Black Wii Fit Plus bundle coming to UK

September 26th, 2011, 22:05 Posted By: wraggster

Nintendo has announced that it is to launch a black version of its Wii Balance Board next month.
A bundle including both the new-look peripheral and a copy of Wii Fit Plus. It will be released on October 7^th.
Until this point only the white version of the accessory has been released in the UK. However with the black Wii having been on the market for some time it’s no surprise to see Nintendo giving families the option of colour-matching their favourite fitness game.
And of course, despite Wii’s increasing lack of favour in the UK market Wii Fit remains very much a strong prospect for the Christmas buying season.

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/black...g-to-uk/085326

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GAME and Gamestation announce midnight openings for FIFA 12

September 26th, 2011, 22:01 Posted By: wraggster

A total of 243 GAME and 165 Gamestation stores will open their doors just before midnight on Thursday September 29^th in anticipation of FIFA 12’s release.
GAME’s Oxford Street store is hosting the UK’s official midnight launch, with the first customer to buy the game receiving a new LG 3D monitor. Three more LG sets will also be on offer as prizes.
“With over 400 stores opening at midnight to celebrate the launch of FIFA 12, we’re kitting up for an evening of football fun across the country,” GAME and Gamestation marketing director Anna-Marie Mason stated.
“FIFA has proven year in, year out to be a hit with customers and we’re thrilled to be giving fans the earliest chance to pick up a copy.”
The industry’s eyes are now fixed squarely on retail, whom MCV anticipates will see FIFA 12 as very much a potential loss-leader. Will anyone match Tesco’s infamous £24.97 no-strings-attached price for FIFA 10 in October 2009?

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Zelda and Mario hit eShop this week

September 26th, 2011, 21:54 Posted By: wraggster

Nintendo's two most beloved characters arrive on the 3DS eShop this week with the releases of The Legend Of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition and Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.
Four Swords, the fourplayer adventure released for GameCube in 2004, is being released as part of the Zelda series' 25th anniversary celebrations. A free download for both 3DS owners from the eShop and DSi users from DSiWare, it supports fourplayer offline multiplayer and, for the first time, a singleplayer mode, with the lone adventurer able to switch between two characters with a button press.
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins is a re-release of the 1992 Game Boy title, and will cost £4.50 when it is released on Thursday.
Zelda and Mario will again go head-to-head before the year is out: 3DS's Super Mario 3D Land and Link's Wii swan-song The Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword will both be released on November 18.

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Bethesda cool on Wii U support

September 26th, 2011, 21:52 Posted By: wraggster

Speaking to Official Nintendo Magazine, vice president of PR and marketing Pete Hines said that, while there was a "possibility" of Bethesda developing for Wii U, the amount of work involved in porting and localising games for multiple platforms presented something of a stumbling block.

"It's definitely a possibility for the future," he said. "We'll look at any platform that will support the games we're trying to make, but that's the key thing - the console has to support the game as it is designed."

Pressed on whether Bethesda had any intention of bringing the upcoming The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim to Nintendo's Wii successor, Hines explained: "The more changes we have to make to a game the less and less palatable it becomes, because making a game is an enormous process.

"Just doing 360, PS3 and PC - I don't think people understand the amount of work that goes into that. All the localisation you have to do, all of the testing you have to do, on every platform in every language - it's a pretty huge undertaking. You aren't just supporting Wii U; you're supporting it in English, French, Italian, German and Spanish."

All of which sounds very much like Bethesda is waiting to see whether Nintendo secures a large enough installed base for its upcoming console before committing to bringing its big-budget games to the platform. Xbox 360, PS3 and PC owners, meanwhile, will be able to enjoy Skyrim when it is released on November 11. Those that can't wait that long can read the extensive preview in our latest issue, E233, which is out tomorrow.

