Animal Crossing: New Horizons sales top 2.6m in Japan

April 7th, 2020, 22:18 Posted By: wraggster

Animal Crossing: New Horizons sold more than 2.6 million physical copies in its first 10 days on sale, according to Famitsu sales data.
The sales total covers February 24 through March 29, but Animal Crossing: New Horizons didn't launch until March 20.
Famitsu previously reported that New Horizons had sold 1.88 million copies in Japan in its first three days on sale.
The next best-selling game in the monthly chart was another Switch title, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Rescue Team DX, which sold more than 218,000 copies for the month. Nioh 2 on the PlayStation 4 was the only other game with a six-digit sales figure, topping 129,000 copies sold.

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Gearboy v3.0.0 beta 1 released!

April 7th, 2020, 12:24 Posted By: wraggster

News via http://www.emulation64.com/view/3044...ta-1-released/

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:

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GBARunner2 (2020/04/04)

April 6th, 2020, 23:12 Posted By: wraggster

GBARunner2 (2020/04/04) is released. GBARunner2 ia a GBA hypervisor for DS. By default GBARunner2 will look for a "GBA" folder in the root oft the SD card, and open it. Otherwise, it will open the root of SD card. Put roms and a gba bios as "bios.bin" in the "GBA" folder or the root of your sd card. Make sure the roms are sram patched if needed. Hidden or system files and folder won't be shown, so "bios.bin" file can be hidden.

GBARunner2 changelog:
Prevent DSP audio desync, pause audio during saving and in ingame menu

https://github.com/Gericom/GBARunner2

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Vvctre v25.0.2

April 6th, 2020, 22:55 Posted By: wraggster

Vvctre v25.0.2 is released. Vvctre is a Nintendo 3DS emulator based on Citra.

Vvctre Changelog:
Change default console model to Old 3DS XL

https://github.com/vvanelslande/vvctre

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1964 - Carnivorous Edition (2020/04/05)

April 6th, 2020, 22:42 Posted By: wraggster

1964 - Carnivorous Edition (2020/04/05) 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
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
Rewrote PD speed-hack (thanks to Ryan Dwyer)
Added option to auto hide cursor on launch
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
Version 2.0 Released
Adjusted Discord Rich Presence text and descriptions
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

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Nintendulator 0.985 beta

April 6th, 2020, 19:15 Posted By: wraggster

Nintendulator 0.985 beta (2020/04/05) is released. Nintendulator is an open source Win32 NES emulator written in C (plus some assembly optimization). The original goal was to emulate the NES down to its hardware quirks; though it's fallen behind over the years, recent builds have caught up once again and can emulate certain behaviors most other emulators neglect to handle. However, this emulation precision comes at a price - a 1500MHz (estimated) or faster CPU is required to emulate at full speed.

Supported file formats include .NES, UNIF, FDS (fwNES format), and NSF. Mappers are handled using external DLLs, complete with extra sound channels for most games which provide them. Other notable features include writing to FDS images (by storing the differences in the SRAM folder), Game Genie support (limited to 3 codes), customizeable controllers (including 4 player), input movie recording and playback (with re-recording), AVI capturing, and a debugger.

http://www.qmtpro.com/~nes/nintendulator/

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cemu 1.18.0c released

April 6th, 2020, 19:08 Posted By: wraggster

via http://www.emulation64.com/view/3042...180c-released/

Cemu is a Nintendo Wii U emulator that runs commercial games. Highly experimental software to emulate Wii U applications on PC.

Cemu Changelog:

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TWiLight Menu++ 13.0.0

April 3rd, 2020, 21:48 Posted By: wraggster

RocketRobz released TWiLight Menu++ 13.0.0 for the 3DS which comes with more AP fixes among other things.

Check here on how to update TWiLight Menu++.
Includes nds-bootstrap v0.32.0, and a new GBARunner2 build (for DS, DSi, and 3DS)!
What's new?

