contest: NDS APP - MarcaDS Arcade Emulator - By: AlekMaul

[alekmaul]

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                             - MARCA DS 2.5 -
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CODE and EVERYTHING ELSE : alekmaul

To join me, send a mail here : alekmaul@portabledev.com or portablenint@free.fr

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MarcaDS is an arcade emulator.
It use the same principle than Mame but it's not using its code,Mame is too huge
for our little DS , but it's just my opinion.
To use this emulator, you must have compatibles ROMS with NO COMPRESSION ZIP format.
Do not ask me about ROMS, I don't have them. A search with Google will certainly help
you.

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This version is FOR USE ONLY on MK2 or MK3. It use the special functionnality of the SD
card to store the games.
I have fully tested it on MK2 (thanks Neoflash for it ) with Menu V0.4 and V0.6beta.
Sadly, I can't make it playable with the Menu V0.5, I don't know why.
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How to use:

Unzip MarcaDS.nds in a MARCADS directory in the root directory on your SD / MMC card.
Be careful, the directory MUST BE in the root directory of your SD / MMC card.
Put your arcade roms (ZIP format with NO COMPRESSION option) in this directory too.

That's all, MarcaDS can now be execute !

When the emulator starts, press A to pass the two intros and use Up/Down to select game,
then use A to start the game selected.

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Controls (both Player 1 and 2) :
 * Direction pad : the joystick ...
 * A : insert coins
 * B : Fire (if the game need it, like Pengo)
 * X : Fire (if the game need it, like Ping Pong)
 * START : start game




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Alekmaul
alekmaul@portabledev.com
http://www.portabledev.com

[Dr.neo]

i just want to say: i like your project so so so much!
 

[alekmaul]

Thanks a lot ! 
Just remember, it does not work on emulator, just on a real DS with MK2 (or perhaps MK3, I don't have one).
SO, you must use such thing to test it.
regards.

[d-loader]

Wow, very nice APP .. I bet you'll win with this one

[rogerpoco]

NEGATIVE:Man,this is tough to set up.
I can't wait till it's a little further along.

POSITIVE:I'm positive that i think you are a genius.

THANKYOU

[alekmaul]

rogerpoco, the readme file explain everything to setup MarcaDS  .
If you think something is not very easy , please tell me, I will modify the readme file.
Also, when a rom is launched, it is like on a real hardware, so you must wait a little 

[rogerpoco]

Thanks,but i think it was just me.
I just get by on a P.C.,and really don't know what i am doing.
My problem was that i had several"split"mame roms.-fixed now.


Thank you for an awesome app.

[rogerpoco]

Okay,I am so deeply into the NDS now,that i don't think I'll ever recover.
BUT-The arcades are my first love.
Please continue work on this.Even if all it is,is all it'll ever be(I'm sure it's not,but I'm just sayin')its GREAT.

[alekmaul]

I will continue, be sure 
My next challenge will be :
- Sound
- More big graphics game like Black Tiger (i love this one  )

[EDIT]Screenshots attached on first post  as request on another topic.

[alekmaul]

Well, hum hum ....
This is not in your dream but only the next release of MarcaDS 

The first arcade emulator with stylus control for the game 

[rogerpoco]

   Oh My.

The only thing that kept me from getting an Arkanoid cabinet as the first in my home collection was that it was only available as a conversion kit(I may be wrong)and I really wanted an original cabinet for my first.
I settled on a 2-player Super-Off Road,with the Track Pack,and am currently trying to figger out if I can put the original game's board in the cabinet,and swap the wiring at-will,but I'm not sure.


Anyway,Wow.

Oh-and my"collection"is still up to one.

[alekmaul]

Of course, if I can post the new version with arkanoid, tell me Dr Neo 

[Phantom]

you can, but we can't use it to judge your entrie.

[alekmaul]

So I will wait the end of the compo to post the new version and also add more games 

[ndsdev]

Why not post the new version on your website?   

http://www.portabledev.com/pages/ds/jeuxdev.-perso/marcads.php

- Aaron Rogers
http://www.aaronrogers.com/nintendods/