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by Published on March 18th, 2007 12:37
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We've had our eye on Burnout Dominator for a while now: it has pretty looks, and features new content made exclusively for PSP and PS2. But, we were worried: maybe the game looks too much like the previous Burnout games? Surely, explosive car gameplay can't get old ... or can it? Let's see what the critics had to say:
IGN (85/100) thinks it ups the ante from previous Burnout titles ... almost: "The racing is just as adrenaline pumping as it's ever been, and possibly even more so than what we saw in Burnout Revenge as you need to be afraid of traffic once again. However, the lack of standard features and modes like Crash are a rather big disappointment."
Gamespot (82/100) doesn't think Dominator revolutionizes the series, but thinks it's still good: "Burnout Dominator is more Burnout, and that's great. It may not have all the newfangled bells and whistles that you'd want from a sequel, but if you're a fan of the series who absolutely must have new tracks as soon as possible, Dominator should satisfy you nicely."
GameSpy (60/100) thinks it's a clear step backwards for the franchise: "Rather than another true entry in the series, Dominator is a simple C-grade mashup."
You've seen the footage, so you should be able to decide for yourself: does this throwback to the earlier Burnout games do it for you? At least one thing's agreed upon by all three of these critics: get the PSP version instead of the PS2. It looks more impressive, and has slightly more functionality than the console counterpart. ...by Published on March 18th, 2007 12:29
Jasper Vijn has released a new image converterfor the GBA(ds too), heres the info:
Yay, yet another image converter. Do we really need another one? Well maybe, maybe not. As far as I can tell there are two very complete gfx exporters right now: gfx2gba (by Markus, not
the other one) and cog (by OneManBand). The second one seems not to be available anymore, and the first one wasn't quite able to do what
I wanted. Also, both of these are pure command-line tools. Wingit is a GUI tool, making it easier to get started. The main view offers a preview of the image you want to export, which is always nice.
There's a palette viewer too. By using FreeImage, it can read pretty much every kind of image (yes, GIFs too). As for the exporter itself, I've pretty much crammed it full of options. There are separate sections for palette, image and map control, which include cropping the exported image, various bitdepths (including 1 and 2bpp for use BitUnpack) compression and tile-set reduction. There are also options for tile-grouping, not only can this be beneficial for sprites in 1d mode, but you can also
use it to create meta-maps of arbitrary sizes. The output file(s) can be C, GNU asm or binary, a header file is optional and there are choices between u8, u16, and u32 type-sizes. Naturally, the variable name can be altered independently from the file-name.
While the program is useful as is, there is always room for more. There are a few other things I'd like to add, like vertical map layout, batching options, merging palettes and tilesets, and an extra
output format or two. And, of course, proper documentation. But I'd also like to get back to real GBA stuff so I'm leaving it as is for now.
Btw, if you would like to see things like this added, the source code is freely available, so why not try it yourself? (Then again, seeing my code...)
Download Here ...by Published on March 18th, 2007 12:29
Jasper Vijn has released a new image converterfor the GBA(ds too), heres the info:
Yay, yet another image converter. Do we really need another one? Well maybe, maybe not. As far as I can tell there are two very complete gfx exporters right now: gfx2gba (by Markus, not
the other one) and cog (by OneManBand). The second one seems not to be available anymore, and the first one wasn't quite able to do what
I wanted. Also, both of these are pure command-line tools. Wingit is a GUI tool, making it easier to get started. The main view offers a preview of the image you want to export, which is always nice.
There's a palette viewer too. By using FreeImage, it can read pretty much every kind of image (yes, GIFs too). As for the exporter itself, I've pretty much crammed it full of options. There are separate sections for palette, image and map control, which include cropping the exported image, various bitdepths (including 1 and 2bpp for use BitUnpack) compression and tile-set reduction. There are also options for tile-grouping, not only can this be beneficial for sprites in 1d mode, but you can also
use it to create meta-maps of arbitrary sizes. The output file(s) can be C, GNU asm or binary, a header file is optional and there are choices between u8, u16, and u32 type-sizes. Naturally, the variable name can be altered independently from the file-name.
While the program is useful as is, there is always room for more. There are a few other things I'd like to add, like vertical map layout, batching options, merging palettes and tilesets, and an extra
output format or two. And, of course, proper documentation. But I'd also like to get back to real GBA stuff so I'm leaving it as is for now.
Btw, if you would like to see things like this added, the source code is freely available, so why not try it yourself? (Then again, seeing my code...)
Download Here ...by Published on March 18th, 2007 12:22
The GP2X Store has posted that they have the EZ Flash V, flash cart in stock, heres the info on the cart:
EZ-Flash 5 Bundle Edition (3-in1 Expansion Pak) features an advanced PDA like interface and easy to use software. To this day, across the world, EZ-Flash Cartridges are being chosen over the competition for their reliability, performance, and ease of use. The EZ-Flash 5 slot-1 solution is based on mature Slot-1 technology, so there is no need to flash your system, use a passkey device, or patch your files anymore. You can focus on playing games without worrying anything else. More than that, EZ-Flash 5's multimedia functions turns your system into a multimedia powerhouse.
EZ-Flash V is the result of the EZ-Flash Teams's experience and expertise from the GBA era. The EZ-Flash Team has never given up to technology difficulties in the 4 years, and they have always pushed themselves on creating wonderful solutions for gamers. With highly secured quality assurance, active improvements on defects, and respect to the user opinions is what the EZ-Flash team have provided to satisfy gamers across the world.
