3D Engine – Nitro Engine is a 3D engine coded by Antonia Nino Diaz.

Release notes:

This is a 3D engine, which aim is to make easier the procces of making a 3D game for the DS

Characteristics:
-Loader of models and textures from FAT.
-Dual 3D, as easy as normal 3D.
-Can load BMPs of 8, 16, and 24 bits and convert them into textures.
-Hardware-accelerated effects like fog and toon shading.
-You can take screenshots of both screens in dual 3D mode or the 3D screen in normal 3D mode.
-Animated model support.
-2D over 3D system (very simple, I’ll improve it).
-Very basic physics engine.

TODO:
-md2 loader.
-API functions.
-Png loader?
-Improve physics engine.
-A better text system.
-You can ask me for the things you would like to see.

http://forum.palib.info/index.php?topic=5838.0

CashMan’s Productions updated their Quiz game for the Nintendo Wii.

Changes:

– Add other quizzes
– Addition of sound:
Adding music
Adding various small sounds
Adding a voiceover
– Adding a backup system on the SD Card
– Adding a menu of options that will use the backup system
– Adding a menu of high scores that will use the backup system
– Light neon DVD player for Wii at a good answer
– Add the possibility of having 4 pointers up on the screen
– Fixed bug flicker of the screen when displaying “Correct” or “Wrong”

Thanks to www.nintendomax.com for the news.

http://www.wiigen.fr/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=43&topic=8966.0

Wii GeckoOS can act alone or take advantage of his USB Gecko Nintendo Wii development adapter. One cool feature of the OS is the fact you can boot it with the homebrew channel and use it’s Region Free feature to boot other region games on your Wii.

Changes:

now you can copy all ‘no copy flag’ saves this includes Virtual console game saves with save states and games such as Guitar Hero 3, Guitar Hero AeroSmith, Dr. Mario Online RX. (thanks brkirch and kenobi)

also can now move the DVD channel. (thanks pizzaboy)

Thanks to www.tehskeen.com for the news.

http://usbgecko.blogspot.com/2008/09/geckoos-107a-released.html

kickflip720 released a Pacman emulator for Nintendo Wii.

Release notes:

Simple pacman emulator supports wiimote, nunchuck and classic controller. All working but sound is a bit dodgy (any help appreciated).

Tested on a PAL Wii using a 16:9 screen. Any problems let me know. Sorry its not MAME, but the best I can do at the moment!

Thanks to www.tehskeen.com for the news

http://www.tehskeen.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8906

Say, learn, and practice saying the Rosary on a Nintendo DS! A wonderful new way to enjoy this traditional Christocentric prayer. Do you need an easy way to brush-up on your Hail Marys, Our Fathers, Apostles’ Creed, and Glory Be to the Father prayers? Try out The RosaryDS.

Changes:

– Scripture text for the mysteries.
– New font for Scripture text.
– Formatted ‘What is the Rosary’ text.
– Added version number to credits.

http://forum.palib.info/index.php?topic=5833.0

Tantric updated his NES emulator FCE Ultra GX.

Changes:

– Fixed network freeze-up problem
– Zapper now mapped to A and B
– Fixed auto-save feature
– Performance slowdowns on Gamecube should be fixed
– Update core to 0.98.13pre
– Will now attempt to load old save states with CRC filename

Thanks to www.tehskeen.com / www.nintendomax.com for the news.

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

Mario lift dodging game written in Fenix by Snurty. Fenix runtime included in the file.

Release notes:

This is my first game and whilst I have tried to capture all the bugs if you find any please post on the GP2x archive notes.

http://archive.gp2x.de/cgi-bin/cfiles.cgi?0,0,0,0,35,2686

Vocabulario DS is a french educational program helping you to learn spanish.

Changes:

– Source Code completely retyped
– More Pad, the Stylus! (Thanks to your help Skincreators)
– No additional courses
– New splashscreen LinkCard NDS (Cid2Mizard Thanks for your help!)

http://www.playeradvance.org/forum/showthread.php?t=27779

Create a Nintendo DS or GBA game with a holiday theme. Be it Wack-a-Santa or nuclear snowball fights with diminutive elves we want to see your wintery creations.

Quote:

Announcing the 4th annual Drunkencoder Winter Coding Competition.We have an official sponsor this year in 7th Sense Studios and the cash prize pool is expected to break the $1000 mark so get your coder hats on and start your wintery creations.The compo ends on Jan 15th this year and entries (and donations of course) will be expected from now until that date. Head over to the compo page to see the rules.

http://www.drunkencoders.com/compo/