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October 16th, 2018, 20:46 Posted By: wraggster
team Libretro have released a new port of the multi system emulator for the Nintendo Wii:
General changelog
– CAMERA: Fix Video4Linux2 driver that broke years ago.
– CONFIG: Add ‘Reset To Defaults’ setting in Configurations. This will reset your config file to defaults.
– CHEATS: Add support for Rumble when increase or decrease by the rumble value.
– CHEATS: Add cheat variables to allow for updating large portions of memory.
– CHEEVOS: Prevent loading states before achievements are fully loaded.
– CRT: New porches and interlaced bug fix.
– CRT: New functionality, ability to switch between 15KHz and 31KHz, etc.
– COMMON: Support for “OEM-102” key (usually ‘\’ on Euro keyboards).
– DISCORD: Add ‘Ask To Join’ Feature.
– EMSCRIPTEN: Add stb_font support.
– INPUT: Add new menu toggle combos ‘L3 + R’ and ‘L + R’ (useful for Switch).
– IOS: Use safe area to account for notch for iPhone X and adjust main view.
– LOCALIZATION: Update Portuguese / Brazilian translation.
– LOCALIZATION: Update Japanese translation.
– LOCALIZATION: Update Polish translation.
– LOCALIZATION: Update Spanish translation.
– MENU: Add dropdown lists for many settings.
– MENU: Fix crash that could happen when changing core’s options on Android.
– MENU/QT/WIMP: Add option to rename playlists.
– MENU/QT/WIMP: Add option to filter extensions inside archives when adding to a playlist.
– MENU/QT/WIMP: Rename playlist entries with 2 single clicks.
– MENU/QT/WIMP: Fix shader parameter checkboxes not working
– METAL: Add screenshot support.
– NETPLAY: Save lobby details received back from server after first announcement.
– OPENGL/GLX: Implement Adaptive VSync – GLX_EXT_swap_control_tear.
– OPENGL/WGL: Implement Adaptive VSync – WGL_EXT_swap_control_tear.
– RUNAHEAD: Fix performance degradation that could happen over time (after approx. 30 mins). Fixed input IDs outside of range 0-35 causing slow performance in runahead.
– SWITCH: Add stb_font support.
– SWITCH: Add Retro Achievements support.
– SWITCH: Add networking support.
– SWITCH: Add touchscreen support.
– SWITCH: Add OpenGL support.
– SWITCH: Merging of RetroNX Nintendo Switch port, based on libnx SDK.
– VULKAN: Fix race condition in threaded mailbox emulation.
– VULKAN: Maintenance fixes.
– WIIU: Fix menu lag when built with DevKitPro r32.
download https://www.libretro.com/index.php/r...-7-5-released/
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October 16th, 2018, 20:40 Posted By: wraggster
team Libretrohave ported the multi system emulator to the Nintendo 2ds/3ds:
General changelog
– CAMERA: Fix Video4Linux2 driver that broke years ago.
– CONFIG: Add ‘Reset To Defaults’ setting in Configurations. This will reset your config file to defaults.
– CHEATS: Add support for Rumble when increase or decrease by the rumble value.
– CHEATS: Add cheat variables to allow for updating large portions of memory.
– CHEEVOS: Prevent loading states before achievements are fully loaded.
– CRT: New porches and interlaced bug fix.
– CRT: New functionality, ability to switch between 15KHz and 31KHz, etc.
– COMMON: Support for “OEM-102” key (usually ‘\’ on Euro keyboards).
– DISCORD: Add ‘Ask To Join’ Feature.
– EMSCRIPTEN: Add stb_font support.
– INPUT: Add new menu toggle combos ‘L3 + R’ and ‘L + R’ (useful for Switch).
– IOS: Use safe area to account for notch for iPhone X and adjust main view.
– LOCALIZATION: Update Portuguese / Brazilian translation.
– LOCALIZATION: Update Japanese translation.
– LOCALIZATION: Update Polish translation.
– LOCALIZATION: Update Spanish translation.
