"We learned so much on flOw, especially about SPUs. The grass system really leverages the PS3 to render 200,000 blades of grass simultaneously, and gives the player this sense of blowing wind through them," ThatGameCompany president Kellee Santiago said.

"It really would be impossible to make it look the same on any other system. But, it's one of the pros with knowing your game is exclusive to a specific system - you can really design everything towards that one platform."

"As of now, the division in charge of putting out hockey games for those platforms have been reassigned to work on the console versions (Xbox 360 and PS3). Due to economic concerns, the separate PC version wasn't worth putting manpower into - I don't blame them, since the revenue from PC sales wasn't high enough to create a significant profit for the company."

Nickname: Boive
Project name : Brix DS
From: France
Division : NDS GAME
Original submission : YES
Support for Motion Card : NO
In last NEO Compo this project have won in the top 10 : NO


Description:
Brix DS is a physics-based puzzle game. It's quite simple: use the stylus to remove all the gray blocks so that you can safely dispose of the bomb. To make the game more exciting, I've mixed in different kinds of bricks for you to play with (there is a block description in the game). If you can breeze through the first levels as if they were nothing, the final levels will definitely not be as easy. There are 57 levels by the way, good luck stylus-ing your way out of all those bombs !

Download :
Brix DS v2.0

Installation:
Apply the DLDI patch to the homebrew and copy the file on your linker.

Controls :
Stylus !

Thanks :
Chipmunk (a little bit modified) and PAlib

Nickname: Kukulcan
Project name : 22. Search Eye DS
From : France
Division : NDS GAMES
Original entry : YES
Support Motion : NO
In last NEO Compo this project have won in the top 10 : NO
Project description: Original Arcade Game "Search Eye 1999 Yung Sung" is now available, with a new special version programmed specialy for DS by Kukulcan.
Find all hidden items, if you mark is incorrect, your life will decrease. But use fairy to help us.


Work correctly with R6 Gold or MK5 DX

OPTIONS:
Thanks to Tiwaz family for many good idea on this version.
Shuffle Levels (ON/OFF)
Shuffle items (ON/OFF)
Show Hidden items after game over (ON/OFF) drawn in red.

CREDITS / INFOS:
Help fairy : L or R
Music (On/Off) : X
Quit game : Start (if you choose the same mode and not modify option = Continue Game or New Game)
Cheat Code : yes ;-)

GAME Easy:
In Easy Mode, after 25 levels with 3 hidden items per levels, you unlock Medium Mode.

GAME Medium:
In Medium Mode, after 50 levels with 5 hidden items per levels, you unlock Hard Mode.

GAME Hard:
In Hard Mode, after 70 levels with 7 hidden items per levels, you unlock Gallery Mode.

GALLERY:
You can watch quietly and quickly all pictures.

Have a good game !!!

Wee basic now has:

- backgrounds
- sprites
- sounds
- microphone
- key presses (keyboard and most hardware keys)
- stylus touches (touch recognition and coordinates)
- motion
- primitive graphics
- basic printing and coordinate printing
- both screens can be used
- core basic commands
- usable editor with save/load, using text files

Version 0.6

Fixed:

- editor has been completely revamped thanks to Alan's txtwriter source code. See http://ds.spacemonkeymafia.com.
I modified some of txtwriter's basic editing code for the Wee Basic editor.
- bug in boolexpressions (for if/while) using strings

added/changed:

- added motion commands (untested)
motion (keyword initializes motion - throws an error if no motion card detected)
motx, moty (motion coordinates)
example:

motion
let x=motx
let y=moty
print 1 "Motionx: "+x
print 1 "Motiony: "+y
end

- playmp3 now has optional settings
Syntax is playmp3 ,, (each is an integer or number variable)
You can still use playmp3 without options if you want to keep it simple

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Official stuff
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Nickname: marovada
Project name : Wee Basic
From: Australia
Division : DS APP
Original submission : yes
Support for Motion Card : yes
In last NEO Compo this project have won in the top 10 : yes
Download link: http://freescifistories.wordpress.co...c-06-released/
Installation: Change ppt extension to zip, extract and put weebasic.nds on your card after DLDI patch (if required). Any additional files (for files, backgrounds, sprites, mp3s etc must be put in the root of your card with weebasic.nds)
Manual here: http://freescifistories.wordpress.com/wee-basic-manual/
Description: Basic interpreter for programming apps and games on your DS

