22:51 - Record of Lodoss War Release! - Heero_Yuy_
That's right, Lina`chan, Nuku-Nuku & Filia's Translation Domain (pauses to take a breath) has released version 0.90 of their Record of Lodoss War translation! This is a beta patch, and everything is done except for the battle menu and status menu. Enjoy! =)

22:07 - DirectEd v.995 - Heero_Yuy_
Our friend (wraith), maintainer at The Whirlpool has released version .995 of his tile editor, DirectEd. It's an excellent tile editor along the lines of SnowBro's Tile Layer, in that it allows you to open two ROMs at once and copy data between them using a clipboard function. It's a darn good app, so pick it up here, and visit the DirectEd Homepage for more information and future updates. DirectEd was made with the DirectX 7 SDK, so it of course requires DirectX 7 or above to be installed on your computer.

18:23 - Help Wanted at ETG! - Heero_Yuy_
Eidolon of the Eidolon Translation Group needs your help. His group is working on Surging Aura, a truly awesome game for the Megadrive that is based on the same engine as Phantasy Star IV. He finally has a translator for it (Snake), but progress will be very slow unless he gets some help from people who would be willing to extract the japanese script from the game, send it to the translator, then reinsert the english text. Having another fluent translator probably wouldn't hurt, either. If you think you can help, check out the details at Eidolon's Inn.

10:53 - Squeem Release - Jandar
Version 0.50 of Squeem for Windows has been released, and I've added it to our NES emulators section. More info about the emulator is available at the Squeem homepage.

9:56 - Happy FCE Ultra Goodness - Jandar
Another version of the Windows port of FCE Ultra has been released, and I've added it to our NES emulators section. This latest release is version 0.42r2.

9:48 - More Zsnes Joy - Jandar
Apparently a bug had crept into the DOS port of Zsnes with it's last release, and a small update has been made to fix the bug. Version 1.17b is now available from our SNES emulators section. It fixes that bug and also allows you to start netplay from the command line. More information about this is available from the Zsnes homepage.

4:08 - It's 4am. I should be asleep... - SirYoink
But I'm not. Instead, I'm uploading a copy of my latest version of the Legend of the Saiyans english SNES translation. Version .80 is now on the english translations page. Get it while I sleep.

10:30 - Meka Release - Jandar
Version 0.56 of Meka has been released, and I've added it to our GG/SMS emulators section.

10:01 - FCE Ultra Release - Jandar
A new version of FCE Ultra, an NES emulator for Windows and Linux, has been released, and I've added it to our Windows and Linux NES emulator sections. The latest available version is version 0.42, which is available here:

• Windows 0.42
• Linux 0.42

12:34 - RockNES News - Jandar
The RockNES homepage was updated with a little news about the emulator's progress. Here's what the site had to say:

• Alexandre has started netplay support, among others cool features like better screenshot support (JPG), perfect support for sound, video and inputs... Notice that a release date is unknown.
• DOS port is still in development. Happy Holidays!

11:46 - Translation News Bits - Jandar
I thought I'd scatter a little bit of translation goodness for a change =)

• Alan Midas released another translation recently to complement his two other relatively recent "come out of the oblivion of absense" translation releases. This translation is of a game called Wagyan Land. Here's the translation patch.
• X Translations release version 0.1 of their Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 3 translation. So far there is a little bit of dialogue translated, and 190 cards translated thus far.
• Dragoon-X Translations has also released a Christmas gift patch. A partial translation of their project, Hanjuku Heroes, has been released. It translates about 65% of non-dialogue stuff, although that's apparently not all that much when you really look at how little non-dialogue stuff there is. But it allows people to get an idea of how the translation is coming along, and hopefully we will see a more fully translated version in the future sometime =).

11:18 - Magic Engine Release - Jandar
Version 0.9.8 of Magic Engine, a TG-16 emulator for Windows, has been released, and I've added it to our TG-16 emulators section. More information on the release can be found on the Magic Engine homepage.

