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June 10th, 2012, 03:01 Posted By: wraggster
via http://emu-russia.net/en/
Panasonic 3DO emulator has been updated. Changes:
- “hqx” Filters Added – Users can select hq2x, hq3x, or hq4x from the Display menu, or in the options screen.
- Emulation “Health” Indicator added – This is to help users identify when they have settings that are too intensive for their PCs. See more details below
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June 10th, 2012, 02:27 Posted By: wraggster
Some five years after Niahak released his patch for Jesus, we present a brand new patch and experience. For those who played the original release, we recommend that you give this patch a spin as it is an entirely different experience from the first patch. Nothing short of excellence. Thanks to sin_batsu for the sweet title screen and rveach for the invaluable compression assistance.
Some housekeeping items:
We have scanned the Japanese manual and was hoping someone could photoshop in a translation so we could release an English manual sometime in the future.
Also, it would be nice if someone proficient in Java or some other high-level language that’s cross-platform could port ROM Expander Pro so that users outside of Windows don’t have difficulty in applying our patch. Program source is publicly available to those interested in helping.
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June 7th, 2012, 23:51 Posted By: wraggster
[Chris] has been going about his business, letting his interest guide him as it will. But always in the back of his mind is his Androcade project, and he’s spent the last year making improvements. It’s an arcade controller for playing games on an Android tablet. It connects to the device via Bluetooth, and includes a built-in stand.
His original version was featured here last year. It was made from wood (with a nice Android green finish) and included three buttons and a joystick. This time around he moved to some black laser-cut acrylic for the case, and has doubled up on the buttons. It also now enumerates as an HID Bluetooth device, whereas before it was pushing serial data over the BT connection.
He’s had enough interest from his friends to also create an iPad version all in white. It connects and works just the same as the Android flavor. Check out a bit of Donkey Kong gameplay after the break.
http://hackaday.com/2012/06/07/update-androcade-2-0/
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June 6th, 2012, 00:56 Posted By: wraggster
Granted, this week is all about looking forward to the latest and greatest bits of video game technology, but it never hurts to turn your attention to history for a moment, to remember how far we've come. Not that one has to twist any arms to get gamers on-board with a bit of nostalgia -- not if all of the throwback 80s gaming t-shirts around the LA Convention Center are to be believed, at least. The Videogame History Museum staked out a space on the E3 show floor this week, to take people on a trip down home console memory lane.
The traveling collection is a mix of the familiar and some strange and wonderful little rarities. It's all part of an attempt to promote the museum, which is working to build a research and reference space -- one that will also be an interactive exhibit. More info on the effort can be found in the source link below. In the meantime, take a trip down memory lane in the gallery below.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/05/v...uring-exhibit/
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June 3rd, 2012, 23:29 Posted By: wraggster
n the interest of keeping cool this summer, we've put together a list of the hottest products out right now. From smartphones to e-readers and everything in between, there's no time like the present to re-up that post-spring-cleaning stash. So grab a popsicle or a cold one and dive in -- the water's just right.
Forget heading outside to battle the sun, bugs and whatever other dangers may lurk in the wild -- we'll be inside near the TV. Of course, the summer programming schedule can often leave something to be desired, so we'll have to take that into account in our hardware suggestions going into the break. Also key is access to our preferred programming wherever it might be, broadcast or online. So, which devices are absolute must-have's to keep you chilling where the AC blows through October and beyond? Check past the break to find out.
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[h=4]TiVo Premiere XL4[/h]If you're going to enter full hibernation mode, then that puny cable or satellite company DVR just won't cut it. Snag the TiVo Premiere XL4 DVR so you can put all four of its tuners and 2TB of storage space to work archiving any programming that suits you. If you need a boost from the internet, then you're in luck -- it packs just-updated Netflix and YouTube apps, plus support for Amazon VOD and Hulu Plus to pick up any shows you might have missed. Just add a CableCARD and you're good to go, with support for a nicely tied-in iPad app (Android version coming) and new hardware on the way. Need any more convincing? One of the reasons this unit is repeating from our holiday list is not only the updated software, but also its lower price -- $399 up front and $15 per month for service.
