[Caael]

I am struck at a dilema =(

I have 2 options, both of which are awesome, but none of which I can decide on

Option one is buying a DS lite, and all of the awesome games that i've wanted for so long. Games like Castlevania portrait of Ruin, Pokemon Diamond/Pearl, Lunar Knights; awesome games. And I would be able to play online and such.

Option two is saving my money for all the awesome Wii games coming out this year; Strikers Charged, Galaxies, Corruption and Brawl- games that look so awesome from what i've seen and I must have.

But I dont know which, and if I choose one, I wont have enough money for the other one.

Help. Please. Thanks.


Oh, and at the mods, I put it in other games, because it's kinda a cross between handheld and console

[Sea of Time]

I would get a DS, personally. Having a handheld system is really cool because not only can you waste time at home, you can waste time at school as well. Plus you can battle people who have D/P at school, or maybe that's just my math class.

I say go with the DS.

[TheEnglishman]

I'd say DS for the simple fact that you can take it with you and you've already got a big backlog of good titles on there.

[Neon]

Wii definately. The ds is cool but I never use mine. I finished Mario Kart, did one run of Metroid Prime Hunters, and started Advance Wars. AW:DS is definately worth it, as is mario Kart. otherwise i don't really see much appeal in the ds. maybe pokemon? That's meant to be good.

The Wii imo is just so much more fun and the good games on the Wii are worth your money more than the good ones on the ds. I cant wait for SSBB, personally.
Mario Galaxy and MP3 also look great. My hopes for MP3 aren't that high though, especially since it fell of the radar late last year with no word from Nintendo. I remember it was listed as a launch title lol. Hopefully that means they're fine tuning and polishing it all up to be perfect, but my bet is on an online multiplayer =\.

But I digress. Wii > DS.

[Caael]

What i'm hoping to do is buy the DS, with about 3-4 games that I want ( as if you remember, a little **** that is my little brother destroyed the other one, but I still have the games) and then when a Wii title comes out that I must have, I will buy that. Hopefully that pans out well, as come June ( my brithday time) I should have enough money for a DS.

Plus, my brother wants Strikers Charged for his Birthday this month. So hopefully this option will work best.

Feel free to keep suggesting things though.

[Neon]

Oh that's right, you're the guy with the demon brother :P.

Well, since you still have old games, you might as well buy your new ds.
Actually, wait until after e3. Knowning Nintendo there's a new, ultra slim and sexy model coming in November xP
or at least a price drop.

[TheEnglishman]

Ain't no E3 no more. It's a shame but never mind.
If I was going to get a Wii, I'd wait until there are a few more good titles on there. There's only about 4 I'd really like.

[Caael]

Neon, on May 14 2007, 04:42 PM, said:

Oh that's right, you're the guy with the demon brother :P.

Well, since you still have old games, you might as well buy your new ds.
Actually, wait until after e3. Knowning Nintendo there's a new, ultra slim and sexy model coming in November xP
or at least a price drop.

Price drop price drop price drop price drop....

Me111 said:

Ain't no E3 no more. It's a shame but never mind.
If I was going to get a Wii, I'd wait until there are a few more good titles on there. There's only about 4 I'd really like.

Yes, but at least I now have a Wii and dont have to struggle like hell to get one when all the awesome games come out.

Tbh, I might suffice with Brawl and Strikers. I've pre-ordered Brawl, and I doubt it will be out until november december, and my brother is probably getting strikers.

Besides, if I want a game, I just show my bro the trailer and he'll go bed my mum for it. I let him call it his game, but I still play it more than him :D

So DS it is, as there at least 4 awesome games out or coming out ( Portrait Of Ruin, Pokemon D/P, Phantom Hourglass, Lunar Knights ect)

I'll go price hunting now..

[Neon]

I thought e3 downscaled into a exclusive media event rather than a full on massive expo? If this is still the case I see no reason why Nintendo can't still reveal stuff.

Also, yeah, I actually only own 1 game for the Wii, Twilight Princess. However, the games coming out later in the year are set to be amazing, and it wins me over with the backwards compatibility, virtual console, and good looks :P

[TheEnglishman]

Caael, on May 14 2007, 04:51 PM, said:

I just show my bro the trailer and he'll go bed my mum for it.

What a bizarre family you have.
I've heard about Strikers but it doesn't sound like real football at all. I'd much rather have Pro Evolution or FIFA.

[Neon]

it's real football in the same way mario golf is real golf, lol.
Hardly realistic but so much more fun.

