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April 26th, 2009, 00:14 Posted By: wraggster
W*B*H is an isometric puzzle game from Bob Smith, with the help of a handful of WoSers. The game idea can be found on the internet, but Bob wanted the game to appear on the Spectrum, so here it is. The game involves you tumbling and rolling your way around the levels to get to the exit. Clever use of the level's switches, teleports, glass, crumbling and splitter tiles to complete each level in the least number of moves. More details can be found at Bob Smith's webpages and downloaded from here. Thanks to Metalbrain for bringing us this games news.
http://www.bobs-stuff.co.uk/whb.html
http://www.retroactionmagazine.com/
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April 22nd, 2009, 20:32 Posted By: wraggster
There once was a time, before closures, before Lucasarts, when the name "Sierra" meant premium PC adventure gaming. Those days are, sadly, long gone. But they will not be forgotten!
If you head over to Sarien, you can take part in a little project that's part-game, part-museum piece, with old Sierra adventure games running in Flash on your browser. The graphics are the same, and if you want, you can use text commands, but a right-click menu system has also been introduced to speed things up a bit.
That's the game part. The museum part comes in a gallery of assets from the old games, with a wide range of things like background art available for browsing.
Interestingly, it also supports...well, multiplayer, with the internet-based nature of the games allowing users to see other gamers attempting the same puzzles as you are in real-time.
Currently three games are supported - Leisure Suit Larry 1, Police Quest 1 and Space Quest 1 - with more promised.
http://kotaku.com/5222231/play-old-s...n-your-browser
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April 21st, 2009, 19:32 Posted By: wraggster
Former Infinium Labs boss Kevin Bachus has said the Phantom console was "ahead of its time" and came "tantalisingly close to coming to market".
Bachus left the company in 2005, before Infinium Labs got wrapped up in a stock manipulation scandal and the Phantom - a hybrid console/PC - disappeared.
"I guess that on the whole, I wish them nothing but success," Bachus told Gamasutra, speaking of Phantom Entertainment's efforts to secure funding and finally get the Phantom into the market.
"I think that for me, there's kind of an empty place in our heart where Phantom should be because there was tremendous scepticism about the system and a lot of joke-telling and a lot of criticism.
"In some cases, there was also some bitterness and nastiness that was directed at the product, which is unfortunate because for those who actually spent the time to get to understand what we were doing and looked at it, I think they saw something that probably was pretty cool.
"Maybe in a way, it was a little bit ahead of its time because it was attempting to make the whole process of accessing games easier and therefore more accessible to a broader audience," said Bachus.
The Phantom aimed to do away with physical media in preference of a direct-download digital distribution system that Bachus said was like iTunes but on a "much, much smaller scale". Both addressed "the same opportunity", apparently.
"I think the idea still is very sound," added Bachus. "I think that it's unfortunate because one of the things that I really reflected on when I left the company was that to some extent the business was unfinished. And more than that, I realised that if the product never came to market, there would probably be a lot of people that would have said, 'Well see, that just goes to show you. It was never serious, it was never real; there was never anything there.'
"The truth is quite the opposite. The product was tantalisingly close to coming to market. But there was so much momentum that was difficult ultimately to overcome. I think that it sort of was a case of self-fulfilling prophecy."
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...-of-its-time_3
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April 21st, 2009, 19:23 Posted By: wraggster
Like we said at the outset, the incredibly inventive and fun handheld hardware of Meggy JR RGB is only as good as the games that hackers can manage to squeeze onto it. Well, we'd say the hackers have won. Steven Read has built a fully-functional Donkey Kong clone called Super Monkey Kong that plays out on that delicious 8 x 8 grid of RGB LEDs. It took him roughly 3,000 lines of code to do it, which compresses down to 14k, the max allowable by the AVR microcontroller in use. Check out the video at the read link to see it for yourself.
http://www.stevenread.com/supermonkeykong
http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/21/s...onto-meggy-jr/
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April 19th, 2009, 21:33 Posted By: zx-81
Hi all,
For those who haven't seen previous versions, XTiger is a unix emulator (under X Window) of a TI-92 calculator (Texas instruments).
It was originally written by Jonas Minnberg and was closed source.
Jonas Minnberg has not worked on XTiger for quite a while and he gave Misha Nasledov the code and permission to GPL it.
PSP-XTI is a port on PSP a the Unix version 0.8.
What's new in this version ?
