Interplay announced that a port of Descent (a DOS/Win95) game would be ported to the Wii. Since that announcement, nothing about the project has been heard of, to my knowledge. It was supposed to be released sometime in the fall or winter of 2010. Nothing. I ask if one of the projects (with/out OpenGL) could be ported to the Wii? I've tried playing the DOS version with DOSbox-Wii, and it doesn't work. I have a properly working USB keyboard, and I'm doing everything else right, but it doesn't work. So now I ask if there are any other nostalgic fans out there who might be able to bring this game to us, or possibly it's sequel? Here are some links, for anyone who may be able to help: Descent 1 Source: [www.descent2.com] Descent 2 Source: [www.descent2.com] DXX-Rebirth: [www.dxx-rebirth.com] D2X-XL: [www.descent2.de] Unfortunately, the source files do still require some files from the original games.. if I can help with that, (without pirating) I will. Otherwise, this online store GoodOldGames should be able to get you both games legally for only $5.99: [www.gog.com] I'm not much of a coder except a little vB and some HTML. I apologize on that front, but I would love to see this game on the Wii, with or without it's original graphics. I originally got the idea when I played that PlasmaRacketti game...http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?26,64799,64799#msg-64799Sun, 19 Jul 2026 23:27:12 +0200 Phorum 5.2.23 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?26,64799,65945#msg-65945 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?26,64799,65945#msg-65945
Figured out the problem was I didn't rename the .cfg file. Well I warned you I was a noob! Anyway it works now :)

Hmm maybe you are right about the controls with always firing in the centre of the screen. But surely it's no different to something like Quake which also always had the crosshair in the middle of the screen?

I remember though I did always play Descent with a mouse for aiming. Playing any FPS kinda game with a mouse meant lifting it a lot, you just got used to it and didn't even notice after a while.]]> Nebs Ideas, requestsTue, 26 Apr 2011 12:39:53 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?26,64799,65923#msg-65923 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?26,64799,65923#msg-65923Here are the freepats files already arranged into the required directories. Just extract it directly to the root of your SD card.

Pointer aiming/turning doesn't suit Descent as the ship always fires at the centre of the screen. You can't have turning without a visual indicator onscreen showing where the wiimote is pointing, if I repurpose the crosshair for that it seems unnatural (Descent was always crappy with mouse controls unless you enjoyed lifting your mouse every 2 seconds).]]> tueidj Ideas, requestsMon, 25 Apr 2011 15:28:06 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?26,64799,65921#msg-65921 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?26,64799,65921#msg-65921
I'm a bit of a noob at all this so please be patient with me!
Here is what I did:

I just copied the two files you listed straight off the CD, I didn't install the game on my PC first and then try to patch or anything. This CD was part of a pack that came with Descent 2 and some extra levels, so I figure it's already patched to 1.5? Anyway like I said it ran fine and had sound fx.

I followed the link to get the instrument patch files and felt a bit lost as to what I was supposed to be downloading, so just downloaded the .zip on the main page. Extracted and put the .cfg and other files in the folders specified, I assume that the folders are supposed to be in the root folder of the SD card?

Any help is much appreciated. Also thanks for a fantastic effort getting this game running on Wii, I'm really looking forward to playing through it again on my TV after all these years :) And kudos on putting the effort into getting the music working right off the bat, there are some other ports of PC classics on this site that are great but have no music! How the hell am I supposed to play them again with no music!?! Madness.

If I can be cheeky enough to make a request I would love to see pointer aiming/turning in the next release, as an old school PC gamer I can just never get used to analogue sticks for aiming.]]> Nebs Ideas, requestsMon, 25 Apr 2011 11:59:14 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?26,64799,65866#msg-65866 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?26,64799,65866#msg-65866wiibrew.org]
No multiplayer yet, until I find someone to host/run the IPX server program.]]> tueidj Ideas, requestsFri, 22 Apr 2011 16:49:25 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?26,64799,64885#msg-64885 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?26,64799,64885#msg-64885 SpawnHyuuga Ideas, requestsWed, 23 Feb 2011 03:07:12 +0100 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?26,64799,64877#msg-64877 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?26,64799,64877#msg-64877 dirtrider73068 Ideas, requestsTue, 22 Feb 2011 02:27:09 +0100 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?26,64799,64876#msg-64876 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?26,64799,64876#msg-64876
Dirt Rider, if you still have the CD's those ports I mentioned above will take your original CD files and make the game appear in today's graphics or at least way better than whatever DOS could do. Best thing is they work on Windows, Mac, and Linux.]]> SpawnHyuuga Ideas, requestsTue, 22 Feb 2011 02:22:42 +0100 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?26,64799,64802#msg-64802 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?26,64799,64802#msg-64802
Apart from that everything else is working including the automap, saving/restoring, custom missions, sound/music and network play (compatible with the original game running in dosbox on a pc).]]> tueidj Ideas, requestsFri, 18 Feb 2011 08:15:02 +0100 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?26,64799,64801#msg-64801 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?26,64799,64801#msg-64801
One question though, will we need a usb be wii keyboard to play, or will we be able to use the wiimote an dnunchuck? I also remember some cheats you could input in to as well will those be there as well?]]> dirtrider73068 Ideas, requestsFri, 18 Feb 2011 05:25:12 +0100 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?26,64799,64800#msg-64800 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?26,64799,64800#msg-64800 tueidj Ideas, requestsFri, 18 Feb 2011 03:40:31 +0100 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?26,64799,64799#msg-64799 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?26,64799,64799#msg-64799
Here are some links, for anyone who may be able to help:
Descent 1 Source: [www.descent2.com]
Descent 2 Source: [www.descent2.com]
DXX-Rebirth: [www.dxx-rebirth.com]
D2X-XL: [www.descent2.de]

Unfortunately, the source files do still require some files from the original games.. if I can help with that, (without pirating) I will. Otherwise, this online store GoodOldGames should be able to get you both games legally for only $5.99:

[www.gog.com]

I'm not much of a coder except a little vB and some HTML. I apologize on that front, but I would love to see this game on the Wii, with or without it's original graphics. I originally got the idea when I played that PlasmaRacketti game...]]> SpawnHyuuga Ideas, requestsThu, 17 Feb 2011 23:58:21 +0100