DCEmu Homebrew Emulation & Theme Park News
wraggster
by Published on April 4th, 2008 21:31
News/release from Red_Squirrel
Thanks to D.A. now i can release a new version of my patching prx.
Now date will not touched, it will remain correct! Only waves will be patched!
What's it?
It's a simple VSH plugin that shows the waves of the M33 birthday surprise!
Only waves will be patched, date will remain correct and untouched!
How to install
Copy the SEPLUGINS folder in the ROOT of Memory Stick and activate the plugin from Recovery Menù.
Thanks
To all people that ask me it.
To Adrahil for timelib.
To my girlfriend for her patience.
And naturally to D.A. for "M33 birthday surprise" and the patch code!
Download and Give Feedback Via Comments ...by Published on April 4th, 2008 21:28
News/release from ifiwere1337
Original game design credits go to the makers of this game, i am only editing the images and script.
To play, install to X:/psp/game where X=your psp drive, and have kernal set to 3.xx
Objective of the game:
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This game is based off the wildly popular pc game "Peggle", to try the original game out, visit http://www.popcap.com/games/peggle.
Your goal is to hit all red pegs with only the limited amout of balls, this may sound easy, but it is not. In your way is blue pegs, which impeed your way to the red pegs. There is also Green pegs which give you a "guide", this guide can be very useful in tight situations. Yellow pegs are also in this game, they give you a multiplier and can make your score go really high if you get the 50x. Grey bumpers and Yellow bumpers also can either help you or hinder you, the yellow bumpers make your ball accelerate when hit.
There is also a capture chute at the bottom, it moves left and right on a set path, if you manage to get the ball into it, you get a free ball.
Controls:
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Left/Right Control cannon
cross at start menu start game
cross in game shoot ball
triangle at start menu go to help
Ltrigger in game "fine tuning" shot
Rtrigger in game show guide if available
Version .2
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-Edited lua script
-changed value of "green pegs" from 2 to 3
-changed value of "new balls after next level" from 3 to 4
-changed value of "yellow pegs" from 1 to 2
-Edited images
-lowered quality of images to reduce image size and load time
(even though it was only like 2 seconds)
(C) Kogato (2008)
this game is licensed under unknown copyrights, i really have no clue.
contact [email protected] for ideas or if you are a good lua coder and would like to help.
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via ifiwere1337 ...
by Published on April 4th, 2008 18:54
news from neoflash:
R6 motion menu v3.0.0582 for R6 Silver and Gold [2008-4-1] (for test only)
history:
* Support KOREAN / ENGLISHG 2 language now
0 = Korean
1 = English
* Fix some bugs
download : http://www.neoflash.com/download/R6_...lver_and_Gold_[2008-4-1].rar
http://www.neoflash.com/ ...by Published on April 4th, 2008 18:50
by Published on April 4th, 2008 18:37
A quite amusing article on online gaming
Some gamers are ****wads
Of all the ways I spend my free time, playing games online is the only one I would describe as "frequently barbaric". Insults of all kinds, including racist and homophobic slurs, are commonplace.
The women I know who play online avoid anything that would identify them as female -- including voice communication -- in order to avoid the unwanted, and frequently negative, attention.
And that's just how players are intentionally insulting -- what some people do while playing online can also be aggravating.
Cheating, team-killing, entering a game but not playing, quitting before the game is over, and more, are all relatively common. Common enough that it was deemed worthy of a Penny Arcade comic, speculating about why normal people become ****wads online.
So what?
Why do I care? Some gamers might be thinking "If he's so thin-skinned that he can't take the online banter, maybe he shouldn’t play online." Unfortunately, many people do just that -- they stop playing online.
Even more gamers go online a few times and then never play again. This isn't just my personal speculation; I have seen convincing data from two different sources that the biggest problem with online gaming is the behavior of others. The biggest problem isn't the cost; it isn't connectivity issues, or even the quality of the games -- it is how people are ****wads online.
