I Might Be a Hypocrite But At Least I Have A Nintendo DS
July 25th, 2010 | Categories: Technology | 5 CommentsRemember when I rediscovered my Gameboy Color and said I wouldn’t get a Nintendo DS because I couldn’t justify the cost for the console or games? Yeah, I do too. I also am now in the possession of a shiny blue Nintendo DS Lite.
How did this happen, when I was so adamant about the fact that a DS would be a waste of money, seeing as I had a Gameby Color? And the fact that I just really wanted to play Pokemon Silver on the Color (which I already had), even though the DS had the remake, SoulSilver? And I’m not employed this summer, so how did I magically justify the expense of a new DS lite?
There were a lot of reasons. I wanted to play the new DS games, SoulSilver is cooler than Silver, I am going to be doing a lot of flying and traveling in the next month so I need something to entertain myself with during the long hauls (which, to me, justified the expense – turns out boredom is pricey). However, what it really came down to was the technology: Gameboy Color has no backlight. Nintendo DS does. Either my eyes are crappier than they were when I first played my Gameboy Color ten years ago, or in those ten years my eyes have been spoiled by the wonders of backlight technology. No matter which, I wanted something where my eyes didn’t have to strain after fifteen minutes of game time… thus, I got a DS.
I know there are lots of DS fans out there, so anyone want to recommend some awesome DS games?
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Hi, I'm Manda. I'm a college student studying communications and languages. I like to read, shop, bake, and travel. I have a tendency to listen to my favorite songs on repeat for hours on end. Sometimes I catch myself thinking in a language other than English. 
Professor Layton! I haven’t played number one, but I’m about half way through number two and its really addictive. It is basically the only thing that I’ve done these past few days that have required any intellectual thinking…
A few other favourites are Scribblenauts, Mario Kart, and Cooking Mama 1, 2 and 3. And in reference to a post you made a little while ago, 100 Classic Books. I usually read either on my smart phone or on that DS game if I don’t have a book with me while I’m travelling :)
I bought a DS on a whim just so I could play Pokemon. I sort of kind of regret it, because that’s $200 that I could have used for other more awesome stuff, but I love SoulSilver so it’s usually just a passing feeling of “Um, why did I do that?”
It was funny because I never had any desire for one until one day I was sitting in Careers and I was like, “Yo, I want a DS. Right now.” And I went to the mall and bought one. :P
The only game I have is SoulSilver, and I love it. Other than that, can’t recommend anything. :P
Oh somebody beat me to it! Professor Layton {there are 2 now} is a must play! I also have a crossword game, cooking school, {I think that is the name of it} My kid has the all the Lego games… like Lego Batman, Lego Indiana Jones, etc- I love to play those too!
I’ve never played DS, but my sister was obsessed with hers for awhile. It’s pretty easy to get sucked into the “newest”of everything, especially since companies stop making new games in the old models (that’s how I got sucked into buying a PS3). Like Clem said, anything Pokemon is fun to play!
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