- New background images
- Add Load & Save states
- Text editor to write your own comments
(or to read math courses  )
- Finally fix issue with "Home -> Exit" & Sleep mode
- Add a new settings menu
ZX-81's web site
It's distributed under GNU licence and sources are included.
It has been developed on linux for Firmware 1.5 and 5.0-M33, and for the IR keyboard
part it has been tested using a Targus Universal IR Wireless keyboard on a PSP FAT.
How to use it ? Everything is in the README.txt file.
Enjoy,
Zx.
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April 19th, 2009, 01:46 Posted By: wraggster
News via http://www.retroactionmagazine.com/
Retrogaming Times Monthly issue 59 is available to read online at Retrogamingtimes.com. A handful of the archive issues have also been uploaded, with more to follow.
Contents this issue include:
01. Press Fire To Begin
02. Show Report: The Midwest Gaming Classic
03. Show Report: My First Atari Party
04. RTM Idiocy: Reviews And The Idiots Who Respond To Them
05. Apple II Incider - Real Life Games Part Deux + Jeopardy
06. The Thrill Of Defeat: Pleasure & Punishment On The Unexpanded Timex Sinclair 1000
07. Videological Dig - 1973 Odyssey Commercial
08. Laughing Pixels
09. Game Over
http://www.retrogamingtimes.com/
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April 19th, 2009, 01:22 Posted By: wraggster
Cloud will settle his unfinished business with Sephiroth and defeat the new group of enemies who seeks the one winged angel for their ambitions. Although the war has ended, a great price was paid, Midgar, the prosperous city was reduced to rubbles in the struggles and the citizens are plagued by a mysterious illness, Geo-stigma, that inflicts pain on the infected.
The DVD version that came out a few years ago left questions unanswered and fans thirsting for more action, excitement and time together with their favourite characters.
With the Blu-ray Disc version, more answers will be provided along with visual treats.
See the PS3 living up to it full potential, to commemorate the release, a limited edition of the PlayStation3 console is manufactured, test it out with both the blu-ray disc movie and the trial version of Final Fantasy XIII:
Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Complete [Cloud Black Edition] JPN US$ 649.00
Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Complete [First Print w/ Final Fantasy XIII Trial Version] JPN US$ 69.90
Although the current shipment has been presold, more items will be arriving in our warehouses in the following few days, please check back regularly to see when it will get back in stock, but at the mean time, have a look at the new, elegantly designed console and the special jacket on the First Print Limited Edition:
The Cloud Black version and the First Time release edition both carry a very special bonus item, Final Fantasy XIII, the most anticipated release of the year is available as a trial version, get some hands on experience on the game before your peers does:
Besides these limited editions, a standard edition which contains the movie, but not the game trial is also available:
Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Complete JPN US$ 53.90
The crystalization of the Advent Children memories are all printed onto high quality cards in this Post Card book:
Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Complete Post Card Book JPN US$ 21.90
Scheduled to come out in Winter in 2009, you can preorder your copy of Final Fantasy XIII at Play-Asia.com:
Xbox360™
Final Fantasy XIII US US$ 64.90
PlayStation3
Final Fantasy Versus XIII US US$ 64.90
Final Fantasy XIII US US$ 64.90
http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-...-20i-84-n.html
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April 17th, 2009, 00:16 Posted By: Shrygue
via Engadget
HTC's been pretty coy with pricing on the Touch Pro2 and Touch Diamond2, but now that units are starting to trickle out overseas, the numbers situation is getting slightly clearer. HTC's just announced that an unlocked Pro2 will set Singaporeans back S$1,328 ($887), while a Diamond2 will hit 'em up for S$1,088 ($726) -- a little more than in Taiwan, but probably close to what we'll see off-contract in the States. A little rich for our blood, though -- let's hope T-Mobile cleans the goo off soon.
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April 16th, 2009, 20:07 Posted By: wraggster
News via http://www.retroactionmagazine.com/
Breakpoint 2009 is essentially a demo party that is held annually in Germany, but there is a Mixed Game Competition that attracts some 8-bit releases such as the recently posted C64 games Fortress of Narzod and Escape of the Rundsporthalle, which came 2nd and 5th respectively. Other competition categories include music, animation/video, graphics, photo, demo, intro, and many more. For the full rundown of all the categories, visit the Breakpoint 2009 results page.
http://breakpoint.untergrund.net/results.php
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April 12th, 2009, 13:18 Posted By: zx-81
Hi All,
Here is a new version of PSPWrite the text editor for PSP.
