This weekend marks the end of my DS Lite’s place in my arsenal of gaming gear. It’s been a great pal and was a prime motivational goal for me several years ago to lose some weight. Tonight I’ll take a trip down memory lane with some of my favorite games from the system, like Rhythm Heaven, Chibi Robo Park Patrol, Kirby Superstar Saga, Picross, Puzzle Quest 2, Fire Emblem, DQ9, and the Professor Layton games. Come Sunday, though, I’ll be moving on to the 3DS. Glad I could go out with a bang last weekend, finishing Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, too!
The ol’ Lite will find a new home with a family member, along with a selection of games that I’m willing to part with, so I won’t feel too bad.
Anyone else out there saying farewell to their old DS in favor of the 3DS?
I'm not sure what I'm going to do with my DS Lite. I use an Action Replay DSi on select games and I'm not sure if it works on a 3DS. Most of the games I use it with won't be played much anymore so it wouldn't be that big of a loss. Plus I can use a family members DSi/Lite to apply codes. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
No way am I selling….how else am I supposed to play my GBA games!?!
I'm still operating on an original, which I got for Christmas the year they came out. I think I'll be sticking with it for a year or two more, until I get the money for a 3DS.
At that point though it'll probably be falling apart.
Old Fat Blue is going into on-call retirement, but I can't bear to part with it just yet. 3DS has some very big shoes to fill; that awkward-looking original DS of mine remains my all-time favorite piece of electronic gadgetry ever. I've had countless hours of great, relaxing leisure time with it, and I think I'll keep it around, even though Sunday can't come fast enough!
My Pink DS Lite (still in perfect condition btw lol) will go to my little sister. She recently broke the……..apparently my wife wants it.. nvm… >.> lol women..
Why would u do that? The DS emulation sucks on the 3DS. And u lose the ability to play GBA games in the best possible way!
DS games on the 3ds suck huh? Well Mr. Xman, I dare say your opinion means very little to the many readers who beg to differ. Thank you for your ideas though, it was cute, albeit ill-informed.
I'm playing Last Window (import sequel to Hotel Dusk). Can't play it on the 3DS. How is region locking good for business? It's keeping me from buying th 3DS this weekend.
@Puzzle M,
Is the Last Window in English?
…if so I will be importing.
guys just buy a gameboy sp for like 20.00 dollars! actually on ebay i saw them selling 2 of em for 10 bucks!
just saying…..
I will never get rid of my DS's! It's like leaving a part of me behind at Gamestop. I am keeping both my DS lite and my DSi. Plus, gametop doesn't give you much money for them, anyways.
My brother turned down the chance to buy my black Lite with a collection of about three games for really cheap, so I sold it elsewhere. I used my new-found funds to furnish Pilotwings Resort. Can't wait for my 3DS to get here!
I am keeping my DSi, unlike my friend. He still has DS games but he sold his DSi towards the 3DS. My DSi still has life in it for me, as I will be playing DQ 9, HeartGold, Ghost Trick (when I buy it), etc. So it's not dead at all in my eyes.
David, you know, of course, that you can play your DS games on the 3DS, right?
You sounded like you had to say goodbye to all your DS games after getting the 3DS… or are you selling them to GameStop for credit towards the 3DS??
InvisibleMan – They're going with the DS Lite to a family member. They gotta have something to play on it! I'll keep some favorites, though.
I've read that DS games can look fuzzy/blurry or have the incorrect resolution when played on the 3DS. What a pain. How hard is it to just display them correctly like the DS did for GBA games? I don't have a 3DS yet but I'm keeping my DS lite around in the event that I do pick one up down the road, just in case.
Even when I finally get my 3DS, I'll be keeping my DS Lite and DSi.
Heck no, like someone up there said, I love too many of my GBA games to ditch it for a handheld that hasn't proved its worth yet. *cradles DSlite possessively*
I'm such a cheapskate anyway that I'm always a couple of years behind the times when it comes to gaming – I always wait until games and hardware have gone down in price.
But I did make an exception for Ghost Trick, wasn't it awesome?? There's life in the DS yet.
very good