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hagwonnewbie · Joined: 09 Feb 2007 Location: Asia

Do any other foreigners have a handheld Nintendo DS?

I've played some pretty cool games on them. I think they're ideal for killing time on the subway. Anybody got 2 cents on this?

What's are the best games/programs? I heard you can check your email, read e-books, and play person to person games using wireless internet, which is almost everywhere you go in Seoul.

I'm about to buy one. Where do you think is the best place to buy it?

midian3x · Joined: 18 Sep 2006

Metroid Pinball is fantastic.

Bibbitybop · Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Location: Seoul

Buy it new or used, not too much of a price difference, but new here may be in Korean. The best thing about it in Korea is the "super chip" you can get at Yongsan. You buy it (and the adapter) and download all the DS games from the Internet. Then you have hundreds of games on file and many on your superchip in the DS (this varies with the memory size of the chip you bought).

New Super Mario
Legend of Zelda
Metroid Pinball
Tiger Woods Golf
Brain Age series

These are just a few of the great games

Scotticus · Joined: 18 Mar 2007

gajackson1 · Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 6:47 am Post subject:

I am just now breaking in a PSP Slim - I posted thread up here as well, but someone noted I may get a better response over in the tech thread.

But yeah - convergence media device??? sweet - it looks like it will do everything my stupid Samsung phone was supposed to do, but never delivered on. Rolling Eyes

Cheers!

Glen

Css · Joined: 27 Sep 2004 Location: South of the river

i just bought one yesterday at yongsan

Tommy · Joined: 24 Aug 2005

Hagwonnewbie and Gajackson1, what made you guys decide on your choice of portable? As of late, I've been thinking of getting either a PSP or DS, but don't know which to choose.

Will probably post this question in the tech forums, but for now, Hawonnewbie, why are you going with the DS, and GaJackson, why PSP?

Anyone else, pros/cons?

gajackson1 · Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 9:24 am Post subject:

Sorry, Tommy (please, call me Glen) -

Mine was a very cool, very unexpected gift. I've had it less than 48 hours! For choosing, I would choose whatever I could do the most with, modding/hacking/cracking-wise. And part of that is what you plan on doing with it, too, I reckon.

You could probably try a google search for something like DS vs. PSP - may come up with a few good side-by-side comparisons. Or, try asking in the tech forum.

I will say (maybe unrelated) I have a completely buffed out Xbox, which I love. I'll probably have several more, and create a home network based upon them in Brunei.

Regards,

Glen

pkang0202 · Joined: 09 Mar 2007

I have PSP and DS, and I prefer my DS over my PSP. The DS is perfect for the commuter.

1. Just close the lid to put the DS to sleep.
2. The volume button is a slider and works instantly. With the PSP, you gotta keep pressing the volume up/down button repeatedly. It takes half a second to go from mute to full volume on DS. Probably takes like 5 seconds on the PSP.
3. The DS is smaller and lighter. Easily fit into a pocket to carry around.
4. The games are more fun to play.

seoulsucker · Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 4:31 pm Post subject:

Elite Beat Agents is probably the best game I've played on the DS.

gajackson1 · Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 4:42 pm Post subject:

here is one by IGN - it is 3 years old, and i doubt it will take the hacks/mods into account, but maybe a start?

http://gear.ign.com/articles/599/599454p1.html

or browse through some of these -

http://www.google.com/search?q=PSP+vs.+DS&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7GGLJ

Off to look at accessories today, before my OECD stuff.

Regards,

Glen

hmmm - this one is more recent - note the different things the PSP can do. In the reader comments below, one person also mentions reading E-books.

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/psp-vs-ds/8-reasons-why-the-psp-might-overtake-the-ds-327596.php

mrsquirrel · Joined: 13 Dec 2006

Advanced Wars on the DS is ace.

Been my morning crap game for over a month now.

ds_fan · Joined: 07 Apr 2008

thanks for the advice on good games, i can reccommend

new super mario brothers
mario 64
mario kart
sega touch darts
worms
tony hawks

damn ds are amazing, i have a psp too but i much prefer my ds, great things and defo worth the money, all the games are so playable. but defo get an r4 card, if you need help or advice with setting up an r4, let me know and i can advise you

pkang0202 · Joined: 09 Mar 2007

Instead of R4, get the TT card, Made by the same company, but it supports the high capacity micro SD cards.

bovinerebel · Joined: 27 Feb 2008

Looks really good except won't they be rolling out new technology pretty soon? Not smarter to wait for the next new thing ?

But then again...it's only 150$. How much do the games sell for ?