Nintendo DS News
Livingstone Supongo (10-05-2011) (NDS Game)

Livingstone Supongo is a remake of the Spanish game with the same name, originally released by Opera Soft S.A. The game has been remade by Spanish developer prizzio.

Thanks to http://www.nintendomax.com/viewtopic.php?t=13337&f=19 for the news.

http://www.nightfoxandco.com/forum/index.php?topic=159.15

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Earth Shaker DS (14-05-2011) (NDS Game)

ant512 comes up with a remake of “Earth Shaker“, a “Boulder Dash” like game, originally released on ZX Spectrum in 1990. It’s not yet complete, but looks very promising already and the first few levels are playable.

Changes:

– Letters scrolling into view on title screen scroller draw correctly.
– Increased duration of each block’s appearance in the title screen slideshow.
– Select button cycles through levels in level select.
– Up/down buttons wrap around when cycling through levels in level select.
– Start button can be used to select levels on title screen.
– Start button pauses the game.
– Added the majority of sound effects.
– Added music to title screen.
– Score and life counters get reset when a new game is started.
– Fixed bitmap recolouring when starting a new level.
– Remaining time scoring at end of level is more accurate.
– Player death graphic shown when player runs out of time.
– Barriers take away more time when pushed.
– Fixed gravity direction indicator.
– Blocks land correctly when they hit the bottom of the level.
– Finished level 8.

http://gbatemp.net/t292171-earthshakerds

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Bombjack DS v1.2.1 (Arcade emu for NDS)

Bombjack DS is a single game Arcade emulator of Bombjack. The original Arcade ROMs are required, but not bundled with the download. As the game is still subject to copyright, there is also no way for us to provide the ROMs.

Bombjack DS

Changes:

– bombjac2.* renamed to bombjack2.* (Thanks AnotherWorld)

Supported are:

Bomb Jack (set 1)
Bomb Jack (set 2)

Thanks to http://www.nintendomax.com/viewtopic.php?t=13312&f=19 for the news.

http://www.dev-fr.org/index.php/topic,4229.0.html

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MrDo DS v2.1.1 (Arcade emu for NDS)

MrDo DS is a standalone Mr. Do! Arcade emulator for Nintendo DS by Copper. It also emulates related clones. The original Arcade ROMs are required, but not bundled with the download. As the game is still subject to copyright, there is also no way for us to provide the ROMs.

MrDo! DS

Changes:

* ROM set naming fixes:
– docastl2.* renamed to docastle2.*
– docastlo.* renamed to docastleo.*
– dorunru2.* renamed to dorunrun2.*
– dorunruc.* renamed to dorunrunc.*
– dorunrca.* renamed to dorunrunca.* (Thanks AnotherWorld)

Supported are:

Mr. Do!
Mr. Do! (prototype)
Mr. Do! (Taito)
Mr. Do! (bugfixed)
Mr. Lo!
Mr. Du!
Yankee DO!
Mr. Do’s Castle (set 1)
Mr. Do’s Castle (set 2)
Mr. Do’s Castle (older)
Mr. Do vs. Unicorns
Do! Run Run (set 1)
Do! Run Run (set 2)
Do! Run Run (Do’s Castle hardware, set 1)
Do! Run Run (Do’s Castle hardware, set 2)
Super Pierrot (Japan)
Mr. Do’s Wild Ride
Jumping Jack
Kick Rider

Thanks to http://www.nintendomax.com/viewtopic.php?t=13317&f=19 for the news.

http://www.dev-fr.org/index.php/topic,4246.0.html

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Retro Game And Watch (10-05-2011) (NDS Games)

“Retro Game And Watch” is a collection of currently 3 mini games, featuring Game & Watch feeling.

http://www.nightfoxandco.com/forum/index.php?topic=184.15

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BAGPlug (Release 3.1) (NDS Application)

BassAceGold updated his replacement Supercard DSTwo plugin menu “BAGPlug”. It’s really only of use for DSTwo owners, others can ignore this plugin!

