Post by: chain chomp on November 11, 2004, 07:43:05 AM
Post by: Spak-Spang on November 11, 2004, 07:49:52 AM
That is my only question.
No, wait. What game do they have in the demo?
Post by: Lost101 on November 11, 2004, 08:22:36 AM
What about the angle, was it hard getting a good angle? I hear that since the screens are positioned so strangely you can never quite see both screens fully.
Post by: Ages on November 11, 2004, 08:47:06 AM
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Originally posted by: chain chomp
i pleyed the ds at ebgames post ur questions ere
"I played the DS at EbGames, post your questions here"
sorry, I had to fix that. As for my questions...spell check please? lol. But seriously, how comfortable are the shoulder buttons?
Post by: vudu on November 11, 2004, 09:26:41 AM
QuoteHow do you not fall down more often?
Originally posted by: chain chomp
i pleyed the ds at ebgames post ur questions ere
Post by: Pale on November 11, 2004, 09:33:45 AM
Post by: PaLaDiN on November 11, 2004, 09:38:28 AM
No. No it isn't.
Post by: Rhoq on November 11, 2004, 09:46:47 AM
Post by: S-U-P-E-R on November 11, 2004, 10:16:19 AM
Post by: MaleficentOgre on November 11, 2004, 11:18:11 AM
Post by: VideoGamerJ on November 11, 2004, 11:20:25 AM
http://www.nintendo.com/ds_locator.jsp
It's still not done, but it's got more stuff down.
Post by: MaleficentOgre on November 11, 2004, 11:24:21 AM
Post by: Switchblade Cross on November 11, 2004, 01:27:55 PM
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Originally posted by: PaleZer0
Am i the only one who wonders of the legitimatality (is that a word??) of Chain Chomp? =P
The word your looking for is "legitimacy".
Post by: Hooboo on November 11, 2004, 03:47:47 PM
Post by: MaleficentOgre on November 11, 2004, 06:19:18 PM
Post by: VideoGamerJ on November 11, 2004, 07:03:25 PM
Post by: MattVDB on November 11, 2004, 08:04:15 PM
Has anybody figured out who this fellow is? I would very much like to know. He is slowly but surely becoming my hero.
Post by: chain chomp on November 12, 2004, 05:19:33 AM
p.s my msn is metroid694@hotmail.com im online now
Post by: Hostile Creation on November 12, 2004, 06:13:31 AM
Post by: Kirby_PopStar on November 13, 2004, 12:55:30 AM
Well, chain chomp, did you happen to see how to turn on and shut off the Nintendo DS?
Post by: Pale on November 13, 2004, 07:08:19 AM
Post by: FenixRPGm on November 13, 2004, 10:52:28 AM
Oh yeah, and the Power button? It's SLIGHTLY indented into the system, and your hand never ever goes near it, so absolutely no worries of accidentally resetting or powering the system off during gameplay. Despite it's convenient location, its about as easy to hit by accident as it is to close the screens by accident, lol. And the buttons are really really tiny, but they're very SP-clicky (meaning they feel as clicky and responsive as the SP's) so they work very well, and I'm over 6 foot, so I have larger hands.
*Is unable to wait another week* *sigh* Sorry, one other note. Lag? What is lag? Yeah, there;s none of that for the DS. It took about (literally) 3.5 seconds to fully load up the two player multi-player in Metroid, and the framerate is top notch, and didn't even slightly dip!
Post by: tacojohn on November 13, 2004, 01:10:45 PM
Also plaid Prime 2- kicks total ass!!!!!! I can't wait for this!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHH!
Post by: thepoga on November 13, 2004, 07:24:14 PM
Post by: KDR_11k on November 13, 2004, 08:07:01 PM
Post by: WuTangTurtle on November 13, 2004, 08:28:22 PM
Note: Tell them to check for a reservation number from thier computer's reservation list. We had troubles finding a reservation number. If you do plan on reserving one from a Sam Goody store i think my store is requiring $45 deposit to reserve it, so a little heads up for you.
Post by: Switchblade Cross on November 13, 2004, 09:04:27 PM
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Originally posted by: KDR_11k
Fenix: On LANs the lag is in the millisecond range, it's not noticeable. That changes once your connection is piped through the internet.
There is no way to know this. I'm in the impression that there will be little lag even online, seeing as how you will be connecting to a broadband source. But who knows, we'll see when that day comes...