- EZ Flash V features:
- 1:1 original card sizeĀCside loading.
- Using MicroSD(Trans Flash) as external storage. cheap and variety usage.
- Direct boot, no need another boot card or flash your DS. EZ5 also can be used as bootcard.
- Moonshell integrated bootloader, direct watch DPG movie, listen MP3, read TXT book in loader.
- Bootloader can be full customized. included skin and function. bootloader sourcecode almost full opened.
- Dual read mode: CLEAN and HYBRID. CLEAN means just drag the rom to card and play. HYBRID means EZ5 supporting the modified rom for further function, include softreset and cheat. it also provides improved compatiblity, such as boost the readspeed. no lag can be feeled even you have a low speed microsd card.
- Perfect FAT system support, automatic generate saver file. multi saver function available.
- Using hardware flashchip saver. never lose your save.
- Loader upgradable
- Homebrew support, IO lib will release on launch.
EZ Flash V 3 in 1 features:
- Equipped with 256Mbit Norflash, 2Mbit SRAM, Battery to make it compatible with almost GBA games.
- The data is still remains even after powering off.
- Can be used as a standalone GBA card.
- Perfect GBA/NDS linker.
- Browser RAM expansion function: it uses the highspeed ram cache as the offical one. perfect compatible with NDS Browser(JAP/EUR)
- Works perfectly with all official rumble enabled games. it also has three level vibration strenth adjust. now you can adjust between power consume and better game feeling by yourself. SDK also provide for third party developers.
Buy from GP2X Store. ...by Published on March 18th, 2007 03:29
New release from nielkie of his Wave Modification app for the PSP:
New version! I have added support for Wave speed, as well as duration and texture strength. (I haven't tested the latter)
There will probably be some problems, because I haven't had time to test it properly (2:30 AM).
Mac version will come when the source code of rcotool gets released.
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via neilkie ...by Published on March 18th, 2007 03:17
News/release from Pospi :
So what is Marshmallow Duel? If you've never heard of it before, it could best be explained as a Super Smash Bros. type game, but from an earlier era and stranger minds.
Marshmallow Duel DS is a complete rewrite and evolution of the original Marshmallow Duel, designed for the Nintendo DS console. It is a 2 player deathmatch game of luck and skill where each player tries to knock their opponent into the deadly marshmallow pit or destroy them with one of the 18 weapons that randomly spawn in the map.
The current version, v2, features the following:
All the 2-player dueling fun and excitement of the original
18 Fantastic weapons: Skull, 1000V, invisibility, mine, gun, TNT, boots, grenade, puck, parachut, hook, warp, net, shield, magnet, boomerang, weasel and dunce hat
Finally, weapon selection and kill limit settings
Character customisation and saving
The wonderous ability to pause the action
Exhaustive statistics tracking and saving system
Stylus control for the main menu, pickups selection menu and character menu
Configurable game options such as the number of pickups onscreen at a time, use of the bottom screen to show the pickups before they spawn, the number of rounds to play, and 'death while dancing'
Download and Give Feedback Via Comments ...by Published on March 18th, 2007 03:12
Chishm has updated his excellent Action Replay DS clone
Heres whats new:
New version 0.6 is available. Uses AR XML files instead of plain text codes now. Also features a GUI. Read the readme for more information.
Download and Give Feedback Via Comments ...by Published on March 18th, 2007 03:09
EZ-Flash Team have updated their Flashcart software:
EZ IV 070315 Fixes:
The loader update increases soft reset compatibility (default reset keys L+R+A+B)..
Download Here ...by Published on March 18th, 2007 03:08
Nick Spacek has updated his Bible Reader Plugin for DS Organise:
Version .2 released! Bookmark is working fully again.
Some features:
Sleep mode
Bookmarking
Resume last position (if exited with B)
Download Here ...by Published on March 18th, 2007 02:40
New release from Gnese, heres more info:
Comic Book DS is a program making it possible to read your Comic Books on your Nintendo DS.
It can be also used as a photo or image based documents viewer.
It is composed of two parts:
The PC part, PictoDS, developped by Nicom00k, converts your pictures into a .cbds file (those pictures can be in a folder, a .zip, a .cbz, a .cbr, a .rar)
The DS part, ComicBookDS, developped by me, allows to display those .cbds files in a fast, pleasant and intuitive way (well, I hope
).
Heres whats new:
# 2.1 (16/03/2007):
* BugFix PC: Image size settings are now correctly used and saved.
* BugFix PC: Sometimes, the image was not correctly resized.
* BugFix PC: Better error handling, using popups to display error messages.
* BugFix PC: Detect when a .zip (.cbz) file is not a .rar (.cbr) file.
* New PC: Drag N' Drop support for file and folder addition.
* New PC: 'Open output folder' item added in menu.
* New PC: When the ComicBook name is changed, the output filename is changed accordingly.
* BugFix DS: The images are now fully displayed. (there are no missing right and bottom parts of some images anymore).
* BugFix DS: Memory regression problems solved, causing even small images to be partially displayed (the 'image too big' message display)
* BugFix DS: Stylus Jumping effect is highly reduced.
* BugFix DS: Program shouldn't freeze anymore when quickly switching from one book to another.
* BugFix DS: More than 300 pages per Book can be browsed. (however, the display will be quite slow)
* New DS: Thumbnails of the Library screen are loaded in background and they remain visible when switching between Library and Thumbnails modes.
* New DS: A popup is displayed when an error is found on the filesystem. (causing some .cbds files not to be found
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