Update

Hello world...

Ah the great line of any good first application in a new language or with a new API. I have written you so many times I can not even begin to count. The truth is though is that you are boring, so much in fact that I despise your presence. I want more, I want to create and to develop something beautiful and imaginative.

Thus leads me here, an update on my progress into the world of NDS homebrew and my side scroller game. Actually, progress is going well. I have the basics of an engine now and I will be working on incorporating my own art soon (hopefully this weekend ill get something visible I can post screen shots of). The PALib library is very versatile and easy to work with and I believe it will make a game like mine extremely easy to develop. More updates on this soon.

As far as school goes, I am dropping out of grad school for sure. It really has been a waste of my time. The classes for an MBA are completely useless unless you have great plans of being a manager and I don't think I could handle not working with code every day. I am not a bean counter, bottom line... So anyways, this is my last week of class (lots of busy work - including a take home final exam that weighs about 10 lbs.). I am hoping that finishing off the class and going back to a normal life will give me more time to work on my game. We will see...

Thats all for now, check back soon for more info. Oh I almost forgot, I have put together a little puzzle game for the NDS, it is almost done, I will try to put that up tomorrow.

Download - NDS : Helicopter 1.0

Retro gaming time again here at DKGameStudios. This time with another classic remake, Helicopter. Guide your heli through the treacherous cavern full of ominous green rocks... why are the rock always green???? You know every version of this game I have ever seen, the rocks are green. Well, got to stick with tradition on this one as it made collision detection super easy.

Here is a screenshot:
Features:

• Includes original style game, press A to make your Helicopter climb, release to let gravity do its thing.
  
• If you hit a wall, floor or ceiling, it's lights out for you...

This baby took me about 4-5 hrs of actual coding over a course of a week and a half. It was actually developed at a forum request over at NDSHomebrew. So SolidusRegime, I hope you see this and I hope you still care cause its all for you man! Enjoy...

Get the download here

On a side note, I have been working on some new stuff using PALib so don't expect to see anymore crappy raster ports of old games unless I am really bored, or you're really nice and ask for one specifically. Either case, it probably won't be a raster port unless it would take me less time.

I am however still considering adding some fatlib stuff to this so as to save highscores after power down. Ill keep you all posted.