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Giampi
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 Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 3:32 am Post subject: Nintendo DS: Cracked |
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| So, as I'm sure you've all read on the front page of Insert Credit, people are finally starting to crack the DS and making the dream of developing homebrew DS games just one step closer. I don't know how many of you were expecting this; I was...sort of. I'm still waiting for someone to crack the DS Wi-Fi capabilities and use the sucker as a browser. That's just my opinion, though. Now you try! |
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Karii
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| Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 12:20 pm Post subject: |
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| The interesting thing about cracking the DS is seeing how they take advantage of it. A browser would be fabulous, I'd really like to see some homerew games for it, perhaps even changing the color scheme of the interface. Blah, don't listen to me. I'm a girl and look at cars by how many cupholders they have. @_@ |
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Shapermc
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| Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 12:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Karii wrote: | | I'd really like to see some homerew games for it, perhaps even changing the color scheme of the interface. |
Seiklus DS would kick ass. No chance in hell, but this game seems perfect for on the go entertainment. You could just have the menu (space bar map/item thing) on the bottom screen and every thing else up top. |
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TOLLMASTER
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| Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 5:38 pm Post subject: |
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| One of the reasons I originally considered getting a PSP (before I found out that Makai Wars was a no-show) was the possibility of homebrew development. Now that the DS may be getting the same potential, this alters the landscape of the handheld arena quite a bit. If both systems could run emulators for, say, SNES games, then people would most likely go for the cheaper system--the DS. People pirating Nintendo's own games could be the Big N's strong point. |
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Giampi
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| Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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| The ability to play GBA multiplayer using wireless would also contribute to that quite a bit, I think. |
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Shapermc
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| Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2005 7:21 am Post subject: |
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| TOLLMASTER wrote: | | One of the reasons I originally considered getting a PSP (before I found out that Makai Wars was a no-show) was the possibility of homebrew development. Now that the DS may be getting the same potential, this alters the landscape of the handheld arena quite a bit. If both systems could run emulators for, say, SNES games, then people would most likely go for the cheaper system--the DS. People pirating Nintendo's own games could be the Big N's strong point. |
You know that GBA has had the ability to homebrew for a while? It is just not too cheap. Anyways, yea, it will probably be easier to get PSP games up and running from a consumer point (you and me, not the programmer) then DS games. The PSP has a memory stick... a normal memory stick that talks with a PC. |
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SuperWes
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| Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2005 8:43 am Post subject: |
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| shapermc wrote: | | You know that GBA has had the ability to homebrew for a while? It is just not too cheap. Anyways, yea, it will probably be easier to get PSP games up and running from a consumer point (you and me, not the programmer) then DS games. The PSP has a memory stick... a normal memory stick that talks with a PC. |
Right, DS homebrew costs a bit more than GBA homebrew because you need a GBA Flash cartridge, but then you need to add another $20 on for a cartridge extender that uses the key from a retail DS game to "unlock" the system's capabilities..
I've actually got an early version of a game I wrote running on the GBA sitting on my flash cart right now. When I get the time I might actually finish it.
-Wes
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TOLLMASTER
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| Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2005 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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| shapermc wrote: | [
You know that GBA has had the ability to homebrew for a while? It is just not too cheap. Anyways, yea, it will probably be easier to get PSP games up and running from a consumer point (you and me, not the programmer) then DS games. The PSP has a memory stick... a normal memory stick that talks with a PC. |
That's a good point that I missed: accessibility. The PSP will probably be much easier for the common person to "hack" correctly than the DS will until we get some kind of Wi-Fi dealie going on. I'm speaking as one of the people who is too afraid to mod an Xbox, and I got mine for free. |
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Karii
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| Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 2:32 pm Post subject: |
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| SuperWes wrote: | Right, DS homebrew costs a bit more than GBA homebrew because you need a GBA Flash cartridge, but then you need to add another $20 on for a cartridge extender that uses the key from a retail DS game to "unlock" the system's capabilities.
-Wes |
Still, even if it's 40 bucks or so (just guessing here) then it seems to me that is reasonable for being able to play many homebrew games for the price of one new gba/ds game. |
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SuperWes
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Here's where I got my Flash Linker
Looks like $70 is the cheapest, but you can get smaller homebrew games (max. 192kb) to run on the GBA Movie Player.
-Wes
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Ryan - SuperWes' Bane
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| Still to early for me to decide what new system I want to buy. Just sold my GBA and all the games . . . now just waiting for a good game library on either system to get up there. Really too bad more SNES games didn't make it to the GBA. Putting games like Secret of Mana and other multiplayer games on the DS would REALLY sell the system if you ask me. The Wi-Fi thing is just ... well the potential is amazing. Can't wait to see what develops. |
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disneyland
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| Quote: | | The PSP has a memory stick... a normal memory stick that talks with a PC. |
Next wave of PSP titles will start allowing custom soundtracks in games through the memory stick, a la Xbox hard drive. That's...something. Memory stick is such a resource for emulation, hacks, firmware updates, browsers, you name it. I anticipate some very interesting mainstream PSP activity this time next year.
I just watched Predator widescreen (original) on the plane yesterday, then I played Darkstalkers and Lumines for an hour before landing. Seriously - I do love my PSP. But it'll probably be the DS I'm holding on flights this fall. |
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Shapermc
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| Ryan - SuperWes' Bane wrote: | | Just sold my GBA and all the games . . . now just waiting for a good game library on either system to get up there. |
What in god's name you going to do while you are waiting? You may die of boredom! |
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