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Where is the Star?
Where is the Star?
General
Author	magicblack2009
Type	Puzzle
Version	4.0
License	Mixed
Last Updated	2010/08/31
Links
	Download
	Website

Latest revision as of 07:32, 21 August 2024

Where is the Star? is a homebrew hidden object game for the NDS. It is the first NDS project by magicblack2009 and is written with PAlib. The game is available in two languages: English and Spanish.

It was showcased in the Scenery Beta 2010 (NDS Games).

Installation

Some flashcards might need to use hb_menu.nds to run the homebew. The hb_menu.nds is included in the download link, in the folder hbmenu.

User guide

You must search for one or more stars along the most famous monuments and landscapes in the world.

It has two game modes:

Classic - Find a single star to go to the next level.
Multiple - Find between two and five stars depending on the number you choose.

Both modes have three levels of difficulty:

Easy - The star will have yellow fill.
Normal - The star will only have an outline.
Difficult - Now the outline of the star is dotted.

The game consists of 31 levels, each level takes place in a monument.

Controls

Stylus - Full control

Start - Pause

Select - Restart game

Screenshots

Compatibility

Tested on:

TTDS/DSTT (firmware 1.17)
Real M3DS (firmware 4.8)
iTouch2 (firmware 3.8)
Cyclo DS evolution (firmware 1.58)
R4 Wood (unknown firmware)

Changelog

Version 4.0

Added time to the top right of the upper screen.
Possibility of restarting the game by pressing Select.
Added music.
Credits texts changed by images.

Version 3.0c

Fixed some errors in the texts.
Fixed some bugs in multiple mode.
Added English translation in the same .nds , autodetects the language of the console, and if it is not Spanish, the game starts in English.
Image of the Eiffel Tower changed in the normal and hard levels of the multiple mode to facilitate the search for the star.

Version 3.0b

Minor graphics improvements.
Added hard multiple mode.
Optimized for EFS use.
Improved code.
Fixed small bugs.
Added English translation.

Version 3.0

Fixed a bug that caused texts to overlap in some levels.
Improved the code to use less sprites.
Improved the ending.
Added three new phases.
Added multiple mode in easy and normal.

Version 2.0

New difficulty mode: Hard.
3 Levels added.
Fixed a bug in the credits.
Now, to go to the next level, it is not worth dragging the stylus, you have to touch the star.
Changed the position of the star on the Eiffel Tower, it is now visible.

Credits

Homebrew and most graphics: magicblack2009.

Thanks to 4n4bol, Draco the dragon, exterminator, DRmack and cheleon15 for their help with the code.

Thanks to www.SoundJay.com for music.

External links

Author's website - http://magicblack.wordpress.com/proyectos-nds/where-is-the-star
SceneBeta - https://nds.scenebeta.com/noticia/where-star

