The DaedalusX64 team has released the long-awaited beta 2 build of their N64 emulator for PSP. Featured are improvements contributed by several developers, including Chilly Willy, howard0su, Wally, and even the original author - StrmnNrmn himself. The complete changelog, which highlights improved Media Engine support and built-in hack detection, can be found after the break.

As what should come as a delightful surprise to many, developer StrmnNrmn has joined the ranks of the DaedalusX64 team, an open-source effort aimed at delivering an efficient Nintendo 64 emulator for PSP.

According to project lead Kreationz, StrmnNrmn has been quietly working on a new port of the Daedalus emulator source in his spare time, and now with a public beta of DaedalusX64 out, there is talk to merge code between the two PSP projects. Do not expect these changes to happen overnight of course, but at the very least, it’s good to hear that StrmnNrmn has returned.

As far as the homebrew scene is concerned, StrmnNrmn has been MIA, but his legacy lives on with the first public beta release of DaedalusX64, a continuation of the popular Nintendo 64 emulator for PSP. Based off R13, this build of Daedalus is a collaborative effort between several developers, including Chilly Willy, Hlide, Wally, Howard0su and Kreationz.

In addition to various bug fixes, notable enhancements in beta 1 include TV-out support, along with Media Engine audio processing and threading optimizations. Hit the jump for the full changelog.

Download DaedalusX64 Public Beta 1

The Dead Walk Again… [DaedalusX64]