US Nintendo eShop update: Street Fighter 2, Ninja Gaiden 2

August 23rd, 2013, 01:28 Posted By: wraggster

Nintendo has confirmed this week's list of new Wii U and 3DS eShop content for the US region.
The SNES Street Fighter 2 trilogy leads the list this week, with The World Warrior, Turbo: Hyper Fighting and The New Challengers all arriving with a three-for-two deal on those who want to own all three.
NES fans may also be pleased to see the return of Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos.
Here's the full official list:

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Zelda: Wind Waker HD gets tougher 'Hero mode'

August 23rd, 2013, 01:24 Posted By: wraggster

Nintendo has added a new 'Hero mode' to the Wii U HD remake of Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker.
Hero mode is essentially a harder difficulty setting, upping the challenge for players who want enemy encounters to be more perilous.
Players will be able to choose between Normal or Hero modes when the begin a new game, details Polygon, which saw the new mode in a recent preview version of the game. While Normal mode remains the same as the original, Hero mode makes enemies deal double damage and the player will not find any hearts in the game's iconic breakable pots.
This means health will be in short supply, and players will only revive hearts with potions and Fairies, the latter of which can be rare.
The site also details a new Swift Sail feature, which lets you control Link's boat directly and sail in any direction without having to play the Wind Waker wand and change the direction of the wind. This method will also allow you to sail at a higher speed, although the traditional wind-control method will also be available.
Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD will be released for Wii U in Europe on October 6. The US release date is still an unspecified day in October 2013.

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Super Mario 3D World: exquisite, essential 3D multiplayer update or mere stopgap?

August 22nd, 2013, 23:26 Posted By: wraggster

Super Mario 3D World allows you to look around its environments by moving the GamePad. The feature, which turns the camera through roughly 270 degrees in any direction, is designed to afford you greater freedom to view Mario’s handsome new 3D landscapes, but ironically draws more attention to the fact that the game plays fast and loose with the promise made by its title.There’s nothing in our demo to suggest that 3D World will be anything less than a fine Mario outing, but even the most ardent series fan will find it difficult to play down the sense of disappointment at being served up on Nintendo’s most powerful hardware to date what feels like a spiritual successor to 3DS’sSuper Mario 3D Land. That said, this is an exquisitely enhanced successor, certainly looking the part even if it doesn’t necessarily play it.The game’s stages are vibrant and pleasingly chunky, everything imbued with that particular solidity that Nintendo artists have somehow made their own. Standing on a viewing platform during one of the stages pans the camera down and to the right, showing you in the hazy distance the towering obstacle course you’re about to tackle, and hinting at a more open world. It’s a moment that draws some surprising parallels with Fez, and not just aesthetically.Like Fez, the ostensibly 2D gameplay doesn’t preclude multiple routes. The three stages Nintendo has demoed so far have all manner of alternative paths and secrets, some only accessible with the new Cat Bell powerup and others teased out by rubbing and poking at the landscape through the GamePad’s touchscreen. Some of those secrets are obvious – a patch of grass or flowers, for instance, that throw out a coin or two when rubbed – but most aren’t marked. Searching every inch of the level just in case quickly becomes tiresome, but there is smart use of the GamePad elsewhere, such as the jump pads that are triggered by tapping the screen.

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Retro City Rampage confirmed for 3DS

August 22nd, 2013, 01:31 Posted By: wraggster

Nintendo has confirmed that developer Vblank Entertainment is working on a 3DS version of its popular GTA-inspired download title, Retro City Rampage.
The 3DS version will be playable for the first time at the PAX Prime event, which takes place from Aug 30 to September 2 at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle.
No further details were announced but the first screenshots shared by the developer via Destructoid show the map, score and other HUD elements shifted to the lower screen leaving the upper display to focus on gameplay.
Retro City Rampage is an 8-bit-style open-world urban game that plays homage to the original top-down Grand Theft Auto games on PS1, and contains parodies of several other classics.
The game made its debut on PC in October 2012, and was later released on Xbox 360 via Xbox Live, and for PS3 and Vita via the PS Store.
A 3DS release date is yet to be announced.

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Wii U 32GB bundle with Wind Waker HD incoming

August 21st, 2013, 12:57 Posted By: wraggster

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Nintendo's Wii U Web Framework now allows for eShop purchases like DLC

August 20th, 2013, 02:22 Posted By: wraggster

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EU Nintendo eShop update: Street Fighter, Cut The Rope

August 20th, 2013, 02:18 Posted By: wraggster

Nintendo has released this week's confirmed list of new eShop content in Europe.
It's a busy week for Wii U with The Wonderful 101 and Splinter Cell Blacklist both available for download. Quirky platformer Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams also gets a release.
As for the Wii U Virtual Console, all three SNES versions of Street Fighter II are coming this week. Rather oddly, all three are the same price, and if you buy two you'll get the third for free.
The highlight on 3DS is the eShop release of popular mobile game Cut The Rope.
Here's the full list. All games will arrive on their respective eShops on Thursday, August 22.
[h=3]Wii U - Full games[/h]