• TWL (DSi-Enhanced) cartridges now boot (but only in DS mode for now)!
• If there's an existing soft-reset parameter file on the SD card, when launching TWiLight Menu++, the last-launched DS(i) game will boot with the existing parameters.
• Early (but not all) SDK2 games, as well as a few SDK3-4 games, will now no longer show the heap shrink option!
• The DS Classic Menu now indicates you can press B to go back to the ROM menu.
• (RetroGameFan) Fixed AP-fix files for Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time.
• Added AP-fix for:
  -Megaman Battle Network: Operate Star Force (ENG)
  -Nora to Toki no Koubou: Kiri no Mori no Majo (CHN)
  -Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary (ENG)
• (gamemasterplc) Added widescreen support for B-17 - Fortress in the Sky (USA).
• Added Chinese and Korean per-game language options.
• User settings are now read from TWLCFG, if found!
• Added other languages for the DSi splash screen, as well as the iQue DSi splash screen for the Chinese language!
  DS mode flashcard users will still show the regular DSi splash.
• 3DS/2DS console is now found by checking the NAND, instead of the Nintendo 3DS folder on the SD card.
• (@R-YaTian) DS Classic Menu: CHN and KOR Pictochat and DLP are now copied from NAND.
• Fixed CHN and KOR Pictochat and DLP showing error.
• If you are using DSiWarehax (e.g. sudokuhax, Memory Pit, etc.) to run TWiLight Menu++ and nds-bootstrap, you can now set what DSiWare exploit you're using, alongside the region, in TWLMenu++ Settings.
  This allows nds-bootstrap to soft-reset, or exit out, when using DSiWarehax.
• Added nds-bootstrap options Expand ROM space in RAM and Cache block size, to Games/Apps settings page.
  NOTE: For Expand ROM space in RAM, the +512KB option will break Download Play functionality, even for games that don't use cloneboot.
• Added option in the GBARunner2 settings page, to simulate GBA colors.
• When running on CycloDSi iEvolution in DSi mode, the console will now reboot, if FAT init gets stuck in a loop.

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Dolwin v0.11 is released.

April 3rd, 2020, 21:22 Posted By: wraggster

Dolwin v0.11 is released. Dolwin is a Nintendo GameCube Emulator for Windows. Dolwin is an emulator of Nintendo Gamecube console. This platform is based on PowerPC-derivative processor, produced by IBM Corp. and codenamed Gekko. Dolwin mainly purposed to emulate homebrewn applications.

Dolwin v0.11 Changelog:
Fuh, it’s hard to tell in a nutshell, but I’ll try.

Firstly, the development has been restarted since 2004. Can you imagine what fossils you had to work with. Major changes:

Multithreading: the emulator engine is prepared for multitask execution of all components. Now the interface, processor emulation, DSP and non-invasive debugger can simultaneously work on the background. All this can be stopped and run separately at any time.
Basic emulation of GameCube DSP. It’s enough that the games do not hang at the very beginning. In future releases, support will be improved for sound output.
The new JDI infrastructure has been added to the debugger (more details can be found here: https://github.com/ogamespec/dolwin/...ugInterface.md)
The interface is translated to Unicode, the settings are now stored in Json. The settings themselves are greatly simplified.
The source code is cleaned and divided into sub-projects
Plans for the next releases can be viewed on GitHub: https://github.com/ogamespec/dolwin/milestones

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pFBN v4.2

April 3rd, 2020, 21:21 Posted By: wraggster

pFBN v4.2 is released. pFBA is a FBNeo for PC & Nintendo Switch.

pFBN v4.2 changelog:
pemu: vita: fix roms paths in config.cfg not correctly loaded
pemu: fix input configuration option menu (inputs, highlight, textures..)
pfbn: fix option menu audio interpolation loop
pemu: vita: fix "Renderer:nUpdate" called twice
pfbn: vita: add crappy frameskip option (not working very well..)
pemu: bump version to 4.2

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GB Enhanced+ v1.4

April 3rd, 2020, 21:02 Posted By: wraggster

GB Enhanced+ v1.4 is released. GBE+ is an experimental GBA emulator and the planned successor to the original GBE project. Game Boy Enhanced (GBE for short) aims to be a fully functional Game Boy emulator. The goal is to create a highly portable emulator using C++ and SDL, document the Game Boy's functions through clear code, and add as many enhancements (scaling filters, cheats, custom sprites) as reasonably possible.

