ROM Hack What are the "must play" ROM hacks for nds?

[RetrogamingAddict]

I am looking for interesting rom hacks or homebrew ports.

 

[Nikokaro]

As for ms-dos fps ports I would mention, based on my personal taste, cquake (Quake), DualHexen (Hexen), cheretic (Heretic), DSDoom SVN (Doom 1/2), DScent (Descent), JfDuke3d (Duke Nukem 3d): all of them with the ability to play custom/user add-on/expansion episodes through .argv argument.

Lately I have rediscovered an interesting rhythm game, sort of a parody of Guitar Hero, called Video Games Hero, which uses 8bit game bgms, pop and classical music in midi or similar format: well made and almost professional game, really fun. Too bad more tunes can't be added.

Regarding the NDS games hacks, I would mention several undub patches, which replace the often ridiculous english recitation (e.g., the inexplicably sped-up one in Suikoden Tierkreis) with the more expressive and funny japanese one.

 

[a_username_that_is_cool]

I recommend you play newer ds if you haven't already. Pretty fun

 

[plasturion]

as for the "must play" means almost everything here's my types:
Princess On Ice - graphical version improvment hack - here
If you like rythm games and even if you don't like Cooking Mama series like me this title still is nice to try - Rythm de Cooking
Lode Runner english menu patch - here
You can try my Binary Land port homebrew that joins NES and MSX versions ("RNG" levels) playmodes - here

 

[mrparrot2]

If you like RTS there is also ports of Command & Conquer Tiberian Dawn and Red Alert, however the First requires memory expansion and Second a DSi.

 

[ndsboy87]

Geometry Dash 3DS and Cookie Clicker 3DS are both some that I spent some time playing.

 

[oofmoment420]

The Koopa Who Stole Christmas is a cool SM64DS hack that just came out!

 

[MysteryGamer987]

I Recommend Newer Super Mario Bros DS, It's More Challenging Than The Original With Better Level Design

Post automatically merged: Jan 13, 2024

Geometry Dash 3DS and Cookie Clicker 3DS are both some that I spent some time playing.

Where Did You Get Them I Can't Find Them Anywhere

 

[ichig0]

As for ms-dos fps ports I would mention, based on my personal taste, cquake (Quake), DualHexen (Hexen), cheretic (Heretic), DSDoom SVN (Doom 1/2), DScent (Descent), JfDuke3d (Duke Nukem 3d): all of them with the ability to play custom/user add-on/expansion episodes through .argv argument.

Lately I have rediscovered an interesting rhythm game, sort of a parody of Guitar Hero, called Video Games Hero, which uses 8bit game bgms, pop and classical music in midi or similar format: well made and almost professional game, really fun. Too bad more tunes can't be added.

Regarding the NDS games hacks, I would mention several undub patches, which replace the often ridiculous english recitation (e.g., the inexplicably sped-up one in Suikoden Tierkreis) with the more expressive and funny japanese one.

Thanks for all the fps recs! I recently picked up moon for nds, and while simple, I really enjoyed the stylus controls. Working my way through the list now, did you find the Duke Nukem port recently though? I checked the GitHub and that other page but just saw win/Mac/linux ports, no nds. Unless I missed something

 

[Nikokaro]

Working my way through the list now, did you find the Duke Nukem port recently though?

https://gbatemp.net/threads/who-wants-duke-nukem-3d-jfduke-on-the-dsi.615592/page-6
https://github.com/elhobbs/jfduke3d

 

[ichig0]

https://gbatemp.net/threads/who-wants-duke-nukem-3d-jfduke-on-the-dsi.615592/page-6
https://github.com/elhobbs/jfduke3d

Sank yuuuu

Post automatically merged: Feb 5, 2024

Hey, Nikokaro, a couple more questions,

A: I take it you are running these from flashcart, have you tried them in twilight menu or on the system SD at all?

B:vThe Duke Nukem port does need base game files to run, right? I don't see any instructions per DS installation for it on the GitHub page; I did find elhobb's Github with directions for what files that one needs, should I just follow that?

EDIT: Finally about the DLDI patching, that's not necessary these days right? I've never had to do it before

 

[Nikokaro]

I take it you are running these from flashcart, have you tried them in twilight menu or on the system SD at all?

I actually use it on DSi, from SD slot, via TwilightMenu. The base game should still work from flashcart as well, but given the less RAM available it will be unstable. To use the additional episodes (eg Duke Caribbean, Nuclear Winter, Duke It Out in D.C. etc) you will have to use a DSi only.

The Duke Nukem port does need base game files to run, right?

You need Duke3d.grp from the Atomic Edition which you will easily find at archive(dot)org. To play the user add-ons you find online you'll need to launch an argv file, containing a specific command line, from TwilightMenu : you'll find all the instructions about it scattered in my thread I've already mentioned: you'll have to read it from beginning to end, alas.

Finally about the DLDI patching, that's not necessary these days right

That's right. No need.

 

[Indy13]

If you like DOS games era, i recommend you Raptor, Tyrian, Another World DS, Flashback DS, Lemmings DS and also DSx86 & ScummVM DS, you can find all these stuffs here :

https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/List_of_DS_homebrew_applications

 

[ichig0]

To play the user add-ons you find online you'll need to launch an argv file, containing a specific command line, from TwilightMenu : you'll find all the instructions about it scattered in my thread I've already mentioned: you'll have to read it from beginning to end, alas.

Thanks for that, was wondering about this too. Gonna try it out today :o

If you like DOS games era, i recommend you Raptor, Tyrian, Another World DS, Flashback DS, Lemmings DS and also DSx86 & ScummVM DS, you can find all these stuffs here :

https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/List_of_DS_homebrew_applications

Dude, thank you for the reccs! Cygnus / Mountain King made a shmup called Demonstar I used to love as a kid (my very first one,) so I'm definitely interested in Raptor --