A new BIOS for N64 backup unit the Mr Backup Z64 has been released by Silverdtvw. It supports CompactFlash via a CF-IDE adapter! Unfortunately the support is limited in size to 2GB due to FAT16 restrictions of the Z64 filesystem. More info here:

• www.dextrose.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=10996

What's new is unknown sadly...

New firmware available for download below... enjoy :-)

TEXT TAKEN FROM THE PROJECT WEBSITE

Time is come for us to show you our progression and our work with the release of the very first version of our project Dungeon Master DS. This is a pre-alpha version, which show just a little bit the gameplay and the interface ^^

With this version you could (like the original) see the main screen, and click on the green button ENTRER. You will be in the first level of the game. Do not pay attention to the artifacts yet that you will meet, they will not be there any more in very little time.

Controls :

• UP : move forward
• DOWN : move backward
• LEFT : strafe left
• RIGHT : strafe right
• L : turn left
• R : turn right

You have to extract zip file into your linker root directory :

• /map : mapping of all Dungeon Master versions
• graphics.dat : all game graphics data
• dungeon.dat : all dungeon levels
• dmds.nds et dmds.sc.nds : the game. Think that you have to patch it with DLDI

To visit the project's website, click here: http://dmds.sourceforge.net/

Originally this game was to be published as a commercial game for the Gameboy Advance, it plays a lot like Excitebike for the good old Nintendo Entertainment System and that's not a bad thing at all.

However things doesn't always go ahead as planned and DHG games' publisher for Motocross Challenge, Wild Hare (who the hell are they?), on March 10 2007, decided to pull the plug on the project due to low sales.

Just as everyone thought this game would never see the light of day, developer DHG Games decided to make it available to the public from their website. THANK YOU!

For more information about DHG Games, please visit their website at http://www.dhggames.com/

A very cool product:

• www.amazon.co.uk/Enterplay-ND0711-Nintendogs-Cards/dp/B000JJGQ0U/

NEWS TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH TO ENGLISH

• New interface Addition of support DLDI (more GBFS)
• Addition of DrZ80 like CPU (more speed)
• Modification of the savestates (the old ones do not function any more)
• New design signed Lobo (Tommy)

Version 1.2: 19/04/2007

• Correction of bugs in the management of the IRQ of Z80
• Management of the long names in scrolling
• Management of the safeguard of the sram
• Management of the savestates again (does not function all the time: ()
• Psycho Fox and clones refonctionnent
• Transbot, zaxxon3D functions
• New design (large a thank you with Lobo;), index: to play after 11h00 or 23h00;) )
• Management of the 1st column according to the register vdp (it is not all the time any more black)

1007 Wi_-_Fi_Taiou_Sekai_no_Daredemo_Asobi_Taizen_JPN_NDS-eZ
1008 Lise_no_Atelier_Ordre_no_Renkinjutsushi_JPN_NDS-eZ
1009 Nodame_Cantabile_JPN_NDS-eZ
1010 San_-_X_Chara_Sagashi_Land_JPN_NDS-eZ
XXXX Tingles_Balloon_Fight_DS_JPN_NDS-Caravan
1011 Theme_Park_Multi6_EUR_NDS-iND

Firmware for the latest DS flash cart on the market... hopefully we'll get a chance to review and give it our thoughts soon :-)

0995 Mario_vs._Donkey_Kong_2_March_of_the_Minis_NDS_JPN-eZ
0996 Gyakuten_Saiban_Encyclopedia_NDS_JPN-eZ
0997 Uno_52_EUR_NDS-LGC
0998 Harvest_Moon_EUR_NDS-SUPREMACY
0999 Monster_House_P-SERIAL_EUR_NDS-SirVG
1000 Hotel_Dusk_Room_215_EUR_NDS-SUPREMACY
1001 Watashi_no_Relaxuma_NDS_JPN-eZ
1002 M_and_M_BreakEm_USA_NDS-iND
1003 Uno52_USA_NDS-iND
1004 Kakikomi_Shiki_Hannya_Shinkyou_Renshuu_Chou_DS_JPN_NDS-eZ
1005 D.Gray-Man_Kami_no_Shitotachi_JPN_NDS-iND

TAKEN FROM THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE

• Support 4 different language:
  CHS - Chinese (simplified) version
  CHT - Chinese (traditional) version
  ENG - English version
  JAP - Japanese version
  you can choose which MK5 version you like, just run this upgrade ROM then can change to the different language;
• Allow keep all save files to one same sub-folder;
• Support SMS multi-save system, when you start to run this rom,you can choose which save file you want to restore and start for current game;
• You can specify your own skin now,just need to put the *.BMP to your MK5 "dsystem\skin" folder,
  c_file.bmp --- it's upside background picture,BMP format,256pix X 192pix , 24bit color
  desktop.bmp --- it's downside background picture,BMP format,256pix X 192pix , 24bit color
  save_bg.bmp --- it's the SMS background picture,BMP format,256pix X 192pix , 24bit color
  MK5 will show the default skin if the "dsystem\skin" folder is empty;
• Add one "passme2" mode,when the NDS turn on or in the MK5 menu, you can press the L+R+A+B 4 keys to enter MK5 passme2 mode , it'll boot GBA slot immediately;
• Add one traditional 2D display mode,you can change 2D or 3D style in the "global.ini" file;
• Add one MK5 USB linker boot loader,you can choose to enter the "Media Center" mode (MK5 mode) or the "Data Exchange" mode (PC mode) when you inset the MK5 GBA linker and turn on NDS.
• Fixed one data transfer CRC error;
• Add the folder auto create function,not need to create the folder which have defined in "global.ini" by manual;
• Add the force backup function in MK5 menu,when you select one rom and press "START" will force to backup current rom save;
• Fixed one reading error with global.ini file;
• the game save type database update to #987

INFO TAKEN FROM THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE

* NEW ENHANCED GUI/Environment including NINJAME
* NEW MULTIBOOT function,runs up to 10 Roms directly when making COMBOS
* Fixed LAG over several games....no more LAG on any game
* ADDED BAD UPGRADE Recovery System (Follow instructions about UPGRADE)
* Fixed English Training,42 Classics,etc,incremented compatiblity to EXCELLENCE
* Added COMPATIBLE ACTION REPLAY CHEATS ENGINE,supports EURO/JAP/USA .XML Cheat Files

NOTE:If you dont have 1.04Beta+RECOVERY SYSTEM installed please FOLLOW UPGRADE MANUAL to install it correctly and be able to do FUTURE UPGRADES

**RED NINJA VERSION IS NOT PRODUCED ANYMORE,BLUE STEEL VERSION IS THE ONLY ONE OFFICIAL VERSION SINCE 01/04/07**