Texas court sides with Nintendo on Wii Remote patent, overturns previous jury verdict

January 21st, 2020, 18:25 Posted By: wraggster

• Back in 2017, Nintendo lost a court battle, where iLife Technologies took them to court, claiming that they originally had the patent for motion-sensing technology, and that the controllers used for the Nintendo Wii and Wii U both infringed upon them. Their patent was used for motion-sensing in the medical industry. iLife sought $144 million in damages, and after a jury deliberation, they were awarded a smaller sum of $10 million. Nintendo immediately filed for an appeal in court, and now, after two years, a verdict has been handed down. The federal courts in Dallas, Texas, have ruled that the patent was too vague and "impermissibly trying to cover the broad concept of using motion sensors to detect motion". With this ruling, the $10 million dollar fine against Nintendo has been thrown out, invalidating iLife's claims to the patent.
  
  Source
  
  https://gbatemp.net/threads/texas-co...m-fine.556729/
  
  

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Cooly Skunk (SNES, Unreleased)

January 20th, 2020, 20:07 Posted By: wraggster

While many unreleased games never get to see the light of day beyond blurry screenshots in old magazines of days past, Cooly Skunk (released in the US under the title Punky Skunk) is one of the few games that holds the unique distinction of having been cancelled several times before ultimately ending up released on a completely different platform than it started off on. Initially released on November 1, 1996 in Japan for the original PlayStation, Cooly Skunk was, for lack of a better term, a relative stinker that didn’t generate much buzz around release. Even the game’s lack of a real instruction manual, which instead was a simple two-page sheet of paper, hints at a troubled development that was perhaps rushed out the door sooner than it could be given the proper care that all the years of work behind it deserved.



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Switch Release: GameCard Installer NX – Bug Fix Edition (1.0.1)

January 20th, 2020, 20:05 Posted By: wraggster

On Friday, developer TotalJustice released GameCard Installer NX, a utility met with a good deal of fanfare as it answered the wishes of many physical game buyers.

As its name suggests, GameCard Installer NX allows you to install physical games directly to your Switch’s internal memory (NAND) or microSD card which grants you the benefit of not having to carry around your game cartridges wherever you go. However, it must be noted that the installed games can’t be used online and there’s a risk of being banned by Nintendo by using this utility since the installed games make use of FS patches so be wary of going online while having games installed through the utility.
Now, GameCard Installer NX Bug Fix Edition (1.0.1) has been released to fix 3 issues, which have affected a limited number of users, namely:

• Incorrect FW version reporting
  • In the initial release, FW 8.1.0 was reported as FW 8.0.1
• A bug in which a game installed with the utility would sometimes appear as a game cartridge even though the cartridge itself is removed

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1964 - Carnivorous Edition (2020/01/18)

January 20th, 2020, 18:21 Posted By: wraggster

1964 - Carnivorous Edition (2020/01/18) is compiled. Unofficial fork of 1964. 1964 is a free Open Source N64 Emulator. It is one of the top Nintendo emulators arround that you can get with a high game compatibility rate.

