DCEmu Homebrew Emulation & Theme Park News
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by Published on January 4th, 2008 15:37
Looks like Microsoft is going to do the right thing: as anticipated, Xbox Live General Manager Marc Whitten states in a letter to customers that, as recompense for nearly two weeks of outages, the group is offering up a full, free Xbox Live Arcade title free of charge. Sounds like it won't be until the next couple of weeks before the offer is active, but it will indeed apply to "all" Xbox Live members, and assuming it's for games worth more than 200 Microsoft points, it will be net positive for Gold users who lost about $1.64 worth of Live service over the last twelve days. Well done Microsoft, we think most will consider the stinging pain eased.
http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/04/m...-arcade-title/ ...by Published on January 4th, 2008 15:35
The obvious answer as to why Xbox Live has been up and down (but mostly down) over the last couple of weeks is, of course, that the service has undergone a massive distributed denial of service attack. (Feel free to blame the illusory Sony / Nintendo fanboys, if you must.) Naturally, we're already starting to see some of those rumors catch hold, in no small part due to the fact that while GM of Xbox Live Marc Whitten did offer a free game for peoples' trouble in his public memo a few hours ago, he didn't speak to the cause of the outages. We did, however, get some conclusive inside information from a trusted source, and confidently relay to curious Live users that the issues were not at all related to a malicious attack. Yeah, we know, it tones down the drama quite a bit (and actually makes the Xbox team look a little worse than if they were attacked), but the speculation that the service was out due to a two week long internet assault? The stuff of myth.
http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/04/d...o-ddos-attack/ ...by Published on January 4th, 2008 15:33
i so want one of these
With all the Wiimote couplings currently making the rounds, we're bound to see a few lightsabers out there. Of course, this is where Camy's Pro Gear Wii Light Swords come into play. The colored plastic Wiimote holders are available in three "ultra bright" colors -- including the red "Dark Knight," which we're almost positive is a copyright infringement. Nevertheless, the swords will cradle your Wiimote lovingly, with ample room for the IR signal to make its way to your console. Should you desire, you can flip a switch and light up the night sky with your fear-inducing -- yet rather stubby -- laser blade. Sure, we've seen similar, but these come in green. The swords are slated for a May / June release, no word on price.
http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/04/c...gs-up-a-notch/ ...by Published on January 4th, 2008 13:45
Hi all today i got my hands on the JXD301 a games console/Media player thats buzzing in the homebrew scene at the moment. Heres my review of the JXD301.
Foreword
I am not an expert on anything even though i webmaster one of the biggest homebrew sites, i am infact a fan just like most others and more of a noobie than an expert, if i dont know i ask, so from me youll get a review in a way that as long as it works then im happy, i am no expert so you wont get a massively technical explanation youll get a straight yes or no.
What is the JXD301 ?
Heres the description:
The JXD 301 boasts a 3.0" LTPS TFT display making it a premier portable media player. It supports many audio files such as MP3, WMA, FLAC and video files such as RMVB, FLV and AVI files. The JXD 301 has the ability to play NES, SNES, SMD, GBC, GBA and Neo Geo games. Being about the same size as the GBA Micro, The JXD 301 is a great little device to bring around for your entertainment needs.
Dimensions: 115x60x12.5mm
Weight: 150g
ADI Blackfin 500mhz processor
2GB Built in memory
3 inch LTPS-TFT display
16 mega color high density display screen
Supports RM/RMVB/AVI/DAT/FLV/MPG/MPEG video format
Support MP3/WMA/APE/FLAC audio format
Uses a seperate audio coding chipset
Plays NES, MD, SFC, GB, GBC, GBA, NEO GEO
Built in E-book reader with pronounciation
USB 2.0 high speed
Features 10 types of surround stereo EQ modes
Support JPG/BMP/GIF/GIF cartoon picture browse;
Built in microphone, Sampling Rate: 8kHz-320kHz
Uses SD cards
Heres Some Photos of the JXD301
The Box
Inside the Box
All the accessories
The Jxd301
Sideview
Ordering and Delivery
I ordered my JXD301 from USA retailer GP2XStore.com (who sell a lot more than just GP2X). The order was dealt with within the hour and was shipped the same day which was very impressive, nothing worse than ordering and waiting weeks for the console. Shipping and the console were at a good price too, even more so with the weak dollar.
My parcel was delivered by EMS and i had no Customs Charges something which pleases me no end and even though it was the festive season it arrived within 4 days, yet another plus.
