Just bought a DS

[Spidey-Bat]

I've never thought a game on my old DS wasn't bright enough.

 

[Tron Bonne]

How about outdoors, Spidey-Bat? I could see myself using it outside sometimes

 

[Spidey-Bat]

I haven't played it outside recently. I can check tomorrow. Though I'm sure it will all depend on where you are with it outside. I can't imagine you'd be able to see the DS Lite or DSi clearly if you were standing in sunlight.

 

[Tron Bonne]

I meant mostly on a porch or in a car. Not directly in the sunlight obviously but with a decent degree of natural sunlight

 

[Spidey-Bat]

I've never played it in the car b/c it gives me nausea.

 

[Tron Bonne]

I was actually wondering about that. I think I'd be able to handle it in a car. I usually do ok reading books, but playing a game would probably be different

 

[Matt Mortem]

I ride in the car playing my DS lite all the time. When I had the DS fat it was kinda tough if the sunlight hit it directly, washed out the color a bit. But My DS lite does amazing in the car and in any kind of light. I recommend the DS Lite over the DS Fat if for no other reason the brightness in the DS lite is such an improvment over the DS fat

 

[Sam Fisher]

At least the DS Phat isn't as bad in sunlight as the GBA.

 

[Matt Mortem]

oh lord the GBA and Gameboy Color were a nightmare. If you didn't have the proper light you were ****ed. I remember so many nights driving from colorado to arizona at night not being able to play my damned GBA because that little light attachment thing never did ****

 

[Tron Bonne]

I ride in the car playing my DS lite all the time. When I had the DS fat it was kinda tough if the sunlight hit it directly, washed out the color a bit. But My DS lite does amazing in the car and in any kind of light. I recommend the DS Lite over the DS Fat if for no other reason the brightness in the DS lite is such an improvment over the DS fat

Hmm, well, I probably won't be using it much for car rides. I'll actually probably take that time to read anyway

 

[Matt Mortem]

Well, like I said the DS lite is fantastic in any lighting conditions and you can change the brightness to your liking. Between the two, DS and PSP, I prefer the DS (until they get the first three RE games to the psp that is )

 

[Tron Bonne]

After much eBay surfing I decided on this great deal I found on a DS Lite for $80 and a carry case (I think the carry case is extra since I don't think that comes with the DS regularly). I picked up The World Ends With You at Blockbuster for $9.99. I'll also probably pick up Metal Slug 7 and Hotel Dusk later this month since I can find both super cheap now.

Can't wait for Kingdom Hearts and Infinite Space

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Hotel Dusk is cool. I haven't played much of it since I've been playing Sonic Chronicles instead, but what I played was fun. A few weeks into owning the DS Lite and it's working out well for me. I beat Gunstar Super Heroes last week after many, many attempts and a switch to easy difficulty (I apparently really, really suck at the game) and I've gotten up to chapter 4 in Sonic Chronicles. The only problem I've encountered with the DS so far is that I tend to play it hunched over tables rather than holding it up, so my neck starts to hurt after about an hour.

 

[Erzengel]

I just recently bought a DSi, which is my 3rd Gameboy.

Had this one.

then this one.

I'm playing GTA: Chinatown Wars currently in between playing my 360, however I am worried about the poor selling of the mature games on the Nintendo. I hear they aren't doing so well and really don't want to get a PSP Go for my mobile mature games.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

They're still making mature games for the DS, so I don't see a problem. I'd take one Chinatown Wars over a handful of ill-conceived shooters on the PSP any day. Granted, the DS'll never have a God of War game or anything. But low sales haven't stopped people from developing mature games for the Wii, so I doubt they would for the DS. I haven't heard that GTA: Chinatown Wars is selling really badly or anything, either.

 

[Erzengel]

Take-Two’s DS exclusive Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars sold just 88,704 copies in the States during March, according to Silicon Alley Insider sources.

Analysts from EEDAR and Wedbush Morgan had expected the title, which has garnered a Metascore of 94, the highest ever for a DS game, to sell between 200,000 and 450,000 copies between its March 17 US debut and the end of the month.

For a game which is really good not to mention the critics ratings on it, I am surprised it's not doing better but at the same time, I'm not because of the stigma that Nintendo has.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I thought the DS was relatively stigma-free, but I guess it's not particularly great at luring the hardcore crowd either.

 

[Matt Mortem]

I don't really see too many good Mature games for the DS. The PSP has a few, but most of the PSP titles are just terrible. Handle held mature games are difficult to come by

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Yeah, I mostly got my DS for the RPG throwbacks and adventure games. It's tough to find decent adventure games on full-scale consoles and the ones on PC often tend to be a bit too dry for my tastes. But the genre's thriving on the DS.

 

[Tron Bonne]

Hotel Dusk is cool. I haven't played much of it since I've been playing Sonic Chronicles instead, but what I played was fun. A few weeks into owning the DS Lite and it's working out well for me. I beat Gunstar Super Heroes last week after many, many attempts and a switch to easy difficulty (I apparently really, really suck at the game) and I've gotten up to chapter 4 in Sonic Chronicles. The only problem I've encountered with the DS so far is that I tend to play it hunched over tables rather than holding it up, so my neck starts to hurt after about an hour.

I always did that whenever I had an original Gameboy. Whenever I borrowed my friends PSP (and another friends DS) I laid on my bed and played it by holding up that way

 

[TheCorpulent1]

The problem is the touch controls. I feel more confident with the touch controls when I'm not holding it at awkward angles or worrying about both hands shaking when I'm trying to do power moves in Sonic Chronicles rather than just one. I played Gunstar Heroes mostly lying down and I never had a problem because I was pushing buttons that stayed in one place and not worrying about whether my stylus' tip was actually inside the circle I was supposed to be tracing or whatever.

 

[Matt Mortem]

Yeah, I mostly got my DS for the RPG throwbacks and adventure games. It's tough to find decent adventure games on full-scale consoles and the ones on PC often tend to be a bit too dry for my tastes. But the genre's thriving on the DS.

Yeah me too. I bought the DS for games like Pokemon, Mario&Luigi Partners in time and some of the 64 remakes (Super Mario64, Diddy Kong Racing). I actually enjoy all the mario games and such. That's where the DS thrives for me. It's bright, colorful and addictive to play. I bought the PSP for the PSN PS1 downloads.

 

[Tron Bonne]

The problem is the touch controls. I feel more confident with the touch controls when I'm not holding it at awkward angles or worrying about both hands shaking when I'm trying to do power moves in Sonic Chronicles rather than just one. I played Gunstar Heroes mostly lying down and I never had a problem because I was pushing buttons that stayed in one place and not worrying about whether my stylus' tip was actually inside the circle I was supposed to be tracing or whatever.

That makes sense, I've only played one DS game and it didn't need that much accuracy or anything like that on the touch screen

 

[Erzengel]

I got my PSP in 2005?

I think in total I have like probably around only 7 games? The games I've liked were always few and far between. I had God of War: Chains of Olympus and didn't get a new game until Resistance: Retribution. I think the next game I would be interested in is Metal Gear.

 

[Matt Mortem]

I got my PSP in 2005?

I think in total I have like probably around only 7 games? The games I've liked were always few and far between. I had God of War: Chains of Olympus and didn't get a new game until Resistance: Retribution. I think the next game I would be interested in is Metal Gear.

Thats the PSP's problem, terrible games. I have 10 or so games and the ones I play the most are Megaman Maverick HunterX and God of War. Besides those I play the games I downloaded from the PSN the most. Crash Bandicoot all the way and on friday I'm downloading RE: Directors Cut t: