Nintendo DS ROMs

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

Here we go, straight off the RSS:

Luminator DS (http://ds.ign.com/objects/903/903213.html), a Lumines clone.

Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution (http://ds.ign.com/articles/800/800460p1.html?RSSwhen2007-06-28_160900&RSSid=800460)

Geometry Wars - Hands On. (http://ds.ign.com/articles/800/800251p1.html?RSSwhen2007-06-28_080500&RSSid=800251) You know, while reading this it becomes very clear why you need TWO screens instead of one. If there were only one screen, controlling this game would be impossible with your finger in the way. Looking VERY forward to it. My fears are gone.

UMK3 trailer. (http://media.ds.ign.com/media/881/881594/vids_1.html)

Nervous Brickdown Review - Quite possibly the finest Breakout game since...well, Breakout. (http://ds.ign.com/articles/800/800802p1.html?RSSwhen2007-06-29_172800&RSSid=800802)

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

Okay, the ROMs will go in this post. We'll store a bunch of links here.

If anybody has a ROM site to share, hit me up on aim, post it here, or send me a PM (http://www.highervoltage.net/mb/private.php?do=newpm&u=1744). This way if you're looking for no rom in particular, you don't have to go through the thread looking for links. Don't worry about the RSS thing, I'll find them (if available) myself. Just send your ROM links my way.


Commercial
http://ds.rom-news.org/ RSS: Yes (http://ds.rom-news.org/rss.xml)

http://frozen-roms.net/ RSS: No

http://www.dgemu.com/ RSS: No
(NOTE: Requires registration. Untested..)

http://www.romulation.net/ RSS: Yes (http://www.romulation.net/stats/latest.xml)
(NOTE: Requires registration. Untested.)

http://www.mxgamers.org/ RSS: Yes (http://www.mxgamers.org/feed/)
(NOTE: Minor language barrier. RSS feed has no cutoff point.)

http://nds.hkorz.com/ RSS: No
(NOTE: Minor language barrier. Requires registration. Untested.)


Homebrew
http://dev-scene.com/ (http://dev-scene.com/NDS/News) RSS: Yes (http://www.dev-scene.com/newsrss.php?section=NDSNews)

NitroTracker (http://nitrotracker.tobw.net/)
- A FastTracker II style tracker for the Nintendo DS.

Colors (http://www.collectingsmiles.com/colors/)
- A drawing/sketching program program.

Moppi Flower Effect for NDS (http://www.moppiproductions.net/)
- This flower demo is kinda cool. You should download the screen saver for PC if you always have music playing.

Phidias (http://sivullinen.fi/nds/projects.php?subaction=showfull&id=1173373766&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2&)
- Another paint program. I prefer Colors over this but I've seen some nice things painted with Phidias. The way it renders your lines after you draw them annoys me.



Torrents (Private)
http://www.torrentleech.org/


Online Stores
http://www.realhotstuff.com/
(Suggested by Viewtiful here (http://www.highervoltage.net/mb/showpost.php?p=707964&postcount=33).)

http://www.divineo.com/
(Suggested by The Vinny Mac here (http://www.highervoltage.net/mb/showpost.php?p=708065&postcount=35).)

http://www.dealextreme.com/
(Suggested by Viewtiful here (http://www.highervoltage.net/mb/showpost.php?p=708111&postcount=37).)

[ROFLTRAVOLTA]

Torrentleech has a very active Nintendo DS Rom Section.

1001 - Watashi No Relaxuma (J)(eZ).zip
1002 - M&M's - Break'em (U)(Independent).zip
1003 - Uno 52 (U)(Independent).zip
1004 - Kakikomi Shiki Hannya Shinkyou Renshuu Chou DS (J)(eZ).zip
1005 - D.Gray-Man - Kami No Shitotachi (J)(Independent).zip
1006 - Toon-Doku (U)(Legacy).zip
1007 - Wi-Fi Taiou - Sekai no Daredemo Asobi Taizen (J)(eZ).zip
1008 - Lise No Atelier Ordre No Renkinjutsushi (J)(eZ).zip
1009 - Nodame Cantabile (J)(eZ).zip
1010 - San - X - Chara Sagashi Land (J)(eZ).zip
1011 - Theme Park (E)(Independent).zip
1012 - Diddy Kong Racing (E)(Supremacy).zip
1013 - Zendoku (E)(Legacy).zip
1014 - Classic Action Devilish (U)(Supremacy).zip
1015 - Pokemon Diamond (U)(Legacy).zip
1016 - Pokemon Pearl (U)(Legacy).zip
1017 - Asonde Igo ga Tsuyoku naru - Ginsei Igo DS (J).zip
1018 - Final Fantasy XII - Revenant Wings (J).zip
1019 - Chicken Little - Uchuu Saikyou no Team (J).zip
1020 - Gakuen Alice - Waku Waku Happy Friends (J).zip
1021 - Disney's Little Mermaid - Ariel no Umi no Takaramono (J).zip
1022 - My Melody Angel Book (J).zip
1023 - Unou Tanren Unotan DS - Shichida Shiki Otona no Sokudoku Training (J).zip
1024 - Kikutan DS Basic (J)(iND).zip
1025 - Kikutan DS Advance (J)(iND).zip
1026 - Panel de Pon DS (J).zip
1027 - Momotarou Dentetsu DS Tokyo and Japan (J).zip
1028 - Nanpure VOW (J).zip
1029 - Daito Giken Koushiki Pachi-Slot Simulator Hihouden - Ossu! Banchou - Yoshimune DS (J).zip
1030 - Gamics Vol 1 Yokoyama Mitsuteru Sangokushi Dai 4 Kan Sangoku Teiritsu (J)(Caravan).zip
1031 - Harlem Globetrotters World Tour (U)(Sir VG).zip
1032 - Chokoken no Sweets Department (J)(Caravan).zip
1033 - Hanadeka Club Animal Paradise (J)(Caravan).zip
1034 - Meteos Disney Magic (J)(Caravan).zip
1035 - PikuPiku Toku to E Ninaru 3-tsu no Puzzle (J)(Caravan).zip
1036 - Super Black Bass Kita Hankyuu wo Tsuru (J)(Caravan).zip
1037 - Kokoro ga Mezameru Otoko Tachi no Nurie DS Tamiya Box Art (J)( iND).zip
1037 - Kokoro ga Mezameru Otoko Tachi no Nurie DS Tamiya Box Art (J)(Independent).zip
1038 - Atama no Kaiten no Training Rubik's Cube & Chou Yuumei Puzzle Tachi (J)(Independent).zip
1038 - Atama no Kaiten no Training Rubiks Cube & Chou Yuumei Puzzle Tachi (J)(iND).zip
1039 - SNK Vs Capcom Card Fighters DS (U)(XenoPhobia).zip
1039 - SNK vs. Capcom - Card Fighters DS (U)(Xenophobia).zip
1040 - Spider-Man 3 (E)(Legacy).zip
1041 - Chou Shittou Caduceus Atlus Best Collection (J)(iND).zip

This is the 1001-1041 pack, of course, and they have at least 10 more packs of this size.

They've got an active 1-1000, too.

I suppose you could make a request I'll grab it and give it to utils, as well.

[Jetfire]

I get my roms from frozen-roms.net. I'm not very versed in the emulation scene, but the site hasn't infected my computer (yet?), so it's got just about everything you need.

