Homebrew [Release] Sonic Robo Blast 2 for New3DS

[ChronoCrossfangirl2002]

I'm assuming .pk3 files aren't supported?

 

[raxadian]

This is a very old version of Sonic Robo Blast 2, be happy it works at all.

 

[ElectrotheCat]

The devkit link is broken and I can't find the game files on the official website

Post automatically merged: Feb 28, 2025

How do I download the game files? I want to play this on my own new Nintendo 3ds but the devkit link is broken and I can't find the files on the official website

Post automatically merged: Feb 28, 2025

How do I download the game files? I want to play this on my own new Nintendo 3ds but the devkit link is broken and I can't find the files on the official website

 

[The Real Jdbye]

The devkit link is broken and I can't find the game files on the official website

Post automatically merged: Feb 28, 2025

How do I download the game files? I want to play this on my own new Nintendo 3ds but the devkit link is broken and I can't find the files on the official website

Post automatically merged: Feb 28, 2025

How do I download the game files? I want to play this on my own new Nintendo 3ds but the devkit link is broken and I can't find the files on the official website

Nice triple post.
https://files.srb2.org/srb2.org/history/SRB2-v2125-Installer.exe
Not hard to find.
Or perhaps https://archive.org/details/srb2collection

 

[raxadian]

Has anyone updated this? Because SRB2 had several updates since this was made.

 

[The Real Jdbye]

Has anyone updated this? Because SRB2 had several updates since this was made.

No. Someone said 2.2 runs slow on Switch so it would be unlikely to be playable on 3DS.

 

[raxadian]

2.2 runs slow on Switch

That is probably due to the emulation layer instead of being a more direct port.

In a Linux computer with 4 GB of ram aka the same that the Switch, and with a far slower processor a direct Linux port of SRB2 runs just fine.

 

[The Real Jdbye]

That is probably due to the emulation layer instead of being a more direct port.

In a Linux computer with 4 GB of ram aka the same that the Switch, and with a far slower processor a direct Linux port of SRB2 runs just fine.

Maybe, I don't know what went into either of the ports so I can't speak to their level of optimization. It doesn't seem like it would be especially demanding (especially considering the game was initially released in 1998) but perhaps 2.2 had some less well optimized additions made to it.
In any case, the 3DS is just ARMv6, it's extremely outdated tech. Even the very first Android smartphones were mostly ARMv7. It doesn't take much to make it struggle and 2.1 is already struggling in certain areas (as some people mentioned, down to around 8 FPS at worst) so maybe 2.2 is not worth the trouble.