Release v1.00:


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* Simple installer
* 2D text scroll function
* IntraFont and SCE dialogs
* Excellent graphics
* ICON0.PNG and PIC1.PNG included in XMB menu(by SchmilK)
* Extract 7Z archives
* Extract RAR and ZIP archives with or without password
* Choose path to extract archives
* Start games/homebrews/plugins(ELF, ISO/CSO, PBP and PRX)
* Run PSX games
* Load Sony and M33 updater
* Launch UMD
* UMD auto-start function
* "UMD" displayed only, when a UMD inserted is
* Back to XMBShell, when exit the application
* Copy, cut, delete, rename, create a new folder in file manager
* Show properties and size of the file in byte, KB or MB
* Show properties of folders
* Use image as wallpaper(press /\ in Image viewer)
* Open images(GIF, JPG/JPEG and PNG)
* Rotate images
* Blit images fit to screen
* Animate GIF images
* Next/previous image function with R and L buttons
* Show height and width of images under properties
* Play videos(AVC, PMF and PMP)
* Play music formats(AA3, AAC, FLAC, MP3, OGG, OMA and OMG)
* Show Album, Title, Artist, Year and Genre informations of the song
* Next/previous song function with R and L buttons
* Pause, resume and play song forward
* Battery-saver modus(only in Music player)
* Read all text files(CFG, INI, TXT or other files...)
* Load flash files(HTM/HTML, PHP and SWF)
* Download the newest version of XMBShell with the Network Updater
* Camera function
* Launch Internet browser(www.neoflash.com)
* Internet search
* Load Go!Messenger
* Connect USB ms0, flash0, flash1, flash2, flash3 or UMD disc
* Change photo, music, video and game paths
* Change CPU speed in music player(75, 100, 133, 222, 266, 300 and 333)
* Take a screenshot with NOTE(music symbol)
* Change the nickname
* Change CPU speed(75, 100, 133, 222, 266, 300 and 333)
* Change password
* Start control function
* Use background as original, classic or wallpaper
* Enable Flash player and WMA playback
* Restore default settings
* Show system informations
* Show battery informations under system-settings
* Browse in ms0, flash0 and flash1
* Possibility to editing in flash0 and flash1
* Show free space of the memory stick in byte, KB or MB
* Show battery and time
* Show the version of XMBShell
* NEOFlash splash screen
* Reboot XMBshell, reset system, shutdown system, suspend system and exit XMBShell in Exit menu


Supporting files are:


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* 7Z
* AA3
* AAC
* AVC
* CFG
* ELF
* FLAC
* GIF
* HTM/HTML
* INI
* ISO/CSO
* JPG/JPEG
* MP3
* OGG
* OMA
* OMG
* PBP
* PHP
* PMF
* PNG
* PRX
* RAR
* SWF
* TXT
* ZIP
* Other files are running with the Text reader


Installation:


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* Copy the folder "PSP" to ms0:/
* Run it from your PSP
* Press X to install or R to exit
* Now, XMBShell is installed


Controls:


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Always:

* Press O to return
* Press HOME to open the Exit-menu
* Press NOTE(music symbol) to take a screenshot


Main menu:

* Press X to choose
* Press arrows, L and R to move
* Press SELECT to open the File-explorer


File explorer:

* Press X to execute file or open folder
* Press arrows to move
* Press L or R to browse in ms0, flash0 or flash1
* Press /\ to open the File manager
* Press SELECT to close the File explorer and return to Main menu


File manager:

* Press X to choose
* Press arrows to move
* Press /\ or O to close the File manager and return to File explorer


Music player:

* Press X to pause/play song
* Press RIGHT to play forward(10, 30 or 120)
* Press LEFT to play normal
* Press START to go in the Battery-saver modus


Image viewer:

* Press /\ to use the image as wallpaper
* Press X to blit image fit to screen
* Press UP or DOWN to rotate image


Text reader:

* Press UP or DOWN to change pages


Camera:

* Press R to shot


Exit menu:

* Press X to choose
* Press arrows to move
* Press HOME or O close the Exit-menu and return

Thanks:

* Thanks to Dark_AleX for the Custom Firmware
* Thanks to Schmilk for Beta-testing and for ICON0.PNG and PIC1.PNG
* Thanks to BenHur for intraFont