Dr. Robotnik's Ring Racers Switch: Difference between revisions

Dr. Robotnik's Ring Racers
Dr. Robotnik's Ring Racers
General
Author	Craftyawesome
Type	Racing
Version	2.4 r2
License	GPL-2.0
Last Updated	2025/11/16
Links
	Download
	Website
	Source

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Latest revision as of 02:18, 21 November 2025

This is a port of Dr. Robotnik's Ring Racers for the Nintendo Switch. It is a kart racing video game that builds upon the successes of its predecessor Sonic Robo Blast 2 Kart (SRB2Kart).

Installation

For fresh install:

Download the zip from releases.
Extract to the root of the SD card.
Start via a game (not album or another applet).

Updating instructions:

Extract the new zip to the root of the SD card and overwrite any changes.
Revisions for only the switch likely only need to update the nro in switch/RingRacers (see the release notes)

Notes:

It takes a while to boot up, longer than SRB2/kart do.
Increase the CPU clock with something like sys-clk. It helps framerates significantly, which is needed to get modes with multiple racers to a playable framerate.
Legacy GL is not very stable, especially with multiple racers. Consider using software only.
Recommended resolution: 708x400 under software, and 800x450 for less complex tracks or one racer. Legacy GL can handle larger at similar framerates.
Buttons match the Xbox controller layout. (A and B are swapped, X and Y are swapped)

Media

Dr. Robotnik's Ring Racers - Promo (2024) (Kart Krew Dev)

Changelog

2.4 r2

Recompile for Atmosphere 1.10.
Merged upstream 2.4-maintenence.
Only NRO download is required if you installed a previous release of 2.4.

v2.4

Update to 2.4. Please see the official site for release notes.

v2.3-r6

Fix undersaturated icon, now matches ingame/website. Also change crop.
Fix log sometimes being incomplete on exit/crash.

v2.3-r5

Cache colormaps between frames (software renderer only).
- Significantly improves framerate primarily when many racers are on-screen.
- Massively improves framerate for color selection.
Improve perf when log is being spammed, such as loading some addons.
Slightly speed up filesearch.
Slightly speed up boot.

v2.3-r4

Fixed crash when hosting game.
Significantly improved boot time, almost 3x faster.
Massively improved addon search and load speed.
Workaround for extremely rare crash at end of races.

v2.3-r3

Small performance improvement.
- The game now pauses when you press the home button. (like most games, not when online or in record attack)
- Only NRO download is required if you installed the previous release.

v2.3-r2

Fixed Addons.
- The game now pauses when you press the home button. (like most games, not when online or in record attack)
- Only NRO download is required if you installed the previous release.
- For the full notes on this release read here: https://github.com/KartKrewDev/RingRacers/releases/tag/v2.3

v2.3

First Release. For the full notes on this release read here: https://github.com/KartKrewDev/RingRacers/releases/tag/v2.3

Credits

Thanks to heyjoeway and carstene1ns for their work on SRB2/kart, which was referenced for this port.

External links

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 |description=Dr. Robotniks Ring Racers Switch port.
 |author=Craftyawesome
-|lastupdated=2025/01/24
+|lastupdated=2025/11/16
 |type=Racing
-|version=2.3-r6
+|version=2.4 r2
 |license=GPL-2.0
 |download=https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/switchhomebrews/DrRobotniksRingRacersSwitch.7z
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-This is a port of [https://www.kartkrew.org/ Dr. Robotnik's Ring Racers] for the Nintendo Switch. It is a kart racing video game that builds upon the successes of its predecessor Sonic Robo Blast 2 Kart (SRB2Kart), which itself is based on a modified version of [http://doomlegacy.sourceforge.net/Doom Legacy].
+This is a port of [https://www.kartkrew.org/ Dr. Robotnik's Ring Racers] for the Nintendo Switch. It is a kart racing video game that builds upon the successes of its predecessor Sonic Robo Blast 2 Kart (SRB2Kart).
 ==Installation==
@@ Line 25: / Line 25: @@
 *Download the zip from [https://github.com/Craftyawesome/RingRacers-Switch/releases/ releases].
 *Extract to the root of the SD card.
-*Start via a game (not album or another applet)
+*Start via a game (not album or another applet).
 Updating instructions:
@@ Line 43: / Line 43: @@
 ==Changelog==
+'''2.4 r2'''
+* Recompile for Atmosphere 1.10.
+* Merged upstream 2.4-maintenence.
+* Only NRO download is required if you installed a previous release of 2.4.
+'''v2.4'''
+* Update to 2.4. [https://www.kartkrew.org/news/2025-11-02_dr-robotniks-ring-racers-version-24.html Please see the official site for release notes.]
 '''v2.3-r6'''
-Fix undersaturated icon, now matches ingame/website. Also change crop.
+* Fix undersaturated icon, now matches ingame/website. Also change crop.
-Fix log sometimes being incomplete on exit/crash.
+* Fix log sometimes being incomplete on exit/crash.
 '''v2.3-r5'''
-* Cache colormaps between frames (software renderer only)
+* Cache colormaps between frames (software renderer only).
-** Significantly improves framerate primarily when many racers are on-screen
+** Significantly improves framerate primarily when many racers are on-screen.
-** Massively improves framerate for color selection
+** Massively improves framerate for color selection.
 * Improve perf when log is being spammed, such as loading some addons.
-* Slightly speed up filesearch
+* Slightly speed up filesearch.
-* Slightly speed up boot
+* Slightly speed up boot.
 '''v2.3-r4'''
 * Fixed crash when hosting game.