• The Wonderful 101 - £39.99 / €49.99 (only £27.99 / €34.99 if you previously downloaded Pikmin 3)
• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Blacklist - £55.99 / €69.99
• Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - £12.99 / €14.99

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SNES Street Fighter II trilogy hits US Wii U eShop Aug. 22

August 20th, 2013, 00:40 Posted By: wraggster

Capcom has confirmed that the US Wii U eShop will get its share of Street Fighter classics this week.
The SNES Street Fighter II trilogy, which includes The World Warrior, Turbo: Hyper Fighting and New Challengers, will arrive on the US Wii U eShop on August 22 - this thursday.
Capcom confirmed as much following the release of the three titles on the EU store today.
The games will cost $7.99 each, but buying one will mark the other down to half-price, essentially meaning you can buy all three for the price of two.
This week's EU eShop update also saw the release of The Wonderful 101 and Splinter Cell Blacklist, as well as popular mobile game Cut The Rope.

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Only 30,000 copies of Wonderful 101 shipped to Japan, claims report

August 20th, 2013, 00:38 Posted By: wraggster

Nintendo will give The Wonderful 101 a small-scale launch in Japan later this month, according to a report.
The publisher has shipped just 30,000 copies of the Wii U exclusive to the region for its August 24 release, reports Japanese blog Sinobi, viaSiliconera.
Although unconfirmed, such a small shipment would signal relatively reserved launch aspirations for the platform exclusive - a new IP from Japanese developer Platinum Games.
Reviews emerged online today with mostly positive feedback. We said in our The Wonderful 101 review that it "lacks the mesmerising fluidity of Platinum's other work, but The Wonderful 101 puts on a real show for the eyes all the same.
"Hack and slash connoisseurs with both the patience to learn a new way to play and a thirst for high-score chasing will be well-rewarded for their investment," said CVG's Alex Dale, awarding it a 7/10.
Check out this The Wonderful 101 review roundup for more scores.
The Wonderful 101 will release in UK on August 23, in Japan on August 24 and US on September 15.

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Wii U now allows eShop purchases from within indie games and ported apps

August 20th, 2013, 00:36 Posted By: wraggster

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NESPo: another 3D printed portable NES

August 19th, 2013, 23:47 Posted By: wraggster


Grab your favorite cartridge and violently blow into the end, because [Dave Nunez] is sending us on a nostalgia trip with his 3D printed portable NES. He takes the typical route of chopping up a Nintendo on a chip (NOAC) retro machine rather than sacrifice a real NES, and opts for a NiMH battery over lithium (which isn’t a bad idea; they can if you charge them incorrectly). The battery life is, however, tolerable: 2.5 to 3 hours.
All the components are packed into a custom-made 3D printed PLA enclosure, which [Dave] kindly shares on thingiverse. He also decided to 3D print each of the buttons and their bezels/housings, which he then topped off by cutting acrylic sheets that seal up the front and back. As a final touch, [Dave] slips in some custom art under the acrylic and mounts a printed LED nameplate in the corner.
We’ve seen [Dave's] work at Hackaday before, when he built a one-size-fits-all-consoles arcade controller.

http://hackaday.com/2013/08/19/nespo...-portable-nes/

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Nestopia Git (2013/08/17)

August 19th, 2013, 02:27 Posted By: wraggster

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Nestopia Git (2013/08/17) is compiled. This project is a fork of the original Nestopia source code, plus the Linux port. The purpose of the project is to enhance the original, and ensure it continues to work on modern operating systems.

Nestopia Supported Platforms:
* Windows
* Linux
* FreeBSD
* OpenBSD
* NetBSD
* libretro

Nestopia Git changelog:
* Moved old, crufty code elsewhere for later deletion (unix)
* Removed old, useless code (unix)
* Set defaults when no config exists, write to ~/.nestopia (unix)
* Added ability to write config file (unix)
* Fixed sample rate combobox (unix)
* Config dialog works again (unix)
Code cleanups

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Gearboy Git (2013/08/16)

August 19th, 2013, 02:25 Posted By: wraggster

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Gearboy Git (2013/08/16) is compiled. Gearboy is a Nintendo Game Boy emulator written in C++. The emulator is focused on readability of source code, but nevertheless it has good compatibility. A lot of effort has gone into this in order to follow OOP and keep it as simple as possible.

