Homebrewed Zelda DS Demo

[lupidan]

Ok, I think it's about time to release a demo. So here it is ;)

I have released this demo for the Z3, a Zelda-themed games for PC expo. They asked me if I could release a demo for it, I was really happy and accepted. For more info about this Z3, visit www.zfgc.com



Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAVmQ5rk0YE


http://www.usuarios.lycos.es/lupidangame/images/screensZelda/18-07-2006%5B1%5D.PNG http://www.usuarios.lycos.es/lupidangame/images/screensZelda/18-07-2006%5B2%5D.PNG


http://www.usuarios.lycos.es/lupidangame/images/screensZelda/18-07-2006%5B3%5D.PNG http://www.usuarios.lycos.es/lupidangame/images/screensZelda/18-07-2006%5B4%5D.PNG


Known bugs
-> Extrange problems with Backgrounds [I have no explanation for it]
-> Entering Tutorial level lots of times will cause errors with background .MOD music, it will be likely because the MOD is not compatible with NDS Hardware
-> When enemies start their destroy animation they can hurt Link, I'll fix it soon

there must be more, it's just I don't remember

The demo is composed of:
-> Start screen, two languages [Spanish - English] and three Link colours, you can change them in Options
-> Choose level screen
-> A tutorial so you can learn how to play the game
-> Three stages for the "Wind element world" and the boss (I plan to add more stages)
-> Background music wich can cause problems with the game (very extrange if it happens)

Well, have fun ;)

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[Kaiser]

Nice work downloading.... :)

edit: I've uploaded the files to the forums for easier access (hope you don't mind). Remember as a coder you can post news and releases directly to the forums.

[ChaoFan531]

:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :eek: :o :) ;) <ew

[ChaoFan531]

:confused: :confused: :confused: Emperor Kuzco's voice: "didn't work" face!

[lupidan]

Oooops, forgot to say...
It won't work in Movie Player or via WifiMe sorry, sounds use a File System for gba flashcarts :p

[wraggster]

Its a fantastic looking Homebrew demo for the Nintendo DS :)

[Darksaviour69]

that looks brilliant, very well done

edit: i was impressed i decide to digg it

http://digg.com/gaming_news/Homebrewed_Zelda_DS_Demo

[Voltron]

This does look good indeed!

[Aryn]

I tried the game on my M3 Adapter and I must say that I am impressed. This is one of the few homebrew games that I intend to keep playing for a long time, and I must say that the nintendo ds homebrew scene needs more people who can create games of this caliber.

Oh, just a suggestion, perhaps adding features that allow people to add their own levels and level graphics (and of course access the levels on the compact flash/sd/flash card, or bundling the levels with the game by running a program on the pc) would be an interestng project after this game is complete.

[lupidan]

You know, I was thinking EXACTLY that.
It would make things much easier, and the main .nds file would reduce its size as well as alowing people to help with level desingning.

But I'm using PALib, is there any way to use fat with PALib?

[lexluthor]

Ah wow I love this game! I got really stuck on the level with the rising floor but I managed to do it eventually. I was so addicted.

Cant wait for the full version.

Best homebrew game ever? I think so.

[brennxn]

Can't you fix the file system fo us GBAMP users?

[lexluthor]

You should impliment lives into it. Whilist it would only make it even harder, the fact that you can just keep on retrying seems silly.

[iball]

Well, the demo works on my Supercard mini-SD, but only after running it through the SC homebrew convertor.
Might want to just include a .SC.NDS version in the next release to save us the hassle.

[lupidan]

There is a sc.nds version... >_>
Just read the first topic :P

And sorry, I just don't know how to make it work in a Movie Player, sorry :(

[iball]

There is a sc.nds version... >_>
Just read the first topic :P

And sorry, I just don't know how to make it work in a Movie Player, sorry :(
Whoops, I downloaded it from ANOTHER site earlier that DIDN'T have that version.
Once you get this finished, get Oracle of Life Online ported over. :)

[Zion]

Please someone get this to work in movie player! :p

I want to try it :D

hmmm.....i have a rival.....lol :p

[brennxn]

There is a sc.nds version... >_>
Just read the first topic :P

And sorry, I just don't know how to make it work in a Movie Player, sorry :(
Well, you said it was the sound's file system that makes it not work on GBAMP? Just remove the sound alltogether...

[linkenski]

Please get some hints on how to use it for Movie players! i really wanna play it on my Max Media Dock!

[postaboy]

once again it doesnt work for me

[JD/]

wow this is one sweet looking homebrew im gnna try and load to my flashcart and see if it works.

