Hi everyone,
I was wondering; would it be possible to remake or rip the Pokéwalker software and to make a homebrew out of it that could use .pkm files (from PokéSav) so that people that use the game ROM can still "use" the Pokéwalker?
Edit: it could be a windows application, too, although I would personally prefer a DS version.
It could use multiple different means of measurement for steps. Possibilities are;
- Pedometer that came with the other DS walking game (forgot the name)
(Or maybe even the Arkonoid peripheral thingy that measures movement?)
- Pressing a button; one press = one step (or 3 presses = one step or something like that)
(I mean, let us face it, most people are shaking those things for "steps" anyway, so this would probably be the best way.)
- Simply cheating for the required steps (gimme 1mil steps!; ... done)
This will allow people to try out the Pokéwalker in a sense, and it would allow people to get (semi) legit Pokémon that can only be gained using the Pokéwalker normally.
A problem is the item finding thingy... it could be made so that the homebrew makes a .txt file that stores what items are "found" so that you can manually add them to your game using PokéSav. Again, to preserve legitness of your save game.
Is this possible/is anyone interested in producing this? I think there is a pretty high demand for something like this, seeing the popularity of Pokémon.
Thanks for reading; any and all suggestions are welcome.
I was wondering; would it be possible to remake or rip the Pokéwalker software and to make a homebrew out of it that could use .pkm files (from PokéSav) so that people that use the game ROM can still "use" the Pokéwalker?
Edit: it could be a windows application, too, although I would personally prefer a DS version.
It could use multiple different means of measurement for steps. Possibilities are;
- Pedometer that came with the other DS walking game (forgot the name)
(Or maybe even the Arkonoid peripheral thingy that measures movement?)
- Pressing a button; one press = one step (or 3 presses = one step or something like that)
(I mean, let us face it, most people are shaking those things for "steps" anyway, so this would probably be the best way.)
- Simply cheating for the required steps (gimme 1mil steps!; ... done)
This will allow people to try out the Pokéwalker in a sense, and it would allow people to get (semi) legit Pokémon that can only be gained using the Pokéwalker normally.
A problem is the item finding thingy... it could be made so that the homebrew makes a .txt file that stores what items are "found" so that you can manually add them to your game using PokéSav. Again, to preserve legitness of your save game.
Is this possible/is anyone interested in producing this? I think there is a pretty high demand for something like this, seeing the popularity of Pokémon.
Thanks for reading; any and all suggestions are welcome.