1964 - Carnivorous Edition Changelog
Bundle
Updated GLideN64 to WIP build
Updated GLideN64 to WIP build
Updated GLideN64 to WIP build
Updated GLideN64 to WIP build
Fixed GLideN64 mipmaps
Updated GLideN64 to WIP build
New GLideN64 texture pack for GoldenEye (HUD only)
Updated GLideN64 to WIP build
Added DirectInput plugin
Updated readme FAQ and install guide
Updated GLideN64 (Public Release 4.0)
Updated GLideN64 to WIP build
Recompiled RSP.dll
Added beta crosshair to texture pack
Updated GLideN64 to WIP build (split-screen supported)
Updated readme FAQ
Updated 1964.ini to use correct defaults for all ROMs
Updated readme FAQ (thanks to Graslu00)
Added 30fps cheat for GE\GF
Replaced No Audio 1964.dll with No Audio.dll (more stable)
Updated readme FAQ (thanks to DuskyLW and Pheonarx)
Updated N-Rage plugin to 2.3d
Added counter factor settings to 1964.ini for GE\PD
Updated Glide64.ini to use new buffer swapping for Perfect Dark\GoldenEye: X
Inserted Goldfinger 64 CRC to 1964.ini\Project64.rdb\Glide64.ini
Cleaned up readme
New Glide64 texture pack for GoldenEye (HUD only)
Removed standalone Perfect Dark speed-hack (now included in 1964)
Unpacked UPX compressed dlls msvcp60d.dll and msvcrtd.dll (caused antivirus false positives)
Replaced ASPack'd zlib.dll with unmodified zlib.dll
Replaced saves with more complete saves
Updated readme guide and FAQ (thanks to Graslu00 and Oxygen)
Fixed typo in readme (thanks to Rekrul)
Updated GLideN64 (Public Release 2.0)
Inserted GoldenEye: X 5e CRC to 1964.ini\Project64.rdb
Inserted GoldenEye: X 5d CRC to 1964.ini\Project64.rdb
Removed GE-MP (unfinished and source of false positive antivirus detection)
1964
Will ask user which video plugin to use on first launch
Fixed borderless fullscreen bug on ROM close
Added borderless fullscreen mode
Always disable autoload cheats on start up
Fixed Memory Pak corruption for players 2\3\4
Added 60fps firing rate fix to GE
Added region checks for GE\PD hacks
Adjusted filename for loading RSP.dll
Only update Project64.rdb if using Jabo
Status bar shows correct CF on launch
Default rdram\counter factor set to - 1 & 8mb
Opening cheats will now restore mouse cursor
Fixed show\hide cursor bug when returning from dialog window
Cheat settings will load from 1964.cfg
Combat boost now works at 60fps
No longer reset counter factor settings for GE\PD
Tweaked the default window size
Improved timing stability for GE\PD
Fixed GoldenEye TLB gamehack that caused issues with 24MB ROM hacks
Removed maximize button
Added option to increase PD speed-hack frequency
Reduced PD speed-hack inject rate (less aggressive)
Fixed bug that caused game to soft lock when unpaused
Fixed Memory Pak corruption on first write
Improved GE\PD ROM detection for loading default settings (supports Perfect Dark +)
Added PD speed-hack from Mouse Injector (more stable)
Will ask user for ROM folder on first launch
Profiling stats disabled by default
Changing states will display the new slot # in the Status Bar
Reverted relative filepath for saves\plugins as it caused issues with Windows 10
Removed CTRL+R hotkey for RSP plugin settings
Fixed bug with ROM properties window not displaying the correct defaults for GE\PD
Lock counter factor to 1 while Overclocking
Default counter factor set to 2
Extended overclock to 18 times (requires powerful CPU)
Removed overclock profiles (combined all in one exe)
Integrated overclocking into menu
Fixed save issue with uncommon characters in filepath
Removed registry functionality (uses 1964.cfg instead)
New icon provided by deuxsonic
Maximum Kernel Frequency on by default
New option - Set Maximum Kernel Frequency (thanks to deuxsonic)
New option - Disable Status Bar
Cursor is unhidden when opening plugin configuration windows
Backported 1964 1.1 cheat engine (better compatibility)
TAB now hides status bar (thanks to deuxsonic)
On first load, set input plugin to Mouse Injector in registry
Unpause only when entering fullscreen
Fixed cursor hiding while changing plugin settings
Fixed show\hide cursor bug (TAB now toggles cursor)
Changed filenames - caused emu detect issues in W10 (thanks to Stunning Cactus)
Auto enable\disable RSP emulation for GoldenEye 007\Perfect Dark (ROM name detection)
Adds ROM CRC to Project64.rdb when running new ROM (for Jabo compatibility)
Default plugins set to Jabo - Mouse Injector - Azimer
Romlist shows filename by default
Set Perfect Dark\GoldenEye: X to EEPROM 16KB (ROM name detection)
Two overclock profiles - six\nine times
Compiled non-overclocked 1964 version - for slow cpus\novelty
Mouse Injector
Adjusted UI
Rewrote BONDDATA scanning
Lowered FOV range for speedrun build
Adjust weapon position for override FOV
Compensate for override FOV while in aim mode
Limit SetCursorPos execution
Updated Copyright
