Aquaria Switch

Aquaria
General
Author	dimag0g
Type	Adventure
Version	0.3.0
License	GPL-2.0
Last Updated	2020/12/27
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This is a port of Aquaria game to Nintendo Switch. It's a homebrew app, so you need to be running custom firmware for it to work.

Installation

In order to run this you need to get the game data to run it, you can purchase the game from bit-blot website or GoG. The demo version will not work.

Aquaria root directory is hardcoded as /switch/aquaria/. Put all the game files there, then copy over the files from files directory, as well as aquaria.nro.

Replace any existing files when prompted. Don't remove any existing files, unless you're sure those are not needed (e.g. Aquaria.exe).

In the end you should have the following directory tree on your SD card:

switch
 |
 |- ...
 |- aquaria/  <- this is the game directory
     |
     |- .Aquaria/
     |- data/
     |- gfx/
     |- mus/
     |- scripts/
     |- sfx/
     |- vox/
     |- ...
     |- aquaria.nro

Be careful if you do this on a Mac with finder because it replaces whole folders instead of just merging the new files in.

Make sure you don't forget the .Aquaria folder which may be hidden by your file manager.

Lastly, if you want to play the included default mods, copy /game_scripts/_mods/ over your local _mods directory.

User guide

Aquaria is an action adventure game set in a vast underwater world teeming with life and filled with ancient secrets. Join Naija, a brave underwater explorer, as she travels from hidden caves shrouded in darkness, to beautiful, sunlit oases in search of her past.

Prepare for thrilling battles against colossal sea creatures as you uncover the truth about Naija's family and the secrets hidden within Aquaria's depths.

Controls

A/R - Primary Action (sing/shoot), Right mouse button

B/L - Secondary Action (swim boost), Left mouse button

X - Song form

Y - Energy form

Minus - Open map

Plus - Menu/Escape

D-Pad/Left Stick - nNvigate

D-Pad Up - Cook food

D-PAD Down - Remove food from wok pan

Left Stick Button - Roll, Move Naija around, Navigate through menus

Right Stick Button - Look around

Screenshots

Media

Aquaria (v0.2.0) gameplay on Switch (Dmitry Grigoryev)

Aquaria Nintendo switch gameplay (ALL GAMING AREAS)

Compatibility

This build of Aquaria was tested on 10.2.0|AMS 0.14.4|S (FAT32). exFAT is not recommended.

Alternative controllers (keyboards, mouses, etc.) might work but weren't tested.

Known issues

The map view is buggy and a bunch of non-essential features is missing, but otherwise the game is playable with joy-cons attached.

Changelog

v0.3.0 2020/12/27

• This version features improved controls and a slightly less buggy world map screen (the bug is still there, just hidden under more layers).

v0.2.0 2020/11/29

• Playable version Aquaria switch port, with some non-critical bugs.

v0.1.0 2020/11/29

• Alpha version of the Aquaria switch port. Not fully playable.
• Changing "SaveSlotScreens on" to "0" in .Aquaria/preferences/usersettings.xml allows the game to be saved on red crystals, albeit without screenshots.

External links

• GitHub - https://github.com/dimag0g/Aquaria
• GBAtemp - https://gbatemp.net/threads/aquaria-on-switch-homebrew.578005/
• ForTheUsers - https://apps.fortheusers.org/switch/Aquaria