That's what Past To Present Online claims the above video is from. It's mighty unimpressive from a technical, graphical and completion perspectives and appears to have been filmed while piloting a helicopter, but it sure looks like Diablo on a Game Boy. While questionable, its alpha-build existence wouldn't be that odd. Blizzard has ported three of its older games to the Game Boy Advance and certainly didn't mind releasing the hobbled StarCraft 64. Real? Fake? What do you think?










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Weird...
If that's for the gameboy/colour, then I'd say that it is reasonably impressive from a graphical poitn of view. If its meant to be for GBA, then yeah, it looks like arse.
Stay awhile, and listen!
Definitely real. I remember seeing the GBC cartridge proto on eBay a while back.
I sense a soul in search of... I WANT THIS GAME!
Hobbled Starcraft64? I dunno about that, playing multiplayer on the same screen was quite the feat (even if it completely killed the point of an RTS if ur opponent can see u)...
@Scazza:
It's just one of those things you do because you can, not because its in any way practical.
I say fake, the screen changes angle, but the walls on screen don't.
Greeting's good master, welcome to the Tavern of the Rising Sun...
Oh dear god let this be true. I really hope they amp up the graphics if it is, but even if they don't I might get it anyway because Diablo is a kickass game. Now if Blizzard will get off their butts and bring Diablo III to the PC I might bust a nut.
Haha if its true, im going to buy a GB. :)
I'm pretty sure its real. The footage itself is just badly recorded.
Am I the only guy that wants a port of Diablo on the DS?
CRAPTASTIC !!!
I sold my GB a ton of years ago. no regrets for that...
Well, since nothing happens, no baddies and the wall walkthrough which means not even basic clipping has been programmed...I would say Fake!
Looks like a cheap homebrew with the diablo tile set used in place of making some unique graphics.
They could do the DS so easily. There's several options they could use the bottom screen for:
1) potion/scroll belt,
2) spell menu (for quick spell switching for lack of hotkeys), or
3) inventory (for that rearranging on the go
In fact, they could do all 3, have the belt at the top, and then have little windows at the bottom to switch the screen back and forth between inventory and spellbook. I'm sure there's a few options I'm missing, but those are the mainstays that I can remember, it's been too long.
Real, it is perfect for the DS afterall. As everyone knows in a Diablo game you click on the area that you want your person to go and click on the enemy that you want him to attack. That would make a perfect transition to the DS's touchscreen. It only makes sense to port it.
Wow, that hearkens back to the Gameboy Color days in terms of graphics but if they brought it the ds it would be a smash hit
Definitely a fake homebrew thing. There is nothing in that video that you can't code on weekend, its just a scrolling map without any clipping, enemies or anything. Just for comparison:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=640784848232605499...
That took around a week to code without any prior knowledge of NDS programming.
thats just stupid
@SanjiX: Nope. I'd kill a bunch of people, and give my left leg for diablo on the DS
Saw an ebay auction for one such GB cart:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Gameboy-DIABLO-unreleased-dev-cart_W0Q...
Ended a few days ago.
well, regardless of whether its real or not, its definitely possible...
Like come on, its not that technically outragous
Also, theres lotsa Sonic for original GB selling in asian countries...
It's a real proto, it seems to have switched hands between Assembler board members. But I guess everyone can yell 'fake' like they are going to anyway.
WASN'T ANNOUNCED PUBLICLY THEN IT DIDN'T HAPPEN!
right?
Fake. I don't recall characters being able to run inside dungeons and that .. warrior? moves way too fast.
But if it is for real well.. I'd buy a DS only for this game alone.
Hah I assure you, its quite real. I apologize for the video quality on Youtube, the original video is much better, and doesnt run quite as quick, but that wonderful Youtube conversion gave you that. The video was originally filmed at 15fps, thus it speeding up on Youtube. That helicopter effect? Youtube side effect again, as the raw footage does not have that. The Tech Demo is extremely early, and is on an official GB dev cart, along with the fact that it comes from a reputable source. And just to make it clear, my development experience consists of VB, which can in no way be used to make a GB game. Expect better footage in the near future. ive only had the prototype since yesterday.
It's just one of those things you do because you can, not because its in any way practical.
Controls were very well mapped for SC64, and the game ran like a dream.
Blizzard just did it to see if they could do it though.
Actually, that's an interesting idea. Have Diablo on the NDS. Nintendo would make a fortune in replacement purchases because gamers would break their screens from the incessant tapping required to do anything in that game.
Looks real enough to me.
Hell, some of the only existing footage of Sonic Xtreme is on shakycam footage.
I'm more interested in the Primal Rage II footage from YT that's one movie past on the new taskbar-thing.
Claymation humans rather than slow-ass dinosaurs? What?
Why, that's rather interesting..
Very cool, I wouldn't doubt this is real.
And I really don't understand what's stopping Blizzard from a Diablo DS. They wouldn't really have to make any original content, a straight-up port of Diablo II (with Lord of Destruction)would do it for me.
It should be able to fit if they cut out the videos, but maybe they could expand the storage with a GBA slot cartridge?
It's not half bad actually.
I have the original Diablo for PSP using Dark_Alex PSX emulation. It works perfectly.
This is not for the NDS
At least link the actual article so people actually know what the hell it is:
http://www.ptop.aborman.com/index.php?option=com_content&t...
Diablo on PSP sounds good.
I'd rather have a Diablo 3 on my PC though and if you ask Gamespot, it seems it's in the pipeline: Gamespot - Diablo 3 rumors.
Only yesterday, another rumor surfaced - straight from Legendary Picture's website: a Diablo movie is in the making!
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