It permits to edit even huge text file, in both dos and unix mode, using iso8859-1 (8bits)
characters encoding. All iso8859-1 characters are present in the "Danzeff like" virtual keyboard.
The IR keyboard support is based on the work of Harald Fielker.
It has been developed on linux for Firmware 1.5 and 5.x-m33, and for the IR keyboard
part it has been tested using a Targus Universal IR Wireless keyboard on PSP FAT.
What's new then in 1.2.1 ? very few things :
- Add read-only mode to use pspwrite as a book reader
- Fix issue with sleep mode (psp crash)
How to use it ? Everything is in the README.txt file.
Sources are included, and this package is under the GNU public license,
read COPYING.txt file for more information about it.
http://zx81.zx81.free.fr/
Happy Easter, Enjoy,
Zx.
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April 7th, 2009, 19:31 Posted By: wraggster
New from Chinavision
Great looking Digital Camera with a 5.0 Mega Pixel CMOS Sensor, 3 function modes (Digital Camera, Digital Camcorder, and Web Camera), and a handy dual power feature letting you power the camera with the included rechargeable Li-ion battery or 3x AAA Batteries for maximum convenience when on the road. Also thrown in this Wholesale Deal is an included high brightness light that can be attached to the top of the camera or to the side for extra light, a SD slot for expanding the memory up to 2GBs, and the ability to take 12 Mega Pixel Pictures via interpolation. A great looking Digital Camera and a great wholesale deal available direct from Chinavasion and with a one year Warranty.
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April 7th, 2009, 19:29 Posted By: wraggster
New from Chinavision
16GB Portable Media Player (PMP) with crisp TFT LCD touchscreen. Many functions and features, starting with an easy to use interface for accessing music, videos, pictures, e-books, and portable data storage. If you want an MP4 player perfect for videos, then the crisp 2.7 inch TFT screen is a thing a beauty. Reading and viewing pictures is also a pleasure with the bright and crisp LCD, and can be easily shared with friends sitting next to you. Playing your MP3 collection is simple and fun with the simple store and go design of the functional USB connection to the unit. This is a PMP with an incredible amount of potential for fun and for practical applications, and is available for a much lower price than you would ever get for a branded PMP with only some of the same functions.
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April 7th, 2009, 19:27 Posted By: wraggster
New from Chinavision
Mobile GPS and cell phone jammer with a extremely long jamming range of up to 10 meters. If you are sick of all those phones going off, or being tracked everywhere with GPS, this is the anti-spy gadget you have been looking for. This jammer system comes with a built in rechargeable Li-ion battery for hours of signal jamming, and with the included car power adapter, recharge and use this in your car as well as the office. Incredible easy to operate, just switch it on and it will immediately start blocking any GPS tracking device signals will keep noise and other disturbances away.
A great anti spy and communication device, brought direct to you from Chinavasion at excellent wholesale prices.
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April 7th, 2009, 19:22 Posted By: wraggster
New from Chinavision
Double DIN car DVD player and entertainment center with extra large 7 Inch screen LCD and GPS navigation system (card slot plus OS).
You have been asking for us to offer GPS systems (for months now!!), and now we are happy to offer you another great GPS capable car multimedia system. This model includes the win CE 5.0 environment necessary to run most of todays popular GPS software packages and includes a magnet base GPS antenna with extra long cable so you can place the antenna anywhere on your car you wish. The dedicated GPS SD card slot does not include any software. However it is ready to run any GPS software you decide to install.
The CVAU-C04 is a lot more than just a GPS system. It has a responsive 7" touch screen allowing easy use as a Bluetooth and media interface, features compatibility with a wide selection of disc and digital media formats as well as a built in DVB-T tuner, a CDC port, rear view camera input, and frontside iPod, USB and SD card ports.
Combining an excellent design, the latest in entertainment technology, and high performance components, this car multimedia center is a great upgrade for any vehicle (especially if you are on the road a lot). A great wholesale price makes this unit perfect for the resale market, VAR and OEM market, or simple personal/company use. As always, it is only available from your source for wholesale direct from China electronic products, Chinavasion.
At a Glance...
Car touchscreen DVD + multimedia player with beautiful 7 inch display.
GPS navigation system OS ready to run most of todays popular GPS software.