[TheEnglishman]

Yes but I heard there's a shot that you can do which gives you two goals at once. That's just dumb.

[Caael]

Me111, on May 14 2007, 05:01 PM, said:

Yes but I heard there's a shot that you can do which gives you two goals at once. That's just dumb.

You're just dumb.

I'm probably gonna buya DS lite bundle for £120 with a game of my choice. But I dont know which >.<

http://www.n-shop.co...art/pid_282.htm

Yeah, it has lots of choice and I dun no which.

[Aquamarine]

All that sounds great, but spending money on Strikers is something I wouldn't do, now that you're a little short on cash. Mario Sports are not worth the money.

[Caael]

Nah, Smash footie was awesome on GC and the trailers for SC look awesome.

And anyways, it's my little bro getting it so it's not me spending the money ;D

[TheEnglishman]

Good plan. Allow the sibling to buy it, then play it yourself. That's what I did when my sister got her N64.
~2000~

[Caael]

Aww dammm.


Well, i'm buying a DS. £30 atm, £30 on June 4th, and for my birthday i'll get £50, on average. Come June the 13th, I will have a DS with a shiny game. But what game?

Well, you guys help again. It's a choice between....

42 All Time Classics
Meteos DS
Prime: Hunters
Yoshi's Island DS
Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble
Tetris DS
MVDK: March of The Mini's
.....Super Princess Peach....



Yeah, so if any of you have reccomendations, then please give, as i'm stuck on which to get.

[Golden Legacy]

I would also add New Super Mario Bros. and the Castlevania games to that list, but that's still a decent list. I'd go with Prime Hunters, at the very least.

[Aquamarine]

Dude, Pokemon Diamond/Pearl? The most obvious choise.

[TheEnglishman]

Caael, on May 20 2007, 09:19 PM, said:

.....Super Princess Peach....

:)
Ooook...
I'd go with Metroid Prime: Hunters. I never really got into the game, but it's probably the best one on your list.

[Lemontime]

TETRIS! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD AND ALL THAT IS HOLY, TETRIIIIIIIIS!!

[Toasty]

MP:H Was a pretty good game, and comming from me that's saying something (I was never in love with the series, really). Yoshi's Island sucks, don't get it. MVDK: MOTM is a pretty fun RTS (not the kind you see on computers. This one is strategy that involves doing stuff while stuff is moving and it gets hecktic sometimes, but it's fun). Meteos looked interesting, and tetris is always a good choice.

[Split Infinity]

If you were clever, you could get BOTH and interact between the two.

[Lemontime]

If you have Wifi, that's even more a reason to get Tetris. I wait eagerly for when my replacement copy comes and I can rip the tits off some Japanese! :)

[Aquamarine]

Mr.T, on May 21 2007, 10:15 AM, said:

Yoshi's Island sucks, don't get it.

I highly doubt Yoshi's Island DS "sucks". I have the GBA version and absolutely loved it, it's awesome. This one isn't all that diferent, so I'm sure I would enjoy it. It just depends on what kind of games you like, so you can't say that a game sucks just because you don't like it. I don't like Tetris, but I'm not going to say it sucks.

[Caael]

Spam King, on May 21 2007, 09:16 AM, said:

If you were clever, you could get BOTH and interact between the two.

OR I dont have enough money which is why I said one in the first place.

I are teh confused.

Well the list goes like this now

Meteos DS
Prime: Hunters
Tetris DS
MVDK: March of The Mini's
Mario Kart DS

So that's narrowed it down. Except.


My Mario Kart DS is broken.


Can you guess why?



So i'll put that on the list

[TheEnglishman]

No more Super Princess Peach then? :)

[Caael]

**** off, it looked pretty good.

Then I realised that I already have a decent platformer on DS.

[TheEnglishman]

Caael, on May 21 2007, 08:56 PM, said:

**** off, it looked pretty good.

"Quick Peach, use your crying power!"
Yes hours of entertainment.
Wouldn't you feel embarassed buying it though? Or would you have got it over the internet?

[I'm Always BROKE]

Caael, on May 20 2007, 10:19 PM, said:

Aww dammm.
Well, i'm buying a DS. £30 atm, £30 on June 4th, and for my birthday i'll get £50, on average. Come June the 13th, I will have a DS with a shiny game. But what game?

Well, you guys help again. It's a choice between....

42 All Time Classics
Meteos DS
Prime: Hunters
Yoshi's Island DS
Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble
Tetris DS
MVDK: March of The Mini's
.....Super Princess Peach....
Yeah, so if any of you have reccomendations, then please give, as i'm stuck on which to get.

