Homebrew Homebrew game Ultimate Switch Port Thread

[SecureBoot]

I've really enjoyed the surge in homebrew activity recently for the OG Switch. Huge kudos to everyone involved!!

 

[tmnr1992]

https://github.com/delsonazevedo/Zelda-LA-DX-HD-Updated
ready since april

Do I need to do any extra steps to get this working? I copied the nro as well as the game files from the PC version, but it just crashes.

 

[redalchemy]

Is there some sort of guide on how people have been porting these Android games to switch? I am desperate to have Kirikiroid2 ported. There are literally hundreds of visual novels on PC that would be able to be played on switch if so. I checked and it uses ARM V8.

 

[artslay]

Hi there! Thanks for the work you've done so far. I have a suggestion: since you're committed to expanding the Switch's horizons, how about porting https://portmaster.games/ and https://github.com/utkarshdalal/GameNative to the NX?

Switch is not supporting android proot.

 

[Mikolaj]

I only played for 2 hours but I can confirm that Valkyrie Profile Lenneth is working flawlessly. Thanks @delson_anr!

 

[mspy]

I think this project can be portability
https://github.com/corepunch/open-realm

Post automatically merged: Thursday at 5:53 PM

Also this - https://github.com/Wargus/stratagus

This would be great!
There's also other versions of those games on github:
https://github.com/andreas-jonsson/openwar
https://github.com/CAMongrel/WinWar
https://github.com/M-HT/SR
https://github.com/acoto87/war1

whatever makes porting easier!

also lets not forget the classic Age of Empires 1 and 2:
https://github.com/ChariotEngine/Chariot
https://github.com/FolkertVanVerseveld/aoe
https://github.com/sandsmark/freeaoe
https://github.com/SFTtech/openage

 

[Luana-Phoenix]

Switch is not supporting android proot.

I'm not talking about proot; I'm talking about porting using wrappers, as he has already been doing.

 

[redalchemy]

Gamenative would be even better than Kirikiroid honestly but anything to play visual novels would be awesome. I patched my own NRO for VNDS-Love which is working great. But the number of games you can play on it is still fairly limited, and they have to be converted to work with VNDS first.

 

[RobZilla10001]

I'm not talking about proot; I'm talking about porting using wrappers, as he has already been doing.

The problem is what you're asking for is written for Linux, not Android. That means probably proot and almost certainly box64. Neither of which is supported using this method. So a port would be a source re-write.

 

[wsdf]

The mod is here. I used the latest (1.18.9) vanilla apk and setup normally, before applying the files in the zip
to the assets folder extracted from vanilla (making sure to replace all files).

Edit: Actually since the main mod link includes full app files, I just mirrored the mod files which overwrite / add the necessary files in the assets folder. Also here is the mods readme since I forgot to include it.

Just noticed this, thanks for sharing bro

 

[phoen1x74]

I wonder about https://github.com/AngelAuraMC/Amethyst-Android / PojavLauncher. Haven’t tried android on my switch yet so not sure if this is already useable in android but I am just throwing it in here.

 

[TheStonedModder]

This thread is to keep track and also discuss Switch Ports in general.
For bug reporting or individual issues with ports it's better to go to individual threads.

GitHub that has the list of all the ports:
https://github.com/robzilla10001/SwitchPorts

Going forward I will submit pulls to this GitHub as in the long run it's a more sustainable way of keeping track of ports and having others contribute:

Candidates:

Currently Working on
> PVZ 2 Reflourished
> Where's My Water 2

Stalled progress issues:
> Bejeweled Classic
> Fruit Ninja Classic

Planned?
Clone Hero
Crashlands 2
Clay Jam Classic
Lara Croft Go
Ticket to Earth
Rhythm Doctor
Hitman Go
Deus Ex Go
Hitman Sniper
PvZ Ultimate
Street Fighter IV
Kingdom Alliance Rush 5
MBHaxe
Angry Birds Epic
The Room 3 & 4

is there a discord group for these android ports at alll? Id love to learn more how they are done, and what the "requirements" are for an android app to be ported. Maybe I can finally port the actual pokerogue android app

https://github.com/Admiral-Billy/Pokerogue-App

 

[ChanseyIsTheBest]

is there a discord group for these android ports at alll? Id love to learn more how they are done, and what the "requirements" are for an android app to be ported. Maybe I can finally port the actual pokerogue android app

https://github.com/Admiral-Billy/Pokerogue-App

No discord ATM. @silvershadow has made a port already https://github.com/silvershadowkat/pokerogue-offline
The pokeroduge android app is just a web browser BTW that's why it can't be ported the way I port things and has to use nx.js

 

[TheStonedModder]

No discord ATM. @silvershadow has made a port already https://github.com/silvershadowkat/pokerogue-offline
The pokeroduge android app is just a web browser BTW that's why it can't be ported the way I port things and has to use nx.js

I’ve tried using NX.js in the past for them specifically and had a lot of the same issues silver shadow did

That’s why I was thinking it would be better, but fair enough. I still appreciate the info!

 

[artslay]

Its possible to Port this?
https://github.com/HyperHLE/HyperHLE

 

[Ligeia]

I would love a Switch port of this one : https://github.com/akratch/goldenballoon

 

[delson_anr]

Here's a few misc. projects w/ Android versions I think would be really cool to see get Switch ports eventually

Dr. Mario Mania - Basically a fanmade ultimate edition of Dr. Mario that features multiple modes from different games in the series, custom levels, multiplayer, and more. It's Godot based.

Super Mario Bros. Remastered Android - An Android fork of SMBR which is basically a similar concept to Dr. Mario Mania except for Super Mario Bros. 1 / The Lost Levels. Full recreations of SMB1, TLL, SMB Special & the All Night Nippon versions, custom levels, characters, and resource packs, new modes, and more! It's also Godot based.

Plants vs Zombies Ultimate (Discord linked) - A fangame / mod of PvZ 1 that incorporates content from all versions of it, including the various Chinese versions which add a ton of new plants, modes, and even a whole secondary campaign based on Journey to the West. All content is available in English (a lot for the first time).

Yokoi - Game & Watch Emulator - Yokoi is a Game & Watch (and clone systems) emulator based off of MAME that provides access to nearly all main releases of Game & Watch titles (a lot more than what the RetroArch recreations can provide). It is a 3DS based emulator, but it does have an Android version.

The Legend of Zelda Link's Awakening DX HD - A fan remake of LoZ:LA DX originally made for PC, but updated to run on Android and more. It allows you to play the original version of LoZ:LA with a lot of QoL features, and a much more zoomed out view.

AM2R for Android - A very popular fan remake of Metroid 2, repackaged for Android.

I'd also love to see more general emulators make their way to Switch like MAME4Droid (Arcade / Various Misc systems), JL-Mod (J2ME Phone games), EKA2L1 (N-Gage / Symbian), touchHLE (old iOS games), and more, but yeah any of these would be really cool to see eventually make their way if any one who's able to is interested

Dr. Mario Mania:
https://github.com/delsonazevedo/drmariomania_nx