Post by: Hostile Creation on November 14, 2004, 01:18:03 AM
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Pictochat is a blast, Fenix and I played tic-tac-toe, and I drew penises.
Good work, soldier. I like seeing you keep the spirit of immaturity alive. (I laughed mighty hard, so you know).
Post by: FenixRPGm on November 14, 2004, 04:27:26 AM
Post by: kirby_killer_dedede on November 14, 2004, 04:44:43 AM
Didja miss me? Tell me you missed me.
I got a question I doubt our best friend chainchomp (Juno was so cool...where's that fellow these days?) will be able to answer. This question is out of frustration of exploring: IS THERE ANY FREAKING DS KIOSK SET UP IN THE PLANO, TX AREA!??! Even Dallas, maybe! But I've called all the stores and town and two have been like "I'm not sure I know what you're talking about" and then two have been like "Hahahaahahaahahahahaha it's not out till the 21st, stupid." And then the other two have been like, "Oh, that comes out on the 15th." So...yeah, iono, but seeing as I'm not going to be getting a DS till Christmas, I NEED TO GET MY HANDS ON ONE ASAP (though I suppose they'll have 'em set up after the 21st...TOO LONG, NOW).
Post by: kirby_killer_dedede on November 14, 2004, 03:26:16 PM
Okay, so my sister and me walk into GameStop, and there they are - now, I've never seen one of these babies before, so I'm pretty darn excited. And she doesn't even give a damn. But I convince her to PictoChat for a few minutes, and she was hooked - she, a total girly girl, even enjoyed playing Metroid. My mom had to literally drag her out of the store...quite a site, what with four clerks taking a break from Halo 2 to laugh at it, and all.
Of course, my actual experience was amazing. PictoChat was great, but I can't see myself using it too much...but that's just me. And then the real show, Metroid, was great - it looked crisp, and surprisingly enough, the opening sequence was in full 3D - on both screens. Weird, I'd heard that that wasn't possible at the same time...
The different control schemes were absent though - I was looking forward to seeing the different ones. The one I used was more or less dual-analog. My leftthumb was on the control pad (did I mention it's really tiny? Oh well, better than being bulky, I guess), and my right thumb on the touch pad, with my right index finger shooting with the R Trigger (you could shoot with the L Trigger as well). It took me a while to get used to it, and I never completely did, what with the switching back and forth from the touch-pad to the buttons.
One complaint I had was, and I don't know why, was I kept wanting to use the B button as the A - most likely because the area where the B button is located is more or less the relative location of the A button on the SP. Oh well, that took a bit of time to get the hang of as well.
Back to the demo - the sound was unbelievable as well. Stereo sound does make a difference, guys, even on such a small thing.
There were three options in the demo - Training, Multiplayer, and Settings. Unfortunately I did not find the Control Settings in the Settings menu, but I found an area to, among other things, change my nickname - this kind of upsetted me. I was hoping you'd just nickname your DS and that would be your nickname for whatever you did, but apparently, that's not the case.
In Training, we had one mode which was basically a survival mode of how long you could last. Then there was one where you just moved through a straightforward level, blowing things up on your way. Then there was Morph Ball training, just rolling through, getting as many blue rings or whatever as you could.
Overall, I had an all right experience. The demo was slightly disappointing, as it was almost too demo-ish, but that's just me - some will find it as entertaining as my sister did, who probably could have enjoyed it for hours on end. I am however looking forward to the final build of Metroid Prime Hunters. So, bascially, the DS blew me away, the demo didn't - it's free anyways, so I mean what more can you ask?
Oh, one last note - the menu that opens up when you turn on the DS didn't impress me at all. It was way too simple and clunky, probably could have been done on the NES (the interface, I mean). But there's some nice stuff in there.
If you feel more comfortable asking me questions than chainchomp, go right ahead. :-P
Post by: Bill Aurion on November 14, 2004, 03:40:34 PM
Not a problem if you play the SNES often... =)
(And a menu is a menu, don't be picky)
Post by: FenixRPGm on November 14, 2004, 04:13:16 PM
And as for the menu, I thought it was simple and clean. Not overly fancy and annoying (PS2 anyone?) and very slick.
Post by: kirby_killer_dedede on November 14, 2004, 04:39:39 PM
11-14-04 - Lost sense of virginity to DS.
