Homebrew coder Daid has released a new update GuitarsOnFire, another Guitar Hero homebrew clone game for the Nintendo Wii. The latest version of the music game has added new features and lots of bug fixes.


Download: GuitarsOnFire v1.0

A new WiiHandy/SDL update's been released buy developer raz0red. In case you haven't been able to keep up with all the emulators being released for the Nintendo Wii, WiiHandy/SDL emulates the Atari Lynx handheld. Changelog is after the jump.


Download: WiiHandy/SDL v0.3-pre3

Tired of the same old Wii startup? With WiiCrazy's CrazyIntro, you can display a pic and/or play an mp3 file as you turn your Wii on. It just got an update, so be sure to check the changelog as well as the demo vid in the full article.


Download: CrazyIntro v0.5

Snes9X GX gets another heavy update from developers tantric and michniewski. The emulator gets several new features as well as major bug fixes. Of the more notable new features is added video support, and faster SD and USB access. Details after the link.

Download: Snes9x GX 006

It might be in its early stages, but you can't deny that the direction the app wants the Wii to follow is certainly a good one. Christophe Thibault is attempting to port MPlayer to the Wii, calling it MPlayerWii v0.01 in the process. To find out more, head on over to the full article.

Download: MPlayerWii v0.01

Want more Sega emulation on your Nintendo Wii? Homebrew developer lopst may have what you need, with his own take on the Sega Mega Drive emulator, GenPlus. What's special about this particular emulator is the fact that it supports two Wiimotes - as well as the Classic Controller. Definitely handy for those multiplayer matches, right? Check out all the details in the full article.

Download: GenPlus by lopst

AloneTrio just informed us here at QJ that their pet project WabModCheap has just been updated to v2.2. In case you are not familiar with this tool, it is actually a program patch that will allow users to run backup discs on the Wii.

The great thing about WabModCheap is that it will not require users to have an actual chip installed into their consoles for it to work. To run this program, all you have to do is connect your Wii to the PC using parallel cables (4 wire Wii side). Please take note that the success of the program and all sync-related matters depend a lot on your parallel port (configuration, speed, etc.). For this version, hardcoded sync values were removed by AloneTrio so that every user can modify the program, based on their own needs.

The usage for WabModCheap v2.2 is ./WabModcheap RW_WAIT C_WAIT. And a good example would be ./WabModcheap 100 1000. Since hardcoding has been removed already, AloneTrio suggests trying other C_Wait values like 100, 200, 300, and so on.

Download: WabModCheap v2.2

Lucky guy! Over at the Evil Avatar forums, Capn Crunch wrote about his experience with the Wii trial Kiosks at GameStop. Apparently, he was there right when the guy from Nintendo showed up to set the demo kiosk.

Some notable things from his account:

• Even the fellow setting up the Wii didn't know why you needed to begin your Wii experience by using the startup disc. The whole thing about setting up the Wii with the disc takes less than two minutes though, so it shouldn't be a big deal unless there's spyware or they've placed a virus in the Wii that turns gamers into zombies.
• According to Capn Crunch, they won't be tethering the Wii. You will, however, have to relinquish your driver's license and your credit card. No word on how people without those two things can play, but expect trained ninjas hiding in the shadows.
  
• The disc drive is like a car stereo drive, he says, as it "pulls the media in. It can accept regular Wii games or GC games with no problem."
• He got to try out Excite Truck on two-player mode, and mentioned a function of the game. You can press something on the Wiimote that enables you to actually alter the terrain as you choose. That sounds like one heck of a game mechanic.
  

Sound good to you? He also adds details on how to sync the controllers and other sorts of little details, and you can really feel the excitement coming from his post. He's happy he got the chance to play, and lucky for gamers everywhere, he was willing to share his experience with everyone.