Homebrew developer Lordus released a new update to the jEnesisDS, an award winning Genesis/Megadrive emulator for the Nintendo DS. Alongside the many bug fixes released for jEnesis version 0.7, the coder also released a preview to another emulator also for the dual screen handheld. ApprenticeMinusDS v0.2.6 is a Sega Master System portable/Game Gear emulator, though as it's an early version, it has its share of issues that must be sorted out. Get all that at the full story.



Download: jEnesisDS v0.7 with ApprenticeMinusDS v0.2.6 preview

AlekMaul has released a new version of DSMasterPlus. In case you haven't checked out this homebrew app yet, DSMasterPlus is a Sega Master System/Game Gear emulator for the Nintendo DS. This emulator is based on SMSPlus, but it has been heavily modified for compatibility with the DS. Here's the changleog for version 1.1:

• Add L & R to skip +/- 14 games
• Add B go out from the current directory
• Add directories in game selection list (DSMasterPlus begins it searchs from the root directory of the linker)
• Add support for GG files executed in SMS mode (ex: Castle of illusion)
• Change color for GG / SMS files in game selection list
• The choice is directly "Execute game" after selecting it
• Switch English/French regarding DS langage
• Add CodeMaster and Korean mapper (but the palette is not good for Dizzy)
• Add TMS compatibility mode
• A little faster (really ...) because the cpu is now driven in assembler with DRZ80 :)
• NO MORE SAVE STATE :(
• German translation (thanks Payk :D !)
• Add sending game compatibility via wifi
  

For more specifics, make sure to check out the readme file included in the download.

Download: DSMasterPlus v1.1

Homebrew-addicted DS owners should get a kick out of the NeoFlash Team's new MK5 GIGA cart. It's now out and about and we have the final specs here for your perusal. Read on, guys.

• Support clean rom,not need any patch, just need drag and drop
• Huge memory space, from 8Gbit up to 64Gbit
• USB 2.0 high-speed data transfer
• USB disk function, compatible with any operation system
• Build in the last moonshell V1.5 and upgradable
• Support homebrew
• Build in SMS multi save function,and auto save
• Menu upgradable, just need drag and drop the new core to MK5
• Multi rom support, media play support
• MK5 turbo engine, 100% full game running speed ,without any delay
• Built in passme function, can boot almost GBA flash cart perfectly

You can also check out the images below for a peek at the new cart. One of the images features the MK5 USB Linker, which can be used with any DS or DS Lite. The NeoFlash Team also says that the MK5 USB Linker is "just for link NDS to your PC only,when MK5 running not need it to work together." A bit hard to understand, but we're guessing that it means you don't need the linker to run MK5, so nothing sticks out of your DS when you use the MK5 GIGA cart.

More images after the jump!

Sega Master System Flubba has updated his SMS Advanced to v0.8. This version has the following files support and fixes:

• Added support for Street Fighter II.
• Added config for using R as Start.
• Fixed Pause in Robocop 3.
• Fixed some scrolling glitches (Gunstar Heroes intro, Rygar).

You can get it in our NDS Download section [here].

Flubba has updated his SMS Advanced emulator several times over the last few days here are the changes and the latest versions:

v0.5:

• Added Codemaster & Korean mappers.
• Added a 32k SRAM support for Shining Force 2 & 3 (not saved yet).
• Fixed a memory management bug again (Shinobi in some cases).
• Fixed a rendering bug in 224 mode (Codemaster games).

v0.6:

• Fixed Gunstar heros (bug in 0.5)

v0.7:

• Reduced sprite flicker in Arch Rivals.
• Fixed Rise of the Robots (HBlank IRQ enabled at start).

You can get it in our NDS Download section [here].

Flubba has released v0.4 (second release) of his SMS Advanced emulator that runs on the NDS. Here is what he has fixed in this version:

• Fixed memory management again (Shinobi, The Ninja, SDI).
• Fixed a rendering bug in GG mode (GG Aleste).
• Fixed sprite offset -8 (Ghouls'n Ghosts).

You can get it in our NDS Download section [here].

FluBBa has released another version of PocketNes. PocketNes is a Nes emulator for the GBA that also works on the DS (via the GBA cartridge slot) and Gamecube Gameboy Player. Heres the fixes:

Hmmm the verdict of the gbax.com competition seem to take a long time, anyway I fixed a little thing with the IRQs on PocketNES which affected Guardian Legend. I've also fixed the DAA instruction on the Z80 cpu core so it should be quite complete now (clears all the test on ZEXALL SMS version).

You can get this file in our NDS Download section [here]