• Kotaku
  • io9
  • gizmodo
  • Profile logout login

#dsi

Kotaku

Share Cancel
   
Upload an image | Add an image URL
×

logging in
  • FAQ. Include # before tag:
  • #speakout,
  • #walkthroughs,
  • #screens,
  • #tips,
  • etc.

Denver, 8:02 AM
Sun Dec 20
16 posts in the last 24 hours

AU

KotakuTeam

Tip us:

Editor-In-Chief:
Brian Crecente
| AIM | Twitter

Deputy Editor:
Stephen Totilo
| AIM | Twitter

Senior Editor:
Michael McWhertor
| AIM | Twitter

Senior Contributing Editor, Japan:
Brian Ashcraft
| AIM | Twitter

Contributing Editor, East Coast:
Michael Fahey
| AIM | Twitter

Contributing Editor, Oceania:
Luke Plunkett
| AIM | Twitter

Contributing Editor, Weekends:
Owen Good
| AIM | Twitter

Correspondent, San Francisco:
AJ Glasser
| AIM | Twitter

Columnist:
Leigh Alexander

Columnist:
Tim Rogers

SUBSCRIBE TO Kotaku RSS

New: Breaking news and daily top stories via email
4149 Subscribers
Kotaku
  • posts about #dsi more →

    Starship Patrol Brings More Tower Defense To DSiWare, Q-Games Style

    Dragon's Lair Does DSiWare Next Week

    DSi LL Was Almost Called 'DSi Executive'

    Target Doles Out The Holiday Game Bargains

    Frankenreview: The Legend Of Zelda: Spirit Tracks

    DSi Gets Release Date in China, Packed With Nintendogs

    Win A DSi Signed By Zelda Director, $1000 Shopping Spree (And More!)

    The Nintendo Download: Rayman, Street Fighter, And Shinobi

    Here's Where The Idea For Spirit Tracks Came From

    What Aardman Can Do With Flipnote Studio
  • Your version of Internet Explorer is not supported. Please upgrade to the most recent version in order to view comments.
    Dsmvwl  Admin  Promote to frontpage Approve user Ban user ×
    Image of Robotube on PSN wants to play SFHD. Robotube on PSN wants to play SFHD.
    12/15/09

    In reply to Dragon's Lair Does DSiWare Next Week
    ...aaaactually. The Gameboy Color version of Dragon's Lair was fully animated...it didn't use sprites.
     Reply
    Robotube on PSN wants to play SFHD. was starred Robotube on PSN wants to play SFHD. was unstarred
    Image of N●Gage Croal is applying for Mann Co. N●Gage Croal is applying for Mann Co.
    12/15/09

    @Robotube:
    Uh, that's clearly sprited. Rather detailed, and well-animated sprites... but still sprites.
     Reply
    N●Gage Croal is applying for Mann Co. was starred N●Gage Croal is applying for Mann Co. was unstarred
    Image of Robotube on PSN wants to play SFHD. Robotube on PSN wants to play SFHD.
    12/15/09

    @N●Gage Croal is grabbin' peels: If by "Sprited" you mean "Pixellated" then yes, it's pixellated, but it's not sprites. The character cannot be moved independently of the background. Sprites are independent, separate moving objects, detached from the background. The color palette is heavily reduced and the resolution has been cut down dramatically out of necessity of the hardware, but it is still animated video.

    Essentially, what was done here is really the same essential thing as ripping a DVD and exporting for an iPod. Except, here they went from Laserdisc to GameBoy, which is a super-extreme reduction of quality.
     Reply
    Robotube on PSN wants to play SFHD. was starred Robotube on PSN wants to play SFHD. was unstarred
    Image of Mister Jack got an iPod Touch! Mister Jack got an iPod Touch!
    12/15/09

    In reply to Dragon's Lair Does DSiWare Next Week
    Ah, I already got the iPhone version, so I'll be passing on this, but it's nice to see the DSi finally having emulation in the download shop. Now bring on the NES/SNES/GB/GBA games!
     Reply
    Mister Jack got an iPod Touch! was starred Mister Jack got an iPod Touch! was unstarred
    Image of LedRush LedRush
    12/15/09

    @Mister Jack got an iPod Touch!: Amen. Actually, what I really want (perhaps with the Wii2 and the DS-New) is the ability to transfer my Wii VC games to the DS successor to play them portably. Most of the games on the VC work better in the portable environment than on my 50 inch TV.
     Reply
    LedRush was starred LedRush was unstarred
    Image of Mister Jack got an iPod Touch! Mister Jack got an iPod Touch!
    12/15/09

    @LedRush: Yes...yes...yes! YES! Someone do this. SOMEONE GET ON THIS.
     Reply
    Mister Jack got an iPod Touch! was starred Mister Jack got an iPod Touch! was unstarred
    Image of nflsonic nflsonic
    12/15/09

    In reply to Dragon's Lair Does DSiWare Next Week
    Lame, I now want to trade my DS for a DSi now. I didn't want this on my iPhone due to the tiresome touch control scheme with games of late.