Opening the Packaging
The console comes in a box which tells you what it does etc but no mention of emulators most likely to avoid customs etc. The console itself is a similiar size to a GBA Micro although thinner. In the box was a soft case for the console, Headphones, USB Lead, USB Adapter, Driver Disc, Manual and Worldwide Compatible Power Lead (you just need a shaver plug in the UK).
The Review Itself
Turning on the JXD301 reveals what must be the best GUI on any handheld system ive ever played, its so user friendly and easy to use, plenty of options to change, bright and cheery. A major thumbs up so far.
Connecting the system to my laptop via USB cable was an horrid experiance it just wouldnt work at all, i then went to my PC and it connected straight away, godknows why this happened, but i wasnt happy with it.
I then tried some roms and movies on the console and to my surprise the movies played quite well infact i enjoyed watching heroes on the jxd301 so much that ive got 6 episodes on now
On the rom side of things GBA Emulation was a waste of time, sure it booted up but was as slow as hell.
Nes emulation was much better infact quite decent.
Snes emulation was amazing with sound on its crap but the speed was very very nice. I did find the controls a tad strange without L and R buttons.
GB/GBC emulation seemed to be crappy, whatever emulator they ported over didnt work well at all, low compatability and no sound.
Megadrive emulation was also nice enough but sound is rubbish luckily the games play reasoably well.
NeoGeo emulation is also a plus for the console, roms need to be with a .neo extension
The Ebook reader also seemed pretty decent and because i love my harry potter ebooks its great to read when i feel like it
Battery time for me lasted about 4 hours ive heard its supposed to be a lot more but thats what i got out of the system.
Conclusion
The JXD301 is a nice console/media player for the price, it has a nice built in battery and 2GB hard drive and the build quality and display on the screen are very good. The GUI is simply the nicest on any console in my opinion, For movies your going to have to try and see what works best for you in terms of encoded quality, the tv shows i tried ran decent although an adult film i tried was a fraction slow but in some ways that was a benefit
On the emulation side of things Snes and Nes with Neogeo trailing were passable but not awesome. GBA was a waste of space and GB/GBC and Megadrive need a lot of work.
But for the price and with some excellent coders already working on the console this could be the budget emulation console of the year. The lack of buttons even though its a fairly powerful machine ...by Published on January 4th, 2008 08:11
Mathieulh has let slip some more news on the status on custom firmware 3.80 M33
Heres the translated info:
MathieuLH has clarified an important and essential part of the policy of M33: quality first. It therefore through this little sentence that precipitation is no room for complacency and that the 3.80 M33 released once completed and functioning at 100%.
To date, 3.80 M33 already exists and boot perfectly. It allows running all homebrews in User mode and it is already good news. So what remains to be done?
Dark_Alex works currently on the NIDs Resolver allowing the launch of homebrews in Kernel mode and also to use, in theory, all the plug-ins present without modifications. This party is so much work and so time.
So take your bad to let patience and time to time. You know now that the 3.80 M33 is well advanced but the need to allow the artist to work ...
So for any non french people it means that 3.80 M33 firmware is already up and running and they are just ironing out bugs
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via pspgen ...by Published on January 4th, 2008 00:38
SofiyaCat has released a new version of PSPtube otherwise known as Youtube for the PSP
Heres whats new:
+ + PSPTube Version20071231
General General
PSPTube KAEMASHITA name + + + + Name PSPTube KAEMASHITA
CFW3.71M33 working in the 3-reviewed CFW3.71M33 working in the 3-reviewed
All right intraFont use fonts to display the characters appear cleanly. All right intraFont use fonts to display the characters appear cleanly.
Thumbnail use the file extension changed to THM. Thumbnail use the file extension changed to THM. Much smaller 160x120 jpeg files created please. Jpeg files much smaller 160x120 please created. THM file the same name as the file is displayed in thumbnail. THM file the same name as the file is displayed in thumbnail.
Font cache folder is a folder and no longer Font cache folders and folders have been removed
Veoh Video respond. Veoh Video respond. Environment, a decent if見れない. Environment, a decent if見れない. Veoh itself is not in response to the Japanese because it seems like the keywords in English, please. Veoh is in response to the Japanese because it is not like the keywords in English, please.
Stage6 respond with a joke. Stage6 respond with a joke. → tag search. → tag search. Tag is separated in space, space itself tag + and if you have, please. Is a space-delimited tag, the tag itself is + and if you have space, please. Example) "video game" tag "psp" tag in the search for "video game psp +" Example) "video game" tag " psp "tag in the search for" video game psp + "
KONFIGUFAIRU writing changed. KONFIGUFAIRU writing changed. Who edited please note. Attention should be edited please.
