Homebrew coder Akop Karapetyan (A.K.A. uberjack) has released a quick update for VICE PSP to fix some major bugs caused by the previous release. VICE PSP is a Commodore 64 emulator for PlayStation Portable. Read more to see the changes.


Download: VICE PSP v2.1.21

Akop Karapetyan, better known as uberjack, has whipped up the latest update for the VICE PSP, the Commodore 64 emulator for the PSP. The latest release features an option to select between PAL, NTSC, or the old NTSC, as well as a few other additions and fixes. Hit the link for the changelog.


Download: VICE PSP v2.1.2

It looks like homebrew developer Art has come up with another quirky application that seeks to bring some new types of utility to the PSP. He's developed a program that calculates the time of moonrise and moonset in your area. It's designed to work with Commodore 64 emulators which, in this case, would be PSPVICE v1.2.

Learn more about the Moonrise/Moonset Calculator after the jump!



Download: C64 Moon Rise-Set Calculator
Visit: QJ.Net's PSP Development Forums

Homebrew Christophe has just rolled out a new build of PSPVICE, the PSP-compatible Commodore 64 emulator.

Since its initial release, and the PSP Slim port done by matypsp, there are many things that have been changed in the program. To know all about these changes, go over to the full article via the "read more" link below.


Download: PSPVICE v1.2

Heads up, emulation fans! Homebrew coder martypsp has just re-compiled version 1.1 of the PSP-compatible Commodore 64 emulator PSPVICE to make it compatible with CFW 3.71 M33.

Aside from that, nothing was changed to the overall structure of the emulator. To know more, head on over to the full article via the "read more" link below.


Download: PSPVICE v1.1 (for CFW 3.71 M33)

Taking a gigantic leap from his original Commodore 64 release, Rockford steps up the pace with this brand new trailer for the upcoming Boulder Dash-Rocks! game for the Nintendo DS and the Sony PSP. You'll definitely appreciate the difference the developers have put into improving the new look Rockford has for the handheld platform.

Co-published by First Star Software, Inc. and Electronic Arts, Boulder Dash-Rocks! entices gamers with its addicting arcade-puzzle madness, as well as a few new tricks tucked into this latest handheld version of the game.

Whether or not you still remember Rockford from the old days, you'll definitely enjoy this newest iteration to the 20 year old video gaming figure. Everyone can expect Boulder Dash-Rocks! to hit shelves this November. In the meantime why not enjoy the video trailer we've lovingly provided from the official website.

 

Kristof has come out with a hat trick of emulators for the PSP. In this release, the developer updates Commodore 64 Vice, and throws in a Commodore Plus 4 Emulator and a VIC20 emulator for good measure.

So far, the developer has noted that Mouse Emulation is still not working while the two additional emulators are still a bit "rough." However, it should be noted that quite a few bugfixes were implemented including: NFO Comments now being fully displayed, the restore key can now be used more than once, game files with long file names no longer cause the PSP to crash, disk files can now be saved, and P00 files can now be run. Here's the rest of the change log:

• Stereo effect on sound output (I like this effect)
• Sub-directories support. User can now browse any directory of the memory stick.
• Update to latest VICE version (1.22)
• Add auto fire option. Two speeds available.
• VIC20 standalone version.
• PLUS4 standalone version.
• "Shifted" keyboard GFX added (thank to Shabanak)
• Small speed improvement (unfortunatly still not enough for some few games like Cauldron2).
• PSP icons are hidden now ( __SCE__ method ).
• Welcome text at load time (instead of black screen)
• New menus organisation

All in all, this is a very solid effort from Kristof. As always, be sure to go over the readme documents in the compressed files before doing anything to avoid any problems in using and installing the software.

Download: PSPPlus4 v1.1
Download: PSPVIC20 v1.1
Download: PSPVice v2.2

After more than 20 years since his original conception on the Commodore 64, Rockford comes out with a facelift and a few tricks as he steps on to the handheld with Boulder Dash - Rocks!

To be released by 10tacle Studios along with co-publisher First Star Software, the game will soon be available for both the Nintendo DS and the PlayStation Portable. What we have here today are a few more screenshots for the PSP version of the title.

Aside from the orientation differences on both platforms, the game seems quite the same in all aspects including the addicting arcade-puzzle fun the game induces. Boulder Dash - Rocks! for the PSP will be coming out first quarter of next year so people looking for a little nostalgia or just good old fashioned clean fun will have to wait until then.

See the rest of the screenshots after the jump!

Dedicating to the avid gamers' world of game music devotion, the GCDC 2007 to start this coming August will also be seeing a live performance by the FILMharmonic Orchestra Prague on popular game soundtracks from Starcraft, Final Fantasy IX, Ragnarok 2, Stranglehold, Metal Gear Solid 2: Snake Eater, Secret of Mana and The Abbey Turrican 2.

Conducted by Andy Brick, the orchestra will also perform popular classics in medley form in salute to the Commodore 64 and Commodore Amiga as pioneering game platforms for the game industry, as stated by an official press release.

The performance will be held at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig on August 22, 8 p.m. and won't be an official part of the GCDC 2007 opening ceremony. Also to appear at the concert is Japanese star opera singer Izumi Masuda, singer Conny Kollet from Germany fame, and Konami-sponsored percussionist Rony Barrak.

Kollet is popular for her performances at the Symphonic Game Music Concert, of which this concert will be the fifth of the series, although many will know her for her rendering of the title song for SpellForce: The Breath of Winter.

Rony Barrak will be performing his version of Metal Gear Solid 2: Snake Eater together with the FILMharmonic Orchestra. Masuda, despite being an opera singer, is more inclined to pop-opera pieces, and could be identified as the same one who rendered the song "Distant Worlds" from Final Fantasy at the concert "VOICES: music from Final Fantasy." Tickets are already being sold as of this moment.

  

Last year, 10tacle studios announced that they would be releasing Boulder Dash for the PSP and DS. For the guys unfamiliar with the game, Boulder Dash was originally created in the 80s for the Apple II, MSX, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, and Atari 400/800 home computers.

The game puts players behind the controls of Rockford, whose job is to dig through caves collecting gems and diamonds while avoiding hostile creatures and falling rocks. Fast forward to today, we we have received new details for this upcoming game, which has been renamed Boulder Dash-Rocks!:

• Completely revamped in-game graphics
• Release date moved to the fourth quarter 2007.
• The game will feature tools to help the players on their diamond-collecting, such as bombs and laser guns - the latter can be loaded with different types of ammo.
• Each laser ammo has a different characteristic: some have the ability to freeze enemies, while others pull objects towards the player.
• Five game modes: Single-player, Multi-player, and three other TBA game modes.
• Unique game modes for the PSP and DS (TBA).  

Just keep posted as 10tacle reveals more details on this upcoming game in the near future