Could Remako Work On Switch?


UPDATE: As of this point, porting Remako to Switch seems impossible due to technical reasons related to getting mods like this to run on with the Switch version.

Last week Final Fantasy VII launched on the Nintendo Switch. Almost immediately, people started to see how moddable it was. It turns out (at least) some mods could be gotten to work on the portable system's version of FF7. A few days after release, multiple individuals started contacting me about the possibilities for a Switch port of the mod.

I would be happy to make this a reality, but there are a few complications:
  • I don't have a Switch, so I can't develop it myself
  • I do not want to hand over ownership of (part of) my mod to just anyone
  • As far as I know, it is not yet known which parts (if any) can be converted to Switch
  • The source files are not easily accessible, for people to test the mod on Switch with
  • The new v1.0 (battle textures, movies, etc.) hasn't been released yet, complicating third-party development of a Switch port
  • I am very busy with v1.0, so at the moment don't have a lot of time to look into this myself 
To alleviate these problems, I am crowdsourcing the proof of concept phase of the Switch port. I have created a download with some selected source materials. This should be enough to test out if the various parts of the mod can be ported to the Switch version of FF7.

Everyone can take a crack at it. I have set up a Discord channel where people can discuss the port and their progress on the proof of concept. Once we've got a working solution for Switch, some interested people and v1.0 for PC has been released, a team can get to work on porting and testing the mod for Switch.

The source files contain the first few minutes of the game: intro movie, first field background, menu avatars, and the first battle's background textures. This is easy to test through a New Game start and has multiple types of textures/file types, making it representative of the rest of the game.

Download Source Files

Comments

Unknown said…
Discord invite expired ;D
April 2, 2019 at 5:31 AM
Cello said…
its the same as steam if it works on steam without (7h) then in the switch also i think maximum 720p is possible. u can also use the steam files the are identical u do not need the a switch. to release files for the switch.
April 2, 2019 at 11:02 AM
taintymcgoo said…
please get the discord invite updated!
April 2, 2019 at 3:35 PM
MC said…
Could Re-mako work... on a Playstation Classic? FF7 is already there and if you mod it you can boot up any PS1 iso you own so would it be possible to have a custom iso of FF7 (ps1 version) with the HD background?
May 6, 2019 at 5:44 AM
Scroogs said…
Wouldn't work. This is for the PC version, not the PSX version. It may be possible to make a port of the mod to the PSX version, but what would the point really be? You wouldn't see any results unless you increase the internal res, at which point you might as well just play the PC version.
May 19, 2019 at 3:21 AM
Jennifer said…
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June 28, 2019 at 1:43 PM
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