Azahar – 2124

🎉 Azahar v2124 is live—and it’s speaking your language! 🌍

This update brings a wave of fresh translations via Transifex—now with better support for Spanish, French, Japanese, and more. Menus? Fluent. Buttons? Localized. Your 3DS homebrew experience just got way more personal.

No gameplay tweaks this time, but the UX for non-English users? Smoother than a freshly polished NDS screen. Whether you’re on Windows, Mac, Android, or even a Pi—your interface now feels like it was made for you.

Keep the emulators running, folks. Next up? Maybe new cores… or UI magic. 🕹️💻

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Lime 3DS Emulator – 2124

🎉 Azahar Emu v2124 is live!

This update brings a fresh wave of polish and global love to your 3DS emulation:

• ✨ New & Updated Translations — Spanish, Japanese, French, and more now feel even more natural thanks to the awesome Transifex crew.
• 🧠 Smoother UI/UX — Cleaner menus, clearer icons—browsing your game library has never been this intuitive.
• 🛠️ Stability Fixes — Fewer crashes on Linux & macOS. Your arcade sessions? Now unbreakable.

Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux (Flatpak/AppImage).

Pro tip: Re-map your controller now—input feels snappier than ever!

Keep those cartridges spinning! 🕹️💙

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WiiUDownloader – v2.70

🎉 WiiUDownloader v2.70 just dropped—and it’s smoother than a freshly dumped Wii U disc!

• 🚫 No more config crashes—if the settings file misbehaves, it just skips and keeps downloading. No more “uh-oh” moments!
• 🖼️ Fresh icons on Windows & macOS—looks like it just rolled out of a retro arcade cabinet.
• ⚙️ All deps upgraded—faster, leaner, and more stable than a GameCube on a wobble-free stand.

💡 New to it? Check out the [Usage Guide](link) for walkthroughs & pro tips.

💬 Stuck? Join the [Discord server](link)—we’ve got homebrew legends ready to help.

☕ Want to keep the dev caffeinated? A Ko-Fi coffee never hurt anyone… except maybe your bank account.

Keep those Wii U files flowing, folks. 🎮💾

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hekate – hekate v6.5.0 & Nyx v1.9.0

🚀 Hekate v6.5.0 & Nyx v1.9.0 Just Dropped — Your Switch Just Got a MASSIVE Speed Boost!

Say goodbye to SD card swaps — Hekate now boots all CFWs, Android, and Linux payloads without touching your SD card. Ever.

🔥 Blazing Fast Boot Times:

• Mariko (OLED): 15,847% faster 🤯
• T210: 464% faster | T210B01: mind blown

🗑️ Coreboot & MWS Are DEAD.

Android & Linux on L4T are now stable, faster, and leaner. Clean slate = cleaner system.

💥 Nyx GUI Just Got a Power Surge:

• 107% faster on Mariko — menus feel instant
• Joy-Con charging now shows debug info even with just one controller plugged in
• New Easter egg? 🎮 Yep — v2.6.0, go find it!
• ODM fuse dumping for T210B01? ✅ Devs, you’re welcome

🔧 Low-Level Magic:

• SDMMC transfers >32MB? Faster thanks to alignment fixes
• FASTFS: Smarter reads/writes, block-aligned
• HEAP: Ultra-fast defrag + new safety checks
• SE: AES OFB + SHA256 partial hashing — no more messy context handling
• Joy-Con CRC8 fixed (it worked by luck before 😅) — timeout bumped to 1.8s
• MAX17050: Battery readings now ±0.16% accurate — finally!

🖥️ Partition Manager? Still Your Best Friend:

Perfect for reformatting SD cards to FAT32 — and Hekate does it better than Windows/Mac tools.

⚡ Windows Users:

Run `nyx_usb_max_rate__run_only_once_per_windows_pc.reg` — one time only — for max UMS speed.

Linux/Mac? You’re already golden.

📥 Update? Drag & drop the `bootloader` folder to your SD root → hit merge/replace.

`update.bin` auto-checks for newer versions. No deletes needed.

