What do you Prefer?
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Despain v.1
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Nintendo DS. Because it's actually a gaming system.
I'd have to call it a tie here. The NDS has some pretty damn cool features, the mic, the touch screen... Well alright, the mic is pretty lame, but the touch screen is damn cool, and I've seen it used pretty well (I <3 Kirby). The DS also has the ol' Nintendo lineup going for it, Mario, Metroid, Zelda, you know. Also has the damn fine backwards compatability, so I can play GBA games. And it also has Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, which I've heard is damn near as cool as SOTN.
The PSP on the other hand only ties since it recently happened to get Valkyrie Profile on it. I mean, it has too much stuff on it, and it's very expensive. It's more powerful, and half the games show it, it also has the capability for a more advanced control system (with buttons, the touch screen is in a whole other league). It even functions as a music/movie/picture viewer, and can fit a whole bunch of stuff on it (assuming you want to shell out $200+ for a 4GB memory card), so I can listen to random music, read some comics I uploaded on there (not that it's easy, the bloody screen requires you zoom in incredibly far to read), and maybe watch an episode of Aqua Teen Hunger force.
Now we get down to homebrew and stuff like that. Most would instantly jump for the PSP in this department, since if you get your hands on a so called 'golden 1.5', you can pretty much emulate any system short of the N64 and PS1 (the PS1 is apparently going to be emulated by Sony, wee!) pretty well. The GBA emulation kind of sucks since the games are pretty advanced, so you'd have to stick to slow paced ones like Advance Wars. The SNES and Genesis emulation is excellent though.
But on the other hand, the Nintendo DS can pretty easily just get a flash cart, and you can load a lot of stuff on there as well. I haven't experimented with this quite yet, since I haven't had a DS for long and thus don't have a flash reader. I can't say much, but I doubt the DS is far behind the PSP in terms of this sort of stuff.
The PSP on the other hand only ties since it recently happened to get Valkyrie Profile on it. I mean, it has too much stuff on it, and it's very expensive. It's more powerful, and half the games show it, it also has the capability for a more advanced control system (with buttons, the touch screen is in a whole other league). It even functions as a music/movie/picture viewer, and can fit a whole bunch of stuff on it (assuming you want to shell out $200+ for a 4GB memory card), so I can listen to random music, read some comics I uploaded on there (not that it's easy, the bloody screen requires you zoom in incredibly far to read), and maybe watch an episode of Aqua Teen Hunger force.
Now we get down to homebrew and stuff like that. Most would instantly jump for the PSP in this department, since if you get your hands on a so called 'golden 1.5', you can pretty much emulate any system short of the N64 and PS1 (the PS1 is apparently going to be emulated by Sony, wee!) pretty well. The GBA emulation kind of sucks since the games are pretty advanced, so you'd have to stick to slow paced ones like Advance Wars. The SNES and Genesis emulation is excellent though.
But on the other hand, the Nintendo DS can pretty easily just get a flash cart, and you can load a lot of stuff on there as well. I haven't experimented with this quite yet, since I haven't had a DS for long and thus don't have a flash reader. I can't say much, but I doubt the DS is far behind the PSP in terms of this sort of stuff.
Where's the option for both? I like schooling 13 year old n00bs at Mario Kart DS and kicking ass in Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror.
By the way, I'm playing Beneath A Steel Sky and Day of the Tentacle on my PSP right now running flawlessly.
Nostalgia bliss.
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A Boy and his Blob DS, you will be missed
By the way, I'm playing Beneath A Steel Sky and Day of the Tentacle on my PSP right now running flawlessly.
Nostalgia bliss.
P.S.
A Boy and his Blob DS, you will be missed
Drake Miriel
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DS, because it's a solid system without all the frills and useless features of the PSP.
