Author Topic: ive pladed DS (Read 18351 times)

WuTangTurtle · « **Reply #25 on:** November 13, 2004, 08:28:22 PM »

Anyone who is being rejected from reserving DS systems, I strongly suggest Sam Goody stores. Not because i work at one but because nobody suspects Sam Goody stores. Just today some guy reserved our first DS, my store is only getting 4 DS systemds and we doubt anyone will even ask about the DS at all. Try your luck, it wouldn't hurt to try.

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.

Switchblade Cross · « **Reply #26 on:** November 13, 2004, 09:04:27 PM »

So as to avoid me having to retype everything Fenix just said, suffice it to say that I was there with him and concure on all info. Except the fact that I belive the multiplayer connetion time was shorter than his 3.5 sec estimate. HEH. I've heard of people complaining that the screens dont look right beccause you see them at a slight angle due to the DS's natural open position. I had no such problem. It looked topnotch. Metroid Hunters was awsome and I must say that pictures and videos online do not do it justice. I'm a "thumb" guy for Hunters control, and even in the absence of the thumb stylus, the screen was very responsive. Pictochat is a blast, Fenix and I played tic-tac-toe, and I drew penises. The system interface is, in my opinion, very slick. From what I hears sound was great, although we were in a mall EB, so it was loud; but the fact that I could even here it said something, seeing as how the GBA seems all but mute in a moderate to loude environemt. The size of the system is great. Smaller than pictures make it out to be...

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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...

Hostile Creation · « **Reply #27 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).

FenixRPGm · « **Reply #28 on:** November 14, 2004, 04:27:26 AM »

Lol, yeah he did! I was laughing too, so I hit the little copy button that copies what the last person typed in and erased his penis. Then, I sent the message back, hehe. And, yeah, he;s right about the 3.5 second loading. Now that I think about it, it was seriously only like maybe 1.5-2 seconds, it was unbelievable. Oh yeah, and we got to play tic-tac-toe. When I first heard that you could, I thought you had to redraw the board everytime which wouldn't be THAT bad, but still. But what you really do is just hit the "copy last post" button directly below the "send" button and it copies the board each time. Then, you put your X or O on the board and send it, and s/he copies, answers, and re-sends! It's great fun! And, I've heard of people playing hangman that way and other such games! Try it yourselves if you can.

kirby_killer_dedede · « **Reply #29 on:** November 14, 2004, 04:44:43 AM »

I'm baaaa-aaaack.

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).

kirby_killer_dedede · « **Reply #30 on:** November 14, 2004, 03:26:16 PM »

I pladed DS at GameStop 2day...most amazing experience I've ever had with a video game. If anyone's skeptical about it, don't be.

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

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #31 on:** November 14, 2004, 03:40:34 PM »

"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."

Not a problem if you play the SNES often... =)

(And a menu is a menu, don't be picky)

FenixRPGm · « **Reply #32 on:** November 14, 2004, 04:13:16 PM »

Yeah, I completely agree with Kirby about the awesomeness of the DS, cause people keep saying, "Oh, its cool, but not great or mindblowing." No, it is. It's really really amazing!

And as for the menu, I thought it was simple and clean. Not overly fancy and annoying (PS2 anyone?) and very slick.

kirby_killer_dedede · « **Reply #33 on:** November 14, 2004, 04:39:39 PM »

I don't mean that fancy...but just something a bit more slick, ya know? Like the GameCube menu is very, very cool, and obviously I'm not demanding anything of the such of the DS, but...aww, whatever. Still the best gaming experience I've ever had, no doubt. Ahhh...I better write this down.

11-14-04 - Lost sense of virginity to DS.

FenixRPGm · « **Reply #34 on:** November 14, 2004, 05:23:09 PM »

Yeah, that's true, the GameCube menu was really kick arse, I'm still impressed after all these years, hehe, but for a handheld I thought the menu was decently sharp. But we completely agree about this being the best gaming experience ever! YAY! Only a week away! *drools*

WuTangTurtle · « **Reply #35 on:** November 15, 2004, 06:15:05 AM »

The 2 screens should be easily visible in any position because they are backlight, directly behind the screen, unlike the GBA SP, where its only partially behind the screen.

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.

kirby_killer_dedede · « **Reply #36 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.

WuTangTurtle · « **Reply #37 on:** November 15, 2004, 06:09:26 PM »

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.

Switchblade Cross · « **Reply #38 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...

kirby_killer_dedede · « **Reply #39 on:** November 16, 2004, 11:58:28 AM »

lol...

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.

Jdub03 · « **Reply #40 on:** November 16, 2004, 03:13:14 PM »

The M hunt demo really surprised me. The controls are better than I expected. Its precise and feels natural to use(to me anyway). The only problem I had was double tapping the screen to jump and changing to missile morph ball etc. I cant wait to try the thumb strap.

Jdub03 · « **Reply #41 on:** November 16, 2004, 03:28:15 PM »

Hey kirby the demo I played had an option for different controls. I dont remember all of them but I do recall it had an option to use the a b x y buttions just like the C buttons on the n64.

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.

Hostile Creation · « **Reply #42 on:** November 16, 2004, 04:11:31 PM »

I hope I can find a place with a Kirby demo. That game looks absolutely awesome.

WuTangTurtle · « **Reply #43 on:** November 16, 2004, 09:49:22 PM »

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?

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.

Switchblade Cross · « **Reply #44 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...

MaleficentOgre · « **Reply #45 on:** November 17, 2004, 04:41:36 AM »

ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNEWS and all of their other channels have been playing nintendo commercials left and right.

WuTangTurtle · « **Reply #46 on:** November 17, 2004, 12:34:02 PM »

maybe i should tune into tv more often, lol. All i've seen is commericials at night on the big network stations.

Nile Boogie · « **Reply #47 on:** November 17, 2004, 04:13:03 PM »

Word life!!! I will admit I was on the fence about the Ds just alil' bit. Thought the graphics seemed to be just to underwhelming, even though I've only seen screen shots. Well Metriod Hunters changed that for me. SCREEN SHOTS DO THIS GAME NO JUSTICE I PROMISE. Please don't spout techo specs and mumbo but the N64 never looked this good. I understand the screen is smaller so its harder to determin flaws, nonetheless, the sharpness of the picture can not be denied. The quality of the touch screen is unmatced by any PDA out there.

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.

S-U-P-E-R · « **Reply #48 on:** November 17, 2004, 05:31:07 PM »

My local GameStop has their demo units in, check your local ones etc etc

Switchblade Cross · « **Reply #49 on:** November 17, 2004, 07:22:26 PM »

For those that have yet to get their hand on the Nintneod DS and don't know where to go, the Nintendo DS Demo Locator is now active!

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Author Topic: ive pladed DS (Read 18351 times)