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Van B
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Posted: 1st Jun 2006 09:23
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You just use a little wizard to setup WiFi. Like there's 3 slots, and you select on and it automatically finds the wireless access, lets your specify login passwords - and it seems to work perfectly. I'm decent at Tony Hawks, so whenever I play the little kiddies all quit the game because they get pwnd - but I get my lessons in Metroid.

Noticed in Goldeneye, if you have 1 gamecard 7 other players can share it and play against each other, yet if you have 100 DS's and 100 gamecards, you could still only play with 4 players!. For some reason you get twice as many players if they only use 1 card!. Can't fathom the logic behind that.

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NeX the Fairly Fast Ferret
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Posted: 2nd Jun 2006 01:10
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It has to be some kind of special WiFi that I evidently don't have, because my two DSes both throw up UDP errors on my network.

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CzarTim
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Posted: 2nd Jun 2006 02:35
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nintendowifi.com apparently has a list of compatable list

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Natflash Games
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Posted: 2nd Jun 2006 03:58
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Ahhh The DS, what once was my faveourite handheld ever, that is untill I got a PSP (sold my DS to get it), call me shallow or whatever but I prefer a system with power, which is something the PSP has over the DS , I also like it for its features (web, video, music etc.) another thing it has over the DS, however there are some things, the DS does that the PSP dreams about, such as, using the tough screen to controll an FPS like in Metroid Prime Hunters (exellent game) which easily outshines the PSP's Triangle to look up X to look down etc. used in coded arms, which turned out terrible despite the visually stunning effects and such.
But any way to answer your question, I think the NDS lite is worth it, and you should get it.
Although if I was you, I would keep the PSP because IMO the PSP is better, but I'm not you, so thats up to you.

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Freddy 007
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Posted: 2nd Jun 2006 04:16
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As you say yourself, PSP has got the graphics and physical power, but the DS has got the better gameplay experiences(and more innovative games, because of the touch screen, IMO). I own a DS, but I might get a Lite instead, mostly because of the improved screen.

But basically, I don't like the PSP(not to say that I hate it), so of course I will tell you to get a DS Lite. Innovation and gameplay is worth a lot more that graphics.


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CzarTim
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Posted: 2nd Jun 2006 05:32
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Just my luck, my friend backed out, and after only getting offered 150 from gamestop for all my stuff i decide to sell it on amazon.com, so i make an auction starting bid 180, take it price 225 (my ebay account is frozen, plus i figure ill get more on amazon since im the only one selling one at the time. So less than 10 hours after I list it it gets bought at take it price, which I'm happy with. I dont get payed and recive no email for two days, finaly this guy emails me and says he wants me to send it to africa, i'm like, what the heck my auction has a huge "This seller only ships inside the US." Text in bold at the begining of it.

Anyway he claims he'll pay for shipping even though Im assuming a package from Louisana cost a fortune to get to Nigera. Anyway Im in debate as to weather or not take the risk of him backing out and me not getting as much money in enough time to re-sell it. Bad luck...

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Jess T
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Posted: 2nd Jun 2006 10:29
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Get him to pay you first, or just say "NO!" and re-list it

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CzarTim
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Posted: 3rd Jun 2006 00:09
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300 usd is the going rate to ship 10 lb from here to there, more than the actual product, he pqayed it though, wow

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Jess T
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Posted: 3rd Jun 2006 10:39
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Haha, he must of been very desperate!

But, good to hear that it went smoothly for you

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CzarTim
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Nah it was a scam, he wasnt even smart enough to use an image from amazon.com when he sent me a fake email acting as amazon saying I should ship it now and will pay me in 7 days... silly silly man.... *sends virus*

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Dot Merix
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Posted: 12th Jun 2006 09:07
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Just picked up the ds lite today.. pretty nifty, much smaller.. and a very improved screen.. the brightness is just stunning now.

I've never had a ds so i picked up super mario bro's.. I never knew that those minigames came with it, super addicting.. I'm surprised they havent made -Mario Party DS-.. seems like it would be really fun to play with friends on a portable system.

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Posted: 12th Jun 2006 09:24
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am I the only person that don't like the touchscreen in most games(too inconvient switching to and fro)

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Posted: 12th Jun 2006 11:50
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Three Score;
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Dot Merix,
Good to hear that you're enjoying it
Those mini games also come with Super Mario 64 DS, so it's a bit of recycling by Nintendo there, but it's definatly not a bad thing!

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