jow
Mar 12th, 2008, 03:41 PM
My brothers (& sisters?) unite in the glory that is the Nintendo DS Lite. Tell us. What colour do you have? Maybe you have a DS "Phat"? Oldschool, my friend. Way to kick it oldschool. What games have you been playing? Which are your all time favourites? What peripherals do you use? etc etc.
Personally, I have myself a DS Lite in Coral Pink (http://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-DS-Lite-Coral-Pink/dp/B000I10PYC).
(Some of you might recall this picture from the "post your guns" thread)
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b191/fpsvandal/0221080130.jpg
I use this case (http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=802786) because it maintains the portability of the system, while providing protection and room for up to 12 DS games and even a charger if I'm willing to make the squeeze, though normally I would just carry the charger seperatly, if at all. Though I've been looking for a clear form fitting case just to prevent scratching and smudging to the unit, something like this. (http://javoedge.com/reflexeshop/productCatalog/getProduct.do?poid=1597&pbmId=13295) That site doesn't seem to have anything for the NDS. Does anybody else have a formfitting case like that, and any links to point me at?
I'm currently hooked on Clubhouse Games (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clubhouse_Games) and I feel like I must have missed some kind of fun boat being that I didn't get it sooner. I've been looking for games that you can play exclusivly with the stylus, because frankly when I'm in class, I need to be able to ignore my professor and play videogames on the downlow, and smashing buttons is hard to conceal when you're playing a fighter like Bleach (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleach:_The_Blade_of_Fate). I actually really dig Bleach, I've been playing it a lot. I feel like I'm losing out because I'm unfarmiliar with the anime, but the game mechanics are fun. It's a mad solid fighting game, which borrows a lot from the Alpha series and MvC2. I can think of worse games to copy.
I'm also loving Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_hourglass). I wish I had more time to play it, it's one of those games that you can't play passivly, so I end up not playing it when I need to have my attention focused on other things, and when I can devote time to gaming, it's normally at home, and spent on my Xbox or PC. I'll finish it one day. Hell, I finished New Super Mario Bros. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Super_Mario_Bros.) but to be fair, that game was a lot shorter and IMO even better. :)
I've also been enjoying/have played and liked Castlevania (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawn_of_Sorrow), Advance Wars (probably my favourite DS game) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Days_of_ruin), Pheonix Wright (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pheonix_Wright) and several others.
In related news, I just put in the order for my CycloDS (http://www.cyclopsds.com/cgi-bin/cyclods/engine.pl), a device like the more popular R4DS (http://www.r4ds.com/r4ds.htm) which you may have heard of. If you don't know wat I'm on about, and you're a DS owner, I suggest you check out the links I just provided. Basically, these devices go in your DS Slot-1 (where normal DS games go) and you put a micro-sd card in. (I just got a 2gb microSD card+USB converter (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134545) to move files from my PC for like 14 bux after shipping. Boner.) Now with memory in hand, you can turn your DS into a multimedia powerhouse that would make the PSP blush. You can do all sorts of things from calender/schedule apps to better web browsing apps to DS emulation (of course, you would only back up DS games you own so you don't have to carry around multiple carts. Right?) and even console emulation. Snes, Genesis, MAME and NES games in your pocket. You can play MP3s and even make free phone calls (http://www.householdhacker.com/?p=32). I'm not kidding.
Now, if you don't have a Nintendo DS, either because you haven't been interested, or you own a PSP, I suggest checking out the CycloDS and R4 stuff. With these devices, you never have to worry about stuff PSP owners do in relation to emulation. No messy issues with firmware fucking up your emulators and ROMs, and MicroSD is WAY cheaper than ProDuo. By comparison, that 14 bux on microSD I spent would be more than twice as much (http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=802040) if you bought the same size, in pro duo. As if the DS wasn't a kickass enough little machine, these flash card devices make it something no gamer should be without. Plus there's some pretty new (http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=020283) cool (http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=020288) colours (http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=020274) to choose from. So what are you waiting for.
SHARE YOUR DS INFOS WITH ME.
Personally, I have myself a DS Lite in Coral Pink (http://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-DS-Lite-Coral-Pink/dp/B000I10PYC).
(Some of you might recall this picture from the "post your guns" thread)
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b191/fpsvandal/0221080130.jpg
I use this case (http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=802786) because it maintains the portability of the system, while providing protection and room for up to 12 DS games and even a charger if I'm willing to make the squeeze, though normally I would just carry the charger seperatly, if at all. Though I've been looking for a clear form fitting case just to prevent scratching and smudging to the unit, something like this. (http://javoedge.com/reflexeshop/productCatalog/getProduct.do?poid=1597&pbmId=13295) That site doesn't seem to have anything for the NDS. Does anybody else have a formfitting case like that, and any links to point me at?
I'm currently hooked on Clubhouse Games (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clubhouse_Games) and I feel like I must have missed some kind of fun boat being that I didn't get it sooner. I've been looking for games that you can play exclusivly with the stylus, because frankly when I'm in class, I need to be able to ignore my professor and play videogames on the downlow, and smashing buttons is hard to conceal when you're playing a fighter like Bleach (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleach:_The_Blade_of_Fate). I actually really dig Bleach, I've been playing it a lot. I feel like I'm losing out because I'm unfarmiliar with the anime, but the game mechanics are fun. It's a mad solid fighting game, which borrows a lot from the Alpha series and MvC2. I can think of worse games to copy.
I'm also loving Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_hourglass). I wish I had more time to play it, it's one of those games that you can't play passivly, so I end up not playing it when I need to have my attention focused on other things, and when I can devote time to gaming, it's normally at home, and spent on my Xbox or PC. I'll finish it one day. Hell, I finished New Super Mario Bros. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Super_Mario_Bros.) but to be fair, that game was a lot shorter and IMO even better. :)
I've also been enjoying/have played and liked Castlevania (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawn_of_Sorrow), Advance Wars (probably my favourite DS game) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Days_of_ruin), Pheonix Wright (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pheonix_Wright) and several others.
In related news, I just put in the order for my CycloDS (http://www.cyclopsds.com/cgi-bin/cyclods/engine.pl), a device like the more popular R4DS (http://www.r4ds.com/r4ds.htm) which you may have heard of. If you don't know wat I'm on about, and you're a DS owner, I suggest you check out the links I just provided. Basically, these devices go in your DS Slot-1 (where normal DS games go) and you put a micro-sd card in. (I just got a 2gb microSD card+USB converter (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134545) to move files from my PC for like 14 bux after shipping. Boner.) Now with memory in hand, you can turn your DS into a multimedia powerhouse that would make the PSP blush. You can do all sorts of things from calender/schedule apps to better web browsing apps to DS emulation (of course, you would only back up DS games you own so you don't have to carry around multiple carts. Right?) and even console emulation. Snes, Genesis, MAME and NES games in your pocket. You can play MP3s and even make free phone calls (http://www.householdhacker.com/?p=32). I'm not kidding.
Now, if you don't have a Nintendo DS, either because you haven't been interested, or you own a PSP, I suggest checking out the CycloDS and R4 stuff. With these devices, you never have to worry about stuff PSP owners do in relation to emulation. No messy issues with firmware fucking up your emulators and ROMs, and MicroSD is WAY cheaper than ProDuo. By comparison, that 14 bux on microSD I spent would be more than twice as much (http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=802040) if you bought the same size, in pro duo. As if the DS wasn't a kickass enough little machine, these flash card devices make it something no gamer should be without. Plus there's some pretty new (http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=020283) cool (http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=020288) colours (http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=020274) to choose from. So what are you waiting for.
SHARE YOUR DS INFOS WITH ME.