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9 days remain until the deadline for the competition. We are currently working on integrating the new compo system with the new site so stand by for demo submission. We have a couple of back up plans in case we cannot get online in time…even if we have to take submissions by email the compo will go on as scheduled.

Good luck and happy coding.

oh yeah…and donate to the prize pool you cheap SOBs!

http://drunkencoders.com/2010/03/winter-competition/ ...

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Spinal proposes an update of the loader file. Nds "DSision3", navigation is done by visualizing the covers in Cover Flow.
Latest update - 10.03.2010

Added setting for soft reset through ysmenu, see d_system / options.ini
Now works on SDHC
changes to system folder d_system. (must use new DScovery.exe to set up card) ...

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Spinal proposes an update of the loader file. Nds "DSision3", navigation is done by visualizing the covers in Cover Flow.
Latest update - 10.03.2010

Added setting for soft reset through ysmenu, see d_system / options.ini
Now works on SDHC
changes to system folder d_system. (must use new DScovery.exe to set up card) ...

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BALROG offers version 1.3 of FireGhouls. Game code in Lua, requires the interpreter Micro Lua DS to run.

Version 1.3 (Final):
Major improvements to the user:
-Added a backup system.
-Now monsters tremble: the difficulty of the shot is somewhat increased and the game is more fun and, I think.

http://sites.google.com/site/poramadev/home ...

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BALROG offers version 1.3 of FireGhouls. Game code in Lua, requires the interpreter Micro Lua DS to run.

Version 1.3 (Final):
Major improvements to the user:
-Added a backup system.
-Now monsters tremble: the difficulty of the shot is somewhat increased and the game is more fun and, I think.

http://sites.google.com/site/poramadev/home ...

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Ced-le-penguin realizes the stable version 0.4 "Micro Lua DS Simulator" that could be described emulator coded in lua projects with Micro Lua DS Risika. Indeed, Micro Lua DS Simulator can run on PC projects by simulating the Lua interpreter Micro Lua DS.

And here's the final version 0.4 of MLS! Very Happy

Changes:

* OpenGL is now the display mode by default mls.ini
* OpenGL problems resolved: most white rectangles instead of images or distorted images, or FPS unbearably low (on older graphics cards fro in OpenGL rendering software). If you're still having problems with OpenGL, including pause, take a look at the file mls.ini it contains additional options for OpenGL
* Screen.drawTextBox () now supports the newlines
* New window "keyboard shortcuts" in the Help menu (or Ctrl + K)
* Zoom: in some cases, return to 1x zoom was not done
* Zoom: changing the zoom is disabled when it is fullscreen
* The configuration file is provided mls.ini instead of mls.ini.dist (the user should rename)

http://microlua.xooit.fr/t179-Micro-Lua-Simulator.htm ...

News via http://www.nintendomax.com/portal.php

Ced-le-penguin realizes the stable version 0.4 "Micro Lua DS Simulator" that could be described emulator coded in lua projects with Micro Lua DS Risika. Indeed, Micro Lua DS Simulator can run on PC projects by simulating the Lua interpreter Micro Lua DS.

And here's the final version 0.4 of MLS! Very Happy

Changes:

* OpenGL is now the display mode by default mls.ini
* OpenGL problems resolved: most white rectangles instead of images or distorted images, or FPS unbearably low (on older graphics cards fro in OpenGL rendering software). If you're still having problems with OpenGL, including pause, take a look at the file mls.ini it contains additional options for OpenGL
* Screen.drawTextBox () now supports the newlines
* New window "keyboard shortcuts" in the Help menu (or Ctrl + K)
* Zoom: in some cases, return to 1x zoom was not done
* Zoom: changing the zoom is disabled when it is fullscreen
* The configuration file is provided mls.ini instead of mls.ini.dist (the user should rename)

http://microlua.xooit.fr/t179-Micro-Lua-Simulator.htm ...

I just played SOCOM 4 with the newly-named PlayStation Move controller. And now I know how the PlayStation 3's motion-sensitive controller is not just a me-too Wii controller.

For those who need the basics, the PlayStation Move is a remote-like motion-sensitive controller with a sphere at the end. The sub-controller is an off-hand controller being offered for some Move games. The Move controller connects to the PS3 with the help of a PlayStation Eye camera, which detects the Move's colored sphere, while tilt sensors in the move transmit their position data to the PS3.

But at first glance, the whole thing seems like just another version of the Wii Remote and Nunchuk.

Not quite. There are key differences:

-Fewer buttons: The Move controller is actually even more streamlined than the Wii Remote. Nintendo's Remote still offers/confuses a new player with a d-pad, plus, A, minus, 1 and 2 buttons as well as a home button and B trigger. The Move has its own home button and underbelly trigger, but just five other points of button input. That makes the controller actually feel a little naked and therefore likely even less daunting to a new player — unless they need their controllers to look like TV remotes.

-No wasted batteries: The Wii remote sucks up AA battery juice. The Move and its companion sub-controller are rechargeable via the same mini-USB connection used to charge the PS3's main controller.

