Arsenal DS

Arsenal DS
General
Author	Smealum
Type	Shooter
Version	1.0
License	Mixed
Last Updated	2011/06/07
Links
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Website

Arsenal is a dual-screen 3D shoot em up game for the DS with a level editor.

This homebrew was participated in the NEO Retro Coding Compo 2011 (Game, 3rd place), the Nintendomax DS Dev Competition 2010 (2nd place) and the GBAtemp Homebrew Bounty 2011 (DS, 2nd place).

Feature list

• Full dual screen 3D bullet hell vertical shoot em up.
• Robust engines capable of managing hundreds of bullets (over 1000 in certain conditions).
• 7 levels, ranging from easy to insanely hard.
• Massive bosses.
• Different weapons, powerups.
• Varied backgrounds: space stations, planets, oil rigs.
• Replay system.
• Highscore system with online leaderboards.
• Complete modding tools available: make your own levels and share them on the game's website.
• Download people's mods directly from the game's menu via wifi.

User guide

You have three lives to lose if runs into enemy or shots. There is an option of creating levels with the level editor.

There are 2 control schemes to choose from (scheme 1 and 2, in the Options menu), as well as an Autofire function.

Controls

Stylus - Menu

Start - Pause

Autofire - Shoot continuously without pressing the shooting button repeatedly

Select - Hitbox

Scheme 1:

D-Pad - Move

A/B - Shoot

R/L - Slow down/go faster

Scheme 2:

D-Pad - Move

A/B/X/Y - Move slower

R/L - Shoot

Screenshots

Media

Arsenal 1.0 DS 3D bullet hell homebrew (smea)

Online emulator

Can use gamepad or customise in the control settings.

Nintendo DS	Keyboard

Compatibility

Tested on:

DSTT/TTDS (firmware 1.17a12)
SuperCard DSONE (unknown firmware)
SuperCard DSiOne (unknown firmware)
SuperCard DSTwo (unknown firmware)
R4 Wood (firmware 1.20)

Credits

Code: Smealum

Graphics: Lobo

Music: Modarchive.org

External links

• Author's website - http://smealum.net/arsenal_beta (archived)