    I would really love this to be on my PSP though, even through the PSN. Space Ace as well!
     Reply
    High Speed Indeed promoted this comment nflsonic was starred nflsonic was unstarred
    Image of High Speed Indeed High Speed Indeed
    12/15/09

    @nflsonic: "I now want to trade my DS for a DSi now."

    Umm... I think that's the whole point of DSiWare.
     Reply
    High Speed Indeed was starred High Speed Indeed was unstarred
    Image of ph15h ph15h
    12/15/09

    In reply to Dragon's Lair Does DSiWare Next Week
    Dragon's Lair is everywhere these days. -_- Market Saturation successful.
     Reply
    ph15h was starred ph15h was unstarred
    Image of Dreamwriter Dreamwriter
    12/15/09

    In reply to Dragon's Lair Does DSiWare Next Week
    Great, now they made my decision tough. Do I buy the game for iPhone, where it will look far better, or for the DS, which has better controls? (Yes, I know the game's "controls" don't really need the super-accuracy of true d-pad and buttons, but it's still going to be a lot more natural to press a direction on the d-pad than a large virtual d-pad)
     Reply
    Atomsk88 promoted this comment Dreamwriter was starred Dreamwriter was unstarred
    Image of liammiller18 liammiller18
    12/15/09

    @Dreamwriter: I'd go for controls, yo. As the timeless argument goes; Graphics<Gameplay.
     Reply
    Ashurahori promoted this comment liammiller18 was starred liammiller18 was unstarred
    Image of Ashurahori Ashurahori
    12/15/09

    @liammiller18: ...not in Dragon's Lair. Dragon's Lair is a beautiful cartoon, made to be watched faithfully. While the buttons aren't tough controls, simply quick-time events.
     Reply
    Ashurahori was starred Ashurahori was unstarred
    Image of Atomsk88 Atomsk88
    12/15/09

    @Dreamwriter: I got Dragon's Lair for the iPhone yesterday and it plays very well. The whole game is a quick-time event and so touchscreen controls are actually good for this game.

    Also, this is one of the few games where I would say graphics are more important than the controls (four directions and an attack button). Therefore it's easy to say that the iPhone screen will render the animated sequences much better if you want a portable version of the game.
     Reply
    Atomsk88 was starred Atomsk88 was unstarred
    Image of Eltigro Eltigro
    12/15/09

    In reply to DSi LL Was Almost Called 'DSi Executive'
    I would have preferred DSi Grande.
     Reply
    Eltigro was starred Eltigro was unstarred
    Image of badasscat badasscat
    12/15/09

    @Eltigro: DSi Venti.
     Reply
    badasscat was starred badasscat was unstarred
    Image of mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta
    12/14/09

    In reply to DSi LL Was Almost Called 'DSi Executive'
    DSi Boss.

    Last I checked, the rule stating that adding the word "boss" to the end of anything will automatically make it rad is still unchallenged.

    DSi Boss.

    DSi BOSS.

    See, I'm just so goddamned overwhelmed right now.
     Reply
    mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta was starred mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta was unstarred
    Image of PapaBear434 PapaBear434
    12/14/09

    @mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta:
     Reply
    PapaBear434 was starred PapaBear434 was unstarred
    Image of Revenge_of_Nekojin Revenge_of_Nekojin
    12/14/09

    In reply to DSi LL Was Almost Called 'DSi Executive'
    For the people asking, in Japan, LL is the size they use instead of XL. That's all it is.
     Reply
    NeVeRMoRe666 promoted this comment Revenge_of_Nekojin was starred Revenge_of_Nekojin was unstarred
    Image of Pretty Pink Pwnie Pretty Pink Pwnie
    12/14/09

    In reply to DSi LL Was Almost Called 'DSi Executive'
    What does LL stand for?

    Lucky Losers?
    Like Lamas?
    Little Lost?
    Lovely Loli?
    Living Life?
    Lucky Luke?
    Large List?
    q(LL)p - smiley as CRY ME A RIVER?

