Radd Posted October 19, 2008 Posted October 19, 2008 I've loved both the DS Castlevania games. I'll be nabbing Order if Ecclesia when it's out. I really, really wish Nintendo would put out a 2D Metroid game for the DS. It's a crime that they shelved the idea. Quote
VF-19 Posted October 19, 2008 Posted October 19, 2008 Are there any shooters for the DS? Seems like a dying breed with video games, which is a damn shame. Well, there's nanospray II. It's pretty good. You might want to check it out. Quote
mikeszekely Posted October 19, 2008 Posted October 19, 2008 Anyone getting Castlevania - Order of Ecclesia, since its the same boring style like SOTN. I'm planning on it, since I've bought and played every 2D Castlevania since SotN. Quote
gerwalk25 Posted October 19, 2008 Posted October 19, 2008 The new DSi looks promising! I'll prolly pick one up next year. Quote
Radd Posted October 19, 2008 Posted October 19, 2008 I'm disappointed that it won't have an upgrade to the graphics, but the ability to download games from the online store and keep them on SD cards sounds awesome. Quote
mikeszekely Posted October 22, 2008 Posted October 22, 2008 Picked up the new DS Castlevania. JB0, you'll be pleased to hear that it's definitely one of the harder ones. I'm a little disappointed to note that it's also the most linear of the Metroidvania-style games. Quote
ruskiiVFaussie Posted October 22, 2008 Posted October 22, 2008 I for one wont be buying this. I'm an old fart with no interest in handheld systems. When travelling on the bus or train I'd much rather immerse myself in a good book. Graham Until MAF came out! mu hah ahahahhaha! Quote
Black Valkyrie Posted October 25, 2008 Posted October 25, 2008 Finally thats a game to wait for, I always wanted to play it. From magicbox : N I N T E N D O D S - Atlus will release Legacy of Ys: Books I & II for NDS in North America on February 10, 2009. Quote
JB0 Posted October 29, 2008 Posted October 29, 2008 Picked up the new DS Castlevania. JB0, you'll be pleased to hear that it's definitely one of the harder ones. I'm a little disappointed to note that it's also the most linear of the Metroidvania-style games. WHOO! Add that to the purchase list. Has there been word on if the DSi has ANY upgrades besides bigger screen and "flash RAM to store downloaded games"? And Chrono Trigger DS bothers me. They added an ending! I HAVE to buy it now, lest my decade-old encyclopedic knowledge of the game cease to be complete! Still need to get the PSP game that comes with SOTN on it. You mean the Rondo of Blood remake? Don't get it for SotN. Get it for Rondo of Blood(you get the original AND remake! How can you go wrong?). The SotN PSPort isn't very good, from what I saw. I've been told the standalone release on the Playstation Store is better. Quote
Black Valkyrie Posted October 30, 2008 Posted October 30, 2008 Japan: not crazy about Nintendo DSi. I found this upgrade to be worthless. Quote
mikeszekely Posted October 30, 2008 Posted October 30, 2008 Japan: not crazy about Nintendo DSi. I found this upgrade to be worthless. I'm going to reserve final judgment until I see what kind of downloadable stuff Nintendo releases for it, but for the most part it doesn't seem like a huge upgrade over the DS Lite. In fact, since I do have several GBA games, it's kind of an expensive downgrade. Quote
Black Valkyrie Posted October 30, 2008 Posted October 30, 2008 I`m afraid that the GB 20th anniversary games next year will download only through the DSi. I hope not. Quote
JB0 Posted October 30, 2008 Posted October 30, 2008 I'm going to reserve final judgment until I see what kind of downloadable stuff Nintendo releases for it, but for the most part it doesn't seem like a huge upgrade over the DS Lite. In fact, since I do have several GBA games, it's kind of an expensive downgrade. I'm fairly skeptical that Nintendo would issue a major revision and not take the opportunity to update it in any meaningful way. So I'm holding out until we see some actual stats. I figure it's got a higher clockspeed at least, and more RAM would be a highly logical update(real RAM, not the flash RAM download storage stuff). Wish Nintendo would just spit out the silly stats that they know the fanboys drool over instead of doing this whole "stats don't matter" crap. Quote
mikeszekely Posted October 30, 2008 Posted October 30, 2008 I'm fairly skeptical that Nintendo would issue a major revision and not take the opportunity to update it in any meaningful way. So I'm holding out until we see some actual stats. I figure it's got a higher clockspeed at least, and more RAM would be a highly logical update(real RAM, not the flash RAM download storage stuff). Wish Nintendo would just spit out the silly stats that they know the fanboys drool over instead of doing this whole "stats don't matter" crap. There's a rumor going around that backs up your line of thinking. I just don't know how Nintendo's marketing this. If it's a DS that plays DS carts and downloaded crap instead of GBA games, then I'm really not interested. If it is a more powerful console that plays DS carts and its own line of DSi carts, then I might be more interested. Quote
Wes Posted October 31, 2008 Posted October 31, 2008 I don't want a whole new "line" of games. I'm not too big on my DS in recent history anyways, I don't want to have to have another lever of handheld. I'm still kinda mad it killed GBA over here in the first place. Quote
JB0 Posted October 31, 2008 Posted October 31, 2008 I don't want a whole new "line" of games. I'm not too big on my DS in recent history anyways, I don't want to have to have another lever of handheld. I'm still kinda mad it killed GBA over here in the first place. What, you were one of those poor souls that BELIEVED the "third pillar" story was more than a loophole to save face if it turned into another Virtual Boy? It was pretty frickin' obvious it was the new GameBoy. Be mad about something more reasonable. Like the stupid N64 killing my SNES. Quote
