The Sony PlayStation Portable homebrew scene not only unlocks the capability of our handhelds, but also lets us travel back in time and see what gaming was like back then. CaSTaway, skeezix's own Atari ST Emulator for the Sony PlayStation Portable, lets us do just that. And after quite a long hiatus, the emulator is now better than ever. So why not click on that read more button and find out more about this stellar release?




Download: CaSTaway Atari ST Emulator Release 006

Here's a short update on CaSTaway, skeezix's Atari ST emulator for the Sony PlayStation Portable handheld video game system. It's been over two years since we last posted about this emulator, but skeezix is apparently still working on it.

According to the homebrew developer, a new build of the emulator is on the way. Build 006 will reportedly work on PSPs running 3.71M33 custom firmware and should be released soon. Aside from M33 support and a few more minor changes, it won't be that much different from build 005.

Skeezix also noted that, he is still "using kxploited directories in GAME150 in M33 though, for what that's worth". If you're a fan of Atari ST games or just want to try out some of the titles released for that particular platform, keep checking back here. We'll bring you more updates as they surface.

There's something about puzzle games that just wouldn't go away. The gameplay in itself is addicting already, add to this the colorful pieces, jewels so to speak, and their chime-like sounds whenever you complete all the pieces.

Homebrew developer skeezix released a new game of this nature called BattleJewels. This is not, an ordinary puzzle game, mind you, as several new components have been added to it. As the coder himself mentioned, you can play a puzzle game for as long as you want but not in BattleJewels. skeezix describes this game as a combination of a classic puzzler with head-to-head combat based on a simple RPG engine.

Here, you get to match gems and at the same time go battle it out with your opponent pretty much like Street Fighter or Mortal Kombat. The RPG engine, on the other hand, allows players to gather gold, buy some gears, and even level up.

BattleJewels was originally coded for GP2X but skeezix decided to make a "debug test" port for the PlayStation Portable (PSP). The Read link below will you to the coder's personal page for more instructions and other details.

Download: BattleJewels Alpha 3