101w ago - A few days back PlayStation 3 developer squarepusher2 announced that the Nintendo Gameboy / GBA Emulator PS3 Port known as VBA PS3 would soon become VBANext, and today subcon959 has made available an unofficial VBANext PKG file for PS3 users to try out while awaiting an official release.

Download: VBANext PS3 Build 44ed4409 / VBANext PS3 Build 44ed4409 (WT/GH CFW) / SVN

Some recent changes from the SVN include the following:

• (PS3) Auto-aspect ratio setting + plus more aspect ratios
  
• (PS3) Cleaned up menu code some more.
  
• (PS3) Cut down on some more menu code duplication
  
• (PS3) Uses systemDrawScreen() macro now instead of IFDEF __CELLOS_LV2__ hackery to make a direct call to Graphics->Draw and psglSwap.
  
• (PS3) Cleaned up code duplication in menu code (Core) Doesn't try to set regparm attribute now for non-x86 platforms
  
• Changed blip_med_quality...

105w ago - This weekend PlayStation 3 developer Robo Hobo has released an unofficial PS3 MAME arcade game emulator GameOS port preview of version 0.142.

Download: PS3 MAME v0.142 (Preview) / SVN

Installing:

• Install the psmame package onto your jailbroken PS3 using normal means.
  
• By default all data paths for mame are located under /dev_hdd0/ROMS/mame_data.
  
• ROMS themselves can be placed anywhere and their location chosen with the frontend. The recommended path is /dev_hdd0/ROMS/mame.
  

Default controls:

• As of right now the only defined controls are R3 to open the MAME config menu, Select for coin, and Start for starting the game.
  
• Further control changes can be made in the MAME config menu as needed.
  
• Up to four controllers can be used at one time.
  

Frontend: The frontend can display screenshots of games, these should be placed in /dev_hdd0/ROMS/mame_data/snaps. You can find a full set at http://www.progettosnaps.net/snaps_en.html

Paths:

Under /dev_hdd0/ROMS/mame_data

hash: path to hash files
samples: path to...

106w ago - You can now update to multiMAN 02.00.04, which includes VBA PS3 retro emulator support, several bug fixes and more changes detailed below!

Changelog since 02.00.03:

• Added: Threaded processing for various tasks (downloading covers, scanning, etc) (no more GUI interruptions)
  
• Added: XMMB mode will invoke download of missing covers, too
  
• Added: Support for Genesis+ GX retro emulator (port by squarepusher2)
  
• Added: Support for FCEUltra (NES/ULTRA) PS3 retro emulator (port by squarepusher2)
  
• Added: Support for VBA PS3 retro emulator (GameBoy/GameBoy Advanced)
  
• Added: Support for PNG covers for Retro column (408x408 max resolution) (408x180 for best results)
  
• Added: L2+R2 will turn on screensaver mode (or put the PAD on a table/coach/sofa and press it down gently)
  
• Added: Caching of the whole XMMB mode
  
• Improved: XMMB Photo column display and navigation (no more image buffers release when full - a lot seamless now)
  
• Improved: Navigation in XMMB is completely rewritten - now smooth and faster than original PS3 XMB
  
• Improved: Increased image buffers (50 icons/covers) in XMMB (30 in prev versions)
  
• Added: Unfolding effect up/down while loading XMMB columns
  
• Added: Indication...

107w ago - Today multiMAN version 2.00.03 has been updated to include the latest SNES, Genesis and now FCEU (NES/Ultra) video game emulators courtesy of squarepusher2.

Download: multiMAN ver 2.00.03 UPDATE WITH SNES GENESIS FCEU (20110602_163000) (26MB)

Contents: Latest from squarepusher2 repo, compiled by me:

• 20110602-161300-SNES9X [SNES90000] [multiMAN].pkg
  
• 20110602-161200-GENESIS-PLUS [GENP00001] [multiMAN].pkg
  
• 20110602-161700-FCEU [FCEU90000] [multiMAN].pkg
  

* multiMAN ver 2.00.03 UPDATE (20110602_163000)

If you're on any previous version - I suggest that you update to the latest multiMAN.

• Added: Threaded processing in background for downloading covers (no more GUI interruptions)
  
• Added: XMMB mode will invoke download of missing covers, too
  
• Added: Caching of Retro column
  
• Changed: Non-blockable scanning in XMMB when device is connected/disconnected
  
• Added: Support for Genesis+ GX retro emulator (port by squarepusher2)
  
• Added: Support for FCEUltra (NES/ULTRA) PS3 retro emulator (port by squarepusher2)
  
• Added: Support for VBA PS3 retro emulator (GameBoy/GameBoy Advanced)
  
• ...

107w ago - Today PSX-Scene shared an updated demo video of the PS3 Nintendo DS (NDS) Emulator Alpha Build by an anonymous PlayStation 3 developer.

To quote: "It is running very smoothly. I loaded up some games and they all played fine with the exception of the sound, which is not working in the current build.

Sorry for the short video. The noise in the background is my fan, as it really hot here these days, but it was not easy holding my 7" Samsung Galaxy Tab in my hand, while using the PS3 Controller on my lap."

The PS3 Nintendo DS (NDS) Emulator Alpha Build Demo is posted below with an official release pending.