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Game Trivia Catechism -The Secret of Mister X-
Game Trivia Catechism -The Secret of Mister X-
General
Author	Multiple:Option (DesertDog)
Type	Trivia
Version	20080819
License	Mixed
Last Updated	2008/08/19
Links
	Download
	Website

Latest revision as of 14:23, 12 November 2024

Game Trivia Catechism -The Secret of Mister X- is a multiple-choice trivia game, testing your knowledge of video gaming. It can be played as straight trivia, or as part of a story that follows Mister X's journey through the King of Game Trivia Tournament. Two new game modes allows players to tackle challenging missions, or try practice mode and perhaps learn something.

It was entered into the NEO Summer Coding Compo 2008 (NDS Game).

Features

400 questions spanning the history of video games.
Retro-styled chiptune soundtrack.
4 game modes.
Rumble Pak support.

Installation

Download and extract file.

DLDI patch it if needed (if your card does not have auto-patching) and copy it to the root directory of the card.

User guide

Game modes

Trivia and Story - Answer the allotted number of questions in 2 minutes. Graded from A+ (95% correct) to F (below 50%). If you run out of time, you will not receive any grade higher than a C.
Mission - Each mission has a specific objective to complete. Objectives are displayed on the menu.

Saving

This game allows you to save your progress via DLDI. On first play, the game will create the save file gtc2_sav.sav on your flash cart. If you find that saving does not work, please try manually patching the game with the appropriate DLDI patch for your flash cart. If it still doesn't work, you're out of luck.

Please choose the Continue Without Saving option on the initial menu, which will let you play the game in any case.

Controls

Story Mode:

A - Continue, Next

Trivia Mode:

A/B/X/Y - Answer choice

Screenshots

Media

Game Trivia Catechism - The Secret of Mister X (multipleoption)

Online emulator

Can use gamepad or customise in the control settings.
Nintendo DS	Keyboard

Compatibility

Tested on R4 Revolution and Neo MK5 DX. Runs in DeSmuME emulator but does not support saving (see issues).

Known issues

Saving does not work in DeSmuME (as of 2008/06). May work in other emus (No$gba, IDeaS).

Also there is no sleep mode.

Changelog

20080819

Initial Release.

Credits

Music Credits - CC-Licensed by-nc-sa:

All of Us - Eric Skiff.
Race To The Stars - 8-Bit Terror.
[48h challenge] - A variety of Funks - PDF format.
FINAL BOSS - Breakfast Afternoon.
Good Moods - Circles.
the end of the beginning - ne7.
dear_sir_or_madam - 777minus111.
A Walk In The Woods - Girljoy.
Dark and Light - Nintendude.
The Girl Oceanic Demo - Falco Lombardi.

Thanks to:

Devkitpro - DS Homebrew tools.
PALib & PAlib Forums - DS Homebrew tools & dev help.
DeSmuME - DS emulator.
8bit Collective - Chiptune source.
All musical artists that appear in the game.

External links

Author's website - http://multiple-option.blogspot.com/2008/07/game-trivia-catechism.html
NeoFlash - https://www.neoflash.com/forum/index.php?topic=5299.0 (archived)

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 Game Trivia Catechism -The Secret of Mister X- is a multiple-choice trivia game, testing your knowledge of video gaming. It can be played as straight trivia, or as part of a story that follows Mister X's journey through the King of Game Trivia Tournament. Two new game modes allows players to tackle challenging missions, or try practice mode and perhaps learn something.
-It was ranked 6th in the the the [https://web.archive.org/web/20210207102500/https://www.neoflash.com/forum/index.php?topic=5299.0 NEO Summer Coding Compo 2008 Coding].
+It was entered into the NEO Summer Coding Compo 2008 (NDS Game).
 ==Features==
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 ==User guide==
 ===Game modes===
-* '''Trivia and Story''' - Answer the allotted number of questions in 2 minutes. Graded from A+ (95% correct) to F (below 50%). If you run out of time, you will not receive any grade higher than a C.
+* Trivia and Story - Answer the allotted number of questions in 2 minutes. Graded from A+ (95% correct) to F (below 50%). If you run out of time, you will not receive any grade higher than a C.
-* '''Mission''' - Each mission has a specific objective to complete. Objectives are displayed on the menu.
+* Mission - Each mission has a specific objective to complete. Objectives are displayed on the menu.
 ===Saving===
-This game allows you to save your progress via [[DLDI|DLDI]]. On first play, the game will create the save file gtc2_sav.sav on your flash cart. If you find that saving does not work, please try manually patching the game with the appropriate DLDI patch for your flash cart. If it still doesn't work, you're out of luck.
+This game allows you to save your progress via DLDI. On first play, the game will create the save file gtc2_sav.sav on your flash cart. If you find that saving does not work, please try manually patching the game with the appropriate DLDI patch for your flash cart. If it still doesn't work, you're out of luck.
 Please choose the Continue Without Saving option on the initial menu, which will let you play the game in any case.
@@ Line 46: / Line 46: @@
 ==Screenshots==
-[[File:Gametriviacatechismds.jpg]]
+https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/gametrivia3.png
+https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/gametrivia4.png
+https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/gametrivia2.png
+https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/gametrivia5.png
 ==Media==
-<youtube>YllV7haAGyQ</youtube>
+'''Game Trivia Catechism - The Secret of Mister X''' ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YllV7haAGyQ multipleoption]) <br>
+<youtube width="515">YllV7haAGyQ</youtube>
+<!--BEGIN Online Emulator Section-->
+==Online emulator==
+{{EmulatorJS Main
+|width=515px
+|height=384px
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+|EJS_core=desmume2015
+|EJS_gameName=Game Trivia Catechism -The Secret of Mister X-
+|EJS_gameUrl=https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/onlineemulators/nds/gametrivia.7z
+}}
+{{DS Control Settings}}
+<!--END Online Emulator Section-->
 ==Compatibility==
 Tested on R4 Revolution and Neo MK5 DX. Runs in DeSmuME emulator but does not support saving (see issues).
 ==Known issues==
-Saving does not work in DeSmuME (as of 2008/06). May work in other emus (No$GBA, IDeaS), but haven't tried.
+Saving does not work in DeSmuME (as of 2008/06). May work in other emus (No$gba, IDeaS).
 Also there is no sleep mode.
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 * All musical artists that appear in the game.
-<br>
+==External links==
-[[Category:DS homebrew games]]
+* Author's website - http://multiple-option.blogspot.com/2008/07/game-trivia-catechism.html
-[[Category:Homebrew trivia games on DS]]
+* NeoFlash - [https://web.archive.org/web/20210207102500/https://www.neoflash.com/forum/index.php?topic=5299.0 https://www.neoflash.com/forum/index.php?topic=5299.0] (archived)
+[[Category:NEO Summer Coding Compo 2008]]
+[[Category:R4 DS Homebrew Contest]]