Or could be, at least, if you're traveling in Paris, thanks to one enterprising homebrew artiste. Christophe Andreani's "simple application" puts all of Paris at the tip of your stylus -- in map form, at least. He's worked up a neat little program that brings an entire map of the city to the DS, with zoom and stylus functionality to help you find your way around. Metro-Paris v1.0 is all there is for now, but perhaps Monsieur Andreani can be convinced to cook up a few other maps ... or other programmers will follow his lead. If nothing else, a DS Lite is certainly more stylish than that old, beat-up Rand McNally that lives in the floorboard of your car.
Pedro J. Estébanez, a homebrewster who we assume is too frugal to purchase the already-available Opera browser, is apparently hard at work on creating a homebrew browser. Meant to cost users nothing, this browser, dubbed Okiwi, is to support .pdf files, JavaScript, file uploading, as well as a few other features. No word on release date as of right now.
We've posted case-mods for the DS and DS Lite before, but most of said mods usually involve a skin or cover of some sort, leaving the original color (probably a bland white, right?) still seething underneath, like an angry hornet. If you've got the guts to mess around with some hardware, however, then listen up. Project SHOCK! is a full hard-case mod of the DS Lite, soon to be available in several different colors. The material is made of composite polycarbonate and plastic, so the standard "cheap feel" you get with standard mods won't apply here.
They're offering several colors for preorder, including yellow, white, black, red, blue, and our favorite, clear. They check in at a pricey $35.00 each, and require some additional tools as well. They've posted a tutorial for those interested in how to perform the mod, so check it out to see if you think you can handle the job.
Check out this nicely edited video featuring Commodore 64 emulation on the DS. Using the stylus and the on-screen keyboard makes this look so easy -- much easier, in fact, than winning those old school games!
Over at Gaming Dump, a listing for the top homebrew applications and emulators on the DS has been compiled in what we assume is an attempt to get linked by DS Fanboy. Our links, they are like gold!
But in all seriousness, the list manages to present the essentials, such as NDSMail, yet also manages to bring some cooler applications to the party, such as HelloDS, which allows VOIP communication on the DS. All nifty programs and perhaps a starting point for those of you looking to get into the homebrew scene.
This homebrew puzzle game was introduced as a part of NeoFlash's Summer Coding Competition and was created by Vincent (no not that one you silly FF VII fiend!).
Hawaiian Islands is similar to Mahjong but has a few more twists and turns in it. You have to watch for lines and corners. A player must match a tile piece and connect them without crossing two corners.
Sounds complicated and interesting and you can try it for yourself here.
Take a look and let us know what you think of this in the area of homebrew stuff. This could end up being he next new downloadable hobby for homebrew fans or those new to homebrew in general.
The DS is a wonderful machine, capable of interacting with a PC in imaginative ways. Now, the clever homebrew community, has come up with a way for the DS to control Winamp. Should any of you DIY-ers out there wish to film yourself giving this a go, send us a link and like Doc Holliday, we'll make you famous.
Now how about someone coming up with a way to stream music or video from Winamp onto the DS?
DS Homebrewing has become rather popular amongst the young-ins. Some of us spend a lot of time wondering how most people do it or wonder if they themselves could pull it off.
This guy, or gal, has crafted a homebrewing guide especially for you dreamer.
No worries, its a beginners guide and will even help people like us.
One little set back -- if you have Acrobat reader 5, best of luck trying to open this pdf. Rest assured if you have reader 7.
And remember kids... sell any surplus to tramps or sailors.
Forget that Zelda, Bowser, tank DS mod! Turn away from a rainbow of replacement shells. Airbrush hot chicks on your DS instead! Genius!
No doubt this artist had practiced airbrushing before. If not, that sure would suck to have to spend another $130. We expect he will be getting calls from Johnny-12-year-old asking him to do the same for his DS.
We can't even clearly remember the last time we had to escape an outbreak of demons on Mars. Actually, it's happened to us so many times that we'd never want to experience such a thing again, the past experiences just one long blur of events in our memory. Nope, not even in video game form would we ever want to take part in such a boring activity again.