GB Enhanced+ changelog:
Improved NDS support. Still very WIP, but now a number of commercial games boot and run.
Added support for the Multi Plust On System
Added support for the Turbo File GB and Turbo File Advance
Added Game Boy Wars 3 data for internal GB Mobile Adapter server
Added the ability for GBE+ to connect to a recreated GB Mobile Adapter server (such as the one from the Reverse Engineered Open Network)
Added support for the AGB-006 and emulated CDZ models Zoids.
Added a full database of all 70 Cosmic Characters for Full Changer used in Zok Zok Heroes.
Added support for a few NDS Slot-2 devices (Rumble Pak, Ubisoft Thrustmaster Pedometer, HCV-1000).

https://github.com/shonumi/gbe-plus



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Nintendulator 0.985 beta (2020/04/01)

April 3rd, 2020, 21:01 Posted By: wraggster

Nintendulator 0.985 beta (2020/04/01) is released. Nintendulator is an open source Win32 NES emulator written in C (plus some assembly optimization). The original goal was to emulate the NES down to its hardware quirks; though it's fallen behind over the years, recent builds have caught up once again and can emulate certain behaviors most other emulators neglect to handle. However, this emulation precision comes at a price - a 1500MHz (estimated) or faster CPU is required to emulate at full speed.

Supported file formats include .NES, UNIF, FDS (fwNES format), and NSF. Mappers are handled using external DLLs, complete with extra sound channels for most games which provide them. Other notable features include writing to FDS images (by storing the differences in the SRAM folder), Game Genie support (limited to 3 codes), customizeable controllers (including 4 player), input movie recording and playback (with re-recording), AVI capturing, and a debugger.

http://www.qmtpro.com/~nes/nintendulator/

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Vvctre v20.2.1

April 3rd, 2020, 21:00 Posted By: wraggster

Vvctre v20.2.1 is released. Vvctre is a Nintendo 3DS emulator based on Citra.

Vvctre Changelog:
Fix #7 and duplicate logs

https://github.com/vvanelslande/vvctre


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m64p (2020/04/01)

April 2nd, 2020, 14:30 Posted By: wraggster

m64p (2020/04/01) is released. m64p uses mupen64plus-gui, a brand new mupen64plus frontend written in Qt5. It supports all thing things you’d expect from a frontend (savestate management, pausing, screenshots, etc..). m64p comes bundled with GLideN64 for the graphics plugin. It should give you the best out-of-the-box experience available for N64 gaming.

m64p changelog:
Now includes the Raphnet Raw Input plugin. You can switch to this input plugin by going to Settings->Plugin and Path Selection
New hashing algorithm (XXH3), should provide some performance improvement
Some foundational things to get closer to being able to boot more homebrew ROMs, but nothing visible yet


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Neko Project 2 v0.83k8/fmgen (2020/03/31)

April 2nd, 2020, 14:29 Posted By: wraggster

Neko Project 2 v0.83k8/fmgen is released. Neko Project II is a port to the Wii of NP2 (Neko Project II), NEC PC-9801 emulator, programmed by Yui.

http://nenecchi.html.xdomain.jp/

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Gamevice brings yet another accusation of Nintendo patent infringement

April 2nd, 2020, 14:24 Posted By: wraggster

Once again, Wikipad manufacturer Gamevice has filed a complaint against Nintendo over what it considers to be patent infringement.
The complaint has been filed with the US International Trade Commission, requesting an investigation by the government into what Gamevice believes to be an infringement by Nintendo of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930.

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hekate - CTCaer mod v5.1.3 & Nyx v0.8.6

April 1st, 2020, 13:19 Posted By: wraggster

CTCaer has released a new version of their custom NX Bootloader for the Nintendo Switch:

This version supports booting ALL current OS/CS CFW, Linux chainloading and payload tools.
No more SD card removals

Latest HOS supported: 9.2.0

New in this version
•Fixed an issue with booting CFW on < 7.0.0
A missing check was causing old versions to boot complete stock.
•Fix issues with the usual sd card suspects when doing a warmboot based reboot.
The SD Card regulator is now disabled on HW init and re-enabled at the appropriate time.
•Support for Atmosphère experimental content.
Use the fss0experimental=1 key on a boot entry to enable it. For now it's only for NCM.
•Support fatal context version AFE2
•Add more Minerva checks, in case it is paired with old bootloader folder contents.
•Support coreboot.rom chainloading that is not 1MB.

emuMMC
•Fixed an issue with HOS 1.0.0. Based on m4xw/emuMMC@d12dd54

Nyx v0.8.6
•Fixed all touchscreen issues. In Nyx and HOS.
In case you have the issue, you can boot Nyx while pressing VOL- and VOL+.
This will force a re-calibration of the touchscreen. (The tool version will come later.)
Do not run this if you don't have issues, it is intended as a mismatch touchscreen calibration fixer
•Fixed an issue with lvGL heap which was causing hangs
•Fix Archive bit tool when filepath is bigger than 256 chars.
•Allow canceling of emuMMC creation.


