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The State of DS Homebrew (it rocks!)

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the wooo-homebrew dept.

Justin writes "PSP homebrew always seems to get all the attention, but the DS homebrew scene is surprisingly active and robust as well. Modojo has an in-depth feature examining DS homebrew, including such things as PDA applications, indie games, and ScummVM DS (for oldschool LucasArts adventure games). From the article: 'My initial reaction to homebrew was little more than a shrug. I summed up the entire idea very simply with: Why? Why waste time on exploring less than impressive independent titles and old emulators when there is already so much new and interesting content for the DS? Luckily, at that time I couldn't have imagined the amazing world of homebrew I was denying myself.'"

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  1. D-pads? Mobile2Market? by tepples · · Score: 2, Insightful
    "A touchscreen" you say? Just get a PDA.

    What PDA has a decent gamepad for programs that use traditional gaming controls? Or do you claim that hobbyists and shareware companies should make games similar to Kirby: Canvas Curse and Meteos instead of traditional platformers and puzzles?

    Any idiot can develop WinCE applciations

    And test them how? The latest version of Windows Mobile allows the seller of a device to lock it down such that only Mobile2Market-signed apps will run. And no, "any idiot" can't necessarily afford the annual fees and per-application fees of Mobile2Market.

  2. Firefox needs more RAM by tepples · · Score: 2, Insightful
    Surely someone's already ported Firefox to the DS already. ;-)

    The Nintendo DS has less than 5 MB of RAM, including VRAM and various caches. Even Opera needs a 10 MB Expansion Pak in the GBA slot to work. How the h*ck will you fit the larger footprint of Firefox into a DS?