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Earth Invaders
Earth Invaders
General
Author	Smealum
Type	Shooter
Version	1.0
License	Mixed
Last Updated	2005/08/20
Links
	Download
	Website
	Source

Latest revision as of 05:03, 16 August 2024

Earth Invaders is an original Shoot em Up game which attempts to use the most of the DS's capacities, including duel screen, stylus, microphone, all buttons (as well as sound and 3D for the intro cinematic). It is created with PAlib. Everything in this game is original, including concepts and graphics.

It was part of the NEO Coding Compo 2005 (Games) and Datel's Design a Game Competition.

Features

3 different modes.
4 powerups added.
Sound.
Microphone.
Original graphics.

Installation

Two roms are provided, select one according to your needs (.nds and .ds.gba).

User guide

Game modes

Normal Mode:

Shoot at enemies and win. It's a little bit like a training for Survival modes.

Survival Mode:

This is a mode where you have to survive. Your spaceship is rather weak.

This mode has an infinite automatic level generation, so your goal is to do good scores and to beat them after.

Scores are saved on GBA cartridge.

Blaster Survival Mode:

Explode enemies ships by using maximum power. You get:

Infinite Bullet Time.
Infinite power shoot (choose it with up or x button).

This mode has an infinite automatic level generation, so your goal is to do good scores and to beat them after.

Scores are saved on GBA cartridge.

Highscore Viewer

Able to visualise the best score which has been made in Survival Modes (as they are saved on GBA cartridge).

Controls

Basic:

Right/A - Go to the right

Left/Y - Go to the left

Touchscreen - Shoot

R/L - Bullet time (not limited in Blaster Survival mode)

Microphone - Give more altitude to the shield

Special Blaster Mode:

Up/X - Pass in powerful shot mode

Down/B - Pass in normal shot mode

Screenshots

Online emulator

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

Compatibility

Works perfectly on neoflash and on other carts:

DSTT
DSTTi
R4
R4i
Supercard
EZ Flash

Changelog

1.0

Menu Added.
3 Different modes added.
4 powerups added.
Highscore Save added.
SplashScreens(win and lose) added.
Microphone support added.
Shield added.
3D Intro.
Sound.
New enemies.

Credits

Special thanks to: Combo (GFX), Mollusk (HELP), Gallynet (HELP), Birslip (HELP), Sylfurd (Help finding SFX), Delfare (3D help), YodaNC (Little 3D Help), etc.

External links

Author's website - http://smealum.net/?page_id=5 (archived)
NeoFlash - https://www.neoflash.com/forum/index.php?topic=592.0

