originalteadrinker Posted May 20, 2006 http://us.codejunkies.com/shop/product.asp?c=US&cr=USD&cs=$&r=0&l=1&ProdID=750 I bought this one instead. Doesn't come with the 4GB HD but rather uses compact flash cards. This suits me better since I can have a whole bunch of CF cards with different things on them. Holding thumbs that they will release some better software to deal with the problems posed in the above review. Otherwise I guess I'll have to write my own . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Tingler Posted May 20, 2006 It's all very nice, but as much as I love playing these games I'd still rather play them again on PC instead and keep my DS playing Mario Kart, Metroid Prime Hunters, Sonic Rush, Mario 64, Mario & Luigi: Partners In Time, Resident Evil: Deadly Silence and, just arrived this morning, New Super Mario Bros. That's more than I'm playing on PC at the moment! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aussie Ben Posted June 2, 2006 Having being pointed towards this thread, I'll briefly put in my 2c: It's amazing what the creator of this thingobob has done (I've managed to get MI 1 & 2, Loom, Atlantis, Sam & Max and DOTT running without any trouble) but the position of the stylus point on the touch screen seems to be a little off at the moment. For example, if you 'click' on the screen to make your character walk, he/she will end up a little to the right (or is it left? I forget) of where you pressed the stylus. Aside from this little quibble, it really is quite amazing, and I haven't had any trouble with it. However, I'd still rather play these games on the PC - but it certainly proves to developers/publishers that adventure games can work quite well on the system. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miffy495 Posted June 2, 2006 Yeah, but really wouldn't Trace Memory and Phoenix Wright have done that already? Plus, they're actually designed for the system so there aren't any config problems. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nsps Posted June 2, 2006 Maybe LucasArts should release Adventure Classics for the DS, save people the trouble of all this (and maybe even make the text slightly bigger for whoever complained in the gameboy thread). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
originalteadrinker Posted June 2, 2006 More info on the max media player including software updates... http://us.codejunkies.com/mpds/index.htm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moosferatu Posted June 2, 2006 Aussie Ben, have you tried the most recent version of scummvm ds? It just came out a couple of weeks ago. I'm not having any trouble with touch screen accuracy. Miffy, while I think it's awesome in its own right, the whole point of something like this is so that you can play good old classic scumm games where ever. You're not going to lug a computer around so you can play SMI on a bus, are you? I'm definitely going to be playing when I fly back to Budapest this Christmas. The DS has the advantage here again, because even if I were to play it on my laptop I could only get a couple hours into it before my battery dies. Speaking of which, I wonder how long the DS's battery holds out running one of these things. Whatever it is, it's almost certain to be longer than two hours. This version of Goomba works much much better with the GBAMP. It still doesn't work with bigger GB games, but at least I can play stuff like Link's Awakening and Metroid now even if I can't play Wario Land. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Udvarnoky Posted June 2, 2006 Maybe LucasArts should release Adventure Classics for the DS, save people the trouble of all this (and maybe even make the text slightly bigger for whoever complained in the gameboy thread). Good one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nsps Posted June 2, 2006 http://us.codejunkies.com/shop/product.asp?c=US&cr=USD&cs=$&r=0&l=1&ProdID=750I bought this one instead. Doesn't come with the 4GB HD but rather uses compact flash cards. This suits me better since I can have a whole bunch of CF cards with different things on them. Holding thumbs that they will release some better software to deal with the problems posed in the above review. Otherwise I guess I'll have to write my own . Let us know if you have any better luck with it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
loonyboi Posted June 2, 2006 Maybe LucasArts should release Adventure Classics for the DS, save people the trouble of all this (and maybe even make the text slightly bigger for whoever complained in the gameboy thread). They may not have the rights to some of the best games. They definitely don't have the rights to Sam & Max. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nsps Posted June 2, 2006 They don't? Who does, Telltale? I assumed that they maintained the original game, if not the franchise. I'm probably going to get a DS Lite soon (US release in a couple weeks), so I need to figure out what the simplest and/or cheapest route is to get this thing running. The screen turned blue on my sister's DS, so I guess it's version 2, but I obviously want something that will work when I get a Lite. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moosferatu Posted June 16, 2006 I just finished playing through SMI on my DS. I completely charged the battery before starting and only played SMI on it with the volume on max. I was worried that it might eat the battery, but I finished it without even the red warning light turning on. I'm not certain how many hours I played. I'm guessing that games like DotT or Sam & Max are a bit harder on the battery though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
loonyboi Posted June 16, 2006 They don't? Who does, Telltale? I assumed that they maintained the original game, if not the franchise. The original game is probably tied up in limbo, with the game content owned by LucasArts (they certainly own the engine and technology) and the franchise rights signed to Telltale. So they might be able to do a new game (if they have more than just PC rights, which they may not), but they coudln't port the old one. This stuff is complicated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Udvarnoky Posted June 16, 2006 They may not have the rights to some of the best games. They definitely don't have the rights to Sam & Max. They have the rights to all the others. They might actually still have the rights to sell Hit the Road too. Not that they will. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jake Posted June 18, 2006 I'm pretty sure LucasArts could re-release Hit the Road if they wanted, but they couldn't do any new Sam & Max stuff. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
