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retroking1981 on 18 February 2011
Simple question, does anyone know if you can use the Circle pad to play regular DS games instead of the DPad?
 
If it does Super Mario 64DS could become one of my favourite games ever


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jarrod on 18 February 2011

Yes, it's been confirmed you can use the circle pad for DS/DSi games.  It responds as a digital pad would though, so don't expect finer analog movement in Mario 64 DS.



irstupid on 18 February 2011

NO IDEA, BUT CURIOUS AS WELL.  THAT ALONE IMPROVES A BUNCH OF MY DS GAMES, SUCH AS MARIO KART.

 

EDIT: AWW DAMN, ABOVE RESPONCE SHOOTS MINE DONW, LOL



radishhead on 18 February 2011

I don't think that I'll get much use out of the slide pad, being left-handed :(

It'll just be ABXY Touch Screen for most games :o



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retroking1981 on 18 February 2011
jarrod said:

Yes, it's been confirmed you can use the circle pad for DS/DSi games.  It responds as a digital pad would though, so don't expect finer analog movement in Mario 64 DS.

makes sense. but SM64DS did have 'analogue' control using that weird thumb strap thing that only came with the original ds on the touch screen, but it was crap, lol. i wonder if that means the circle pad wil replicate that instead of the digital option



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irstupid on 18 February 2011
jarrod said:

Yes, it's been confirmed you can use the circle pad for DS/DSi games.  It responds as a digital pad would though, so don't expect finer analog movement in Mario 64 DS.

well regardless if the actual games controsl improve at all, it will still FEEL easier to control to us.



radishhead on 18 February 2011
retroking1981 said:
jarrod said:

Yes, it's been confirmed you can use the circle pad for DS/DSi games.  It responds as a digital pad would though, so don't expect finer analog movement in Mario 64 DS.

makes sense. but SM64DS did have 'analogue' control using that weird thumb strap thing that only came with the original ds on the touch screen, but it was crap, lol. i wonder if that means the circle pad wil replicate that instead of the digital option

How were you supposed to use the thumb strap? I could never work it out :p



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Mr Khan on 18 February 2011
radishhead said:
retroking1981 said:
jarrod said:

Yes, it's been confirmed you can use the circle pad for DS/DSi games.  It responds as a digital pad would though, so don't expect finer analog movement in Mario 64 DS.

makes sense. but SM64DS did have 'analogue' control using that weird thumb strap thing that only came with the original ds on the touch screen, but it was crap, lol. i wonder if that means the circle pad wil replicate that instead of the digital option

How were you supposed to use the thumb strap? I could never work it out :p

Nor could i. Definitely one of the more ill-advised touch-screen shoehorn-jobs over the DS' lifespan



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ElGranCabeza on 18 February 2011
jarrod said:

Yes, it's been confirmed you can use the circle pad for DS/DSi games.  It responds as a digital pad would though, so don't expect finer analog movement in Mario 64 DS.


Yep. Do not expect great analog control for DS games, but do expect them for 3DS games.



retroking1981 on 19 February 2011
radishhead said:

How were you supposed to use the thumb strap? I could never work it out :p

you probably used it correctly, it just never worked