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-{{Infobox homebrew
+{{Infobox DS Homebrews
-| title       = Earth Invaders
+|title=Earth Invaders
-| image       = [[File:Earthinvadersds.jpg]]
+|image=earthinvaders.png
-| type        = Shooter
+|description=An original shoot em up game.
-| version     = 1.0 20/08/2005
+|author=Smealum
-| licence     = Mixed
+|lastupdated=2005/08/20
-| author      = Smealum
+|type=Shooter
-| website     = http://smealum.net/?page_id=5
+|version=1.0
-| download    = Media:Earthinvadersds.rar
+|license=Mixed
-| source      = http://jvteamds.free.fr/EI/sources-1.0-beurk.rar
+|download=https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew2/earthinvaders.7z
-}}
+|website=http://smealum.net/?page_id=5
+|source=https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew2/earthinvaders.7z
+}}
+Earth Invaders is an original Shoot em Up game which attempts to use the most of the DS's capacities, including duel screen, stylus, microphone, all buttons (as well as sound and 3D for the intro cinematic). It is created with PAlib. Everything in this game is original, including concepts and graphics.
-Earth Invaders is an original Shoot em Up game which attempts to use the most of the DS's capacities. It uses duel screen, stylus, microphone and all buttons (even uses sound and 3D for the intro cinematic). It is created with PAlib.
+It was part of the NEO Coding Compo 2005 (Games) and Datel's Design a Game Competition.
-Everything in this game is original, including concepts and graphics.
+==Features==
+* 3 different modes.
+* 4 powerups added.
+* Sound.
+* Microphone.
+* Original graphics.
-It came 4th in the NEO Flash Competition 2005.
+==Installation==
+Two roms are provided, select one according to your needs (.nds and .ds.gba).
 ==User guide==
+===Game modes===
 '''Normal Mode:'''
-:shoot at enemies and win. It's a little bit like a training for Survival modes.
+Shoot at enemies and win. It's a little bit like a training for Survival modes.
 '''Survival Mode:'''
-:this is a mode where you have to survive:your spaceship is quite weak but you still have to face bad guys.
-'''NOTE:''' This mode has an infinite automatic level generation, so your goal is to do good scores and to beat them after. Scores are saved on GBA cartridge.
+This is a mode where you have to survive. Your spaceship is rather weak.
+This mode has an infinite automatic level generation, so your goal is to do good scores and to beat them after.
+Scores are saved on GBA cartridge.
 '''Blaster Survival Mode:'''
-:Almost exactly the same as Survival Mode, except enemies are much more powerful....and you too.
-:Explode enemies ships by using maximum power. In this mode you get: Infinite Bullet Time and Infinite power shoot (choose it with up or x button).
-'''NOTE:''' This mode has an infinite automatic level generation, so your goal is to do good scores and to beat them after. Scores are saved on GBA cartridge
+Explode enemies ships by using maximum power. You get:
+* Infinite Bullet Time.
+* Infinite power shoot (choose it with up or x button).
+This mode has an infinite automatic level generation, so your goal is to do good scores and to beat them after.
+Scores are saved on GBA cartridge.
 ===Highscore Viewer===
 Able to visualise the best score which has been made in Survival Modes (as they are saved on GBA cartridge).
-[[File:Earthinvadersds2.png]]
+==Controls==
+'''Basic:'''
+Right/A - Go to the right
+Left/Y - Go to the left
+Touchscreen - Shoot
-==Controls==
-==Basic===
-Right or A - go to the right
-Left or Y - go to the left
-Touch screen - Shoot
 R/L - Bullet time (not limited in Blaster Survival mode)
-Microphone - give more altitude to the shield
-===Special "Blaster Mode" keys===
+Microphone - Give more altitude to the shield
-Up or X - pass in powerful shot mode
-Down or B - pass in normal shot mode
+'''Special Blaster Mode:'''
+Up/X - Pass in powerful shot mode
+Down/B - Pass in normal shot mode
+==Screenshots==
+https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/earthinvaders2.png
+https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/earthinvaders3.png
+<!--BEGIN Online Emulator Section-->
+==Online emulator==
+{{EmulatorJS Main
+|width=515px
+|height=384px
+|EJS_backgroundImage=https://www.gamebrew.org/images/1/13/Earthinvaders.png
+|EJS_core=desmume2015
+|EJS_gameName=Earth Invaders
+|EJS_gameUrl=https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/onlineemulators/nds/earthinvaders.7z
+}}
+{{DS Control Settings}}
+<!--END Online Emulator Section-->
 ==Compatibility==
-Tested on: DSTT, DSTTi, R4, R4i, supercard, ez flash.
+Works perfectly on neoflash and on other carts:
+DSTT <br>
+DSTTi <br>
+R4 <br>
+R4i <br>
+Supercard <br>
+EZ Flash <br>
 ==Changelog==
 '''1.0'''
-*Menu Added
+* Menu Added.
-*3 Different modes added
+* 3 Different modes added.
-*4 powerups added
+* 4 powerups added.
-*Highscore Save added
+* Highscore Save added.
-*SplashScreens(win and lose) added
+* SplashScreens(win and lose) added.
-*Microphone support added
+* Microphone support added.
-*Shield added
+* Shield added.
-*3D Intro
+* 3D Intro.
-*Sound
+* Sound.
-*New enemies
+* New enemies.
 ==Credits==
-Combo(GFX), Mollusk(HELP), Gallynet(HELP), Birslip(HELP), Sylfurd(Help finding SFX) ,Delfare(3D help), YodaNC(Little 3D Help), etc.
+Special thanks to: Combo (GFX), Mollusk (HELP), Gallynet (HELP), Birslip (HELP), Sylfurd (Help finding SFX), Delfare (3D help), YodaNC (Little 3D Help), etc.
+==External links==
+* Author's website - [https://web.archive.org/web/20110628105259/http://smealum.net/?page_id=5 http://smealum.net/?page_id=5] (archived)
+* NeoFlash - https://www.neoflash.com/forum/index.php?topic=592.0
-[[Category:Homebrew applications]]
+[[Category:NEO Coding Compo 2005]]
+[[Category:Design a Game for Datel]]