To make this concrete, here's a thought experiment for you: imagine you go to a new restaurant, and decide to try the meatloaf. A big guy at the next table overhears you, looks at you, and yells: "Meatloaf? What kinda newb are you? Hey everybody, this r-tard just ordered the meatloaf!
God, I'm glad you're not at my table." Laughter breaks out at the tables around you, as they crane their heads to look at the newb. The restaurant staff is nowhere to be found, and you're not entirely certain they'd do anything anyway -- you can tell this is normal behavior at this place. How good or cheap would the food have to be to get you to go back there? Who would you bring there? The vast majority of the world population wouldn't go back there, and would warn everyone they knew to avoid it.
So again, why do I care? Because the online behavior of our customers is dramatically reducing our sales, and continues to stunt the growth of our industry. Non-gamers simply don’t love games enough to put up with the crap they get online. The reason they would consider playing online is to have fun with other people -- and right now, playing games online with strangers rarely delivers that for anyone outside the hardcore demographic.
Are these problems even solvable?
Short answer: yes. Social environments and culture can be designed. Just like good game design creates fun gameplay, good social design creates fun social experiences. Unfortunately, online games seem to have allocated very few resources to designing the social environment.
But honestly, I don't believe that resource constraints are the source of the problem -- I think that most people don’t believe that social problems can be solved. A common belief that I’ve heard used as justification for not addressing the social environment of games is that "jerks will be jerks". Essentially, many people believe that:
1. Behavior is determined by personality, and
2. You can’t change people’s personality
While I (mostly) agree with the second point, it is moot because the first point has been consistently contradicted by 60 years of social psychological research. Human behavior is complex and determined by many factors.
Personality is certainly one factor, but it is a surprisingly small factor. The largest determinant of behavior is the perceived social environment. This is the good news, because both the social environment and the perception of it can be controlled.
But me just saying that I disagree with a belief isn’t an argument; some proof is in order. Evidence about the effect of the social environment on behavior comes from two main sources: real-world observation and academic studies from social psychology.
(Although perhaps I should add "cartoonists" to those two sources. The Penny Arcade comic showing a normal person becoming a total ****wad when in multiplayer gaming situation -- anonymous, with an audience -- was pretty accurate, if a bit simplified
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/featur..._idiocy_a_.php ...by Published on April 4th, 2008 18:34
Killer Dr3w is a self-described ‘mature 30-year old gamer’ and contributor to Three Speech that many of you already know. His Killer Dr3w blog is his place to speak his mind so if you enjoy this get over there and take a look. Over to Dr3w…
Over the last few months the most requested feature for the XMB has got to be in-game messaging and custom sound tracks. It’s got to the point where I haven’t even seen any other feature requested for months. I thought I would throw my Top-10 users’ XMB feature requests out there to get a healthy discussion on other things that the XMB and the PS3 needs.
I am sure that a few of these feature requests are going to be made redundant when Home and in-game XMB does eventually come out, but I am also pretty sure some of these features are for will still be outstanding this time next year…
1) Better handling of headsets
Imagine the scenario, if you will. You’re kicking ass in Warhawk. Your clan is winning, but it’s a close match. The blue team has some good players on it but due to your excellent teamwork the lead is yours. Then the zone you’re guarding gets rushed, a tank stays in the distance and a jeep with three ground troops charges at you. You call for the help of your buddies but your Bluetooth headset is flat! Nooo! No fear, you still have your PlayStation Eye, you plug it in – and then realise that before it’s going to be recognised by the PS3 you’re going to have to quit the game, go to the accessory settings, change the default input device from the Bluetooth headset to the USB one and then re-load. Yes. You lost the zone; your clan lost the game.
If the PS3 could use the last connected device as the default audio input then you might have been able to call in support. Alternatively it could give the user the option to change the default audio devices in the controller I-D screen.
