Homebrew How does one make Homebrew

[Nujui]

I've always wondered how some people make homebrew. Like, how do you make a nes homebrew? Do you use anything from the source like a emulator? Or do you just build from the ground up? Please answer as I want to try and learn how to make homebrew.

 

[Odnetnin46]

You use a programming language,but it really depends what kind of homebrew you want to make.
For instance,IIRC,the Wii's homebrew sometimes uses C++.

 

[Nujui]

Looks like I'll have to learn somethings before I begin to try and make it. Thanks for the reply.

 

[relminator]

If you want to make DS homebrews, I'd say C/C++ is the way to go.

Here are some nice sites (aside from GBATemp of course ) that would be helpful:

DevkitPro.org
Gbadev.org

 

[Sausage Head]

DEV-scene: NDS homebrew (day 1)

 

[Deleted-246289]

First you have to study C++ and be good at it, second you have to study the DS hardware, third you have to study LibNDS Language. It is not easy

 

[DanTheManMS]

NES and SNES homebrew tends to be programmed directly in assembly. N64 has virtually no homebrew. Gamecube and beyond tends to be written in C and C++, using toolchains written by a few select individuals who are skilled enough to make the build tools in assembly and the such.

For GBA and NDS, I would *HIGHLY* suggest looking at the Tonc tutorials. They're a bit difficult if you've never programmed in the C or C++ languages ever, but they're the easiest common link between the states off "I have an idea" and "I made a homebrew program!"

For the DS, there *is* PALib, which is a wrapper on top of the standard DS libraries that is a bit easier to understand and easier to program in, but it's an unsupported library. The creator of the DS built tools highly highly suggests against using PAlib, and it tends to break after every new release of DevKitARM/DevKitPRO.

There's also this "DS App Studio" thing which I believe is like a type of Game Maker for the DS, but with simplicity comes limitations. The easier it is to program, the harder it is to make the hardware do exactly what you want.

 

[RoyalCardMan]

NES and SNES homebrew tends to be programmed directly in assembly. N64 has virtually no homebrew. Gamecube and beyond tends to be written in C and C++, using toolchains written by a few select individuals who are skilled enough to make the build tools in assembly and the such.

For GBA and NDS, I would *HIGHLY* suggest looking at the Tonc tutorials. They're a bit difficult if you've never programmed in the C or C++ languages ever, but they're the easiest common link between the states off "I have an idea" and "I made a homebrew program!"

For the DS, there *is* PALib, which is a wrapper on top of the standard DS libraries that is a bit easier to understand and easier to program in, but it's an unsupported library. The creator of the DS built tools highly highly suggests against using PAlib, and it tends to break after every new release of DevKitARM/DevKitPRO.

There's also this "DS App Studio" thing which I believe is like a type of Game Maker for the DS, but with simplicity comes limitations. The easier it is to program, the harder it is to make the hardware do exactly what you want.

DS App Studio is like DS Game Maker, but it has less limitations than DS Game Maker, being that DS App Studio uses DSAL for making Nintendo DS applications and games. Also, DS App Studio can make 2D and 3D Nintendo DS applications and games.