Homebrew RELEASE Hurrican game port for Switch

[rsn8887]

Download: https://github.com/rsn8887/hurrican/releases/latest

# Hurrican port for Switch

This is my Switch port of Hurrican, a freeware jump and shoot game created by Poke53280 that is based on the Turrican game series. Blast your way through nine action-packed levels filled with different enemies and powerups.

Everything needed to play is already included in the archive.

Port by @rsn8887.

Visit my Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/rsn8887

# Thanks

Thanks to Poke53280 team for making such a great game, releasing the source, and making it freeware.

Thanks to the other developers such as DKS and Pickle for extending the Hurrican source and adding SDL/OpenGL-ES support and more.

Thanks to ScHlAuChi for telling me about this.

Thanks to devkitPro for making Switch homebrew possible.

Thanks to my supporters on Patreon: Andyways, CountDuckula, Jason Crawford, Greg Gibson, Jesse Harlin, Özgür Karter, Matthew Machnee, Milenko, and RadicalR.

# Installation

- Download (see `assets` below), and unzip `Hurrican_switch.zip` and copy the contents over to the `/switch/` folder on your sd card, so that you have a folder `/switch/Hurrican` with many folders and files inside.

# Controls

- Left analog stick = walk/duck/aim (hold up/down to look)
- Dpad = walk/duck/aim (hold up/down to look)
- Y = shoot
- B = jump
- X = hold for lightning beam (control angle with stick/dpad left/right)
- A = powerline
- R = grenade
- L = cycle weapon type
- ZR = smart bomb

# Current Limitations

- Don't try to remap buttons in the controls menu, it asks for a button press, but doesn't react to Joycon input. The only way out is to force quit the game with the home button. If you mess up preferences, just delete `/switch/Hurrican/hurrican.cfg`

- The tutorial level (if you select "Start Tutorial" instead of "Start New Game") currently crashes just after loading.

# Building

```
git clone https://github.com/rsn8887/hurrican
cd hurrican/Hurrican/src
make clean
make Hurrican_switch.zip -j12
```
the zip file is created in the Hurrican folder, not in src.

# Changelog

v1.00

- First release on Switch

 

[Deleted User]

you so good at porting... make a guide

 

[Ninn]

I am quite sure he will port over crysis sooner or later with this pace.

Good job on this port! Need to try this.

 

[Silent_Gunner]

I feel like I've seen this picture before. Was this a WiiWare game?

 

[MUDD_BR]

I feel like I've seen this picture before. Was this a WiiWare game?

It’s based on Turrican series for snes and genesis, but it was released for Wii vc too.

 

[CaptainHIT]

Download: https://github.com/rsn8887/hurrican/releases/latest

# Hurrican port for Switch

This is my Switch port of Hurrican, a freeware jump and shoot game created by Poke53280 that is based on the Turrican game series. Blast your way through nine action-packed levels filled with different enemies and powerups.

Everything needed to play is already included in the archive.

Port by @rsn8887.

Visit my Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/rsn8887

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# Thanks

Thanks to Poke53280 team for making such a great game, releasing the source, and making it freeware.

Thanks to the other developers such as DKS and Pickle for extending the Hurrican source and adding SDL/OpenGL-ES support and more.

Thanks to ScHlAuChi for telling me about this.

Thanks to devkitPro for making Switch homebrew possible.

Thanks to my supporters on Patreon: Andyways, CountDuckula, Jason Crawford, Greg Gibson, Jesse Harlin, Özgür Karter, Matthew Machnee, Milenko, and RadicalR.

# Installation

- Download (see `assets` below), and unzip `Hurrican_switch.zip` and copy the contents over to the `/switch/` folder on your sd card, so that you have a folder `/switch/Hurrican` with many folders and files inside.

# Controls

- Left analog stick = walk/duck/aim (hold up/down to look)
- Dpad = walk/duck/aim (hold up/down to look)
- Y = shoot
- B = jump
- X = hold for lightning beam (control angle with stick/dpad left/right)
- A = powerline
- R = grenade
- L = cycle weapon type
- ZR = smart bomb

# Current Limitations

- Don't try to remap buttons in the controls menu, it asks for a button press, but doesn't react to Joycon input. The only way out is to force quit the game with the home button. If you mess up preferences, just delete `/switch/Hurrican/hurrican.cfg`

- The tutorial level (if you select "Start Tutorial" instead of "Start New Game") currently crashes just after loading.

# Building

```
git clone https://github.com/rsn8887/hurrican
cd hurrican/Hurrican/src
make clean
make Hurrican_switch.zip -j12
```
the zip file is created in the Hurrican folder, not in src.

# Changelog

v1.00

- First release on Switch

Wow! Thanks for this game! I loved to play this on PC, and now on Switch! I'm a big Turrican fan!
Btw, any chance of porting AM2R to the Switch too? There is a port for Vita already.

I feel like I've seen this picture before. Was this a WiiWare game?

Hurrican (or the original Turrican) was never released natively for the Wii. I guess you've seen Super Turrican / Super Turrican 2 for Wii VC.

 

[gradius3]

Need some help here. Game loads up, Intro plays, then while loading level 1 it freezes (ignored button reconfig and tutorial). Tried version 1.01. I am on latest ReiNX and I use a 256GB exFAT SD. Tried multiple times. Direct download via hb app store as well as manually copied to sd. Any ideas???

 

[hippy dave]

exFAT

Don't use exfat for homebrew.

 

[gradius3]

Doh. Didn't know that. Thanks for the advice! Will try it but first a new sd card is needed...

 

[gradius3]

New SD Card. Fat32 formatted, same issue. Still not working

 

[rsn8887]

Don't use ALBUM to start the game. Hold R over a title to bring up hbloader, and launch the game from there.

 

[gradius3]

Did try exactly the way you described. STILL not working. I am really desperated. Tried downloading Prince of Persia and this plays without problems. Only Hurrican is always crashing for me...

 

[rsn8887]

Which game are you using to start Hurrican via holding R?

Edit: whatever it is, try a different game to launch Hurrican via holding R

 

[gradius3]

Game crashes/hangs after completing the first level. I'm on cfw 17.0.0, so maybe it needs to be updated!?

 

[rsn8887]

Game crashes/hangs after completing the first level. I'm on cfw 17.0.0, so maybe it needs to be updated!?

I made a fixed release two weeks ago.

https://github.com/rsn8887/Hurrican/releases/tag/v1.04-Switch