Homebrew Would an OpenRCT2 port be possible for the (n)3DS?

[BlastedGuy9905]

Would an OpenRCT2 port be possible for the (n)3DS?
I'm really starting to enjoy this game, and even my shitty laptop from 2007 can run it at full speed.
I'd like to see the game somehow playable on the 3DS or N3DS (because it has a faster processor and a c-stick, which would be good for camera controls).
Sorry if this is a stupid question.

 

[YTElias]

Oh yeah that game
I like too see when people die there

 

[BlastedGuy9905]

Oh yeah that game
I like too see when people die there

satanic thoughts incoming, i can see it...

 

[YTElias]

satanic thoughts incoming, i can see it...

What you mean?

 

[BlastedGuy9905]

What you mean?

"portable guest killing"
"portable guest drowning"
"portable death rides"
...and other various thoughts. but thats not the point of this thread.

 

[YTElias]

"portable guest killing"
"portable guest drowning"
"portable death rides"
...and other various thoughts. but thats not the point of this thread.

That rollercoaster is to dangerous you cant drive

 

[BlastedGuy9905]

And also the fact that the game is only pseudo-3D (simulated 3D in 2D) would make it more easy for the 3DS and N3DS to run.

 

[daandw]

Would an OpenRCT2 port be possible for the (n)3DS?
I'm really starting to enjoy this game, and even my shitty laptop from 2007 can run it at full speed.

lol what screen resolution do you use? 64x64? sometimes it lags badly on my pretty good pc from 2013

 

[BlastedGuy9905]

lol what screen resolution do you use? 64x64? sometimes it lags badly on my pretty good pc from 2013

...i use 1080p

 

[MRJPGames]

It would probably be able to run the game at an OK framerate. There was a thread at one point on gbatemp from a guy claiming to be making such a port, and he seemed to have it pretty functional. But it was never heard from again... So I don't know if it was fake or if the guy just stopped working on it and decided it wasn't finished enough for release or something.

EDIT: Did some digging. The project was fake but it doesn't mean it's not possible.
A first step for anyone who might want to port this is to see if SDL2 has been ported to the 3DS yet.

Edit EDIT:
https://github.com/xerpi/SDL-3DS There you go a SDL2 port for the 3DS. Now get going already XD (Don't know if all the rendering code etc. is completely separate from the original binary yet otherwise it would basically be impossible anyways but oh well)

 

[JacKob]

If there were such engine that mentioned game uses and supports the 3DS, then we could port it with minor tweaks.

 

[Giodude]

I believe there were 2 projects to port this in the past. Both of them were cancelled.

 

[OrGoN3]

Would an OpenRCT2 port be possible for the (n)3DS?
I'm really starting to enjoy this game, and even my shitty laptop from 2007 can run it at full speed.
I'd like to see the game somehow playable on the 3DS or N3DS (because it has a faster processor and a c-stick, which would be good for camera controls).
Sorry if this is a stupid question.

Doesn't it require for the real RCT2 to be installed first? Then no. Unless you ported both.

 

[Joom]

Doesn't it require for the real RCT2 to be installed first? Then no. Unless you ported both.

It only requires the assets from the retail game, not the binary. It runs similar to how ctr-quake does on the 3DS.

 

[BlastedGuy9905]

It only requires the assets from the retail game, not the binary. It runs similar to how ctr-quake does on the 3DS.

Was about to say that. I was bothered by that, but if it only needs the assets, it should be possible

 

[Joom]

Was about to say that. I was bothered by that, but if it only needs the assets, it should be possible

The original RCT games are written entirely in assembly. OpenRCT2 is a total C++/Obj-C rewrite, which makes it a bit easier to make it multiplatform.

 

[8-Bit-Giraffe]

I know that bumping is bad, but I'd really love to know if anybody does try to port it (and doesn't lie about it lol)

 

[Hambrew]

I know that bumping is bad, but I'd really love to know if anybody does try to port it (and doesn't lie about it lol)

I agree, a 3DS port of OpenRCT2 would definitely make me play it a lot more.