Posts with tag homebrew
Posted Jun 30th 2006 5:24PM by Jason Wishnov
Filed under: Hacks
While the DS homebrew and hacking community doesn't quite hold a candle to the PSP's, there are still many a soul who live to exploit Nintendo's wonderful hardware. While many have managed to perform "good" by enabling things such as emulators and voice chat, there are those who would do
malicious evil. This is one of those cases.
A hacker named Legacy has released an application that grants players in
Metroid Prime: Hunters access to several cheats, including infinite energy, infinite ammo, and levitation. Worst of all, these capabilities are also accessible in official Wi-Fi matches; before long, you may see a few of these cheats yourself. Tsk tsk, Legacy. Got rocked a few times too many?
Posted Jun 13th 2006 6:38PM by Jason Wishnov
Filed under: How-tos
Those folks over at 4 color rebellion have posted an informative guide on how to spot cheap DS cart knockoffs. While the DS homebrew community is actually quite strong, its growth has invariably created easier and more efficient methods for those...ah...morally flexible among us to reap the rewards.
Take a gander at the article, and be sure that if you're purchasing DS games via eBay or some such method, be very careful from whom you buy. No DS game has really reached "cult-hit rarity" status yet (
Phoenix Wright is getting another shipment soon, say sources), but if you're not looking, some one-legged buccaneer might plunder your booty in exchange for a shoddy fake.
Posted Jun 5th 2006 10:59AM by David Hinkle
Filed under: Homebrew
DS homebrew hero ali banana has come up with a customer application entitled
Super Smash Bros. Tactics. With two confirmed playable characters in Samus and Link, along with another character being shown in Kirby, the application looks to be a huge step in the right direction. While this blogger has yet to actually download the files and get it going on the DS, maybe one of our fine readers would like to step up to the plate and comment on the gameplay?
[Thanks Nushio!]
Posted Apr 13th 2006 8:00PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: Homebrew
Lupi is working on a
lawsuit project in which Hyrule's sword-swinging savior stars in a 2D platformer. This title is to feature a hearts-based life system as that of the real Zelda titles and Link's traditional weaponry such as bombs and his trusty master sword. Lupi aims to recreate the universe and unique skills of Link, and has already implemented almost all of the green-clothed lad's sword strike maneuvers. No word as of yet on when a playable build will be available.
[Via DCEmu]
Posted Mar 22nd 2006 10:25AM by David Hinkle
Filed under: Downloads, Homebrew
Liranuna seems to be quite the homebrewer homebrewster, going so far as to release a complete RPG game for the DS. Titled Tales of Dagur, the game revolves around Alex, a young lad summoned by the King of Dagur to help find the missing queen and reclaim the coveted holy stone, an artifiact which also went missing, that helps protect the kingdom.
The team comments that the game lacks a magic system and the battle system as a whole wasn't as fleshed out as they would have liked, mostly due to time constraints. Regardless, this is an impressive first step toward what we hope are many DS homebrew games to come.
[Thanks xfiles.fan!]
Posted Mar 6th 2006 9:01AM by Ludwig Kietzmann
Filed under: Fan stuff, Homebrew
We previously uncovered
a nifty little homebrew program called
PointyRemote that allowed the user to wirelessly view and control a PC desktop from the distant comfort of their Nintendo DS. Though we don't recall anyone balking at the concept at the time, we now present this
Flickr image of the DS lording over the common beige box and barking out instructions in a Wi-Fi dialect. The DS never ceases to amaze us with its versatility (just like the
nail clipper).
[Thanks Joey!]
Posted Jan 31st 2006 6:17PM by Ludwig Kietzmann
Filed under: News, Homebrew
In the universal quest to get the
Linux operating system running on every conceivable item ever (including, but not limited to, the Xbox, the iPod and several vacuum cleaners), the clever guys working on the
DSLinux project have spent quite a bit of time with Nintendo's premier handheld device. But why port the penguin-powered software to the DS in the first place? Their website has a pretty good answer.
"
You can use DSLinux as a filemanager, edit and save text files with vi, play simple text-based games, and play mp3 files.
"
And that's only the beginning. Most recently,
PepsiMan (one of the project members) revealed on his blog that rudimentary Wi-Fi support had been added to
DSLinux, thus opening the door for wireless networking and web browsing sometime in the future. It's a very interesting endeavor, to say the least, and if you find that your curiosity has been piqued, be sure to follow the link and learn more.
[via Digg]
Posted Jan 25th 2006 6:45AM by Ludwig Kietzmann
Filed under: Hacks, Homebrew, Nintendo Wi-Fi
Wow, the homebrew community is steamrolling their way through DS features this month. In fact, they've already examined said steamroller, disassembled it and converted into a much a more useful helicopter that drops Wi-Fi enabled cinder blocks on targets selected from your DS screen. Probably.
