramebufferTexture: GL_NO_ERROR

Checking status of the created Framebuffer

glCheckFramebufferStatus: GL_NO_ERROR

Framebuffer status OK

glDrawBuffers: GL_NO_ERROR

Finished creating Framebuffer

Enabling alpha blending

Initializing audio

Texture -> Load "C:\Users\ben\Downloads\Vircon32-Emulator-24.7.29-Windows\Vircon32\Emulator\Images\NoSignal.png"

Loading controls from "C:\Users\ben\Downloads\Vircon32-Emulator-24.7.29-Windows\Vircon32\Emulator\Config-Controls.xml"

Loading settings from "C:\Users\ben\Downloads\Vircon32-Emulator-24.7.29-Windows\Vircon32\Emulator\Config-Settings.xml"

Creating audio playback thread

Loading bios

File path: "C:\Users\ben\Downloads\Vircon32-Emulator-24.7.29-Windows\Vircon32\Emulator\Bios\StandardBios.v32"

BIOS title: "Vircon32 standard BIOS"

BIOS texture is 480x328

BIOS sound is 105728 samples

Finished loading BIOS

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    Starting main loop

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Focus gained

Focus gained

Focus lost

Focus gained

Loading cartridge

File path: "C:\Users\ben\Downloads\Puztrix.v32"

Cartridge title: "Puztrix"

Video ROM contains 5 textures

Audio ROM contains 10 sounds

Loading cartridge program ROM

-> Program ROM is 40427 words

Loading cartridge video ROM

-> Texture 0: 1024 x 1024 pixels

-> Texture 1: 1024 x 1024 pixels

-> Texture 2: 336 x 160 pixels

-> Texture 3: 352 x 168 pixels

-> Texture 4: 208 x 104 pixels

Loading cartridge audio ROM

-> Sound 0: 3842874 samples (87.140000 seconds)

-> Sound 1: 57958 samples (1.314240 seconds)

-> Sound 2: 13868 samples (0.314467 seconds)

-> Sound 3: 7306 samples (0.165669 seconds)

-> Sound 4: 51357 samples (1.164558 seconds)

-> Sound 5: 17207 samples (0.390181 seconds)

-> Sound 6: 143217 samples (3.247551 seconds)

-> Sound 7: 4027 samples (0.091315 seconds)

-> Sound 8: 68334 samples (1.549524 seconds)

-> Sound 9: 18779 samples (0.425828 seconds)

Finished loading cartridge

Console power ON

Console reset

Creating memory card

File path: "C:\Users\ben\Downloads\Vircon32-Emulator-24.7.29-Windows\Vircon32\Emulator\Cards\Puztrix.memc"

Finished creating memory card

Loading memory card

File path: "C:\Users\ben\Downloads\Vircon32-Emulator-24.7.29-Windows\Vircon32\Emulator\Cards\Puztrix.memc"

Finished loading memory card

Focus lost

Focus gained

Console power OFF

Stopping audio playback thread

Audio thread exiting

Saving settings to "C:\Users\ben\Downloads\Vircon32-Emulator-24.7.29-Windows\Vircon32\Emulator\Config-Settings.xml"

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    Performing terminations

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Terminating audio

Shutting down ImGui

Exiting

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Log finished on: [Sunday, August 18, 2024][15:37:51]

Thank you for posting that info. The log shows no errors or anything that looks wrong to me. Running it on Windows 7 is no problem, one of my computers uses it and the emulator works well.

I had never seen a distortion in menus like that. Maybe it could be a bug with the GUI library I am using (Dear ImGui). I will try to investigate that when I get back home in a few days. If you want to try other options meanwhile  I could suggest using the Vircon32 core for RetroArch. If you don't use RetroArch, I think you should still be able to play the games with this emulator using the keyboard. Here are the main key commands:

Escape: Toggle menus
Ctrl + L: Load ROM, or change to another one (with power off)
Ctrl + P: Toggle power (on/off)
Ctrl + R: Reset
Ctrl + F: Toggle fullscreen
Ctrl + 1 / 2 / 3: Window zoom X1 / X2 / X3
Ctrl + M: Toggle Mute

Default controls for gamepad 1 are these:

D-Pad:  Direction arrow keys
Buttons L, R:  Keys Q, W
Buttons Y, X:  Keys A, S
Buttons B, A:  Keys Z, X
Button Start:  Key Return

I hope this can help you until I find the issue.

OK!

I think that might be the issue, thank you.