DS-Frotz 2.0
DS-Frotz is the port of Stefan Jokisch and David Griffith's Frotz, based on the GBA version from Jonas Minnberg. It can play the majority of Inform files in z3, z5 or z8 format (up to V6 Inform format), with some bugs included... The source code is included in the package... The version 1.2 of DS-Frotz includes :

a multi-game main menu
a multi-interface inputs : grafiti or keyboard (no voice recogition yet, sorry...)
and a brand new text-completion functionnality
includes a lot of games, but you can now put your own games to your cart...

The overlay layer covers everything. The object layer overlays the base layer but not the sprites, since the sprites reside on the object layer. The interface *never touches this screen*. The UI exists only on the touchscreen, never on the top screen. When dialogue is displayed, it will temporarily overwrite tiles on the overlay layer, and then will be rebuilt when the dialogue is finished. However, I am considering doing away with the parallax layer and simply using the topmost layer exclusively for dialogue to avoid this.

The sprites will be 4 or 8 bit (user choice), and in the builder, you will be able to manually affect the color pools. Every sprite you add to the scene must work within the 16 palettes (15 actually, since the "hero" sprite gets its own dedicated palette). I considered dynamic allocation of palettes at runtime but this could easily turn into a mess so I decided against it (imagine 30 sprites vying for unique palettes).

As for tile size, 16x16 is for the map editor only. The builder will convert the 16x16 tile blocks to the 8x8 standard that the DS uses. It will also perform tile redundancy optimization on the resulting 8x8 tiles.

RPG Makers on the PC have very specialized rules for handling the various layers of tiles, as well as the tiles themselves. These rules will not be replicated here, not only for simplicity's sake but also for efficiency's sake.

As for the book example...that's no problem. The same book can be used for both locations, unless you plan on having your character jumping on the bed, standing on the table, etc. Just place it on the overlay layer. It simply requires smart tile placement. The apple on the tree example is a good one though...the only way around that would be to have TWO overlay layers, but I think that's a bit of overkill. However, 128 tiles is not a bad thing. There are plenty of games that don't use tons of tiles, and they look great. Of course, the actual limit will be lower because you also need to store the sprites in VRAM.

For sound...MP3 is the best option we have available right now. mikmod is pretty universally known as "crap", though right now it's the only module solution there is. It just generally consumes a hell of a lot more memory than the MP3 player does, since the MP3 player streams from the filesystem and doesn't load the whole thing into memory. MIDI though? MIDI is impractical for the DS, especially General MIDI. You have to have sound banks for it similar to how modules work, plus the additional overhead of managing multiple channels dynamically. It's a real nightmare sometimes, and I sure wouldn't want to write such a frankenstein of a player.

Again, I thank you for your insight, it's good to know there's some hardware-knowledgeable people on the forum. PAlib lets you ignore the limits sometimes so not everyone gets to learn the "on the metal" details of how the system works.

FretFury is a homebrew in the making that utilizes the Guitar Grip that comes with Guitar Hero: On Tour for the Nintendo DS. If you don't have the Guitar Grip, then go buy Guitar Hero: On Tour and enjoy the game!



But wait, there's only 25 songs in Guitar Hero: On Tour!

Correction: There is 26 songs, you can get You Are Not My Gameboy by Freezepop for completing Guitar Duels on any diffuculty. And FretFury will fix something that should have been in before anything in Guitar Hero for the PS2.

Custom songs! Are you tired of your same old songs? Well now FretFury will make that possible! Currently being worked on wazmo and penguindefender. Do you need to know anything else?

*Some images have been edited to keep up to date on current sprites. The second one is not.

Credits-
wazmo- Main programmer
penguindefender- Sprite design
Visit FretFury.tkfor more updates.**
**Website is not always up to date. Will be updated when possible!

Download-
Latest Version-
Play with the Guitar Grip!
Play with the DS buttons!

To use DS buttons, you must strum the same.
Y=Green
X=Red
B=Yellow
A=Blue

The best pc puzzle game now on the DS!
I'm sorry, but no multiplayer for now [i found the compo only 5 day ago 8_( ].
No stylus input required exept for the nickname input.
Until Monday no screenshot sorry,it's mid-August holiday and big pieces of meat are waiting for me!!!!!!
ps: May be there are some bug, if someone find them, please let me know!
pss: Does NOT work on emulator [at last no$gba]
Download Link: http://donotjava.netsons.org/?dl_id=16
Game Site: http://donotjava.netsons.org/?page_id=101

afronob produces the first draft of "ChorDS" application used by the guitarist who can display your tablature web format. txt.

Quote:
Coming up:

-- GUI with full use of the stylus
-- Bible agreements
-- Editing text files
-- Manuel guitar for beginners
-- Playing mp3 to accompany partitions
-- Display partitions JPG

ManychessDS is a game supporting multiple variants of chess (for the moment not much), 2 playable on the DS or even against an AI.

History:
V 1.2:
Adding to WiFi

How to play:
Directional buttons + A, B: use menus
Pen: moving parts, edit the chessboard.

Please test this new beta version of ScummVM, and post your results here. It would be good to know which games you have tested.

If you see problems, please post the details here, and include details of your setup.

Since this is a beta version, full instructions are not yet available, but instructions for use are essentially the same as the previous version, so see the ScummVM DS website at http://scummvm.drunkencoders.com

Fixes in beta2

- Mouse cursor icon is hidden when screen tap method is enabled
- Audio is no longer corrupted when high quality mode is on
- Speed fixes for Kyrandia engine (thanks, LordHoto!)
- Properly enabled AGI and CINE engines
- Fix occasional mouse button getting held down



New Features

- New games supported:
- Lure of the Temptress
- Nippon Safes
- Lost in Time
- The Bizarre Adventures of Woodruff and the Schnibble (untested)
- Legend of Kyrandia: Book Two: Hand of Fate (runs slowly)
- Legend of Kyrandia: Book Three: Malcolm's Revenge (runs slowly)

- New laptop trackpad style input method

- New option to drag for hover, tap for click, and double tap for right click

- Reorganised options screens

- New top screen scaling options

- The usual round of bug fixes


Supported Games


Build A:
Manic Mansion
Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Loom
Passport to Adventure
The Secret of Monkey Island
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
Day of the Tentacle
Sam & Max Hit the Road
Bear Stormin' (DOS version only)
Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise (DOS version only)
Fatty Bear's Fun Pack (DOS version only)
Putt-Putt's Fun Pack (DOS version only)
Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon (DOS version only)
Putt-Putt Joins the Parade (DOS version only)

Build B:
Beneath a Steel Sky
Flight of the Amazon Queen

Build C:
Simon the Sorcerer 1/2
Elvira 1/2
Waxworks (Amiga version only)

Build D:
Sierra AGI games
Gobliiins 1 - 3
Bargon Attack
Ween: The Prophecy
Future Wars
The Bizarre Adventures of Woodruff and the Schnibble
Lost in Time

Build E:
Inherit the Earth

Build F:
Kyrandia 1 - 3

Build G:
Lure of the Temptress
Nippon Safes