Re: 3d-party porting?


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Re: 3d-party porting?

Posted By: Kanen Faud'r Date: 4/14/05 11:13 a.m.
In Response To: 3d-party porting? (Johannes Gunnar)

The problem of getting it onto the DS is already solved. You need a GBA flash card, available from your favorite Hong Kong videogame specialist, and a special card to redirect execution into the ARM7 at startup. The need for the special card should be gone within a few weeks, if you're willing to open up your DS and flash the firmware.
I think the biggest issue would probably be texture space. The DS has decent poly pushing ability, but Marathon uses a relatively large number of textures. I personally just finished a tool to convert Quake2 MD2 files to run on the DS, so maybe 3D enemies would be a possibility. Marathon also has a ton of enemies - thanks to using sprites, so you'd need to do some really clever LOD stuff or have fewer, tougher, enemies (which would change the feel of the game.)
Probably doable. Not by me, though, I have about 10x too many projects already...
- eli

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: The problem of getting it onto the DS is already solved. You need a GBA flash : card, available from your favorite Hong Kong videogame specialist, and a : special card to redirect execution into the ARM7 at startup. The need for : the special card should be gone within a few weeks, if you're willing to : open up your DS and flash the firmware. : I think the biggest issue would probably be texture space. The DS has decent : poly pushing ability, but Marathon uses a relatively large number of : textures. I personally just finished a tool to convert Quake2 MD2 files to : run on the DS, so maybe 3D enemies would be a possibility. Marathon also : has a ton of enemies - thanks to using sprites, so you'd need to do some : really clever LOD stuff or have fewer, tougher, enemies (which would : change the feel of the game.) : Probably doable. Not by me, though, I have about 10x too many projects : already... : - eli

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Petition for marathon for the DS	duality	4/3/05 12:32 p.m.
i would love it! NM	Johannes Gunnar	4/3/05 1:59 p.m.
you were thinking exactly what I was thinking! NM	Tyler	4/3/05 5:46 p.m.
Re: Petition for marathon for the DS	ukimalefu	4/3/05 8:06 p.m.
Re: Petition for marathon for the DS	duality	4/3/05 9:19 p.m.
Re: Petition for marathon for the DS	ukimalefu	4/3/05 10:01 p.m.
Re: Petition for marathon for the DS	duality	4/4/05 2:06 p.m.
email	duality	4/3/05 9:27 p.m.
wouldn't it be a problem to get it on a cartridge?	Johannes Gunnar	4/4/05 1:49 a.m.
Re: wouldn't it be a problem to get it on a cartri	duality	4/4/05 6:24 a.m.
Re: wouldn't it be a problem to get it on a cartri	mitchellan	4/4/05 2:14 p.m.
Re: wouldn't it be a problem to get it on a cartri	duality	4/4/05 2:20 p.m.
Re: wouldn't it be a problem to get it on a cartri	blake37	4/4/05 2:48 p.m.
Re: email	duality	4/8/05 1:57 p.m.
Re: Petition for marathon for the DS	Matt	4/4/05 7:12 a.m.
Re: Petition for marathon for the DS	Steve Campbell	4/13/05 11:52 a.m.
Re: Petition for marathon for the DS	duality	4/13/05 1:36 p.m.
Re: Petition for marathon for the DS	Matt	4/14/05 5:13 a.m.
Re: Petition for marathon for the DS	Bob-B-Q	4/14/05 9:21 a.m.
Re: Petition for marathon for the DS	Matt	4/14/05 10:08 a.m.
3d-party porting?	Johannes Gunnar	4/14/05 10:23 a.m.
A1 for DS? Might be worth a shot... NM	Bob-B-Q	4/14/05 10:37 a.m.
Re: 3d-party porting?	Kanen Faud'r	4/14/05 11:13 a.m.
Re: 3d-party porting?	duality	4/14/05 2:20 p.m.
Re: 3d-party porting?	Johannes Gunnar	4/14/05 3:32 p.m.
Doubt	howekern	4/4/05 11:46 a.m.
Re: Petition for marathon for the DS	Ender	4/4/05 1:26 p.m.
Re: Petition for marathon for the DS	duality	4/4/05 1:49 p.m.
Re: Petition for marathon for the DS	McLean	4/9/05 1:01 p.m.
Re: Petition for marathon for the DS	duality	4/10/05 7:21 a.m.
Re: Petition for marathon for the DS	McLean	4/12/05 11:48 p.m.
I can see it now...	Tyler	4/10/05 6:10 p.m.
Re: I can see it now...	AfroRyan	4/11/05 8:36 a.m.
I agree NM	duality	4/12/05 3:04 p.m.
Re: Petition for marathon for the DS	Kanen Faud'r	4/12/05 1:51 p.m.
Re: Petition for marathon for the DS	duality	4/12/05 3:01 p.m.
Re: Petition for marathon for the DS	273BeLow	4/12/05 3:11 p.m.
Re: Petition for marathon for the DS	duality	4/13/05 2:17 p.m.
Re: Petition for marathon for the DS	273BeLow	4/13/05 2:46 p.m.



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