[DS] School Rush : DKC-like running in Rayman-esque world

[Probo]

I turned on the FPS counter and yeah it was dropping well below 60. 39 was the lowest I saw. I changed some settings and now it seems to run mostly at 60 fps! Its late now, so ill play it some more tomorrow

didn't realise DS emulation was so system-intensive !

[PypeBros]

didn't realise DS emulation was so system-intensive !

Many newer console could only be emulated with code translation from their native binaries to the host processor. Just like Java's just-in-time technology. Afaik, desmume don't do that (at least not by default) and has to emulate 100MHz. Each and every little instruction. Plus GPU and sound mixing.

[PypeBros]

... and I'm in love with your blog. So much nice content.

Thank you ^_^
That goes to the heart.

[Mathias]

Way to go, Pype.
You've been working on this for a few years. Must feel great.

[PypeBros]

Way to go, Pype.
You've been working on this for a few years. Must feel great.

Indeed. I counted 1 year for the pixel art, 1 year to get the engine ready to animate all the characters, 1 year game design, and finally 1 year to tune the gameplay. Plus 6 months so far for UI, powerup feedback, difficulty selection and things like that. Of course, these are "hobby years", not "indie years"...

But yeah, I feel relieve that I fixed everything that was really needed to be able to show the progress. I can't wait to get the final things done so that I can proudly show the game to people who made the games I played when I was a teenager.

[PypeBros]

Oh, btw, for those who haven't played it yet, but wanted to, there's an updated version with better sound effects.

[PypeBros]

updated again. HUD and menu fixes, gameplay polish. I promise there will be a final level if there is ever a future update.

[PypeBros]

At last, the final level is there. Gameplay has been refined to make the game more fair and enjoyable. At last, I've got the tiki-books background integrated and my game engine can render animated tiles for better game feel

[PypeBros]

It took a while. But I'm almost done with this one. you can now see how well you performed and there is at last a secret ending for those finding the secret final level.

If you happen to play it, I'm always eager to get first-hand feedback.


Some of pixelation users will show up in the 'default high scores'. A way to thank them for their advice and guidance while the art was in development.

[PypeBros]

final version (direct link).

After 5 years of development, I'm finally done with it.