Hurricane v1.01-switch Released

rsn8887 has released a new version of his homebrew game port of Hurrican for the Nintendo Switch. Hurrican port for Switch is another fine example of rsn8887's programming capabilities and a great addition to the Nintendo Switch homebrew library. Hurrican a freeware jump and shoot game created by Poke53280 that is based on the Turrican game series. Blast your way through nine action-packed levels filled with different enemies and powerups.

What's New?

* Re-compile with 9.0.0 support

Firmware 9.0.0 Warning
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Due to changes in the way firmware 9.0.0 handles user input homebrew will have to be recompiled to function correctly using this firmware. Read the changelog to make sure the homebrew you're using has been updated to work on 9.0.0 if you're using firmware 9.0.0 or newer.

Description

Hurrican port for Switch is another fine example of rsn8887's programming capabilities and a great addition to the Nintendo Switch homebrew library. Hurrican a freeware jump and shoot game created by Poke53280 that is based on the Turrican game series. Blast your way through nine action-packed levels filled with different enemies and powerups.

Instructions

[ Installation ]

Download (see `assets` below), and unzip `Hurrican_switch.zip` and copy the contents over to the `/switch/` folder on your sd card, so that you have a folder `/switch/Hurrican` with many folders and files inside.

[ Controls ]

*   Left analog stick = walk/duck/aim (hold up/down to look)
*   Dpad = walk/duck/aim (hold up/down to look)
*   Y = shoot
*   B = jump
*   X = hold for lightning beam (control angle with stick/dpad left/right)
*   A = powerline
*   R = grenade
*   L = cycle weapon type
*   ZR = smart bomb

[ Current Limitations ]

*   Don't try to remap buttons in the controls menu, it asks for a button press, but doesn't react to Joycon input. The only way out is to force quit the game with the home button. If you mess up preferences, just delete `/switch/Hurrican/hurrican.cfg`

*   The tutorial level (if you select "Start Tutorial" instead of "Start New Game") currently crashes just after loading.

Credits

Thanks to Poke53280 team for making such a great game, releasing the source, and making it freeware.

Thanks to the other developers such as DKS and Pickle for extending the Hurrican source and adding SDL/OpenGL-ES support and more.

Thanks to ScHlAuChi for telling me about this.

Thanks to devkitPro for making Switch homebrew possible.

Thanks to my supporters on Patreon: Andyways, CountDuckula, Jason Crawford, Greg Gibson, Jesse Harlin, Özgür Karter, Matthew Machnee, Milenko, and RadicalR.

Changelog

v1.01

* Re-compile with 9.0.0 support

v1.00

* First release on Switch

Links & Downloads
https://github.com/rsn8887/Hurrican/releases/tag/v1.01-switch

Hurricane v1.01-switch Released