[Spidey]

Step 1: Buy R4DS from realhotstuff, the combo pack with the 1gb jap sd card is great.
Step 2: Torrent site or nds-roms.com
Step 3: Load Kernal onto SD card
Step 4: Load .nds files
Step 5: Play games.

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

I use the slot 1 Supercard. Portrait of ruin is keepng me away from pokemon. I'm a sucker for collect-a-thons

It probably helps that I figured out a way to dupe items.

1. Collect Underpants
2. Talk to wind
3. Obtain quest item
4. Exit Screen.
5. If you have less than 9 items, go back to step 1
6. Sell items to Vincent.
7. If you don't feel you have enough money, Go back to step 1
8. ???????
9. Profit!

[Spidey]

I use the slot 1 Supercard.


Does it use SD Memory? That's why I said a jap kingston card, 100% compatible.

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

TFlash/MicroSD

[Reset]

http://www.romulation.net - Very up to date, and clean. No problems with them yet. Then of course, theres Black-Cats. I'm working on getting invites, so I'll give you the heads up next time I get some.

[jojo]

http://www.romulation.net - Very up to date, and clean. No problems with them yet. Then of course, theres Black-Cats. I'm working on getting invites, so I'll give you the heads up next time I get some.

I got 9, I'm willing to give them out if folks will maintain a decent ratio

frankly I prefer sites that have the romset...cause somehow knowing in my hd I have "That's so Raven: Psychic on the Scene" disturbs me.

[EvilNeil]

Well this won't do, the point of getting rid of the previous one was to create a whole load of individual game discussions, not a slightly smaller generic juggernaut. Getting rid of one 400-page thread and having it replaced with two, 200-page threads instead wasn't exactly what I had in mind.
Nervous Brickdown Review - Quite possibly the finest Breakout game since...well, Breakout. (http://ds.ign.com/articles/800/800802p1.html?RSSwhen2007-06-29_172800&RSSid=800802)
I have a strange fondness for Breakout games, and have done ever since Batty (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batty_%28video_game%29) on the ZX Spectrum, which I discovered long before Breakout, or Arkanoid, or any of the other versions. I have very little time for most 'classic' retro games from before 1989, but give me a Breakout clone and I'm happy for ages.

I've even got one on my phone, which combines breaking blocks with buying presents for virtual 2D girls.

And this DS one is pretty good, too. Drawing your own bat with the stylus is fun. :)

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

So you locking this or what? Because I'm not wasting my efforts if you're locking it. I'm also not making a new thread for each individual DS game. The major ones, yes. But Major brickdown would have never gotten its own thread.

I still think there needs to be a ROM database. But if you're locking this I'm not wasting my time updating the second post.

[EvilNeil]

Rom database sounds fine by me. And I do see what you're saying, that it is unrealistic to expect a discussion for every game, no matter how tiny and uninteresting, but at the same time there's got to be a better option than just doing almost exactly what we were doing previously. You know that this'll be the official DS thread within hours, otherwise.

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

Make a forum for generic video game news. I have no problems spamming that forum with news. At the same time, we could have a sticky with ROM databases for ALL systems that I'll have no problems keeping updated. So long as I'm told about them, that is.

The thing is, I'm more likely to create a new thread for a DS game RELEASE like pokemon or whatever. But if there isn't much to discuss in the news then yeah, the thread just acts as a placeholder for the future. Which won't happen because someone will either forget it was created several months ago and won't search.

Though I'm glad the search nazi faggots seem to have quieted up a bit.

[VeggieH8R]

I think this is great (though I am a rom database). Now make one for the PSP and we're set.

[Kyosuke Kagami]

I think this is great (though I am a rom database). Now make one for the PSP and we're set.
Oops ^^u


Oh, BTW. Quick question about UMK for NDS. Is it me, or did that thing feature 2 different interfases? SNES' and Arcade's. Take a look at the bars.

[Vic Viper]

According to Midway, it will be the arcade version. Those were mockups. And if it is the arcade version, Classic Sub-Zero, Millenna, and Ermac better stay unlocked this time.

I know you have to do some complicated task to keep them unlocked on the 360 version.

[Kyosuke Kagami]

Oh wait. I also saw Rain there XD

[VeggieH8R]

Cave Story ported to DS. (http://community.livejournal.com/doukutsu/92406.html) Incomplete but not too far off.

[Viewtiful]

I found the R4 for $25 with free shipping :)

[Shadowless]

I have also used these two sites for DS roms in the past, when I just wanted to grab one or two:
http://nds.hkorz.com/index.php?language=en
http://www.mxgamers.org/

Mexican sites for roms? Ghetto, but hey.

[cka]

I bought myself an EZ-Flash 5 and a 2GB kingston microsd card yesterday. And the EZ Flash team is releasing the hilarious iPhone ripoff shell next week!

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

Oh no! The thread title was changed! Let me cry about it like a big baby.

BAAAAAAAAAWWWW! ;______;

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

Alright, post 2 was updated. But don't expect me to say that every time.

[Mr. Pointy]

http://gametrailers.com/player/21983.html

The Simpsons DS. I was impressed at how good it looks. The platforming isn't all that though. It seems like it could be great in a Yoshi's Island meets The Lost Viking kind of way if EA are creative with the level design.

EA and creativity don't mix though.

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

Wow, can that Simpsons game look any more generic and bland?

Reminds me of the old Game Boy games and shit. I'm sorry but I saw nothing of value in that except for the nice animation.

[Frankie Foster]

I'm just curious, how good is DS emulation right now?

[D.Knight]

Well DS games on a DS is flawless as far as i know, as for emulating a DS on the PC i believe is still pure shit, but i ain't sure.

[Shaolin Samurai]

Well DS games on a DS is flawless

How the fuck is playing DS games ...on a DS, even remotely related to emulation?

DS emulation is still pretty much a WIP. I believe the intricacies of emulating the 3D hardware features still have to be worked out quite a bit.

[D.Knight]

How the fuck is playing DS games ...on a DS, even remotely related to emulation?Guess i should had said DS roms and in my opinion playing a DS game trough a Flash card in the 2nd slot can be called emulation.

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

ANYWAY, I don't play DS on PC. I would check NGEmu for the latest in that department.

[bungiefan]

I'm just curious, how good is DS emulation right now?

I still don't see it being near as good as the real thing, whenever they reach a good compatability level, with common PC input devices right now. Things like Ouendan would be hard to play with a mouse, and a WACOM tablet isn't the same when you're not actually tapping a screen, but just a blank tablet, so your aim gets harder to use. For games where the touch-screen doesn't really have that many images you need to touch, say having more of a use like Star Fox Command, where you just sort of use it as a touch pad except for the bomb usage, it could work. I think only something like a Cintiq monitor would give near the same control and experience.

As for actual current compatability status, it doesn't look like that many commercial games work well with any known DS emulator yet.

[The Vinny Mac]

realhotstuff.com R4DS is sold out. Any other reputable online stores carry it?

Also, is that the best DS ROM THINGY I can buy? Please post recommendations here!

[The Vinny Mac]

You're letting me down, guys.

