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will there be a DS port for nintendo ds homebrew? i would really like to play this on my ds. sence i dont have a tablet pc...

here is the wiki entry for ds homebrew.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_DS_homebrew

i use a R4DS for all my homebrew and my prized games are osu tattake ouendan 1 and 2 (yes i have a flash card and still buy games >.> i love them)
Darushi_old
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It may be possible, but there would have to be a very competent DS programmer who could make a DS version of this program, or just a DS application that could play .osu files.

Maybe, but don't expect it anytime soon. I don't have a tablet either, but I can play most songs just fine.
kaeeepy
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oh come on, its really easy
just install directx and a nice graphic card on your ds
peppy
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There have been a few interested in using my file format towards making a DS version of osu! which can share beatmaps. Unfortunately my time is limited and I haven't been able to follow these request. I'm sure if they keep badgering me, I will help out a bit. Personally though, I have no plans of learning about DS development :). My hands are full already!

Edit: echo49 has shown interest in having a shot at this one. Wish him luck!
LuigiHann
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I just have to say, I hope somebody accomplishes this. If done accurately, it'd probably be one of the best DS homebrews ever.
Hitoshirenu Shourai
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The only thing I have against the idea of making a DS Homebrew of this is that I don't own a DS. ;_;
Ivalset
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hitoshirenu wrote:

The only thing I have against the idea of making a DS Homebrew of this is that I don't own a DS. ;_;
I guess you can't pirate a DS, eh?
Hitoshirenu Shourai
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Ivalset wrote:

I guess you can't pirate a DS, eh?
I wish. I've thought about stealing one countless times, but I'm too slow and lazy to pull that sort of thing off. And also, DS Emulation still isn't that great, so trying that would be kinda pointless.
LuigiHann
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I'd kinda recommend buying one... especially if you, you know, like Ouendan-type games. Might be a worthwhile purchase.
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Don't know whether you guys knew or not, but there are currently one or two ouendan-homebrew games currently being developed.The last beta to be released by one of these developers was interesting but was a long long way away from anything Osu! offers.

I guess this post was made to tell you guys wanting a DS homebrew of Ouendan-like beat games to sit tight, and that such programs are being made. But also, if Peppy(or anyone else involved in Osu! production) were to show interest in other people's simulators perhaps something could come from it.

This is just me being hopeful, but I figuired the combined knowledge between these developers could lead to a NDS variation, or even compatability with the original Osu! program. I'm sure there are plenty of people capable of such DS development, and a little collaboration with these kind of people might lead to great things.

There is probably a similar topic to this somewhere else on the forum but as I said, this is just my personal thoughts on the subject, as I want an NDS ouendan homebrew as much as the next person.

Can't really offer anything myself though :|
peppy
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I have already shown interest in seeing a NDS version with osu beatmap support, at very least. Just waiting for someone with the skills and dedication to make this happen, I guess. I'm not actively looking to help people - I don't have the time or motivation to do that. If you read my other posts, you will see that I am happy to provide specs for the osu file format/gameplay mechanics on request.
GuardianHX
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@Peppy

GBAtemp has a section where people can port programs/games over to the Nintendo DS so long as the owner gives an open source for them to work on.

GBAemp forums Should have a spot you could post about wanting someone to port Osu! Over to the DS.
That would probably be here. In the DS rom hacking and translations section.
I've seen a few request threads for ports, and at one point, somewhere on the forum, there was a topic where this guy was going crazy by taking requests for porting a crapload of games to the DS, and did an ok job at it, too. (Although most of the games seemed pretty old...)
Detective Tuesday
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You know, a DS port would surely be the greatest thing to happen to rhythm games since StepMania.

Just a little way of expressing my support in this matter.
GSR_old
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The way I see it there are a lot of obstacles standing between Osu! as it is and a DS port - the most basic being the simple fact that it's not done yet. Why port something still being worked on? Then there's the problems of getting, say, a version of edit mode working on the DS (it would likely need to be dropped) as well as the problems of getting it to play media files (also probably needing to be dropped.)

Also, touchscreen homebrew tends to be a little inaccurate, which could obviously be... problematic.

I had more, but I forgot a lot of it. =/
peppy
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If someone made a port, there would be no reason to port the editor. In fact, I would *strongly* advise against it as it contains over 80% of the game code, and would be pretty hard to use on a DS screen (with no menu and few shortcut keys. The gameplay would be what gets ported. But you're right about saying byebye to video and other goodies.
Gilrad
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As I have said in other DS homebrew forums (including GBAtemp, iirc), having a standardized file format AND an editor makes the prospects of a custom ouenand game much more reasonable. It's just a matter of finding somebody who's not too busy doing other projects.
Echo
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I'm working on one, but I have exams at the moment. I've told peppy I'd have a working copy by early December.
awp
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I had actually given some thought into making an Ouendan engine on DS before discovering osu!, but threading and figuring out an easy way to handle sliders kind of put me off from the idea. I'm glad Echo's stepped up to the challenge because I'm already busy with five projects of my own (excluding osu! beatmapping). I'm unable to keep my focus on just one project at a time because I'm an idiot.
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but threading and figuring out an easy way to handle sliders kind of put me off from the idea
Same here. I still have no idea how I'm going to make the sliders. Maybe I'll have to use the 3D engine to draw them after all, which means learning OpenGL :(
awp
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Echo49 wrote:

but threading and figuring out an easy way to handle sliders kind of put me off from the idea
Same here. I still have no idea how I'm going to make the sliders. Maybe I'll have to use the 3D engine to draw them after all, which means learning OpenGL :(
I have an idea, but it involves dynamic allocation and calculus. Those are both icky-sounding.
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This map has been deleted on the request of its creator. It is no longer available.
awp
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I'm not sure about this, but can't you redraw the same sprite multiple times so long as the number falls within 128 instances at a time?

