StillAliveDS v1.1 – now with M3/G6 flashcard specific version

Yes, we all love Portal and the Weighted Companion Cube, and we’re all glad that we can get some cake in our DS thanks to StillAliveDS, a homebrewed adaptation of Portal for the DS (previous version here). Grab your cake and eat it: you’re guaranteed to love it. In this latest version, homebrew developer t4ils managed to whip up updated level editors and a version specific to M3/G6 flashcard users.

Download: StillAliveDS v1.1

Homebrew developer t4ils is back with an update to StillAliveDS, a ‘brewed DS game based on Valve’s hit Portal (previous version here). For those who haven’t heard of StillAlive yet, it pretty much has the same gameplay as Portal: get all the cakes in every level, using the Portal Gun to get to other locations.

The newest update to StillAliveDS has a number of bugfixes and new additions to the game. DO check out the changelog to get the full dirt on the details:

• bugfix :
• Turrets won’t shoot through crates anymore
• Maximum number of crates and turrets in a level is matching the level editor maximum number
• A portal loop down / down doesn’t make the object in the loop going faster anymore
• No more double portal on the floor
• Fixed the green energy wall which was off if it was deactivated before restarting the map
• Turrets located on the edge of the map can shoot
• Turrets can shoot when a blue or green energy wall is off
• The last character is now visible on the upper screen dialog box
• You don’t eat cake already eaten anymore if you fall off the screen on the right
• Advanced highScores are properly saved
• If you have finished the game once and you finish the level 28 again in normal mode, your advanced mode level doesn’t go back to 1
• You can’t throw a portal (or clear them) if an object is still inside
• You don’t pass through the ceiling anymore when a crate push you into it
• Add (Game) :
• A tracing line shows where the portal is launched
• Portals are easier to put
• You can see which map you’re playing in wifi / custom
• Exit a current game returns where you were before playing (leaving a custom game will take you back to custom mode, leaving a wifi game will take you back to wifi mode …)
• The crates have sound when they explode/get out the screen
• The plasma ball destroys crates
• Portals are animated, so is the portalGun
• The ending flag is red if you don’t have caught all the cakes
• The character is a little less slippery on the floor
• The more you push the jump button, the higher you jump
• Add (Menus):
• You can watch credits when you want if you have already finished the game once
• Credits changed a little
• Added “How to play” on the menu
• You can use the d-pad to select a map in Story (you can still use the d-pad in other modes to cycle through pages)
• Add (Custom menu):
• You can upload a map directly from the NDS (you choose which one you want to upload, you play it, then when you reach the finish line the upload begins)
• You can have as many maps as you want in the customGame directory
• Level editor (new map or edit an existing one)
• Add (Wifi):
• You can report bad maps
• Add (Other):
• German language (thank you Elric Ackbar)

The updates include two level editors, both for Java 5 and Java 6. You won’t be able to upload maps directly to the site, however – you’ll need to upload your custom-made maps using your DS. This is to prevent the spread of bugged maps. Also, a version specifically made for M3 and G6 flashcard users is also created for those having some problems running the game. Enjoy!

Download: StillAliveDS v1.1