[Shaolin Samurai]

http://divineo.com/

Best Slot-1 solution (without GBA support): R4, M3 Simply, or CycloDS

Best Slot-2 solution (with GBA support): M3 Perfect

[Dipshit]

Step 1: Buy R4DS from realhotstuff, the combo pack with the 1gb jap sd card is great.
Step 2: Torrent site or nds-roms.com
Step 3: Load Kernal onto SD card
Step 4: Load .nds files
Step 5: Play games.
oh shit, you fuckin nerds are always a step ahead.

holly shit it's FRAY!How the fuck is playing DS games ...on a DS, even remotely related to emulation?

GAAAAAHHHH!!!:Kick: :DP: :Punch

[Viewtiful]

I grabbed my R4 from dealextreme, i got the Chinese version, which is cheaper than the English one by about $10 (it was $25 at the time with free ship) and a 2 gig Kingston from newegg for $20.

it seems like they are sold out though, and they raised the price to $30.

The chinese version just needs a patch to be changed to english.

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

I've been using a supercard and I've had zero problems getting homebrew to run or anything. there were some issues with a few wifi games but it's fixed.

Vinny you should try NitroTracker (http://nitrotracker.tobw.net/) once you get the chance.

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

Updated #2 (http://www.highervoltage.net/mb/showthread.php?p=701080#post701080)

[Shaolin Samurai]

Gyakuten Saiban 3 (Phoenix Wright 3: Trials and Tribulations) has been dumped and uploaded! I'm playing through the English cases right now.

http://www.dgemu.com/

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

*Sigh* Thanks for your contribution.

[LTM_Redux]

Some utilities, emulators and other stuff:
http://www.mxemu.com/nds-flash-linker-tools.php
http://blogger.xs4all.nl/medfreak/archive/2007/08/09/274189.aspx

[Mr. Pointy]

http://www.newtrackandfield.com/
http://www.newtrackandfield.com/images/characters/sparkster.png
http://www.newtrackandfield.com/images/characters/pyramid_head.png

There is nothing more to fucking say.

[Jetfire]

Rocket Knight! Oh my freaking lord~

[LTM_Redux]

Would be cool if Pyramid Head would kill his opponents if he loses an event ^_^

[The Vinny Mac]

Well, I got this R4DS business and I'm following these YOUTUBE INSTRUCTIONS but I can't drag the system folder onto the MiniSD because it keeps saying CHEAT was EXTERNALLY ALTERED or something blah dick blah.

Now that I try it again, it's just kind of STUCK on CHEAT.DAT saying 12 minutes until completion, and it's been saying for that 5 minutes.

H ... He ... Hel ... HEEEEEAAAAALPPPPPPPP!!

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

Another 5 and I would restart.

I have a Supercard, though.

[The Vinny Mac]

Restarting seems to have done the trick. Now, to get ROMs so I can finally play Super Princess Peach without all the shame of buying a store copy.

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

I'm not going to say anything but PLEASE come back and tell me your thoughts about Super Princess peach after playing it.

I actually recorded a video of myself playing it and you'll understand why after... I don't want to say too much. I'll wait.

Actually I'm going to see a shrink, I'll check on you when I return!

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

This game looks better than what Sqeenix has managed to push out:
http://www.dsfanboy.com/2007/07/23/lose-your-innocence-with-this-tales-of-innocence-trailer/

[Viewtiful]

I liked Princess Peach, but as anyone who's played it will tell you, its way too easy. Only a semblance of challenge appears in the final levels.

I mainly played it because I'm gay for TOSE.

[VeggieH8R]

This game looks better than what Sqeenix has managed to push out:
http://www.dsfanboy.com/2007/07/23/lose-your-innocence-with-this-tales-of-innocence-trailer/

It looks good but I don't think I can stomach another Tales game. I guess it like Final Fantasy with that one bad game turning me off to the rest no matter how good they are.

[NightBlade]

This game looks better than what Sqeenix has managed to push out:
http://www.dsfanboy.com/2007/07/23/lose-your-innocence-with-this-tales-of-innocence-trailer/
Wow, this looks great. I'm not a big Tales follower, but I'l definitely will be looking forward to this game.

[LTM_Redux]

Might as well post this here:

Hokuto No Ken is coming to your DS (not the Jissen Pachi-Slot one):
http://www.jeux-france.com/news21657_hokuto-no-ken-annonce-sur-nintendo-ds.html
Don't know what to make of it, except it appears to be some sort of interactive comicbook. Looks neat.

Could be entertaining. Discuss :)

[Jigsaw]

Sold.

[Vincent Draconis]

Using the stylus to perform the HHK? I'm surprised this game wasn't released longer ago.

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

Jam Sessions has been released. I got mine from MX Gamers.

I'm not sure if the groups are aware of the best buy exclusive. I don't even know if that release has the exclusive tracks. We'll see! I haven't played it yet.

[VeggieH8R]

Screw that. Tingle's Rupee Adventure thing (EU) was released in English.

Drawn To Life also...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v487/filozof/godottolife.jpg

EDIT: AND Sonic Rush Adventure (EU)!!!!

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

Drawn to life looks very fag.

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

Oh hay, no need for Best Buy version. (http://www.dsfanboy.com/2007/09/13/konami-codes-and-secret-messages-in-jam-sessions/)

[VeggieH8R]

Well, turns out Drawn To Life is a bust. But Sonic Rush Adventure is the best thing since, well, the last Sonic Rush. Sonic and Tails fly their biplane into a typhoon and end up in Australia (which turns out to be more upside down than first perceived). You end up collecting materials for building various items and sea faring vehicles. Plus you can freely explore the world map as far as your current vehicle's range allows. Works a little like Starfox Command only this is a good game. There are other side missions which will net you rings or items or Sol/Chaos Emeralds (usually ends up being a repeat boss fight). Anyway stop fucking around and play this.

[Mr. Pointy]

Metal Slug 7 is DS exclusive. Love is over.

[D.Knight]

Source or this didn't happen. :D

[Vincent Draconis]

http://www.jeux-france.com/news21857_metal-slug-7-annonce.html

Well, at least it'll reach more people by being on the DS.

[LTM_Redux]

short Hokuto No Ken video:
http://www.jeux-france.com/news21936_hokuto-no-ken-ds-se-devoile.html

[VeggieH8R]

Zelda: Phantom Hourglass is out.

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

Good looks. I also downloaded math play.

So fucking serious about that.

[VeggieH8R]

I've played PH for about an hour and a half and I'm seriously impressed. The all touch screen control is great and gives me high hopes for the upcoming Ninja Gaiden DS. The notes system is great and used to it's full potential and even the mic is used to good effect (like calling people and blowing out candles).

Math Play is... for kids? I would have liked complex integrals, partial differentials and maybe a few Laplace transforms in my math games.

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

I haven't put either on my card yet but I'm always looking for more complicated math games. If you see any let me know.

[VeggieH8R]

The trick to finding the Courage Temple is easily the most innovative use of DS in any game.

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

Hold off on that until we can play the Daffy Duck game.

In other news, the math game sucks. I was hoping for some "THINK FAST" gameplay like brain age. Instead it's this thing where you have to form equations. I swear to God I wish they'd make a portable math flash cards game. One that lasts longer and is more challenging than brain age.

[VeggieH8R]

I interrupt your SF4 gay-ity to say that DUCK AMUCK has been released.

And it's disappointing. It plays out like a Sega CD FMV game, it that the only way to tell when you're supposed to do something is when the grainy FMV stops and loads incessantly (thought that may just be my supercard. The minigames aren't challenging or fun and Daffy is nowhere near as funny as the cartoon short this game is biting off of. There is almost no soundtrack, odd because I thought the teaser gameplay trailer they showed was merely an unfinished product and not actually devoid of music. Thanks for ruining my childhood you assholes who made this mess.

