A beta of this DS emulator has been released.

Plus, Lino gives his view of the lamers out there.

03-11-2006

iDeaS 1.0.0.8c by Lino

 

Okay people, the time has come to release a new version of iDeaS, or better, an upgrade to the 0.8 version.

Why the branching? Easily explained: a few more improvements were planned and now being implemented but, surprise surprise!, they haven't been included.

Thank a few people, like the one who constantly scans the site folders for betas and downloaded the same file you can grab now (leaking an already to-be-released version, what's the point of it? It's not like I put any betas on the site XD), or those who bug Evrain in MSN for Mariokart DS and Nintendogs, or a few warez forum drooling over each new version of the program.

So, sorry folks, you'll have to just cope with what is here (a good chunk of the work, if you ask me, just a few bugs to be ironed out, in addition to other improvements you won't see for now, as I said) and try to play Castlevania with a few messed layers.

 

Here's the changelog:

 

- Fixed a bug in palette settings

- Fixed a bug in texture management

- Fixed a bug in Z-Buffer management

- Fixed a bug in sprite 's tiles selection

- Fixed palette errors in Mode 3

- Fixed a bug in IRQ DMAs for ARM9 CPU

- Fixed a few bugs in firmware language selection (Polarium in Italian, yay!)

- Added an ini configuration file

- Added preliminary key customisation functions

>> Get it HERE

2006-03-11

 

* GPU:  Fixed some errors in the OpenGL and Direct3D renderers when alpha blending was used 

* MMU:  Added the 64 kB of GBA cart save RAM 

* MMU:  Fixed mirrored 8-bit writes to WRAM 

* GUI:  Added an auto update mode to the disassembler 

* GUI:  Fixed some minor bugs in the disassembler and palette viewer

>> Get it HERE

Version 3 revision 1

 

* Added comprehensive movie support

* A polished interface makes recording and playing movies easy - no matching of movie filenames to ROM filenames is required.

* Movie files are highly compressed - 20 minutes of gameplay typically compresses down to about 5 KB.

* "Checkpoints" can be added to movies, allowing the user to instantly jump to key points in movies such as boss battles.

* You can view NES controller overlays as movies play, showing exactly which buttons are pressed.

* A local movie gallery feature makes it easy to browse, playback and manage your gameplay movies.

 

Added online movie gallery

* Using the online movie gallery feature, you can browse, download, and play the best movies from UberNES users around the world.

Currently, the movie gallery has many nice movies ranging from UberNES high score runs to start-to-finish completion movies of difficult games.

* UberNES performs gameplay validation checks to ensure that all movies are legitimate gameplay sessions and not cheat/emulator enhanced.

* You can submit your own NES movies using the built-in local movie gallery.

 

Added high score support for 5 new games (50 total); users can compete for worldwide high scores in the following games:

Marble Madness

Donkey Kong 3

3D World Runner

Ms. Pac-Man

Elevator Action

 

Added more box descriptions to NES database

>> Get it HERE

Worthplaying has got a handful of new screenshots of the sexy Lara Croft in her newest adventure. The screenshots show Ms. Croft in a elegant evening wear stirring up the party. Counting 43 new screens in total in various flavors!

Features :

* Lara comes to life-the dual-pistol-wielding adventurer's polygon count and animation set has been increased significantly, presenting Lara in the finest fidelity to date

* Return to the Tombs: Lara's new quest brings her to lost ancient realms that guard Secrets of the Past

* Fluid movement: the revamped control system provides intuitive and fluid character movement

* Dynamic animation system puts focus on continuous motion, giving Lara the ability to seamlessly handle any obstacle and interact dynamically with any surface

* Move and shoot. Lara uses her physical prowess to combine gunplay with unique signature moves

* Variety of player choice-intelligently use the environment, technical gear and weapons to overcome challenging situations.

* Physics, Water and Fire systems bring the perilous environments of Lara's world alive, and challenge the player to improvise solutions to obstacles

* Visit a vast array of cinematic and exotic locations including ancient tombs, dangerous jungles, snowy mountain ruins and numerous unexpected surprises in between!