Can play MP3 and MP4 files from disc (cd-r), USB, SD card, or even files from your iPod or other portable MP3 players.
Standard 2-DIN size, 100mm.
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April 7th, 2009, 19:20 Posted By: wraggster
New from Chinavision
Surveillance type audio and video recording camera built into classy looking wrist watch and having a huge 8 GB's of flash memory for hours of storage.
Are you an active news blogger or citizen journalist? Want to keep an audio/video record of those important private meetings for later review? Here is the answer, a timepiece that will allow you to record interviews, meetings, and on the scene discussions without intimidating anyone. This "spy type" micro video camcorder built into a stylish wrist watch lets you record AVI format files that you can later transfer to your computer for viewing and archiving purposes.
The watch itself is an elegantly designed full metal watch with a glass face cover, has accurate, gear driven time in seconds, minutes and hours, has a back clasp design for easily taking the watch on and putting it off, and a twisting crown for time adjustment.
Source your own DVR watch directly from Chinavasion right now with no M.O.Q. (no minimum order quantity).
At a Glance...
Watch With A Micro Mini Video Spy Camcorder Built-in
AVI Format (352x288) at 15FPS
Can also be used as an 8GB USB flash drive
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April 7th, 2009, 10:56 Posted By: wraggster
Benjamin J. Heckendorn seems unusually enthused by his latest hack'n mod, calling the Commodore 64 laptop "probably one of, if not my favorite project I have done." That's saying something from the man who brought the "Benheck" finesse hammer down upon just about every modern and classic PC / game console and accessory you can think of. The C64 lappie features a C64C motherboard, a Gamecube power supply, and special 1541-III DTV device that emulates a floppy drive using a FAT-32 formatted SD card -- all while keeping true to the beige 8-bit spirit of the original. And if we're not mistaken, he's controlling it with an Atari joystick seen in the video posted after the break. Then again, there could be an Xbox 360 controller hiding in that joystick knowing Ben.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/06/b...ut-the-feathe/
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April 5th, 2009, 20:23 Posted By: wraggster
[Ben Heck] posted this writeup about getting S-Video/composite out of an Atari 2600. This is actually the hack of [Longhorn Engineer], who showed it to [Ben] at a recent event. If any of you have tried to play these classics on a modern TV you may have found it to be quite difficult. If you manage to get it physically connected, through adapters and such, you may still have video issues. This alleviates that issue completely. After you solder this in, your Atari has native composite/S-video. As you can see in the video after the break, it seems to work pretty well.
http://hackaday.com/2009/04/05/s-vid...an-atari-2600/
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April 5th, 2009, 19:54 Posted By: zx-81
Hi All,
PSP-Magic is a PSP version of the famous mechanical drawing toy called "Magic Screen".
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etch-A-Sketch for details.
Big thanks to Pako for his very nice music !
(see http://www.jamendo.com/)
Many thanks to my friends Manu & Buzz, who encouraged me and for their help, advices and beta testing.
By the way a new project is coming soon. My very good Friend Buzz is working hard to design a PCB
and to connect his modded "device" to the psp for an incredible Etch & Sketch experience on PSP
using IRDA or serial ports.
We have also many ideas to improve old-schoold emulation experiences on PSP, so stay in contact !
PSP-Magic has been developed on linux for Firmware 1.5 and 5.x-m33.
How to use it ? Everything is in the README.txt file.
Sources are included, and this package is under the GNU public license,
read COPYING.txt file for more information about it.
http://zx81.zx81.free.fr/
Enjoy,
Zx.
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April 4th, 2009, 21:17 Posted By: wraggster
Kojote has a day or two ago posted that his site is hosting a coding competition, the date of the comp runs from April2nd to May31st , heres the systems you can Create a logic/puzzle game for:
Atari 2600, Coleco Vision, Gameboy, Gameboy Color, Game Gear, IntelliVision, Master System, Neo Geo Pocket, Neo Geo Pocket Color, Nintendo Entertainment System, Odyssey2, Wonderswan, Wonderswan Color, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Genesis/Megadrive, Gameboy Advance, Nintendo 64, PC Engine, Sega 32x, Sega CD, Vectrex, Atari 7800 and Atari 5200.
Sadly no mention of Dreamcast, GBA, Sega Saturn, PS2, PSX, Gizmondo, Gp32, Tapwave Zodiac.
Theres some nice prizes, details here --> http://pdroms.de/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=105&t=4642
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