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Coding > Beginner Homebrew

#130466 - Vapourstreak - Sun Jun 03, 2007 10:11 pm

I want to code some homrew for the DS or GBA. Can anyone tell me how to start? I have no experience whatsoever in coding ANYTHING Can anyone hlep me? Thanks.
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#130471 - keldon - Sun Jun 03, 2007 10:47 pm

No problem; check out the beginners FAQ in the Beginners forum. Since you have no programming experience you will need to get starting in learning "coding" as the GBA/DS/GB is the deep end.

#130472 - Azenris - Sun Jun 03, 2007 10:49 pm

The first thing I would do I learn alittle c/c++, I can't personally recommend any sites as I learned through books and college. Once youve got a nice understanding of that you can move onto focusing on games either GBA or DS. Im pretty sure with afew google searches you could find some simple tutorials on programming. There is also the beginners FAQ http://forum.gbadev.org/viewtopic.php?p=6770 you can check out.

First thing I did (im still new at this) is install devkitPro. If your using windows you can download the windows installer and its all setup for you.
It also includes some example files.

Im sure someone else can be of more help to you, but Im not exactly in a place to give advice :p