Hacking WIP GMSwitch - Play classic games using the Switch Browser!

[XorTroll]

GMSwitch portal: Play classic games from your Nintendo Switch!

This is a project I started a long ago. It basically consists into various games, made using GameMaker: Studio, which were specially made to be loaded from a Nintendo Switch, using the web-browser trick. I started making other projects and almost forgot about this, but a week ago I decided to start again and remake it. The results are great, and it is almost finished.

How to open the hidden browser: https://gbatemp.net/threads/tutorial-access-web-browser-on-nintendo-switch-version-3-0-0.475649/

How can I load GMSwitch?
When you are on the SwitchBru DNS, go to "Enter URL" and enter GMSwitch's URL: https://gmswitch.github.io

Some important facts (issues?):
- No sound: this hidden browser (which is the WiFi login applet) doesn't allow sound, so games are mute (what a pity...)
- Not all the controls are used: +, -, X and B controls are used by the browser itself, so they can't be totally used. Used ones: Up/down/left/right, A, Y, L, R, ZL, ZR and touching. [WIP] Trying to use both joysticks appart from common up/down/left/right.

This project IS NOT FINISHED YET. It can be loaded, and "played", but I must tell you that it's still in progress, and some games like Tetris don't totally work, and still have some bugs.

Why did I use GM:S? Two reasons: it's the only game-engine I have and I manage to use.

Hope you enjoy it!

 

[Deleted-442439]

Nice!

I am working on porting NSMB too, but it currently runs terrible: https://jjbredesen.itch.io/switchtest

(Its a really old build will update it soon with W1-1)

 

[bones123]

Neat! I'll check it out when I get home. This could be a cool way for people who aren't savvy enough for Fusée-Gelée and don't want to wait for CFW/Homebrew options to enjoy some VC.

 

[RowanFN]

Nice one! Was thinking of something like this on GMS good work man, hope it continues well!

 

[XorTroll]

Nice!

I am working on porting NSMB too, but it currently runs terrible: https://jjbredesen.itch.io/switchtest

(Its a really old build will update it soon with W1-1)

Well, I've taken a look at it and looks quite good. I think it is a great idea to port NSMB, but it it requires a lot of work.

 

[Deleted-442439]

Well, I've taken a look at it and looks quite good. I think it is a great idea to port NSMB, but it it requires a lot of work.

Thanks! Yeah a really early build, but most of it has improveved vastly since then. Also moving to Mario Maker sprites as the NSMB theme there uses 2D sprites that look way better than the orginal DS. The other games use 3D models.

 

[RowanFN]

Thanks! Yeah a really early build, but most of it has improveved vastly since then. Also moving to Mario Maker sprites as the NSMB theme there uses 2D sprites that look way better than the orginal DS. The other games use 3D models.

yeah, be a lot easier if you can with GMS and 2d than 3d

 

[Deleted-442439]

yeah, be a lot easier if you can with GMS and 2d than 3d

Using C2 faster for prototyping, also the problem with the DS dumps is that Nintendo used a ridiculous amount of frames. Just marios idle animation has 89 frames! The Switch webauthapplet has terrible memory bandwith in canvas so lots of cuts need to be made

 

[XorTroll]

Using C2 faster for prototyping, also the problem with the DS dumps is that Nintendo used a ridiculous amount of frames. Just marios idle animation has 89 frames! The Switch webauthapplet has terrible memory bandwith in canvas so lots of cuts need to be made

That's true. Some of my games, like PacMan, go veeery slow...

 

[Deleted-442439]

That's true. Some of my games, like PacMan, go veeery slow...

Ya, if u can optimize animations u can save a few frames. Use heavy compression etc. And have RGB values, angles etc. changed programmaticly instead of by using new sprites etc. when possible.

 

[XorTroll]

Hey, I've been redesigning the website, and now it looks so much like a Switch app. Now is way easier to select a game and instead the "Play!" button there's some text about the game's current progress.
I've also optimized PacMan and now it goes almost 2x faster.

Screnshot:

 

[anonimo87]

when i try to accses it it says that there isnt a git hub page

 

[Draxzelex]

when i try to accses it it says that there isnt a git hub page

Its dead like every other XorTroll project.