DS-Marios-Cement-Factory

DS Homebrew Mario's Cement factory Game and Watch

INTRODUCTION

In 1984 I got my second ‘handheld’ console: the G&W Mario's Cement factory. And now I programmed this version for the DS homebrew.

This is the result and I hope you like it.

A video showing the game can be found on YouTube: Nintendo DS Homebrew game Mario's Cement Factory.

A video showing the game can be found on YouTube:

Some information:

• Gameplay identical to the Game & Watch Mario's Cement Factory.
• Each level becomes gradually more difficult: more carts carrying cement and more missing elevator steps
• Background graphic 'borrowed' from 'Game and Watch Gallery 4'.
• All other graphics created from a picture taken from my G&W Mario's Cement Factory.
• All sounds recorded from a playing session with my G&W Mario's Cement Factory.

[ Yes, my G&W Mario's Cement Factory handheld is still working !]

The game is created using devkitpro: https://devkitpro.org/.

Good introduction tutorials to using devkitpro and DS programming: https://patater.com/files/projects/manual/manual.html.

HOW TO INSTALL AND START THE GAME USING A NINTENDO DS WITH R4DS

1. It is as simple as putting the mariocement.nds on the SD card.
2. Put the SD card back in the R4DS card.
3. Put the R4DS card back in the Nintendo DS.
4. Start the Mario's Cement Factory homebrew application.

FILE INFORMATION

• Folder - audio: contains all the sounds.
• Folder - build: used to build the game application.
• Folder - gfx: contains all the graphics.
• Folder - source: contains the game sources.
• File - main.c: the main game program source file.
• File - mariocement.nds: game nds-file (result of build).
• File - mariocement.elf: game elf-file (result of build).
• File - mariocement.pnproj: devkitpro project definition file.
• File - icon.bmp: game icon image.
• File - Makefile: devkitpro project make file.

HOW TO PLAY THE GAME IN AN EMULATOR

The game can be played with the DeSmuME Nintendo DS emulator: desmume.org.

The DeSmuME emulator is also a core in RetroArch so it is possible to play the game with RetroArch: retroarch.com.

In the emulator you need to place the 'Game & Watch Donkey Kong Jr.nds' rom in the appropriate rom-folder.

Note

I'm not providing detailed information on how to download, setup and configure the emulators. This information changes often with new releases of the emulators. It is best to consult the emulator's official websites for more information.

Tip

You might also need to provide the generic NDS BIOS files (bios7.bin, bios9.bin and firmware.bin) to the emulator.

When you play the game with RetroArch, it is also possible to get Retro Achievements for the game.