Posts Tagged ‘homebrew’

N5 for Revolution DS Lite

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

The N5 is your slot 1 solution for running homebrew applications, DS Lite backups and more. This slot 1 solution boasts of “drag and drop” functionality for your backups, removing the dreaded patching system before of adding backups to your MicroSD card.

It is an amazing little device of the same size as the original DS Lite cart. It is manufactured by the same factory as the M3 Simply. It allows you to fully customize the layout and look of your DS Loader. You can play mp3’s, read TXT books, and run your homebrew applications with ease. The N5 team has made this amazing product feature with amazing functionality. The N5 DS Lite does everything; it adds M3 or M3 Lite Perfect for Nintendo Game Boy Advance SP support. The MicroSD card functions for N5 and it’s built in security features enable users to download, store, and play secure content just like SD card.

It comes with an original sandisk protective carry case. The micro SD cards are universally compatible. N5 is no longer including the firmware/OS CD in the package. It is a complete solution with no need to purchase additional components or deal with any messy software and truly the easiest media enhancer you have ever used. In a nutshell it’s a must have for all the DS Lite users.

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Anguna: Warriors of Virtue — A worthy Homebrew for your DS

Monday, May 19th, 2008

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Some Homebrews for the Nintendo DS lite never make it anywhere except for the developer’s portfolio. However, there are some that make it there, at least for a worthy honorable mention. Anguna has now made a few eye-brows go up and has certainly brought back the old school charm.

DSfanboy made a mention of it recently saying:

It’s not every day you get surprise homebrew releases like this! Anguna: Warriors of Virtue is a complete action-adventure game for the GBA, boasting five dungeons, unique enemies and bosses, and an expansive over world. Hidden rooms, secrets, and special weapons — bear traps, dynamite, and more — are scattered around Aguna. It’s all the work of a single programmer (with sprites provided by Chris Hildenbrand), Nathan Tolbert, who labored over the game as a hobby for the past three years.

While some games leave you spoilt by having told you every thing that you need to do in the game and also the specifics of game play, there are some — like Anguna: Warriors of virtue — that you will need to figure out everything while you play, much like an RPG.

Again from DSfanboy:

Very much inspired by the original The Legend of Zelda, Anguna is an old-school experience that doesn’t hold your hand whatsoever. Other than a few sentences to set the plot and a sword, you aren’t given much to work with. After you fight your way through the introduction dungeon, you’ll need to explore the over world for a while before figuring out where to head next.

Very much worth a try and an amazing homebrew to start your lazy days with. Play with quite some time on your hands, because it isn’t a just shoot-the-aliens game.

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