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

I'll be the judge of that!

Are you playing on PC or DS?

[VeggieH8R]

DS. And the the general consensus agrees with me. It's a series of boring flash games.

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

I haven't played it yet. Don't care what you say.

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

So far The Simpsons game is quite boring and I feel that any game that makes you WORK for the good parts is not worth my time. If it wasn't for the great sound design I would have stopped playing it long ago. In fact because of that excellent sound design I won't dare play it on the train for fear of missing out on a funny sound clip. The comic book guy with his game cliches are funny. I won't spoil them for you.

So yeah, I'm only playing this game to hear clips. Fighting enemies is a chore and I don't feel in control. It's button mash. The arcade game has tighter controls than this. Also, the characters I've played so far are slow. Well, with the exception of Homer's blob ability which has a boost, that is. But you need to power up a bar to use it which to me is way too limiting. The bar drains too quickly.

At least the graphics are pretty. The sprites are prerendered from what I'm guessing are assets from the console versions. There are also many cut scenes. The game does FEEL like the show. I don't get that "they shoehorned this shit to fit within the context of a game" feeling I usually get from licensed games. It's better than most but has a ways to go.

Hopefully the next game is as fun to play as it is to listen to. I would call it average at most.

If this game gets any better I'll let you know. But like I said, you shouldn't have to work so hard to get to the "good parts." That's just shitty game design to me. In fact, NO forms of entertainment should do that. They should hook you as SOON as possible.

[VeggieH8R]

So what did you think of Duck Amuck?

[cka]

the simpsons game is hilariously short but jampacked full of awesome episode references

[Reset]

Has anyone picked up the DS version of Power Rangers: Super Legends, yet? If so, how is it?

Considering getting it myself, because I'm so gay for Power Rangers, and what not.

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

So what did you think of Duck Amuck?
VeggieH8R never lies.

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

the simpsons game is hilariously short but jampacked full of awesome episode references

You talking about a console version or you playing on DS as well? Though I can't imagine the references being that much different. I'm sure the clips are just down sampled from the console versions.

[VeggieH8R]

I started playing Picross at 6 am. It is now 10 am. Now I gotta go back to all those logic games in MAME I had no fucking clue how to play.

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

Having finished the Simpsons game I can appreciate what they tried to do. I didn't feel like the DS game was a rush job or a quick cash-in. It felt like there was a real team behind it and that they really tried to do as much as they could.

The Simpsons actually fulfills a longtime dream of mine. I've always wanted to know what it would be like to play an action/platform game where all the sprites were different. You get to see that in the Duff Gardens levels. It's pretty fucking cool and I wish it was done more. Then again, with hundreds of Simpsons characters "all they had to do" was render the assets from the console game and voila! Of course it's more involed than that but compared to coming up with characters from scratch there's no question why you don't see it more often.

Though, the enemies all fight the same so they might as well have been the same sprite. Also the levels are broken up into screens. So, you'll see the same enemies on the next screen again. Still, it was cool.

I don't know how many other platformers EA has done but they saw fit to break a few other conventions. I like that they don't keep count of your lives. If you fuck up, you're respawned from a checkpoint. There are a lot of checkpoints in the game. You get less as the game progresses. I think this is fair seeing as how sometimes the controls make the game more difficult than it actually is. I also like that Bart's slingshot is auto-aimed. This game is sorely lacking a turbo button, though.

Also, by this they avoided the game from becoming a collect-a-thon. You're still collecting things but you don't NEED them to progress. It more for unlocking bonus pictures and Pet Homer items.

Theres two EXTREMELY HALF-ASSED touch screen moments that I won't even bore you with. The rest of the time you use the stylus to control Marge and Lisa's abilities. There's also another part I won't spoil for you.

There's a lot at poking fun at games and maybe even homages. Don't you fucking tell me Bart's cape isn't a fucking homage to Super Mario World; I kept trying to glide with the back. There's a lot of jokes in here and I'm not going to mention a one. I won't even allude to them. It would be almost as bad as when they show you the best shit in a trailer for something.

I would say playing through to the end was worth my time. The cut-scenes and voice clips were funny. EA's art team clearly put everything they had into this. Not once did the world look like it was built from tiles. And I actually felt like I was playing through an episode! And in the end, isn't that the goal of a licensed property? It's actually FUNNIER than the show's been in a long time.

The game is short but sweet. Best Simpsons game since Arcade, confirmed. (Not better than, just best since.)

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

Could that have been written any worse?

[Frankie Foster]

Okay, I got questions. Please bear with me because I'm a total noob with this handheld system:

- What's the difference between a DS and a DS Lite?
- Should I worry about region stuff with a DS?
- ROMs? Apparently for the DS and not the PC. I now ask, how is that done?
- Recommend me some games to down--er, get for if/when I finally get a DS of my very own.

[bungiefan]

DS Lite has a bigger stylus, different D-Pad, multiple brightness settings for the light, digital instead of analog sound control (four settings instead of a slider, from what I hear), and the start and select buttons are placed on the left hand.

No Nintendo handheld has ever been region-locked. DS is no different.

You need some sort of rewritable media to stick in the DS or GBA slot and a means to boot it. Then you just put the ROMs on it. This topic pretty much mentions the current devices for such. I use an R4DS with a 2 GB Patriot microSD card.

Specify more what type of game you like. There's a lot to choose from, with about 1650 ROM releases out now. Also, note that there's nothing to block you from using ROMs for Nintendo WFC play.

[Minx]

The colours and contrast are infinitely better on DS Lite too. Going from mkI to mkII was a real Wizard of Oz moment.

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

*patiently awaiting release of galaxy wars*

[Racewing]

Since I know he's on your Lj friendslist: GEL will probably try to tell you that the DS Lite sucks in some manner. Some bullshit about the D-Pad or screen or something.

DO NOT LISTEN.

[Jetfire]

One difference worth noting is that the DS Phat uses the clicky style buttons like the GBA SP, while the DS Lite uses the more traditional "softer" buttons. The clicky ones don't have the same sensitivity, and the traditional ones can naturally wear down a bit faster. It's a pick-your-poison type thing, but the Lite is still better in comparison, IMO.

Every other factor I can think of falls in favour of the Lite, though.

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

Racewing has to fucking wear cargo pants when he leaves the house to carry his fucking wallet, psp, NDS and keys. Unless he carries a purse, that is.

Also I'm still waiting for someone to go "lolwut" at bungiefan's description of an NDS.

[Racewing]

wait what wtf what brought that on bitch

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

And also your cellphone.

The image make me laugh. It wasn't personal. True or false: you also have a PSP?

[Racewing]

Oh, now I get it.

Yeah, I do. And honestly, I just use a backpack.

[D.Knight]

Bungiefan forgot to mention that the power button in the phat DS is right over the D-Pad wich is beyond stupid, in the lite it is on the right side of the DS and you can use it to enter hibernation mode.

[D.Knight]

My cell is on it's beltsheat (or whatever is called) and my PSP/DS/Palm along with the games/memorys/ocasional DVD and chargers are carried on a little case that came with my car :D

[bungiefan]

Look, I don't have a Lite to know the full list by personal experience. That was the best I could remember from the one I've used. That and the hinge cracking I always hear people complaining about with the Lite.

