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Nintendo Game Seminar back-ups, crybabies

Last week, we talked about how people are somehow ripping the ROMs for Nintendo demos, archiving hundreds of U.S. and Japanese trials for others to download after they’re no longer available through “traditional” channels. I recently discovered that someone’s done this for the Nintendo Game Seminar projects, too!

In case you’ve no idea what I’m talking about, Nintendo holds a ten-month development program every year that takes dozens of students through courses on game design, direction, programming, and sound. The students are eventually split into groups, in which they develop small and original Nintendo DS games.

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Draw Draw Penner, one of four student-made games produced at this year’s Nintendo Game Seminar. In this sorta-shoot’em-up, you’re trying to stop top-screen enemies who are trying to ruin your picture book.

The mechanics remind me of Arkedo’s Big Bang Mini; you draw a line on the touchscreen, which shoots up to hit the bugs and blobs. The twist is that depending on the curves of your line or its shape, your drawn projectile will move across the screens in different ways.

Nintendo will make Draw Draw Penner available as a free download for a limited time in Japan starting next week through DS Stations, its Nintendo Zone hotspots, and Wii’s Minna no Nintendo Channel. Unfortunately, because the game is sent to your system via the download play feature, when you turn off your DS, you’ll lose the game.

I have no idea why Nintendo doesn’t smarten up and make these student-created titles available through the DsiWare shop (or outside Japan). Harrumph.

Preorder: U.S. Nintendo DSi XL/LL (Burgundy and Bronze)

Buy: U.S. Nintendo DSi (White, Pink, Black and Blue)

See also: More student-created DS games

tags / draw draw penner / students / imports / game seminar / homebrew / ec

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Ugo Ugo Trinity (student-made game) trailer.

Should your memory fail you, UUT is the third free and downloadable release to come out this year from Nintendo’s annual Game Seminar, following after Fufu Kirarin and Re: Koetist.

This game uses the DS’s mic for three minigames:

  1. Clap your hands next to the microphone at the right time to squash the mosquitos.
  2. Um, I’m not sure about this one. It has something to do with ninjas, so it can’t be too terrible.
  3. Blow into the mic to properly cook the kabobs.

    It’s all very odd and without much depth to it, but at least it’s free! … in Japan.

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    Four student-made DS games →

    Every year, Nintendo releases a batch of free DS titles developed by its Game Seminar student teams, distributing them for a limited time through its Download Stations in Japan and the Nintendo Channel.

    They’re small, curious games, and unfortunately never make it to the States. Because they’re only available as downloads, there’s no option to import, either.

    Last year’s collection included Wakerai no Heya Tsuzuki, a one-room, horror/adventure title; and Kiki Master (Crisis Master), a reflex-based game in which you build confidence in a boy so he can complete distressing challenges like approaching a girl and helping a ghost.

    This year’s set features four student-made games:

    Fufu Kirarin - Blow into the DS’s microphone to return fallen stars back to the sky.

    Re: Koetist - Again using the mic, recite lines, which are “modified and played back with unexpected videos.”

    Ugo Ugo Trinity - An action game controlled by moving your body around? No idea what this is about!

    Kaosapiens - Mold, alter, and play with the face of a strange creature that has no body. Also very odd!

    It’s likely Nintendo will release these in Japan as DSiWare, but probably not in the U.S. Good reason to import!

    Import: Japanese Nintendo DSi (White, Black, Pink, Lime Green, Metallic Blue)

    Preorder: U.S. Matte Black and Blue DSi

    [Game titles and descriptions translated by andriasang]

    tags / dsiware / import / game seminar / homebrew / students / kasosapiens / ugo ugo trinity / koetist / fufu kirarin / ec

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