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RetroArch 1.8.5 released

April 1st, 2020, 12:58 Posted By: wraggster

If you’ve ever dabbled in emulation, you’ve probably heard of RetroArch at least once as it’s a front-end that allows you to manage & run dozens of emulators and game engines using so-called cores. Other than simply being a convenient way to play games from multiple retro systems, it also comes with a whole slew of features including support for screen filters, a runahead feature to reduce input latency, a common UI for all cores, the ability to create game playlists and many more. However, its high popularity is probably a result of its availability on many hacked consoles such as the PSVita, Switch, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 (currently unofficial), Wii (U), 3DS not to mention support for Windows [back to Windows 95], macOS and Linux!
Now, RetroArch 1.8.5 has been released and this relatively minor update brings along:

• The default menu driver (i.e. user interface) has been changed to Ozone from XMB which provides a Switch-esque UIRetroArch 1.8.5 running on Windows 7 with the brand-new ‘Nord’ theme. This release is slim on RA-wide features but it comes with a good deal of core updates which will be described in a later report!
  
  
  • Lakka, a Linux distribution built primarily to run RetroArch, will still ship with XMB as default
• Ozone has received some improvements including:
  • Elements are now scaled as per DPI
  • It’s now possible to configure scaling manually
  • Widgets/Notifications are now scaled appropriately
  • Two new themes, namely Nord & Gruvbox Dark have been added
  • Some minor quality-of-life (QoL) changes have been performed
• Various new cores have been added and some were updated especially on older consoles; these will be detailed in an upcoming cores progress report. Among these, we find:
  • The addition of P-UAE to the PSVita port
  • The addition of ECWolf to the 3DS and PSVita ports
  • A re-based melonDS core for the Nintendo Switch which includes a JIT thus providing greatly improved performance
  • Some more information on cores can be elicited from the February 5 & February 29 Cores Progress Reports which have been published between RetroArch 1.8.4 and 1.8.5’s release.
• You may grab RetroArch 1.8.5 from this link by selecting the platform of your choice. You may support RetroArch’s development on Patreon or GitHub.

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NS USB Loader Mobile 0.2 for Nintendo Switch

April 1st, 2020, 12:57 Posted By: wraggster

New release for sending RCM payloads through your Android phone.

[h=4]Changelog[/h]

• TinFoil-style network transfer support.
• Change progress bar behavior (maybe it caused application failures for large files?).
• Add settings.
• Add NSZ/XCI/XCZ 'support' that is used in Huntereb/Awoo-Installer and/or any similar applications.

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A Super Mario Christmas is the ideal counter to PS5 and Xbox Series X

April 1st, 2020, 12:03 Posted By: wraggster

People buy Nintendo consoles because of Nintendo games. It's an old adage that is broadly true. If you're not interested in Nintendo's roster of famous characters and franchises, then there's very little reason to buy into its platforms.
That's not to say third-party games cannot perform on Nintendo machines. Indeed, we've seen some third-party successes from Bethesda, CD Projekt, Ubisoft and Activision on Switch over the last year, and I'm sure the upcoming slate of 2K releases will achieve decent results -- although I'm not convinced by the logic of releasing them all on the same day.
But generally third-party games are not the reason people buy Nintendo consoles. If you look back at the best-selling games across every single Nintendo platform, you have to go back to the Super Nintendo and Street Fighter II to find any third-party game in the top ten. Only Ubisoft's Just Dance has come close in the last 20 years.
The reliance on first-party creates a challenge for Nintendo when trying to generate momentum for its devices. Inevitably there will be times when its biggest studios simply don't have anything to show. In the first year of Switch, Nintendo launched four mainline titles based on its biggest selling IP -- Zelda, Mario Kart, Splatoon and Super Mario. That's some of its most acclaimed development teams done and finished and not likely to return for three or four years.

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