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Deluxe Power Grip bulks up your 3DS with extended battery life, charges over USB

September 26th, 2011, 21:39 Posted By: wraggster

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Mupen64Plus 20110918

September 26th, 2011, 02:38 Posted By: wraggster

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Mupen64Plus 20110918 is released. Mupen64Plus is a N64 emulator and plugins for Linux, Mac OSX, and FreeBSD. Mupen64Plus is a plugin-based N64 emulator for Linux which is capable of accurately playing many games. Included are four MIPS R4300 CPU emulators, with dynamic recompilers for 32-bit x86 and 64-bit amd64 systems, and necessary plugins for audio, graphical rendering (RDP), signal co-processor (RSP), and input. There are 3 OpenGL video plugins included: glN64, RiceVideoLinux, and Glide64.

Mupen64Plus Features:
* Dynamic recompilers for 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (amd64) machines
* 3 OpenGL video plugins: glN64, RiceVideoLinux, Glide64
* Hi-resolution texture support in Rice Video
* LIRC Infrared remote control support
* Rumble Pak support
* Graphical R4300 debugger
* Cheat system with gameshark code support
* Speed adjustment with smooth sound output
* GTK2-based GUI
* Qt4-based GUI
* Command-line options for integration into other systems
* Installation support for multi-user systems

Mupen64Plus 20110918 Changelog:
- updated Saitek P990 controller config from Matthieu Rogez

http://code.google.com/p/mupen64plus/

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My Nes GTK v1.0

September 26th, 2011, 02:34 Posted By: wraggster

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My Nes GTK v1.0 is released. My Nes GTK is a nes emuator written in .net C#. It can run an Windows(R) and Linux platforms. It uses GTK# for menus, SDL.NET for emulator window.

FEATURES:
//My Nes GTK features:
Save/Load state in defferent 9 slots.
Take snapshots ability.
Resiazable sdl window, fullscreen switch ability.

//Nes emulation features:
CPU :All 6502 opcodes (with the undocumented opcodes), IRQ and NMI.
PPU :
* 8x8 and 8x16 sprites with transparency and priority, background tiles.
* internal default palettes, for NTSC and PAL tv systems.
* Cycle based ppu, real scanline and scancycle timing.
Sound : all the 5 channels, MMC5, SS5B and VRC6 external sound channels. Format: MONO PCM 16 BIT 44100 Hz.
Systems : PAL , NTSC
Mappers : # 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 32, 33, 34, 40,
41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47,48, 49, 50, 51, 57, 58, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77,
78, 79, 80, 82, 83, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 97, 105, 112, 113, 114, 115, 117, 118, 119, 133, 140,
142,159, 180, 182, 184, 185, 187, 188, 189, 193, 200, 201, 202,203,204,205, 212,213, 225, 226, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232,
233, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 248, 249, 251 and 255. Almost full set !!

http://sourceforge.net/projects/mynes/

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Dolphin GCMemcardUpdates Git 3.0-98

September 26th, 2011, 02:33 Posted By: wraggster

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Dolphin GCMemcardUpdates Git 3.0-98 is released. Dolphin GCMemcardUpdates 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 GCMemcardUpdates Git changelog:
* fix gcmemcard format broken by 5f9591cf9d0a0c9f87832dad58faa079d4ca7d24
small cleanup to format, now works for slot a and b and any memcard size
* remove sram path (m_strSRAM) from startup parameters, only write sram to file if one exists
log flash id when loading a memcard
* EXI_Memcard: HLE memcard Formatting, GCMemcard: Add static format function, cleanup checksums code

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My X Nes 3

September 26th, 2011, 02:31 Posted By: wraggster

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My X Nes 3 is released. My X Nes is a portable open source NES/FAMICOM emulator written in C# using XNA Framework for windows and Xbox 360 platforms. My X Nes is a port of My Nes emulator.

My X Nes 3 Changelog:
- Added quick save/load state.
- Fixed sound playback.
- Fixed save/load state so it uses new small binary buffer instead the old one which takes large space.
- Added new apu (sound emulation) engine
- Added new sound mixer
- Added FME7 sound channels
- Fixed DMC sound channel
- Fixed Noise sound channel
- Nes engine optimized
- Fixed MMC3 (mapper # 4) IRQs.
- Added mapper # 12, 40, 42, 44, 67, 68, 72, 47, 50, 51, 57, 58, 60, 62, 74, 76, 77, 83, 86, 87, 88, 89, 105, 114, 115, 117, 118, 119, 133, 140, 5, 43, 45, 46,142, 180,182, 49, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 213,185, 187, 188, 189, 226, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 248, 249 and 251
- Fixed mapper # 185.