Playlist feature has been added Playlist function has been added
Network Network
Firmware encryption system that are supposed to respond. Firmware encryption system that are supposed to respond.
Expansion to download multiple files can be downloaded simultaneously. Expansion to download multiple files can be downloaded simultaneously.
MMS protocol has been implemented MMS protocol is implemented.
Playback related regeneration>
Play like to make another change thread in the background, you can now play Play like to make another change thread in the background, you can now play
You can now play AAC You can now play AAC
Width is more than 513 movie "YO sea urchin to do" to end tourists Fixed Width is more than 513 movie "YO sea urchin to do" to end fixed tourists
DivX video playback is a little right now DivX video playback is a little right now
Asx file playback corresponding meta Asx file meta supported regeneration.
Other, Other faster, faster
SDL to the exclusion of sound device has been simplified SDL to the exclusion of sound devices simplify.
SDL and eliminates color space conversion process has been deleted when SDL eliminate color space conversion and processing time deleted
OpenSSL library incorporated incorporated OpenSSL library
Oniguruma library incorporated Oniguruma incorporated library
Spidermonkey library (Java Script) incorporated Spidermonkey incorporated library (Java Script)
Search favorites to implement Search has been implemented favorites.
YouTube search → tag has been implemented successfully respond search YouTube search → tag has been implemented to respond to the search.
→ smiling supported with a variety of problems and instability. → smiling supported with a variety of problems and instability.
Download and Give Feedback Via Comments ...by Published on January 4th, 2008 00:18
News/release from Darko79:
This is a plugin for PSP CWF 3.71M33 that displays some basic info on screen (CPU speed, battery status and local time).
Installation: put hud.prx in seplugins directory on your PSP memory stick and append ms0:/seplugins/hud.prx to vsh.txt and game.txt files.
Usage: default configuration is to show CPU speed, battery percent left and local time in bottom right corner. Press NOTE to access configuration menu.
When you exit menu configuration will be automatically saved in ms0:/seplugins/hud.cfg
Known problems: display is best shown in bottom left or right corners, I don't know why it won't work in upper corners just as good as in bottom ones.
Download and Give feedback Via Comments ...by Published on January 4th, 2008 00:06
Art has released a new version of his Wifi scanner for the PSP, heres whats new:
Hi Guys,
Here's Road Dog, the talking wifi scanner for 1.50 kernal mode PSPs (PSP Phats).
Read the docs for information!
V2d (03/01/08):
- Improved startup, and WiFi scanning speed. This should be just noticeable.
- Added feature to save screenshot when the NOTE button is pressed.
- Reduced size of program by removing unused samples from the player routine.
Download and Give Feedback Via Comments ...by Published on January 4th, 2008 00:01
News/release from arber
Tell You know? Is a strange game which is to count how many triangles there on the screen. It's quite entertaining and fun, there is no need to mention that a new "platform" game which never before habíais tested. Easy to understand but hard to guess, you will use your brain with the "CPU" the most ;-). Graphics simple background music catchy and well adapted. Scheduled in Lua. Author of this delicacy, Arber.
Description:
The game is easy to understand, the only thing we should do is count all the triangles are on the screen of our PSP and then select the correct answer. As I mentioned above is easy to understand but can be as easy to play? Come on, put your skills in place to count.
Magicgames:
This game although this programmable and designed by myself, merit is not only mine but of the entire Staff of Magicgames, which I am grateful for their assistance:
Arber
Ulind
Elin
Kristian
Rakel
Andi
Egerin
Regards to all of them.
Coder: Arber
Graphics: Arber
Beta TESTERS: Ulind, Elin, Kristian.
Controls:
Very easy to learn:
On the menu:
PAD above: Moving upwards.
PAD below: Moving down.
X: Select.
O: Back.
The Game:
X: Select the first option.
Square: Choose the second option.
Triangle: Select the third alternative.
Or: Select the fourth alternative.
Download and Give Feedback Via Comments ...by Published on January 3rd, 2008 23:51
Art has posted a new release of Time Baby for the PSP
Heres whats new:
Hi Guys,
Here is an update to my Time Baby program with a few code fixes. This release brings a better colour changer inspired by the Amiga Workbench OS!
This is great for me because it has always been choppy, and I never liked it.
V8c (02/01/08):
- Improved Colour Changer screen allows smoother control, and greater range of colours.
- Code fix to keep solar monitor working in world time clock mode.
- Various code fixes
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