Sanity check pickup threshold before overwriting
Created speedrun build (removes FOV advantage and pickup threshold adjustment)
Version 1.9 Released
Lock crosshair X axis when driving the tank while tank equipped as weapon
Override camera y axis pickup threshold (from -45 to -60)
Added enum type for mouse\keyboard
Enable revert after clicking detect input button
Flush input when starting injection thread
Replaced pthread_create with CreateThread
Doubled BONDDATA scanning time
Use beta crosshair when show crosshair is enabled
Fixed EMU_ReadShort()
Removed offset parameter from memory.h
Version 1.8 Released
Cleaned up ini loading and device function
Safely close ManyMouse and Discord Rich Presence on shutdown
Added option to compile without discord rich presence in makefile
PD - Compute recoil rotation
Increased FOV sanity check range (for ROM hacks)
Added Discord Rich Presence support
Version 1.7 Released
Reduced mouse acceleration
PD - Cursor aiming now supported
Emulate centering code when cursor aiming is disabled
Removed overclock requirement for cursor aiming
Recalibrated aiming table for GE
Added GE hack for jitter free aiming mode
Removed unused define in goldeneye.c
Analog stick value set to 127 from 120
Fixed FOV hack not replacing init value for GE
Version 1.6 Released
Restored autolock option (thanks to deuxsonic)
Fixed sanity check for FOV ini load
Emulate logic for camspy\slayer
Added intro skip button combo for GE\PD (FIRE+AIM)
Added camspy\slayer compatibility for PD
Fixed non-zooming weapons reverting to default FOV
Replaced autolock option with unlock on window loss
Added geshowcrosshair to INI_Reset()
Now removes GE autostand code
Added Show Crosshair for GE option
Version 1.5 Released
Added Copyright notice for ManyMouse library
Fixed edge case where ManyMouse would fail to initalize (thanks to Marthur)
Inlined memory functions used by goldeneye.c\perfectdark.c
Refactored codebase to use headers more effectively
If Mouse Sensitivity is set to 0%, show None instead
Allow Mouse Sensitivity to be set to 0%
Removed PD speed-hack
Rewrote Hoverbike pointer scanning (less false positives)
Increased FOV ViewModel Warning (only displays above 75*)
Uses wide character filepath to access ini file
Mouse Acceleration is applied for GoldenEye cursor aiming
Fixed bug where bike pointer was incorrectly detected
Use double slash argument for fopen
Replaced atol with atoi
Version 1.4 Released
GE - While in menus, Aim button is binded to B button
New option - Mouse Acceleration
Fixed GE ROM hack crouch bug
Fixed keyboard race condition - input would not detect keydown every poll
FOV compensates for horizontal aspect ratio
UI Improvements
Version 1.3 Released
Fixed clear bug when profile was empty
Accept all device input if one player is the only active profile
Uncheck Cursor Aiming and speed-hack for non-overclocked 1964 (to avoid confusion)
PD - Improved speed-hack
New option - Field of View slider (thanks to SubDrag)
New option - Perfect Dark speed-hack toggle
Created MinGW makefile
Converted Mouse Injector to ISO C11
Version 1.2 Released
Increased sensitivity range to 500%
Replaced windows injection with direct injection
Removed ReadProcessMemory\WriteProcessMemory functions
Fixed secondary button load bug
Version 1.1 Released
Fixed bug where secondary buttons would not apply
Fixed revert button bug (reverted all players instead of current player)
New option - Autolock Mouse on Window Focus
Fixed edge case where foreground window is incorrectly set upon launching ROM
Cleaned up code and fixed comment typos
Optimized input and injection (bypass disabled players)
PD - Disable speed-hack if slo-mo cheat is detected (ignored for PD ROM hacks)
Removed Project64 support (unstable and incompatible with ManyMouse)
Fixed edge case crash when initializing plugin
Created icon for standalone speed-hack
Created standalone Perfect Dark speed-hack for N-Rage plugin
Informative message boxes now have icons
PD - Fixed rare case where radial menu direction would become stuck
PD - Clicking in radial menu now resets back to center
PD - Fixed bug where radial menu direction would apply after match ended
Increased mouse wheel tickrate
Fixed crash when opened config window after closing ROM
Supports 4 players
Converted to plugin
Mouse locks correctly on multi-screen setups
Now reads from driver (thanks to ManyMouse by rcg)
Replaced strcmp with strcasecm - possible source of emu detect issues
New option - Radial menu mouse control for Perfect Dark
New option - Toggle Crouch
PD - Disable speed-hack if player is using combat boost or match is slow motion
Capped emulator search rate
Capped injection rate for Perfect Dark speed-hack (was unstable)
Changed description for Aim Mode to Cursor Aiming
Crosshair Movement set to 50% by default