    I mean, WhoTF though of such a lame name for a handheld? I dont want to what DS stands for...
     Reply
    Pretty Pink Pwnie was starred Pretty Pink Pwnie was unstarred
    Image of CynicalNinja CynicalNinja
    12/14/09

    @Pretty Pink Pwnie: I really wish Kotaku had a blocklist feature. Or maybe there is one and I haven't found it yet. Either way, I'm going to go look again. Ugh.
     Reply
    spannu promoted this comment CynicalNinja was starred CynicalNinja was unstarred
    Image of spannu spannu
    12/14/09

    @CynicalNinja: For users or articles?
     Reply
    spannu was starred spannu was unstarred
    Image of CynicalNinja CynicalNinja
    12/14/09

    @spannu: Users.
     Reply
    CynicalNinja was starred CynicalNinja was unstarred
    Image of spannu spannu
    12/14/09

    @CynicalNinja: The only solution I can remember is JavaScript. GreaseMonkey/GreaseFire on Firefox already has a fix, but I'm not sure if it works on other browsers.
     Reply
    spannu was starred spannu was unstarred
    Image of KnightsofRound KnightsofRound
    12/14/09

    In reply to DSi LL Was Almost Called 'DSi Executive'
    lol @ "DSi Living"
     Reply
    KnightsofRound was starred KnightsofRound was unstarred
    Image of cyblaster cyblaster
    12/14/09

    @KnightsofRound: it would probably go well with what they want with the 'living' room feel
     Reply
    Antiterra promoted this comment cyblaster was starred cyblaster was unstarred
    Image of Antiterra Antiterra
    12/15/09

    @cyblaster: That, or the girl-on-a-toilet feel. "DiS is living."
    So, yeah, probably not the greatest idea for a name.
     Reply
    Antiterra was starred Antiterra was unstarred
    Image of Eltigro Eltigro
    12/15/09

    @Antiterra: It would be great for a Martha Stewart version...
     Reply
    Eltigro was starred Eltigro was unstarred
    Image of DukeOfPwn DukeOfPwn
    12/14/09

    In reply to DSi LL Was Almost Called 'DSi Executive'
    The Executive? That will go perfect with my luxurious office and massive swivel chair!
     Reply
    Bouchart promoted this comment DukeOfPwn was starred DukeOfPwn was unstarred
    Image of Bouchart Bouchart
    12/14/09

    @DukeOfPwn: And don't forget your power tie.
     Reply
    Bouchart was starred Bouchart was unstarred
    Image of Shinta Shinta
    12/14/09

    In reply to DSi LL Was Almost Called 'DSi Executive'
    Deka is the best name. But god damn, THE EXECUTIVE? Dodged a bullet on that one. Up until now, I swore it was called the DS XL, so I think they failed.

    The Dreamcast was almost called The Black Belt. Yeah.
     Reply
    spannu promoted this comment Edited by Shinta at 12/14/09 7:19 PM Shinta was starred Shinta was unstarred
    Image of spannu spannu
    12/14/09

    @Shinta: Deka would have made sense in Japanese and English, but I guess that would have just been crazy.
     Reply
    spannu was starred spannu was unstarred
    Image of alex339 alex339
    12/14/09

    @spannu: What exactly does Deka mean or stand for?
     Reply
    spannu promoted this comment alex339 was starred alex339 was unstarred
    Image of spannu spannu
    12/14/09

    @alex339: Deka(i) = huge, gargantuan.

    If you follow the article links, Miyamoto apparently saw a couple exclaim "Deka!" when they first saw it.
     Reply
    spannu was starred spannu was unstarred
    Image of wild_world_girl wild_world_girl
    12/14/09

    In reply to DSi LL Was Almost Called 'DSi Executive'
    That would have been iLL.
     Reply
    Sonira - Katamari on the Wings! promoted this comment wild_world_girl was starred wild_world_girl was unstarred
    Image of FreeJack2k2002 FreeJack2k2002
    12/14/09

    In reply to DSi LL Was Almost Called 'DSi Executive'
    DS ill is marketing gold, I'm sure.
     Reply
    spannu promoted this comment FreeJack2k2002 was starred FreeJack2k2002 was unstarred
    Image of jgibson75 jgibson75
    12/13/09

    In reply to Target Doles Out The Holiday Game Bargains
    Holy craptastic Batman... I rushed out and bought Spirit Tracks on day two at Target. Ugh. Early adoption does have its woes. lol.
     Reply
    jgibson75 was starred jgibson75 was unstarred
    Earlier discussions Other discussions Show all discussions Show featured discussions only Start a new discussion

Login

Enter your username and password.

Please enter a username.
Please enter your password.
logging in
Login via Facebook | Sign Up | Forgot Password?

Reset Password

Please enter your email address to have your password reset.

Please enter your email address.
Please enter a valid email address.
requesting password reset

Register

Registering will give you a user profile and the ability to add other users as friends. To become a commenter, however, you need to audition.

Want to know more? Consult the Comment FAQ and legal terms.

Please enter a username.
Please enter a password.
Please confirm your password.
Passwords are not identical.
Please enter a valid email address.
registration sent, waiting for reply

Submit Your Comment

You don't need to login to comment. Just enter your email address below.

See how your address will be displayed in the Comment FAQ.

Please enter a valid email address.
Please enter a valid email address.
logging in

Login with your Facebook or Kotaku account.

Sign up here.



  • Archives
  • About
  • Advertising
  • Legal
  • Help
  • Report a Bug
  • FAQ
Original material is licensed under a Creative Commons License permitting non-commercial sharing with attribution.