First NDS Programming Project: hello nds

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此篇文章介紹如何在 Windows 系統上建立 Nintendo DS 的遊戲程式開發環境。

This post introduces "how to setup Nintendo DS game programming development environment on Windows".

步驟一：安裝 devkitPro

Step 1: Install devkitPro

可至 https://github.com/devkitPro/installer/releases/tag/v3.0.3 下載。

Go to https://github.com/devkitPro/installer/releases/tag/v3.0.3 to download. 

安裝方式可參考此影片

Watch this video to install devkitPro

在選擇 Choose Components 時，請將 NDS Development 勾選。

Check the NDS Development in "Choose Components" window. 

步驟二：下載模擬器與韌體

Step 2: Down DS emulator and firmware

DS的模擬器有好幾款，而筆者選用 melonDS ，下載解壓縮即可。

There are serveral emulator for NDS. We could choose melonDS. Just download it and extract it.

至 https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Emulator_Files#Nintendo_DS_.2F_DSi 下載 DS BIOS 與 firmware 檔案。

Go to https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Emulator_Files#Nintendo_DS_.2F_DSi to download BIOS and firmware binary files.

步驟三：設定 melon DS

Step 3: Setting melon DS

開啟 melon DS，選擇 Config --> Emu settings

Run melon DS and open Emu settings (Config --> Emu settings)

在 DS-mode 分頁選擇 DS ARM9 BIOS、DS ARM7 BIOS、DS firmware檔案路徑。

Choose DS ARM9 BIOS, DS ARM7 BIOS, DS firmware binary files in DS-mode tab.

步驟四：編譯 hello world 範例

Step 4: Building hello world example

開啟 MSys2(以Windows 10 為例，在開始 --> devkitPro --> MSys2)。 

Open MSys2(Start --> devkitPro --> MSys2 on Windows 10)

切換至範例所在資料夾的指令：

Change folder to "hello_world" example command:

cd /c/devkitPro/examples/nds/hello_world

編譯並產生執行檔的指令：

Building it command:

make

成功時可看見 built ... hello_world.nds 執行檔。

The binary file is ready when we see "built ... hello_world.nds".

步驟五：模擬器測試

Step 5: Testing on Emulator

開啟 melon DS，選擇 File --> Open Roms

Run melon DS. Click File --> Open Roms

Emulator Demo Video:

步驟六：實機測試

Step 6: Run it on NDS device

See https://dsi.cfw.guide/sd-card-setup.html to set up a SD card.

Then copy "hello_world.nds" to SD card.

On DS device Video:

References:

[1] https://devkitpro.org/wiki/Getting_Started

[2] https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Emulator_Files#Nintendo_DS_.2F_DSi

[3] http://melonds.kuribo64.net/

[4] https://github.com/jdriselvato/NDS-Development