2) A better way of displaying any waiting messages
I can’t tell you how many times I have received a message on my PS3 and have had it sat there for some time. Two easy fixes for this. Number one: show a simple email icon when you press the PS button on the screen that shows you the controller charge. Number two: show an animated email icon on the XMB when you’re not in-game or in movie. Why not flash the controller charge icons on the SIXAXIS in a specific order, or flash the PS3’s power button from blue to green every ten seconds? Choices, choices…
3) Fix USB devices
Why are USB devices treated as second-class devices? I appreciate that you shouldn’t be able to download DRM’d games, music or video to your external hard disk, but why can’t I create an animated preview icon for my movies? Why are my albums all sorted incorrectly when they are stored on my external hard disk? Why is almost everything messed up when using an external hard disk?
4) Quicker media access
After a few weeks of owning a PS3 I realised how I can really make use of it. I started using it to hold all my CD’s, podcasts etc… The only problem is, once you have more than around 20 or 30 albums on it, it takes quite a while for all of them to show up.
On the movie side, things are much worse. A folder with around 40 or 50 movies in can take quite a few minutes to actually list all the files in the XMB. The movies seem to show up in chronological order, so if you have 30 episodes of the 1Up Show on your PS3 and you want to watch the latest one, you’re going to have to wait.
Things get much, much, worse when you’re using a USB hard disk too. So let’s tie this feature in with the above one and fix it all in one go.
5) DNLA server
I liked the PS3 so much as a media device I bought a second one, but now I have to keep both of them manually sync’d with my music and videos. Yes, the PS3 can act as a DNLA client, but I don’t want a PC server in my house sharing out my media; I want my PS3 as my media device. It makes sense to me to have my PS3 in the living room as my central media device where all my movies, photos and music is stored. This then acts as a DNLA Server for my other PS3.
6) Pre-loading of PSN network games
Okay, this one is not specifically to do with the XMB, but it’s still a great feature. Steam offers the ability for users to download games they have pre-ordered and activate them on the day of release. No downloading on release day - just launch the game and play.
This would be awesome for the PSN. Imagine pre-ordering Warhawk or GT5: Prologue knowing that it’s ready to play on the day of release, rather than knowing you’re going to have to wait hours for it to download.
While you’re at it - why not let us pre-load our firmware updates too?
7) More integration of the PSP
Being able to use your PSP in remote play mode is pretty cool, but I want to be able to use my PSP for other things too, almost like an extended media controller. I want to be able to browse the music on my PS3, choose tracks, create playlists, fast forward videos, all using the media on my PS3.
A cool example of how this ...by Published on April 4th, 2008 18:32
The latest in that brand of Japanese titles featuring anime chicks and lots of dialog has a World Ware II theme, complete with girls in bikinis that sport symbols from the Third Reich.
There's nothing to be alarmed about, though, as the PS2 and PSP versions of Moe Moe World War II should be as harmless as their Windows predecessor, which was known for its character designs from Haruhiko Mikimoto (Macross) and Hiroyuki Kitazume (Gundam ZZ).
Like the PC version of the game, the PS2 and PSP versions feature a blend of strategy and adventure, although publisher SystemSoft Alfa has added a new scenario, a new character, and made a few gameplay and visual adjustments. The PS2 and PSP versions are said to be identical in terms of content, so you'll only have to pick up one when the both hit Japan this Fall.
And if you do pick the PSP version, please cover your screen when scenes like this show up:
http://uk.psp.ign.com/articles/864/864510p1.html ...by Published on April 3rd, 2008 23:50
yonaba posted this news/release:
Pimp My Name R3 Release
Coded By R.Yonaba
Graphics By Caf
What's this?
Define a 8 letters Name and a custom color.Chosse a Font style and the Name will be displayed as a Tag.
Changelog
Now you can define a 8 Letters Name
New Visual Keyboard
You can define the Color of your tag
New More Fonts (video games titles Fonts Added on a second Page)
All bugs And Errors Fixed
New commands added
Code optimized
Note: This Homebrew is Compatible Fat and Slim using Homemister's LuaPlayerHm v5
Installation path
PSP/GAME
(Only this..or lot of features shouldn't work)
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