– MENU: Add dropdown lists for many settings.
– MENU: Fix crash that could happen when changing core’s options on Android.
– MENU/QT/WIMP: Add option to rename playlists.
– MENU/QT/WIMP: Add option to filter extensions inside archives when adding to a playlist.
– MENU/QT/WIMP: Rename playlist entries with 2 single clicks.
– MENU/QT/WIMP: Fix shader parameter checkboxes not working
– METAL: Add screenshot support.
– NETPLAY: Save lobby details received back from server after first announcement.
– OPENGL/GLX: Implement Adaptive VSync – GLX_EXT_swap_control_tear.
– OPENGL/WGL: Implement Adaptive VSync – WGL_EXT_swap_control_tear.
– RUNAHEAD: Fix performance degradation that could happen over time (after approx. 30 mins). Fixed input IDs outside of range 0-35 causing slow performance in runahead.
– SWITCH: Add stb_font support.
– SWITCH: Add Retro Achievements support.
– SWITCH: Add networking support.
– SWITCH: Add touchscreen support.
– SWITCH: Add OpenGL support.
– SWITCH: Merging of RetroNX Nintendo Switch port, based on libnx SDK.
– VULKAN: Fix race condition in threaded mailbox emulation.
– VULKAN: Maintenance fixes.
– WIIU: Fix menu lag when built with DevKitPro r32.
download https://www.libretro.com/index.php/r...-7-5-released/
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October 16th, 2018, 20:35 Posted By: wraggster
team Libretro have released a new version of the multi system emulator for the Nintendo Switch:
Thanks to the hard work of the RetroNX devs (natinusala and m4xw), we now have an official RetroArch release for Switch!
You can download RetroArch for Switch here.
Installation instructions
You will need a Nintendo Switch capable of running homebrew for this to work.
Download the RetroArch 7z file for Switch (download link above).
Extract its contents and just drag and drop retroarch and the switch folder onto the root of the SD card.
Open Hbmenu, and start RetroArch.
IMPORTANT: Please start RetroArch Switch with a fresh install (in case you already had RetroNX installed before)
and migrate savegames from /retroarch/cores/save{files, states} to the same folder on the new installation.
Features
OpenGL support
Thanks to Mesa/Nouveau support, this Switch version comes with full-blown OpenGL support (thanks to fincsdev). This means that all of the advanced features available on the PC should be available on Switch as well! GLSL shaders should be supported, overlays are supported, and thanks to OpenGL support, we can use hardware-accelerated menus such as XMB/MaterialUI (with full thumbnail support, theming, etc). In addition to all this, it allows us to port libretro cores that require the use of OpenGL later in the future, such as Parallel N64, OpenLara, and potentially more like Reicast/PPSSPP/etc!
Touchscreen support (for MaterialUI/etc)
natinusala saw to it that this initial version received touchscreen support. Right now the DPI (Dots Per Inch) is kinda hardcoded for portable and not really meant for dock mode. This will be improved in the near future.
Full networking support.
Online multiplayer (with peer-to-peer and MITM matchmaking) should be available from Day One. Take note that performance of the core heavily matters in terms of the kind of quality you get out of your online experience, since the netplay implementation is rollback-based. Aside from multiplayer, you can also download cores, update assets, and all the features you would expect on the PC version.
RetroAchievements support
By registering an account at Retro Achievements and inputting your account details into RetroArch, you can obtain achievements for your games.
Game scanning
Scanning of your games should fully work, except for perhaps PS1 images right now.
Split Joy-Con support
If you go to Settings -> Input and enable Split Joy-Con (1 to  , you can use a full Joy-Con as two separate controllers!
Core downloader
From Day One, it should be possible to download and update new cores as they arrive on a daily basis without even having to wait for the next RetroArch stable!
Runahead support
RetroArch Switch comes with runahead support from Day One! This is our game-changing feature that allows you to beat latency and even go beyond the fast response times of the original hardware. Performance of this feature is heavily dependent on the ‘performance’ level of the core and the Switch’s relative power. Try experimenting with cores, and don’t forget to turn it of for more demanding cores that balk under the pressure. Because RetroArch offers such a wide array of cores even for the same system, it’s entirely possible that one specific SNES or Genesis core is fast enough for the kind of runahead at x frames configuration that you are looking for.
