Thursday, June 24, 2010

DSi LL Blue

 

I recently ordered a Blue DSi LL that was recently announced in Japan with the new color line of the DSi LL. The Box is very big and bigger than the normal DS, DS Lite, and DSi Boxes.

 

 

The DSi LL comes with an extra stylus, used more for hand-writing on the Touch Screen.

 

The LL has the same things as the normal DSi like it's ports, it even uses the same power port. It uses the top finish like the DS Lite.

 

One disappointing thing about the DSi LL is the lack of carrying cases and no Multi Pouch like the Hori ones. The normal DSi was good since you could simply use a DS Lite Multi Pouch.

 

The one thing I love about the LL is that it feels more like you're holding a Controller, rather than something like an GBA SP. I no longer have to cramp up my fingers like a spider. It's very comfortable, and the moving sprites and graphics on the screen doesn't dither compared to the normal DSi. I'll probably use the normal DSi when I want things to be more compact. I think I like the Metallic Blue color on the DSi the best out of the DSi LL's Blue, DS Lite's Enamel Navy, and DS Electric Blue.

 

The line of History. Nintendo DS Electric Blue (2005), Nintendo DS Lite Enamel Navy (2006), Nintendo DSi Metallic Blue (2009), Nintendo DSi LL Blue (2010).

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Smart Boy GBC Dev-System / DS Distro Briefing #1

SmartBoy GBC Development System

 

Probably one of the best Flash Carts I've ever used. The Program is very easy to install. It comes with a 8mm CD-R that's a Setup for the Flasher to utilize the Linker to program the Cartridge. It also came with automated Drivers installs right on the setup. And works with 64-Bit Windows 7 right out of the box without needing to do anything extra. Very easy and wonderful.

 

It's able to do Single Boot mode only on games, which would allow to you run things like Cheat Devices. Allows restoring and backing up of saves with the Linker on Retail games, ROM dumping on Retail games aside from the Backup Cart Flashing. It's definitely worth the money, especially if you have any old Cartridges laying around like the Pokemon games which use saves.


As for DS Pokemon Distributions. Definitely expect more out of Japanese ones in the future as they release in Japan. Maybe someday I'll get more the English Distributions. I've just been using the Japanese ones the whole way through on English games if I ever bother importing my Save from a JPN Ver to USA game. The Japanese Wonder Cards should work fine with English games, despite the Pokemon being a little bet different with their name and locations. Things like the Map Courses should work fine besides the Wonder Card being Japanese.

 

Name

Date

Goon's Scizor Present

6/18

Alternate Colored Raikou

Alternate Colored Entei

Alternate Colored Suicune

Eigakan (Cinema) Celebi

7/10

Satoshi's Pikachu Present

7/15

Course Map ~ Amity Field

7/24

Monday, March 8, 2010