http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOu5qhWsd_s
I think I’ll stick with my regular DS lite. I need my backwards compatibility. I would get the new DSI if the resolution was better or if the music player accepted MP3 and not AAC. I don’t feel like converting all of my music. The quality probably isn’t that good anyway. The internet sucks so it’s not even worth it.
Nah, I still got my DS Phat, since the day it was first released. It’s still kickin’, and if I want the other features featured on the DSi, I’ll be getting a new iPod Touch soon, so no need for it.
Plus, I like my GBA slot.
I know that they make External RAM for the nintendo ds so that it can run some of the NDS Homebrew software better (or something like that) I dont know much about NDS Emulation and NDS Homebrewing and if the RAM is even the problem for trying to emulate the 64 on it. If anyone knows anything please let me know.
The NDS isn’t powerful enough emulate to the N64.
I’m doing an assignment on the evolution of nintendo hand-held games, and i would like to know a timeline and brief history of each game boy and DS.
sources of information would be very nice 
The year is 1989. Nintendo had a near-monopoly on the video game market with the NES, and they are looking to expand with a handheld system. Enter the Game Boy. It’s a huge, 1.3 inch thick brick with an ugly grey casing and a spinach-colored monochrome screen, and required 4 AA batteries. The hardware was nowhere near cutting-edge, even for 1989. But it was successful for the same reason the NES was; it had amazing games. Tetris was the gaming craze at the time, being played on computers everywhere. Nintendo had managed to wrangle out the rights, and Tetris came packaged with the Game Boy. It was a huge smash hit; Game Boys were being bought not only by kids, but by adults who frequently traveled by train or plane. Sega and Atari quickly made their own, technologically advanced handhelds. Even though these systems had backlit screens, and played games in color, they were not as successful, mainly because they used a ridiculous amount of batteries, and they cost almost twice as much as a Game Boy. For the next 6 years, Nintendo had cornered the market.
If you owned a SNES, you could also purchase an a neat little gadget called the Super Game Boy. It wasn’t a handheld at all, it was actually an adapter that fit into the cartridge slot of the SNES. Not only could you play your favorite Game Boy games on your TV, you could also set it to convert the different shades of grey into; (gasp!) color! Goodbye, dull black bricks; now you could play Tetris in any of 32 different color pall ates!
But by 1995, technology began to leave the original Game Boy behind. Playing games on a huge brick with a pea-green screen might have been cool in 1989, but it just wouldn’t cut it in 1995. Nintendo finally ended up releasing a redesign, called the Game Boy Pocket. This new version still played the same games as the original Game Boy, but came in different colors, was much slimmer and shorter, used only two AAAs, and had a larger, (regular grey, not green) screen. It was mildly successful in Japan, but really took off in the US.
Most people neglect to mention the Game Boy Light, since it was only released in Japan in 1998, but I’ll describe it anyways. It was basically the same as the Pocket, except it used AAs instead of AAAs, and, of course, had a backlight. It’s fairly rare; they sell on eBay for around $125.
Also in 1998 came the Game Boy Color. You guessed it, it had color graphics! Like the Super Game Boy, any of your favorite Game Boy games could have the four different shades of grey expanded into 12 different color palettes. As if that weren’t enough, games were being made specially for the Color that came with full color graphics. Most of these games could still be played in monochrome on an older Game Boy. Since the graphics were (still) 8-bit, it could be compared to a handheld NES system, in fact, there were quite a few NES ports made into Color games.
For those gamers who also owned a N64, you could purchase Transfer Pak, which plugged into the back of the N64 controller. Really, this was only a good idea to buy if you owned any Pokemon games, because you could transfer Pokemon from the Game Boy Color into the N64 game Pokemon Stadium and battle with them in 64-bit graphics. It also had a Super Game Boy like mode where you could play a Color game on a TV set, but it only was supported for the Pokemon games.
3 years later, the Game Boy was revolutionized again with the Game Boy Advance. It had everything; widescreen, 32-bit graphics, two new L and R buttons, a "landscape" form factor. But the major change was the games. Half the size, yet four times the graphics capabilities. There were quite a few SNES ports, but the best games were the originals, such as Sonic Advance 2 or Zelda: The Minish Cap. (My personal favorite was WarioWare: Twisted; the rumble/motion pack feels on par with the Wii-mote.) Of course, it featured complete backwards compatibility with Game Boy and Color games.
The Advance was redesigned two years later: the new version was dubbed the Game Boy Advance SP. While it had the same hardware as the original Advance, the design was changed to a folding clamshell. It also included a Rechargable battery (A first for the Game Boy) and a frontlit screen. Later models, dubbed the SP+, included a better backlit screen.
With the success of the Advance, Nintendo also created a successor to the Super Game Boy. This new device, dubbed the Game Boy Player, plugged into the bottom of a Gamecube. It was more or less an Advance for the big screen.