44 Cores at Launch!
download https://www.libretro.com/index.php/r...witch-version/
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October 16th, 2018, 20:29 Posted By: wraggster
vgmoose has released a new version of his app store for the Nintendo Switch:
Changelog:
New Features:
Search functionality with on screen keyboard
Allow sorting of app list by: most recently updated, download count, alphabetically, download size, and randomly
Add new "Advanced" category including some system/hekate modules
Redesigned "App Details" screen to show much more information about each app such as long scrollable description, download count, download size, and last updated date
Added feedback reporting for any app to collect data about what works and doesn't work. This feedback will be passed along to the app's author if appropriate
Enhancements:
All touch and controller controls refactored and more responsive to input (highlights, buttons, etc)
Add four-column "wide" view activated by pressing L or ZL in the app listing
New offline screen when internet connection isn't detected instead of empty progress bar
List other apps by the same author from the details page
Bug fixes:
Switched to curl instead of old hacky HTTP downloading curl
Empty folders are now removed upon uninstallation of a package
Corrupt cached icons should no longer freeze loading
Uses romfs for storing images instead of an external folder
Some settings for cleaning up any empty folders leftover by the old app and wiping the icon cache
download https://github.com/vgmoose/appstorenx
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October 16th, 2018, 20:27 Posted By: wraggster
fgsdfgs has ported Doom 64 over to the Nintendo Switch:
I ported Doom 64 EX to the Switch.
Doom 64 EX is a reverse-engineering project aimed to recreate Doom64 as close as possible with additional modding features.
Features:
hardware accelerated rendering;
sound and music;
analog controls;
all other features of Doom 64 EX probably work (except network games).
To install and run the game, follow these steps:
Obtain a Doom 64 ROM in either n64, z64 or v64 format. I think region and version do not matter, as long as the ROM is unmodified.
Extract the wadgen folder from doom64ex_nx_v010.zip to somewhere on your PC.
Run wadgen/WadGen.exe and point it to your Doom 64 ROM. This should generate two files inside the wadgen folder: DOOM64.WAD and DOOMSND.SF2.
Extract the switch folder from doom64ex_nx_v010.zip to the root of your SD card.
Copy DOOM64.WAD and DOOMSND.SF2 you got in step 3 to /switch/doom64ex/ on your SD card.
If you already have Doom 64 EX installed on your PC or something, you can just do steps 4 and 5 right away, using the files from your existing installation.
download https://github.com/fgsfdsfgs/Doom64EX
via https://www.nintendomax.com/viewtopi...097b76c#p40352
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October 16th, 2018, 18:39 Posted By: wraggster
Sixtyforce the Nintendo 64 emulator for the Mac. It does this by dynamically translating the code that a Nintendo 64 uses into something your Mac understands. Nearly every part of a Nintendo 64 has been painstakingly recreated entirely out of software to pull off such an amazing feat.
Application:
- Support for Intel 64 bits.
- The code is signed for Mountain Lion.
- Update to use APIs modern as possible.
- The USB controllers can now be connected and disconnected when Sistyforce is running.
- Added default settings for multiple controllers.
- Improved reliability sauvgardes state.
- Fixed a bug that caused the left and right audio channels were reversed.
- Various fixes.
Emulation:
- Generating code 64-bit addressing.
- Fixed bugs in the kernel emulation.
- Fixed bugs with interrupts unmasked.
- Updated to use modern memory protection.
- Improved startup.
Graphics:
- Conversion faster textures.
- Improved restoration and registration status.
- Fixed problems of color combiner.
- Fixed clipping issues.
- Fixed the sky in GoldenEye.
- Support basic Conker's Bad Fur Day.
- Start the implementation of the buffer in real time.
- Remove obsolete preferences.
