DCEmu Homebrew Emulation & Theme Park News
wraggster
by Published on November 9th, 2009 16:35
Familiar names and face populate this week's downloadable Nintendo games, with appearances by Frogger, Excitebike, Bomberman, and more Electroplankton than you can shake a stylus at.
Perhaps the most exciting game to come out as part of this week's Nintendo Download is Excitebike: World Rally for WiiWare (1,000 Wii points). It's not just because it is a return to the original motorbike racing title, complete with a track editor that lets you share your creations with friends, but simply the fact that this isn't Excitebots or Excite Truck. If you'd rather fear the road than own the road, you can always grab Frogger Returns (500 points), another 3D update to the classic 2D traffic-dodger.
Rounding out the WiiWare triple-play this week is Dragon Master Spell Caster by Stickmen Studios (500 points), a game that sees players doing battle on dragon back, casting spells and spewing fire in either the single player story mode or split-screen multiplayer.
DSiWare gets six new titles today, through five of those are Electroplankton mini-games available at 200 DSi points apiece. When you're done playing microscopic musical fishies, you can blow them out of the water with Bomberman Blitz (500 points), which delivers the classic Bomberman experience to the DSi with both local and online eight player multiplayer battles.
Rounding up this week's rather massive list of downloadable titles is the Virtual Console, which adds the platforming goodness of Sega's Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap (500 points) and Cybernoid for the Commodore 64 (500 points) to its ever-growing lineup of classic titles.
So what's your poison this week?
WiiWare
Excitebike: World Rally
Publisher: Nintendo
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 1,000 Wii Points™
Description: Prepare to face daredevil jumps, crazy obstacles and other racers in the newest installment in the venerable Excitebike franchise, available exclusively on the WiiWare service. Choose from multiple camera angles as you tilt your way to smooth landings using motion-sensitive controls. Compete in races around the world in four championship circuits. Use Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection to invite friends to a race. Or if you're feeling brave, take on anyone else looking for a match. Feel like tackling a challenge of your own design? Use the intuitive Track Editor to choose from the available obstacles and put together your dream course, then share courses with friends to see whose creation skills reign supreme.
Frogger Returns
Publisher: Konami Digital Entertainment
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Wii Points
Description: Frogger Returns takes the heart-pounding challenge of arcade Frogger and moves it into the next dimension. Classic top-down 2-D game play is updated with colorful 3-D graphics, a new perspective, new levels, new enemies and game-changing power-ups. A local multiplayer mode lets you race a friend.
Dragon Master Spell Caster™
Publisher: Stickmen Studios
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) – Mild Fantasy Violence
Price: 500 Wii Points
Description: The Dragon Lords have returned to the magical world of Nakiha, bringing ultimate power to whoever controls them. Choose your champion, then master amazing magic and fierce dragon attacks to defeat the rival Champions and their Dragon Lords. Choose from four different paths and decide the fate of the world in the fantastic story mode. Battle your friends in two-player split-screen arcade mode and tailor your tactics with different dragon and rider combinations, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. Marvel at the effects of mind-blowing spell collisions. Mix spells and unleash their ultimate power. Control your Dragon Lord and crush, bite and burn your way to victory.
Nintendo DSiWare
Bomberman Blitz
Publisher: Hudson Entertainment
Players: 1-8
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Comic Mischief
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Bomberman makes his downloadable debut on Nintendo DSiWare with Bomberman Blitz. Dive into a classic multiplayer Bomberman experience with eight-player local or online multiplayer using Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Hone your skills and learn the maps, then take the battle online. Change map and item preferences for enhanced customization. Delivering unparalleled multiplayer excitement, Bomberman Blitz lets Nintendo DSi users enjoy the addictive fun of Bomberman anytime, anywhere.
Electroplankton Trapy
Publisher: Nintendo
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Trapy plankton make sounds as they swim over graceful lines made up of linked triangles. The creatures follow the lines you trace along the water. There are six types of Trapy in all, each with a unique color and sound. All Trapy plankton produce different tones depending on the direction they swim. They produce the lowest-pitched sounds when they swim to the right and produce higher-pitched sounds as their path veers to the left.
