I wish to get a DS, wish to know the following.
1) Can you emulate Playstation 1 games on the DS?
2) Can you emulate Nintendo 64 games on the DS?
3) What are the cons of a DS? (No fanboy-ism)
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 Nov 26 2007, 5:15 pm
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> 1) Can you emulate Playstation 1 games on the DS?
No, get a PSP for that. > 2) Can you emulate Nintendo 64 games on the DS? No. The computer is your best option for that. 3) What are the cons of a DS? (No fanboy-ism) Some games will give you a cramp that wankers cramp couldn't even dream of rivaling. | |
I have both a PSP and a DS just so you know, I think both are equally as good in different areas.
Max Omega wrote: Not to be on the Illegal side or anything. Why not try a DS Emulator? If you like that, You should try and buy a real DS. You can't Emulate ps 1 or n64 games. But you can Use Project64 emulator to emulate them. Or a Ps1 emulator. If you are skilled enough the touchscreen is a great way to play FPS games and I actually find it easier to use the touchscreen than using an analog stick. No games have even come close to using the touch screen to its potential. Also, if games do not set an option for lefties in games, they will have a very hard time with the DS. Warioware comes pretty close, metroid prime's control style is pretty good as well. Theres also a lot of RTS games that use the touch screen to good effect. Compared to discs, cartridges are more expensive, contain less space, and don’t have the same video/audio quality. True, but the only thing you'd really miss out on is Fancy videos. Most games can fit in under 128MB of space. The graphics of the DS are much weaker than the PSP. The DS will have graphics close to or a bit better than the N64 while the PSP will be close to the PS2. This is a very large difference. Very true, the DS's graphics, especially in 3rd party games can be lacking but the New Zelda and Mario 64/Kart really show the DS can still look good. That said, the PSP has amazing graphics. The third party lineup for the DS is not very strong at the moment. Nintendo really isn’t known for third party support. Cant really comment bout this, I'd suggest looking up games for PSP and DS on a game website, see which ones tickle your fancy and then go for the system with the games that you'd be most likely to play. | |
Seriously, man, what the hell? Have you ever actually played any DS games?
A lack of an analog stick is very much not a con. I haven't played a single DS game where I've gone "Hmm, an analog stick could help the control scheme". Plenty of games have used the touchscreen in interesting and useful ways. At the very least, many menu-driven games let you select things from menus using it - see, for example, Phoenix Wright games. Quite handy. And seriously man, 'oh noez, the graphics'? They're nowhere near as polygonal as N64-gen graphics. Even assuming you're talking about 3D-mode - and there aren't a great deal of games that use it, because making a game 3D is not necessarily an advantage - that's still a ridiculous statement. Hell, with the resolution concerned, I'm not sure how you'd tell the difference. Textures are often pretty low-quality (due to memory constraints), but once again, resolution. And there aren't a great deal of games in that style for the DS, anyway. And then you just went insane. The DS probably has more games released for it then every current-gen console currently on the market combined - yes, including the Xbox 360. It has - literally - well over a thousand unique titles. Look it up. If you're going to criticise anything about the DS, I'd primarily criticise the cost of games - because seriously, they're just far too expensive - and the limited system memory, because that greatly limits homebrew in particular, as well as games. Also, the control schemes for some games can cramp you up fairly badly. To answer the rest of the original post, you can barely find a working SNES emulator for the DS, let alone N64 or PS1. I'm afraid it just doesn't have the memory. | |
I love the DS games and such, but I really want to take my Final Fantasy 7, 8, and 9 on the road.
It's so hard a decision :( | |
Now you just need some list for games Mario 64, Mario Kart, FF 3, Metroid Hunters, Zelda : Phantom Hourglass, and soon to come to DS is KH 2 : 358/2 Days.
If you got a DS you may know these games, but what is the harm of reminding you. | |
It did, but it was ported to run on the DS natively. Ports and emulation are two different things all together.
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Someone's made a homebrew version of lemmings for the DS - search for it. It's awesome.
There's also a version of Nethack that's been ported, if you're into roguelikes. I quite like Megaman ZX, that's one game you might want to have a look at. I quite like Rune Factory as well. | |
Most people consider the fact it's just a handheld game system a con. It doesn't play music, videos or any extra stuff like that. Personally, I've got a great media player already. I don't need another device to constantly keep in sync.
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-Cons
There is no analog stick and with many gamers, when playing a 3D game the analog stick is a must have.
No games have even come close to using the touch screen to its potential. Also, if games do not set an option for lefties in games, they will have a very hard time with the DS.
Compared to discs, cartridges are more expensive, contain less space, and don’t have the same video/audio quality.
The graphics of the DS are much weaker than the PSP. The DS will have graphics close to or a bit better than the N64 while the PSP will be close to the PS2. This is a very large difference.
The third party lineup for the DS is not very strong at the moment. Nintendo really isn’t known for third party support.