So, we've seen the
wardriving and the
wireless games controllers, but how about the remote desktop viewers? Using the
PointyRemote homebrew application, you can view your computer's desktop on your DS screen and, of course, operate your programs with the touch screen and the stylus. Essentially, your DS will display whatever's on your computer monitor at the time and it will allow you to click on icons, enter text and even zoom in on parts of the screen. We rather like the idea of playing some music on your PC, sitting back on the couch and adjusting the volume or skipping through tracks using our trusty portable. Note that the link takes you to some jargon-heavy pages, so if you're unfamiliar with homebrew in general, we've got
just the place to get you started.
Next, could somebody from the homebrew community get started on a DS that controls
minds? That would be great, thanks.
[Thanks Nushio!]
Posted Jan 20th 2006 6:10PM by Ludwig Kietzmann
Filed under: Homebrew
The guys and girls entrenched in the homebrew scene continue to impress us, a fact that we assure you has nothing to do with their ability to make our precious DS babies explode from a mere keystroke on their computers. They're really very good. Take, for example, this latest DS application,
DS2Key. Upon loading it on your DS and your computer, it turns your portable wonder into a Wi-Fi controller.
It's like a folding little
Wavebird expressly designed for your emulated SNES games (of which you own the originals, by the way). Though this application only uses the buttons on the DS, we may see something that uses the touch-screen further down the line. Using the DS as a universal remote control unit for your various pieces of equipment sounds like a great idea, with each one getting its own little virtual touch-screen interface. Want to turn down the air conditioner a notch? Just spin the 2D temperature knob with your stylus. How about turning on the room's light? Just slide your stylus over the virtual switch.
Somebody should totally pay us for these ideas.
[Thanks YaW!]
Posted Jan 12th 2006 12:42PM by Ludwig Kietzmann
Filed under: How-tos, Hacks, Homebrew
There are plenty of gamers out there who have taken an interest in the homebrew scene but, due to the high level of technical knowledge required, have found that diving into the world of custom games and DS modifications is often impeded by a fibreglass sheet covering the pool. Thankfully, there are altruistic people out there that are quite willing to shun social interaction in favor of creating epic tutorials aimed at assisting complete and generally unappreciative strangers.
While this set of tutorials is far from encompassing everything homebrew has to offer, it does provide a fairly good jump-off point (see how I got back to the diving metaphor there?) and provides plenty of links to other helpful sites. You'll learn all about tricking your DS into downloading your custom code (via the
DS Download Play option) and may eventually reach the point where you can emulate a version of
Space Invaders, that epic saga of aliens being undone by their predictable patterns.
Let us know how it goes!
[Via Tech stuff for the slacker]
Posted Jan 9th 2006 6:44PM by Ludwig Kietzmann
Filed under: News, Hacks, Homebrew
Okay, here's one for the techies among us. Wait, is that an acceptable and entirely politically correct term to use? Techies? I hope I'm not offending anybody, since I'm honestly not implying that your skull is filled with microchips and compressed binary libraries. Not that there's anything wrong with having your head filled with that kind of stuff. Please don't haxx0r me.
So, here's one for the technologically enthused among us:
Python, that programming language of yore, can now be executed on the DS, thanks to some pioneering folks in the homebrew scene. What does that mean to you? Well, if you're an expert code wrangler, it means you can create some interesting new applications for the DS. If not, it means you can wait for someone to create interesting new applications, download them and show no appreciation whatsoever as you repeatedly complain about some new application you downloaded for your DS. It's a win-win situation!
Warning: The link leads to a page rife with technical jargon, hooplah, buzzwords, microcosms and several lines of code. Proceed at your own risk.
[Via gbadev]
Posted Jan 5th 2006 2:58PM by Ludwig Kietzmann
Filed under: News, Homebrew
For those of you into the homebrew scene - and don't think we haven't seen you mulling about in those
suspicious trenchcoats - here's an intriguing little RTS that an armchair dictator developed as a proof-of-concept. It clearly has a long way to go before competing with the likes of
StarCraft, but at least it has the control method down. By tapping on an unsuspecting worker unit or dragging a box around a group of them, you can order them to perform menial and unfulfilling tasks that serve no reason other than to expand your empire of evil and oppression. If anything, this should get you excited for the forthcoming
Age of Empires DS game.
If, however, you don't consider yourself a slave to capitalism (and good for you, by the way), it should get you excited about all the possibilities that can be found in the world of homebrew. This game isn't the only one that shows just how well the DS can handle real-time strategy games and first-person shooters, games that were mostly constricted to the PC until now. Now if only someone would conjure up a decent online instant messenger...
[Thanks xfiles fan]
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