Electroplankton Hanenbow
Publisher: Nintendo
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Normally aquatic creatures, Hanenbow sometimes use floating leaves to launch ...by Published on November 9th, 2009 16:20
Lazy1 continues to work on the port of Wolf3d for the DS:
Tried another automap style:
It fills out as the engine renders the level rather than looping through the map every frame.
Problem is it looks like crap.
1) I need to get the map more visible
2) Proper colors per texture are needed
http://forum.gbadev.org/viewtopic.ph...82f38fdd729c9c ...by Published on November 9th, 2009 16:18
WiiNetPuzzle 1.0 released by Chris_c
WiiNetPuzzle is a logic puzzle game, use the WiiMote as a pointer with a and b to rotate each tile until they all link up with the centre tile. Larger game sizes are harder, start with 5x5 and teach yourself to play. Future versions may include the ability to theme the tile set.
Download and Give Feedback Via Comments ...by Published on November 9th, 2009 16:04
Microsoft might be playing cat-and-mouse with the Xbox 360 802.11n adapter, but it looks like the jig is up in the UK -- we just got this shot of it sitting on an ASDA store shelf. Still no word on Stateside availability, but surely we can't all keep on like this forever, can we?
http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/08/e...ars-in-the-uk/ ...by Published on November 9th, 2009 15:56
The PlayStation Network will go offline for scheduled maintenance tomorrow morning, Sony's noted.
The PS3 online service will be unavailable from 8:00am GMT until 11:00am GMT (though that's an "estimate" finish time), a community man notes on the official PlayStation forums.
"During this time, you may be unable to sign in to the PlayStation Network. We expect that users will be affected for only 15 minutes during this period," the Sony man says.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com...VG-General-RSS ...by Published on November 9th, 2009 15:52
Microsoft has confirmed that Twitter, Facebook and Last.fm will all be limited to Xbox Live Gold users aged 18 and over for the time being.
Xbox exec Larry Hryb explained the move was to ensure online safety, but assured users that his team were currently working on an update to the Xbox 360 that will eventually allow parents to control access to the services via the console's Family Settings.
"We made this decision because as it stands now, parents aren’t able to use Family Settings to customise which of these applications their children can access. In order to offer an age-appropriate environment for everyone, we decided to turn off these applications for those Gold members under the age of 18," he said.
"We want to make sure everyone was aware, however, that the development team is working on an update that gives parents the choice of which social applications their children can access.
"This means that Xbox Live members between the ages of 13 and 17 will be able to use Facebook, Twitter and Last.fm as long as their parents approve. The team hope to roll this out several weeks after launch and I will update you on the exact date as it gets closer," detailed Hryb.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...ed-to-over-18s ...by Published on November 9th, 2009 15:50
Nintendo's Wii Fit Plus has climbed to the top of the UK charts a week after release.
According to data from GfK Chart-Track, Electronic Arts' FIFA 10 also worked its way up the top ten to two, as last week's number one – Football Manager 2010 – dropped to number four.
The highest new entry this week was EA's Dragon Age: Origins at number five, while Forza Motorsport 3, Grand Theft Auto: Episodes form Liberty City, Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 and Tekken 6 all slid down the top ten.
Sony's SingStar: Take That entered the charts at number 16, Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time debuted at 22 and the Wii release of Ghostbusters: The Video Game helped the title jump back into the charts at 26.
Activision's big music hope – DJ Hero – which entered the charts at 20 on its first week, slipped to 21 this week.
The full top 20 All Formats chart follows:
01 Wii Fit Plus
02 FIFA 10
03 Wii Sports Resort
04 Football Manager 2010
05 Dragon Age: Origins
06 Forza Motorsport 3
07 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
08 Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
09 Pro Evolution Soccer 2010
10 Tekken 6
11 WWE Smackdown Vs RAW 2010
12 Mario Kart Wii
13 Need for Speed: Shift
14 Lego Batman: The Videogames
15 Borderlands
16 SingStar: Take That
17 Professor Layton and Pandora's Box
18 Super Mario Bros. Brawl
19 Wii Fit
20 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...top-spot-in-uk ...by Published on November 9th, 2009 15:50
Supermarket Asda has said that over 600,000 consumers have pre-ordered Activision's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 in the UK.
