touching is good

shadowman · Post by **shadowman** » Sat Dec 04, 2004 10:33 pm

im thinking of getting that nintendo ds, but im not sure if its worth the money, it looks good, and the other stuff about it also sound good, but im still not sure. so my question is this, should i get it or get somthing else?

Zeta · Post by **Zeta** » Sat Dec 04, 2004 11:38 pm

Buy drugs instead.

Seriously folks, I'll be here all week.

To answer your question, for once - I think most people are waiting to see if the games turn out to be good. I'm not really interested in anything besides Super Mario 64 DS. And like 75% of that is a game I've already played before.

I know I'll get one once Pokemon Diamond and Pearl come out to feed my addiction, but hopefully by then the price will have dropped down to $100 or something. Or they'll release a version that plays Gameboy and Gameboy Color games.

Post by **Green Gibbon!** » Sat Dec 04, 2004 11:56 pm

I'm not really interested in anything besides Super Mario 64 DS.

Are you not the least bit concerned about the lack of an analog stick? I mean, the analog stick is Mario 64...

Zeta · Post by **Zeta** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 12:37 am

The bottom touch screen/map actually works just like an analog stick.

tsuyoshifoxx · Post by **tsuyoshifoxx** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 12:45 am

Am I the only one seeing "analog stick" as sexual innuendo?

Maybe it's because it's 1:45 AM.

WhoopA · Post by **WhoopA** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 1:23 am

The touch screen doubling as an analog stick is an oddball but workable mechanic. It DOES take some time getting used to though.

In other words, it will be mine. Oh yes, it WILL be mine.

Post by **Delphine** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 8:25 am

tsuyoshifoxx wrote:Am I the only one seeing "analog stick" as sexual innuendo?

Yeaaaaah, that one was covered and put aside about 987867546 years ago.

Post by **Green Gibbon!** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 10:16 am

The touch screen doubling as an analog stick is an oddball but workable mechanic.

But then... how do you jump and punch and stuff, unless you are fortunate enough to be left-handed?

-wyvern · Post by **-wyvern** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 10:33 am

But then... how do you jump and punch and stuff, unless you are fortunate enough to be left-handed?

It's our secret and subtle revenge for the years of leftie persecution in the middle ages.

Personally, I'd rather get the PSPortable than the DS or Advanced Gameboy Advance or whatever they're gonna call the next one. If it's as powerful as a PS2 (as they say) then that probably means Final Fantasy 7+ on the move - which is just so incredible that I will have to own it. I don't doubt nintendo's capacity for originality, but I just like sony's style more. Sorry.

Ngangbius · Post by **Ngangbius** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 11:10 am

I thought the 128MB cards the DS use were big enough to fit in FF7.

Protodude · Post by **Protodude** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 12:17 pm

I know I didn't make a topic about it, so I'm just going to say it here: I got a DS on launch day along with Mario 64 DS. The Metroid demo sucks ass, it's only fun for about 3 minutes. But Mario, well, that game is pretty good, despite the fact that it only has so much new stuff in it. The graphics are WAY better now, somewhere inbetween N64 and GC.

-wyvern · Post by **-wyvern** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 3:13 pm

I thought the 128MB cards the DS use were big enough to fit in FF7.

The game sprawls across 3 CDs. Perhaps it would fit if you stripped it of all the cutscenes, but then it just wouldn't be FF7

tsuyoshifoxx · Post by **tsuyoshifoxx** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 3:15 pm

-wyvern wrote:
I thought the 128MB cards the DS use were big enough to fit in FF7.
The game sprawls across 3 CDs. Perhaps it would fit if you stripped it of all the cutscenes, but then it just wouldn't be FF7

Actually, everything on 7 fits on the first disc. The reason they had to make it three was because of the ending FMV's which were longer than every other one in the game combined.

Locit · Post by **Locit** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 3:34 pm

I too, caved and bought a DS and Mario. While the lack of an analog stick is a hassle at first, you get used to it. On the brighter side, the game itself is so very addictive that my girlfriend became addicted to video games after playing for a few hours. She now has my copy of Ico. I think this speaks for the quality of the title.

Post by **Squirrelknight** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 3:54 pm

Meh, I would get one, but I'd rather use my money on buying some of this season's better console games. Console hardware and games always take priority over handheld stuff with me, and the DS is no different. I might get one later, but right now, the myriad of N64 ports doesn't really interest me.

Though, because Hikaru Utada was in the commercial, I'm probably going to break down and buy one after Christmas. That's really the only reason I want one right now.

Timestones · Post by **Timestones** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 4:21 pm

I'm gonna hold off on the DS until it goes down in price a bit.

Or until Advance Wars DS is out. Whichever comes first.

Zeta · Post by **Zeta** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 4:33 pm

But then... how do you jump and punch and stuff, unless you are fortunate enough to be left-handed?

Er, see - there are these little buttons on the right side of the DS. By "pushing" these "controls" one can cause responses to happen in this new medium we call "video games".

Meanwhile, using a little-known appendage called the "left thumb" - you control the "main character" (AKA - Virtual Reality Avatara - Vra for short) in the "Video game".

I call the set-up "preperation H".

Supafly Furi · Post by **Supafly Furi** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 7:08 pm

Zeta wrote:Buy drugs instead.

nicely said

Locit · Post by **Locit** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 9:50 pm

Or until Advance Wars DS is out. Whichever comes first.

At the risk of stating the obvious, that title is idiotic.

Protodude · Post by **Protodude** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 9:56 pm

Oh come on, it's not THAT bad....

Post by **Segaholic2** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 10:09 pm

Locit wrote:At the risk of stating the obvious, that title is idiotic.

That is very obvious. And of course it's idiotic. It was idiotic back when Nintendo was throwing "Super" in front of all their game titles, it was idiotic when they were tagging "64" to the end of all their titles, it was <I>still</I> idiotic when they threw "Advance" after all their titles, and it's going to be idiotic when they add "DS" to all their titles.

Locit · Post by **Locit** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 10:25 pm

I meant as long as they're going to continue said idiocy, it should be just "DS" Wars, as the series is no longer on the Game Boy "Advance".

Post by **Green Gibbon!** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 3:39 pm

Meanwhile, using a little-known appendage called the "left thumb" - you control the "main character" (AKA - Virtual Reality Avatara - Vra for short) in the "Video game".

But then you'd actually have to touch the shiny screen with your greasy thumb, which to me just seems like a bad idea. The pen is fine, but you can't hold that with your left hand unless you're, well, left handed.

Either way, using the screen to move Mario around just seems like a pain in the ass. I think the D-pad would be the better solution, though I still think the ideal solution would've been to not remake a game that wasn't broken, much less on a handheld console that isn't even equipped to handle it.

SuperKnux · Post by **SuperKnux** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 3:54 pm

Anyone know if the DS sold like crazy? ..or do we have to wait for the "after Christmas" sales figures to come out?

I eager to see if this was a hit or not. Could determine what becomes of Nintendo, ya know.

Post by **Green Gibbon!** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 4:01 pm

At the store where I work, they've actually been trickling out pretty slowly. The majority of people buying handheld systems are parents shopping for their kids, and most of them would much sooner spend $80 on a GBA than $150 on a DS. The GBA's are still flying, but it took three weeks for us to sell out of our first shipment of DS's, and that was only about two dozen systems, if that.