Homebrew Need Help Making a Book

[Alter]

Alright. So I'm basically wanting to put together a few picture books/comics (i.e. images) as a NDS game. I have no experience with anything of the sort, other than image-type stuff. I don't want anything particularly fancy. Maybe just touching the screen to go forward/backward. How hard would this be, and how would I go about doing it?

I tried messing around with something called DS Game Maker, but after installation, it crashes every time I try to run it. Alternatives?

Thanks.

Alter

 

[jeremy506]

PAlib is good. But what does DS Game Maker say after it crashes? (I can fix it)

 

[omgpwn666]

Usually crashes are from a out of date net framework,but thats for me anyways when mapping.

 

[Alter]

It give a usual Microsoft error, and tries to send the report. I'm using XP, if that matters.

OK, so PAlib doesn't require me to know any coding coding, etc? What I really want is something simple.

 

[jeremy506]

Pergaps I could make it for you if you sent me the graphics then I could PM it to you.

 

[Magmorph]

Couldn't you use ComicBook Ds?

 

[Alter]

OK, Skull. It'll be a day or two before I get everything in order.

No. I want my own program.

CBDS would ruin the idea- If people have to go download another program, they might as well just download the stuff online. I guess you could just say that I want a .nds file, and that only.

I also want to add looping background music.

 

[cod4r]

This would be incredibly easy to make. Maybe an hour of coding or less.

 

[Magmorph]

I don't understand how you plan to make this when you say you don't know how to code.

 

[Alter]

Uh, if I knew how to make it, I wouldn't be posting here...

People usually aren't born knowing how to do such things, so I thought I'd come here, get some pointers, etc.

 

[Username_09]

I don't understand how you plan to make this when you say you don't know how to code.

Don't be a wanker just because he doesn't know code/scripts.
Don't pretend you always knew it either.

 

[Magmorph]

I would suggest starting with something more simple if you have absolutely no coding experience.

 

[jeremy506]

But this IS a simple project.

 

[Alter]

My goodness. I think placing a few images in order is about as simple as it gets. Not like I'm remaking Ocarina of Time or something...

I actually think that there is nothing as simple. I mean, there's no animations, movement, etc.

 

[Magmorph]

But this IS a simple project.
It is complex for someone who doesn't have coding experience.

QUOTE(Alter @ Nov 11 2009, 06:51 PM) My goodness. I think placing a few images in order is about as simple as it gets. Not like I'm remaking Ocarina of Time or something...

I actually think that there is nothing as simple. I mean, there's no animations, movement, etc.

I find its best to start out with a "Hello World" program and work my way up from there when I am learning a new programing language. Although if you use DsGameMaker you might be able to make your book without using any code(I have never used DsGameMaker so I'm not sure about this).