In 2004, Nintendo decided to introduce a second, seperate line of handhelds. The nintendo ds. Two backlit, 16:9 screens instead of one, including a touchscreen. Stereo music. Two new X and Y buttons. Wireless connectivity. A built-in microphone. Free downloadable game demoes from your favorite store. Internet access Compatibility with Advance games. All in a… er…bulky design, but come on, we’ll forgive them
Back in the Game Boy line, the
How much is that in Greenhills? Brand new of course.
Please answer in Philippine Pesos and please give me the store’s name that offers it at the best price with no pains in the head like dead pixels, battery that is not working properly, scratches etc.
if you want high quality go to SM and get it for like 8k to 7k Php…. if you really want to go to green hills….. tawaran mo ng bongga…. u can buy one for 6,5 k with an r4 or any game…. i got mine for 7k with an r4 and crystal case… are you gonna buy one now?? if u r, since its almost christmas the lowest maybe 7k…. points please…. oh and the store prices are almost the same…. u just need to know how to bargain and check a good quality…. also buy a ds with a warranty for like 6 months….
Do you trust Ebay to buy a Nintendo DS Lite from?
Even if I check the feedback and everything.
My parents don’t trust it all. So they won’t let me buy it off Ebay. Since we may get scammed. I had to work to earn my money and I worked very hard.
They wonder why do they have nintendo ds’s but everywhere else doesn’t. May anyone explain that too?
Ebay can be a ripoff sometimes. but if you report them their account will be deleted and you can post a comment others can see saying that they can not be trusted.
I got a Nintendo DS Lite for free. (My mom won it at her work.)
It’s not as great as I thought. most of the games suck and you can finish them in less than an hour. But that’s just my opinion.
If you really want one, put your name on a waiting/holding list at the video game store.
Good luck. I hope you get it!
I know it can play gameboy advance games but is it possible to modify it to play gameboy color games? I’ve got a bunch of gbc and gba games but my gameboy broke so I wanna get a DS lite. All answers are greatly appreciated!
BTW: If you can post any links that’d be great!!
Nope sorry, but if you really want to play gameboy color games, you could use visualboy advance for the PC:
http://www.emulator-zone.com/doc.php/gba/vboyadvance.html
You’ll have to download the gameboy color roms from the internet (can usually be found with a simple google search), which is only legal if you own the actual game
Edit:
it turns out that there is a gameboy color emulator for the DS called "lameboy." But it requires you to "hack" and possibly ruin your DS so I’m not sure you want to risk that. But the DS should have no problem running a homebrew GBC emulator considering that the iPod has one that runs at like 120% (The DS and iPod both use the ARM processor)
http://video.aol.com/video-detail/how-to-play-gameboy-and-gameboy-color-games-on-the-ds/1908684611
I’m in the US and I was wondering if I had to get one over seas and if I did, then would it work with games purchased in the US? Is nintendo planning to bring the DS lite in Navy Blue to the US in the near future?
I’m not sure if games would work with a Japanese DS, but I think they would. I think it will be a long while before a navy blue DS comes to America.
Need some game players help here!
My daughter is turning 8ys.old and has been begging for a nintendo ds.
She said she wanted a pink one.
So I looked at it today and it says it’s a Nintendo DS Lite.
I’m sure she does not know there is a difference she just likes the color pink!
So help me out here please.
What’s the difference?
Is one better than the other?
Would both suit her age?
Thank you for your help!
there is not that much of a difference in gameplay but the ds lite is smaller and lighter than the regular ds and the ds lite has a briter screen
DSI IS OUT WORLDWIDE!
craig harris, one of my favorie ign editors, reviews the new dsi imported from japan
-guitar hero fans worried about its fate with the dsi may want to here this NVC podcast from ign, where ds editor craig harris gives his insider speculations concerning a possible entry of the series tailored to the dsi as well as lots of other dsi news, the episode was released 18/02/09, here is a link the the download-
http://wii.ign.com/articles/955/955108p1.html
latest update- the dsi has been hacked, link to the youtube vid –
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaKxWSENwGo&eurl=http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/04/rumor-dsi-hacked-world-surprised-it-took-so-long/
(note- it has ONLY been hacked, development in a homebrew firmware is still in the making)
(2nd note- I support homebrew applications and flash content. I, in NO WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM, support illegally downloaded, copyright protected games.)
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Super Mario 64 DS Walkthrough
Console: nintendo ds
Course 10: Snowman’s Land
Missions:
1. Snowman’s Big Head
2. Chill With The Bully
3. Yoshi’s Ice Sculpture
4. Whirl From The Freezing Pond
5. Snowman’s Silver Star
6. Into The Igloo
Hey everyone welcome to my 2nd DS walkthrough, and this time will be Super Mario 64 DS. I will show you how to obtain all the 150 Stars in this game, so hope you enjoy the walkthrough.
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