10 out of 10 people found this review helpful.
Great Nintendo System Although Big
Date of Review: Mar 17, 2007
The Bottom Line: Great system overall, especially when it came out, but it is worth the extra money to get the newer DS Lite version to enjoy this system.
This is a great improvement from the Game Boy Advance series of systems, although it seems kind of bulky, especially in comparison to the new DS Lites. It is nice that it has backlight screens, not to mention it has two screens for the games, which adds a whole new dimension to playing with the second screen being a touch screen. The system allows you to play both DS games and GBA games, but unfortunately does not play GBC or original Game Boy game cartridges, so if you have favorites of those keep you advance or Game Boy Color to play those on. The DS allows you to connect wirelessly with other DSs to play games without using an annoying cable like with the older Game Boy systems, although most games still require you each to have the cartridge there are a few that do not. Personally I find the instant message like program that lets you communicate between two or more DS systems fun. You can either type messages using the touch screen keyboard or just handwrite message or even send pictures messages. This system is another great one by Nintendo and is a must have for any Nintendo system fan.