11:12 - PCAE Release - Jandar
Version 2.5 of the PC Atari Emulator has been released for both DOS and Windows. Also, the source code of the emulator is available for both platforms. They can be downloaded from the DOS and Windows Atari 2600 sections. They can also be downloaded directly here:

• DOS Version 2.5
• Windows Version 2.5

23:53 - Zsnes Releases - Jandar
A new version of Zsnes has been publically released, and it can now be found in our DOS and Windows SNES pages. You can download them directly here:

• DOS
• Windows

14:05 - DBOY Release - Jandar
A new version of DBOY has been released. Version 0.74 has been added to our Gameboy emulators section. I don't really know what is new in this version, as all information related to it appears to be in Japanese.

10:05 - Happy Holidays! - Jandar
It's Christmas morning! Happy day!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all our visitors!

11:42 - Translation Release - Jandar
DeJap Translations is running a bit behind on the ToP translation, but they've celebrated the holidays with a 100% complete translation of the SNES game Bastard!. The complete translation has been added to our English translations archive. You can also download the patch directly here.

10:39 - SwNES Release - Jandar
Version 0.36 of SwNES has been released, and I've added it to our NES emulators section. I'm not exactly certain what the story is, but apparently you need to download this upgrade as well as the previous upgrade and the original version 0.20 release. You can get all the stuff from our NES emulators section.

9:51 - FCE Ultra Status/Releasii - Jandar
I've brought all our ports of FCE Ultra up to date. The DOS, Windows, and Linux ports have been updated in our sections, some of which were quite a ways behind. The following versions are now available:

• DOS Version 0.40
• Windows Version 0.41r2
• Linux Version 0.40

9:21 - BrMSX Discontinuation/Windows Port - Jandar
Apparently the DOS version of BrMSX has been discontinued, but it will be replaced with a new project which is a Windows version of BrMSX. We will hopefully see this port arrive at some point in the near future. The latest version of the DOS port can be found in our MSX emulators section.

5:11 - OpenSPC for aRts - Neil Stevens

I said I'd manage to post some new news. I guess the only way I'm going to manage it is to make some news happen myself!

On that note, I'd like to announce something, an SGC exclusive: I've ported the SPC player OpenSPC to use aRts, the sound system for KDE. Download it! There is a homepage for the port, if you're interested in that sort of thing.

That's right! You heard it here first!

1:36 - VICE Release - Jandar
The many various ports of the VICE emulator (A C64 emulator for many different platforms) have been updated to version 1.6, and I am currently in the process of attempting to update the many different sections which contain different ports of this emulator. I fear, however, that sleep may overtake me before I can complete the task. If this happens, I will complete the update tomorrow morning, and let you know when it is finished. Until then you can download the latest version from the VICE homepage.

1:33 - Nester Update - Jandar
The Nester homepage has moved to a new location at http://www.nester-emu.com/. Also, I've added beta 3 of the emulator to our NES emulators section.

1:28 - Gens Release - Jandar
I've updated our Genesis emulators section to include the very latest release of Gens, a Genesis emulator for Windows. Also note that the Gens homepage has changed from the one that was previously listed within our site. The latest version of this emulator is version 0.92b, which basically fixes a bug in version 0.92, so here's what was new in version 0.92:

• new rendering mode : 25% scanlines.
• Scanlines, 25% scanlines, 50% scanlines, Interpolated scanlines and fast-blur has been rewritten for MMX CPU.
  • 25% scanlines and 50% scanlines are availables only for MMX CPU.
• Z80 timing modified once again... voices are better (same as gens 0.78b) and compatiblity is ok.
• Game genie improved and .PAT files supported.
• DMA timing are now emulated.
• Roms history (9 last roms).
• New options for message displaying, FPS and others...
• Some languages added or fixed in LANGUAGE.DAT
• Can choose triple buffer separatly of V-Sync (not really usefull)
• Minors bugs fixed.
• A cool new icon ;)
• others minors things...

20:54 - Raine Release - Jandar
An unofficial version of the Raine emulator was released quite some time ago, and I've added it to our Raine section. It was actually released a far back as 9/24 but we just added it today. We really need to catch up on a lot of fun stuff..but hopefully we can see that happen in the near future here. Fear not!

