If it makes you feel better, I'm sure the DSi is already "hacked" to play almost any roms you want off an SD card.
In any case, I see what they're doing with having console games on the Wii VC and handheld games on the DSi VC.

I was always really annoyed that they never remade Metroid 2 and never brought over a GBA version of Super Metroid. I thought they were no-brainers on the GBA. (Apparently, they were making Metroid 2, but it got canceled and they just released Zero Mission ... or something)



Your sarcasm is absolutely dreadful. It has to be somewhat true for it to work. This does not, partially because you didn't even mention the DSi exclusive games ... in which case, why would you even bother getting a DSi? Which, I think is a pretty important point. Just because there's a new device, doesn't mean you have to buy it. I don't see how my earlier statement is somehow negated because you demand to buy a new device ... just use the old one, if you have no use for the new features.

I'm going to be blunt about this:

I've never seen so many whiny sandy-vaginas over a 8 year old format not being supported anymore ... except maybe VHS. No one even cried this much when the first DS stopped supporting GameBoy and GameBoy Color games.

I understand, that the GameBoy brand was backwards compatible for years. But, honestly, this isn't the GameBoy brand. The only reason why the GBA slot was on the DS to begin with is the same reason the Wii supports GCN games. It's because they thought the DS wouldn't do very well. Since it's somewhat of a self established platform now, and there are no new GBA games, at all, it seems silly to support something that no longer exists in the current market on current technology. In 2006, GBA games were still in the market, and, there were peripherals coming out for the DS that used the slot (guitar hero), that's the only reason I can think of why it's on the DS Lite.

Shouldn't you be more pissed off at the DS lite? I mean, all they did was make it smaller and make the screens brighter make the battery last longer and introduce new colors. Hardly anything new over the original DS, besides a size change and small upgrades to existing features.

On the DSi, not only did they do those same things, again, but there's also: internal persistent memory, an added SD slot, cameras ... for some reason ... larger screens, and downloadable services. I'm not talking about the media stuff, because I really don't care and it's not really a valid argument, I don't think anyone is going to go around using their DSi as some sort of MP... AAC player.

But none of that means shit because you can't play GBA, DS, and DSi games all on one unit? Well, I understand, honestly, but it's being unrealistic. You've already got five handheld devices that support GBA ... and none of those are good enough, because you want something that's pretty dead and buried to be supported for ... ever? There's no reason to continue to support the GBA on current hardware. Of course, the peripherals that used it are shit out of luck too, but I'm sure they'll figure something out.

It's silly to be mad at the DSi with the claim that it doesn't add anything to a three year old device (which is, obviously does), when the device it replaces really didn't add anything.

Though I am concerned that the DS will perpetuate like this, instead of new devices being made.

I want one really bad, now that I've seen Classyman review it, but I am broke.

Happy Easter everybody!!!

I don't care that the DSi ditched the GBA Slot...Fuck, I'll just keep my DS Lite for that. Again, I want those larger Screens that the DSi has, and somebody was saying that they have a better response time as well. Anyways, not really sure i care about the Camera....Could be pretty cool for certain games though. DS Ware should be great, but I'm still not that stoked for it for some reason....But I love the idea of the DSi having its own Virtual Console. But i don't see my self dropping $199 for one at the moment, I probably will when they release a White DSi.

Since when did the DS have response time problems?all the games i played on my DS lite never had any response issues. this source of your's really boggles my mind here dude.

lol...Motion blur, try playing New Super Mario Bros. Not that it really bothers me or anything. Somebody on some site said that there is in improvent with motion handling, it's small though. He played New Super Mario bros side by side on the DSi and Lite and noticed a difference, that's what i'm trying to say. But ya, DS Lite Screens look great regardless...Not up to CRT Quality, but still good.

i actually just got the game from prinny and i don't see the motion blur at all.

put it this way, it isn't up to snuff with CRT, but what do you expect from an LCD screen.
And its not exactly motion blur, its just the motion isn't perfect, like compared to what you'd get from playing a game on a CRT. and man if you cant tell, the damn.... I've got a really good eye for these thing, but to most people its obviously noticable. Its like going from gaming alot and being used to CRT and then playing a game on a DS with fast moving objects/whatever isn't as good, but the same could be said for color and black levels.

this is one of those times where i wish i can reach through the computer screen and sock ya one. do you even know what CRT and LCD stand for without looking them up? do you know that there are problems with CRT tv's to that are not present in LCD screens? did you know the faster you can run in a game the faster the image has to move causing blur to happen? this isn't 1995 where we are looking at the ghosting on a LCD screen cuz the problem has been fixed since the release of the GB pocket.

Speaking of my game, you enjoying it?

As for the topic: Still nothing exceptionally good besides the internet browser in the shop, but they have added stuff.

as a matter of fact yes i am enjoying it. my only beef is i see different paths but no way of getting to them yet... but i've been collecting the star coins

My main beef with New Super Mario Bros. was that two of the worlds could only be gotten to in mini form during the big castle boss from the previous world, otherwise you skipped them. Shouldn't that be the other way around?

My beef with the game is the music, it just doesn't compare to the previous Mario Games. I also found New Super Mario Bros alittle on the easy side and they throw wayyy too many 1-Ups at ya. And fighting Bowser jr azillion times gets old especially when he's just so utterly easy to kill, especially if you have the Fire Flower. Besides all of that, the game's awesome hehe...I really think its time for Nintendo to whip out a Super Mario Bros 4...as an all new sidescroller with 2D graphics or the Wii

I think Super Mario World is Super Mario 4, they were just getting tired of putting numbers after their sequels. Kinda like how Rocky 6 was "Rocky Balboa"

I'll be picking up a DSi for myself pretty soon. What really made me wanna get it is the music holder. Sure, it's a crappy SD card (not at all like an iPod) but it plays great. I was watching a video over YouTube where someone played Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" and it came out great.

I want one.

I'll likely get a DSi if/when they announced VC for it., or they release a DSiware game that I just have to have. Otherwise there's nothing there enough to get me to upgrade.

I want to get one to replace my banged up ds lite but I am waiting till my Birthday so that I can get one and hopefully a psp go! or what ever it is but that probably wont be out by the end of june.

Didn't want to buy a DSi until I saw that.