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Title: Question about DSL
Post by: assassin1234 on July 08, 2006, 03:49:11 PM: Im thinking of buying one, and was wondering how multiplayer works. I heard somewhere that if two people have DS, but only one copy of a game, both can still play. Is this true? If so, what items do they both need?
Title: RE:Question about DSL
Post by: please let me in, please on July 08, 2006, 03:54:44 PM: Not all games allow you to play with one card, only certain ones. In order to do this, the person with the game sets it up, while the one without it goes to download play which is on the menu when you first turn it on. The downside to this is that there usually arent as many multiplayer options when downloaded, for ex: on mario kart ds you only have one character to choose from, less courses to go to both on battle and versus, and in battle it automaticly sends you to a course, you cant pick. On metroid prime hunters you can only choose samus, and i have noticed that the sound quality is much worse. These are just a few examples.
Title: RE: Question about DSL
Post by: assassin1234 on July 08, 2006, 04:01:56 PM: thx for the quick reply. What happens if me and a friend both have the game, do we need something extra to play, like a usb adapter or something, or can we just play if we're like right next to eachother.
Title: RE: Question about DSL
Post by: IceCold on July 08, 2006, 04:36:12 PM: No, you can play wirelessly through the LAN connection.
Title: RE:Question about DSL
Post by: EasyCure on July 08, 2006, 06:23:40 PM: and get a 10 person match of tetris, YEAH!!!
Title: RE: Question about DSL
Post by: assassin1234 on July 08, 2006, 06:32:50 PM: ^ with only one game game card?
also, wat kind of memory card does ds use
Title: RE:Question about DSL
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on July 08, 2006, 06:54:09 PM: "You'll want it when you see, but you won't know it till you get it"
Title: RE: Question about DSL
Post by: assassin1234 on July 08, 2006, 06:59:15 PM: ^ with only one game game card?
also, wat kind of memory card does ds use
Title: RE: Question about DSL
Post by: assassin1234 on July 08, 2006, 07:00:35 PM: ^ with only one game game card?
also, wat kind of memory card does ds use
Title: RE: Question about DSL
Post by: SixthAngel on July 08, 2006, 07:22:07 PM: DS doesn't use any sort of memory card. All the game data will save directly to the game itself.

Wireless multiplayer and the ability to play with one cart have both made it more enjoyable for me. All multiplayer is wireless, the only time a cord is needed is when the DS needs recharged (rarely).
Title: RE:Question about DSL
Post by: EasyCure on July 08, 2006, 07:31:08 PM: most video game reviews for ds tell you what sort of multiplayer options the games have. if you're that interested in getting a ds or dsl, and want to know which games have multiplayer and which have single-card play and/or mutli-card play, just read reviews or check out the back of the box next time you're at your local retailer. its kinda simple.

most of the simpler games have single-card download play (like brain age) but as stated before, even bigger games like metroid prime: hunters has it too.
Title: RE:Question about DSL
Post by: please let me in, please on July 09, 2006, 07:55:14 AM: You can also play online, using a Nintendo Wifi USB Connector. I found one at Best Buy for 40 dollars a few months ago, it might be less now. The setup if very simple, it only took me five minutes. Some of the games are: Metroid Prime: Hunters, Mario Kart DS, Tony Hawks American Sk8land, Lost Magic, Tetris, and a few imports i dont feel like mentioning. A few games coming out within the next few months that allow wifi are Tenchu Dark Secret, Mario Hoops 3 on 3, Star Fox Command, and Magical Starsign. But, i have heard very bad things about Tenchu.
Title: RE: Question about DSL
Post by: assassin1234 on July 09, 2006, 08:13:32 AM: wow thx for the replies guys. one more question: does it have a headphone port?
Title: RE:Question about DSL
Post by: please let me in, please on July 09, 2006, 09:31:51 AM: Yes it does have a headphone port. Just remember to keep the games in some kind of case, because they are extremely small. 1.6 by 1.3 inches. They are also 1/5 of a cm thick.
oh, and Contact is going to be online.
Title: RE: Question about DSL
Post by: assassin1234 on July 09, 2006, 01:47:21 PM: Contact? whats that
I heard that you can view pics or listen to mp3s on it, is it true, and wat do u need for it
Title: RE:Question about DSL
Post by: please let me in, please on July 09, 2006, 04:53:57 PM: I sent you a private message assassin1234 that answers the above questions.
Title: RE: Question about DSL
Post by: stevey on July 09, 2006, 05:04:12 PM: "I heard that you can view pics or listen to mp3s on it, is it true, and wat do u need for it"

yeah but you the playYan/opera which isn't released yet outside of japan....
Title: RE:Question about DSL
Post by: assassin1234 on July 23, 2006, 03:02:05 PM: quick question:
can i use pictochat with the wireless lan with a friend who is a couple feet away, or do i need the usb adaptor?
Title: RE: Question about DSL
Post by: nickmitch on July 23, 2006, 04:23:40 PM: The former.
Title: RE: Question about DSL
Post by: Nephilim on July 23, 2006, 05:55:48 PM: You can use it a couple of feet away, found the range to be about 20metre's

http://ax.hlgaming.com/gallery/v/avcon06/Image001.jpg.html Mate and I at a cosplay, with fully pictochat room
Title: RE: Question about DSL
Post by: assassin1234 on July 23, 2006, 06:43:39 PM: thx man
Title: RE: Question about DSL
Post by: assassin1234 on July 24, 2006, 08:22:57 AM: can u use the mic to chat with ppl using pictochat
Title: RE:Question about DSL
Post by: EasyCure on July 24, 2006, 08:44:06 AM: nope. but metroid prime hunters uses it for chat before and after matches