Warcraft: Tower Defense DS v0.5

This is a video of Warcraft: Tower Defense v0.5 for Nintendo DS. It's a NDS adaptation of the famous Warcraft mod.

Changelog:
- PAFS version is gone, now only the fat/DLDI version is available
+ you can now use the arrow keys to select maps in the menu
+ added 5 automatic levels of difficulty for each map: it affects the life of the monsters, and the final score
+ options are now saved within the rom (require DLDI driver with write support)
+ in-game menu added
+ added possibility to restart the map in-game
+ added quicksave & exit in-game option so you can save your current game and finish it later (require DLDI driver with write support)
+ high-scores are now saved (require DLDI driver with write support)
+ high-scores can be viewed on the map selection screen (press L or R to switch minimap/high-scores)
+ small speedups here and there
+ added some new maps
+ new game icon
= fixed some bugs
= fixed Long Walk TD skeleton's round

For more info and to download go here.

Pocket Physics Fun! - Footloose!

This was made with Pocket Physics v0.5 on the Nintendo DS. For more information visit the Pocket Physics site.

Suggestions or Comments

How do you like my blog? I'm open for any suggestions you might have. I'm planning on adding a weekly Wii Virtual Console update. I'll also post a video of Endless Ocean for the Nintendo Wii soon. Please post any suggestions or comments below.

PSP Firmware 4.00 predictions

Sony recently released version 3.90 of their PSP firmware with Skype and expanded support for Playstation Network titles. It's already been rumored that PSP firmware 4.00 will include Divx support but what else would you like to see in the new firmware? Here are some things I'd like to see:

Flash support for the web browser
Support for streaming video podcasts
Support for text RSS feeds
Ability to output games to non-HDTVs
Skype text chat support

Post some things you'd like to see in future firmware updates in the comments below.

GrandCentral Invite

Want to manage all your phone calls in one place? Well, Google GrandCentral is for you. You get a single phone number that forwards to all of your phones, giving you one number for life. There are tons of features included with GrandCentral such as call screening, call recording, call blocking, and much more. Best of all, it's totally free! Currently, GrandCentral is in private beta but I'm giving away a GrandCentral invite to the first person to answer the following question correctly. For more information on GrandCentral and all it's amazing features go here.

What is the name of the video game pictured below and in what year was it released?








Post your answer along with your name and email (required for me to send the invite) in the comments below. The first person to answer correctly gets the invite. I'll update the post after I send out the invite. Good luck :-)

Update: Congratulations Paul! You won the GrandCentral invite! The answer is The Secret of Monkey Island released in 1990.

Pocket Physics Fun! - Man Overboard!

This was made with Pocket Physics v0.5 on the Nintendo DS. For more information visit the Pocket Physics site.

Pocket Physics v0.5 - Homebrew Physics Simulator for NDS

This is a homebrew physics simulator for DS called Pocket Physics. I'm using it on the r4ds. Go to the Pocket Physics site for more info and to download.

Here are the changes in this release:

v0.5 (2008-02-22) * Added the moving tool * Improved speed (different timing, inactive objects fall asleep) * Better repeatability * sketches are now stored in /data/pocketphysics/sketches by default