The enterprising homebrew hackers over at Disinterest.org have hacked together a version of Stackless Python for the Nintendo DS, allowing homebrewskies the ability to begin experimenting with portable Python on everyone’s favorite hand-held console (PSP-what?). This is a port of Python 2.4.3, with the normal functionality of Python supposedly “bug-free”, run from a compact flash based card which is connected directly to the DS. The FAT version includes FAT filesystem support, allowing Python source to be read directly from homebrew devices. Homebrew on the DS is still rather far behind the PSP, thanks to Nintendo’s different directions in security, but the homebrew scene on the DS is moving along quite healthily, I can’t wait to start seeing more and more progress. While I’m happy playing a port of Drug Wars on a DS, I can’t help but thinking so much more can and will be done.

Read more: [Stackless Python ported to Nintendo DS | Nintendo DS homebrew scene]

Nintendo Power was the king of kid’s magazines back in the late 80s. With their amazing claymation covers and their Power Club and all the Nintendo characters featured every issue. I still have my Nintento Power #1 wrapped in an envelope and in a safe place. Since I can never read it, I was excited to find out that Racket Boy went through all the trouble of scanning each page of issue #1 and creating a handy PDF file for all to download (via BitTorrent) and reminisce about the good old days of Nintendo superiority. Any bets on how long this stays up before Nintendo lawyers pounce on poor Racket Boy? (Note: Direct download appears to be down, use torrent link).

[Nintendo Power #1 in PDF format] (Via Joystiq)