Price: from $399 + $15 per month at TiVo |
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[h=4]Roku HD[/h]This one is for you, last remaining Engadget reader who doesn't have a media streamer plugged into their HDTV already. Roku's Swiss Army knife-style family of streamers fits any situation and meets a variety of needs, with support for hundreds of popular channels including Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon Instant Video and HBO Go (assuming your provider isn't DirecTV or Comcast). In the revised Roku HD, the company has added a dash of purple to make it stand out and trimmed the feature set, leaving things like an SD slot and Bluetooth gaming remote support for higher-end models and ditching the dongle for simpler, old-school component video outputs. At just $60, it gets the job done in a variety of ways (one word: Plex), and with new, official mobile remote apps for iOS and Android, you'll always have the controller in your pocket.
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[h=4]LG G2 HDTV[/h]Feeling adventurous? Kick off your summer with LG's G2 series, the first entry into the next generation of Google TV hardware. This will require a leap of faith since production models are only just starting to hit shelves, but we had a chance to try out its funky, dual-sided QWERTY remote and customized interface at CES and came away impressed. Whether your preference for programming is pay TV or free streaming, the reworked interface and updated apps in Google TV 2.0 do a much better job of bringing the things you want to watch to you. The improvements also help to personalize the experience to fit the user, and not the other way around. LG has squeezed a powerful dual-core ARM processor into a standard, slim TV frame that leaves the first-gen Google TV units in the dust and keeps things running smoothly. The app market is starting to expand as developers try the big screen on for size. 3D support and sizes in the 47- to 55-inch range also make these more mainstream-friendly than their predecessors. Sure, you could keep living in the past with your grid guides and dumb, disconnected displays, but investing in one of these is taking a shot at TV's (possible) future.
Price: from $1,600 at Amazon
http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/01/h...-buyers-guide/ |
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June 3rd, 2012, 22:37 Posted By: wraggster
[Bacteria] retro console modder extraordinaire, is back at it with a rather massive project. “Unity”(originally Dubbed Alpha Omega), this will be a single unit that can play games from 20 different console systems. It will run from one power supply, have one video output, and strangely enough, one controller.
[Chris Downing] was nice enough to tip us off to a video of the Unity controller in action. The controller isn’t quite as bulky as we would have assumed with the extensive list of consoles it has to support, but that could be, in part, due to the fact that you actually swap out the brains for the controller for each system’s compatibility.
http://hackaday.com/2012/06/03/76101/
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May 30th, 2012, 23:16 Posted By: wraggster
Attention Apple lovers: here's your chance to get your hands on an original piece of company history, but the past has proven that you better have a lot of extra cash lying around. Sotheby's auction house is offering a working Apple I computer, which is the original design that was built by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak back in 1976 -- by hand. It's expected to fetch between $140,000 - 180,000, and those dollars buy you a mobo, cassette interface and the original BASIC manual to get you programming partying like it's 1979. This isn't the first Apple I to hit the auction block, but with only 200 of the things in existence, the winning bidder will join the upper echelon of Apple enthusiasts. So, if you've got cash to burn and fancy yourself the ultimate fanboy, head on down to the source link for the full details.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/30/a...hebys-auction/
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May 29th, 2012, 01:08 Posted By: wraggster
A huge collection of pinball machines in your basement is one of the crowing achievements of a geek, but what if you could have a huge library of physical pinball machines at you fingertips? [veriix] shared an imgur gallery in a reddit post documenting his wee little pinball machine he built from scratch.
Inside the pinball cabinet, there are two monitors. A 4:3 Samsung monitor serves as the backglass for the machine while a 23″ HDTV provides the playfield. On the software side of things, [veriix] used PINMAME and Visual Pinball 9 running on an old motherboard he had lying around. The result is impressive. The HD monitor playfield provides the right perspective to fool [veriix]‘s brain into thinking he’s playing a real pinball machine.