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DeSmuME SVN r4099

September 26th, 2011, 02:30 Posted By: wraggster

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DeSmuME SVN r4099 is released. 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:
r4098
support nocash-style prints from ARM, in addition to thumb support which has existed for much time
r4099
oops

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Glitch64 SVN r254

September 26th, 2011, 02:29 Posted By: wraggster

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Glitch64 SVN r254 is released. GlideHQ is a realtime texture enhancer library with hi-resolution texture pack support for Glide64. Glitch64 is the recommended Glide3x wrapper for Glide64, the Glide video plugin for N64 emulators. It currently supports S3TC texture compression, anisotropic filtering, widescreen resolutions and simulates almost all the Glide3x hardware capabilities used by the plugin, included texture buffer capability (needed for render to texture). It is coded using the OpenGL API and uses GLSL shaders.

Traditional and non-traditional techniques have been used to achieve speed and high image quality even on a 9 year old 3Dfx Voodoo2. Although the 3Dfx Glide3x texture format naming conventions are used, the library can be expanded for generic use. The library supports 6 enhancers and 6 image filters. FXT1 and S3TC texture compression are supported.

Glitch64 SVN changelog:
r254
Fix Issue 269: 1080 Snowboarding crash.

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HalfNES v0.039

September 26th, 2011, 02:26 Posted By: wraggster

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HalfNES v0.039 is released. HalfNES is an open-source emulator for the Nintendo Entertainment System, written in Java. Currently, it only runs as a standalone Java SE application.

Current Features:
-Now cropping off the top and bottom 8 pixels of the video output, since these are
not visible on most TVs and a lot of games render garbage on those lines.
-Added volume slider to options dialog (and rewrote the sound output code as well.)
-Fixed a lot of sound bugs. Crystalis, Zombie Nation, A Boy And His Blob etc. all sound right now.
-Fixed Twin Cobra

HalfNES v0.039 Changelog:
Added mappers 5 and 119. Castlevania III works now and so do all other MMC5 games
except for Laser Invasion and two Japanese exclusive ones. Also fixed one tiny
almost unnoticeable bug with drum sounds cutting off a tiny bit early that
has been there for months unnoticed.


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SSNES v0.8.2

September 26th, 2011, 02:25 Posted By: wraggster

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SSNES v0.8.2 is released. SSNES is a simple frontend for the libsnes library. libsnes is the emulator core of bSNES, the most accurate SNES emulator to date, in library form. The libsnes API has been implemented by SNES9x as well, allowing multiple different cores to be used for an emulator that supports libsnes. This enables the possibility of custom front-ends for the emulator.

SSNES v0.8.2 Changelog:
- Replacement of a VLA Char.
- Automatic backup only when there is a change.
- Added support for writing block of SRAM.
- Verification of WM additional messages.
- Fixed a stupid crash.
- Authorization of the SDL driver to operate also in version 1.3.
- Miscellaneous fixes.
- Using swapinterval with SDL 1.3.
- Ability to compile a Win32 version with SDL 1.3.
- The use of SDL 1.3 works well now.
- Using SK_ * keysym.
- Disabling resize on OSX.

https://github.com/Themaister/SSNES

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[NDS] NDS Music Player v15092011

September 26th, 2011, 02:14 Posted By: wraggster

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KazoWAR proposes a new version of its audio file player for the Nintendo DS SHEQ, " NDS Music Player ", based on his own player finca 'SHEQ Player .

