Homebrew Kid Icarus DS remake

[KuRensan]

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2 days a go me and a friend tried Kid Icarus because we never played the game yet. After some playing we really enjoyed it but some stuff is really annoying like that there are no Checkpoints and if you stop the game you have to start all over again

So I thought: " wow this game would be really fun on the DS ^^" with some Touch screen features, checkpoints, a way to return to the titlescreen xD.
So what do you think of a Kid Icarus Remake for the DS with some extra features of course and maybe some new levels ^^

Spoiler

This is the Project page of Kid Icarus DS the Remake, Below you can see what I need for a team also if you see there is missing something or you just have a great idea just post it ^^. In the spoiler above you can find text that is related to the poll

Features:
- Classic/Hard Mode (Without features)
- Checkpoints
- Able to get back to Titlescreen
- Usage of Touch screen (Kind of menu)
- Screen always follow (So you can't die because of falling out of the screen)
- Flying levels on touchscreen (Player is Stylus (L button for shooting)

Need a Team:
- Lead developer (Puts all codes in 1 game)
- Developer (See list below)
- Level Designer (Remake)
- Level Designer (New Maps)
- Pixel Artist (Redesigning old tiles/ making new Tiles)
- Tile ripper Click Here
- Music Ripper

Our Team:
- SOS-Rens: Project leader, Lead Artist, Lead Mapper
- Rockstar: Level Designer
- Masterpaul: Level Designer, Pixel Artist (Graphics)
- relminator: Developer

Stages:

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1-1 (Normal)
1-2 (Ice)
1-3 (Lava/Fire)
1-4 (Castle)(BOSS)

2-1 (Normal)
2-2 (Ice)
2-3 (Night)
2-4 (Ice/Castle)(BOSS)

3-1 (Sky/Normal)
3-2 (Sky/Fire)
3-3 (Sky/Temple Entrance)
3-4 (Temple)(BOSS)

4-1 (Sky Temple)(NEW)(FLY)
4-2 (Outside Sky temple)(NEW)(FLY)
4-3 (Boss Entrance/Atmosphere Environment)(BOSS)(FLY) (NEW)

Maybe I will make a world map so you'll be able to play previous levels

Developer List:

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Maps:
- Gravity
- Collision (So you can't walk through tiles)
- Tileset + Map itself (Made with program called Tiled (See Level design list)
- Monster placing
- Checkpoints
- Bonus Levels
- Shop Levels

Character:
- Movement (Jumping B Button)
- Shooting (Y Button)
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Flying Levels
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- Stylus is player
- L button is shooting

Monsters:
- Movement
- Damage Player (when player touch monster)
- Damage Monster (when players arrow touch Pit)

Titlescreen:
- Topscreen: Logo
- Bottomsceen 1: Touch to start
- Bottomscreen 2: New Game, Continue, Classic mode (will be unlocked after beating game)
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In Game
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- HP Bar
- Menu Nes version

Level Designer list:

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Mappy a very helpful program for making maps:
Mappy

Support:
Window
Mac OSx (Wine)

Map size:
Width: 16
Height: XXX

Tile Size:
16x16

Tileset:

If you want to update the Tileset PM it to me so I can place it on the Main page

Level 1-1 Review (How it could look like):

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[rockstar99]

If you mange to pull it off, I will worship you

 

[awssk8er]

It sounds very possible. That would be sweet, because I played the game using nesDS and it was like impossible.

I gave up after like 5 minutes.

 

[clonesniper666]

I fully support the idea of remaking Kid Icarus. That would be the best DS homebrew game ever, but I am a huge kid Icarus fan.

 

[Fireballo]

I beat this back in the day then I played it again and can't imagine how. I'd be a cool project but wouldn't it be easier to port the nes version and make it touch control

 

[431unknown]

I'd like to see this happen, but please don't go and add overly hard as hell levels and or stupid shit from other games in it like skjmin did in his nsmb3 hack.

 

[jurassicplayer]

I beat this back in the day then I played it again and can't imagine how. I'd be a cool project but wouldn't it be easier to port the nes version and make it touch control

Porting requires the source, remaking does not. Unless the NES version is opensource/abandonware/etc. the chances of having the source are next to zero.

 

[Waflix]

I would really like to see a remake for the DS, but I can't help you. I'm working on my own DS Homebrew project right now.
Maybe you should make this into a project page.

 

[twiztidsinz]

2 days a go me and a friend tried Kid Icarus because we never played the game yet. After some playing we really enjoyed it but some stuff is really annoying like that there are no Checkpoints and if you stop the game you have to start all over again

So I thought: " wow this game would be really fun on the DS ^^" with some Touch screen features, checkpoints, a way to return to the titlescreen xD.

What about making two 'modes'?
Classic Mode which is as close to a 100% faithful recreation of the game mechanics as you can make, and then Modern which has the changes like Checkpoints?
Or maybe a series of options that could be saved to a profile with defaults for Classic and Modern? (Although I think just Classic/Modern as described above would be fine.)


Also, I F@#&!NG HATE those maps... they make the levels look so deceptively easy it's not funny.
Years ago I heard rave reviews for the game and saw the maps in an old Nintendo Power and went out and bought the game... which then proceeded to kick my ass repeatedly.

 

[KuRensan]

Thanks people for all the reactions ^^

2 days a go me and a friend tried Kid Icarus because we never played the game yet. After some playing we really enjoyed it but some stuff is really annoying like that there are no Checkpoints and if you stop the game you have to start all over again

So I thought: " wow this game would be really fun on the DS ^^" with some Touch screen features, checkpoints, a way to return to the titlescreen xD.

What about making two 'modes'?
Classic Mode which is as close to a 100% faithful recreation of the game mechanics as you can make, and then Modern which has the changes like Checkpoints?
Or maybe a series of options that could be saved to a profile with defaults for Classic and Modern? (Although I think just Classic/Modern as described above would be fine.)


Also, I F@#&!NG HATE those maps... they make the levels look so deceptively easy it's not funny.
Years ago I heard rave reviews for the game and saw the maps in an old Nintendo Power and went out and bought the game... which then proceeded to kick my ass repeatedly.

I really like the Classic mode idea ^^ for people who don't want the new features or just for fun like a hard mode

 

[Langin]

Would like to see it!(hey I fellow you on twitter do I? @Angry_Alex_bird)

Yeah sounds really great! If there ever exits a homebrew, I would like to join the forces with some easy stuff.(aka beta testing, ideas etc.)

 

[KingVamp]

Make it dude make it

 

[Venenodecobra]

Make it make it make it make it make it make it, so i guess that make it.

 

[_Chaz_]

If you can do this and do it right, you will be a God in the DS community.

 

[8BitWalugi]

I always wanted to play Kid Icarus. If you pull this off correctly, as _Chaz_ said, you'll be a God in the DS community.

Good luck, bro.

 

[heartgold]

You serious? I'd love a remake for this.

 

[KuRensan]

The fist post is now also a Project post so you can now follow the progress and join the team if you'd like to ^^

 

[injected11]

Just a quick suggestion: Based on the screenshots, you should make the pillars a different (faded? darker?) color than the platforms you walk on. As is, they look as though they could be barriers which may confuse some first-time players.

 

[rockstar99]

I can map design

 

[KuRensan]

@injected11: Hmm you're right

@Rockstar: Nice I'll count you in ^^ I have have some tiles already but not all ^^ most of them are basic

. I will place the Tileset in the project page so they might Change sometime

Tileset

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If you want to update the Tileset Do NOT make it wider

only higher and PM it to me so I can place it on the Main page