The game goes on sale from 00:01am tomorrow morning in the company's 24 hour stores, and at the time of writing the company is selling the game at GBP 44.99, although it admitted this could change in time for release.
"In terms of pricing, well that remains anybodies guess but come Monday’s papers we’ll all know," wrote Duncan Cross, games buyer, on the company blog.
However, rival supermarket chain Sainsbury's has this morning confirmed that it will be selling the highly-anticipated release for GBP 26, making a mockery of the suggested RRP of GBP 54.99.
The move is likely to spark a price war across the UK, as supermarkets follow the lead set by FIFA 10 last month and begin selling the game at a massive reduction and below cost price.
Update: Tesco is selling the game for GBP 25 when sold with another chart title, while advertising indicates Asda will sell the game for GBP 32, although representatives have told GamesIndustry.biz that the retailer will not confirm a price until midnight tonight.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...e-orders-in-uk ...by Published on November 9th, 2009 15:49
The street date and review embargo for Activision's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 have been trampled by consumers and media clamouring to get their hands on the most-anticipated game this year.
After copies of the game began turning up early from online retailers such as The Hut, stores in the UK and the US began selling the game to those that had pre-ordered or were simply determined enough to hunt down a lenient retailer
"This past weekend, GameStop made the decision to break street date and sell reserved copies of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 in select markets where other retailers had broken street date," said the retailer in a statement to Kotaku. "Our decision followed many conversations with Activision and was an effort to protect our customer base."
Infinity Ward's Rob Bowling responded that "Any store selling Modern Warfare 2 early is in violation of street date. There are no 'special permissions'," adding "That said, we won't punish players for it."
Determined consumers weren't going to be stopped by any street date, with online forums and social networking sites full of users claiming to buy and play copies of the game.
"Found somewhere selling MW2 surprisingly easily," tweeted Jon Hicks, editor of Official Xbox 360 Magazine in the UK. "They've sold out of Xbox 360 copies, though."
"Just bought a copy of Modern Warfare 2 from a shop with impressive disregard for official release dates," wrote The Guardian's Charlie Brooker on Twitter. "It's the PS3 version. Wanted the X360 but they'd sold out."
"Driving across town for a game that's not technically supposed to be on sale yet," offered Ben Fritz of the LA Times, although he later noted that, "Modern Warfare 2 disc has suddenly become unreadable. Punishment for buying it at a store that broke embargo?"
Bowling pointed out over the weekend that "if you bought a retail copy on PC, you can play it on 11.10.09," but that hasn't stopped console owners completing the game and posting impressions across the web.
Activision has tried to keep a tight lid on the specialist press, with journalists in the UK having to play the game in a controlled environment and reviews embargoed until 8:01am on Tuesday – despite the game launching at midnight tonight.
But full video walkthroughs of the entire single-player game have already appeared online, leaving many to question the relevance of the publisher's controlled PR and marketing approach.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 officially goes on sale tomorrow morning, with retailers such as HMV, GAME and Gamestation opening for midnight events this evening.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...fare-2-release ...by Published on November 9th, 2009 00:01
News/release from barosl
Inkl Player is a media player that supports media library and synchronized lyrics.
Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCos1vFHbbk
Changes in 0.4:
* MP3 album art support
* FLAC support
* Media library added
* Works on Dingoo A320
* Works on Windows
* Works on Windows Mobile
* Automatic update added
* Improved reactivity
* Downloads synchronized lyrics automatically
* Settings menu added
* Supports skins for list pages
* Automatic power-off added
* Fixed some bugs on synchronized lyrics
* Various bug fixes
Downloads:
http://barosl.com/inkl-player/
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