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basfreak has released a new PSP game.

Here are his release notes:

In this game there are buttons, if they are above the river press the button. If you pressed a button right the speed is only times: 1.1 if you miss times: x 1.6.

Version 0.45: http://www.speedyshare.com/416833834.html

http://forums.qj.net/f-psp-development-forum-11/t-release-push-the-button-131869.html

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Simpson474 has ported the Nintendo 64 emulator DaedalusPSP to the Dreamcast. It sounds very exciting, but the emulator is very slow which does not make it useable for playing any games. Read the details over at DCemu – there is also a video available along with the downloads.

http://dcemu.co.uk/daedalusdc-released-n64-emulator-for-the-dreamcast-2-versions--83587.html

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Skinz Sudoku is a Sudoku game which combines good looks and ease of use…

It offers beautiful graphs by Daydream, with 4 different skins depending on the difficulty level.

The game’s particularity is that it offers 4 different input methods for you to select from, to fit everyone’s needs…
– Wheel : Select a number from the number wheel around the tile you touched. You can also set a hint by touching one of the corners…
– Square : Same thing, but in a simplier/more compact layout…
– Bar : Select first which number to plot, and then touch the grid to put it anywhere…
– Writing : In this mode, touch a tile to have it zoom, and just write down the number you want !

You can also add small number hints at anytime, with every input method, using the top right button, or undo if you make an error…

All the levels are randomly generated, so don’t expect to finish the game soon.

Code by Mollusk, graphics by DayDream.

http://www.xflib.net/index.php?action=games&name=SkinzSudoku

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Bfth Software released their second Nintendo DS homebrew game called “Quadrangular”. It’s similar to Tetris but with different shapes.

In this early version only the first mode works.

http://palib.info/forum/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=4069&forum=9

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Achim has updated his “catch the smily” game. It now features a minigame where you need to find a specific smily in time.

http://forum.gp2x.de/viewtopic.php?t=5039

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Author “Art” can’t stop coding and brings us an updated version of his application Time Baby.

Release notes:

Focus of this update is:
Improvements to Solar Power Monitor mode functionality, and appearance.
Long Version Time Display mode with centisecond display,
which provides obvious potential for a future stopwatch feature,
and improved resolution of the Heart Rate Monitor is also on the cards.

Download from sendspace:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/vwyt3u
Download from RapidShare:
http://rapidshare.com/files/81654845/Time_Baby_V8d.zip.html

Cheers, Art.

http://forums.qj.net/f-psp-development-forum-11/t-time-baby-v8b-solar-power-monitor-131420.html

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Spectar, released by Exidy in 1980, is the follow-up of Targ. Gameplay is apparently unchanged, you control a vehicle called Whummel into a 9×9 grid maze, chasing down, and being chased by, the alien invaders. Targs have evolved into the more dangerous Rammers, and Spectars appears more often, shooting at player’s ship.

You use a 4 way joystick to guide your vehicle in the maze, and a pushbutton to shoot at enemies. Up to two players can alternate in gameplay.

The most noticeable difference from his predecessor is that to complete a level you must now collect all the gems in the maze, in a Pacman-like game. Rammers and Spectars continue to appear from flashing pods, so you cannot rest and plan your course easily, or you will be overwhelmed by the alien force.

Graphic is highly improved compared to his predecessor: the maze now has barricades that must be avoided or can be used as a shielding against the enemies, and has ten environement settings, changing from the “square-block town” of Targ to a city, a forest, a lunar landscape and many more. The enemies too are smarter and faster, and the fact that they go on spawning from the pods makes the game a even more frenzy challenge.

Thanks to the kind generosity of H.R. Kaufmann, president of Xidy, the original ROM images for Spectar have been made available for free, non-commercial use.

http://mamedev.org/roms/spectar/

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Targ is a one or two player shooter game released by Exidy in 1980. Your town is invaded by Targ riders, you must manouvre the heroic vehicle Whummel to destroy them. From time to time, a Spectar comes into screen, and can be destroyed for extra bonus.

Action takes place into a 9×9 grid, “Crystal City”, where the player’s vehicle must avoid and chase down 10 enemy wedge-shaped vehicles. When all enemies are destroyed, you are awarded an extra bonus and can access the following level. Two players can alternate in the game. You use a 4 way joystick to control the Whummel, and a pushbutton to fire at enemies. Progressing in the gameplay causes the Targs to become faster and smarter, for a fast and furious gameplay.

A small trivia on the game and characters name: apparently, Targ stands for Target, Spectar stands for Special Target.

While in that period many western companies licensed games from japanese developers (Exidy itself licensed Nintendo’s Sheriff as Bandido) targ is one of the few western games that made it in the opposite way, being licensed by Sega for japanese distribution.

This game has a sequel, always released in 1980, Spectar.

Thanks to the kind generosity of H.R. Kaufmann, president of Xidy, the original ROM images for Targ have been made available for free, non-commercial use.

http://mamedev.org/roms/targ/

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ZodTTD, coder of PSX4iPhone and gbSPhone is working on a new project.

Here is what he wrote:

A completely new project from ZodTTD is on it’s way to an iPhone and iPod Touch near you! What is it? It’s currently a mystery. 😉

But I will say it will be fun to play, and will be ready for the Beta Testers Club this week if all goes well. This is all happening alongside large updates to psx4iphone. Very exciting news to come!

http://zodttd.com/wp/

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Sqdef is a tower defense game. The goal is to prevent enemies from getting from one side of the map to the other, by placing towers along their way.

Changes:

-> improved game balance (including dynamic pricing for the more special items)
-> new graphics
-> special towers that boost the damage of every tower in range
-> fast-forward speed increased from 3x to 5x
-> bonus 60-wave mode after winning all three medals on a map
-> detailed score break-down at the end of every game
-> on-GP2X map editor, with everything you need to make new levels!
-> easily manageable map packs
-> you can download more map packs from the Sqdef site, as well as make your own and share them with us!
-> clear and concise readme.txt that explains everything there is to know about Sqdef

http://artraid.com/alex/

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