Sixtyforce v1.0.3 Changelog:
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What's new in this version of sixtyforce:
* Added macOS Mojave dark mode.
* Added a rendering optimization.
* Integrated the SFGL plugin into the sixtyforce app.
* Updated the dynamic recompiler for the macOS Mojave hardened runtime.
Bug fixes:
* Fixed minor interface bugs on macOS Mojave.
* Fixed a cpu core exception that wasn't triggering in the delay slot.
* Fixed a rare cpu core bug that could write the wrong value to a register.
* Fixed a memory leak with sprite based backgrounds.
* Fixed two OpenGL thread safety issues that could cause crashes. |
http://sixtyforce.com
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October 16th, 2018, 17:31 Posted By: wraggster
Since the NES EarthBound Zero prototype was leaked two decades ago, many gamers have been frustrated by the game’s tedious pacing. EarthBound Zero (known as Mother in Japan), the famed prequel to EarthBound for the Super NES, is an old school RPG known for it’s high random encounter rate and for requiring large amounts of grinding to level up and purchase equipment, which has discouraged many potential fans from completing the game.
This problem was fixed in the fan translation of the GBA version of Mother, which added an item called the “Easy Ring.” Now, you can enjoy the benefits of the Easy Ring while playing the original NES version of EarthBound Zero. Q’s Gameplay Balance hack—which is included in his EarthBound Zero Tweaks collection—quadruples earned experience, doubles earned money, and significantly reduces random encounter rates, just like the Easy Ring mod.
If you enjoyed EarthBound for the SNES and Mother 3 for the GBA but could never get into the first game, then apply this patch, and give it another chance.
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4161/
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October 16th, 2018, 17:30 Posted By: wraggster
Nearly 25 years ago, Donkey Kong Country was released to the world, and it quickly won over gamers with its pre-rendered CGI graphics, became one of the best-selling Super NES games of all time, and spawned numerous sequels. And while its graphics might not have the wow factor they had in 1994, Donkey Kong Country’s gameplay holds up to this day.
While Donkey Kong Country is known for being difficult, many people have mastered it. Are you one of them? Donkey Kong Country - Expert Edition will put your platforming skills to the test. It removes the DK Barrels (which give you your characters back if you lose them) and Star Barrels (which act as checkpoints), so you can only take two hits in each stage before losing a life and being forced to start over from the beginning.
Additionally, all the Warp Barrels have been removed. If you think you’re just going to skip over Mine Cart Carnage, Stop & Go Station, or any other stage in the game, think again.
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4152/
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October 16th, 2018, 17:28 Posted By: wraggster
Rejoice once more! News has come from Nightcrawler’s Translation Corporation! The Song of the Angel English translation has been released! This is a milestone in the fan translation community as it is the first introduction of the Tenshi No Uta series to English audiences. Fans of Tales of Phantasia and Star Ocean will be happy to know the game shares many of the same developers known as the ‘Wolf Team’, as well as sharing the main musical composer too! As a result, Song of the Angel is a very charming game with a great soundtrack. The atmosphere will certainly feel familiar.
Nightcrawler made every effort to ensure the hacking work is amongst the best seen on the SNES platform. Nearly everything was expanded and proportional font deployed throughout all dialog and menus. The result ensures the dialog was uncompromised, and menus are up to standards set on future generation consoles. As an added bonus, a number of original game bugs were fixed too! Liana of Metal Max Returns fame did the translation work. So, you can expect to experience a well written translation to convey the aforementioned charm of the original game.
For those not familiar with the game, Song of the Angel is a love story at its core. It blends together a tale of love, angels, demons, and even Satan himself! Gameplay is typical 1994 RPG fare with the addition of a Parley negotiation system. You’ll meet a wide cast of characters including old friends, new friends, a tyrannical count, a soothsayer, and more. You will walk, teleport, sail, and fly by the time your adventure concludes.