We’ve seen PINMAME builds before, but those were encased in full-size pinball cabinets that took up far too much room. [veriix]‘s machine is much smaller, and perfect for the garage, den, basement, or anywhere you’d like to set up an awesome game room.
You can check out [veriix] playing his mini pinball machine after the break. Thanks [Johnny] for sending this one in.
http://hackaday.com/2012/05/28/mini-...any-game-room/
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May 24th, 2012, 20:04 Posted By: wraggster
The Vtech InnoTab is a child-sized tablet computer built for kids. Apart from being the ideal solution to keeping the grubby, sticky hands of nieces and nephews away from proper ‘adult sized’ tablets, it can also serve as a Linux tablet perfect for a few homebrew apps. [Mick] picked up an InnoTab for his son, but , we’re thinking it has become a toy for the father and not the son.
[Mick] cracked open the InnoTab and soldered a few wires to a pair of pins that connect to a TTL level converter and then to a TV. There’s a full Linux shell running on [Mick]‘s new tablet, encouragement enough for him to start porting ScummVM, the engine behind famous LucasArts point-and-click adventure games of the early 90s.
Right now, it’s still very much a work in progress, but [Mick] has full screen support and a virtual keyboard working; more than enough to enjoy [video=youtube;4yWnnk9fyJE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HaYZsc66Bk"]Day of the Tentacle[/URL] andPutt Putt Goes to the Moon,something we’re sure his son will love.
http://hackaday.com/2012/05/24/putti...vtech-innotab/
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May 24th, 2012, 00:45 Posted By: wraggster
Today I have released a complete translation patch for the Sharp X68000 doujin game Lunatic Fantasy. Most doujin games of the era usually featured some kind of adult content, but this game is the exception. However, there are very strong lesbian themes and undertones, but never makes itself inappropriate. So this game is not for everyone, but if you like adventure games, visual novels and obscure Japanese games, this translation might be for you. Thanks to Eien ni Hen for producing an excellent script and Hemiasinus for the tools and taking care of the more complicated stuff.
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May 24th, 2012, 00:45 Posted By: wraggster
This is a patch for the Playstation 2 WW2 turn based strategy game. It translates all the scenarios in the Victory Path (Marita, Barbarossa, Typhoon, Blau, and Tunisia campaigns) This now allows you to successfully complete the game in early 1943.
About half the scenarios remain to be translated. These are all in the Defeat Path. Once you enter the defeat path, the final outcome will always be a last ditch defense of Berlin in 1945. One consolation of playing these no win scenarios is that this is the only way to obtain the really powerful late war German weapons.
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Relevant Link: (http://www.knology.net/~mackdra...er/SD_Lost_Victory/Overview.htm)
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May 18th, 2012, 22:42 Posted By: wraggster
When [Vince] saw a coworker give a presentation with an iPad, he thought to himself what a tremendous waste of computing resources he was witnessing; an iPad is just as powerful as an early Cray supercomputer, and displaying slides isn’t a computationally intensive task. We’re assuming [Vince]‘s train of thought went off the rails at that point, because he came up with a neat way to give a presentation with an Apple ][.
To get his slides onto his Apple ][, [Vince] created a tool to convert the text and images for a presentation to an Applesoft BASIC program. Yes, six-color images are supported in a wonderful 280×192 resolution. The presentation was transferred onto a CompactFlash card and loaded onto the Apple with the help of a CFFA card, making it much faster to load images during the presentation than a 5.25″ disk would allow.
Of course, after the presentation some of [Vince]‘s coworkers wanted to play Oregon Trail, a request easily handled by the voluminous CF card loaded with Apple ][ programs. You can check out video demo/walkthrough of his presentation after the break.
http://hackaday.com/2012/05/17/givin...with-an-apple/
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May 17th, 2012, 14:38 Posted By: wraggster
Heres another daily deal from Ebay which will be great for those with PS3 and other 3D capable consoles and PCS etc.
