DS - too much choice

[tommers]

Okey dokey...

now my access to DS games has increased I think we need a discussion thread so we can swap tips on what's hot and what's not.

so....

so far I have played....

Final Fantasy III - hot. Played about 12 hours of this. Liking the job system. It's kind of FFVII lite, turn based battles, chocobos - you know the score.

Hotel Dusk - not really played enough. The g/f has been playing it more than me. I just asked her what it was like, and she pulled a face.

Mario vs Donkey Kong (March of the Minis) - played a little bit. Looks good, if a bit samey. Kind of a lemmings thing but really really easy at the start.

Konami Arcade Collection - not bad. Nice to be able to play Nemesis again. Brought back loads of memories. There's also track and field on there, scramble - a few nice little bits of nostalgia.

Worms - not hot. Probably, like all the other worms games, will come into its own with multiplayer but I found the single player a bit rubbish.

Starfox Command - pretty good. Feels a bit more fragmented than its SNES predecessor but it's still bloody starfox.

Advance Wars, Mario Kart, Metroid Prime - all great.

Trauma Centre - good, but got hard bloody quickly.

Reviews on Steel Horizon and Front Mission 1 to follow soon

I also have wario ware, lego star wars II and the urbz - but they were all for other people and I haven't really played them.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Bump because this is a very useful thread! I've been playing some fighter jet game (usa release), it's got crap graphic but it's actually quite fun!

 

[TrippyLondoner]

I wish i had one, would love the mario games and wouldnt mind playing the new version of starfox, loved that game.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

What's stopping you getting one (lack of stock aside)?

 

[Vintage Paw]

I've just completed Hotel Dusk and I really enjoyed it. Innovative way of moving around. You flip the DS so it looks like an open book, and most of the scripted action goes on on the left, while your touchscreen, on the right, acts as where you give commands, go hunting around the hotel etc.

I want more like this. At times it did feel just like I was reading a book, but that's ok. A lot of people won't like that though. Sometimes things are infuriating when you don't know how to do something, but I only resorted to looking online once to help me out.

If anyone knows of more games like this I'd love to know.

Also, I was itching for some sort of love interest lol! They use moderate language, like bastard etc, and it made it all feel a bit more grown up than many of the DS kiddie games. So I was waiting for the lead guy to get his kit off with some chick in his hotel room ... *sigh* maybe I just want gaming porn lol!

Anyone know of anything I might like after this then?

 

[Kid_Eternity]

I must admit my DS tendency is for games with immediacy, haven't really got the patience of long drawn out story lines and tons of clicking through dialogue screen (with the obvious exception of Zelda!), I want games I can jump right into, play for short bursts then put down again. That's what I like most about mobile gaming at the moment...

 

[Vintage Paw]

I must admit my DS tendency is for games with immediacy, haven't really got the patience of long drawn out story lines and tons of clicking through dialogue screen (with the obvious exception of Zelda!), I want games I can jump right into, play for short bursts then put down again. That's what I like most about mobile gaming at the moment...

Yep, that's certainly a great thing about consoles like the DS.

I like that sort of thing too, I just think I was ready for something a bit more involved.

Can't get into anything again right now because I've got 2 weeks of exam revision ahead of me starting tomorrow

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Heh oh dear, I wouldn't wish revision and owning a DS with and R4 on my worst enemy!

 

[TrippyLondoner]

What's stopping you getting one (lack of stock aside)?

Lack of money!

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Lack of money!

Aha, yeah they aint cheap!

 

[Vintage Paw]

Heh oh dear, I wouldn't wish revision and owning a DS with and R4 on my worst enemy!

Yeah, thanks

I was aware when I bought it a couple of weeks ago this might be an issue. But I am strong. I am made of win. I will prevail

 

[Strumpet]

Ooooo that Hotel Dusk sounds fun!

I'm waiting for an R4 then I'll prob be asking for help to tell me what/how to d/l etc heh

Good thread!

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Ooooo that Hotel Dusk sounds fun!

I'm waiting for an R4 then I'll prob be asking for help to tell me what/how to d/l etc heh

Good thread!

Fairly straight forward, once you've got the os for the sd card you can just drag and drop onto the games folder and then play them in the R4, you'll get all the support (and games!) you'll need from us on here don't worry.

 

[lemontop]

After getting slightly addicted to mahjong solitaire on 42 all time classics I've downloaded Wordjong. Very basic word game with daily puzzles, great for picking up and playing for 5 mins.

Started playing Zelda ages ago but have forgotten what I'm supposed to be doing. Tempted to start again.

 

[Strumpet]

Fairly straight forward, once you've got the os for the sd card you can just drag and drop onto the games folder and then play them in the R4, you'll get all the support (and games!) you'll need from us on here don't worry.

Thankyou KE

 

[Kid_Eternity]

After getting slightly addicted to mahjong solitaire on 42 all time classics I've downloaded Wordjong. Very basic word game with daily puzzles, great for picking up and playing for 5 mins.

Started playing Zelda ages ago but have forgotten what I'm supposed to be doing. Tempted to start again.

You never used the writing on the map thingy did ya?

 

[mwgdrwg]

The 42 All Time Classics cart hasn't been out of my DS for about three months...I love it.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

The 42 All Time Classics cart hasn't been out of my DS for about three months...I love it.

Get an R4 an about 30 games wont be out of your DS for months too.

 

[Strumpet]

*gets excited*

How many games can you store on a 2 gig R4 then?

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

Also, I was itching for some sort of love interest lol! They use moderate language, like bastard etc, and it made it all feel a bit more grown up than many of the DS kiddie games. So I was waiting for the lead guy to get his kit off with some chick in his hotel room ... *sigh* maybe I just want gaming porn lol!

been there done that... to be honst most of them are dreadfull...

mind you i'm still waiting for a translated copy of tsukihimi

 

[Kid_Eternity]

*gets excited*

How many games can you store on a 2 gig R4 then?

It depends on the size of the games (they range from 32mb to 128mb), I've had something like 32 on a 2gigger.

 

[keybored]

I wish i had one, would love the mario games and wouldnt mind playing the new version of starfox, loved that game.

There's a new version of Starfox God I loved Starwing on the N64. WANT!

 

[Kid_Eternity]

There's a new version of Starfox God I loved Starwing on the N64. WANT!

Yep, it's called Starfox Command. It's pretty good, more freedom and has a neat strategy bit included.

 

[Strumpet]

It depends on the size of the games (they range from 32mb to 128mb), I've had something like 32 on a 2gigger.

Niiiiiiiiiice

 

[friedaweed]

*gets excited*

How many games can you store on a 2 gig R4 then?

Lot's and if you use the rom trimmer even more
Not sure on the R4 but there's a tool for trimming the size of the games. Basically the games come in set size roms (64mb, 128mb ect) but not all the space is used by the games so you can trim off the un-used space using a rom trimmer. A lot of the downloads on pirate bay have been trimmed but the big multi rom downloads need trimming IME. You can save quite a bit of space doing this

2 gig will give you plenty of space though. My nipper has a 1gig card in her
m3 simply and there's more than enough space.

Does the R4 support sdhc?

ETA http://blog.dev-scene.com/ratx/archives/8

 

[Strumpet]

Bloody hell! In't teknology brilliant
Ty

sdhc?

 

[mwgdrwg]

Where do you get these R4 devices?

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Niiiiiiiiiice

It is fucking sweet, the way gaming should be!

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Where do you get these R4 devices?

There is a man, a decent man who comes from a far, travelling from village to village spreading joy. He has helped aquire these holy devices...he can be contacted on here...

 

[Strumpet]

Where do you get these R4 devices?

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