Gearboy Features:
- Accurate CPU emulation, passes cpu_instrs.gb from blargg's tests.
- Accurate instruction timing, passes instr_timing.gb from blargg's tests.
- Memory Bank Controllers (MBC1, MBC2, MBC3 with RTC, MBC5) and ROM + RAM cartridges.
- Accurate LCD controller emulation. Background, window and sprites, with correct timings and priorities.
- Mix frames: Mimics the LCD ghosting effect seen in the original Game Boy.
- Sound emulation using SDL Audio and Gb_Snd_Emu library.
- Basic Game Boy Color support.
- Integrated disassembler. It can dump the full disassembled memory to a text file or access it in real time.
- Compressed rom support (ZIP deflate).
- Multi platform. Compiles and runs on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and iOS.
- Uses OpenGL for rendering on all platforms.
- Uses Qt framework for Mac, Windows and Linux. Uses Cocoa Touch for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.
- Visual Studio 2010 project provided for Windows. Netbeans 7.2 project provided for Linux and Mac OS X. Xcode project for iOS.

Gearboy Git Changelog:
* Update README.md

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WinDS PRO Apps v1.6.2

August 19th, 2013, 02:21 Posted By: wraggster

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WinDS PRO Apps v1.6.2 is released. WinDS PRO Apps is a program to organize all your emulators.

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DeSmuME SVN r4722

August 19th, 2013, 02:18 Posted By: wraggster

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DeSmuME SVN r4722 is compiled. DeSmuME is an open source Nintendo DS(NDS) emulator for Linux, Mac OS and Windows. DeSmuME supports save states, the ability to increase the size of the screen and it supports filters to improve image quality. DeSmuME also supports microphone use on Windows and Linux ports, as well as direct video and audio recording. The emulator also features a built-in movie recorder.

DeSmuME SVN Changelog:
r4722
core:
- add size of ROM to chipID;

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Project64k Stable Version (2013/08/17)

August 19th, 2013, 02:17 Posted By: wraggster

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Project64k Stable Version (2013/08/17) is released. Project64k is a version of the Project64 emulator that supports multiplayer games using the Kaillera network.


I made a list of the best kaillera servers that should be up for a good while, as well as changed the default connection to EXC since LAN is used for less delays and started because of super smash brothers 64 considering how frame delay effects competitive play but it causes more lag and more ds and some people can't run it as well.

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Dolphin OpenAL-sane-defaults Git 3.5-1818

August 19th, 2013, 02:10 Posted By: wraggster

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Dolphin OpenAL-sane-defaults Git 3.5-1818 is compiled. Dolphin OpenAL-sane-defaults is a branch of Dolphin. Dolphin is the first Gamecube emulator able to run commercial games! Dolphin is a great Gamecube(NGC) and Wii emulator. It has a partial Wii support and plays most Gamecube games. Dolphin has been changed SVN to Git recently.

Dolphin OpenAL-sane-defaults Git changelog:
* Removed a redundant tooltip text.
* Changed the default audio latency to 2. Made soft_oal.dll the default on Windows builds as the old OpenAL32.dll is outdated and contains bugs.
* [Android] Make the banners display a little larger. Now they don't look like tiny icons in the game list.
* [Android] Fix Wii games.
* Change per instruction run counts to u64 on all platforms. JIT64 and JITIL runcount isn't implemented properly(and is disabled) so this doesn't effect them.
* Add an OSD message to remind the user if Shader Debugging is enabled
Fixes issue 6497.
* [Android] Prevent duplicate duplicate items from being in the game list at one time.
Previously it was possible for a game with the same path and name to be in the list as another. This is annoying because duplicates ae (obviously) no different from the initial item.
This prevents duplicates from entering the list.
The way this works is:
1. We get the final list of items to add to the list.
2. Loop through it using two indices, which, for this explanation I'll call [item] and [itemAfter]

We compare path name at item with index [item] and the path name at item with index [itemAfter]
To phrase this numerically comparison works like so:

for (int i = 0; i listSize; i++)
{
if (i+1 listSize)
item[i].getPath().equals(item[i+1].getPath())
}

3. For each path comparison that is true, remove item at [indexNext].



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DraStic DS r2.1.2a

August 18th, 2013, 21:33 Posted By: wraggster

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Nintendo DS emulator for Android has been updated. Changes:
- Fix for microphone bug in Zelda games;
- Fix for Megaman Battle Network 5 Double Team DS;
- Disabling sound shouldn't cause problems anymore;
- Some changes in Google Drive handling;
- Quick-saves don't override Auto-saves anymore;
- Fixed cheat menu crashing if a cheat string contains invalid characters.
News source: https://play.google.com

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higan 0.93

August 18th, 2013, 21:30 Posted By: wraggster

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Super Nintendo/GameBoy/GameBoy Color/GameBoy Advance emulator previously known as bsnes has been updated recently. No changes info available.
File: Download
News source: http://byuu.org

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No$gba 2.7a

August 18th, 2013, 21:29 Posted By: wraggster

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GBA and NDS emulator for Dos and Windows has been updated recently. Changes:
- fullscreen, fixes/details, started DSi research.
News source: http://nocash.emubase.de

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