[DS] Nintendo DS/Lite discussion thread

Originally Posted by Celes

That made me shudder. I can't stand when people purposely abuse electronics.. even if it's a 'test' or whatever. :/

I don't suppose you browse the internet very often then?

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Originally Posted by ashaman

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Yoshi's Island 2
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Children of Mana
Sonic Rush

Get these. Only bother with Children of Mana if you liked Chocobo's Dungeon.

Since you have Portrait of Ruin you're capable of importing, so get Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan as well. I'd recommend Densetsu no Stafi 4 if you enjoy Kirby-style platforming.

I wish I could get Portrait of Ruin to work for me ;_;

I was speaking idiomatically.

Dear God I hope they bring out the Front Mission DS game in english.

Death Note probably won't get translated though. Such a shame. ;_;

Also what the hell, a Kuri Kuri Mix sequel?

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Hmm. Taiko no Tatsujin, Katamari and Klonoa. I'll just take some random guess and say it's being done by Namco.

FELIPE NO

Yeah there usually is with spot the difference.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

New Ouendan? OH WIN.

How ya doing, buddy?

I've played Izuna. It's quite good, but only if you enjoy hard games. And only if you enjoy dungeon crawlers, for that matter.

The attack system is turn-based and lets you plan your moves like throwing shurikens and planting traps which you can lure enemies into. The down site there is almost NO escaping enemies, and running away is pointless. But yeah, the game is very hard. You lose all items (but not your level and experience) if you die in a dungeon.

You can save every time you find an exit to the dungeon's level, as well as exit. Just try some youtube videos to see if it's your thing.

Also, Ouendan 2:



There's nowhere I can't reach.

How is everyone enjoying their handheld?

The DS Lite is now available outside of Japan in Ice Blue for Australia and New Zealand only. I can't find much more information on it apart from that, and my local store is selling them (no they're not imported). Totally surprised me.

I'm really surprised at how expensive the limited edition DS Lites are. $300US easily for something like Wonderful World LE, and even the most basic colours are $200.

This is coming out in Amerika sometime this month:



And.. that's pretty much it.

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by Tritoch

I'm hoping that the ice blue color is released stateside before I need a new DS. The main turnoff when I first bought a Lite was trading in the nice blue color for black, and I'm a bit surprised they haven't bothered to bring over the rest of the colors considering how well it's selling.

That red and black DS is pretty spiffy-looking if they ever sell it outside of a package, though.

I'm going to be purchasing an Ice Blue DS in the future because:

- America isn't getting it
- I'm wealthy and have too much money
- My current DS has a dead pixel mid right of the top screen
- I don't like how the Polar White buttons are yellowing.

Yellowing pisses me off, really. I don't eat when I'm playing games or anything like that, but the texture they've used for the L and R buttons means that it's bound to collect dirt easily.

I went out of my way to import a "Dragon Guard Mask" from Canada. It uses a non-silicone texture case and it fits perfectly. The current DS Lite that I'm using looks brand new when the case is off, but the case itself is quite dirty.. which means it's doing the job right.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Originally Posted by Infernal Monkey

America will probably get it. Eventually. We got the eyeball burning pink DS months before America~ The only real exclusive things we get are useless, like the GBA with Rip Curl advertising all over it for Australia and the All Blacks themed one for New Zealand.

Just wipe down your DS with a damp cloth really hard until the skin starts rubbing off your fingers, that removes the yellow tinge from the shoulder buttons. =) My DS lite is a mess at the moment, I keep the screens nice and clean but the rest of it's falling to bits. I got a crack in the hinge a while ago which has become worse (no thanks to like, dropping it on the train and stuff) and it's basically holding together with sticky tape now. Good stuff. The R button sticks too. Thanks Metroid Pinball.

Eventually, maybe. I mean the original huge DS's special colors like white, black, candy pink, and dark blue never made it to America. They did get the BLOOD RED DS though, which came with Mario Kart. I did see the dark blue original DS in the Philippines once:



I still like the original DS. It's durable. Hell, if it had the 4 levels of brightness, I'd definitely use it. No slippery iPod-like feel to the unit like the DS Lite. But seeing as how the DS Lite is selling literally thousands a week, but the original DS is selling about 90 (in Japan per week), I guess everyone has moved on.

The only thing I don't like about the DS Lite is that the little square grippy things on the back of the console (there's two of them, they're used to keep the console from sliding around) and the L/R buttons, get dirty. Aside from that I think it's a really good console.

Actually my DS never leaves my room, despite it being a portable console, so >_>

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by RacinReaver

Oh, I was also wondering if there's any sort of flash driver loader thing out there for the DS.

Check my thread.

http://www.gamingforce.org/forums/vi...d-3-hours.html

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Advance Wars DS is a good game, but it's extremely time consuming. I wouldn't want to play it while outside, for example. It's too slow for my liking even though I really do like the grid based combat.

FELIPE NO

Originally Posted by RacinReaver

I've got a crimson and black DS and have to say it's the best out there. The crimson top stays nice and shiny, no dirt yet, and the bottom is a matte black finish which makes me hands sweat a lot less when playing games. While I was home during Christmas I played my mom's pink DS a bit and couldn't stand the feeling of the glossy finish on my fingers.

I was wondering, do the Nintendogs Pink and Phantom Hourglass Gold Nintendo DS Lites have the matte finish like yours?

How ya doing, buddy?