Some further details are available in the readme file for those of you interested in more about the project and game. For the rest of you in a hurry to get things done, go start playing!
https://transcorp.romhacking.net/
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October 16th, 2018, 17:26 Posted By: wraggster
It's only been a week since Team-Xecuter made the big announcement of SX OS v2.1 with their 'cheat engine' and now they are back and on a roll with them adding 'Docked USB Drive Support' and many other nice improvements to their 'cheat engine' and a few bug fixes!  How do you do, dear SX OS users?
Today we are back once again with a much anticipated new feature as well as various improvements to existing functionality for SX OS. While this is still labelled as BETA we've had some good success with it internally, we're looking forward to your feedback.
Lets jump into the list of changes!- Docked USB drive support!
Yes. You read it right. You can now plug a USB mass storage device into your switch' dock and load XCI or install NSP content from there directly. No longer are you limited by the size of your microSD card when playing the switch from the comfort of your couch, but you can now enjoy TERABYTES of content by using external harddisks and such! The filesystem on the drive needs to be either FAT32 or exFAT, and the directories that are being scanned for content are equal to the ones you'd use on the microSD card.
- Updates to the cheat system
- More accurate progress indication during cheat search
People were reporting "freezes" during cheat searches, often times these were just due to impatience and a suboptimal UI from our end. The progress bars are more honest and update more frequently now!
- Cheat search for exact value requires no initial dump anymore
For 'exact value' searches a big initial dump file on your microSD is not needed, and since this is often the way people start a cheat search we decided to streamline the cheat finder process a bit. You are now prompted with a question whether you want to start an exact value search or arbitrary value search, in case of the former the process will be much faster.
- Automatically apply/disable cheats upon toggle
The interface for "applying" the cheats was a bit counterintuitive, you now no longer have to press the plus (+) button in order to apply cheats. They are automatically applied/disabled once you toggle them. Disabling cheats now properly works as well, so there's no need for having a dummy cheat any more to work around that limitation.
- Ability to add cheats using the UI
Identifying memory locations for cheats using just the console is nice, but previously there was no way of adding an actual cheat-code for a location you found to the cheat code library. This has been addressed, and there is now an interface for doing this directly from our menu.
- Show homebrew NSP icons in TX menu
Some homebrew NSP titles were not displaying their icons properly. This has been investigated and fixed.
- Fix error 2345-0021 when in docked mode opening TX menu
People who play/cheat in docked mode will like this fix. The frequent crashes that happened when opening the TX menu in docked mode are now a thing of the past!
That's it folks. Enjoy this BETA and let us know what you think. We have more tricks up our sleeves, more rabbits in our tophats. And we only have one gear: FORWARD.
https://team-xecuter.com/where-to-buy/
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October 15th, 2018, 17:17 Posted By: wraggster
This might just be the single biggest platform release at launch for a new platform ever for RetroArch! Right from day one, they are starting out of the gates on the Switch with over 44 libretro cores! You can download RetroArch for Switch here. Features:- OpenGL support
Thanks to Mesa/Nouveau support, this Switch version comes with full-blown OpenGL support (thanks to fincsdev). This means that all of the advanced features available on the PC should be available on Switch as well! GLSL shaders should be supported, overlays are supported, and thanks to OpenGL support, we can use hardware-accelerated menus such as XMB/MaterialUI (with full thumbnail support, theming, etc). In addition to all this, it allows us to port libretro cores that require the use of OpenGL later in the future, such as Parallel N64, OpenLara, and potentially more like Reicast/PPSSPP/etc!
- Touchscreen support (for MaterialUI/etc)
natinusala saw to it that this initial version received touchscreen support. Right now the DPI (Dots Per Inch) is kinda hardcoded for portable and not really meant for dock mode. This will be improved in the near future.
- Full networking support.
Online multiplayer (with peer-to-peer and MITM matchmaking) should be available from Day One. Take note that performance of the core heavily matters in terms of the kind of quality you get out of your online experience, since the netplay implementation is rollback-based. Aside from multiplayer, you can also download cores, update assets, and all the features you would expect on the PC version.
- RetroAchievements support
By registering an account at Retro Achievements and inputting your account details into RetroArch, you can obtain achievements for your games.