[Minx]

I've dropped mine a bunch of times, once on concrete. Apart from some scuffs, it's fine.

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

My hinges have hairline cracks but you wouldn't know without looking at them.

*shrug*

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

Oh hey, is dat sum Ultimate Mortal Kombat (http://ds.rom-news.org/l47357)?

[Frankie Foster]

...note that there's nothing to block you from using ROMs for Nintendo WFC play.

Is that so? I could theoretically get the ROM of Puyo Puyo 15th, and no one online will suspect a thing?

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

That's the idea.

[bungiefan]

Is that so? I could theoretically get the ROM of Puyo Puyo 15th, and no one online will suspect a thing?

I only have ROMs for most of the games I've posted friend codes for now, and I've been online with just about all of them. There is no detection on the service or console to tell it you're not running a legit game card.

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

Man, UMK3 reminds me that I really hated the run button.

[EvilNeil]

I might have to check that out. How does it compare to (arough) MK Advance on the GBA?

[cka]

aside from some graphics scaling it's arcade perfect, right down to the shitty st-esque ai

I'm playin contra 4 rom right now and it's bomb as fuck

[Racewing]

Just came home with my bought copy of Contra 4 (gotta support WayForward, man. They're up-and-comers).

This has the best instruction book ever. It's so funny, and so full of fannish love and hardcore-gamer speak.

About to boot up game now.

[Shaolin Samurai]

Contra's giant shadow aside, Orcs and Elves looks pretty nifty too. It's like Elder Scrolls DS.

[D.Knight]

Torrent and direct downloads are out for whoever doesn't want to support Shantae's creators.

[Racewing]

Of course, if you don't, you're a horrible fucking person, but hey, what the hell, right?

God, this game. Despite my love for Contra, I've never been very GOOD at it. This game captures the spirit of 1, Super and 3, and mixes it all in a damn blender. It's glorious madness.

AND I STILL SUCK AT IT.

Stage 1 is like a huge practical joke for everyone who remembers the NES Contra. You drop in on the helicopter, and the first couple of seconds of the NES tune plays... then it goes into something completely different, yet.. possibly even better?

Don't even get me started on the S1 boss. You just have to see it for yourselves.

I'm playing on Easy mode, and it really is easy. Like, not only are there fewer enemies, but the weapons are super versions of themselves in easy mode. I don't think anyone's ever DONE that, in all my years of gaming. wtf.

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

Where the fuck is Contra?

Also, UMK3 is just like you remember it. I'm very very willing to share friend codes for this game.

[Racewing]

Where the fuck is Contra?

At your local store.

(Also, just like D. Knight said. Employ techniques for finding roms that you used to use before dsromnews came along. That's how I found it.)

[D.Knight]

Here are links to rapidshare:

http://rapidshare.com/files/69747250/_NDS_Contra_4_USA__ESPALNDS.com_.zip

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

I found it on piratebay

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

I had fun online but I can't beat motaro worth a goddamn.

[Racewing]

Anyone here managed to run the Contra 4 ROM on an R4? Trying to get some 2-player on here, but the stupid thing keeps giving me an error.

EDIT: Hell, MK and Avatar do the same thing. Something about not being able to access the save file, even though R4 makes one automatically :O

[Racewing]

N/M, seems I just had to update my firmware. Google is my friend.

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

If you have issues with wi-fi play then it's time to check for a firmware update. The supercard had issues like this and they fixed it a while ago. I was getting my ass kicked in MK all last night.

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

HOW MANY TIMES IS RACEWING GOING TO FUCK MY FLOW TONIGHT?

[Viewtiful]

N/M, seems I just had to update my firmware. Google is my friend.

yeah v1.11 fixed download/wifi play for almost every game

[Kyori Kusagami]

I didn't even know that umk3 was on ds! are there any other fighting games i need to know about? I thought Guilty Gear DS was rubbish.

[Shaolin Samurai]

Jump Ultimate Stars and Bleach DS 2nd are pretty decent.

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

Bleach and MK are probably the best fighters on DS right now.

Jump is tolerable.

[Racewing]

Dragon Ball Z Supersonic Warriors 2.

No, seriously.

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

Explain yourself.

[Racewing]

Must I? (http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=31009)
(this was written around the time of BT1's release)

tl;dr: Arc System Works, novel and anime/manga-faithful fighting system, good Story Mode, 3-on-3 tag team, assist characters, fucking TEAM SUPERS (character-and-assist-combination-based; it's a hoot finding/seeing them all); beat the Z battle modes and you fight characters whose power levels are way OVER 9000.

[Racewing]

Frieza/Cell/Buu team super = 130+ hits.

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

Online?

[Racewing]

Sadly, no. This was made before Nintendo WFC was established.

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

Ah. With the DS online is like the old arcade scene for me. If it's not online, as good as it is, I don't feel like practicing.

With that said, I COMPLETELY suck at MK (always have!) but I'm prtty good at bleach. If anyone wants to start exchanging friend codes for those two...

[Racewing]

Ah. With the DS online is like the old arcade scene for me. If it's not online, as good as it is, I don't feel like practicing.


Well, SSW2 is a weird beast--it may actually be more rewarding in singleplayer than versus, packed with fanservice as it is. I'd still recommend giving it a try in small bursts? It's addictive stuff. I went through all the singleplayer modes twice over before finally putting the game down.

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

Yeah, I'll put it on there next time I swap my games around. Which will probably be when Geometry Wars comes out.

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

FFXII Revnant wings and Mario Party DS were released. Do we care?

[Minx]

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/5103/topmainju7.jpg

Not really.

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

The post above is the near equivalent of an airplane speeding down the tarmac then suddenly bursting into flames and exploding the moment the front wheels leave the ground.

[VeggieH8R]

So depending on your perspective it's either totally awesome or horribly tragic?

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

He tried to 1up me somehow but the screenshot is of an old game that can be played on the DS or a phone for that matter. Had the screenshot been maybe Mega Man powered up or something, he might have had a point. But here he's just embarrassed himself.

[Racewing]

Wait, so, the DS can play Sonic CD on widescreen TFT while trumping 80% of the system's actual library?

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

I thought it was regular sonic. Same difference; where's the compelling original software?

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

You even proved me point in the latter half of your sentence.

*goes back to playing Contra*

[Racewing]

You even proved me point in the latter half of your sentence.

*goes back to playing Contra*
For me to have proven your point, you needed to have had a point first, sir.

Try again. I'm pretty sure PSP defense wasn't manminx's premise in the first place.

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

Who even knows what his point was. Not my agenda. At least I put some thought into my trolling.

So yeah, as to my earlier question? I Checked and read MPDS doesn't have online play. So that to me is pointless. What about the FF Game?

[Minx]

I thought it was regular sonic. Same difference; where's the compelling original software?

My ass has been officially laughed off. With PS1, CPS, MD/MCD, GBA, SNES, NES and PSP isos, who the fuck needs compelling original software?

I mean Mario Kart DS is awesome and all, but it's not in the same league as Every Game Ever.

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

you have a point?

[Viewtiful]

this is cute.

[D.Knight]

i still can't make sonic cd work :(...... maybe is the fucking download, i'll go download another rom.

[Minx]

you have a point?

The point is that you don't see the point.