16:48 - Open Call to Translators! - Heero_Yuy_
Emulationworld may have been a little on the fritz lately, but thankfully I'm able to update now ^_^.

• That multitalented hacker F.H. updated his page with news on both Front Mission, and Alcahest. Bascially, he DESPERATELY needs translators, as there is only a relatively small amount of work to be finished on Front Mission, which is nearing total completion. Also, he needs translators for the Alcahest project as well, which is a neat game by Square which never saw a stateside release. If you can help, check out F.H.'s Homepage and contact him.
• Is this "Cryptic Message Week?" Because Ice Translations just pulled a DeJap, and the site seems to be also under rennovation, with the aforementioned Cryptic Message "The Ghosts of the past make way for the future," in the source. I guess we'll just have to wait and see what comes of it...

17:06 - Random Bolts From The Blue - Heero_Yuy_
It's been kinda slow lately, news-wise (go figure, Jandar hasn't been around that much =P). But here are a few things happening in The Scene :

• A sudden release from The Spoony Bard, otherwise known as toma. He put out a patch for a neat little Zelda-ish game called Seiken Psycho Calibur. Get the patch here and try it out!
• Some nice progress on SD Gundam Knight Story, from Sheex. He recieved 4 more completely translated scripts from Zackman, with more on the way. What a holdiay present, huh? ^_^ Check his page for more details.

17:20 - Spanish Translations - Bokudono
Added some patches by Tanero Translations, a recently formed group. To see the 20+ listing, go to the search engine.

2:05 - Joy Mech Fight Translation - Jandar
Alan Midas has released a 100% complete translation of an NES game by the name of Joy Mech Fighter. You can download the translation patch here. This translation really seemed to come out of nowhere..I had never even heard about the game until today. Thanks to our very own Heero_Yuy_ for letting me know about this release, after the patch returned a 404 when he was first trying to make the update =). Yay!

17:42 - SadNES Release - Jandar
A new version of the NES emulator SadNES has been released, and I've added it to our NES emulators section. You can also download the latest version (0.17) directly from here. Here's what's new in this version:

• Hey.. I'm 17 now.. hoho.. sound the same huh?! well, This Version %fix% a bug.. Oh boy ! I can't believe I didn't saw this error before.. well, when you tried to change the skin, but doesn't changed (pressed ESC or cancel), occurred an %ERROR%, well, it's fixed now, other addition is the Snapshot suport.

21:39 - More News! - Heero_Yuy_
A couple of small updates that I forgot to/haven't gotten around to posting up yet :

• Gideon Zhi of AGTP has updated with several juicy tidbits of news, including screenshots of his progress on Ys IV! Check those out on his page. Also, he's working on the fonts of Nazu Puyo 2 and Gundam G. Finally, he announced a secret project that he says "Would have kiddies jumping up and down all over me to get it done, were I to announce the name," so the name is as yet unknown ^_-.
• Another Langrisser 2 patch from the blazing fast Hiryuu Honyaku. This one translates scenarios 1-23. Not long before it's done. Get the new patch here.

18:31 - News Bits - Heero_Yuy_
Good stuff abound...

• First off, J2e has updated about their Violinist of Hamlin translation. It's at 100%, and the text is being pored over by Anus P. before a final release. The news on the main page claims that the hack is very professional-looking and refined. We'll see, very soon. =)
• Hiryuu Honyaku updates yet again, this time with a patch that's kinda-sorta at 70% or so, and more percentages, which translation maintainers like myself eat right up. Supposedly, they've finally beaten the EVIL pirate lingo in Scenario 10, which puts that scenario at about 95%, more or less. Their entire progress through the game is about 92%, and they claim scenarios 1-19 to be roughly 100% finished. If all those percentages give you a headache, just grab the patch here.

