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title: HomebrewDS
created: 2007-03-28 15:51
updated: 2010-10-06 08:27
revision: 56
author: Auriea
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[[Games]]

[[MakingDSGames]]
latest firmware - http://dshere.com/ http://www.handheldsources.com/M3DS/Download_M3DSS.html

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I ordered the M3 Simply[http://www.m3adapter.com/SLOT-1/main.htm]
- bought from: http://www.divineo.cn/cgi-bin/div-cn/dsl-m3dsssimp.html
  - it was chearper to get it from Hong Kong than to buy it from the UK
  - SD Micro cards are really quite inexpensive @ 12 Euro for 1GB
- next time check here: http://metashop-fr.com
seems they have even better prices!

## playing with 3d
- 3d model viewer - http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=51691
- Blender export script - http://hackerpilot.org/dsblender.php
  - Use the export script to save your model to a C file. Keep in mind that the DS will not handle high-polygon meshes well. Place this file inside your "source" directory (assuming that your project follows the directory structure of the ndslib examples). Then create a .h file that looks like this:
<code>const extern u32 Suzanne[]; </code> 
where "Suzanne" is the name of your mesh. Check the .c file to make sure they match. Then, inside of your code, you can just call
<code>glCallList((u32*)Suzanne);</code> 
to display the model. (Again being sure to replace "Suzanne" with the actual name of your mesh)

## playing with sound
GlitchDS - http://www.glitchds.com/documentation/
- Protein [DScratch](http://gorgull.googlepages.com/home2)
[[tube:u6D1M_URBow 300 240 0]]
- use with MaxMsp [http://www.cycling74.com/forums/index.php?t=msg&goto=102751&rid=0&S=b9bb8f6348099a59b0a3bc777c427f5c][http://mccormick.cx/]
- ds midi wifi: http://dsmidiwifi.tobw.net/ 
- Nitro Tracker: http://nitrotracker.tobw.net/
[http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/03/22/mobile-music-tracker-for-nintendo-ds-ds-homebrew-music-roundup/]
[[tube:AYDF313Ae7A 300 240 0]]


- http://www.pikilipita.com/vj/

## playing with visuals
- [DS visuals project](http://www.zive.at/ndsvisuals/index.html) - uses [vvvv](http://vvvv.org/)
- DS Comic reader - http://gnese.free.fr/NDS/ComicBookDS/?language=en
http://www.4colorrebellion.com/archives/2006/10/09/comic-book-ds-homebrew-impressions/
  - PictoDS for Mac [http://www.ds-scene.net/?s=viewtopic&nid=4002&p=3]
- COLORSDS - http://www.collectingsmiles.com/colors/
now that its got calibration i like the pressure opacit connection just fine.
- illustration software: http://www.flatblackfilms.com/DS.html
[[tube:C12oQalay9Q 300 240 0]]

## uselful applications
- flashcards for kanji - http://ds.amvhell.com/

## more hardware
DS motion pack: http://ndsmotion.com/
(too bad i can't get the dsmidiwifi to work. it seems that the ds has so many features which would make it a great instrument to use for [[MySong]].)

### M3 HumanitarianAssistance
- **a guide: http://www.eurasia.nu/wiki/index.php?pagename=DsM3SimplyIdiotGuide**
- a review, skins! - http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=54763
  - skin files need to be .bmp format and saved in a directory called _system_ at the root of the sd card (this didn't work for me, need to figure it out)

## INSTALL
- moonshell (media player) http://mdxonline.dyndns.org/archives/nds/
### WIFI file transfer
http://bafio.drunkencoders.com/
also wifi chat program and server that i cannot get to worrrk :(

### DS Organize
[[tube:VnT3obt1XTA 300 240 0]]

- DS Organize: http://www.dragonminded.com/?loc=ndsdev/DSOrganize 
  - [HOW TO install instructions!](http://www.wiffy.ie/forums/showthread.php?s=aad989741c5d11ae0deda9e11915f1f5&t=3206)
  - i also needed this [DLDI Drop](http://www.blogadresse.de/2007/01/29/dldi-drop-dldi-patcher-the-mac-way/) to convert the DSOrganize.nds file to work with the M3Simply. note: this is the mac version, there are different instructions for pc.
    - and i mean its *really* necessary. nearly every app out there needs to be patched to work with M3Simply!!

## game/software dev/download sites
- http://www.drunkencoders.com/
- tutorial - http://www.double.co.nz/nintendo_ds/
- http://dev-scene.com/Main_Page (many games and such)
- also check the archives at [InsertCredit](http://www.insertcredit.com/)

#### some things i liked
- Sensitive DS: http://www.freewebs.com/sensitiveds/
- World of Sand: http://fallingsandgame.com/viewtopic.php?t=1875
- ConstellationsDS: http://dev-scene.com/NDSNews:2007-06-28_-_Constellations_DS


## dev
- PAlib http://www.palib.info/wiki/doku.php?id=day1
- dswifi: http://www.akkit.org/dswifi/index.html
- 2d image tutorial: http://liranuna.drunkencoders.com/nds-2d-tuts/

## pc ds emulators
- http://www.desmume.com/
- no$gba: http://nocash.emubase.de/gba.htm