Carmack loves homebrew DS - bit-tech.net Forums

CardJoe · 12th Nov 2007, 09:28

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/11..._homebrew_ds/1

John Carmack has publicly said that he thinks the DS could be a great starting place for young programmers if Nintendo would sanction homebrew.

yakyb · 12th Nov 2007, 10:17

created the engine in 4 days thats pretty good going

Fusen · 12th Nov 2007, 10:18

suppose it's not hard for someone like carmack to create a 3d engine for something that has the same graphics as the original gameboy :P

Mentai · 12th Nov 2007, 12:05

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Originally Posted by Fusen

suppose it's not hard for someone like carmack to create a 3d engine for something that has the same graphics as the original gameboy :P

Lol, you mean the same graphics as his original game engines? If not, whats it like to only see in monochrome? :P

mclean007 · 12th Nov 2007, 14:50

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Originally Posted by Joe Martin

Ironically, one of the best homebrew games is a DS port of Carmack’s own Quake

In what way is that 'ironic'? I would say it is quite fitting!

CardJoe · 12th Nov 2007, 15:24

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Originally Posted by mclean007

In what way is that 'ironic'? I would say it is quite fitting!

Yeah, I suppose you're right.

Hm. A reader correcting a writer? How ironic...

Darkedge · 12th Nov 2007, 16:21

Nintendo are selling the DS hand over fist, everyone is developing for it - Not a chance. More likely that Romero will make a new good game and then marry Carmack than Nintendo opening up the DS.

It's a good idea for programmers, sure JC. Mind you what about the already open source free to develop for GP2X??? Thats closer to a normal development environment as it's linux in the first place rather than ninti's internal code. Maybe if you plugged that Carmack we'd get more developers.

Morphine-Kitty · 13th Nov 2007, 06:00

4 days? What a beast!

And heck, why have Nintendo unlock it? Just unlock it yourself. Funner that way.

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Morphine-Kitty Dead account. Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: 127.0.0.1 Posts: 366	4 days? What a beast! And heck, why have Nintendo unlock it? Just unlock it yourself. Funner that way. __________________ Not posting on this forum anymore...

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Fusen Supermodder Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Kent Uni Posts: 350	suppose it's not hard for someone like carmack to create a 3d engine for something that has the same graphics as the original gameboy :P

12th Nov 2007, 16:21	#7
Darkedge Supermodder Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: UK Posts: 334	Nintendo are selling the DS hand over fist, everyone is developing for it - Not a chance. More likely that Romero will make a new good game and then marry Carmack than Nintendo opening up the DS. It's a good idea for programmers, sure JC. Mind you what about the already open source free to develop for GP2X??? Thats closer to a normal development environment as it's linux in the first place rather than ninti's internal code. Maybe if you plugged that Carmack we'd get more developers.