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SamuelRSmith on 28 June 2008

For people who have their abnormally wide apart.



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Onyxmeth on 28 June 2008
niksta2 said:
Onyxmeth said:

The DS is not for everyone. I absolutely adore my DS, but even I know there is at least one demographic that wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole and that's the graphics whores. The DS was made for people that love retro gaming, who grew up when 2D gaming was still popular and have wished it back for the last 15 years. The DS is a dream come true for these people, including myself.

 

I don't need intense graphics on my handheld, but I do need deep and satisfying gameplay

Ok, one more question. Do you ever long for a return to 2D gaming that was present on the Genesis and SNES? If you answer yes in any way, I have to wonder why you haven't picked this bad boy up already.

Here are the best things about the DS.

-Most games have a single card link play which means you can wirelessly play games together but only one person needs to actually own it.

-Pretty good online multiplayer. Not quite PSN or Xbox Live but better than the Wii.

-Most importantly, a better gaming library than all three current consoles put together, in my opinion of course.

-Very well made hardware and portable enough to go in your pocket.

-You can do all kinds of cool things I can't mention on this site with an R4, which costs just 39.99. Google it if you want to know about it.

 



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ctk495 on 28 June 2008

For anybody who loves playing good and quality games.



dib8rman on 28 June 2008
niksta2 said:
Onyxmeth said:

The DS is not for everyone. I absolutely adore my DS, but even I know there is at least one demographic that wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole and that's the graphics whores. The DS was made for people that love retro gaming, who grew up when 2D gaming was still popular and have wished it back for the last 15 years. The DS is a dream come true for these people, including myself.

 

I don't need intense graphics on my handheld, but I do need deep and satisfying gameplay


All I can say to that is, TWEWY - get that game and you'll be addicte.. satisfied for about 2 weeks, then depending on your love of it, you'll either just sit back in awe or replay it for 100% completion. Deep game, great narrative, great combat and very nice artwork. Also TWEWY is The World Ends With You

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shams on 28 June 2008

I can't say much for the PSP (as I don't have one), but I can highly recommend the DS - its an amazing handheld, and really become "part of my life" over the last.. 4? years.

No shortage of amazing games - but in the end, it comes down to what games you like.

There won't be a new DS / handheld from Ninty anytime soon.



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Rath on 28 June 2008

DS is for lots of people. If you feel like playing console games on the move go for the PSP but if you want to play true handheld games the DS is really the only way to go.



niksta2 on 28 June 2008
Onyxmeth said:
niksta2 said:
Onyxmeth said:

The DS is not for everyone. I absolutely adore my DS, but even I know there is at least one demographic that wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole and that's the graphics whores. The DS was made for people that love retro gaming, who grew up when 2D gaming was still popular and have wished it back for the last 15 years. The DS is a dream come true for these people, including myself.

 

I don't need intense graphics on my handheld, but I do need deep and satisfying gameplay

Ok, one more question. Do you ever long for a return to 2D gaming that was present on the Genesis and SNES? If you answer yes in any way, I have to wonder why you haven't picked this bad boy up already.

Here are the best things about the DS.

-Most games have a single card link play which means you can wirelessly play games together but only one person needs to actually own it.

-Pretty good online multiplayer. Not quite PSN or Xbox Live but better than the Wii.

-Most importantly, a better gaming library than all three current consoles put together, in my opinion of course.

-Very well made hardware and portable enough to go in your pocket.

-You can do all kinds of cool things I can't mention on this site with an R4, which costs just 39.99. Google it if you want to know about it.

 

 

I'm afraid I've never experianced the 2D gaming that was present on the Genesis and SNES but I did love my old 2D GBA games



niksta2 on 28 June 2008
dib8rman said:
niksta2 said:
Onyxmeth said:

The DS is not for everyone. I absolutely adore my DS, but even I know there is at least one demographic that wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole and that's the graphics whores. The DS was made for people that love retro gaming, who grew up when 2D gaming was still popular and have wished it back for the last 15 years. The DS is a dream come true for these people, including myself.

 

I don't need intense graphics on my handheld, but I do need deep and satisfying gameplay

 

All I can say to that is, TWEWY - get that game and you'll be addicte.. satisfied for about 2 weeks, then depending on your love of it, you'll either just sit back in awe or replay it for 100% completion. Deep game, great narrative, great combat and very nice artwork. Also TWEWY is The World Ends With You

 

no offense, but the artwork for that game looks so emo and "angsty".....



alucardremixed on 28 June 2008
niksta2 said:

I'm thinking about finally getting a handheld, but I'm worried about two things

1. Who is the DS for? at $140 I figure I might as well spend the extra $20 on a PSP bundle

2. what are the chances of nintendo coming out with a new hand-held soon?

 

EDIT:

3. how much do games go for?

Truth to say, i say DS are for kids, i enjoyed the Castlevania games that came out, but its kiddish, and the features are limited. I sold it after finding out no good games that i want is coming out for it. Im 18 years old, im tired of playing Mario kart with game boy advance graphics. Get a PSP, the god of war ame that came out looks really fun, and if you like castlevania, get the Dracula x Chronicles, the front game sucks ass real hard (the charecter walks slow, while the enemies are runnning circles, but its a remake.) but it has Castlevania Symphony of the Nights, which i say is the BEST title i have ever played, from the music, to you play as the dark lords son. But to get back on point, your better off buying a psp, you can also listen to music, store pictures, videos, web browsing, and shit it has games. Unless you like Nintendogs that is. To answer your questions

1. Its for kids, as explained above IMO

2. meh, prolly a ds liter lol, i doubt it

3.games go for 34.99$ and under, psp games are 39.99$ and under

 



Onyxmeth on 28 June 2008
niksta2 said:
Onyxmeth said:
niksta2 said:
Onyxmeth said:

The DS is not for everyone. I absolutely adore my DS, but even I know there is at least one demographic that wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole and that's the graphics whores. The DS was made for people that love retro gaming, who grew up when 2D gaming was still popular and have wished it back for the last 15 years. The DS is a dream come true for these people, including myself.

 

I don't need intense graphics on my handheld, but I do need deep and satisfying gameplay

Ok, one more question. Do you ever long for a return to 2D gaming that was present on the Genesis and SNES? If you answer yes in any way, I have to wonder why you haven't picked this bad boy up already.

Here are the best things about the DS.

-Most games have a single card link play which means you can wirelessly play games together but only one person needs to actually own it.

-Pretty good online multiplayer. Not quite PSN or Xbox Live but better than the Wii.

-Most importantly, a better gaming library than all three current consoles put together, in my opinion of course.

-Very well made hardware and portable enough to go in your pocket.

-You can do all kinds of cool things I can't mention on this site with an R4, which costs just 39.99. Google it if you want to know about it.

 

 

I'm afraid I've never experianced the 2D gaming that was present on the Genesis and SNES but I did love my old 2D GBA games

Ok. I guarantee it to you that you'll enjoy the DS immensely. Do yourself a favor and get one.

 



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