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"I want a DS, but..."

What's the crack with the batteries? I'm going on holiday in October and need something that takes normal batteries so I can use it on the way back as well as the way there (damn 14 hour flights)

My iPod's already out the window unless I can find the right adaptor, but it's looking like the DS would be pointless as well. It doesn't take AA batteries does it, it looks like it needs to be charged or something... which would be bad.

What's the news?

jerocks9 wrote:
> Why bother with a DS when you can have a PSP which you can watch flms
> listen to music and play any old game from the Neo Geo to the N64
> like Conker for free? It makes no sense to have a DS unless your
> totally BLIND!

Yknow you've written basically this same thing in three threads now. Fair enough, they are your views, but..

Ah what the hell, I can't be assed. I'm just gonna call you a troll, it's much easier. :)

or want to use a touch screen, with brilliant multiplayer

jerocks9 wrote:
> It makes no sense to have a DS unless your
> totally BLIND!

Or you want to play DS games.

Why bother with a DS when you can have a PSP which you can watch flms listen to music and play any old game from the Neo Geo to the N64 like Conker for free? It makes no sense to have a DS unless your totally BLIND!

Even ipod will have a battle on its hand!

sPiKeCaSt wrote:
Hope you've got friends

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*sobs* No...

Well, none with a DS anyway, but they usually see my gadgets and want one themselves (digital cameras, MP3 players, multi-regional DVD players etc) so maybe one day...

MoJoJoJo wrote:
> What's the crack with region encoding then? Will I be able to import
> from the US?
>
> And I've just ordered my DS with Wario Ware, Bomberman and Mr
> Driller, it's a shame the games line up is so poor right now.

Good choices there. Hope you've got friends tho cos Bomberman rules with wireless link up but stinks in single player.

MoJoJoJo wrote:
> And I've just ordered my DS with Wario Ware, Bomberman and Mr
> Driller, it's a shame the games line up is so poor right now.

Ah, Mr Driller is class, really should get it. Yoshi and Polarium would be perfect flight games also. Another Code might be worth picking up as well if you're into Broken Sword stylee stuff.

Rozza1001 wrote:
> videogamesplus.ca is always a winner in terms of importing


Yep, used them for years. I used to buy from then via eBay (their UserID is fiocco, I think) and then realised they had a website. I actually just received Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones from them last week, which I'm going to save for the 9hr flight I have in three weeks. They're cheap (gotta love CAD$ -> GB£) and shipping is nice and fast. I've also never been stung by customs when using them, and that includes both an imported DS and an imported GameCube.

videogamesplus.ca is always a winner in terms of importing

Just bought something on ebay that will allow me to charge it with AA batteries (apparantly) So we'll soon see.

Any reliable/cheap/quick to deliver places I can get American DS games from?