http://www.emucr.com/2020/01/1964-ca...-20200118.html

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BetterJoyForCemu (2020/01/18)

January 20th, 2020, 18:20 Posted By: wraggster

BetterJoyForCemu (2020/01/18) is released. Allows the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller to be used with the Cemu Emulator and Cemuhook. Cemu is a Nintendo Wii U emulator that runs commercial games. Highly experimental software to emulate Wii U applications on PC.

BetterJoyForCemu Changelog:
Added option from starting the application minimized to tray
thanks marco-calautti
Fixed gyro drift on some controllers
thanks brakhane
Added option to config to remove affected devices at application shutdown
Should prevent any more issues of the controller being unusable after the program (even though this can be fixed if you read the README)
Added battery level indicator by changing background colour of respective controller icon
Fixed multi-joycon lag
thanks quark-zju
Allow for more than one pair of joycons to be joined up
Fixed stick casting overflow
thanks idan-weizman
Separated swap buttons into swapAB and swapXY; hid BetterJoy from Alt+Tab when minimised
Added way to automatically enumerate options and enable to control them directly from the UI. Any further options can be supported.
Click the arrow to open config panel.
thanks StarryTony
Fixed joycon LED bug and minimising behaviour.
thanks agustinmorantes
Added option to calibrate gyroscope for 3rd (and 1st) party controllers.
Experimental - only supports pro controllers at the moment
thanks xqdoo00o
see NonOriginalController option
Fixed exception when pressing Add Controllers button
thanks spacechase0
Added the ability to toggle the HOME button ring LED on and off
thanks Houdini111
Perform null check on enumerate.serial_number. Caused by Mayflash Dolphinbar and nonOriginal selected
thanks Trozmagon
Added a way to use single joycon in vertical mode
with a single joycon attached, click on the icon to change its orientation
Added Switch SNES controller support
thanks KurtYilmaz

https://github.com/Davidobot/BetterJoyForCemu

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Vvctre v6.2.0

January 20th, 2020, 18:19 Posted By: wraggster

Vvctre v6.2.0 is released. Vvctre is a Nintendo 3DS emulator based on Citra.

Vvctre v6.2.0 Changelog:
Added error messages:
- You are running default Windows drivers for your GPU. You need to install the proper drivers for your graphics card from the manufacturer's website.
- Your GPU may not support OpenGL 3.3, or you do not have the latest graphics driver.

https://github.com/vvanelslande/vvctre

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emu4crt A10

January 20th, 2020, 18:15 Posted By: wraggster

emu4crt A10 is released. emu4crt is a Mednafen emulator mod intended to be used on a system connected to a CRT screen. It brings "pixel-perfect" rendering by switching host resolution to match emulated system resolution.

Mednafen modules ported to emu4crt:
* Sony Playstation
* Sega Saturn
* Nintendo NES/Famicon
* Nintendo Super NES/Super Famicom
* NEC PC Engine / PC Engine CD / SuperGrafx
Many options, meaningless in a CRT screen usage, have been removed from Mednafen in provided emu4crt build (shaders, etc.).

https://github.com/emu4crt

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Towers 2 Unreleased GBC dungeon crawler released

January 20th, 2020, 18:14 Posted By: wraggster

• Unreleased games making an appearance in the homebrew world is nothing terribly new but it is not every day we see a fully realised game for the gameboy color. It appears it is the usual story with a near finished game (it making it to the point of having an ESRB rating) not making it out of the door due to publisher having money troubles and not being able to fund its final release. One of the developers, Vince Valenti, then making the game available a few days back.
  In this case we have a port of the Atari Jaguar title "Towers II: Plight of the Stargazer", sequel to Towers which also got a GBC port (though that one did make it to release in the form of Towers - Lord Baniff's Deceit).
  