September 15, 2011
- Automatic play mode added. Push to select enable / disable it.
- Track Fadeout option added. Push Y to make it happen. (Aussi Will Happen in auto-play mode After two loops of a Given sequence.)
- File names with special characters, like Pokemon, no follow causes problems for SPS Maker.
- Pause mode added. Push Start to pause / resume Given a sequence. September 14, 2011 - Single track sequence added support. - seq_bpm bug fixed. That sequences now expect to Be Played back at 360 bpm, Actually Correctly play back at 360 bpm, INSTEAD OF 240 bpm, queuing up for the Remaining 120 a future sequence Expects To Be Played That slow. September 12, 2011 - Implemented support for future use with front-ends, like moonshell and the like. Merged Those in exchange. September 10, 2011 - SPS now Have all of the dummy load is removed sequence entries in SSEQPlayer. <No Entry> is no longer skipped. 1.0g: Updated again, this time SSEQPlayer, to make 100% certain valid SPS EVERY That Correctly File is listed. As a side effect, if the rom file for Which year SPS belongs IS Moved / deleted, then the SPS is no longer listed in SSEQPlayer.

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[Wii] Starfield

September 26th, 2011, 02:13 Posted By: wraggster

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Owen offers us " Starfield "tech demo for the Nintendo Wii, field effect of stars used in his play" Owen Shooter ".

Starfield IS a small app to Demonstrate That Was Written That the starfield effect I use in Newo Shooter. I wrote this program for beginners Who Wants to Get Into Wii homebrew. Uses GRRLIB. It Is not a game. Can you modify the included source to simulate Things like warps, rain and Various Other flying effects.
[edit] How it works Check the source. The C program Basically Draws Some lines in 3D space inside a single block GX. Half the lines are a different color and are moving Slower Than The Other Half. The lines move from the back of the box to the front (-1 to 1) and are back at -1 Placed If They Become Greater Than 1. Lines are Better Than dots Because THEY Provide a nice motion blur appearance. You Can Interact with the effect by pressing buttons appropriée. If you change the angle you can make it look like rain, heavy rain or a slow drizzle. You Only Need draw_stardust the void () function, the rest of the code is just for the demo There to purpose and IS NOT needed.

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[Wii] Marcos Lopez: Part II v0.01

September 26th, 2011, 02:11 Posted By: wraggster

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beredezebe porting to Wii " Marcos Lopez: Part II "game Adventure / Avoid Them All / Simulation of real life originally created on a PC by MZ . This is the direct result of " La Vida de Marcos López , "available only on PC.


Marcos Lopez 2 IS a real-life simulation game for one player only. It Was made ​​in the year 2010. It features realistic sound effects, voice recordings, pre-rendered graphics and orchestral soundtrack year. It IS a direct sequel to the 2008 game Marcos Lopez .

http://code.google.com/p/bennugames/wiki/MarcosLopez2

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SSNES v0.8.1

September 26th, 2011, 02:09 Posted By: wraggster

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A new version of the frontend SSNES for the libsnes library has been released. libsnes is the emulator core of bSNES, the most accurate SNES emulator to date, in library form via (Try2emu).

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FCEUltra Win32 mappers modified 16.09.2011

September 26th, 2011, 02:06 Posted By: wraggster

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A new build from the NES emulator FCEUltra-Win32-mappers-modified has been released. This emulator is based on FCEUltra source code snapshot (fceu-0.98.13).

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16.09.2011

• UNIF 8237 - rewritten to full SuperGame mapper support
• mapper 215 - now the same as UNIF 8237 boards
• mapper 217 - removed, all roms should be redefined to 215 mapper
• mapper 182 - removed, redefined to 114 by CRC check
• UNIF 8237A - new dump with 4Mb data support
• mapper 162 - added as iNES mapper for Zelda by Waixing dump
• mapper 4 - little hack to run "SFVI 16p", TODO: check is nothing is broken
• UNIF KS7013B - new Kaiser mapper for MMC1 to simple mapper conversion

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Nintendulator v0.975 Beta (2011/09/21)

September 26th, 2011, 02:05 Posted By: wraggster

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The beta version of the NES emulator Nintendulator has been updated again.

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September 21, 2011

Apparently, the Oeka Kids tablet controller had the same problem as the Zapper when the pointer was outside the window - this has also been fixed.

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NRage Input Plugin v2.2 Final

September 26th, 2011, 02:05 Posted By: wraggster

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NRage Input Plugin is an input plug-in for N64 emulators.

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