Post by: FenixRPGm on November 14, 2004, 05:23:09 PM
Post by: WuTangTurtle on November 15, 2004, 06:15:05 AM
You know what i mean, the light is actually on the bottom portion of the screen and it pushes light at an angle in order to light up the screen.
Anyways the DS screens are 100% backlight which means it is directly behind the screen.
Post by: kirby_killer_dedede on November 15, 2004, 12:53:35 PM
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Originally posted by: ShaolinKilla
You know what i mean, the light is actually on the bottom portion of the screen and it pushes light at an angle in order to light up the screen.
Though I don't completely agree with Shaolin's theory, I never had a problem with the angle of the screens - both were clearly visible at all times.
Post by: WuTangTurtle on November 15, 2004, 06:09:26 PM
I was saying that the DS is perfectly viewable at all angles for either screen because the backlight is directly in the center which the light illuminates the whole screen perfectly, while the GBA SP backlight is placed at the bottom of the screen and illuminates at an angle therefore it can be hard to see in certain angles.
Post by: Switchblade Cross on November 15, 2004, 06:49:13 PM
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Originally posted by: ShaolinKilla
I think u misunderstood my so called theory.
I was saying that the DS is perfectly viewable at all angles for either screen because the backlight is directly in the center which the light illuminates the whole screen perfectly, while the GBA SP backlight is placed at the bottom of the screen and illuminates at an angle therefore it can be hard to see in certain angles.
No, thats not the reason that the NDS is viewable. The GBA SP screen uses a front light as you described wich also causes the problems you alluded to. The Nintendo DS screens are backlight, like a LCD monitor on your PC. This is was causes the great viewability...
Post by: kirby_killer_dedede on November 16, 2004, 11:58:28 AM
Switchblade may be right, and Shaolin...aww, idk, but all that really matters, no matter how they do it, you shouldn't ever have much of a problem with the lighting, though I'd heard that I might before I pladed it.
Post by: Jdub03 on November 16, 2004, 03:13:14 PM
Post by: Jdub03 on November 16, 2004, 03:28:15 PM
Who else could not find the controls menu. Im wondering if you played a defective or partial demo(I know a demo is always partial) where they did not implement all the features that are in the other demos.
Post by: Hostile Creation on November 16, 2004, 04:11:31 PM
Post by: WuTangTurtle on November 16, 2004, 09:49:22 PM
I for one haven't held a DS since E3 and im eager as heck, especially since it is less than a week away...........By the way where is all the money going to support the DS? Shouldn't we be bumb rushed by advertisments?
I want Animal crossing so bad, but i don't want it if they don't include wifi/noline stuff, they can delay as much as they like as long as i get some hardcore wifi gaming.
Same goes to Advance wars.........
Good games are good, but bad games are bad forever -Shigeru Miyamoto
statement still holds truth against downloadable contend via xbox live, all downloadable content i've seen on xbox live are mostly things that should have been already included into the game.
Post by: Switchblade Cross on November 17, 2004, 12:24:24 AM
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Thank you switchblade, thats pretty much what i meant but i dumbed it down a notch.
I for one haven't held a DS since E3 and im eager as heck, especially since it is less than a week away...........By the way where is all the money going to support the DS? Shouldn't we be bumb rushed by advertisments?
Well, I for one, have been seeing DS commercials on TV left and right. I guess you have to be watching the right stuff, and apparently Nintendo thinks this is what gamers watch, and they were right in my case. I see them on Adult Swim, all over G4 TechTV, every so often on MTV and Spike TV, and during the 4:30 ~ 8:00 shows on UPN. Ofcourse I see them during prime time and stuff on the main networks, but my above list is where I have seen it the most.
Aside from that, Nintendo will be running movie trailers lade November/early December.
Just keep in mind, good commercial time is expensive...
Post by: MaleficentOgre on November 17, 2004, 04:41:36 AM
Post by: WuTangTurtle on November 17, 2004, 12:34:02 PM
Post by: Nile Boogie on November 17, 2004, 04:13:03 PM
Since my Cube was stolen awhile back, I've been debating on getting a New Cube: MK Bundle and Metriod Prime 2 for 150 or Ds and Feel the Magic for 180. No more debating, I need the Ds. Besides, I work 15hours a day 5 days a week until after christmas, I would have no time for the cube anyway.
Post by: S-U-P-E-R on November 17, 2004, 05:31:07 PM
Post by: Switchblade Cross on November 17, 2004, 07:22:26 PM
