GBAtemp 2011 Tutorial Competition!

[Sausage Head]

Hi I wanted to start on a ps3 softmod guide, since that was on of the hints on the front page

but in the Playstation 3 section there is already one. So I guess that it's not possible anymore to make that one is it?

no.

yes.
yes.
yes.

tutorials about the same subject can be VERY different.
"u dreg de rom on ur sd and u get 2 play rom on ds"
"You copy the ROM image to the MicroSD window, and you can play it once the microSD is inserted into the flashcart."

 

[CannonFoddr]

I already have a limited edition GBATemp DSTWO and an Acekard 2i or else I would totally enter the contest.

I also have those - but still entered anyway.... always handy to have a spare

 

[shamiko_]

Hi I wanted to start on a ps3 softmod guide, since that was on of the hints on the front page

but in the Playstation 3 section there is already one. So I guess that it's not possible anymore to make that one is it?

no.

yes.
yes.
yes.

tutorials about the same subject can be VERY different.
"u dreg de rom on ur sd and u get 2 play rom on ds"
"You copy the ROM image to the MicroSD window, and you can play it once the microSD is inserted into the flashcart."

well maybe if they had anything significant i guess...

 

[leeday100196]

Shame that I don't have any hacking skill, or I would add a tutorial myself and WIN something!

 

[CannonFoddr]

Shame that I don't have any hacking skill, or I would add a tutorial myself and WIN something!

You don't need hacking skills for a tutorial - come up with an idea that hasn't been done before (or one that hasn't already got 20 tutorials about already) that can be included into one of the categories mentioned - & just write one

 

[Guild McCommunist]

Not an entirely serious entry but if you wish to consider it one then go ahead.

GUIDE TO WRITING GUIDES HELL YEAH.

 

[SifJar]

Not an entirely serious entry but if you wish to consider it one then go ahead.

GUIDE TO WRITING GUIDES HELL YEAH.

Doesn't really fit any category, so they can't really consider it one.

 

[Rydian]

Idea for a guide for anybody that thinks they can do it well...

A DS guide on how to run GBA games. Cover the use of slot-2 carts (on the DS/Lite) in conjunction with a slot-1, also cover the slot-1 carts that have GBA emulators, and then give info on this.
http://gbatemp.net/t281715-gba-emulator-for-ds-i?

Also I've posted two ideas for PSP guides here.
http://gbatemp.net/t292568-psp-guides-update-info

So there's three ideas for anybody that wants to do them...

 

[TankTan38]

Can I write a non-hacking related 3DS tutorial?

 

[hunter291]

Yes, but the 3ds is not a part of the competition, so you won`t win something. but you can do it for the community

 

[Deleted_171835]

A DS guide on how to run GBA games. Cover the use of slot-2 carts (on the DS/Lite) in conjunction with a slot-1, also cover the slot-1 carts that have GBA emulators, and then give info on this.
http://gbatemp.net/t281715-gba-emulator-for-ds-i?

http://gbatemp.net/t292828-how-to-run-gba-games-on-your-ds
Done, although the Slot-2 section is somewhat incomplete.

 

[pokefloote]

This made me dust off my unfinished guide for 4th gen Pokemon ROM hacking. I just need to make the images and it will be finished.

Would this be an acceptable submission for the NDS section, if it's only specific to hacking a certain group of games?

EDIT: Oh and by the way, I mean ROM hacking as in scripting and stuff like that, using PPRE. Not just using tools for stuff like modifying wild Pokemon like we've seen a million times.

 

[KevFan]

Qusetion: you know the rule regarding no copy/pasting from other site, this includes everything like images and videos, right?Or is it only written content?
Meaning that everything in your guide must be of your own....

 

[Sterling]

Qusetion: you know the rule regarding no copy/pasting from other site, this includes everything like images and videos, right?Or is it only written content?
Meaning that everything in your guide must be of your own....

I'm fairly sure that if you give credit and stuff, or the owner of the content in question gives permission, it would be fine to use other's pictures and stuff. However, you must write the guide yourself. No paraphrasing, or plagiarism of any kind will be tolerated. It would also be prudent to let Costello know which ones you have permission to use, and put a footnote in the credits section of the guide.

 

[SifJar]

Qusetion: you know the rule regarding no copy/pasting from other site, this includes everything like images and videos, right?Or is it only written content?
Meaning that everything in your guide must be of your own....

I would say so. Unless the images isn't really to do with your guide (e.g. I dunno, a picture of a Wii in a Wii guide or something). If the picture is actually illustrating part of the guide, it should be your own I believe.

 

[Rydian]

Don't get discouraged just because you a see a guide on what you wanted to do was already made. To be blunt, a lot of the guides people have submitted are total shit, especially some of the short ones people cobbled together in the first day or two of the competition. Yes, doing a guide that's already there isn't as original, but if the existing guide is total shit and your version is awesome, I don't think anybody's going to care since the total shit version wasn't going to win anyways.

Now I'm not saying it's okay to go out there and have everybody re-make the same guide, but a lot of the submissions are pretty fucking bad, and anybody that can use proper grammar could spend an hour and make a way better version that actually deserves to win.

This IS a competition after all!

Go out there and show the lazy people who just wrote some 5-minute shit to win a flash cart what a REAL tutorial looks like!

• Show multiple methods to do a step!
• Use screenshots or photos if possible!
• Format your guide into proper sections!
• Actually explain how to do some of the basic stuff!

This post is personal opinion. I'm an entrant, not a judge.

 

[CannonFoddr]

^^ Agree
- I only did one for 'fun', I don't expect to actually win anything (but if I do...well that's good) since I already have most of those prizes anyway - & I also gave a suggestion to something some1 else could do

 

[Rydian]

The Wii section could use a tutorial on Gamecube games.

"How To Play Gamecube Games On Your Wii" Start off with the basic "No you can't USB load!", then list the different paths, and then explain each method in detail.

 

[DarkShinigami]

WOW no reminder that its about over oh well hope i win something (yay last day)

 

[Deleted_171835]

Competition is ending in a couple of hours. I submitted three guides.
http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=291203
http://gbatemp.net/t292828-how-to-run-gba-games-on-your-ds
http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=293476

Hopefully, I win something.