-A smarter controller: I played SOCOM 4, a third person-shooter, with the Move pointed at the TV like a gun and the sub-controller in my left hand to command character movement. Wii games that were controlled with Remote and Nunchuk could be befuddled if the player pointed the Remote away from the screen. If you were playing a shooter and aimed just off the screen, the game's camera might start spinning or the game would pause and ask for the player to point at the TV again. The combination of camera sensors — the Sony Eyetoy on top of the TV detects the presence of the Move — and a gyroscope prevented SOCOM 4 from getting confused. When I moved my controller to point off of the TV, the gyroscopic sensors kept track of my movement. The same thing happened when a SOCOM developer blocked the Eyetoy camera. The precision of the controller diminishes in these situation. but the PS3 doesn't lose track of the device.

-No wire!: The Wii Remote and Nunchuk are tethered by a short cable. The PS3 Move and its subcontroller are not.

-No off-hand gyro: The Wii Nunchuk has a sensor that detects motion, more crudely than does the Remote. The PS3's version of the Nunchuk, does not have a motion sensor, according to a developer I was speaking to. There's a chance that is not final, but that is the case with the controllers at Sony's showcase event today. But that's why two-handed boxing-style games were shown with two Moves. On the Wii, those kinds of games are handled, with supposedly less precision, with a Remote and Nunchuk.

-The colored ball: The colorful sphere at the pointing end of the Move is the thing that the PlayStation Eye uses to detect the presence of the Move. The color changes. In the demo I played with SOCOM 4, the sphere was orange. Why? Because the software detected that there was no orange in the background. If we had been in a different room, the color would be different. The Wii's signature hue may be white, but this varying color at the end of the Move will likely prove to be the Move's visual trademark.

-The Z: Without a Wii MotionPlus, the Wii Remote cannot accurately sense depth.The Wii's sensor bar doesn't know how close the player is standing to their TV, nor can it recognize movements toward or away from it. The PS3, however, can detect such movement in the Z-plane. It does this thanks to the sphere at the end of the controller. If the player moves the Move toward themselves, the PlayStation Eye camera sees the sphere shrink and therefore knows the controller has been moved in the Z-plane. Clever. [UPDATE: Readers point out that a standard Wii Remote can sense some depth. I have even played games — a long time ago — that ask for the Wii remote to be pulled in or out. I never found that detection to be all that precise and believe the PS3 Move, based on how the tech was described to me, should be able to detect Z-plane movement more effectively, without needing to be pointed directly at the TV, as the Wii Remote must be.]

Those are the differences, all less obvious than the similarities. The PS3 Move is being shown to support shooters and table tennis, fistfighting and co-op platforming. These may be familiar templates to Wii gamers who have sampled Metroid, Wii Sports, and Super Mario Galaxy. But at the nitty-gritty level, some of the PS3 Move's difference offer some nice feature improvements — maybe a drawback or two — and something that isn't quite the Wii-too it appears to be at first glance.

And, hey, the Sony person showing me SOCOM didn't even make me wear the controller's ...

Zipper Interactive's recently revealed SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs is one of the games we were least expecting to be fully playable with the PlayStation Move controller. Can a hardcore online shooter stay competitive with a motion control scheme ?

Fortunately for the less curious SOCOM fan, the Move controller is not a requirement. The game can obviously be played with a DualShock controller. Based on my hands-on time with the Move in SOCOM 4, a game that requires both liberal use of motion controlled aiming and the numerous buttons, players will be more accurately served sticking to their familiar gamepads.

The control layout in the pre-alpha build of SOCOM 4 required aiming the ever present targeting reticule with the glowing Move controller. Character movement—strafing and running—was performed with the Move sub-controller's analog stick. Movement and point-aiming didn't take too long to get a grip on, but I was very happy to be playing as an indestructible SEAL, thanks to god mode. I took a lot of damage while playing my very first Move game.

The control complexity started to kick in when I was forced to perform any SOCOM 4 action that went beyond moving and shooting. The four face buttons—circle, square, triangle and X—are positioned not in their normal, familiar spots, but rotated about 45 degrees clockwise, flanking the Move logo button (aka the squiggle). My thumb's transition from analog stick to d-pad on the Move sub-controller, which also sports its own square and circle buttons, was another awkward motion.

For the record, the squiggle button is not necessarily a replacement for, say, the L1 button of a DualShock. The squiggle zoomed in the camera in the control method we were using, but Zipper staffers indicated the button's use may be defined per game.

Surely, some of this controller dexterity will come in time, after spending more than 10 minutes wielding both Move accessories, but it made my SOCOM 4 experience rather clumsy. Fortunately, Zipper Interactive reps say they have plenty of playtesting ahead of them, as well as plenty of development time before SOCOM 4's release later this year, so it's possible that Move control could eventually become the preferred option.

Is it likely? Maybe not, but at least adventurous SOCOM fans eager to play something more core-oriented with their Moves will be able to test their motion controlled headshot skills online against others.

http://kotaku.com/5490642/socom-4-on-the-move ...