Homebrew coder Jeff Lait has recently released a new version of Powder, a roguelike homebrew game originally developed for the GBA that involves different game element like tactical play, hack and slash, dungeon crawlers and the likes. The latest update is mostly a bug fix release.

Download: Powder release 112 (PSP)
Download: Powder release 112 (DS)
Download: Powder release 111 (Wii)

Good news for the retro-inclined: an enterprising dev by the name of Junx1337 has released a PSP Slim port of the old-school roguelike game, Nethack, which was originally ported to the PSP by Virtuamunstaz and ivegotthepawa.


Download: Nethack PSP for PSP Slim

The newest release for Powder is finally out, and like the previous versions this release is packed with a lot of updates. Some of these updates include the option to using 32x32 tileset for higher Powder resolution. The complete changelog in the full article.

Download: Powder Release 105 for the DS
Download: Powder Release 105 for the PSP

Jeff Lait's homebrew game Powder (previous release here) for the Sony PSP and Nintendo DS is now even more playable, with the addition of fire arrows. Now that we mention it: are there any dungeon-crawling game that makes use of arrows and other similar projectiles, without fire arrows? In any case, the homebrew developer finally corrects the oversight. Check out the changelog in the full article.

Download: Powder Release 104 for the DS
Download: Powder Release 104 for the PSP

One of the best things about the homebrew community">homebrew community is that gamers can directly communicate with the homebrew developer. This becomes especially useful if you're going to ask devs to add features to or report bugs in their apps and games. In Jeff Lait's Powder (previous version here), the dev now lets players ask for specific spells. Head to the full article for more details.

Download: Powder Release 103 (for PSP)
Download: Powder Release 103 (for DS)

If you've always liked the idea of playing a homebrew Roguelike game like Jeff Lait's Powder (previous release here), then you're in luck: Powder is now ported for the PSP handheld. Now there's no need to run the game through the GBA emulator on the PSP. The full, lengthy changelog in the full article!

Download: Powder Release 102 (for PSP)
Download: Powder Release 102 (for DS)