Get into 3D TV with this Full HD 3D LCD TV. With more and more programmes being transmitted in 3D you can enjoy films, documentaries and sport in a way you never have before. And because this set comes with four sets of 3D glasses friends and family can share the excitement too! The screen size is 42", making it excellent for viewing films and important sporting events, while built-in Freeview gives you access to free-to-air digital programmes. Even content not in 3D looks amazing, thanks to full 1080p high definition. There are four HDMI ports, so this screen makes the ideal centre-piece of a multi-media set up - connect it to a Blu-ray player, games console or satellite/cable feed and enjoy all that HD TV can give. There's also a USB port, which enables playback of stored media. A headphone socket means others aren't disturbed if you're watching alone late at night. There's automatic set up for out-of-the-box viewing, as well as an electronic programme guide, and on-screen menus.
On offer today for £299 here --> http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2709800104...m=270980010431
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May 15th, 2012, 01:21 Posted By: wraggster
For most of us who've grown up outside of Asia, Sega's history as a gaming hardware manufacturer begins with the Sega Master System, released on North American shores in June of 1986 to the tune of $200. In truth, the Sega Master System was actually the Sega Mark III, which itself was the third iteration of Sega's real first foray into hardware design, the SG-1000.
The SG-1000 (an acronym of "Sega Game" 1000) was released in Japan on July 15, 1983 for ¥15,000, which at the time amounted to $62.48 USD, assuming anaverage exchange rate of ¥240.06 to the dollar. (Coincidentally, this was the also the day that Nintendo launched the Famicom.) Armed with a blistering 3.5 MHz CPU and two whole entirekilobytes of RAM, the SG-1000 was only mildly successful in Japan, Australia and New Zealand, but curiously saw much greater success in the piracy-infected Taiwanese market.
North America, however, never saw an official SG-1000 release, although theTelegames Personal Arcadewas released stateside and was capable of playing SG-1000 carts, had they somehow managed to make the trip across the Pacific. The SG-1000 Mark II was released a year later in 1984, sporting a redesigned case and identical components (sound familiar?). Nowadays, Mark I versions of the SG-1000 can go on eBay for as much as $1,500 – a good bit more than the 63 bucks it would have run you back in 1983.
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/13/st...-1000-edition/
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May 11th, 2012, 13:24 Posted By: wraggster
If you’ve ever thought about getting down to bare metal and building a homebrew computer from scratch [Garth Wilson] put up a great primer to the 6502, the same CPU found in Apple ][ computers, BBC Micros, Vic-20s, and the venerable Commodore 64 (a 6510 in the C64, but it's close enough).
In his guide to building a 6502 computer, [Garth] goes over all the basics – what you want the computer to do, how to decode addresses, and other important technical requirements for getting a homebrew project running.
If that’s not enough, [Garth] directs his readers to the fabulous 6502.org forums where just about every topic is discussed. The guys on the forum have a standardized I2C pinout for the 6502, allowing noobs to easily connect pre-designed keyboards, displays, and storage devices to their projects. There are a ton of tutorials on the 6502.org site, more than enough to get a homebrew project off the ground.
If you’d like to see what you can do with a homebrew 6502, check out the homebrew projects page featuring a 6502 Nixie clock and CLPD-based 65816 single board computer. There’s a treasure trove of information here, just waiting to be pulled from the vine.
http://hackaday.com/2012/05/10/your-...6502-computer/
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May 11th, 2012, 13:03 Posted By: wraggster
via http://www.emucr.com/
Pantheon v0.528 is released. Pantheon is Windows desktop application with collection of games for video consoles and home computers from the past. The games are not the part of the application, instead they will be downloaded (with the game manual or review - if available) from the internet, after you activate the game. Downloaded files are stored on the local file system and will be available offline the next time you wish to play the game. Finally, the program file is loaded into the memory and executed inside the emulator. Current version has emulator of Atari 2600 with collection of 170 games, emulator of Atari 5200 with collection of 50 games and emulator of Atari 8-bit computers with collection of 26 games.
Pantheon is still in development, new features and games are added almost every day. But you may experience occasional artifacts or crashes during the gameplay, and game snapshots may not be available in the following releases.