[porkchop21]

:( it didnt work when i triedto open it the screen just goes white HELP please

[Tennisgy]

Great!

[Payk]

Ohh dude...pa is a bad idea. Guess why the bg has bugs. Its not your fault and now u cant do anything against it. You will have to wait till mollusk finds it.
And i am quite sure that fat should work on palib. Its a lib like very other lib. :)
Btw: I really like your game. If you need help to get it working on libnds...send me a pm

[CrackA]

the way it looks i would pay for it :p

seriously tho, looks very cool

[JD/]

the way it looks i would pay for it :p

seriously tho, looks very cool
me too man it didnt work on my flash card though :( i need super card!!!

[caesarthehun]

okay is it just me or is there a problem with the tutorial? i get there, and then it says " this is the screen" or whatever, what should i do to continue? press a specific button?

[willd]

this is cool

[wwsephirothdo]

A) looking at the screen shoots do you have jumping in a zelda game? -trows holy watter-

B) little buggy here and there but works on my r4

[Solid_Snake1337]

nice work on the demo, it plays pretty good, other than those few bugs:thumbup:

[Fujiryu]

Looks great, but.....they might sue you someday.

[Asch]

Hey I have a little problem: I have R4 DS, te thing is that when I try to open it the screen goes black. I've run the source and the .nds file through the patcher, but it still doesn't play. If you have the time, please help me out, it looks waaaay to cool not to test it >_<

[Echo1]

A) looking at the screen shoots do you have jumping in a zelda game? -trows holy watter-

B) little buggy here and there but works on my r4

It works on your R4? How? Doesn't for me.:(

[Asch]

wwsephirothdo, please tell us how you did to make it work on your R4. Unless you have a phat DS, because it wouldn't be useful (for me, since I have a lite one). Thanks in advance :)

[ZServ]

LUPI?! Crazy to see you here! Hey! And, nice work btw :D

[DanTheManMS]

ZServ, this was way back from last year's Z3. But I do agree, it was nice to see him again, at least briefly.

In case you're interested, I've also spoken to tssf a few times on some of these DS forums.

[edgar581]

i did download it,but when i open the file on myDS,it wont start

[Hyrule_boy]

That's because the lib(s) he used are outdated.

[tarius09]

this the only homebrew that won't work the screen goes white when i try to start it help.:confused:

[Hyrule_boy]

That's because the lib(s) he used are outdated.

[50calCerberus]

i tried puttn it on my music n' games thing and it didnt work the screen jus went black and white wats up wit this?

[Hyrule_boy]

That's because the lib(s) he used are outdated.

And if you just moved your lazy ass just one page back you could've read that already.

[edgar581]

i cant play the game because it only shows a blank screen and freezes.i use lexar platinum ll as my flashcard.

[edgar581]

any help please:)

[Hyrule_boy]

No need for double posting plus learn to read.

[DanTheManMS]

Seriously, read the other posts in this thread. If it doesn't work for you, sorry, there's no way to fix it short of recompiling the entire thing, which you'd have to ask Lupidan to do himself.

[dark.nowhere]

Wow, stunning work. Really doesn't feel like a Zelda game, but it's def cool. IMO you've got the resources to put your own stylings on instead of doing the Zelda thing.

[linkenski]

MUST WORK ON R4!!! If just he gave the source! then some1 could maybe add DLDI!!!

[DanTheManMS]

I don't think DLDI would help. To be honest I don't really know why it only boots on slot-2 devices. Even if it has a built-in filesystem, it's less than 4 MB in size, so slot-1 devices should be able to run it in theory. Of course this isn't the case, and I know it's more complicated than what I currently understand.

Perhaps PAFS requires GBA compatibility even when the binary is less than 4 MB, unlike GBFS.

[-Shadow2-1-]

i have the MMD and the Zelda rom, wich by the way looks really good. it works on my computer with the DeSmuMe emulator but when i put the emu and the game on my DS it wont play. PLEASE HELP. GIVE tIPs OR SOMETHIN" PEOPLE. Help A BROTHER Out. thanx in advance. email

[email protected]

i know im an idiot putting my email on a forum but i want help BAD.

[-Shadow2-1-]

should iget a new emulator. if so wich ones

[DanTheManMS]

Please read the other posts in this thread.

[henry2007]

it doesnt work on my max media dock why?

[DanTheManMS]

Please read the other posts in this thread.

[Maturion]

This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Viacom International Inc.

...says YouTube.
Why the hell has it been deleted? I can't believe what YouTube says.