I have Yoshi's Island DS, and it's clearly not as good as you might think. Sure it's enjoyable, but you'd better get New Super Mario Bros. instead. I hardly recommend Diddy Kong Racing DS, but that's just me. Don't trust review sites on DKR DS... they suck. >_>

I dunno about 42 All Time Classics, it doesn't strike me at all and I don't see the use for it. Metroid Prime Hunters sounds intressting, but I don't know anything about it, same goes for Viewtiful Joe and Super Princess Peach.

Mario vs Donkey Kong... I could give a rant about how much Nintendo screws over Donkey Kong time over time again but meh... I don't. I don't like Mario vs Donkey Kong, and I've heard that this game wasn't as good as the first which I played, and didn't liked...

Just a random notice: I own in DKR DS! :) Just won 2 matches in a row in WFC.

[Caael]

Me111, on May 21 2007, 09:03 PM, said:

"Quick Peach, use your crying power!"
Yes hours of entertainment.
Wouldn't you feel embarassed buying it though? Or would you have got it over the internet?

What do you think?


I do have until June to decide, so by then there might be more awesome titles out, so I might choose them. I'll say that it's between Hunters and Mario Kart atm. Of course, I could just buy both.

[TheEnglishman]

Ever considered Sonic Rush? I'm not just saying it because I'm a fan(boy) of the Sonic series. It's actually pretty fun.

[Caael]

Not really. I'm not a huge fan of Sonic. It makes my eyes bleed.

I haven't seen any particularly outstanding new titles announced recently. So I might just have to randomly pick one...

[Lemontime]

I say Tetris...

[Caael]

I say too early to judge right now...

[Lemontime]

I still say Tetris..
Seeing as it's the best game ever..

[Caael]

Not due to you, Lemontime, but I probably will be getting Tetris

[Neon]

Caael, on May 21 2007, 09:00 PM, said:

I'll say that it's between Hunters and Mario Kart atm. Of course, I could just buy both.

Go with Mario Kart imo. Hunters isn't too bad, but the game is quite shallow in terms of single player and the controls actually are pretty sloppy (and i'm one of the people that likes them :D). It's also the only Metroid game I own that I didn't bother going back to complete 100%, that might tell you something, haha.
Still get it though, lol, just get it after Mario Kart xP

[Lemontime]

I think you should get Tetris.

[Neon]

Tetris is fun to play occasionally, but really is not worth the cost of purchase lol.

[Lemontime]

Do you own the game Neon?

[Neon]

You and I both know that has no bearing on the matter ;P

[Lemontime]

You owning it or not has absolutely EVERYTHING to do with this! You have no idea how fun this game is! It's way better than any other Tetris game ever!

[Toasty]

DKR was a lot like the N64 version, just with less stuff to do, no Konker (D; CURSE YOU NINTENDO!) and you can customize your racer. It's also easier, and there's stuff missing from the origional. Overall, it's okay, but I'd wait for a price drop.

[Someone Else]

GET Advance Wars, MKDS, and New Super Mario Bros. You'll be good to go for weeks and more. No Tetris.

[Toasty]

Yes. AW:DS = the best DS game EVAR. Get it. Seriously.

[TheEnglishman]

I never rated it too highly, but that may have been because I didn't have the other games.

[Caael]

Got New Super Mario Bros, WD. Still finding those damn coins in each level.

I'll probably get MKDS as it was awesome when I had it. I completed it all ;-;

[Lemontime]

You guys are all steepud.

[Caael]

I can play Tetris on the internet. I dont want to spend £30 on something I can play for free.

[Someone Else]

Caael, on May 28 2007, 02:16 AM, said:

Got New Super Mario Bros, WD. Still finding those damn coins in each level.

I'll probably get MKDS as it was awesome when I had it. I completed it all ;-;

Rofl that copter, I got all the coins in most of the worlds. I don't how I did it, I guess I was a little crazy at the time.

[Caael]

It's not like I have much better to do with my time. I gave up because it got boring and I have a nice shiny Mario Sunshine to play instead.

[Caael]

But I did it anyway....

It looks like i'm gonna get Pokemon Diamond with it, if I can find one that comes with the DS.

[Aquamarine]

Probably the best choice for a DS game you could have made. I know I would have chosen Pokemon.

[Folcon]

What was this topic about again?