- Game scanning
Scanning of your games should fully work, except for perhaps PS1 images right now.
- Split Joy-Con support
If you go to Settings -> Input and enable Split Joy-Con (1 to 8), you can use a full Joy-Con as two separate controllers!
- Core downloader
From Day One, it should be possible to download and update new cores as they arrive on a daily basis without even having to wait for the next RetroArch stable!
- Runahead support
RetroArch Switch comes with runahead support from Day One! This is our game-changing feature that allows you to beat latency and even go beyond the fast response times of the original hardware. Performance of this feature is heavily dependent on the ‘performance’ level of the core and the Switch’s relative power. Try experimenting with cores, and don’t forget to turn it of for more demanding cores that balk under the pressure. Because RetroArch offers such a wide array of cores even for the same system, it’s entirely possible that one specific SNES or Genesis core is fast enough for the kind of runahead at x frames configuration that you are looking for.
OFFICIAL SOURCE: --> https://www.libretro.com/index.php/r...witch-version/
via https://www.maxconsole.com/threads/f...out-now.48659/
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October 15th, 2018, 17:15 Posted By: wraggster
Find xci2nsp releases here: https://gitlab.com/roothorick/dedbae/tags/This is an XCI to NSP converter that's smarter and faster than 4nxci. - A single, self-contained executable with no dependencies worth mentioning.
- Reads and writes the game exe/assets -- the part that actually takes more than a few seconds -- only once, without decrypting/re-encrypting. No interstitial files. This is as fast as I can make it; the bottleneck is the throughput of your HDD.
- Handles all known XCI/gamecard formats.
- Produces output NSPs with the human-readable game name, title ID, and version ID in hex (much more readable than CDNSP's decimal translation).
- Identifies and extracts embedded updates as a separate NSP.
- No fake tickets, no recrypting with titlekey crypto, no cruft in your ticketdb. Only the update NSPs have tickets, and they're real, official tickets.
via https://www.maxconsole.com/threads/d...nverter.48660/
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October 15th, 2018, 17:14 Posted By: wraggster
Nintendo Co. NTDOY -1.78% plans to release a new version of its Switch videogame console next year to maintain the sales momentum of the device, according to suppliers and others with direct knowledge of the plan.
Sales of the Switch, introduced in March 2017, are still solid but are no longer delivering the favorable surprises that marked the machine’s first year on the market. Nintendo shares, which rose sharply last year, have trailed the broader stock market this year. The move to update the Switch suggests the Kyoto, Japan, company is moving quickly to ensure its flagship product doesn’t lose competitiveness.
Nintendo is still debating what new hardware and software features to include in the upgrade and weighing the cost of the features, people with knowledge of the discussions said.
One option is improving the display, they said. The current Switch uses a lower-end liquid-crystal display without some technologies that are standard in more recent smartphone LCDs.
Updating the display with these technologies would make it brighter, thinner and more energy-efficient. The updated Switch isn’t expected to adopt the organic light-emitting diode or OLED panels used in Apple Inc.’s AAPL 1.22% iPhone X series.
Nintendo is looking to release the new Switch in the latter half of 2019, perhaps as soon as summer, the people said.
A Nintendo spokesman declined to comment.
Between its introduction last year and June 30 of this year, Nintendo sold 19.7 million units of the Switch, a pace that compares favorably with Sony Corp.’s PlayStation 4, the most popular console among the current generation of videogame players. The Switch can be used both as a living-room console and as a portable game machine.
Nintendo has said it wants to sell 20 million units in the year through March 2019, and analysts say they expect sales roughly to match that goal assuming some popular software titles planned for late this year arrive on schedule. Nintendo has said it plans to introduce “Super Smash Bros. Ultimate” on Dec. 7.
Videogame makers generally come out with new consoles every five to six years, and it is common for them to update the devices in the middle of their life cycles to keep the momentum going. Sony introduced the PlayStation 4 in November 2013 and updated it with a less-expensive version in September 2016 and a high-end model two months later.
