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I posted this a couple of days ago about threatening to turn my DS into something more useful than a place to cross animals with. Well, now I’ve found the ultimate homebrew hack for the DS and it even came with video!

If you remember Mario Paint for the Super Nintendo, Sabiston’s project will be right up your alley. Not only can you use it to create pixel- and vector-based illustrations; it also supports flip-book style animations and a sort of vector-graphics sequencer used to make more fluid animated works. No part of the DS’s unique hardware is overlooked, as users will also be able to add recorded sound effects via the built-in microphone and upload their creations to the Web via Wi-Fi, providing near-infinite storage. Sabiston used the software to create the pixel illustration seen above (printed on a large canvas after additional image processing), with the DS’s top screen showing the overall workspace and the bottom providing a zoomed workspace (more images are available on his Web site).

As of now, there are no finite plans for release. The project is on Nintendo’s radar, but failing a commercial release, Sabiston mentioned the possibility of making it available to homebrew hackers on the Web. Here’s hoping this powerful DS app makes it to the stores, though; after today’s demo, I can’t wait to get my hands on it.

I don’t know what that last paragraph is about – the possibility of a Nintendo brand game surrounding illustration being created for the DS or it’s being on Nintendo’s “radar”, but it sure did make my heart skip a beat.