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The original DS, this time silver colored! While these systems are getting rarer and older, they still do the job. Nintendo still offers support for these systems (even though the warranties all expired like... 8 years ago) so even if something goes wrong, you can get it fixed. There's plenty of DS games out there (not to mention it plays gameboy advance games too!) so no matter you're style of play, you'll find endless hours of entertainment if you snag one of these babies. The battery life is, no joke, hours. Since it has an internal battery and a charger (should) come with it, you never have to worry about AA's or anything. The stylus is easily lost, but you can get replacements from nintendo for pennies, and on ebay for the same price. Either way, there's no reason you cant just use a good 'ol fashioned toothpick for the touch screen! Overall, if you've never played a DS, you're missing out on a good time, but it's not something that everyone needs to experience before they wind up 6-feet under. Simply put, they're luxuries, but they're pretty darn fun. Oh, personal bias, they beat out the PSP by 10 miles every day and twice on sunday.Read full review
First in the DS linage. Feeling clunkier then the rest but still gets the job done. (Playing both GBA & DS games) While it is bigger and a bit harder to hold over larger periods of time (Definitly will not fit into your pocket without a stretch), it is designed so that the GBA games fit plush inside the unit (Unlike the DS lite). The button layout is not as nice as the Lite but it still fine. The Stylist is not as good as DS Lite and is not as nice to hold, a little too small. The screen is dimmer than the DS light but still is not bad and works perfectly fine, still palyable in the dark. Battery life is about the same as the light, charger is the same as the GBA SP. Which at the time of introduction was great because it was backward compatable to the last hand held. Design feature of the shell make the hinge a weak point and is prone to break. Although as a plus both the top and bottom screen are the same making it a bit easier to repair. There is a link cable connecting the upper and lower screens so if you snap the unit in half you are only out the link cable and not an upper screen like the DSL. I find the original DS easier to repair then the DSL.Read full review
I purchased this for my autistic son. He has a tendency to become frustrated and throw electronics but still loves to play them. These older style DS toys can take more abuse than the newer ones. Unfortunately, there are no 'armor' add-on's made for these, but it does take quite a bit to break something on it. Another good thing is that unless the joint breaks, parts are fairly available online, and repairing them isn't difficult once you buy a particular screwdriver. Even screens are replaceable for fairly cheap (and in less than a half hour). For young kids, I recommend these highly.
The product performs excellently, it was well worth the purchase and the wait. It can run both Gameboy games as well as Nintendo Ds games. It is a nice product to have for long road trips or entertainment for kids during long errand days or general waiting time away from home. Games for the handheld system are in general affordable and good quality, and most retailers still hold the games for the Nintendo DS. The games are also available to be shipped from online shopping sites such as Ebay, or from older video game stores.
The good: The Nintendo DS employs innovative dual-screen and microphone-enabled gameplay without load times on a higher-resolution display than Game Boy Advance SP while remaining backward compatible with older GBA games. The inclusion of Wi-Fi multiplayer capabilities and a touch screen allows for a growing list of original and fun games that you can't play on any other system. The bad: Third-party support for the system hasn't matched the originality and ingenuity of Nintendo's games, and multimedia potential remains exclusive to Japan. The system is quite bulky. The much more stylish and comfortable DS Lite is available for the same price. The bottom line: While it lacks the multimedia and graphical finesse of the Sony PSP, the feature-packed Nintendo DS is a worthy successor to the Game Boy Advance--but the new and improved DS Lite is available for the same price.Read full review
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