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DS Brut (NDS misc)

DS Brut is an open source hardware prototyping platform for the Nintendo DS, aimed at enthusiasts, artists and game developers alike. We manufactured Slot-1 cartridges that allow you to control a basic UART, up to six GPIO lines, up to three ports for PWM, up to two ADCs, and I2C bus – all from within your own DS homebrew application.

The cartridge features one Atmega168 microcontroller which – like the Arduino – can be very easily programmed via the TX/RX pins. By default, the microcontroller runs a programm (source code available) tailored for use with a LGPL-licensed library for devkitPro, that makes it possible to access the microcontroller’s peripherals from within your DS code. The library transparently handles all communication with the cartridge over SPI bus, which makes it extremely easy to use for developers. As its API closely resembles those of Arduino (analogRead(), digitalRead()), you can start prototyping right away if you have some experience on that platform!

Discussion: http://forum.gbadev.org/viewtopic.php?t=16160

http://dsbrut.sukzessiv.net/

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Epic Rocks v1.01 (GP2x Game)

Epic Rocks is a classic arcade game where you have to survive in an asteroid field for as long as possible. The game is only about getting the highest score and is designed for quick, fast gameplay. There are six different levels with various hazards to avoid, four different ships to command and a bunch of special weapons to utilize, including the devestating Beam Saber and the experimental Gravity Mine. Also included are a lot of flashy special effects and pumping music.

Download and discussion: http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=44888

http://neotron-games.blogspot.com/

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Super Smash Bros DS v0.2 (Demo) (NDS Game)

GEMISIS released a demo of his “Super Smash Bros” clone.

Changes:

– Start with 3 levels
– Start with 3 Characters
– 11 Unlockable levels
– 7 unlockable characters
– A variety of characters
– A variety of levels
– Auto save feature
– 4 New characters
– 3 Returning Characters
– All Brand new stages (except for maybe 2)
– High score table (still working on fixing, but will definitely be in 3rd demo, if not this one)
– Main Menu Music
– 1 Fight able Enemy (depends on which character, but might be fixed in time for demo)

http://forum.palib.info/index.php?topic=6009.0

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Brick-OS v0.0.3 (Wii OS)

Bricks-OS is an Operating System primarily for Game Consoles. It’s main goals is to share resources between different game consoles. This is achieved by using message passing for communication.

More release notes:

The list of currently supported game consoles:
– Gameboy Advance
– Nintendo DS
– GameCube
– Playstation2
– Playstation Portable
– Wii
– i386 PC

The list of current features include:
– Preemptive multitasking (even on the GBA and NDS)
– Message passing
– Hardware OpenGL implementation (on some consoles)
– Software OpenGL implementation (for all consoles not supporting hardware 3D)

Binary versions of the latest release (v0.0.3) can be downloaded, demonstrating a Software OpenGL implementation (GBA, GC, Wii, PC, PSP), and a Hardware OpenGL implementation (NDS, PS2). The source can be downloaded using SVN, hosted by sourceforge.net.

Please take a look at Maximus32’s website for more information, screenshots and downloads:
http://bricks-os.org/

Discussion: http://forum.gbadev.org/viewtopic.php?t=16166

http://bricks-os.org/

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Brick-OS v0.0.3 (PSP OS)

Bricks-OS is an Operating System primarily for Game Consoles. It’s main goals is to share resources between different game consoles. This is achieved by using message passing for communication.

More release notes:

The list of currently supported game consoles:
– Gameboy Advance
– Nintendo DS
– GameCube
– Playstation2
– Playstation Portable
– Wii
– i386 PC

The list of current features include:
– Preemptive multitasking (even on the GBA and NDS)
– Message passing
– Hardware OpenGL implementation (on some consoles)
– Software OpenGL implementation (for all consoles not supporting hardware 3D)

Binary versions of the latest release (v0.0.3) can be downloaded, demonstrating a Software OpenGL implementation (GBA, GC, Wii, PC, PSP), and a Hardware OpenGL implementation (NDS, PS2). The source can be downloaded using SVN, hosted by sourceforge.net.

Please take a look at Maximus32’s website for more information, screenshots and downloads: http://bricks-os.org/

Discussion: http://forum.gbadev.org/viewtopic.php?t=16166

http://bricks-os.org/

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Brick-OS v0.0.3 (PS2 OS)

Bricks-OS is an Operating System primarily for Game Consoles. It’s main goals is to share resources between different game consoles. This is achieved by using message passing for communication.

More release notes:

The list of currently supported game consoles:
– Gameboy Advance
– Nintendo DS
– GameCube
– Playstation2
– Playstation Portable
– Wii
– i386 PC

The list of current features include:
– Preemptive multitasking (even on the GBA and NDS)
– Message passing
– Hardware OpenGL implementation (on some consoles)
– Software OpenGL implementation (for all consoles not supporting hardware 3D)

Binary versions of the latest release (v0.0.3) can be downloaded, demonstrating a Software OpenGL implementation (GBA, GC, Wii, PC, PSP), and a Hardware OpenGL implementation (NDS, PS2). The source can be downloaded using SVN, hosted by sourceforge.net.

Please take a look at Maximus32’s website for more information, screenshots and downloads: http://bricks-os.org/

Discussion: http://forum.gbadev.org/viewtopic.php?t=16166

http://bricks-os.org/

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