Yes, indeed “ported” games is a modern concept and older consoles used to had their own versions of games. But i would say that is not a new thing. Old Sega Genesis games where ported to Sega Master System and Game gear several times. Just whit downgrades. And it happened even in the 4-bit Generation era.
I know that is way diferent how those consoles worked. But the fact that these wonderswan (and oders) are monochome should make things much more compatible, whit much less incompatibilities to happens in the graphic area.
Well, i was startting to give up… You sounded like something impossible. But then you came whit the “other option”!
I Had a Virtual boy until a few Years a go. I solded and i regret to this day. To the point that i never forget it. I will buy one now and pay those prices. And believe-me, they are really hy for me here in my country because of the actual currency. Something like 4, 5 times what you would pay. I want to do that, i can do it and i will. But to so, i need more. I loved the system and aways bothered me to think what could had been. How much fun could we hadded whit this. But you know… Why did i sel it? Because there are so few games. I was so used to them. If we want to have fun whit this toy like we always thinked that we could had, we have to move ouselves. I’am a guy who love old games and emulators and love modern games as whell. Seing older platforms and see the homebrew scene of each one of them, i can tell you that we are way behind. Consoles like Dreamcast, Jaguar, Super Nintendo, Genesis, Master System, Nes and even older ones like the 2600, colecovision or the awesome Vectrex. Man, the Vectress homebrew scene… If we stop to talk about that we would take some time. I’ts fantastic. I know that we have some valuabe man arround here. But what difers us from them? Whell, much of those consoles exemples that i gave are considered failures, but none of them sold so little than VB. Maybe Vectrex, not sure. We are so few… What maide-me want to come back is those news about that link cable, a few new fantastic games and that awesome HyperFlash32 cartrige. Fantastic work. You see? I saw these news and now i’,m here talking to you. But we need more people trying to doing some more. It can’t be in the hands of so few. And we must organize if we want more content. I realy want to play more sports games, more platforming, fighting or racing games on my VB. Maybe a beat em up too, dont know…
So, i do igree whit you. A lot. I actually knew that i could’nt do a game from nothing. And i think that all new games would be fantastic. Much more than just ported ones. But i think that port games can be done and, if there are tools and if they are possible to be learnded to anyone normal and whell intended, why not try to do something myself, if i want so much? My idea is just give to us all more options to use our VBs. That is something that i felt that i could try to do. We need more games if we awant to preserve Virtual Boy. And we cant ignore possiblities if we have so litle options to play. The “port” idea came from those Hyper Fight and VB Racing games that i discover that exist recently. Come on. I dont have to say what game Hyper Fight is. VB Racing is Out Run from Genesis/Mega Drive. So it can be done. And that Out Run version is prety beatifull whit all the deep profundity that VB can give to our eyes.
And why i want to do that? Because is a contribuition. Because, some how, this can estimulate the comunity. Can estimulate more people to came. Serious indie developers to look to our efforts to VB and release something here too. More programers that love VB out there to do something. It’s a start!!! Come on. How man games you have seeing made or release in the past 25 yars? I don’t know nothing now, but i’m close to my vacation and will have a lot of time. I will start to learn and i’m realy passionate.
And i think this can be done if more people organize and help. Some guys to make the serious programing stuff. Someone to help whit artistic stuff. Someone to translate japanese. Someone to capture and eddit screams….
You gave all the start information that i need. Hope that is someone reading this and enjoy this idea. It would be nice have companion!