[sushihad]

hmm it doesnt work on mmd for some reason
.........

[DanTheManMS]

hmm it doesnt work on mmd for some reason
.........
*bangs head against keyboard*

[Hyrule_boy]

hmm it doesnt work on mmd for some reason
.........
Use those ****ing eyes God gave you!

[davemartin]

Use those ****ing eyes God gave you!

Is such an attitude really neccessary?

I've read the thread over and over, and am experiencing the same problems. Theres no solution in reading the thread, so am I safe to assume theres no 'cure'? If so, why not just say such rather than making people hunt for ambigious posts?

Dave

[DanTheManMS]

The answer is that there is no "cure" to make it work on more devices. The following posts back this up:


Oooops, forgot to say...
It won't work in Movie Player or via WifiMe sorry, sounds use a File System for gba flashcarts :p


And sorry, I just don't know how to make it work in a Movie Player, sorry :(


That's because the lib(s) he used are outdated.


That's because the lib(s) he used are outdated.


If it doesn't work for you, sorry, there's no way to fix it short of recompiling the entire thing, which you'd have to ask Lupidan to do himself.


Perhaps PAFS requires GBA compatibility even when the binary is less than 4 MB, unlike GBFS.
(I am now 95% certain that this is the issue)

[Buttertoast45]

Can't get it to work

[DanTheManMS]

Can't get it to work

Unless you have a slot-2 device with GBA compatibility, it won't run.

[Dagangstah]

Umm, this isn't working for me, am I doing something wrong?

I'm using a M3 Simply

[DanTheManMS]

Umm, this isn't working for me, am I doing something wrong?

I'm using a M3 Simply

Please read the other posts in this thread.

[Hyrule_boy]

Can't a mod or admin lock this topic? It won't just work! and it's annoying to see all these people posting that it doesn't work.

[DanTheManMS]

Why should it be locked? It's a fun game, and I thoroughly enjoyed playing it. Sure it only works on a few devices, but that's no reason to lock it.

As for the guys that don't read, just answer them calmly and move on, it's not worth getting angry about.

[Beeselbub]

it doesnt works on my Games n Music i tried to patchit but nothing

[DanTheManMS]

Please read the other posts in this thread.

[warcat78]

Any chance of this working on my Datel's Games n' Music?

[BelmontSlayer]

Any chance of this working on my Datel's Games n' Music?

No. Not unless the creator updates the game's drivers.

[jonnyatwood]

My computer will not download it?

[wed536]

my ds can run windows 95 i can post it if i new where to post it? p.s. comes with--win95.windoc.jpegwin.msdos.jmn.nds

oh yah nice job with the zelda nds file

[ds benjmin]

Ok, I think it's about time to release a demo. So here it is ;)

I have released this demo for the Z3, a Zelda-themed games for PC expo. They asked me if I could release a demo for it, I was really happy and accepted. For more info about this Z3, visit www.zfgc.com



Video:
Youtube Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAVmQ5rk0YE)


http://www.usuarios.lycos.es/lupidangame/images/screensZelda/18-07-2006%5B1%5D.PNG http://www.usuarios.lycos.es/lupidangame/images/screensZelda/18-07-2006%5B2%5D.PNG


http://www.usuarios.lycos.es/lupidangame/images/screensZelda/18-07-2006%5B3%5D.PNG http://www.usuarios.lycos.es/lupidangame/images/screensZelda/18-07-2006%5B4%5D.PNG


Known bugs
-> Extrange problems with Backgrounds [I have no explanation for it]
-> Entering Tutorial level lots of times will cause errors with background .MOD music, it will be likely because the MOD is not compatible with NDS Hardware
-> When enemies start their destroy animation they can hurt Link, I'll fix it soon

there must be more, it's just I don't remember

The demo is composed of:
-> Start screen, two languages [Spanish - English] and three Link colours, you can change them in Options
-> Choose level screen
-> A tutorial so you can learn how to play the game
-> Three stages for the "Wind element world" and the boss (I plan to add more stages)
-> Background music wich can cause problems with the game (very extrange if it happens)

Well, have fun ;)

Download and Give Feedback Via Comments


sorry to bump an old topic but this gem of a homebrew game won't frickin work on my supercard:mad:,
can you tell me what is wrong? :confused::confused::confused:

[DanTheManMS]

"it doesn't work" isn't helpful at all when trying to figure out what the problem is.

Your Supercard must be a slot-2 non-Rumble Supercard in order to work. If you've got a slot-1 Supercard DS or a slot-2 Supercard Rumble, you will not be able to launch it.