[Caael]

It started off as shall I spend my money on Wii games or get a DS. Now it's what game for DS I buy, but i'm gonna buy Pokemon.

[Folcon]

Okay right, um, Harvest Moon DS is good too.

[Caael]

I'm still playing the GBA one xD I think one harvest moon game is enough.

[Aquamarine]

I don't like Harvest Moon. Too repetative, and just not enough to do. At least the GBA game is like that. That's why I'm not so sure if I should buy Animal Crossing once it's released for Wii. I really want to play Wild World or any other AC, but if I didn't like Harvest Moon, would I like this?

[Caael]

Handy hint: Dont buy life Sims on consoles. Go for the handhelds. I wouldn't get the Wii one, simply because if it's a life Sim, you're gonna need to do certain things at certain times and you can just pull it out of your pocket when you need it.

Harvest moon on GBA was good when I was 11. Once you've married and upgraded everything, there's little else to do so it's a bit boring.



Now, the ULTIMATE question.

White or Black DS lite?

[Aquamarine]

You shouldn't have asked that, now you'll be listing to WD's "OMG TEH blaCk DS is Uber C00L11!!" chants. j/k XD

[TheEnglishman]

He's right though, it's nice. Makes my big grey one look so ugly.
EDIT: That sentence is so wrong.

[Aquamarine]

xD I would sig that if I didn't already have a new quote in my sig.

[TheEnglishman]

2 quotes in the sig perhaps?
On the subject of Harvest Moon, the Game boy colour version was the very first game I owned. I only got it because they didn't have Game and Watch gallery 2 there.

[Caael]

Well i'll get the White Lite ( XD) because my brother has a black one and would get confusing.

[TheEnglishman]

Couldn't you just share the one DS? Surely it would be cheaper?

[Caael]

C'mon. This is the brother who broke my old DS because he had to use a fairy on Minish Cap, who broke Mario Kart double dash for fun, and sold Yoshi's island because he couldn't do a level.

For my own health, I am not sharing with him.

[Aquamarine]

I would kill him if he was my brother. How can you live with him?

Me111, on Jun 10 2007, 09:45 PM, said:

2 quotes in the sig perhaps?

No, because that would mean getting rid of Cracker. And we all know that will never happen.

[Caael]

I have on numerous occasions threatened to kill him, and meant it.

So I know whats happening now.

£50
Birthday in 2 days.
Hoping to get £70 for birthday ( which I should, as I only asked for money)

Buy white DS lite and Pokemon Diamond. If I get £100 for my birthday, I will buy another DS game.



Which other DS game?

I dont have a good adventure game. I have a racing, platformer. A puzzle would be nice, but they just frustrate me. Something like Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin is something I want. Contact looks cool too.

[Aquamarine]

How about just waiting for Phantom Hourglass to be released? It's not too far away now, and you certainly can't go wrong with that game. It looks incredibly promising.

[Caael]

It does, actually. I completely forgot about it, despite being obsessed a few months ago. Well it's better for me to have a DS for the Holiday, as there's lots of travelling. Pokemon is a long game that has lots of replay, so it's a good kinda holiday game.

But, if I get another game now, along with Pokemon, I would hopefully have enough money for PH when it comes out, which looks to be about Autumn season.

[FlamingDuck]

I'd get Lunar Knights, it's a great game.

Also, Contact is pretty good, but it feels a little unfinished. It's also great, but in a different way.

[Wiflewood]

I agree with what you posted in the Magical Starsign topic. I wouldn't get 2 RPGs at the same time. RPGs are pretty 'heavy' games if you get me, you can't really just sit down for a quick 10 minute blast of gaming with an RPG. I reckon it'd be best if you got an RPG (POkemon) for long sessions of gaming (e.g plane travel), and then a puzzle or racing game for when you just want to play quickly for 10 minutes if you're bored/waiting for parents or siblings to get ready/waiting for a bus/train etc

[Caael]

Good idea. Meteos any good? Because it's good reviews, and i'm probably gonna order my DS with it.

[My Best Wishes]

Quick 10 minute games?

Ashphalt: Urban GT2
Digimon World DS
Dragon Ball Z Supersonic Warriors 2
Point Blank DS?

I would suggest Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow rather than POR, and maybe you would consider Brothers in Arms? Although it's not as lengthy as a rpg.

[Caael]

What's different between PoR and DoS? I watched a gameplay video for both just now, and PoR looks better.


Tomorrow, I will have enough for a white DS lite and a game with it.