13:16 - RockNES 1.6 Mac Release - SirYoink
RockNES for the Mac has been updated to version 1.6. Here's what Richard Bannister has updated in this release:

• Added a ppu tile caching system, sped up the things;
• Added a decent savestate format -- NOT compatible with the old ones;
• Added a new method for noise luts, much clean;
• Added mapper #180 (Nichibutsu, game Crazy Climber supported);
• Added preliminary VS UniSystem reads handler (Atari RBI Baseball works), thanks to xodnizel;
• Added a cheap hack to get Paris-Dakar Rally Special working (map66);
• Fixed a major bug in the mapper #40 (SMB2j) reset;
• Fixed mapper #83 CHR bankswitch (World Heroes2 works);
• Fixed mapper #232 (BF9096 chip - used by Codemasters' Quattro carts);
• Fixed mapper #233 (the '20-in-1' half works, 'reset' to active);
• Fixed nametables dumping (dumping the entire $400 data in a .nam file);
• Fixed major problems in the sound startup routines;
• Fixed number of cpu cycles per sprite DMA transfer;
• Fixed ppu layout (frame starts at VBlank);
• Fixed ppu latch system and ppu reads, thanks to Ki for his findings (pass ok in the tests programs).
• Fixed mirroring state saving (when a mapper uses a custom mirroring);
• Tweaks in the FDS driver, more games are working;
• Cleaned up the 16k CHR RAM support code, used by mapper #13;
• General cleanups to boost the performance;
• Added a 'secret' mapper, I will tell you later... ;-)
• Fixed a few minor bugs in the Mac code.

6:43 - Swedish translation news - Scotcher
The Translators has released some patches. They've translated DuckTales, Zelda 1 (yes, they translated Zelda 1 again. Wich I think is stupid..a group translating a game, 2 times...) and Shadow Warrior, all for the NES. And they've realeased a 30% patch for Pokémon Blue. All these patches are available in our swedish translations archive.

12:42 - Hu-Go! Release - Jandar
The DOS version of Hu-Go!, a Turbo Grafx 16 emulator, has been updated as of the 5th of this month. The latest version, 1.99, is available from our TG-16 emulators section. Life is joyous!

23:00 - RockNES X Release - Jandar
A new version of the RockNES Windows port has been released, and I've added it to the NES emulators section. Here's what's new in version 1.61:

• This new RockNES X version can be 40-120% faster than the previous version.
• Added triple buffering
• 8 bit rendering engine optimized
• Auto frameskip added (highly recommended!)
• Ppu code optimized
• Now RockNES X creates automatically the savegames, movies and battery save directories when necessary.
• Battery save fixed
• Added screenshot support
• Mapper #33 improved somewhat (support Flintstones);
• Mapper #43 (150-in-1) changed to number #235;
• Mapper #48 (SMB2j (LF36)) changed to number #43;
• Fixed mapper #21 (Ganbare Goemon Gaiden 2 has correct gfx);
• Fixed mapper #68, more games are playable;
• Fixed VS Atari RBI Baseball patch (on reads);
• Fixed pAPU timing (was completly wrong, damn!), output is better;
• Added ppu tile caching system
• Added a decent savestate format - unhappily NOT compatible with the old ones;
• Added a new method for noise luts, much clean;
• Added mapper #180 (Nichibutsu, game Crazy Climber supported);
• Added preliminary VS UniSystem reads handler (Atari RBI Baseball works), thanks to xodnizel;
• Added a cheap hack to get Paris-Dakar Rally Special working (map66);
• Fixed a major bug in the mapper #40 (SMB2j) reset;
• Fixed mapper #83 CHR bankswitch (World Heroes2 works);
• Fixed mapper #232 (BF9096 chip - used by Codemasters' Quattro carts);
• Fixed mapper #233 (the '20-in-1' half works, 'reset' to active);
• Fixed number of cpu cycles per sprite DMA transfer;
• Fixed ppu layout (frame starts at VBlank);
• Fixed ppu latch system and ppu reads, thanks to Ki for his findings (pass ok in the tests programs).
• Fixed mirroring state saving (when a mapper uses a custom mirroring);
• Tweaks in the FDS driver, more games are working;
• Cleaned up the 16k CHR RAM support code, used by mapper #13;
• General cleanups to boost the performance;
• Added a 'secret' mapper, as explained in the rocknes homepage...
• NES sound driver partially rewritten. Added real-time state for register $4015, which fixes sound output for all games;
• Added mapper #76 driver (Namco 109);
• Added mappers #72, #92, #101 (Taito mappers);
• Added mappers #83 (Cony mapper), #240;
• Added mapper #100 (NESticle MMC3 hack mode, untested);
• Fixed mapper #70 (small hack for Kamen Rider Club);
• Fixed mapper #113 (to support HES carts);
• Removed duplicated pattern table saving on games with no VROM.
• Fixed a bug on sound reset, the noise channel is now working properly.
• Better noise emulation;

