webhdx

gamecube & wii enthusiast, wannabe hardware hacker and electrical engineer

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[webhdx @webhdx]

I'm launching my next big project - Dolphin Depot. It's a homebrew app store for Nintendo GameCube. It runs on real hardware but there is a web version too! Check it out at: https://t.co/HI97xAswog

[webhdx @webhdx]

@27049447a Technically it can accept anything but for convenience it would be better to release it as a DOL file.

[webhdx @webhdx]

I'm launching my next big project - Dolphin Depot. It's a homebrew app store for Nintendo GameCube. It runs on real hardware but there is a web version too! Check it out at: https://t.co/HI97xAswog

[Retro Dodo @retro_dodo]

Thanks to @webhdx, the Nintendo GameCube now has a homebrew app store that works on original hardware. 👏🕹️

More info: https://t.co/0iNvJnOujT

[webhdx @webhdx]

@Douglie007 Yes, works with ETH2GC, SP1ETH, GCNet, USB Dolphin, original BBA. The only not supported hardware is FlippyDrive Ethernet module.

[webhdx @webhdx]

Thanks Jon @SpawnWaveMedia for getting hands on with the project! https://t.co/85HTdEalFE

[webhdx @webhdx]

A huge thank you to all the media outlets for covering Dolphin Depot and helping spread awareness of the cause!

[Time Extension @timeextension64]

Dolphin Depot Is a New Nintendo GameCube Homebrew App Launcher That Works on Real Hardware https://t.co/TWtGIC1ZJP

[webhdx @webhdx]

@SnoopKatt @WeskMods I think not yet but Wii hardware can be enabled to output higher resolutions with some software hacks.

[webhdx @webhdx]

@TheRetroHQ I’m having the same problem and it has been like that for some time now. I have a GameCube mod that I’m holding on release because I can’t buy parts for it.

[webhdx @webhdx]

@DerfJagged Yes I will eventually let you choose destination device.

[webhdx @webhdx]

@ahenley17 https://t.co/Mdpt3vrD3l It's been added to the catalog a really long time ago :) I use your app occasionally. I encourage you to design a small 96x32px logo for it so it can be displayed in Swiss.

[webhdx @webhdx]

If any content creator is interested in spreading the word and featuring it on a video please let me know! I greatly appreciate any help in promoting this project ❤️

[webhdx @webhdx]

I'm launching my next big project - Dolphin Depot. It's a homebrew app store for Nintendo GameCube. It runs on real hardware but there is a web version too! Check it out at: https://t.co/HI97xAswog

[webhdx @webhdx]

@Anime_Dingo I make sure to not steal ideas if I know someone is working on similar project. I always try to contribute first before. I don’t commit code I don’t understand. I spend a lot of time refactoring AI code to my liking.

[webhdx @webhdx]

I've created a few smaller but still very cool utilities along the way:
- opening.bnr file generator available online on the Dolphin Depot website as well as JavaScript CLI tool: https://t.co/J43AvkihiP
- opening.bnr quicklook extension for Mac OS: https://t.co/r1rxoGoQI7

[webhdx @webhdx]

@Anime_Dingo No one wants to contribute to real Swiss because it's just easier to do a quick slop fork. Now imagine newcomers seeing 10 different apps sharing Swiss name and wondering which one they should use... These forks will be abandoned in a few months when authors lose interest. 2/2

[webhdx @webhdx]

@Anime_Dingo I also use AI and I don't mind it as long as real devs are the ones using it. Non-devs are usually creating slop without caring how much damage it will do to the homebrew landscape. GC was flooded with countless Swiss forks only upgrading the UI. 1/2

[webhdx @webhdx]

@DMage45 Ah and of course you need network connectivity on your GameCube. A real BBA, ETH2GC, SP1ETH or USB Dolphin are supported.

[webhdx @webhdx]

@DMage45 Do you have homebrew enabled GameCube? You need something like PicoBoot, PicoLoader, FlippyDrive or GCLoader to run homebrew. Then you just put some files on SD card and launch the app from Swiss. It's really easy: https://t.co/EqdCpB5B3Y

[webhdx @webhdx]

@BretonMaicol There is already a similar project for the Wii: https://t.co/FXfMZNzJ7g

[webhdx @webhdx]

@27049447a It's handled by libdvm and fatfs.

[webhdx @webhdx]

@27049447a Feel free to contribute to DD. I don't want to sound arrogant but you've to consider the entire homebrew landscape to make thing kind of project successful. There're 2 other attempts I'm aware of and they're made without a basic understanding of how apps should be distributed

[webhdx @webhdx]

@washershizzle Haha, april fools joke was using indeed a real app but I changed it to make it look it ships retail games.