A new Switch would follow that pattern. Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto, who created many of its top games and now holds the title of creative fellow, said in February he wanted the Switch’s life cycle to be longer than usual, suggesting next year’s update of the hardware may not be the last.
The upgraded Switch would likely share many features with the current version and be compatible with existing Switch game software.
Software makers and others in the industry are watching whether Nintendo will clarify the future of its hand-held 3DS videogame device when it decides on the next Switch.
Nintendo has said it would keep selling 3DS machines because they are a safe and affordable option for children. But new game releases for the platform have been declining and some popular franchises, including Nintendo’s own “Pokémon,” moved to the Switch this year.
An executive at one software maker said the 3DS was increasingly overshadowed by smartphones that are well-suited to portable games. He said he was waiting for a “clear message” from Nintendo about what it would do with the 3DS series when it puts out a new Switch.
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October 15th, 2018, 17:13 Posted By: wraggster
Currently, the existing XCI/NSP tools either need a PC or can only do one or the other, but now scene developer @HiD has released the first version of dOPUS and it can manage both NSP/XCI installs directly on your Switch console itself. You can grab it here! Features:- File browser like interface
- Install or "Install & Delete" NSP, XCI
- Install an extracted NSP or XCI (NCA folder)
- Extract NSP, XCI to a folder
- Convert XCI to NSP
--> Don't forget to place keys.dat to the root of the SDCard to use XCI features! <--
You can generate it using kezplez --> https://github.com/tesnos/kezplez-nx/releases
Keep in mind this is a first alpha release. If people like it and use it, I might add more features!
As always I'm not responsible for any damage caused to your switch or your data.
Cheers!
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NEWS SOURCE: dOPUS 0.6 - NSP/XCI file installer and manager (via) GBATemp
via https://www.maxconsole.com/threads/s...manager.48672/
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October 15th, 2018, 17:12 Posted By: wraggster
Developer @SimonMKWii is back with yet another handy-dandy utility for having fun with your XCI/NSP packages, like 'datamining' and many other neat things as listed below, and this being a 'work-in-progress' project, we will see some cool updates! Features:- Makes datamining extremely easy.
- BFSTM playback.
- Extract individual folders, files, the ExeFS or the entire thing.
- Automatically finds the main nca within an XCI or NSP and opens it.
- Update support.
- You can open XCIs, NSPs and NCAs directly from explorer and load it into the program.
Usage:
- Ensure you have your prod.keys file and title.keys file in <Home Folder>/.switch/*
- Open an NCA, XCI or NSP...
- ???
- Profit!
Tips:
- Organise the title.keys file like so: <Rights ID> = <Titlekey>
- Organise the prod.keys file like so: <Formal name> = <Key>
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OFFICIAL SOURCE: --> https://github.com/simonmkwii/SwitchExplorer/releases
via https://www.maxconsole.com/threads/s...nd-xcis.48679/
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October 15th, 2018, 17:01 Posted By: wraggster
Available at a suggested retail price of $299.99, the Nintendo Switch: Fortnite – Double Helix Bundle includes the Nintendo Switch system, the Fortnite game (which is free to download) and $45 worth of unique Fortnite goodies, including: - 1x unique Double Helix Outfit
- 1x unique Telemetry Back Bling
- 1x unique Pinpoint Pickaxe
- 1x unique Rotor Glider
- 1,000 V-Bucks (in-game Fortnite currency)
The 1,000 V-Bucks can be used to purchase other in-game items, and are enough to trade in for a newly released Season 6 Battle Pass, which will grant you access to even more cool in-game stuff like new outfits, new challenges and pets.
