Originally posted by Porky
i have given up with nintendo handhelds and will not buy a DS
in the past 15 years i have purchased
- original gameboy
- gameboy color
- gameboy advance
- gameboy advance (clam shaped one, silver)
That's a shame to hear.
Do note that the DS is not of the GameBoy line of handhelds (Nintendo is quietly killing off the GameBoy line due to the popularity and success of the DS).
But yes... the games coming out for the GameBoy prior to the DS were pretty weak (although some Advance titles roxxored).
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Originally posted by Porky
why should i waste my money on another gameboy when it will only play incremental games?
Arguable whether these games are simply slight alterations, of course. I'll just leave you with a 'try it out (with the better games) before you decide to purchase it or not'. The console is THAT influential so I won't say anything further.
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Originally posted by Porky
what the gameboy DS CANNOT DO (correct me if im wrong yan):
- memory stick (to watch stuff dl'd via bittorrent)
- watch .avi .mpg movies
- tv support
- library of movies ( yes i actually have bought a few UMD movies)
- play mp3s
sorry yan, but i'm a nintendo DS hater... myabe if FF6 gets released for it (what i hear) i will finally pick one up..
Pork
Careful! It's simply a Nintendo DS. Not a GameBoy.
While you are correct in saying that the DS, initially, cannot do any of those, there are (fairly) cheap solutions that can fix this 'inability' for you.
Otherwise, this intrigues me since it further points towards a rift of gamers who are more in tune with the media side rather than the gaming side (considering they take it as a negative if the console lacks external media support). To be honest, the DS is simply for gaming. It was never meant to be a multimedia device therefore it wasn't built for those purposes (DS' screens vs. PSP screen - one example). If you see that as a downfall... my suggestion would be to buy a DS anyway.
Once again, I'm sorry to hear that you dislike the DS but I'm more than sure that if you take your time to experience some of the more popular games, you'll be hooked.
As for FFVI, there doesn't seem to be any indicators pointing towards a DS release. Final Fantasy III (JPN) is being remade in 3D and will be out on the DS very soon. You might have mistaken FFIII (USA) for FFVI since it just happens to be that game with a US label.
Since you own a PSP, why not go for emulation? I'm fairly sure they've ported an SNES emulator over to the handheld. Just a matter of download FFVI and playing it once more.
Of course the best way of playing that game is on SNES itself.
Jun-24-2006 18:51
Porky
State of Halcyon....
Registered: Sep 2001
Location: GU13
quote:
Originally posted by Yan
Careful! It's simply a Nintendo DS. Not a GameBoy.
While you are correct in saying that the DS, initially, cannot do any of those, there are (fairly) cheap solutions that can fix this 'inability' for you.
wow yan, ur like a walking nintendo library of knowledge... didn't know about the options u just mentioned!
yea, but i've been burned too many times by nintendo's many handheld upgrades that i'm scared to buy the latest in case it gets upgraded again in another year (which is usually the case)
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Jun-26-2006 18:39
Yan
fauxhawk
Registered: Jul 2003
Location: Wano
quote:
Originally posted by Porky
wow yan, ur like a walking nintendo library of knowledge... didn't know about the options u just mentioned!
yea, but i've been burned too many times by nintendo's many handheld upgrades that i'm scared to buy the latest in case it gets upgraded again in another year (which is usually the case)
No worries. Nintendo still loves you.
The DS' thunder doesn't seem to be in danger for, at least, the next 2 years. The Lite, while mostly a fashion do-over (the screens and backlighting have been improved, as well), has only recently found its way to the final destination of sales (Europe). A year from now is way too soon for Nintendo to release yet another handheld unit (although I wouldn't be surprising if we'd be hearing something about the next-in-line at 2007's E3).
Jun-26-2006 19:03
Porky
State of Halcyon....
Registered: Sep 2001
Location: GU13
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Originally posted by Yan
No worries. Nintendo still loves you.
The DS' thunder doesn't seem to be in danger for, at least, the next 2 years. The Lite, while mostly a fashion do-over (the screens and backlighting have been improved, as well), has only recently found its way to the final destination of sales (Europe). A year from now is way too soon for Nintendo to release yet another handheld unit (although I wouldn't be surprising if we'd be hearing something about the next-in-line at 2007's E3).
2007 - DS Lite Advanced
2008 - DS Lite SuperAdvanced
2009 - DS Lite Turbo
2010 - DS Lite Turbo Micro
ad nauseum....
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Jun-26-2006 19:41
Yan
fauxhawk
Registered: Jul 2003
Location: Wano
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Originally posted by Porky
2007 - DS Lite Advanced
2008 - DS Lite SuperAdvanced
2009 - DS Lite Turbo
2010 - DS Lite Turbo Micro
ad nauseum....
I hope it's not like that.
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By the way, I recorded and overlapped some ch00nage from Trauma Center for the vid.
Jun-30-2006 01:47
DRM
I Choose Noise
Registered: Mar 2001
Location: Somewhere where it's raining
yan u are the coolest geek evar! all reviews are welcome since i only have a couple of games and will look forward to all of them. btw sound and video quality were spot on