TheLoneWolf Posted October 31, 2008 Posted October 31, 2008 GameStop employees are so predictable. So I wanted to get the bonus CD that came with the Castlevania - Order of Ecclesia preorder, except that I forgot to preorder it. Knowing that GS employees are notorious for giving away preorder gifts to people who don't actually preorder, I decided to try my luck and see if I could get the CD if I simply buy the game. No dice, the GS employee (male) said that the CD's were for preorders only. So two days later I had my girlfriend go to that same GS and try the same thing. She walked out with the bonus CD and said the employee didn't even hesitate when giving it to her. Quote
Wes Posted November 1, 2008 Posted November 1, 2008 What, you were one of those poor souls that BELIEVED the "third pillar" story was more than a loophole to save face if it turned into another Virtual Boy? It was pretty frickin' obvious it was the new GameBoy. Be mad about something more reasonable. Like the stupid N64 killing my SNES. I didn't, Japan was doing it for awhile, but it died quickly over here. And like you said the DS killed the SNES's second coming. Quote
Keith Posted November 1, 2008 Posted November 1, 2008 Killed, the DS IS the SNES second coming. Quote
JB0 Posted November 1, 2008 Posted November 1, 2008 I didn't, Japan was doing it for awhile, but it died quickly over here. And like you said the DS killed the SNES's second coming. GBA had bad sound. And not enough buttons. And your choice of dark screen or uncomfortably small. All hail the DS. Quote
Skull Leader Posted November 3, 2008 Posted November 3, 2008 I'll drink to that. I've gotten a lot of mileage out of my DS, and 90% of it was from playing old-school SNES stuff. Quote
Black Valkyrie Posted November 3, 2008 Posted November 3, 2008 Same here playing my GBA game on the DS. Quote
Black Valkyrie Posted November 13, 2008 Posted November 13, 2008 Valkyrie Profile DS will be out on March 17th. Quote
Zentrandude Posted February 22, 2009 Posted February 22, 2009 anyone know a physical store in japan that sells like tools and stuff for the nds? I need to pick up a tri-wing screw driver and a new touch screen but I can't really order one online here yet. I looked through akibara being the electronics capital of japan but its so large that it takes like weeks to just discover everything there. Quote
Zx31 Posted February 22, 2009 Posted February 22, 2009 (edited) anyone know a physical store in japan that sells like tools and stuff for the nds? I need to pick up a tri-wing screw driver and a new touch screen but I can't really order one online here yet. I looked through akibara being the electronics capital of japan but its so large that it takes like weeks to just discover everything there. While not local, you might try Think Geek if you can't find one. http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/tools/9e7d/ Edited February 22, 2009 by Zx31 Quote
gerwalk25 Posted February 22, 2009 Posted February 22, 2009 How different is DS Chrono Trigger to the SNES version? Quote
Wes Posted February 22, 2009 Posted February 22, 2009 anyone know a physical store in japan that sells like tools and stuff for the nds? I need to pick up a tri-wing screw driver and a new touch screen but I can't really order one online here yet. I looked through akibara being the electronics capital of japan but its so large that it takes like weeks to just discover everything there. They're Nintendo-specialized. It's hard enough to get it over here as it is, though I haven't bothered to mess with opening a Nintendo unit in ages. You'd really have to talk to someone in the know. Quote
Zentrandude Posted February 23, 2009 Posted February 23, 2009 They're Nintendo-specialized. It's hard enough to get it over here as it is, though I haven't bothered to mess with opening a Nintendo unit in ages. You'd really have to talk to someone in the know. Looks like I may have to but I guess I never know, I could like accidentally walk into one of those mom and pop stores somewhere here in japan that does this kind of stuff. Im still new to this place since I only got here like a month ago. Quote
Smiley424 Posted February 26, 2009 Posted February 26, 2009 How different is DS Chrono Trigger to the SNES version? Haven't played it in a while, but I did not notice too much difference. The touch screen is used to access your inventory and during battles, but you can just use the d-pad and buttons. According to one review, there are some tweaks to the translation but I did not notice anything major. Still one of the best RPGs ever, I need to get back to it. I believe I just got back to the past from the future with Robo. Quote
shiroikaze Posted February 26, 2009 Posted February 26, 2009 (edited) Haven't played it in a while, but I did not notice too much difference. The touch screen is used to access your inventory and during battles, but you can just use the d-pad and buttons. According to one review, there are some tweaks to the translation but I did not notice anything major. Still one of the best RPGs ever, I need to get back to it. I believe I just got back to the past from the future with Robo. I believe it's more akin to the PS1 version from the Final Fantasy Chronicles bundle. Also, the DS version includes one or two new dungeons or something like that. I... need to buy that game when I get the chance, it's such a timeless game. Also, multiplayer Tetris DS ftw. Edited February 26, 2009 by shiroikaze Quote
JB0 Posted February 26, 2009 Posted February 26, 2009 I gather the DS version also has deformed sprites, since it treats the original graphics as having square pixels, when SNES pixels are actually wider than they are tall. Quote
shiroikaze Posted February 26, 2009 Posted February 26, 2009 Huh, that's interesting. But that shouldn't stop anyone from buying the game. Quote
gerwalk25 Posted April 27, 2009 Posted April 27, 2009 (edited) I bought Chrono Trigger on Amazon and it's still fun as I remembered! Gamestop has it on sale for $29. Edited April 27, 2009 by gerwalk25 Quote
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