Pantheon v0.528 Changelog:
- games for Acorn BBC Micro: Alien 8, Baron, Boxer, Clogger, Cybertron Mission, Danger UXB, Exile, Five Spheres Of Goliath, Gisburne's Castle, Hobgoblin, Hyperball, Imogen, Jetpac, Knight Lore, License to Kill, Munchyman, Nightmare Maze, Orpheus and the Underworld, Overdrive, Planetoid, Qwak, Red Moon, Space Rescue, Swoop, The Ferryman Awaits, Ultron, Video's Revenge, Vortex, Wallaby, XOR, Yes Prime Minister, Zorakk the Conqueror
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May 10th, 2012, 13:30 Posted By: wraggster
via http://emu-russia.net/en/
Panasonic 3DO emulator has been updated. Changes:
- Olympic Summer Games fixed – Olympic Summer Games now boots and is playable.
- Crash ‘n Burn fixes isolated. Several games in 1.3.0.0 were crashing as a result of the game-specific changes. Viktor has modified the Crash ‘n Burn changes so that they are game-specific rather than system wide.
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May 7th, 2012, 01:25 Posted By: wraggster
Despite the interactive entertainment industry's manic obsession with relentless technological progress, improved audio visual capability and cutting-edge artificial intelligence, the enduring popularity of vintage software proves that good old-fashioned gameplay remains the biggest draw for most players. All three current console manufacturers offer the ability to digitally download past classics to their systems, and on the PC, retro enthusiasts are ably served by the likes of Steam and GOG. Clearly, all the deferred rendering, anisotropic filtering and bump mapping in the world can't change the fact that good games never die, they just mature.
While it's unquestionably a positive thing that modern-day players have access to such a wide range of retro titles through current-generation hardware, there's a definite buzz to playing on the original systems. The unmistakable feel of the authentic joypad, the sound of a cartridge clicking home and the strangely addictive pleasure of sourcing games in their original packaging - all of these elements drive a retro gaming industry which is worth millions worldwide, and shows no signs of flagging.
Many collectors do it for the love of the systems; they might have owned a particular console when they were younger, and now that they possess a large disposable income wish to revisit their misspent youth and attempt to replicate the thrill they got when they saw Street Fighter II running for the first time on a Super Nintendo. Younger collectors don't have that nostalgic link, yet the high esteem in which some of these ground-breaking machines are held means that even those who weren't even born during the original release period still crave a piece of history.
Below is a selection of some of the world's most popular and collectible vintage gaming machines, some of which you'll no doubt be familiar with, others possibly less so. Regardless of whether or not you recognise the name or can recall when you last booted one up, each of these platforms is well worth reassessing from a modern perspective.
[h=3]The RPG King: Super Nintendo[/h]Nintendo faced a stern challenge when it came to creating the successor for its 8-bit NES, but the Super Nintendo did not disappoint. Launched as the Super Famicom in Japan, there were reports of buyers being mugged for their newly-acquired consoles, such was the unprecedented demand.
"While heavily criticized for its seemingly slow processor, the Super Nintendo quickly became the system of choice for some of the best platformers and shoot 'em ups to come out of the 16-bit generation," explains Nintendo Life's Corbie Dillard. "It didn't hurt that the system was packaged with what is still one of the greatest Super Mario titles ever crafted."
Nintendo enjoyed what was arguably its golden era with this console, producing some brilliant titles. To supplement games like F-Zero, Super Metroid, Yoshi's Island and Pilotwings, the SNES was ably supported by every developer worth their salt, with the likes of Konami, Capcom, Square, Irem, Hudson, Taito, Koei and Enix all throwing their weight behind the machine. The list of third-party must-have titles is exhaustive: Super Ghouls 'n' Ghosts, Cybernator, Parodius, Super Castlevania IV and Axelay - amongst many, many others - proving to be solid gold slices of interactive brilliance. However, it's for its services to the RPG genre that the SNES is possibly best remembered.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/df...llectors-guide
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