[Kyori Kusagami]

Speaking of Sonic CD...

Race, do you still have that copy of the US version with Japanese audio?

edit: if this becomes a P$P(lawl) vs DS discussion, I'm .... fuck it, go on.

[Racewing]

You mean the Windows version I hacked together long ago?

[Kyori Kusagami]

You mean the Windows version I hacked together long ago?


Yes, that's the one.
:smalltran

[Racewing]

I... don't know.

I have an idea of where it could be, however, since I'm currently 3.5K miles from home, it'll have to wait until this weekend.

[Kyori Kusagami]

Cool.:shy2:

I'm finishing up sonic Rush right now and I really like it. How's Adventure?

[Racewing]

Like 3x better.

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

*pffft*

[Racewing]

Your trolling will not work TWICE, sir.

[Mediocrity]

Like 3x better.
Is the boxart predominantly red? (Yeah, like two people will get that joke.)

Someone has this frontend for no$gba that makes the screen bigger. And here's the crapidshare (http://rapidshare.com/files/71416727/Nds2x.zip.html) for it (which I just uploaded to save you all some googling).

[Minx]

KK, any chance you can fix the errant 'the' in your sig so I don't look (any more than usual) like a retard?

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

If you're talking about that PSP gay I didn't start it.

Also I never completed Sa. I was never jazzed about it. I guess I'm just gay for 2D.

Trying to convince myself to play Sonic Adventure is the same as trying to convince myself to play Tomb Raider. And I've talked about that before.

I just wanted to run fast, man. I don't care for that 3D platformer collect-a-thon find the key fetch quest bullshit. I don't care WHO does it. Mario 64 is just BARELY tolerable. Which is strange talk coming from the same faggot that's played Sonic R over and over and over again. But back in those days that shit was like doing chores or something.

And rare was the WORST offender. All their n64 games (except for Conker) were all about collecting shit. DK64 was a pretty game and have one of the top 10 tracks in vidya game history. DK rap is fourth and three tracks from Sonic R go in my top 3. (See what I did there?)

So yeah. Pffft. Pffft. Pffft.

Sega was so fucking smart to only let you play that one level where the whale chases after you in store kiosks. Everybody thought the whole game was going to be like that. We were fucking PUMPED for that shit!

Gawd.

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

It all boils down to what I said earlier in this thread: Having to earn the FUN parts of a game is ENTIRELY BULLSHIT.

I've officially taken a stand and if I have to play through some boring shit to get to the fun filled center of a game then it's not worth my time (or yours, frankly) because there are ten other games waiting in the wings worth playing beginning to end.

[Racewing]

...but... but...

He was talking about Sonic RUSH Adventure :O

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

*sweat drop, eyes shaded, heavy straight lines*

Oh..

[D.Knight]

So... after playing a few battles of FFXII:Levenanto wingsu i can say that so far the game is simple but nice, here is what i know so far:

-You can control up to 5 main characters per battle (Leaders)
-Each leader can have some summons at his command.
-You can Summon monsters from special tiles in the battlefield.
-The gameplay is quite simple, you have 3 kinds of units: melee, ranged and flying types, and each one is good vs another melee>ranged>flying>melee
-You can equip stuf in your leaders, weapon, armor and an artifac wich also has efect on that leader summons.
-There is ranged unit/summon that heals instead of dealing damage (Penelo)
-You have to mine in battles to get raw materials, with wich you make new stuff, also need to find the books with the recipes for the new stuff. The thing is that mining a resource doesn't take longer than a few seconds so is not a big deal.
-Battles have diferent objectives: Get here, kill all, kill X guy, you name it.
-The is a world map, so you can where to go or fight in old locations for exp.
-The controls are ok, and you can make commands quite well.

That's pretty much what i know, the game is nice, not groundbreaking but entertaining.

[Kyori Kusagami]

-The gameplay is quite simple, you have 3 kinds of units: melee, ranged and flying types, and each one is good vs another melee>ranged>flying>melee

Reminds me of Fort Condor. I'm guessing that's probably some type of RTS convention?

[Shadowless]

I think it's more like a cheap insta-strategy technique used in Japanese games a lot.

In general, it seems pretty nice if units have at least one strength, and at least one weakness. The most simple case is the RPS 1 < 2 < 3 < 1 situation. But Advance Wars is a good example on the DS of how it can be made a little more complex. Every unit has a few good matchups and a few bad matchups - and even when you get a huge juggernaut, it will have weaknesses in the form of dependence on support units, prohibitive costs, etc.

I've been playing Revenant Wings, too. It's fine. A lot of spit and polish, not a whole lot of actually deep strategy. Hell, there aren't any real decisions in it, yet. I'm 1/3 through the game, by the way.

Oh, RW also has a fire < water < elec < wood < fire thing going on, but I don't know what the hell they want for that. A cookie? It doesn't bring much strategy to the game.

Basically, it's always the same thing: Bring your whole army over to kill a small group of guys without attracting the attention of another group of guys. Wait a little bit, repeat. But then, what other RTS game are you going to be playing on your DS? That's what I thought.

The rest of the game is pretty neat, though. Nice graphics and sounds, good controls, forgettable plot with stupid-fied child characters (so far), ...

I'll probably beat it, if only 'cause I'm already 35% of the way through.

[D.Knight]

Shadowless is right about everything that he said.

Another example of this kind of strategy is Fire emblem, where there is the Sword > Axe > Spear > Sword system.

The thing is i would like to see a starcraft-like RTS in the DS, hell i want to play Starcraft on the DS the stylus should be able to handle it, the only concern i see would be the size of the units considering the small size of the screen but it could be playable.

[Frankie Foster]

Dr. Derek Stiles? More like Dr. Dio Brando.

ZA WARUDO!

[D.Knight]

^Uh?

[ninjuichi]

Trauma Center

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

Looks like I'm downloading this game after all.

Any online options?

[Frankie Foster]

Trauma Center? Naw, it's purely a single-player experience.

Now what game to down-- er, get next...

[Kyosuke Kagami]

KK, any chance you can fix the errant 'the' in your sig so I don't look (any more than usual) like a retard?
I'm 3 days later... what? :o

[Minx]

Not you, him (http://www.highervoltage.net/mb/member.php?u=417).

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

Oh lawd, is dat sum Geometry Wars Galaxies?

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

This game is really fun. The best way to play a game like this is not to try to hold the ds AND control with your left. Reason being your right will be occupied with stylus. So now the left has to support all that weight. Lie the DS on you lap or a table or other surface and THEN you can play properly.

God, I love the completive aspects of it. There's a leader board for every planet. I'm surprisingly placing in the top 50 every time. My name is Utils.


EDIT: Their online leader board is a piece of shit. I'm all over the place, though. Some planets don't even have names in them yet.

I wonder if I can get /v/ and /b/ to start ranking in as anonymous. I think I try changing my name to anonymous to see what happens to my score on Kappa.

[Kyori Kusagami]

KK, any chance you can fix the errant 'the' in your sig so I don't look (any more than usual) like a retard?

Whoops! Sorry, I missed this post on the first go-'round.

And no. I choose to preserve (and embrace) you humanity.:bigtran:

[GPTurismo]

Why are you guys bashing the PSP? I love mine ; ;

BTW, I just ordered my R4 Revolution. Let the DS Rom Downloads begin! :D

[Leomanz]

What's the best DS emulator? I've used the DesMuMe one, but it was terribly slow.