📚 Full details: README.md

Your Switch has never been this fast. Or this flexible. 🎮💾

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Mesa Turnip driver – Qualcomm Driver v840

🚨 New Retro Homebrew Alert! 🚨

Mesa Turnip Driver v840 just dropped—and it’s packed with Adreno A7xx magic! 🎮💥

This update brings fresh Qualcomm GPU driver bits—pulled straight from Meta Ray-Ban Smart Glasses—optimized for Android emulators like Skyline, Strato, Dolphin & PPSSPP. Think deeper GPU access, better shader compatibility, and smoother performance on Snapdragon devices.

✨ What’s new:

• Improved A7xx (and possible A6xx) shader translation in Turnip
• Better Vulkan support for emulators running on older phones & Pi rigs
• Smoother 3D rendering in GBA, N64, and PS1 homebrew
• TWRP/Magisk modules now live in the Telegram group—easier install, less headache

⚠️ Experimental. Unofficial. Probably breaks stuff. But ohhhhh does it pop when it works.

Tinkerers, grab it—your old Snapdragon phone just got a second life. 📱✨

Shoutout to Hugo & StevenMX for cracking the Ray-Ban code!

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Mesa Turnip driver – Qualcomm Driver v837

🚀 New AdrenoToolsDrivers drop: Qualcomm Vulkan v837 (Quest 3 extract!) is live!

• ✨ Vulkan 1.3.295 — smoother rendering, faster frame pacing in VR homebrew & emulators
• 💥 Built for a7xx (Quest 3’s GPU), but might work on a6xx devices — YMMV, backup first!
• 🎮 Game-changer for Skyline, Strato, Vita3K & Winlator Bionic users on Android — expect better GPU compatibility
• 🛠️ TWRP/Magisk modules now available via Telegram (link in repo!)
• Huge props to Hugo & StevenMX for pulling this straight from the Quest 3 firmware!

Perfect if you’re pushing Vulkan limits on standalone AR/VR rigs or chasing pixel-perfect retro graphics. Don’t forget to test in a safe environment — this is bleeding edge stuff! 🧪🎮

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Atmosphere – Atmosphère 1.10.2

🚨 Atmosphere 1.10.2 is LIVE! 🚨

Switch OS 21.2.0? Fully supported — your console boots again! But here’s the catch: Fusee-primary is DEAD. Update your payload NOW — old ones won’t cut it.

💥 Homebrew devs, listen up:

• Nintendo broke TLS ABI in 21.0.0 → ALL homebrew MUST be recompiled with libnx ≥4.10.0 or crash on exit.
• hbmenu now warns you if you try to launch outdated homebrew — finally, no more mysterious crashes!
• Custom modules now use ~10MB less RAM. Fix? Still WIP. Ping sciresm on Discord if you’ve got ideas!

🔧 Under the hood magic:

• exosphere, mesosphere, loader, pm, erpt, pgl, fatal — all synced to official 21.2.0 behavior.
• Launch games with massive file counts + ROMFS mods? Yep, even the weird ones.
• Got a “Data abort (0x101)” error? Send your binary to sciresm — he’s fixing them one by one.

🚀 Bundle includes:

• HBL 2.4.5
• hbmenu 3.6.1

💡 Bottom line: Update payload → Recompile homebrew → Enjoy a smoother, more stable Switch.

It’s a hassle now… but libnx is fixed for good. Huge thanks to the Switchbrew crew! 🎮❤️

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RetroDECK – RetroDECK 0.10.0b

🚨 RetroDECK 0.10.0b “Dastardly Dansband” is LIVE on Flathub! 🎮🐧

This isn’t just an update—it’s a full ground-up rebuild. Here’s the juicy stuff:

• Modular Flatpak sandboxing — Each emulator now runs isolated. Smoother, safer, way cleaner.
• 800MB smaller thanks to a leaner build pipeline. More games, less bloat.
• Upgraded to KDE Platform 6.10 for better Linux compatibility & performance.

🆕 New Emulators!

