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GoLife is a DS post of the simulation game [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_Game_of_Life Game of Life]. | |||
==Features== | ==Features== | ||
*Universe 256x192 cells | * Universe of 256x192 cells. | ||
*Compatible with the format | * Compatible with the .lif format (loading and saving possible. The archive contains hundreds of known patterns to test). | ||
* | * Selection of a given area. | ||
*Copy/cut/paste | * Copy/cut/paste. | ||
*Symmetries and rotations | * Symmetries and rotations. | ||
*Undo | * Undo. | ||
*Adjustable speed | * Adjustable speed. | ||
* | * And more. | ||
==Installation== | ==Installation== | ||
Download and extract file. | |||
If you don't do that, GoLife will display a | [[DLDI|DLDI]] patch .nds file (if your card does not have auto-patching) and copy it with Patterns directory/ to the root directory of the card. | ||
If you don't do that, GoLife will display a Can't open Patterns/ dir at the beginning and will not be able to load or save anything. | |||
==User guide== | ==User guide== | ||
It is a kind of artificial life simulation with very simple rules but | It is a kind of artificial life simulation with very simple rules but aboe to create amazing patterns. It is more a scientific stuff than a game: There's life, death, drama, complexity... even sex. And all of that showing in pixel mode. | ||
Feel free to add more [http://punishmentpark.com/nny/doom/GoLife/Patterns.zip patterns] (and create your owns). | Feel free to add more [http://punishmentpark.com/nny/doom/GoLife/Patterns.zip patterns] (and create your owns). | ||
===How to play=== | |||
The stylus is used to draw patterns (start by drawing your name then click on >). | |||
The arrows are used to move the zoom over the entire surface of game. | |||
The buttons on the left are relatively intuitive. | |||
The bottom part is for loading/saving patterns. Scroll through the list with the v and ^ buttons and simply click on a name and then on an area of the screen to place it. | |||
==Controls== | ==Controls== | ||
Stylus | Operate with Stylus. | ||
==Changelog== | ==Changelog== | ||
'''Second release - Second week of spring | '''Second release - Second week of spring 2007''' | ||
*New version of PAlib: the code seems to run faster and the font is nicer. | * New version of PAlib: the code seems to run faster and the font is nicer. | ||
*Invisible keyboard bug when saving fixed | * Invisible keyboard bug when saving fixed (there's now just a little glitch but nothing major.) | ||
*Saving optimised: lines with no living cells are writed with only one '.', so it save a few bytes. | * Saving optimised: lines with no living cells are writed with only one '.', so it save a few bytes. | ||
*Color mode added | * Color mode added. | ||
*Zoom added | * Zoom added. | ||
*Patterns updated. Now with 211 cool patterns | * Patterns updated. Now with 211 cool patterns. | ||
*And of course, lot of small buf gix. | * And of course, lot of small buf gix. | ||
'''First release - First day of spring | '''First release - First day of spring 2007''' | ||
==Credits== | ==Credits== | ||
Coder: Anarcho Mario, from Doom Inc. Science's Dept. | Coder: Anarcho Mario, from Doom Inc. Science's Dept. | ||
The background is | The background is Tritone from a certain Nik96. | ||
The Patterns were collected by Dietrich Leithner in 1998 and were made public by Jason Summers in 2002. | The Patterns were collected by Dietrich Leithner in 1998 and were made public by Jason Summers in 2002. | ||
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Finally, thanks the PAlib team. | Finally, thanks the PAlib team. | ||
[[Category:Homebrew | <br> | ||
[[Category:DS homebrew games]] | |||
[[Category:Homebrew simulation games on DS]] | |||
Revision as of 07:05, 29 June 2021
| GoLife | |
| File:Golifeds.png | |
| General | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Anarch Mario |
| Type | Simulation |
| Version | 02042007 |
| Licence | Mixed |
| Links | |
| [Media:Golife020407ds.zip Download] | |
| Website | |
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