[Frankie Foster]

I don't think such a thing exists; otherwise, I wouldn't have bought a DS :x

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

Even if there was a PSP emulator I wouldn't use it because I just don't have the time to play at home.

I'm too busy being an asshole to people on various message boards.

[GPTurismo]

I don't think such a thing exists; otherwise, I wouldn't have bought a DS :x

NO$GBA is nice, it plays GBA & DS roms and lets the mouse be the stylus.

Haha, I was reading the mod, you don't need it to use them, it just makes your entire wacom tablet = your screen instead of it emulating the mouse.

[Leomanz]

NO$GBA ran Megaman ZX pretty much perfectly. Any other good 2D platformers on the DS?

[Racewing]

New SMB, Sonic Rush Adventure, Mega Man ZX Advent.

[shtkn]

zx advent is like a refined zx. I'd recommend it if you liked those games. And like always, stock up on lives if you're trying to beat hard mode.

the place to farm lives is Helios' stage, but that's like the 3rd or 4th stage you can get to

[D.Knight]

Why are you guys bashing the PSP? I love mine ; ;

BTW, I just ordered my R4 Revolution. Let the DS Rom Downloads begin! :DWell the PSP is a great system.... for emulating other systems ¬_¬
not until recently good games started to come out for it, and even some of those games are remakes which is kinda not the point of a console/portable, but all that aside i got mine like a year ago and just until recently i gave it a well deserved rest (when i got my R4DS :D) anyway the PSP is a great system if you flash it, if not it ain't that good.

[VeggieH8R]

Advance Wars Days of Ruin is oot (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=OKUS71JF).

I don't feel so bad about stealing this one cause 25 clowns who stood outside the Nintendo store in the freezing cold got it for free anyway a couple of days ago.

[D.Knight]

Megaupload? XP


Edit: Rapidshare link:

http://rs339.rapidshare.com/files/85393904/_NDS_Advance_Wars_Days_of_Ruin_USA__ESPALNDS.com_. zip

[VeggieH8R]

I don't know why everyone hates on megaupload. It's got a bigger file size allowance and is faster by alot.

[D.Knight]

At least here in Mexico is near impossible to download something from megaupload, doesn't mather if you use their crappy bar or not.

[VeggieH8R]

Bar? Guess I'll have to dual-upload for the international interests next time.

[D.Knight]

Toolbar.

[Frankie Foster]

I don't think I've ever downloaded anything from Megaupload.

[Racewing]

Advance Wars Days of Ruin is oot (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=OKUS71JF).

I don't feel so bad about stealing this one cause 25 clowns who stood outside the Nintendo store in the freezing cold got it for free anyway a couple of days ago.
...yeah, that reasoning makes sense. :O

[Shadowless]

If you spoof your user-agent, you can download from Megaupload easily without installing the toolbar. Check the webz searchez, you'll find the info.

[VeggieH8R]

...yeah, that reasoning makes sense. :O

I'm just saying there's a good chance the one that was dumped was one of the free carts, so it's not really theft... I guess... whatever

*goes back to stealing everything with fervor*

[bungiefan]

Does it have play over WFC this time?

[LTM_Redux]

I'm not sure if that Fist of the Northstar ds game is already out or not, but here's a short flash demo of it:
http://www.spike.co.jp/hokutonoken/special/index.html

[ManTis]

awesome! looks like its gonna be import friendly too :D

[VeggieH8R]

The new FotNS game is the shit. The flash really doesn't do it justice. This and Professor Layton will hold me over until Apollo Justice comes out later today.

[ManTis]

I've been going through Professor Layton aswel. Im totally hooked on it since its brain training for plotwhores. All those other brain games didn't appeal to me at all.

FotNS is out already? I'll give mininova a check.

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

OR THE FIRST FUCKING PAGE.

[ManTis]

Hehe its ok I got it from mininova. Fun game so far but I can see it getting repetitive quickly.

[Shadowless]

Got Professor Layton on Friday, started playing on Saturday, finished it up Monday night.

Pretty good game!

[VeggieH8R]

Why aren't you people playing Bangai-O Spirits?

[Fithos]

Has anyone played Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword? I'd really like some impressions before deciding to buy it, despite its mostly favourable reviews.

[LTM_Redux]

The Japanese rom was released today. Haven't tried it yet. But i'm guessing if you liked the demo, you can't go wrong with the full game. However the game isn't that long according to several reviews.

<edit> I completed the game earlier this evening and i can confirm it's not very long (6 hours 48 for me), although i have to admit i rushed through the text, since i can't understand Japanese anyway. I did take my time in the earlier chapters to get familiar with some of the gameplay elements and to find out where i had to go. Even without any knowledge of the Japanese language the game is easy to figure out.

Since i suck at writing, here's 2 reviews. I agree on all pros and cons from the reviews.
http://www.gamespot.com/ds/action/ninjagaidendragonsword/review.html
http://ds.ign.com/articles/857/857744p1.html

[ManTis]

American version of Ninja Gaiden is online now in case anyone is interested. Gona give it a bash in a few mins :D

[Counter Hit]

What flash kit do you guys recommend for playing ROMs on your DS? Does anybody use R4 (http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=41279)?

[D.Knight]

I use the R4 and i have never had a single problem with it.

[LTM_Redux]

M3 Real 'Perfect Bundle' user here. I got this bundle because it comes with a slot 1 flashcart (which uses Micro SDHC cards) and with both a seperate slot-2 gba/ram expension and rumble expension card. Works like a charm on all roms (and homebrew) i've tested on it so far.

I went for this package because it comes with both earlier stated expension packs, which saved me the hassle to buy seperate expension packs on the long run. Also the fact that it supports larger Micro SDHC cards (4GB, 8GB) is a feature i was interested in.

If you want to find a flashcart that suits your needs, you might be interested in the following site, which has reviews of various flash cart kits:
http://www.gbatemp.net/

From what i've heard most flash kits are an okay buy nowadays. R4s are very popular, as are Cyclo ds, M3/G4. I guess you can't go wrong on any of them. But be sure to read what you exactly want, since some carts can't do everything. Also If a game doesn't work there's usually an update available sooner or later for every flashcart.

Be aware though that some older cards come with built-in memory (512mb - 1 gb), which can't be updated. So i can recommened a flashcart which you fit with a memory card of your own. Speaking of older carts. Some require seperate carts/for passme/bootcards, which is a hassle as well.

[Reset]

Why aren't you people playing Bangai-O Spirits?

I've been playing it. That, and that new Gundam 00 game. Both are pretty damn fun.

[Shadowless]

I guess there is a new Evangelion DS rom!!!!
The other one was a slot-machine game, and incredibly boring!
But this one might be good I think I'll go download it!

[LTM_Redux]

You mean Puchi Eva: Evangelion @ Game (JPN)?

here's a video of it:
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[Needs More Doggie Dick]

Booooooooring!

[Shadowless]

Probably. Since when were any licensed show games any good?
That's right, they are all bad. -> END
What about XYZ? ->GOTO A
A: Since when did you think that that was any good?

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

What about Tiny Toon Adventures for the Nintendo Entertainment System?

