It’s been a long time since last news from Lameboy project. In fact it was not active for some time, but now is back with lots of new features. Actually with so many changes you can consider it beta as certainly there will be problems with some still. So here you go.

Lameboy DS 0.10

Change log:

changed: updated devkitARM and associated libraries to r21
fixed: STOP opcode (fixes Konami Collection 2 JP & 4 JP)
fixed: found and reverted patch that caused problem with pumpkin level in Mario Land 2
fixed: another change in interrupt handling to fix Monster Rancher Explorer
fixed: palette change effects
fixed: interrupt enable register, fixes graphic glitches in Pokemon Pinball and Donkey Kong
fixed: DAA opcode flags
added: Super GameBoy borders and coloring support
added: rumble emulation with slot 2 rumble pak
added: menu
added: green color scheme for classic gb
added: configurable x/y key functions
added: save states
Save states are in early phase now, but somehow working. As a feature when save state is used game is not saved to regular .sav at the same time. Super Gameboy emulation on the other hand is pretty much done (of course no SNES sounds, as in other emulators).

An update on the status of Bunjalloo. I'm fiddling about with options and how to present them at the moment. Last release saw a change in the way I deal with configuration. Up until 0.5.4, the release zip would overwrite the config.ini, search.cfg and allowed cookies file. It was pretty unlikely that many people actually changed these files, since the configurable things have been a bit limited and changing them required a bit of effort, but as options are added it is more and more likely. Well, now it will be possible to change the language and default download location from a configuration screen. The design is typically lo-fi, but seems to work okay.

Next up is to make the list of pages allowed to set cookies editable. The default behaviour of all popular browsers - allow anyone to set any cookie - is not a very wise choice from a privacy point of view. So I've gone the other way and made the list of allowed sites whitelist-based. If you're not on the list, you're not setting cookies. However, in order to add a site to the list one has to use an external editor, which isn't too user friendly. A way to do this from a settings screen is on the list of things to do.

If the release doesn't drag on, I also want to add an automatic updater, as suggested by Sarvesh. This will probably be semi-automatic - i.e. a button with "check for updates" - since the DS network is not the fastest and over zealous checking would be most irritating. This requires adding (at least) unzip support, so would be quite a big addition. It would also mean that zip files could be opened up from within Bunjalloo, which might be interesting.

If I manage all that, which is not likely, I also want to add configurable quick searches. These are searches that are triggered by typing a single letter followed by the search term into the address entry text box. Currently these are hard wired in the search.cfg file (g, y and w for Gogle, Yahoo and Wikipedia), but a system similar to Firefox's quick search wouldn't be too tough to add.

Of course if you would like to see any other features, or help speed up the addition of the above ones, patches are always welcome. I'd be interested to hear from anyone who has tried to compile the source code, and how it went.

An update on the status of Bunjalloo. I'm fiddling about with options and how to present them at the moment. Last release saw a change in the way I deal with configuration. Up until 0.5.4, the release zip would overwrite the config.ini, search.cfg and allowed cookies file. It was pretty unlikely that many people actually changed these files, since the configurable things have been a bit limited and changing them required a bit of effort, but as options are added it is more and more likely. Well, now it will be possible to change the language and default download location from a configuration screen. The design is typically lo-fi, but seems to work okay.

Next up is to make the list of pages allowed to set cookies editable. The default behaviour of all popular browsers - allow anyone to set any cookie - is not a very wise choice from a privacy point of view. So I've gone the other way and made the list of allowed sites whitelist-based. If you're not on the list, you're not setting cookies. However, in order to add a site to the list one has to use an external editor, which isn't too user friendly. A way to do this from a settings screen is on the list of things to do.

If the release doesn't drag on, I also want to add an automatic updater, as suggested by Sarvesh. This will probably be semi-automatic - i.e. a button with "check for updates" - since the DS network is not the fastest and over zealous checking would be most irritating. This requires adding (at least) unzip support, so would be quite a big addition. It would also mean that zip files could be opened up from within Bunjalloo, which might be interesting.

If I manage all that, which is not likely, I also want to add configurable quick searches. These are searches that are triggered by typing a single letter followed by the search term into the address entry text box. Currently these are hard wired in the search.cfg file (g, y and w for Gogle, Yahoo and Wikipedia), but a system similar to Firefox's quick search wouldn't be too tough to add.

Of course if you would like to see any other features, or help speed up the addition of the above ones, patches are always welcome. I'd be interested to hear from anyone who has tried to compile the source code, and how it went.

Nickname: SG57
Projet name : Kitten Cannon
From : USA
Division : PSP Game
Original enter : YES
Support Motion : NO
In last NEO Compo this project have won in the top 10 : NO
Project description:

Here's a PSP clone of the popular flash game
"Kitten Cannon" by Dan Fleming.
Kitten Cannon is very simple to play and maybe harder to watch if you're the squeamish type

Just aim the cannon using the up/down directional pad buttons or analog stick and use [X] to fire. The red bar on the cannon indicates the power of your shot. Leave the rest to gravity and the objects that litter the ground. Press [START] to pause and SELECT while paused to return to the main menu. My high score is 3852 feet! Beat that score and I'll give you a cookie

Take screenshots with the TRIANGLE button - saved in "Kitten Cannon/Screenshots/'. Highscores are now automatically saved in the Screenshots folder. Please redownload if you have a version released before 8 AM on this boards time. (just replace the eboot and add a screenshots folder if you dont want to have the longer transfer time).

Credits:
Game sprites, game sound effects and concept are
from the flash version of Kitten Cannon so the
rightful authors of those get credit as well.
The background music is the instrumental version
of Daft Punk and Kanye West's - "Harder Better
Faster Stronger". This uses OSlib, an advanced
2D graphics library for the PSP. The OSlib intro
was created by Brunni. AlwaysAmiYumi
for quick, responsive testing.

Everything uncredited so far was done by me (SG57).

Kitten Cannon's Intellectual Property Owner
(c) 2005-06 Dan Fleming - BurstStudios.com

Source is available upon request (OO C++).

Ballion is based on the C64`er game Crillion. The code is written using the free ps2dev toolchain. To play Ballion you need to copy it to a memory card or to ps2 hard disc. You need 7,1 MByte free space. You don't need a modified ps2 to play it. You can use the ps2 linux or the memory card exploit for booting. Files required for booting can be downloaded at ps2dev. Game states are saved on memory card in slot 1.

Example: ps2client -h 192.168.1.23 execee host:ballion.elf

For the WII version you need a gamecube game controller. Sound is not yet supported in this version. Hardware acceleration is not used, the PS2 version looks better. To save the game state, you need a gamecube memory card in slot B. You can load ballion with the Twilight Hack.