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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:

* Fixed accelerometer handling to work properly with both phones and tablets.
* Fixed accidental exits on Motorola Xoom.
* Tried fixing crashes on Samsung Galaxy S2 (please test).

Felicity Red is a Hack ‘n Slash game in which you handle your character like in a First Person Shooter game.

Thanks to http://www.nintendomax.com/viewtopic.php?t=13947&f=19 for the news.

Angband is a roguelike game based on Moria. It is more casual than NetHack. This port runs on the GP2X F100.

DJVU2X is an application to view DJVU files on the GP2X F100.

Netsurf is a web browser for Caanoo with on screen keyboard and SSL support. Ported to Caanoo by scachi.

SuperTux is a classic 2D jump’n run sidescroller game in a style similar to the original Super Mario games covered under the GPL.

Changes:

1. Corrected the location of the ‘preview block’ in the level editor.
2. Due to the wider screen, I needed to expand the size of the default level for the level editor.

The mrxvt program is a terminal emulator for X Window System. It provides DEC VT102 compatible terminals for programs that cannot use the window system directly.

Double Dash Wii is a Boulder Dash Clone for the Wii, featuring a map editor!

Changes:

* ddashconvert.py lev2tmx and dummyxml.xml added DIAMNUM
* ddashconvert.py added a mapcheck (counts diamonds, boulders, entrys, etc.) during conversion and checks if there are enough diamonds, entrys and exits
* removed some levels from the vs/coop/speedrace maps, because similar leves are now in race/clone mode
* made some new maps for vs/coop/speedrace
* (made a working win32exe of ddasconvert.py with py2exe (windows tested and ok), but i did not included it because it raises the packagesize about +2.7MB!)

POWDER is a roguelike game, which is not a port of an existing roguelike. It is built around replayability and long term ergonomics, not short term learning. Author of this piece of software is Jeff Lait. POWDER Wii has been ported by insin.

Changes:

* MSVC Express Edition 2008 project files and instructions added, created by Andreas Bohm.
* Tower shields are large. (Claudio)
* “You cannot hide from I!” is now “You cannot hide from Me!” (B. Perry)
* Looking at a square will also describe any smoke there.
* The dig spell now has the side effect of spraying the excavated rock shards, damaging those around you.
* Create Pit spell is now 10 MP rather than 15.
* Blizzards fill the air with sleet and snow, not sleet and slow. Though the latter does describe their special effect nicely.
* New spell: Sandstorm
* If a god decides to flamestrike you, you now get a few turns warning to prepare yourself.
* Monsters properly check safety of squares before stepping on them.
* If trapped inside a wall without Phase or Breathess, you will suffocate. (Strange Child, Julian Agloro)
* Helmets should be sorted together now. (Aapo)
* Empty bottles will be filled by down pour now. (Aapo)
* Entomb has a better message when blocked. (Aapo)
* Rocks are created when rocks fall on your head. (Aapo)
* Spells you can’t cast have (!) after them in the zap list (Aapo)
* Saving when out of disk space should no longer corrupt your last save game. (Aapo)
* Tossing an item hand to hand no longer takes a turn. (Aapo)
* Spears, knives, and daggers no longer let you equip stacks. (Aapo)
* You are only prompted to throw one spear of a stack. (Aapo)
* The animate forest spell now has its own icon.

“Vigoroth Le Livreur”, a homebrew game known from the Nintendo DS, has been ported to Dreamcast. It’s a collection of minigames where you take over the role of Vigoroth and deliver packages to your customers.

Thanks to http://www.dreamcast.es/news.php?readmore=491 for the news.