• 🖥️ XRoar — Tandy CoCo & Dragon computer bliss
• 🕹️ Azahar — New default 3DS emulator (Citra’s been retired!)
• 🔌 Ryubing — First-ever working Nintendo Switch emulator in RetroDECK!
• 🎮 OpenBOR — Fully supported with custom .bor/.openbor launcher
• 🧩 Flips — Built-in IPS/BPS patching tool, right in the Configurator

✨ Big Improvements

• Totally rewritten first-run setup — no more confusion!
• Steam Sync option during install (Flatpak Steam users, rejoice!)
• Games now live in `~/.local/share/retrodeck/storage` — organized, clean, perfect
• Lahrs iconset added + toggleable icon packs 🖼️
• RetroArch palette bugs FIXED — colors look right now 🎨
• GZDoom handles spaces & symlinks in IWAD paths — no more “why won’t it load?!”

⚠️ Important

• Ponzu users: DO NOT UPGRADE — incompatible with new Flatpak structure. Stay on 0.9.x.
• Only install via Flathub — GitHub builds are unstable. Use your distro’s app store! 📲

All emulators updated: Dolphin, Cemu, PPSSPP, RPCS3, Vita3K, MAME, PCSX2 — all on latest stable builds.

Your games. Your data. All in one tidy spot.

👉 Grab it: retrodeck.net

💡 Want to help? Check the Wiki!

Nostalgia just got a serious upgrade. 🕹️❤️

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RetroDECK – RetroDECK 0.10.0b – RC3

🚨 RetroDECK 0.10.0b “Dastardly Dansband” is LIVE! 🚨

This isn’t just an update—it’s a full rebuild. Here’s the lowdown:

🎮 New Emulators Added:

• XRoar → Tandy TRS-80 & Dragon computers ✅
• Azahar → New default 3DS emulator (bye-bye, Citra!)
• Ryubing → Nintendo Switch emulation is NOW IN! 🎮
• OpenBOR → Full .bor/.openbor support with custom launcher
• Flips → Built-in IPS/BPS patcher — no more external tools!

📦 Massive Under-the-Hood Wins:

• Modular Flatpak sandboxing — each emulator isolated, safer & leaner
• 800MB+ smaller install thanks to a fresh build pipeline 🚀
• KDE Platform 6.10 required — run `flatpak install org.kde.Platform` if things glitch
• New Lahrs iconset + toggleable folder icons for that sweet retro desktop vibe 🖼️

🔧 Better Than Ever:

• Completely rewritten setup flow — smoother than a fresh cartridge
• Steam Sync now available during install 🎮
• Auto-detects your game storage — no more hunting for ROM folders
• Expanded BIOS checker with clear warnings (no more “why won’t it boot?!”)
• New `retrodeck/storage` folder — all your games, saves & assets neatly organized

🛠️ Emulator Upgrades:

• RetroArch: Fixed palette glitches 🎨
• GZDoom: Handles spaces & symlinks in IWAD paths ✅
• Vita3K, RPCS3, Dolphin, PPSSPP, Cemu — all updated with better shader & log exposure
• Steam ROM Manager now works flawlessly under Flatpak

💡 Pro Tip: Never install from GitHub unless you’re testing.

➡️ Always upgrade via Flathub — safer, stable, and auto-updates later!

🚫 Ponzu users: Stay on v0.9.x — this version isn’t compatible.

Full patch notes? → RetroDECK Wiki

Want to help? → Contribute Here

Support the project? → Open Collective

The foundation’s rock-solid.

Now… what’s next? 🤔 (Spoiler: More emulators. More polish. More fun.)

Keep playing. Keep retro-ing. 🕹️🐧

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Breeze Beta – beta99s_pr4

🚨 Breeze Beta – beta99s_pr4 just dropped! If you’re hacking Switch games with Atmosphere, this update is a quiet hero.

• Faster pointer rebasing 🕒 — Wait times slashed from “eternity” to ~1 minute. Still not instant, but now you can grab a coffee and come back to it.
• Auto-assembly fixed 🛠️ — Registers now properly restored before jumping back. No more mysterious crashes from forgotten CPU state!
• WatchNow name fix 📛 — No more accidental name hijacking. Your 0x400000 is finally safe from being called “PlayerHealth” 😅
• New “ClearTillEndofPage” button 🧹 — One click to zero out a full 4KB memory page. Perfect for cleaning up code caves before sharing your hacks.

Small tweaks, huge quality-of-life wins. Keep those cheats clean and your Switch running smooth! 🎮✨

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