[D.Knight]

I have been playing this game called Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the warlords, and it turned out to be quite addicting, it's like magic meets panel de pong, you fight on panel de pong games and earn mana to cast spells by uniting 3 or more gems or do damage to your enemy by conecting skulls, it has a so so history and you can buy equipment that give you special effects or bonus during the fights and can also capture monster to learn more spells or to use them as mounts to give you more bonusses, so far i am quite addicted to the darng game so annyone that likes magic or panel de pong should give this thing a try.

Edit: Forgot to mention that it has a world map to go from town to dungeon etc, you can also wage war to other countrys/castles and you can collect runes to forge your own items.


PS: Is also for PSP but i believe that the stylus beats the bigger screen on this one.

[Jigsaw]

It plays great on the 360 so I would imagine it's a good game on any platform it's on.

[Shadowless]

What about Tiny Toon Adventures for the Nintendo Entertainment System?

Is that seriously the best you can do?
It's not garbage, but I wouldn't put it on any top-X lists, either.
Also, it was made in 1991, 17 years ago.

But yes, you're right. They are not all crap; it was an exaggeration. I can think of a few good ones myself. And a lot of games that are not normally considered 'licensed' really are.

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

*rolls eyes*

You said they are all bad. I submitted a game that was above average. I wasn't aware or your other secret criteria.

[Shadowless]

That's right. When somebody says that a game is the WORST GAME EVAR do you then jump in and say that Superman 64 is generally agreed to be worse, and so the aforementioned game must be considered, at the very least, the second worst game?

It was intentional exaggeration meant to express a generalization. It was obvious, and everybody else got it.

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

That's right. When somebody says that a game is the WORST GAME EVAR do you then jump in and say that Superman 64 is generally agreed to be worse, and so the aforementioned game must be considered, at the very least, the second worst game?
No.

It was intentional exaggeration meant to express a generalization. It was obvious, and everybody else got it.
No it wasn't. And everybody else ignored you. Know the difference.

[Shadowless]

NO U.
Way to drag another perfectly good thread into the muck, dude.

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

You laid down the gauntlet.

You have only yourself to blame.

[Shadowless]

NO U.

[Viewtiful]

http://i31.tinypic.com/2nkktpx.jpg

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

I'm the star of this show, actually.

[LTM_Redux]

Super Robot Taisen OG:
http://www.jeux-france.com/news25940_images-super-robot-taisen-og.html

[VeggieH8R]

Super Robot Taisen OG:
http://www.jeux-france.com/news25940_images-super-robot-taisen-og.html

Was there always so much tittie action in a SRT game?

[Harken]

Super Robot Taisen OG:
http://www.jeux-france.com/news25940_images-super-robot-taisen-og.html

That's OG Saga, the side story thing done by the Namco X Capcom people.

And, yes Veggie, ever since....@ Gaiden, methinks.

[Counter Hit]

I use the R4 and i have never had a single problem with it.
Thanks for the tip.

M3 Real 'Perfect Bundle' user here.
...
Also the fact that it supports larger Micro SDHC cards (4GB, 8GB) is a feature i was interested in.
...
So i can recommened a flashcart which you fit with a memory card of your own.
Sounds interesting. I actually thought my only option was to use some small 512 meg card, but being able to fit 'real' cards into the kit sounds terrific. Thanks.

[Shadowless]

Yeah. Just don't get something with built-in memory. Go for the removable flash card. M3 or R4 should be fine.

[Racewing]

R4 here, btw. It comes in handy at times.

Anyway, just in case more people read this thread than the other one I put up: Bangai-O Spirits (http://highervoltage.net/mb/showthread.php?t=12945). No, seriously, try it.

I'm very close to becoming annoying about this. I wish for it to become known THAT MUCH.

[VeggieH8R]

Why aren't you people playing Bangai-O Spirits?

!!!!

[Racewing]

I think Ninja Gaiden kind of overshadowed everything. But man, I'm so sorry. I didn't even know what Bangai-O WAS till about 5 days ago. Then I digested the DC version, and was gaining a growing obsession with this until I tried this version on a whim and now, every single other game in existence has been surpassed ;_;

[VeggieH8R]

SO IT'S NEW TO YOU! How wonderful! You're like a child discovering a book of matches in the street and realizing how fun it is setting fire to progressively larger objects. Ah memories...

[Frankie Foster]

DS Linker for me, served me well thus far.

Anyway, I've been too busy helping with a translation project to play much else :\

[Fithos]

This isn't really about Nintendo DS roms though I thought this would be the most suitable thread to ask in.

If I were to go somewhere in North America and wanted to bring my Nintendo DS, how would I go about charging it? Would it just be a matter of buying a Nintendo DS power adapter suitable for 110v?

Link to the product I'm referring to - http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-b5-49-en-15-ds+power+adapter-70-196t.html

[Jigsaw]

Yup.

[Fithos]

Awesome, thanks.

[Counter Hit]

R4 here, btw. It comes in handy at times.

Anyway, just in case more people read this thread than the other one I put up: Bangai-O Spirits (http://highervoltage.net/mb/showthread.php?t=12945). No, seriously, try it.

I'm very close to becoming annoying about this. I wish for it to become known THAT MUCH.
I had the DC game a couple of years ago. I'll be picking up this version along with FFIV when they both come to the US this summer.

[NightBlade]

Anyone played The World Ends With You yet? I d/led it and I have to tell you, it's a freaking awesome concept, awesome art, and a cool, fresh battle system. I'm buying this as soon as it hits my country.
Also Contra 4 almost brought a tear to my eye. Of course, the younger me came back to haunt my ass for being such a noob at the game (I used to play Contra 1 on the Nintendo and spend afternoons beating the game, too bad that genius is gone).

[Shadowless]

It's great. I played the Japanese version. The badge evolving is a little annoying sometimes, but not too bad. The adjustable de-leveling system is pure genius.

I've been trying out Soma Bringer a little. I think I'm going to give up on it, but it certainly has some good points. I think if you had some friends to play it with, and if you enjoyed WOW/Diablo/Roge-esque raiding, it could be immensely satisfying.

[Hakushi]

Waiting to get the M3 Simply from the suggestion of some friends but it seems to be sold out. I think I would have gotten the Cyclo but at 50, it' seems rather pricey. Are there glaring pros/cons to each flash cart?

[VeggieH8R]

the bulk of them are clones of each other.

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

What did Yoda say when Luke Skywalker asked him about Storm Troopers?

[esaka]

so any good DS game suggestions?

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

Nitrotracker.

[VeggieH8R]

I love Nitrotracker. Specially with this whole site (http://keygenmusic.org) downloaded onto it.

[Shadowless]

so any good DS game suggestions?

:P
Can you make that a little more specific?
To recap the entire thread:

The World Ends with You
Professor Layton and the Curious Village (puzzles)
Phoenix Wright 1, 2, 3; Apollo Justice
Pokemon/Pokemon Mysterious Dungeon: Time/Dark, if you're into that.
(Shiren the Wanderer if you want a 'serious' roguelike)
Rondo of Swords, Front Mission, Advance Wars: DS or Advance Wars: DR
CastleVania (Dawn of Sorrow, Portrait of Ruin), Megaman ZX, ZX Advent
Elite Beat Agents/Ouendan 1, 2
Final Fantasy III, Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings
Bangai-O Spirits
First party titles
Etc.
Etc.

[Needs More Doggie Dick]

YES! Keygen music is badass. But I feel bad about using tracks from other artists so I roll my own. Still hawt though.

A new version will be released within the month.