  The photos above are from an EZFlash Junior running on a stock AGS001 Gameboy Advance, and speaking of the GBA it appears this would have joined the ranks of the few GBC games to ever use the "I'm in a GBA" mode that such things can enjoy (the Zelda Oracles games, Shantae and Wendy: Every Witch Way being the other examples) though we don't know what that added at this point. Seeing it run it does employ several rather notable quirks (think this but for the gameboy screen) so it looks rather nicer on hardware than it does on emulators, and this is in addition to the FMV and quite some amount of voiced audio they somehow managed to squeeze into the GBC. We have limited time with it thus far but were it not for the two lack of buttons on the Gameboy Color... we have played worse DS dungeon crawlers, and certainly have had worse GBC ones.
  A shame we never had it at the time but better late than never for this one.
  
  archive.org post of ROM, information and associated data from the game.
  GBAtemp mirror (game)
  GBAtemp mirror (media pack and related files)
  
  
  https://gbatemp.net/threads/towers-2...leased.556602/
  
  

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Switch Release: Serious Sam TFE and TSE ports released

January 19th, 2020, 15:31 Posted By: wraggster

If you’re interested in ports of FPS games to the PSVita and Switch, then you’ve probably head of fgsfds as he’s ported Half-Life 1 to the PSVita and Quake I/II/III to the Switch among other many titles. Now, he’s released a port of Ryan C. Gordon’s fork of the Serious Engine for hacked Nintendo Switch consoles which lets you play both the classic versions (not the HD remakes) of Serious Sam The First Encounter (2001) and The Second Encounter (2005); both of which are pretty well-received FPS PC titles of last decade.

According to the port’s release thread on GBATemp, the port is a tad janky and barebones and comes with a few issues which include:

• Long loading times
• Performance isn’t great, especially in some levels, due to dynamic lights
  • Thankfully, these can be disabled by changing the ‘shd_iAllowDynamic’ option in Scripts/PersistentSymbols.ini although some levels depend on having them enabled to be fully playable
• The demos that come prebundled with the game are desynchronised
• While it has multiplayer support, most PC servers run version 1.07 of the Serious Engine but the Switch port is based on version 1.10 so you may not be able to play on many of them
• The framerate is quite low in the menus and the NETRICSA menus can’t be controlled although they can be quit from by pressing the ‘+’ button
• Other than these, there are some peculiarities detailed in the ‘Notes’ of the GBATemp thread linked below which you should surely read about.

To play some Serious Sam 1/2 on your Switch, you can grab the port’s binaries from this its GBATemp Release Thread. You need to provide the game files for the classic versions yourself which can be purchased online from websites like Steam/GOG (currently on sale on both websites).

http://wololo.net/2019/12/30/psvita-...to-the-switch/

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Switch Release: N-Xplorer gets official release after major rewrite

January 19th, 2020, 15:20 Posted By: wraggster

Now, another file manager has been released for the Nintendo Switch by the name N-Xplorer and it’s inspired by TheFlow’s famous VitaShell, the de facto file manager on the PSVita. Its developer CompSciOrBust has been working on the file manager for quite a while having released an NRO file for version 0.5 around 17 days without much fanfare but 2 days ago, version 0.6, which is a complete rewrite, was released together with a GBATemp post for the project to gain some popularity.

Currently, the file manager isn’t as fully featured as other offerings for the Switch like NX-Shell and Apollo (which only saw one pre-release in July) but version 0.6.1 [current version] still has a couple of features including:

• Basic file management capabilities like being able to copy, move, rename, create and delete files/folders
• A text editor
• A basic image viewer which doesn’t have zooming/rotation code yet

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Torrent client (nxTransmission 0.2.3) for the Switch

January 19th, 2020, 15:15 Posted By: wraggster

last week, a port of Tranmission 2.94 which is an open-source torrent client. This port is currently in a WIP state and currently only supports FAT32 as using it on an exFAT microSD cad may lead to data corruption and torrent management isn’t done on device but through a web interface accessible on any device on your local network. Some hours ago, version 0.2.3 was released which fixes UDP trackers and the replacement of non-ASCII characters in filenames.
You may grab nxTransmission 0.2.3 from this link and make sure to read its GBATemp thread for more information.

