I h4x0red my DS

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I h4x0red my DS

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Well, not literally; I installed some hacked drivers for a wireless card so that it talks Nintendo's proprietory language. This lets me do many non-Nintendo sanctioned things, such as play the over-the-air downloadable demos from the last year or two's E3s.
And something somewhat upsetting happened; I found the best damn thing for the DS

"Submarine Tech Demo", a 4 minute long touch-screen controlled submarine game is the best game on the DS.

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This is exactly what I was hoping for when I heard about the DS: Steel-battalion-style games with groovy control systems, custom-made for each game. The object of this game is to find some SOS ship at the other end of a map. You do this with a submarine you have control over, in terms of tilt, speed, depth and weapons-controls. Because the controls are so confusing and you have to keep looking at them, and the submarine takes several seconds to respond to commands, it produces genuine panic when you go out of control, a hit enemy-sub slowly, oh so slowly falling into you.

So: $30 per game, and the most fun I've had has been a free demo from a $15 wireless card.
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Post by Lex »

Bumping because this is still the most fun game on the DS.
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Hey, I did get your PM on SA. I have been pretty busy lately, but I'll hit you up at your gmail address very soon. Hope all is well. Who am I talking to, of course all is well. Natch!
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Post by Lex »

I have now owned my DS for over two years, and this demo is STILL the only thing that uses Steel Battalion-style technical controls. This potential use is why I purchased the DS.

I am somewhat disilussioned.
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Haaa I doubt that very much.
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Post by Lex »

Six years. Six long years. I played with the 3DS today, they had a demo of a game called "Steel Diver".

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Fuck you, Nintendo.
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