Best Buy Madison has a DS to play - I have touched one!

Post by **benheck** » Thu Nov 11, 2004 7:15 pm

With Metroid... I stumbled across it. Yes, it has 2 screens! The top one was the POV game screen, with the bottom being your map.

Ok, get this - you slide your left across across the lower touch screen to turn, and do the forward/back/strafe left and right with the D pad. Right shoulder fired the guns.

So yes, it emulated the WASD/mouse control of PC FPS's. The graphics were closer in quality to a PSone than an N64. Textures looked pixelated rather than smooth. I'm sure it has a further draw distance than the average PSone game (which was about 10 feet) but I actually expected better...

Whereas the PSP is very close to a PS2 spec and actually has a faster processor even. I dunno. I think Nintendo is still doomed. An analog controller is better than a touch screen. Wifi is cool, though, but doesn't the PSP have that as well?

Check out Best Buy! Thoughts?

Post by **benheck** » Thu Nov 11, 2004 7:16 pm

One more thing. My PS2p is cooler than either the PSP or DS. There, I said it.

JackFrost22 · Post by **JackFrost22** » Thu Nov 11, 2004 7:40 pm

Of course. Cause it wasn't made by a heartless corporation. Or was it

Post by **SpongeBuell** » Thu Nov 11, 2004 7:45 pm

what were you doing all the way in Madison? Aren't you on the west side of Wisconsin?

Nes Man · Post by **Nes Man** » Thu Nov 11, 2004 8:53 pm

Hey!? Ben, When are you going to post pics of the PS2P?

Post by **SpongeBuell** » Thu Nov 11, 2004 8:58 pm

he already did... it's up to us to find it

Nes Man · Post by **Nes Man** » Thu Nov 11, 2004 9:13 pm

Well I need a hint at least...

Post by **Gamelver** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 2:00 pm

I have just come back from EB playing the DS, and it was awesome

!!!!!!!!! Graphics were pretty good and the touch screen controlling in Metroid was good too. It was smalller than I thought, but that's a good thing! anyway, I can't wait 'till next sunday!!!!!!!!!!

yalborap · Post by **yalborap** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 9:23 pm

TO BEST BUY!!!!! I shall play it....I shall TOUCH it....down there.............

JackFrost22 · Post by **JackFrost22** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 9:25 pm

I hate it it reminds me of my N-gage

Kanangea · Post by **Kanangea** » Mon Nov 15, 2004 5:05 pm

did you play the ds for long if you did is there more then one laser gun or whatever the weapons are called?? because i will only buy metroid prime hunters in 2005 if there is more than one weapon the only one ive seen is the regular gun which can also fire missiles.

Post by **Gamelver** » Mon Nov 15, 2004 5:22 pm

well, I played the survival training mission thing, and I beat the boss (it was like a dark samus......). there was only the nomal beam plus missles but I'm pretty sure it will have at least one other beam. anyway, it was still very fun

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dragonhead · Post by **dragonhead** » Mon Nov 15, 2004 8:02 pm

i tries it, played metroid, disliked it so very much.

the screens are very dark, very small, the controls are very tiny, and its bulky.
sound is good, graphics were semi-decent.

the control of metroid SUCKS. cant wait for the PSP

WOO ANALOG!

JackFrost22 · Post by **JackFrost22** » Mon Nov 15, 2004 9:31 pm

Dragonhead join me in the anti-DS movement and in return you will have a seat of power in my new world order. Lets say Mexico?

z16bitsega · Post by **z16bitsega** » Mon Nov 15, 2004 9:49 pm

How do you know that the PSP will be better? You haven't played it yet. ....aaand the psp doesn't have an analog stick, unless I'm reeally missing something.