The problem is:

Do I save £23 and buy just the DS, and buy one of the Castlevania's ( I'm just gonna get Pokemon at the beginning of next month) or do I buy the DS lite with Meteos and have about £5 left over for Castlevania?

[Caael]

I got it.

I'm going to buy a DS with Meteos when I pay the money I have into my account.

Then, i'll have a few quid left. Assuming that my friends are giving me money today when they're over for my birthday, thats another tenner. Thats £12 and £5 off Castlevania ( which I can get cheap on a site) And then I can easily get another fiver and then buy Castlevania.

The only flaw is if I dont get money from my friends, then i'll have to find another way to get the money.

Oh, and i'm getting Pokemon at the beginning of July.

[Aquamarine]

Darn lucky bum...

Um, I mean, that sounds great!

[Caael]

I'm not lucky. I've been saving for ages for this. Like 3-4 months i've been collecting money from everywhere possible. Without getting into trouble with the law (shifty eyes)

[My Best Wishes]

Which Castlevania? I'll be honest, I haven't played POR yet, only DOS, but it has been great. And just because most sites have rated POR lower than DOS.

[Caael]

Well i'm gonna get PoR rather than DoS because
a ) I can get it for cheaper
b ) It looks a lot better

I'm getting Pokemon Diamond tomorrow or wednesday. Probably wednesday.

I'll order PoR in July.

[Someone Else]

Aquamarine, on Jun 10 2007, 12:34 PM, said:

You shouldn't have asked that, now you'll be listing to WD's "OMG TEH blaCk DS is Uber C00L11!!" chants. j/k XD

I need to post a picture of my new quilt top Black Epiphone Les Paul, then put it next to a white one, and you'll ALL know why black is better than white when it comes to electronics.

But since your bro already has a Black DS, getting the white one was a good choice. Then, when he inevitably breaks it, buy a new Black DS and give him your old White DS to break. It's the perfect plan.

[FlamingDuck]

Except Caael would be stuck paying for another DS. is achange of color worth $120? I think not, That's why you should get a Micro ;)

[Caael]

I want to be able to play DS games, not gba games. The lite plays both, anyway.

[TheEnglishman]

I've heard GBA games stick out in a Lite. Is this true?
I'm sure it's not as bad as playing Game Boy Colour games in a GBA. They stuck out loads.

[Someone Else]

It's true, but it isn't that annoying unless you put it in your pockets.

[My Best Wishes]

Do you think they'll ever bring out games (if they continue GBA) like the dustcover?

[Caael]

Grr. This is the second day my DS was supposed to arrive but didn't.

[Someone Else]

watch, on Jun 21 2007, 01:33 AM, said:

Do you think they'll ever bring out games (if they continue GBA) like the dustcover?

If you mean GBA games shaped like the Cartridge Slot Cover, I doubt it. Remember, they're still GBA games, and the Cartridge Slot Cover is too short to fit in GBA slots not to mention it has the thing sticking out at the side to prevent it from being inserted into GBAs in the first place.

That sucks, Caael. I ordered a new Cartridge Slot Cover two days ago from Nintendo and it seems like my order is "still being prepared". =/

[Caael]

The worst part is that it was dispatched on monday. Does it really take 3 days to post to a place that is about 20-30 miles away from where it's being dispatched from?

[My Best Wishes]

Wind Dude, on Jun 22 2007, 04:41 AM, said:

I ordered a new Cartridge Slot Cover two days ago from Nintendo and it seems like my order is "still being prepared". =/

This wouldn't be past the word limit without this sentence, but, why?

[TheEnglishman]

Where are you oredering from? Sites like Play.com do take longer sometimes.

[Someone Else]

watch, on Jun 22 2007, 12:13 AM, said:

This wouldn't be past the word limit without this sentence, but, why?

My old one disappeared months ago, and I'm tired of taking it to school/friends place with an empty slot when they still have theirs.

Seriously, how can it take 3 DAYS to "prepare" THIS:
http://media.nintendo.com/mediaFiles/x0FnuBqAOnqClXHhhBjtgJPOhPo2Anyb.jpg
I've received some orders in as little as 2 days!

[Caael]

They lost it because of size? :agitated:


I sent my DS to the Nintendo Service Centre because of the screen being pink and all, and if they cant repair it, I get a replacement DS lite : D

[Someone Else]

Seems win-win to me.

I got the Slot Cover today! Woo-hoo!

[Caael]

I'd prefer a replacement, because if I get the old one back with a new screen, the same problem could arise again. And I doubt there's anything they can do to help a pink tinted screen.