Homebrew Apps/Games/Releases etc thread (please no discussion of ROMs/Piracy)

cas398 · 03-02-2009, 1:36 PM

Has anyone got a web broswer working yet?

I can't get them working at all, or that BeUp messenger app.

*Haggler* · 01-04-2009, 9:50 PM

Thought i'd bang a little retro collection together in the one post

A few old commodore amiga classics have been released as homebrew ds games, cubex especially (like the original) is a fantastic puzzle game and there's also a couple of others, grab them below.

Cubex

Stoneage

Lemmings

moonshell · 06-06-2009, 8:24 AM

A mysterious video that has appeared on Youtube appears to show a Nintendo DSi with Moonshell playing various movie formats directly without the apparent need to convert them to DPG or similar beforehand.

The Youtube video, uploaded by an unknown individual shows a DSi playing both .avi (supposedly DivX/Xvid), Realmedia and Windows Media Video formats.you should see it through the link below:

YouTube - Play RMVB/AVI on a Nintendo DSi

moonshell · 08-06-2009, 3:47 AM

Last time, there was a youtube video which showed us something plays RMVB directly. Now, new video comes out. This time the new video shows us more interface views on the bottom screen, and according the interface, surely it is not moonshell. You should also go to see it through the link below:

YouTube - DS plays AVI -- Yes!It's me here again

jp_bl_68 · 16-07-2009, 6:07 PM

Will Homebrew apps/games work on a DSi or do you need an older model?

AfxTwn · 17-07-2009, 11:58 AM

Thanks for that YT vid Cas, that game looks quite similar to the Guitar Rock Tour game that I have (non-homebrew). It was interesting to see that even though the guy selected expert difficulty, the song still looked quite easy lol. Also, was there a specific reason why he covered the bottom screen with his hand at the beginning of the vid, or am I just reading too much into that? I've been looking into some homebrew music software/games and have been using ProteinDS (aka Scratch DS), CellsDS and Nitro Tracker. The Scratch DS is pretty self-explanatory and allows you to using a short music loop file to scratch like a DJ and rewind/fast-forward. It's not bad for a few minutes distraction. CellsDS is a little sequencer program that provides you with a grid/piano roll interface where you draw patterns on the grid for up to 6 different tracks. You can download lots of different loops and samples for it and can make some interesting tunes on it if you spend a little time on it. It's a bit like GlitchDS except without the bizarre graphical interface that Glitch uses. Personally, I'd buy the Korg-DS10 over any of these. Finally Nitro Tracker is some simple tracking software which allows you to create lots of different kinds of music providing you have the appropriate music files stored on your micro SD card. Lots of people use it to make retro 8-bit-style tunes but you can make pretty much any kind of music you want (I will probably get a load of pompous replies now from people berating me for using the term 8-bit lol). I found Nitro Tracker can be a little tedious inputting all the individual notes etc and when you've finished just winds up as being a glorified speaker for when you press play and sit there for 5 minutes listening to your tune. I personally prefer to make music live and improvise as I play, I'm sure you could probably do a lot more with Nitro Tracker if I bothered to read the guides on the site but I'm a man with little time and attention lol.

Anyway, this part of the thread is great for sharing homebrew apps/games and I'm glad people have started using it for that.

*Haggler* · 19-07-2009, 6:03 PM

Thought i'd bang another little retro collection together in the one post, taken from my main thread hidden away somewhere maybe they will get more views here

Blocks mania in particular is a commercial quality title

Click the game name to download the games

Warhawk Commodore 64

Blocks mania a remake of Puzznic Amiga

Supaplex Amiga

*Haggler* · 19-07-2009, 6:06 PM

And a few more taken from that same thread, enjoy.....

Once again Click the game name to download the games

Sensitive Commodore 64

Starquake Commodore 64

mengez · 11-08-2009, 9:02 AM

Hi, hoping for some help as I'm very new to this.
Im trying to figure out how to install Moonshell 2.05 stable, I have an R4 SDHC card and this comes with its own setup files (Moonshell included), but when I unzip the new Moonshell some files aren't in the same folders as the ones that come with the card. For instance Moonshell.nds is not in the moonshell folder where as it is on the previous version.
Any ideas on how to set this up?