http://wololo.net/2020/01/17/news-re...-the-psvita-2/

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higan v107.6

January 19th, 2020, 11:48 Posted By: wraggster

higan v107.6 is released. higan (formerly bsnes) is a Nintendo multi-system emulator that began development on 2004-10-14. It currently supports the following systems:
- Famicom
- Super Famicom
- Game Boy
- Game Boy Color
- Game Boy Advance

higan also supports the following subsystems:
- Super Game Boy
- BS-X Satellaview
- Sufami Turbo

higan Changelog：
* Dot PPU: latch BG fine-X scroll at H=0 instead of H=56
(fixes a minor score screen glitch in Full Throttle Racing)
* v107.6
SFC: do not latch H/V scroll offsets
SFC: calculate nameTableIndex and characterIndex directly
SFC: correct a mode7 mosaic edge case
* v107.5
SFC: mosaic emulation improvements.


https://gitlab.com/higan/higan

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Gamecard Installer NX: A way to install your gamecards directly to your switch!

January 19th, 2020, 11:46 Posted By: wraggster

Total Justice posted this on gbatemp:

• Hi everyone!
  
  I've made a gamecard installer, which as the name suggets, installs your gamecards directly to your switch!
  
  The app is quite simple, with only 3 options.

  1. Install to the nand.
  2. Install to the sd card.
  3. Exit.

  However I spent some time polishing the UI and added some cool features as well.
  

  • Support for multi gamecards (gamecards with multiple games inside, press L / R to cycle through them).
  • Full touchscreen support.
  • Music support. Simply drop any .mp3's into the app folder /switch/gamecard_installer/ and the app will play these songs at random! (sub folders are supported).
  • Displays gamecard info such as total size, key generation and app ID.
  • Displays free nand / sd card memory. This is updated after installing a game.
  • Cleans up all placeholders on startup. This means if you used an app that failed to install a game and it didn't delete the placeholder after, my app does it for you.
  • Should anything go wrong, a error code for that specific error will be displayed. This will save time when reporting issues.
  • https://gbatemp.net/threads/gamecard...switch.556453/
  
  

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Switch sales up 29% in Japan for 2019 as PS4 sales drop 29%

January 19th, 2020, 11:00 Posted By: wraggster

Nintendo dominated the Japanese console market in 2019. As reported by MCV, Famitsu's annual sales tracking for 2019 saw the Switch and Switch Lite as the two most popular hardware options on the market, combining to account for almost 76% of all hardware sales in Japan for the year.
The Switch was estimated to sell 3.45 million for the year, about 34,000 units shy of its 2018 performance. However, that shortfall was more than made up for by the September debut of the Switch Lite, which sold 1.05 million systems in just over three months of availability. Putting those together, the Switch family of systems saw year-over-year unit sales jump 29%.
Nintendo's closest competition came from Sony, which saw the PS4 sell nearly 774,000 systems, with an extra 422,000 of the PS4 Pro model. Year-over-year, unit sales for the pair of PS4 options sagged by 29%.
While overall hardware unit sales were essentially flat for the year, revenues were down just over 6% to ¥159.54 billion ($1.45 billion). On the software side, physical game sales were down more than 5% to ¥160.90 billion ($1.46 billion), but overall game revenues are expected to wind up flat due to the growth of digital game sales and microtransactions.

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bsnes v114

January 15th, 2020, 21:31 Posted By: wraggster

bsnes v114 is released. bsnes is an emulator for the Super Famicom and SNES video game systems. The purpose of the emulator is a bit different from other emulators: it focuses on accuracy, debugging functionality, and clean code.

bsnes v113 Changelog:
fixed an issue with manually created save states that appeared in v113 (corrected as of v113.1)
added run-ahead support to the libretro target [realnc]
macOS: fixed an issue with OpenGL shaders [Sintendo]
added CPU joypad polling override for Taikyoku Igo - Goliath
added PPU overrides for Marvelous, Super SWIV, Winter Olympics, and World Cup Striker
added hotfix for Nichibutsu Arcade Classics (even on real hardware, the attract sequence would sometimes hang)
fixed region heuristics for the Scandanavian release of Tintin in Tibet
added a heuristic override for Yuyu no Quiz de Go! Go! (the game's title overwrites the mapping mode identifier)
properly clear overscan region when overscan is disabled (SNES Electronics Test with PAL video mode)
updated bsnes to use the latest SNES preservation project database (a few dozen more games added)
reverted gamepak (folder) firmware naming to use architecture name rather than identifier name
renamed lr35902.boot.rom to sm83.boot.rom for gamepaks
fixed typo in the GUI regarding the HD mode 7 +/- hotkeys

http://byuu.org/

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Vvctre v4.6.0

January 15th, 2020, 21:09 Posted By: wraggster

Vvctre v4.6.0 is released. Vvctre is a Nintendo 3DS emulator based on Citra.