Release notes:

-fixed freezing in favorites when scrolling
-fixed audio skipping when entering directories with lots of files
-fixed memory corruption in DSTwo.nds breaking arg support for .plg files. Should be more robust for various sd cards/formats now
-improved memory management for icons
-fixed stylus input in open with menu
-fixed memory leaks in graphics loading/cloning functions of core library – cleaning up nds icon handling and no file icon corruption
-fixed icon transparecy support
-improved open with handling in favorites menu
-improved performance in favorites menu with game covers
-improved performance in scrolling nds files in browser
-covers for non-commercial nds files require the file extension in the cover name. eg: game.nes / game.nes.png
-improved minimizing from media player to current menu
-fixed freezing when deleting favorites
-fixed crashing when entering EOS Settings
-improved scroll bar handling
-optimized nds icon loading
-optimized directory scanning
-added option to enable nds icon transparency
-improved handling of text lists (favorites, hidden files / folders)
-favorites.txt, hiddenfiles.txt, hiddenfolders.txt, and settings.ini now go in /bagui/user files/ folder
-nzip support added with built in nzip manager for deleting unzipped games
-nzip cpu speed option added to settings
-optimized top screen refreshing in main browser
-misc bug fixes

-NitroZip tool included
-added “NZIP” section to readme
-modified the “Adding new file support” section to include information on file specific arg files in readme
-updated “Game Covers” section in readme

*upgrade notes*
-New skin parts: delete, exit, nzip, selectall -see BAGplug 3.0 or Default skin for examples
-more text added to language.ini
-favorites.txt, hiddenfiles.txt, hiddenfolders.txt, settings.ini, unzipped.txt all go in /_bagui/user files/
-nzip.arg added to /_bagui/ext/ folder

Thanks to http://www.nintendomax.com/viewtopic.php?t=13332&f=19 for the news.

http://gbatemp.net/t285447-bagplug

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Canyon DS v1.1 (Arcade emu for NDS)

Canyon DS is a standalone Canyon Bomber Arcade emulator for Nintendo DS by Copper. The original Arcade ROMs are required, but not bundled with the download. As the game is still subject to copyright, there is also no way for us to provide the ROMs.

Canyon DS

Supported ROMs:

Canyon Bomber canyon
Canyon Bomber (prototype) canyonp canyon

This new release has been compiled using an updated toolchain such as DevkitARM R32 and updated libraries such as libNDS0 1.5.0+. This standalone emulator is now also compatible with CycloDS iEvolution B6 in DSi mode.

Thanks to http://nintendomax.com/viewtopic.php?t=13324&f=19 for the news.

http://www.dev-fr.org/index.php?topic=4934.0

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AnimEDS v0.2 (NDS Application)

AnimEDS by PypeBros is a sprite/animation editor for the Nintendo DS. The editor itself works with the .spr format.

Thanks to http://www.nintendomax.com/viewtopic.php?t=13320&f=19 for the news.

http://www.dev-fr.org/index.php/topic,5033.0.html

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Dice DS v1.1 (NDS Game)

Dice DS by Copper is a remake of the flash game Dice Straight for Nintendo DS.

Dice DS

This new release has been compiled using an updated toolchain such as DevkitARM R32 and updated libraries such as libNDS0 1.5.0+. This standalone emulator is now also compatible with CycloDS iEvolution B6 in DSi mode.

Thanks to http://www.nintendomax.com/viewtopic.php?t=13325 for the news.

http://www.dev-fr.org/index.php?topic=4935.0

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DS1943 v2.1 (Arcade emu for NDS)

DS1943 is a standalone 1943 Arcade emulator for Nintendo DS by Copper. The original Arcade ROMs are required, but not bundled with the download. As the game is still subject to copyright, there is also no way for us to provide the ROMs.

1943 DS

Supported are:

1943: The Battle of Midway (Euro) 1943
1943: The Battle of Midway (US) 1943u 1943
1943: Midway Kaisen (Japan) 1943j 1943
1943 Kai: Midway Kaisen (Japan) 1943kai

This new release has been compiled using an updated toolchain such as DevkitARM R32 and updated libraries such as libNDS0 1.5.0+. This standalone emulator is now also compatible with CycloDS iEvolution B6 in DSi mode. Now there is also support for “1943: The Battle of Midway (Euro)”.

Thanks to http://www.nintendomax.com/viewtopic.php?t=13326&f=19 for the news.

http://www.dev-fr.org/index.php/topic,4645.0.html

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