Heres the first release of what looks to be a very good emulator project for the Nintendo DS:

News/release from Pate

Hi all!

For the last 4 months I have been working on an x86 emulator for NDS.
Now finally I have something to show for my efforts, so I decided to
announce this project, and release a technical demonstration.

DSx86 currently emulates 80286 processor, MCGA 320x200 screen and SoundBlaster audio.

You can find the demo at http://dsx86.patrickaalto.com/

The demo has my old DOS game LineWars II bundled with the emulator core. The emulator runs the game between 5 and 15 fps, with rare peaks up to 30 fps, depending on the amount of ships alive and visible on the screen.

I have also a blog/diary on my DSx86 web pages that gives some background about the emulator in case you are interested.

Thanks for reading!

Pate

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Iain Price has released a new version of his HaloDS game for the DS, the game is in an unfinished state according to the author but try it for yourself first.

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Venturer is a editor and interpreter Interactive graphic novels, In which you can easily develop and then watch them on adventures PCAnd now in GP2X/WIZ.

Is scheduled by Drumpi and Spirus, Developed upon Fenix. The language used to Venturer is simple and suitable for everyone, even those who can not program.

This pack includes:

For GP2X/WIZ:

* Interpreter for playing the adventures made your GP2X/WIZ Venturer. Includes installation instructions.

For PC (editing tools):

* Help: It contains various documents about the creation of games in Ventura.
or Quick Guide: Explain in a few steps how to create a game in Ventura. Updated to version 1.3.
o Language: All functions available to create your games.
or Venturer: What is Venturer, what is needed, what it offers.

* Compiler v1.3: final version of the compiler. Use it to create your own adventures. Includes reference manual with all features.

* Interpreter v1.3: final version of the interpreter for the PC, if you want to try the game before putting it in the SD and try it on the console.

* VentResize: Program to resize graphics. Go to Start-> Run, type cmd and click OK. Go to the directory where you have the program and run it to get instructions.

* FenixConv: If your texts represent strange characters, use this program to convert text files to a compatible format.

* VenLiteEd: Venturer Editor Lite. Small editor to write code for Venturer. Saves time by using the mouse and text editing mode.

* FNTEdit Editor 8bits sources. For Codemaster.

* FPG_Point_Edit Editor checkpoints. Change the center of the graphics, and so off-center in screen, so stay where we want. For Bomberlink.

* FPGEdit Editor FPG (File To Graphics). It brings together images in a file for use in Ventura. For Codemaster.

Download Here --> http://drumpi.se32.com/venturer/index2.htm ...

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modrobert writes: "First photos of the WODE (Wii Optical Drive Emulator) mainboard have been released over at wodejukebox.org. I don't know if this is the final PCBA layout, but it looks complete. From what I can see there's a NXP LPC3143FET180 which is a high-performance ARM926EJ processor core running at 270MHz with USB 2.0 support, an Actel ProASIC 3 FPGA, and MT48LC32M16A2 which is a 512Mbit SDRAM circuit. I suspect the 16 pin circuit where the print isn't readable is a flash.

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Arikado has updated Dop-IOS MOD to v8.

Dop-IOS MOD is a modification of the application Dop-IOS that allows you to choose which IOS you would like to use to install other IOSes (with the trucha bug if you like).

Changelog
v8.0
Fixed garbled text bugs
Fixed downloading and installing channels (thanks to everyone who tested this)
Fixed downloading and installing system menus (thanks to everyone who tested this)
Fixed GUI errors which performed things different from what the user wanted
Fixed a bug involving the gamecube controller
Added the ability to download photo channel 1.0 or 1.1
Added another sanity check to prevent crashing

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Out now! One of the last untranslated SNES RPGs, but certainly not the least.

Original exploration experience – Wander through over 40 different areas in this 2D game that combines first person mechanics with an overhead viewpoint. The series trademark camera system combined with the AutoMap function makes even friendly towns and harbors exciting places to explore.
You’re nothing special – Your wits are the only thing that separate you from the corpses of failed mercenaries scattered about. Survivability is not dependent on your level or strength, but on your adaptability to see through constantly changing traps and enemies. Treasure and terror go hand in hand.
Brandish with care – Flexible dual-wielding system combined with a magic slot adds another layer to real-time combat strategy. Switch between ultimate offense or ultimate defense on the fly.
Natural character growth – Your statistics increase with every blow you deal and each casting of a spell. Because you get better at what you do by doing what you do, there is zero grinding involved.
NEW! Super Eurobeat Megaparty Launch Trailer (with 300% more explosions)

http://www.romhacking.net/forum/inde...opic,9753.html ...

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The SNES emulator Snes9x v1.51 rerecording, which is based on SNES9x, has been updated.


Quote:
r103
Lua: add joypad.getup and joypad.getdown, modify joypad.get

r102
Lua: add gui.parsecolor

r101
Lua: add skipFirst parameter to gui.line

r100
Lua: accept a table for color value.

r99
Lua: gui.box becomes like Gens (a shader function isn´t allowed at this moment)

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While it might be tempting to go straight to Craigslist with those Modern Warfare 2 Xbox 360 bundles you stole, it turns out that Activision notices exciting, high-profile offers just like your potential customers might. VentureBeat reports that when Activision noticed a listing for one of the bundles last Thursday, the company hired a private investigation firm, IPCyberCrime.com, to track down the seller.

When IPCyberCrime found the person behind the sale, the investigator discovered that he was an employee at a retailer, who, with friends, had stolen the bundles to sell on Craigslist. The sellers were turned over to the store's loss prevention department.

That bust led to one of the prospective buyers, named Christian Del Amo, who was raising money on a forum to buy the bundle (allegedly) for the purpose of copying the game and selling the copies, along with other pirated games, on hard drives. IPCyberCrime turned that case over to the Miami-Dade Police Department, who arrested Del Amo.

Obviously, this demonstrates one reason (aside from the whole morality thing) why you shouldn't try to make a business of selling pirated games. Activision has enough money to hire a private investigator, and is not afraid to use it.

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/06/ac...ern-warfare-2/ ...

Hello, you. Yes you. Let's talk.

Here's how it works: We ask a question, you answer it. Simple and no strings attached! This isn't some marketing survey or whatever. It's an emotional investment in you. Yes, we're interested in knowing you, reader person.

You probably know oodles about us - more than you even want to, we're sure. But, hey, we'd like to know about you. That way you won't be some faceless blob - and we might feel a tinge of guilt when we ban ya. Or not, because really we're incapable of human emotion.

Question: Some games are easy. Some are hard. Really, really, really hard. Why is that?

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