Vvctre v4.6.0 Changelog:
- added to RPC /layout


https://github.com/vvanelslande/vvctre

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NooDS Git (2020/01/12)

January 15th, 2020, 21:08 Posted By: wraggster

NooDS Git (2020/01/12) is complied. A (hopefully!) speedy NDS emulator. NooDS is available for Linux, macOS, Windows, and the Nintendo Switch. Automatic builds are provided; to use them, you'll need to install wxWidgets on Linux or macOS, or the latest Visual C++ runtime library on Windows. NooDS doesn't provide high-level emulation of the BIOS yet. To actually run games, you'll need BIOS files, named "bios7.bin" and "bios9.bin", and a firmware file, named "firmware.bin", placed in the same directory as the executable. On the Switch, you'll also need to have a ROM file named "rom.nds" in the directory, because there's no file browser yet.

NooDS Git Changelog:
* Implement alpha blending
* Implement display capture
* Add the rest of the texture blending modes
* Fix Windows being lame again
* Finish implementing lighting
* Add texture blending and partially implment lighting

https://github.com/Hydr8gon/NooDS

http://www.emucr.com/2020/01/noods-git-20200112.html

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SNEmulDS Git (2020/01/12)

January 15th, 2020, 21:08 Posted By: wraggster

SNEmulDS Git (2020/01/12) is released. SNEmulDS is partially based on SNEmul, a SNES emulator for DOS and linux, which was the cooperative work of archeide & v0x.

SNEmulDS Git changelog
Update Binary.
TGDS DLDI ARM7 Changes 4:
- Corrected some DLDI issues related to detecting and reloading code in TGDS-multiboot


https://github.com/cotodevel/SnemulDS

http://www.emucr.com/2020/01/snemulds-git-20200112.html

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Swiss r766

January 15th, 2020, 21:05 Posted By: wraggster

Swiss r766 is released. The swiss army knife of gamecube homebrew. Swiss aims to be the ultimate utility Gamecube homebrew application.

Swiss Changelog:
@emukidid committed:
Make less calls when reading banner data, standardise it with a struct
Fix banner description display when carriage return is present
Fix read/size issue when banner is at the end of the file

@Extrems committed:
Make use of EXILock callback for transmit.
Make use of __OSMaskInterrupts/__OSUnmaskInterrupts.
Change IGR to call OSResetSystem in idle thread.
Fix another cause of missed interrupts.
Don't trap reset button if not using IGR.
Find __OSUnhandledException and put it in our table.
Reuse __OSInitSystemCall to install a jump table.
Smooth things out with the Broadband Adapter.

https://github.com/emukidid/swiss-gc

http://www.emucr.com/2020/01/swiss-r766.html

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bsnes-hd beta 10

January 15th, 2020, 21:04 Posted By: wraggster

bsnes-hd beta 10 is released. bsnes-hd (formally "HD Mode 7 mod") is a mod of bsnes v107.1 by byuu (high-level emulation for co-processors came right on time for this). It performs Mode 7 transformations (incl. HDMA) at up to 4 times the horizontal and vertical resolution.bsnes is an emulator for the Super Famicom and SNES video game systems.

bsnes-hd changelog:
- Based on latest bsnes (114, 2020-01-09)
- Experimental libretro core
- Changed Show Overscan setting, replacing Soft Crop. Changed widescreen values accordingly
- Corrected widescreen object wrap-around point to 352
- Changed storage paths from "bsnes" to "bsnes-hd beta"
- Automated Linux build is now CPU neutral
- Various minor bsnes-hd specific modifications to GUI
- Fixed setting Ignore Window Fallback X-Coordinate via settings dialog

https://github.com/DerKoun/bsnes-hd

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