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Nintendo e-Reader Gets Homebrew Dot-Code Games

Posted by simoniker on from the gotta-love-dem-hackers dept.

figa writes "Tim Schuerewegen announced that the Reed Solomon error correction used by the Nintendo Game Boy Advance e-Reader has been figured out. This was the last remaining obstacle to creating custom dot-code printouts for use with the GBA e-Reader (more info), which scans special Nintendo trading cards to load in mini-games on your Game Boy Advance. This should be a boon to homebrew GBA developers who want to print their own games - Schuerewegen has examples and documentation on his site, and has released a dot-code version of the homebrew BombSweeper game by SnowBro."

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  1. Bomb Sweeper? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Is that some sort of MineSweeper clone? What next... Bolitaire?

  2. Hmm... by BorkBorkBork6000 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Is it a witch's brew?

  3. Is he out? by AlienRancher · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    "BombSweeper game by SnowBro." Dawg! I remember SnowBro, we used to cruzz around da getto, sellin' stuff u know, until da showdown with SuperPimp. I think he got man 2, at Rikers, how come he's out so soon? Man, I gotta to get me in the big house to learn how to program from the brothers and stuff

  4. Re:Offended by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Wow, I wanted to reply with a troll like that, except mine wasn't anywhere near as vulgar, offensive or sublime.

    My hat goes off to you!

  5. hysteria by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    the U.S is in a state of national hysteria and flat DENIAL.

    The war in iraq was planned years ago.
    So was the war in Afghanistan
    So was the USAPATRIOT act.
    all that was needed was "some catalyzing event, like a new pearl harbour" to kick it all off.

    Well you certainly got that.

    Maybe that was planned too?

    Now you can't even wipe your asses without reichsmarshall Ashcroft knowing about it.

    Al quaeda = emmanuel goldstein

  6. Help! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Hi all,

    Just wondering if its possible to have a 2d array with each array of a different type e.g.

    array[int][string];

    Or if you can just have an array with pairs e.g.

    array[(int,string),(int,string)etc]?

    Thanks

    1. Re:Help! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      array[int][string];

      No. Just use two arrays of the same size, and access both with the same subscript.

      array[(int,string),(int,string)etc]

      Make a struct with an int and a string in it, then an array of those.

      Not to sound mean, but you might want to plug something like "beginner C++ tutorials" into Google.

    2. Re:Help! by pngwen · · Score: 1, Offtopic

      No, you can't do that in straight up C. You CAN however, in C++, use a thing called a map container. For more information on that, try out your favorite Standard Template Library (STL) reference or take a look at a document called "C++ annotations"

      Just do a search on google for "C++ annotations" and you'll find it available for free download. It's a godsend for those sorts of references.

      --
      I am the penguin that codes in the night.
  7. "Proper age"? by Gordonjcp · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    What's wrong with 24? Or do you prefer the more "mature" woman, you grannybashing pervert?