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Revision as of 02:39, 10 Mayıs 2024

Herg's Solitaire
Hergcards02.png
General
AuthorHarold Toler
TypeCard
Version1.0
LicenseMixed
Last Updated2003/09/27
Links
Download
Website


This is a collection of card games for the Game Boy Advance, with the option to add custom backgrounds and cardbacks.

User guide

List of games

  • Klondike.
  • Freecell.
  • Tripeaks.
  • Pyramid.
  • King's Corner.
  • Yukon.
  • Scorpion.
  • Aces Up.
  • Golf.
  • Canfield.
  • Spider.
  • Double Freecell.
  • Sir Tommy.
  • Carpet.
  • Stonewall.
  • Cruel.
  • Montana (written by SmileyDude).
  • Topsy Turvy Queens.

Custom backgrounds

Create a 240x160 pixel image of 16 shades of gray.

  • The easy way to convert from other color modes is using Photoshop.
  • Change to Indexed Mode, Custom, and load the background.act palette included in the backgrounds archive. Dither to taste, and save as a 4bit BMP.

Run addbkg <bmpfile> <romfile>

  • ex. addbkg bkg_solid.bmp "Herg's Solitaire.gba"

Custom cardbacks

Create a 24x32 pixel image of 16 colors (only 15 may actually be used)

  • The easy way to convert from other color modes is using Photoshop.
  • Change to Indexed Mode, Local (Perceptual) with 15 colors, and dither to your preference, and save as a 4bit BMP.

Run addcrdbk <bmpfile> <romfile>

  • ex. addcrdbk card_red.bmp "Herg's Solitaire.gba"

There are more premade backgrounds and cardbacks in the graphics archive. You can use addcrdbk to add these to the rom.

Controls

R+L - Redeal cards

R/L+Select - Changes game

R/L - Scroll down/up

Start - Bring up options menu

D-Pad - Move pointer

A - Main action

B - Secondary action

Select+Start+A+B - Jump out to main menu (Pogoshell, FAW, LW, etc)

Select+Start - Awake from sleep mode

Statistics screen:

Right/Left - View stats for next/previous game

A - Deal cards to play currently displayed game

Start/B - Exit statistics without starting new game

Cursor Movement modes:

Normal mode - Works like a computer mouse pointer

Jump mode - Jumps to the closest card/hole in the direction pressed

Set pointer speed to 0 for Jump mode control.

Background/Color selection:

Left/Right - Select color component to modify

Up/Down - Adjust the value

L+Left/Right - Change background design

R+Left/Right - Change cardbacks

Screenshots

hergcards3.png hergcards4.png hergcards5.png

External links

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