Homebrew WIP SuperTuxKart port for the Nintendo Switch

[Worldblender]

Another free/open-source game, SuperTuxKart, has gained homebrew support for a console, the Nintendo Switch! Note that I didn't work on any of this porting, although I sometimes contribute code to this game.

Pull request describing things in more detail : https://github.com/supertuxkart/stk-code/pull/4491
The build recipes can be found at https://github.com/supertuxkart/stk-code/tree/master/switch

As this support was merged only two days ago, this port must be compiled. There are no released versions of STK yet that have Nintendo Switch support.

Update: I now have a link to a precompiled build of STK specifically for the Nintendo Switch (it counts as a git version, after 1.2) (I wasn't the one who compiled this build) : https://mega.nz/file/ZVARBCwD#VkJ0iBGzn8owI92TS488hrdWwsPSX0EgqTwUTVmIaj8

 

[mathew77]

Great!
Is there any .nro file to play?

 

[Worldblender]

Great!
Is there any .nro file to play?

Not yet, Though I could compile one, I prefer to wait until the next release 1.3 for this compilation job. Doing a compilation before release means that I will have to do frequent recompilations, which can become too much for me. None of the released versions so far, including 1.2, have Nintendo Switch support. Keep in mind that this change is very recent, only having been merged upstream this month.

Upon compilation, the app icon will look like:

 

[mathew77]

Though I could compile one, I prefer to wait until the next release 1.3 for this compilation job.

That would be awesome, thanks in advance!

 

[Imancol]

ClubPenguinKart

 

[Homlet]

Very cool!

 

[Worldblender]

I updated the first and topmost post of mine with a link to a precompiled STK build for the Nintendo Switch. Compiling no longer required, at least until the next release. Go back to the top to find a mega.nz link for this build.

 

[NANASHI89]

I updated the first and topmost post of mine with a link to a precompiled STK build for the Nintendo Switch. Compiling no longer required, at least until the next release. Go back to the top to find a mega.nz link for this build.

How do I enter a challenge in Story Mode?

 

[Worldblender]

How do I enter a challenge in Story Mode?

On the original PC version, the key that is used to use items (Space by default). Whatever key is binded to use items is used to open challenges in story mode.

 

[NANASHI89]

On the original PC version, the key that is used to use items (Space by default). Whatever key is binded to use items is used to open challenges in story mode.

I'm using the same button to enter the tutorial in story mode, and to fire bowling balls, to try to enter a challenge, and it won't let me.

Must be a bug.

 

[Worldblender]

I'm using the same button to enter the tutorial in story mode, and to fire bowling balls, to try to enter a challenge, and it won't let me.

Must be a bug.

The button to press may be 'Y'. Otherwise, I can't tell.

 

[Worldblender]

Here is a more recent build compiled today, made by the author who did this port: https://github.com/Mstrodl/stk-code/releases/tag/switch-2021-03-08

This contains support for switch with fixed bindings. (<- bindings subject to change) Extract the zip into the root of your SD card.

 

[lordelan]

Here is a more recent build compiled today, made by the author who did this port: https://github.com/Mstrodl/stk-code/releases/tag/switch-2021-03-08

This contains support for switch with fixed bindings. (<- bindings subject to change) Extract the zip into the root of your SD card.

Cool thanks. Will test it and create a forwarder to it.

 

[lordelan]

@Worldblender Can you make it that controls are like in Mario Kart if that's not the case yet?
A - gas/drive
B - break
R - drift
L - items

 

[Worldblender]

@Worldblender Can you make it that controls are like in Mario Kart if that's not the case yet?
A - gas/drive
B - break
R - drift
L - items

While I sometimes contribute code to SuperTuxKart, none of it relates to the Nintendo Switch port. Hence I won't be of much help here; you're better off asking the users(s) that do work on it.

 

[lordelan]

FYI: The Switch port is now part of the official releases, thus a Switch binary can be found on the release page of the main repo, even for 1.3 (newest version yet):
https://github.com/supertuxkart/stk-code/releases