Nintendo DS?

Question

I wanted to know the difference netween teh Nintendo DS and DS lite. Is it true that you can play gamboy games on a ds lite but not a regular ds? Also, does anyone know where to buy one cheap, like less than 100 for teh original and less than 130 for the lite? And can you access the internet with it like with the psp?

Answer 1

About the original Nintendo DS:

* Dual Screens
Two LCD screens offer one of the most groundbreaking game-play advances ever developed: experiencing a game from two perspectives at once. Imagine the possibilities. In a racing game, drivers might see their own vehicle's perspective on one screen and an overall track view on the other. In a role-playing game, the action could take place on the first screen while the second provides a reference for a player's tools inventory. Game play also could use both screens at once, offering a giant boss for heroes to defeat. In the future, games could be created allowing users to play games on one screen while text messaging other DS users on the other. Each 3-inch screen can reproduce a true 3-D view and is backlit to assure comfortable play in any lighting condition.

* Touch Screen
The lower screen will offer something never before provided by any game device: PDA-like touch capabilities. Players no longer have to rely on just buttons to move characters or shift perspectives. They can navigate menus or access inventory items simply by touching the screen with stylus or fingertip. A software-based keyboard might even allow the screen to be used as an input center for games and messaging. The possibilities arelimited only by developers' imaginations. The screen will have a tougher film cover for durability, and will come with a stylus.

* Microphone
An available microphone port means that in the future, players might need only to tell their games what to do. DS software could identify everything from voice commands to hand-clapping. Players might be able to move their characters simply by telling them which way to go. The voice capabilities also could allow gamers to chat with one another over the Internet while playing.

* Wireless
DS users will be able to connect with a local wireless network of up to 16 players. Nintendo's guaranteed range is 30 feet, but will extend far beyond that depending on circumstances. It assures highresponse rates required for real time game play, and will make use of both IEEE 802.11 and Nintendo's proprietary communication protocol, which provides low battery consumption. Players will be able to chat and play games without any connecting cords,completely untethered. The DS technology also provides for a wireless LAN connection, which could allow a theoretically infinite number of players to connect at a hot spot and compete at a central game hub on the Internet, even if they're thousands of miles apart.

* Wireless Game Sharing
If software developers desire, multiple players can compete in wireless games, even if only one person has a game card inserted. Players could also test-play games for themselves as long as they stayed connected.

* 3-D
With the newly developed graphics engine, DS can reproduce impressive 3-D renderings that can surpass images displayed on the Nintendo® 64. Games will run at 60 frames per second, and allow details like fog effects and cel shading.

* Sound
The 16-channel sound allows for greatly expanded use of voices and music, and a richer, more immersive game experience. A plug for headphones transmits stereo sound.

* Battery & Power Management
The battery is rechargeable and the unit features a low-energy-consumption design. The DS also has Power Management functions of Sleep mode and Standby mode. In Sleep mode, players can stop and resume game play whenever they like. If the user receives a message from a friend or user nearby, DS activates itself from Standby mode.

* Processing
The unit will run on two processors, one ARM9 one ARM7.

* New Media
For its compact cards, the unit uses newly developed semiconductor memory, which allows for lower cost, shorter manufacturing time and memory capacity of more than one gigabit of information.

* Dual Slots
Nintendo DS makes a vast library of Game Boy® Advance games readily available. Developers could find ways to make new connections between GBA games and DS games. The GBA port could be used for new hardware, enormously expanding the functional expandability of the DS.

The DS lite is the same in every way except that the lite comes in polar white, coral pink, and black onyx. The lite has a longer stylist than the original.The lite is also thinner and the screen can be set to be very bright.

The DS lite:

* It's less than two-thirds the size of the original Nintendo DS and more than 20 percent lighter.

* Its two bright screens can be adjusted to four levels to adapt to different lighting conditions and to extend battery power.

* The microphone sits in the center of the unit, and the LED lights are clearly visible whether the unit is open or closed.

* The stylus is 1 centimeter longer and 1 millimeter thicker than the stylus of the original, and slides into a side storage slot.

* The Start and Select buttons were repositioned for easier access.

* A removable cover keeps the Game Boy® Advance cartridge slot clear from dust and debris when it’s not in use.

* Lithium-ion Battery(approx. 6-10 hours play time depending on software and game play activity; 4 hours to recharge)

Answer 2

You can trade a normal DS for a DS Lite at any gamestop ONLY FROM NOW UNTIL SUNDAY and get 50 dollars off the Lite's price, meaning its only 80 dollars.

The rumor about playing diff games on the lite is wrong. They are exactly the same except that you an change the brightness of the lite's screen to save battery power, its 1/3 thinner and lighter, and the screen uses a new system of lighting to give you VERY rich and beautiful colors.

The lite is just a fancier and nicer version of the DS.

Answer 3

Nintendo DS Lite New: 129.89

Answer 4

the DS lite is much more brighter,sleeker, sexier, and glossier than the original...

it is said you can play GBA and Gameboy Games in both the DSs

Cheap...try e-bay

yes..there is a [game??] that acts like a browser for the DS-available for both the lite and the original

Answer 5

i dunno. I think u dont need the nintendo lite to play gameboy games on it. unless it doesnt fit but on the oppisite side there is a slit for the gamboy game

Answer 6

no, no, kinda