russellsprouts works on a demake of Super Smash Bros. for the Nintendo Entertainment System called Super Smash Bros. NES. The author claims to have a working game engine with platform collisions and a lot of art. The game seems far from being complete and might also suffer from potential copyright claims, but let’s keep track via nesdev.com and see how things will turn out.

http://forums.nesdev.com/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=14395

glutock is working on a NES RPG called Tattoo Apprentice. You’re a young tattoo artist, trying to become a famous one. Starting in a small country village, being an apprentice in a small tattoo shop. Classic RPG-battles are replaced by timed tattooing challenges, and you have to manage your own promotion, visiting bars, clubs, … and manage your stock (ink, needles, tattoo guns, …). Let’s see how this project will work out. Good luck!

http://forums.nesdev.com/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=14396

Bored? Need something to read? Maybe even free? What about the latest REV’n’GE? Issue “Super Vintage” is out!

https://www.sendspace.com/file/acr0xw

fMSX is an MSX home computer emulator. It will run software written for MSX, MSX2, and MSX2+ computers. Before running fMSX, make sure you place the following MSX system ROMs onto your SD card: MSX.ROM MSX2.ROM MSX2EXT.ROM DISK.ROM.

Changes:

* Added “General | Add Overscan Margins” option for AndroidTV.
* Menu should now work on AndroidTV inside the emulator.
* Replaced options menu with context menu for AndroidTV.
* Added “Toggle cheats” special key function.
* Declared emulation activities enabled for external use.

This is a free, limited version of fMSX that may show ads and nag you to buy the full version. For the full, ad-free version, get fMSX Deluxe. Or, you can buy any one of the authors other emulators and the fMSX ads will stop.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fms.fmsx

Marat Fayzullin updated his Coleco Vision emulator ColEm for Android devices.

Changes:

* Fixed Joystick Layout Editor!
* No more unexpected button placement.
* Custom screen and keyboard placements go where they should.
* Button labels will not distort when custom screen selected.
* Menu should now work on AndroidTV.
* Added a menu workaround for Google’s political idiocy.
* Added “Toggle cheats” special key function.

This is a free, limited version of ColEm that may show ads and nag you to buy the full version. For the latest, full, ad-free version, with better joystick, network play, and the ability to share your saved game play with other users, get ColEm Deluxe.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fms.colem

Speccy is a Sinclair ZX Spectrum home computer emulator, but also emulates a Sam Coupe. It will run software written for Spectrum 16k, 48k, 128k, +2, +2A, +3, Timex Sinclair, Pentagon, and Skorpion home computers.

Changes:

* Fixed Joystick Layout Editor!
* No more unexpected button placement.
* Custom screen and keyboard placements go where they should.
* Button labels will not distort when custom screen selected.
* Menu should now work on AndroidTV.
* Added a menu workaround for Google’s political idiocy.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fms.speccy

The Wit.nes by Studio Dustmop is a demake of Thekla Inc’s 2016 game “The Witness” has you exploring a mysterious island and solving puzzles. Developed in over 2 months, this NES ROM stands as a reinterpretation and tribute to the original work. Aimed at both players unfamiliar with the full game who want to learn what it’s like, as well as veterans that need a fix of new puzzle panels to solve.

https://dustmop.itch.io/the-witnes

Danmaku 100 Bullet Demo is a techdemo by pubby. It displays up to 100 bullets on the screen at once using the backround layer to prevent flicker.

Jum has freshly updated his Coleco Vision emulator for PS2 after many years. This version is coded to run off of a CD and has been tested with many game images and almost all run fine. The author quotes that 95% of the games are playable. Great to see an update for this piece of Playstation 2 software after such a long time.

Changes:

1. Tidied up the rom selector
2. Removed extension (.ROM) from being displayed in ROM selector (NB: NO NEED TO REMOVE THE .ROM EXTENSION OFF ROM FILES!)
3. Merge in updates from Colem 3.6 source code
4. Fixes to magnified sprite rendering
5. Modified to work better in NTSC mode.
6. Render 5th sprite (DigDug title screen)
7. Fix to noise channel (colem 3.6 noise code)
8. Fix to beamrider background grid (colour 0 issue)
9. Fix to border / backdrop colour
10. Turbo controller emulation
– PS2 pad “keys” mapped to Coleco 2nd controller
9. Roller controller emulation
– “Spinner” Slither mode
– PS2 pad “keys” mapped to Coleco 2nd controller
– Slither, Victory, Wargames, Omega Race, Centipede
10. PS2 dualshock key mapping to get all Coleco keypad numbers:
– Dualshock L1, L2, R1, R2, TRAINGLE for Coleco 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
– SQUARE + L1, L2, R1, R2, TRIANGLE for Coleco 6, 7, 8, 9, 0
– SELECT for Coleco *
– START for Coleco #
11. PS2 video mode changed to 284×240
– “Zooms” the playfield slightly
– Reduces borders slightly
– Borders needed for same look at CRT TV.
12. Use R3 to get to options menu

http://jum.pdroms.de/

Jinroh still works on his Atari VCS Jump’n Run Carrot Kingdom. Enjoy another teaser video.

http://atariage.com/forums/topic/243605-carrot-kingdom-work-in-progress/