In case you're looking to visit the Red Planet and battle some demons yourself, we won't try and stop you. If you're the kind of person who wants to kill demons on Mars instead with the ability to pause the battle and maybe grab a soda from the refrigerator, then this homebrew port of the popular PC game Doom might just scratch your itch.
Man, we would've killed to have a flamethrower that last time.
If it's one thing we crave more of on our dual-screened handheld, it's some good RTS action. Enter the Command & Conquer DS project, where the goal appears to get Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn running on the DS. The project looks to still be in its infancy, but is making some strides toward achieving the goal.
Partly because we have a lot of love in our hearts (we aren't exactly human) for those vigilant homebrewsters who sit there coding away late into the morning with only the soft fizz of an open can of Mountain Dew and dim glow of the monitor to keep them company. Partly because we want to try the game. Well, maybe mostly, so do us a favor and try to help out any way you can. The faster it is released the faster we can...love you?
The average DS owner is quite pleased with the games available on their dual-screened wonder. As a result, the need and desire for emulation software is a bit less than...ahem...some other portable systems out there. To even begin loading homebrew apps on a DS, one has to have a bit of technical knowledge, a rather expensive flash cart, and some unwieldy hardware/software setups. Till now.
A site called Winsunx is getting ready to release a device suitably named the "Ninjapass". As opposed to previous flash cart setups, this wonderous piece of hardware is quite literally a DS cartridge, functioning normally and independently in your regular DS slot. It comes with a USB 2.0 adapter for easy access to your computer, a convenient way to save game files (previously quite troublesome), and a multi-game menu built right in. It's currently slated as a pricey $51.99, but that may be a bargain for the kinds of illicit pleasures that may come.
This video depicts a supposedly makeshift camera (which, to be honest, looks a little scary) hooked up to a DS Lite and, thanks to some homebrewin' magic, it starts taking pictures. Barring the horrendous framerate, it seems like an amusing device with equally amusing future applications. The thought of taking a snapshot of someone's face, only to doodle on it with a stylus is pleasing in ways best left unmentioned. Still, there's every chance that it's an elaborate fake, with homebrew software merely displaying some images taken previously with a real camera.
It's hard to make a decision on the legitimacy based solely on this video, though we expect the homebrew crew to quickly show up and put things into focus. Either way, at least we got the whole "doodling on people's faces" imagery out of the deal.
[Thanks Nushio & MikeLacks!]
[Update 1: Check out the originating site here. Thanks David R!]
Or could be, at least, if you're traveling in Paris, thanks to one enterprising homebrew artiste. Christophe Andreani's "simple application" puts all of Paris at the tip of your stylus -- in map form, at least. He's worked up a neat little program that brings an entire map of the city to the DS, with zoom and stylus functionality to help you find your way around. Metro-Paris v1.0 is all there is for now, but perhaps Monsieur Andreani can be convinced to cook up a few other maps ... or other programmers will follow his lead. If nothing else, a DS Lite is certainly more stylish than that old, beat-up Rand McNally that lives in the floorboard of your car.
Over at Gaming Dump, a listing for the top homebrew applications and emulators on the DS has been compiled in what we assume is an attempt to get linked by DS Fanboy. Our links, they are like gold!
This homebrew puzzle game was introduced as a part of NeoFlash's Summer Coding Competition and was created by Vincent (no not that one you silly FF VII fiend!).
We can't even clearly remember the last time we had to escape an outbreak of demons on Mars. Actually, it's happened to us so many times that we'd never want to experience such a thing again, the past experiences just one long blur of events in our memory. Nope, not even in video game form would we ever want to take part in such a boring activity again.
If it's one thing we 
The average DS owner is quite pleased with the games available on their dual-screened wonder. As a result, the need and desire for emulation software is a bit less than...ahem...some other portable systems out there. To even begin loading homebrew apps on a DS, one has to have a bit of technical knowledge, a rather expensive flash cart, and some unwieldy hardware/software setups. Till now.
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