Back in early 2007, I was excited to try a homebrew called Virtual Game Maker DS. Unfortunately, it didn’t work on my M3 DS Simply, so I forgot about it. In December, Globoeil released v0.98, and, lo, the app worked!
The tool [VGXDS] is actually two things: an editor [VGMDS] and a player for maps [VGRDS].
I have played around with it some over the last couple of weeks. It is a pretty robust game maker, although the interface can be difficult to use on the DS. Globoeil maximized the space on the DS screens, which makes some of the text hard to read. It took some experimenting to figure out what some things do, but I somewhat go the hang of it. There are some tutorials to get you started but don’t cover all the tools.
Unfortunately, almost no one has made a VGMDS game or map available yet. And it appears Globoeil’s work on it has slowed because he doesn’t think there’s much interest in it, which is a shame because he has some much completed.
This is some pretty impressive homebrew, which includes a sample map based on Zelda. I think it’s best to open it and see how things are created, after reading the available tutorials and reading through the questions forum.
Globoeil claims that this is not a clone of RPG Maker and that it can create other types of games, which probably requires advanced knowledge of the tool and more scripting. This is also probably the best thing the homebrew scene has for a UI-based game maker that doesn’t require programming knowledge. Even though it has a high learning curve, as should be expected, Virtual Game Maker DS is a keeper.
Update: It turns out that, according to this thread, Globoeil is working on VGMDS 2 which will include an improved interface as well online and local multiplayer functionality. Note the menu item for tutorials. 
No word on when this new version will be available.
Read the tutorials [which are not complete].
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oh dear, dear… I really think I’m goona have a go at game design. It’s so utterly tantalizing…
whos vgmds2
I really need help finding a program that allowys me to build games as complex as romance of the three kindoms or civilization on multiplayer. Please E-mail me on this.
can it hack games too ?????
and can it hack a game like megaman zx and zx advent
and can it be used on the m3 real
No, no, and I’m pretty sure it can.
Hi there!
!
Thank you for this article about my soft!
I’m Globoeil, the developper of the VGMDS project!
Yes, I had to left temporaly the project because of a lack of time.
But I’m back, and the VGMDS2 is now in alpha version, and 100% compatible multiplayer, to play AND to edit games
Please juste take a look at vgmds.com, official forum!
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