EDIT: I'm a bit vague, I mean to redraw just the circle sprite between A and B. This would still probably limit the length and/or consistency of the sliders...

Huh...If there's a way to draw something manually using the DS's hardware itself, that should work. Not that I know whether or not such a thing exists.
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awp wrote:

I'm not sure about this, but can't you redraw the same sprite multiple times so long as the number falls within 128 instances at a time?
I can, but I'm afraid of going over the limit.

awp wrote:

Huh...If there's a way to draw something manually using the DS's hardware itself, that should work. Not that I know whether or not such a thing exists.
That's also possible, but it's way too slow.

I should go to gbadev.org or something and ask there... but I'm too lazy :p
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Echo49 wrote:

awp wrote:

I'm not sure about this, but can't you redraw the same sprite multiple times so long as the number falls within 128 instances at a time?
I can, but I'm afraid of going over the limit.
What about, rather than drawing the ENTIRE slider at once, you only draw the next ~1 seconds-worth of the slider? That might work.
Echo
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awp wrote:

What about, rather than drawing the ENTIRE slider at once, you only draw the next ~1 seconds-worth of the slider? That might work.
But in most cases, that's the entire slider.

Anyway, the real Ouendan can do it, so there must be a way.
Cecilthemos
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I don't know if this would work, but can't you look into the Ouendan 2 ROM files and see how it works, or just take that and put custom songs into it?
Echo
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cecilthemos wrote:

I don't know if this would work, but can't you look into the Ouendan 2 ROM files and see how it works, or just take that and put custom songs into it?
But how do you do that? It'd be easier to just rewrite the entire system.
awp
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afaik, nobody has figured out how to decrypt DS cards yet, err Jump! Ultimate Stars would have been translated by now.
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awp wrote:

afaik, nobody has figured out how to decrypt DS cards yet, err Jump! Ultimate Stars would have been translated by now.
You mean roms? All you need to know is ARM ASM and the memory addresses of DS hardware. The files inside each rom can be extracted, changed and reassembled into a rom as well.
awp
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Would this by any chance be in binary or machine language? With machine language it's less of a problem but I sure as hell wouldn't want to sort through that
LuigiHann
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awp wrote:

afaik, nobody has figured out how to decrypt DS cards yet, err Jump! Ultimate Stars would have been translated by now.
People have been able to hack into them, but I think the thing stopping most fan translations is the sheer amount of difference between the American and Japanese alphabets.

But believe me, people are trying.

It might be possible to reference the original rom to see exactly how it handles the sliders, but I think I agree that, for a "port" of the Osu! engine that will play Osu files, it's probably easier to start from scratch.
Aliento
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Trust me, people can dig into the data in DS carts. I have the cover versions of every song in EBA here on my computer.

Speaking of which, the guy who ripped the song files said something interesting (and excuse me if this is common knowledge or something, sorry). He said the MP3's weren't continuous, but rather broken into short segments of audio, like how a pizza is sliced into 8 slices instead of just left as one big pizza, if that analogy is any good. I don't know, I just figured maybe that would be a helpful tidbit.
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I've done the same for most Ouendan 1+2 songs. It's cut up to save space, so repeating parts (such as the majority of choruses) are only stored once.

Eg:
A typical song goes like this: Intro Verse1 Chorus Verse2 Chorus Bridge Chorus Ending
In the rom, each part is only stored once: intro verse1 chorus verse2 bridge ending

So after you rip the music and convert them, it becomes like a jigsaw puzzle.

edit: You shouldn't refer to them as "MP3" since they're stored in another format.
awp
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Aliento wrote:

He said the MP3's weren't continuous, but rather broken into short segments of audio, like how a pizza is sliced into 8 slices instead of just left as one big pizza
That doesn't surprise me. The DS only has ~4 megs of SRAM, and the songs are of considerably good quality, they need to load fast, and there needs to be enough memory for dancing and flashy explosions.
Cecilthemos
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There's a program called DSLazy that allows you to open DS ROMs, mess around with the files and repack them into a .nds file.
Echo
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cecilthemos wrote:

There's a program called DSLazy that allows you to open DS ROMs, mess around with the files and repack them into a .nds file.
DSLazy is just a (scaled down) GUI version of ndstool. Using ndstool by itself allows you to do a whole lot more with roms =D
Cecilthemos
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Oh, do you have a link to where I could download that program?
Echo
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cecilthemos wrote:

Oh, do you have a link to where I could download that program?
It comes with DSLazy. DSLazy runs ndstool to unpack/pack roms.
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Eem, any progress?
Echo
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XIII wrote:

Eem, any progress?
Nope.
Echo
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Ok, here's the deal. Although I really want to make Osu!DS, I really don't feel like making it. What I have programmed so far is the lifebar (+ animations), hit circles + approach circle and numbers.

I probably won't pick this up (if ever) until end of this year, so feel free to take over if you want to make this a reality. If you do want to take over, I have a few tips to help you with and a bit of code (in C) which should be fairly straightforward to read that I can give you.
Ikari_jn0594
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Echo, if I supply images, could you write them in? If thats done, hopefully (I aim use C++, and I,m a 100% noob!) I could finish it off
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