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Title: Backwards Compatibility: What Gameboy generations are playable on the Nintendo DS?
Post by: Shecky on October 15, 2004, 07:07:57 PM
Generations:
GB = Gameboy in all interations up to ....
GBC = Gameboy Color
GBA = Gameboy Advance
NDS = Nintendo DS

I was under the impression that the DS played all 4 generations.

However I've heard that it may only play NDS and GBA titles.  (and after going to the Nintendo site, they word the bottom slot as a GBA slot).   I figured they start chopping off at the tail soon enough, so if GB and GBC games weren't playable then it wouldn't be a huge surprise.

Anyone certian on the answer?
Title: RE: Backwards Compatibility: What Gameboy generations are playable on the Nintendo DS?
Post by: Artimus on October 15, 2004, 07:50:29 PM
GBA games.
Title: RE: Backwards Compatibility: What Gameboy generations are playable on the Nintendo DS?
Post by: Ness_the_Mess on October 15, 2004, 07:52:29 PM
Gameboy and Gameboy colour run off of a different processer, which the GBA included.  However, the DS has only a correct processer for the GBA.

I'm sure you can expect future GAMEBOYs to play old gameboy games.  But the DS is the 'third pillar.'
Title: RE:Backwards Compatibility: What Gameboy generations are playable on the Nintendo DS?
Post by: Hybrid Hunter on October 15, 2004, 09:53:03 PM
NDS is the start of a new generation, thus the 'thrid pillar' thing.
GB and GBC games will still be playable, through the Game Boy handheld consoles so don't panic!
Title: RE: Backwards Compatibility: What Gameboy generations are playable on the Nintendo DS?
Post by: KDR_11k on October 15, 2004, 10:36:16 PM
I resent the idea that every console has to have a TLA. Why say NDS? DS is enough. Same for NGC/GCN, GC is a unique identifier for a console.
Title: RE: Backwards Compatibility: What Gameboy generations are playable on the Nintendo DS?
Post by: PaLaDiN on October 15, 2004, 11:56:36 PM
Somebody edit the first post so it says NGB.
Title: RE:Backwards Compatibility: What Gameboy generations are playable on the Nintendo DS?
Post by: Shecky on October 17, 2004, 05:21:13 AM
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Originally posted by: Ness_the_Mess
Gameboy and Gameboy colour run off of a different processer, which the GBA included.  However, the DS has only a correct processer for the GBA.

I'm sure you can expect future GAMEBOYs to play old gameboy games.  But the DS is the 'third pillar.'


If they did come out with a next generation Gameboy, I would be surprised if it did play the old GB and GBC games.  At some point you have to start cutting the older generations.

Now if they would bundle Tetris into the DS from the get-go they could solve the problem plain outright

As for the whole NDS thing... I was looking for an answer to my question and kept seeing NDS, so when I posted I used NDS not even really thinking.

Edit: wouldn't / didn't -> would / did.... silly double negatives
Title: RE: Backwards Compatibility: What Gameboy generations are playable on the Nintendo DS?
Post by: KDR_11k on October 18, 2004, 10:42:33 AM
Well, at some point you'd have to cull the older hardware, yes, but you could opt for software emulation after a few gens.
Title: RE: Backwards Compatibility: What Gameboy generations are playable on the Nintendo DS?
Post by: Bloodworth on October 18, 2004, 05:07:53 PM
Why don't we all just start calling it the NTR since that's the abbreviation on the packaging.
Title: RE:Backwards Compatibility: What Gameboy generations are playable on the Nintendo DS?
Post by: Rancid Planet on October 18, 2004, 07:11:51 PM
It doesn't really matter that the DS won't play ancient GameBoy games. I mean how many potential customers will Nintendo lose by not allowing the DS to play Tetris?
Title: RE:Backwards Compatibility: What Gameboy generations are playable on the Nintendo DS?
Post by: Switchblade Cross on October 18, 2004, 07:11:55 PM
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Originally posted by: Bloodworth
Why don't we all just start calling it the NTR since that's the abbreviation on the packaging.


The same reason we don't call the GamesCube the DOL, or the N64 the NUS, or the GBA SP the AGS