Peter writes – “The free homebrew software PSP Rhythm continues to advance. With the 3.0 upgrade, announced today, it’ll even output WAV files — meaning you can output high-quality drum loops you built on the road, and add them to your home computer’s song project in Ableton Live, Sony’s own ACID, whatever. There’s also a cool-sounding reverse drum feature.” Link.
Sypherce in the 1emulation forums writes – “Here’s my first application for the DS, it sends PC Keyboard signals through wifi so you can use your DS somewhat like a PC Gamepad. Sorry for the lack of info, ask questions if you need help with my program.” I’m going to try this out with my DS later this week. The feedback in the forums looks really positive… [via] Link.
Good article about the audio formats and hacks for the PSP – “The PSP’s audio capabilities are second to none among portable gaming platforms on the market today. In this feature you will learn the audio formats supported by your particular PSP, the right formats to use when encoding audio, how to access your iTunes library with your PSP, and much more.” [via] Link.
Chris writes “Here is a quick list of ten mods for the NES controller. There are lots of cool, and even lots of pointless things that can be done. It is amazing to see all of the innovative ideas.” Included hacks – USB, mouse, Pocket PC control, Bluetooth, MP3 player, card reader and more… Link.
eReader for the DS hack! “As can be seen in the following pictures, the eReader will not fit into the Nintendo DS due to the way the linkport connector is arranged, for the original Gameboy advance system. You will need the following tools to disassemble and modify the eReader. Tri-Wing driver (It is also possible to use a precision slotted driver to remove the screws). #0 philips driver (Again, a precision slotted driver can be used here.). Some form of cutting tool. (xacto knife, rotary tool) (only if you need the eReader link port connector for the original gameboy advance.)” [via] Link.
C64s.com has a pretty neat way to play your old favorite Commodore 64 games / retro-games right in your browser. Each day you can get a daily dose of C64 nostalgia with their “game a day” mailing list. All games are abandonware or copyleft. Link.
Great interview! “Benjamin Heckendorn (aka Ben Heck) is one of the greatest console hackers the gaming community has ever known. Not only does Ben have the amazing technical knowledge and great design sense, but he is also a riot to converse with. In case you are not familiar with his work, Ben basically takes full game systems (from basically all console generations) and turns them into a custom handheld device.” Thanks Brian! Link.
