#130824 - gauauu - Fri Jun 08, 2007 3:25 pm
Question for y'all...I haven't spent a lot of time reading up on DS programming (since I don't have one yet). So if you'll excuse my laziness, maybe I can get a quick answer without having to invest all the time.
I have a gba game that I've been working on (Anguna) for quite a while now. There's been some interest in a DS version (which would be functionally pretty much the same) from people.
My question: how hard is it to convert a GBA game to DS? I assume almost all the work would come from the graphics system, since I assume it's totally different. It is anywhere near a 1:1 conversion, or will I totally need to restructure things?
The stuff I'm more worried than basic backgrounds/sprites are things like windows (I'm using a sprite based window to do a cool lantern darkness thing), and hblank dma as well. I assume these don't translate directly to DS ways of doing things?
Also, are there good open libraries for playing mods (particularly xm's)?
Thanks for excusing my laziness!
I have a gba game that I've been working on (Anguna) for quite a while now. There's been some interest in a DS version (which would be functionally pretty much the same) from people.
My question: how hard is it to convert a GBA game to DS? I assume almost all the work would come from the graphics system, since I assume it's totally different. It is anywhere near a 1:1 conversion, or will I totally need to restructure things?
The stuff I'm more worried than basic backgrounds/sprites are things like windows (I'm using a sprite based window to do a cool lantern darkness thing), and hblank dma as well. I assume these don't translate directly to DS ways of doing things?
Also, are there good open libraries for playing mods (particularly xm's)?
Thanks for excusing my laziness!