Directions for Playing

In this page you will find the resources needed to play our game. The latest version of the NDS file for Ripholes will be available once we determine it is ready to publish. For now, you will see workable prototypes that most likely have bugs roaming around.

In order to play Ripholes, you need one of the following things:

  1. To play on the PC:
    You will need a Nintendo DS emulator. The one we use to debug our game is No$Gba (pronounced "no cash jee bee ae"). You can find a freeware version on that site to download.

    1) Download and install the emulator No$Gba. Instructions can be found on that site.
    2) Download the Ripholes NDS file onto your disk.
    3) Launch No$GBA and go to File > Cartridge Menu (FileName) and browse your computer to where you saved the Ripholes NDS. Select the NDS files and click "Open."
    4) The game will load in the emulator. Play and have fun!
  2. To play on the NDS:
    You will need a Nintendo DS and a flash cart. We use the R4 and will be providing instructions for it, though the process is pretty much the same for other flash carts. Flash carts will require a microSD card to store software.

    1) Connect your microSD card to your computer via a memory card adapter or a flash drive converter. These pieces usually come with your flash cart upon purchase. If not, you can buy them from a consumer electronics store.
    2) Download the Ripholes NDS file onto your disk.
    3) Copy or move the Ripholes NDS file onto your microDS card. To do this, open up the microSD card on your computer and look at its contents. You will see some folders and other files. You can do one of the following things: a) save the Ripholes NDS file to the ROOT of the microDS directory or b) create a new folder and save the Ripholes NDS file there.
    4) Safely eject your microSD card and place it back into the flash cart. Put the flash cart into your Nintendo DS and start up the game according to where you saved it in your filesystem.

    Note: We don't promote or endorse the use of flash carts to pirate commercially copyrighted video games. Please reserve your flash carts for homebrewed software.

If you have any questions about any of the steps above or need further clarification, feel free to contact us!

Download the game

Versions of our game can be found below. Download the version you would like to play and save it onto your disk. Note that the more recent versions (closer to the top) have further developement than the ones below!

NDS Files



Ripholes Design Document

Note that this design document was created in Fall 2008 and does not accurately depict what we implemented. It does contain a lot of ideas that we weren't able to include in the game due to time constraints and technical difficulties related to the library. Some things got cut and some things were added.



Download the Original Soundtrack

Please do not distribute the Ripholes OST for commercial reasons. They are not to be used for profit or edited for your own projects.

OST MP3