Celebrating the one-year anniversary of Knytt Stories's release for PCs, homebrew programmer rrc2soft has released a video for his DS port prototype of the freeware game. in case you've never had the pleasure of playing the original game, it's a neat 2D platformer from Nicklas "Nifflas" Nygren with a heavy emphasis on atmosphere and exploration. instead of graphics and combat.
As with the PC release, Knytt Stories DS looks to be a collection of short adventures starring Juni, an agile character that can learn several abilities, such as a double jumping and wall climbing. Rrc2soft also hopes to eventually allow you to download and play through user-created levels, a feature we've already seen implemented wonderfully in StillAliveDS.
The clip only shows the tutorial level, but expect to see more as development continues!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
8-31-2008 @ 2:58PM
ButtercupSaiyan said...
It's cute. Doesn't have a lot of options yet, more like a proof-of-concept than anything.
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8-31-2008 @ 3:05PM
Abscissa said...
Cool. I always liked "Within a Deep Forest" better, though.
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8-31-2008 @ 3:27PM
CJC said...
Neat. I love Knytt Stories, a DS port would be very welcome.
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8-31-2008 @ 5:06PM
algarcia said...
I've been praying for a full knytt stories to the DS! I mean, knytt was meant to be played on our handheld! this is great, really, great news!
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8-31-2008 @ 7:06PM
nyarla said...
cool. Knytt Stories is beautiful, and suits the DS nicely.
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8-31-2008 @ 8:40PM
chispito said...
Cool. Somebody port Seiklus next.
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8-31-2008 @ 8:43PM
gary yo said...
knytt sotries was geat and this will fit perfectly on the ds
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8-31-2008 @ 10:12PM
Roto13 said...
I love Knytt. :P
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9-01-2008 @ 3:50AM
elend said...
I'd still prefer a Cave Story DS port. :(
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9-01-2008 @ 11:44AM
Roto13 said...
You know that's coming too, right?
9-01-2008 @ 1:57PM
Gamer said...
I love Knytt Stories! I'd love for this to be ported to the ds.
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9-01-2008 @ 7:45PM
nicolas said...
i like it!
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