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## About DS Game Maker
DS Game Maker (DSGM) is early 2000's software for developing Nintendo Ds homebrew games with basic drag-and-drop visual coding, with the C programming language or with it's own language called DBAS. It was Developed By James Garner and has been tested to still run on Windows 7, 10 and now 11 computers using this setup tutorial by DigitalDesignDude.
DS Game Maker (DSGM) is early 2000's software for developing Nintendo DS homebrew games with basic drag-and-drop visual coding, the C programming language or with its own language called DBAS. It was developed By James Garner and has been tested to still run on Windows 7, 10 and now 11 computers using this setup tutorial by DigitalDesignDude.
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## 1st Step - DevkitPro Setup
1. Download the "devkitPro" folder and place it on the root of C drive of your computer. Thus the devkitPro folder's location will be "C:\devkitPro"
2. If you don't have a C drive or wish to place devkit pro on the root of another drive you should be able to but you'll have to make sure to use the appropriate drive letter instead of "C" when creating the system variables later on in this tutorial.
If you don't have a C drive, you might be able to put the "devkitPro" folder on the root of another drive, but you'll have to make sure to use the appropriate drive letter instead of "C" when creating the system environment variables later on in this tutorial.
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## 2nd Step - DS Game Maker Setup
1. Download the "DS Game Maker" folder and place it anywhere you want on your PC. Such as in the Documents folder where it's easy to get to.
1. Download the "DS Game Maker" folder and place it anywhere you want on your PC so long as it's on the same drive as the devkitPro folder. For example, assuming you placed the devkitPro folder on your C Drive, you should be able to place the "DS Game Maker" folder in your "Documents" folder without any issues.
2. Within the "DS Game Maker" folder make the "DS Game Maker.exe" file always run in administrator mode by right clicking it then choosing "properties" from the right click menu options and then checking the "Run this program as an administrator" option from under the Compatibility tab in the file properties window.
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2. Test compiling a blank project by pressing the "Test Game" button from the top ribbon of DSGM's interface (it looks like a play button).
Congrats! If you have no errors you're ready to start building Nintendo DS games with Ds Game Maker!
Congrats! If you have no errors you're ready to start building Nintendo DS games with DS Game Maker!
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### DS Game Maker Example Files Coming Soon!
Follow my [Itch Page](https://surrealcubemedia.itch.io/) for Updates.
### DS Game Maker Video Tutorials Coming Soon!
Subscribe on [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVmba1o66nWG6p-82g22iyg) to keep informed on when they are released.
### DS Game Maker Discord Servers
- [DS Game Maker](https://discord.gg/uzNM8gGSA4)
- [DSGM Online](https://discord.gg/HqbuAy9xJf)
### DS Game Maker Documentation
- [DS Game Maker 5 Manual.pdf](https://github.com/DigitalDesignDude/DS-Game-Maker-5.20-Setup/files/8905375/DS.Game.Maker.5.Manual.pdf)
- [DSGM Coding at a Glance.pdf](https://github.com/DigitalDesignDude/DS-Game-Maker-5.20-Setup/files/8953813/DSGM.Coding.at.a.Glance.pdf)
- [Index of DS Game Maker Functions.pdf](https://github.com/DigitalDesignDude/DS-Game-Maker-5.20-Setup/files/8953578/Index.of.DS.Game.Maker.Functions.pdf)
- [PAlib Functions Reference.pdf](https://github.com/DigitalDesignDude/DS-Game-Maker-5.20-Setup/files/8905406/PAlib.Functions.Reference.pdf)
- [Troubleshooting Common Errors in DSGM 5.pdf](https://github.com/DigitalDesignDude/DS-Game-Maker-5.20-Setup/files/8905369/Troubleshooting.Common.Errors.in.DSGM.5.pdf)
Check out the [DS Game Maker Resource Site](https://digitaldesigndude.github.io/DSGM-Resource-Site/index.html) for documentation, tutorials, community links and more!