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-{{Infobox homebrew
+{{Infobox DS Homebrews
-| title       = Where is the Star?
+|title=Where is the Star?
-| image       = [[File:Whereisthestards.jpg]]
+|image=whereisthestar2.png
-| type        = Puzzle
+|description=Seek stars along the most famous monuments of the world.
-| version     = 4
+|author=magicblack2009
-| licence     = Mixed
+|lastupdated=2010/08/31
-| author      = magicblack2009
+|type=Puzzle
-| website     = http://magicblack.wordpress.com/proyectos-nds/where-is-the-star/
+|version=4.0
-| download    = Media:Whereisthestards.rar
+|license=Mixed
-| source      =
+|download=https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew2/whereisthestar_4.0.zip
-}}
+|website=http://magicblack.wordpress.com/proyectos-nds/where-is-the-star
+}}
+Where is the Star? is a homebrew hidden object game for the NDS. It is the first NDS project by magicblack2009 and is written with PAlib. The game is available in two languages: English and Spanish.
-This homebrew is the first project for NDS by magicblack2009. It is scheduled with PAlib in which we are to seek one or more stars along the most famous monuments and landscapes of the world. The game is in two languages: English and Spanish.
+It was showcased in the Scenery Beta 2010 (NDS Games).
-It was participated in the Scenery Beta 2010.
 ==Installation==
-For the large size of the homebrew, you need to use to load the Homebrew hb_menu.nds correctly in most FlashCards. The hb_menu.nds is included in the download link, in the folder hbmenu.
+Some flashcards might need to use [[Homebrew Menu|hb_menu.nds]] to run the homebew. The hb_menu.nds is included in the download link, in the folder hbmenu.
 ==User guide==
-The game is basically a star to find the length and width of the touch screen console and touch it to the next level.
+You must search for one or more stars along the most famous monuments and landscapes in the world.
-The game consists of 31 levels, each level takes place in a monument, so we travel to different countries.
+It has two game modes:
+* Classic - Find a single star to go to the next level.
+* Multiple - Find between two and five stars depending on the number you choose.
-Two modes are available:
+Both modes have three levels of difficulty:
-:'''Classic:''' The same gameplay than previous versions, ie pass to the next level by touching the only star.
+* Easy - The star will have yellow fill.
-:'''Multiple:''' The most innovative way to play, pass the level playing all stars we have chosen previously.
+* Normal - The star will only have an outline.
+* Difficult - Now the outline of the star is dotted.
-It features three levels of difficulty:
+The game consists of 31 levels, each level takes place in a monument.
-:'''Easy:''' The stars have yellow fill, find all of the level.
-:'''The normal:''' The stars will outline only, find all the level with a bit more difficulty.
-:'''The difficult:''' Now the outline of the star is dotted, making the search more complicated.
-For multiple mode, player has to choose how many stars to seek in a level.
+==Controls==
+Stylus - Full control
-[[File:Whereisthestards2.jpg]]
+Start - Pause
-==Controls==
+Select - Restart game
-Stylus - full control
-Start - pause
+==Screenshots==
+https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/whereisthestar.png
+https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/whereisthestar3.png
-Select - restart the game
+==Compatibility==
+Tested on:
-==Compatibility==
+TTDS/DSTT (firmware 1.17) <br>
-Tested on: Flashcard TTDS / DSTT with firmware 1.17
+Real M3DS (firmware 4.8) <br>
-:Flashcard M3DS Real with firmware 4.8
+iTouch2 (firmware 3.8) <br>
-:Flashcard itouch2 with firmware 3.8
+Cyclo DS evolution (firmware 1.58) <br>
-:Flashcard Cyclo DS Evolution with firmware 1.58
+R4 Wood (unknown firmware) <br>
-:Alternative Firmware R4 FlashCard with Wood vDesconocida
 ==Changelog==
 '''Version 4.0'''
-*Added hour at the top right of the top screen.
+* Added time to the top right of the upper screen.
-*Ability to restart the game by pressing Select.
+* Possibility of restarting the game by pressing Select.
-*Added music.
+* Added music.
-*Texts of credits exchanged for images.
+* Credits texts changed by images.
 '''Version 3.0c'''
-*Fixed some errors in the texts.
+* Fixed some errors in the texts.
-*Fixed some bugs in multi mode.
+* Fixed some bugs in multiple mode.
-*English translation added in it. Nds, autodetects language of the console, and if not Spanish, the English game starts.
+* Added English translation in the same .nds , autodetects the language of the console, and if it is not Spanish, the game starts in English.
-*Image of the Eiffel Tower changed in Normal and Hard levels of multiple mode to facilitate the search for the star.
+* Image of the Eiffel Tower changed in the normal and hard levels of the multiple mode to facilitate the search for the star.
 '''Version 3.0b'''
-*Small improvements in graphics.
+* Minor graphics improvements.
-*Added multiple hard mode.
+* Added hard multiple mode.
-*Optimized for use EFS.
+* Optimized for EFS use.
-*Improved code.
+* Improved code.
-*Fixed small bugs.
+* Fixed small bugs.
-*Added English translation.
+* Added English translation.
 '''Version 3.0'''
-*Fixed bug where the texts are superpusiesen on some levels.
+* Fixed a bug that caused texts to overlap in some levels.
-*Improved code to use less sprites.
+* Improved the code to use less sprites.
-*Improved end.
+* Improved the ending.
-*Added three new stages.
+* Added three new phases.
-*Added multiple so easy and normal.
+* Added multiple mode in easy and normal.
 '''Version 2.0'''
-*New difficulty mode: Difficult.
+* New difficulty mode: Hard.
-*3 Levels added.
+* 3 Levels added.
-*Fixed a bug in the credits.
+* Fixed a bug in the credits.
-*Now, to the next level is not worth dragging the stylus, you have to play the star.
+* Now, to go to the next level, it is not worth dragging the stylus, you have to touch the star.
-*Changed the position of the star at the Eiffel Tower, is now visible.
+* Changed the position of the star on the Eiffel Tower, it is now visible.
+==Credits==
+Homebrew and most graphics: magicblack2009.
+Thanks to 4n4bol, Draco the dragon, exterminator, DRmack and cheleon15 for their help with the code.
+Thanks to www.SoundJay.com for music.
+==External links==
+* Author's website - http://magicblack.wordpress.com/proyectos-nds/where-is-the-star
+* SceneBeta - https://nds.scenebeta.com/noticia/where-star
-[[Category:Homebrew applications]]
+[[Category:Scenery Beta 2010]]