This is an example of a Fractal. As complicated as its explanation is in mathematics, you can't deny that it is beautiful. Homebrew developer TheMagnitude has been hard at work on creating fractals on your Nintendo DS with previous work on Mandelbrot Fractal version 2.0. Today, dev TheMagnitude upgrades it to Fractal Junkie version 1.0. More details after the jump.

Download: Fractal Junkie v1.0

Developer BassAceGold has recently announced the release of UAPaint v0.99d, a homebrew app that allows you to create pixel art on your DS. While it's not a full-fledged paint app, you may want to look at the interesting features jam-packed into this app, available for reading in the full article.


Download: UAPaint v0.99d

A handheld touchscreen device like the Nintendo DS is optimized for jotting down notes, and what could be better than using a text editor with a QUONG keyboard? Check out anomalous_underdog's BLARGH Text Editor (don't worry, its not as frustrating to use as the name suggests), and find yourself using it more often. More details in the full article.

Download: BLARGH Text Editor Revision 103

Want a quirky little homebrew application for your handheld DS console? Then TheMagnitude's latest offering is what you've been looking for. The developer has just released Mandelbrot Fractal v2.0. Just what exactly is it? Head on over to the full article to find out.


Download: Mandelbrot Fractal v2.0

The results of the PDRoms Coding Competition 3.99 have finally been released. For those who haven't been following this contest, there were quite a number of really good entries from the community but in the end one developer came out on top. To find out who took first place, head on over to the full article.

Nintendo DS owners who want to play music on their handhelds have a lot to be happy about, because homebrew developer Cid2Mizard just released a new version of his versatile FAT Player MikMod. Now FAT Player MikMod version 4, several bugs have been squished and a nifty feature has been added. Find more details at the full article.

Download: FAT Player MikMod v4

Just when we thought we've seen the last of F. Calendini's Flight from the Dark LoneWolfDS gamebook, a new update comes along, fixing a bug found in of the sections of the virtual gamebook. Interested in playing gamebooks on DS? Check out the full article for more information.

Download: LoneWolfDS - Flight from the Dark

Dr. NEO's NeoFlash Spring Coding Competition 2008 has finally come to a close with the announcement of the winning homebrew applications and games for the Sony PSP and the Nintendo DS. Some 76 homebrew applications and games were entered into the contest. Head over the full article to see the cream of the crop.

Want to try your hand out in simple frame-by-frame animation? Then homebrew developer Ben's homebrew app for the Nintendo DS, Flickbook, should get you started. Featuring quite the surprisingly-deep and handy tool system, Flickbook is all you need for those cute animations you keep trying to pull off on the corners of your old textbooks. All the details in the full article.

Download: Flickbook v0.3

If you encountered some problems with the last version of Team Cyclops' Cyclo DS, then go ahead and update your CycloDS firmware now. The new release includes bug fixes as real-time saving glitches. You can find the changelog in the full article!

Download: CycloDS Evolution Firmware v1.31