Game Trivia Catechism

Game Trivia Catechism -The Secret of Mister X-
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General
Author(s)	DesertDog (Multiple:Option)
Type	Trivia
Version	20080819
Licence	Mixed
Links
[Media:Gametrivia2ds.zip Download]
Website

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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 NEO Summer Coding Compo 2008 Coding.

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

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.

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.