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A new beta release of PALib is here, it’s a programming library useful for mostly game coders.

Changelog:

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| PAlib 090801 : We’re almost there… |
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[PAlib] Compiled with libnds 1.3.7.

[DMA_Copy] Now checks if the source is NULL and fills with zeros instead, fixes some no$gba warning-related problems.

[Many #defines] All defines that used the format #define PA_Function() { blah }
has been changed to #define PA_Function() do{ blah }while(0). This makes every #define “safe”.

[inline functions] Changed all extern inlines to static inline.

[3D Sprites] Rotation was fixed.

[no$gba] Reverted back to the latest free version (2.6) now that a FIFO-related problem that
was causing this version to not function properly was fixed in libnds.

[Debugging] Added some debugging functions including iDeaS debugging console output and emulator detecting.

[Text system] Updated the default font with the full character set: http://forum.palib.info/index.php?topic=6413.0

[C Standard Library] Now disabling UTF-8 support in the C standard library on startup.
It was causing problems with the string functions and extended ASCII characters.

[Environment variables] The PAPATH variable is no longer needed.

[PAGfx and graphics including system] #include “gfx/all_gfx.c” is gone, and
new versions of PAGfx and PAGfx Frontend were rolled out.

[Examples] The examples have been updated with the new PAGfx and including system.

[Errors] The PAlib error screens have been improved.

[Speed test] The speed test routines were removed due to uselessness.

[Text functions] Added const-correctness to them.

PAGfx changes (v0.9 by fincs)
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General
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[Build system] Now maintaining two versions: the .NET version for Windows and the Mono version for Linux/Mac OS X/others.

PAGfx
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[Export] Exporting support for .c files has been removed as the #include “gfx/all_gfx.c” method has been deprecated.

[Transparent colors] Now supporting Hex colors as transparent colors.

[Command line] When specifying another PAGfx.ini it outputs to the folder where the file is in.

[all_gfx.h] The output file is now more clear and uses #pragma once instead of an #include guard.

[Palettes] Now PAGfx doesn’t truncate the palette when it has less than 256 colors.

[Invalid C identifiers] PAGfx now replaces all invalid characters in the C identifiers with an underscore (“_”).

PAGfx Frontend
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[Color/Background Modes] Now supporting the whole color and background modes.

[Textures] Texture loading from PAGfx.ini was fixed, it now works.

[Transparent color] Now supports specifying a custom transparent color.

[Color mode warnings] Replaced the annoying color mode warning msgboxes by a status “bar”.

[Toolbar] The “Update Row” button has been removed as it only crashed PAGfx.

[INI exporting] Graphic files that are on the same folder as PAGfx.exe or in a subfolder are exported without the full path.

[Mono-version] The PAGfx Frontend was ported to Mono, albeit with some GUI glitches.

[Mono-version] Colormode warnings have been disabled under Mono due to lack of support.

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SwedishFish released his first Nintendo DS game to the public. It’s called “Stargrazer” and you’ve to shoot various objects and make them explode. The game also features three game modes!

Changes:

Added AI unique to each enemy type
Added new enemy
Added sound fx

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CrunchUrl is a simple utility which allows you to quickly crunch/trim/shrink/compress/shorten web addresses for emails, forum posts, blogs, Twitter, mobile text messages etc. where sharing a short URL is preferable to a long unsightly one.

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XCS RSS Reader is a simple RSS news reader application.

Features:
1.Feed category folders
2.Feed item saved local
3.Simple UI

Now RSS url can only be input directly.Import OMPL and other methods will be added soon.

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An usefull tool then generate password.

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A 1 octave piano with 13 keys, C to C. High quality polyphonic sound, up to 5 notes at once. Wide black keys for easy playing.

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PSX4ALL hits the Wiz!

Release notes:

Hello from ZodTTD,

I’m the lead developer of psx4all. I got a Wiz yesterday and compiled my latest sources for the Wiz.

Some notes on running:
– The psx bios should be titled scph1001.bin (all lowercase!) and placed in the same directory as the included GPE.
– To exit the emulator press both volume buttons.
– To enter the menu system while in a game press L+R+SELECT+START
– Framerate counter is all messed up, especially with frameskip on.
– There’s no framelimiting, but I don’t think it’s required at this point. 😛

Features:
– Save states sorta work. 😉
– It’s faster than psx4wiz (which is a port of my older sources) on here. I need to contact Hardyx and see if he would like to join forces. 😉
– Sound works but probably really choppy. It’s off by default.

Thanks,
ZodTTD
www.zodttd.com

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This game’s objective is simple: You have to count all the cars that pass. If you manage to count them all you will pass level, and if not you’ll have to re-start the level.

Changes:

5 levels (2 new ones)
2 new places to play in
Pause function (pressing SELECT)
Better menu
It participates in the Scenery Beta 2009 festival

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PSP Action Replay converter is a simple application designed to convert the code file of PSP Action Replay into CWCheat or nitePR format. This application is currently only capable of converting ~80% of codes correctly to CWCheat format.

Changes:

Added: Windows based conversion application, only CWCheat conversion.
Fixed: Issue returning from the PSPAR to nitePR menu.
Fixed: Crash if circle is enter.

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PSP Tool is a multi-purpose application designed for the PlayStation Portable console to perform various general management functions with the console. Initially PSP Tool was designed just for extracting the IPL from the Memory Stick but has since expanded and incorporates many other diagnostics functions.

Changes:

Added: Detection of HEN version under System Information (thanks to Davee).
Added: Detection of TA-088v3, TA-090 and TA-090v2 motherboards under System Information.
Fixed: Made a change to improve the reliability of extracting an IPL using the first option.
Fixed: If the original PSP firmware version cannot be retrieved “N/A” will be shown instead of nothing.
Fixed: Crash if circle is enter.
Fixed: The battery menu can no longer be accessed if the PSP does not support reading/writting to the battery EEPROM.
Other: Changed the wave style used.
Other: Decreased RAM usage by a massive ~2MB.

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