22:33 - Super Chinese Fighter Extreme! - Patrick Higgins
Some Good Shit Translations released a 99% complete patch today for Super Chinese Fighter Extreme, a cool little fighter for the Game Boy Color. The only thing missing in the patch are the credits, but their is a text file included in the zip that translates them. In other SGST news, they have announced the following projects:

• Digital Devil Children: Black Book
• Digital Devil Children: Red Book
• Fire Emblem: Thracia 776
• Dynami Tracers
• Wizardry: Suffering of the Queen

All these can be viewed in greater detail, along with screenshots, at the newly redesigned projects page at SGST.

They also mentioned that the Megami Tensei II demo patch will be slightly delayed, but should be released by the time this week is over.

13:52 - Langrisser 2 Update! - Heero_Yuy_
Commander Stab of Hiryuu Honyaku posted a news update today about Langrisser 2. His estimate puts the project at about 78%. Translation of scenarios 20-25 is practically finished, all that remains is minor editing of those scenarios, and translation of scenarios 10, 26, and all four secret scenarios. If the translator, Picorat, keeps up this pace, we should see a 100% release quite soon, so keep your eye on their page for more updates.

1:08 - Rantou Hen Released! - Patrick Higgins
Ice Translations released a 99% completed patch for Rantou Hen for Game Boy. All that needs to be done are the credits. Rantou Hen is one of those cool Technos games that Iceman seems to like a lot. Grab the patch here!

Dave from Gaijin Productions announced today on the CTC Board that he has started working on Magical Chase for the Game Boy Color. He also provided some screenshots of some preliminary work:

22:16 - I'm back! - Heero_Yuy_
After a long period of frustration with some nasty computer problems, I'm finally back at SGC! Some of you will recognize me as the former English Translations maintainer from a while ago. Since Patrick Higgins has taken those reins (and is doing an excellent job with them, from what I've seen so far), I'm freed up to do other miscellaneous things, but I will still help with whatever news happens to pop up. Enough about me, I have some news to post :

• icemanX of Ice Translations posted a couple of days ago about his progress on Rantou Hen. The pre-boss and two player intro text is inserted, and all that remains to be done is some minor graphic tweaks, and the credits, as Aphixe is completely done with the script. Hopefully, we'll see a release VERY soon.
• Yet another Dragon Quest 6 release from DeJap. This time, it's a joint effort of both NoPrgress and DeJap, using the translation done by Avicalendriya. As far as I can see, there's not a huge difference between this patch and the one done entirely by NoPrgress, except for the font, some minor dialogue differences, and the fact that this one has some bugs. It seems that they missed some spots, where you'll get gibberish or exclamation marks instead of readable text. Bugs or no, it's still an excellent translation. Go pick it up from DeJap's DQ6 page, it's Version B.

1:34 - Virtual Gameboy 2.0 - SirYoink
Virtual Gameboy 2.0 has been released for the Mac. New in this version:

• 16-bit color for increased Gameboy Color graphics quality.
• New video modes.
• The Gameboy clock is now emulated correctly, which, God help us, means that Pokemon Gold and Silver now work.

Warning: main(../ssi/maindown.sht) [function.main]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /usr/local/www/sgc/snakeyes/news/122000.php on line 292

Warning: main() [function.include]: Failed opening '../ssi/maindown.sht' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/local/lib/php') in /usr/local/www/sgc/snakeyes/news/122000.php on line 292