Homebrew coder darkchen3389 has released a GBA emulator for the Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi running on the iPlayer flashcart. iPlayer is a media player card for the Nintendo DS, which is designed with a high-performance decoder chip inside, allowing hardware decoding, will be able to play the main format of videos directly without converting. More after the break.

Download: iPlayer GBA-DS Emulator v1.0

Team Moonlight has released a new version of MoonShell, a popular media player for the Nintendo DS. The latest update is another bug fix release.


Download: MoonShell version 2.03 stable

After last week's update, Infantile Paralysiser has released a new version for MoonShell. The homebrew media player (and then some) for the DS is now on Version2.00 beta.8.1. The previous update concerned itself more with flash cart compatibility. With that out of the way, this one however goes into the nitty-gritty of fixing specific bugs and adding more features.

Download: MoonShell Version2.00 beta.8.1

Howdy folks, It's that time. Time to announce the winner of the Neruos OSD contest we started up a few days ago. Did you win? Have you got a chance? Of course you have... providing you left a comment for the contest and have deemed it fit to sacrifice and devour a rather large, orange bird to the gods of luck this fine day.

Read on to find out whether you're a winner!

This is Aurelio Mannara's new version of his DS homebrew app, DsOS v0.59. This app supports folder, mp3 and zip files. For this release, several changes have been implemented such as a playlist where you can add mp3s from the file browser, among other things. Check out the full changelog at full article.


Download: DsOS v0.59

If you're hankering for more homebrew joy, then the wellspring of homebrew that is the NeoFlash Spring Coding Competition is here to sate your thirst. Movie functionality, programming/debugging, and some guitar-based malarkey is what's in store for you in this update, so better get your flashcarts ready. All the details in the full article.

We're letting the readers know that developer Chishm has recently released Tuna-viDS, a homebrew app that will enable your handheld to play AVI-format videos. Further details on this new video player solution for your portable system are available in the full article.

Download: Tuna-viDSv1.0

The developments keep on coming for the previously discontinued Lick's Media Player. Now taken over by Lucas, The iPod-looking DS media player has moved out of alpha and into version 1.02.

While there currently isn't a changelog for 1.02, we did manage to find some information on the 1.01 release, though it isn't much:

It's just a small bugfix with handling non-ASCII chars from RC3.

I uploaded 1.01 which fixes a bug with EZFlash.

But I promise I'll post detailed changelogs from now on.

You'll have to remember to DLDI patch the application if you want it to work, by the way. In any case, just stick the appropriate file into your flash card and run the app to get it to work. Don't hesitate to show it to your friends though, so they can be awed by the fact that you have a DS and an iPod in one neat package.

Download: Lick's Media Player -ng (LMP-ng) v1.02

Well, Lick has all but completely discontinued the Lick's Media Player that he developed for the DS. That, however, doesn't mean that we still can't enjoy some Media Player goodness.

In trying to come up with a way to finish Lick's Media Player, a GBAdev user named Lucas apparently managed to rewrite it from scratch through C, rather than the C++ it was originally written in. As he mentions on the their boards,

In the end, it became a complete rewrite. No more C++, only pure C. At this time, I only have some basic functionality, WAV playback (files must end in .wav) and libmad playback (files must end in .mp3).

I need some feedback, if you can try, just download at http://www.cecm.usp.br/~lucas/lmp-ng/. Theres two versions, a .nds and a .ds.gba. Both are compiled with libfat DLDI, so you can patch if your flashcart does not work out of the box. The source is also in the same page.

He also notes that this is his first homebrew, so there are bound to be bugs. Still, it looks (and sounds) okay to us, so what's not to like? Maybe we can help him improve upon what Lick originally started, eh?

Download: [Precompiled LMP-ng alpha4 for slot-1 flashcard users]
Download: [Precompiled LMP-ng alpha4 for slot-2 flashcard users]

A new firmware update has been released for the DSLinker flash cart, a storage, homebrew, and media player flash cart compatible with all DS Lite and original DS handheld consoles. This update, which bumps the firmware up to 122N, includes various fixes and a new plugin. Read on for the changelog:

• Fixed the problem of Pocket Master black screen when enter underground world.
• Adjusted the icon of 3D menu speed.
• Fixed the "goto Menu" problem.
• Fixed some FAT file system problem, so DSLinker need to be formatted after upgrade.
• Now, hold SELECT can pass through to 3D menu when DSLinker Writer is in slot 2. (for USB 2.0 Writer only)
• With this new function, NDS console can be a USB pad with DSPAD program. This USB pad can work with all PC game.(for USB 2.0 Writer only)
• Added /DSYSTEM/AUTORUN.BIN file, it's a USB plug-in, use hold SELECT pass through to 3D menu, system will run AUTORUN.BIN automatic.(for USB 2.0 Writer only)

For instructions on how to update your DSLinker, please refer to the readme file included in the download.

Download: [DSLinker Firmware 122N]