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October 15th, 2018, 16:57 Posted By: wraggster
Nintendo Scene Developer @zoogie has done some amazing new DSiWare magic, by now designing 'Frogminer' removing the need to have an purchased 'DSiWare' title on your Nintendo handheld to do the 'mining' operation, read all about this new magic trick below: In the past, installing B9S using DSiWare always required buying a game: either on a second, already hacked 3DS which would install the hacked save, then do a system transfer to the console you wished to hack (buying the game was necessary or it wouldn't transfer to the other console). Or, through seedminer, where you would bruteforce your moveable.sed so that you could buy the game on the console you wished to hack, and be able to inject the hacked save without need of a second, already hacked console. Now, it is possible to inject a copy of the vulnerable Japanese version of Flipnote Studio into a DSiWare title that is already present on every console: DS Download Play. This means CFW can now be installed for free, even on the latest firmware!
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Why a 'frog', you are asking now, well that is because the logo of 'Flipnote Studio' is well basically a pixelated frog, and to learn how to use him follow this wonderful guide.
NEWS SOURCE: Frogminer (Discussion & Support) (via) GBATemp
via https://www.maxconsole.com/threads/f...irmware.48698/
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October 15th, 2018, 16:51 Posted By: wraggster
One problem the switch has is that exFAT is buggy as hell on the Switch console, and causes your MicroSD to corrupt over usage, as such its better to be using FAT32, and even tho XCI has been supported in 'split' format for a while, when it comes to NSP it was not, but that has started to change and Nintendo Scene Developer @AnalogMan has recently released his splitNSP v1.01 for all to enjoy! As some have become aware, it's been found out that the official Nintendo SDK contains a PowerShell script for splitting NSP files into 4GiB chunks so that they can be installed from FAT32 filesystems. Seeing as the official script cannot be shared, I re-wrote it in Python3 (which makes it useable on more than just Windows) as well as added in an additional feature.
To run it you'll need Python3 installed. Once installed, call the script from Terminal or Command Prompt with the following:
Code:
python3 splitNSP.py filename.nsp
By default this will make a copy of the NSP and split it up into parts. Once created, you'll need to open the folder's properties and check the Archive flag. This is easily done on Windows, I'm still working on a way to do it for macOS since file flags aren't saved when copying to FAT32.
You can also activate quick mode with this command:
Code:
python3 splitNSP.py -q filename.nsp
This will not make a copy of the NSP and instead will split the original. This is useful if you're running low on space as it only requires that you have 4GiB of temporary space to run it. It's also much faster.
Once the folder is made and the archive flag is set copy it to your SD card (sdmc:/tinfoil/nsp/ if using tinfoil) and install it like any other NSP.
If you have any issues feel free to submit an issue and I'll try my best to work it o
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OFFICIAL SOURCE: --> https://github.com/AnalogMan151/splitNSP/releases
via https://www.maxconsole.com/threads/s...alogman.48747/
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October 15th, 2018, 16:50 Posted By: wraggster
After the success of portages such as Quake 1 to 3, here are now the adaptations of Doom on Nintendo Switch, through the Doom 3 and Doom64. Several options are available to you, or you choose to go on Doom 3, you will have to have the original game with including files pak000.pk4 pak008.pk4 files for Doom3 and 1.3.1 update, and for Doom64EX you must have the Nintendo 64 Rom to have the DOOM64.WAD and DOOMSND.SF2.
Be aware that Dhewm3, the port of the source engine of Doom 3 is very unstable, so it is better to settle for Doom64EX, which is a reimplementation of Doom 64 Samuel "Kaiser" Villarreal. It is based on Doom3D, although it has been rewritten for OpenGL instead of DirectX.
Installing Domm64EX:- Have a Doom64 Rom
- Extract the wadgen folder from doom64ex_nx_v010.zip somewhere on your PC.
- Run it wadgen / WadGen.exe and point it to your Doom 64 ROM. This should generate the 2 files DOOM64.WAD and DOOMSND.SF2.
- Extract the folder doom64ex_nx_v010.zip at the root of your SD card.
- Copy DOOM64.WAD and DOOMSND.SF2 to / switch / doom64ex / SD card.
- Now you can enjoy via the hbmenu.
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NEWS SOURCE: Dhewm3 et Doom64EX s'invitent sur Switch (via) Logic-SunRise
via https://www.maxconsole.com/threads/r...-switch.48748/
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