So, now that I have a DS Lite, what’s next beyond just playing some great games? Homebrew.

I’ve already ordered a new microSD card and, based on suggestions and pointers from a known homebrewer on the Colony, I also ordered the R4DS cart from System Gears. Both shipped within the past couple of days, and I should be able to get started early next week.

The first thing I plan to download and get into (and a majority of the reason I wanted to get into homebrew in the first place) is Colors DS. It’s a fantastic little app that uses the touch sensitive screen of the DS to allow you to create wonderful tiny pieces of artwork.

In addition to this, the R4DS firmware contains an app called Moonshell that plays music and can display images. Although, I also plan to download DSOrganize, which can do all of that, plus has PDA functionality, a web browser, an IRC client, and more.

Beyond that, I plan to check out some homebrew games, including the DSCrawl rogue-like game, DSChess (which should be obvious), and LemmingsDS. According to this page on Wikipedia, there is an absolute metric ton of classic PC games that have been ported to the DS as homebrew titles. Some of them look like a lot of fun.

However, one thing that I do NOT intend to do is participate in any emulation. That’s one thing that I am adamant against. I don’t approve of ROMs and emulation, and I won’t support those efforts.

Any other homebrew projects out there that you feel are worth checking out? Let me know! I’m open to the possibilities.