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well do i really have to say what i chose? Im like the biggest PSP fan boy Here. Come on its PSP WOOT WOOT WOOT PSP YEAH PSP. you all get one now
I edited the vote a bit to incorporate me and Marcus' view, because I can, because I'm a mod, and I have no reservations about abusing my power. If the topic creator has a gripe about it, PM me, I'm sure I'll probably consent to fix it back if you really want it that way.
Also MF, you should support your viewpoint with reasons. Reasons = good, unlike raisins (no offense to you idiots who enjoy raisins [see if I say no offense then it doesn't mean an insult]). In fact, I'm seeing a lot of semi-useless posts in this thread. Come on people, you need reasons (not raisins) to support your point of view. You shouldn't just say 'I'm a fanboy' because that's basically stating 'I'm an idiot' and I'd like to think of you all as intelligent people.
EDIT: By 'I'm an idiot' I mean 'I'm a person with no real opinion other than staying with something I liked a long time ago solely on the fact that I liked it a long time ago. Example being Halo 1 is good, thus Halo 2 must be golden'
Also MF, you should support your viewpoint with reasons. Reasons = good, unlike raisins (no offense to you idiots who enjoy raisins [see if I say no offense then it doesn't mean an insult]). In fact, I'm seeing a lot of semi-useless posts in this thread. Come on people, you need reasons (not raisins) to support your point of view. You shouldn't just say 'I'm a fanboy' because that's basically stating 'I'm an idiot' and I'd like to think of you all as intelligent people.
EDIT: By 'I'm an idiot' I mean 'I'm a person with no real opinion other than staying with something I liked a long time ago solely on the fact that I liked it a long time ago. Example being Halo 1 is good, thus Halo 2 must be golden'
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FINE il tell you why I like the PSP so much. First of all theres over 20 games for it that i want. The ds has that are out right now is like 3 games. Plue I like the screen and the sound and the abilty to use it as a MP3 player. The picture thing is nice but not really usefull. The movie thing is good if you got a good size memory card. One other thing about the PSP that makes it so good. Just this one game makes it so awesome. UNTOLD LEGENDS: THE WARRIORS CODE. or i could just say the Untold Legends Series. Every Untold Legend game has been gold! And everyone keep geting better. The emulation thing on the PSP is okay but I got bored of it really fast. But there is one bad thing about the PSP.. no 2. The load times. In some games there just so bad but in others there pretty good. Also i say the battery life could be better.
Well I'm a fanboy because 1. I grew up with Nintendo. 2. Nowadays people are always like "Nintendo is for little kids" because they don't rely on violence and sex to make a good game. That makes me mad so whenever I see Sony or Microsoft I think of those idiots.Andy6000 said:
I'm not a total fanboy though, I have a PS2 and if I ever get the money I'll get an Xbox 360.
Well on topic, I like the DS more because the touch screen and mic add a lot to gameplay and I don't need all the accessories that come with the PSP.
but... day of the tentacle... in the palm of your hand!
There's a 3rd party battery available for about $40 online that has about 15 hours worth of battery life and Sony is releasing an official battery with their ps1 emulator later this year that has about 20 or so hours (although judging from the 3rd party one, it seems to add like... an extra 2 pounds onto the psp).
The PSP is mostly a portable media player. I like it for my emulation and it does have good games on it. I play the DS a lot, but it seems a lot of games just have useless touch features (ZOMG A MINIMAP!!) or they don't use the touch screen at all. This is mostly derived from my disappointment with Super Mario Superstar Saga 2 and the awful-to-control Metroid Prime: Hunters.
Contact and Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass will change my opinion, though. Dark Labrynth and the new pokemon games also look spectacular.
p.s. I'm waiting for someone to say the PSP is nothing but ports...
please, someone say the PSP is nothing but ports...
this screenshot from my game sums up my opinions on the ps3 (lol shameless plug)
http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/6370/ps3loltv8.png[/img]
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well knowing sony for the new battery its going to be the same size but will cost a shit load. I know allready sony released a battery with like 20% more battery life but im waitng for that awesome one you just said