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Wii7800 0.5 Released
Tue Mar 24, 2020 9:35 pm Comment (1)

Version 0.5 of Wii7800, a Nintendo Wii port of the ProSystem Atari 7800 emulator has been released.

You can download the emulator here.

Recent changes include:
  • Partial Expansion Module (XM) support
  • Support for cartridges with sizes greater than 144k
  • Additional bank switching modes and cartridge types
  • Reworked cartridge header detection
  • Display enhancements (GX+VI, 16:9 correction, 240p, Full widescreen, bilinear toggle)
  • Hierarchical file navigation support
  • USB and SMB (Network support) for loading ROMs
  • Reworked menu system
  • Various bug fixes (Kangaroo and Holey issues, audio improvements, etc.)
  • Support for launching via WiiFlow (and returning)
For complete documentation and usage instructions, please visit the Wii7800 WiiBrew page.

For status updates, known issues, or to provide feedback please visit the Wii7800 forum thread.

WiiColEm 0.3 Released
Wed Dec 25, 2019 2:12 pm Comment (1)

Version 0.3 of WiiColEm, a Nintendo Wii port of the ColEm ColecoVision emulator has been released.

You can download the emulator here.

Recent changes include:
  • Super Game Module (SGM) hardware emulation
  • 24c08 and 24c256 EEPROM emulation
  • Display enhancements (GX+VI, 16:9 correction, 240p, Full widescreen, bilinear toggle)
  • Hierarchical file navigation support
  • SMB (Network support) for loading ROMs
  • Multi-save slot support
  • Support for launching via WiiFlow (and returning)
  • Updated to latest versions of devkitPPC (r35) and libogc (1.8.23)
For complete documentation and usage instructions, please visit the WiiColEm WiiBrew page.

For status updates, known issues, or to provide feedback please visit the WiiColEm forum thread.

Wii7800 0.4 Released
Sat Nov 16, 2019 1:56 pm Comment (1)

Version 0.4 of Wii7800, a Nintendo Wii port of the ProSystem Atari 7800 emulator has been released.

You can download the emulator here.

Recent changes include:
  • Reworked audio integration (resolves audio clipping and popping)
  • Updated to latest versions of devkitPPC (r34) and libogc (1.8.23)
  • Fixes to make wii7800 work with latest DevKit (arocchi)
  • Fix bit shift overflow when reading cartridge size from header (clobber)
  • Updates to internal ROM database (clobber)
  • Correctly load supergame cart types (clobber)
For complete documentation and usage instructions, please visit the Wii7800 WiiBrew page.

For status updates, known issues, or to provide feedback please visit the Wii7800 forum thread.

JSVecX 0.2.1 Released
Sun May 19, 2019 10:20 am Comment (1)

After nearly 10 years without a release, JSVecX (a JavaScript port of the VecX Vectrex emulator) has been updated.

You can play the emulator online here.

Recent changes include:
  • Sound support (still a bit buggy)
  • Ability to run local ROM files by dragging and dropping them on the Vectrex
  • Added several homebrew games ("Birds of Prey", "Patriots III", and "Asteroid Cowboy")
  • Additional box art and overlays
  • Updated 3rd party libraries (jQuery)
The emulator still has quite a few quirks that I am hoping to address in future releases. For example, there are fairly obvious audio issues in "Berzerk", "Armor Attack", and "Star Trek".

For status updates, known issues, or to provide feedback please visit the JSVecX forum thread.

Twitch Asylum Video Game Radio Episode #18
Sun Mar 09, 2008 9:21 am Comments (30)

Our eighteenth podcast is now available! Download it here.

In this month's "discussion" segment we focus on the turbulent relationship between video game publishers and the video game media. Are publishers putting too much pressure on reviewers to give them positive reviews? Or, are video game reviewers writing at a maturity level that isn't consistent with the audience that is buying the publisher's games?

Our "Gaming Moments" this episode include Super Mario Galaxy (Wii), Call of Duty 4 (360), Burnout Paradise (360), Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS), and Magic the Gathering (PC).

In the "Retro Respect" segment we focus on the classic video game, "The Seven Cities of Gold". During the segment we discuss what we thought of the game when it was first released as well as how we believe it holds up today. In addition, we present short histories of the game's creator, Dani Bunten Berry, the game's development company, Ozark Software, and the game's publisher, Electronic Arts.

Twitch Asylum Video Game Radio Episode #17
Sun Jan 20, 2008 9:11 pm Comments (32)

After a very long hiatus we return with our first episode in a new series of podcasts from Twitch Asylum. Download it here.

Our "Retro Respect" section is broken into two parts focusing on the recent releases of several classic gaming documentaries. The first part consists of a brief synopsis and discussion of the documentary, "The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters", in which Steve Weibe attempts to set a Donkey Kong world record. During the second half of the segment, we conduct our first in-studio interview with William Carlton. William stars in the classic gaming documentary, "High Score", in which he attempts to set the Missile Command world record.

Our "Gaming Moments" this episode include Eye of Judgment (PS3), Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3), Burnout: Paradise (360/PS3), The Orange Box (360/PS3), Assassin's Creed (360), Mass Effect (360), and Crysis (PC).

We also reflect on some of our favorite games from 2007 during the "Discussion" segment.

Twitch Asylum Video Game Radio Episode #16
Mon Feb 26, 2007 8:45 am Comments (35)

Our sixteenth podcast is now available! Download it here.

We forgo "the discussion" segment this month so we can devote more time to our "Gaming Moments". The games discussed include Def Jam: Icon (360), Crackdown (360), Battlestations Midway (360), Rainbow Six Vegas (360), Tony Hawk's Project 8 (360), Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters (PSP), Under Defeat (Dreamcast), and many other retro computing and classic arcade titles. In addition, we discuss hacking retro computers to connect to BBSes via Telnet. What is a BBS? You have to listen to the segment to find out.

Our "Retro Respect" segment this time is a discussion of the excellent video game history book, "The Ultimate History of Video Games" by Steven L. Kent. During the segment we cover only a few of the numerous interesting topics in the book including: "a leather company that makes a video game console" and "an exercise that launches the video game craze in motion".

"News" items this time include the January NPD sales numbers, the Wii being the next Hula Hoop, AOL telling people not to buy PS3s, a new Xbox 360 model, and a potential Xbox 360 price drop.