Smealums FPS game is now an online game for the Nintendo DS:

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via siliconera

After pushing through a couple of floors on both the SNK and Capcom sides of the tower (yeah they’re separated) I’ve found out that SNK vs. Capcom Card Fighters DS is a pretty big mess. The problem is the inherent system is completely broken and the computer doesn’t use any different tactics besides attacking. There are lots of different abilities you can use in the game like reshuffling your deck, healing your cards, tapping cards for extra colored “force” energy and doing counter attacks. The computer doesn’t do any of these halfway through the game. Instead the AI only has one strategy attack and leave some of the cards free to block with. That’s a problem, but it gets worse.

At the beginning of every round dice are rolled to see who gets first act. If you win the roll you can put your attacking cards on the board, they’re frozen for a round while your opponent puts his/her cards on the board. Here’s the problem, after your opponent lays their cards on the board they are still frozen when it’s your turn. You have one round to attack them free of any obstructions. This leads to a simple, yet boring strategy, putting out a bunch of weak cards that use one force each. If you can put out five cards that give 400 BP of damage you can win a fight in a single round. This isn’t too difficult to do once you start collecting Axl (Mega Man X7), Adon and Poison (Final Fight) cards you’ll have a nearly invincible deck.

There’s still time for SNK Playmore USA to fix this problem, by adjusting the game’s balance. Hopefully they will make some changes. On the plus side there is one neat touch screen feature. When you buy cards they appear wrapped on the touch screen. You can use your pen to draw a line across the top of the pack, which rips it open. ...

Another commercial of the Wario game for the DS.

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via dsfanboy

With the latest Japanese commercial for the game sending chills down our spine, this latest video of the opening intro to the game physically removes our spine, shakes it and stuffs it back into our body with such a force as to shake the very core of the Earth. In other words, we want us some Hotel Dusk!

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Via gaming age

Since the DS Lite launched in America, various message board denziens have been complaining that their touch screen carries a darker, more yellow tint, than the top screen. I, and many others, initially wrote it off as folks being overly sensitive, the effect likely a result of a coating on the touch screen or some such. I mean, my touch screen was a bit darker than the the top screen, but I barely noticed, nor did it bug me, I just assumed all DS Lites were that way.

That is, until my girlfiend went out and bought herself one. Comparing our two systems, I discovered that slight tint of my touch screen was mysteriously absent on hers. The whites of the top and bottom screen seemed to match on hers, but on mine, the bright top whites appeared almost grey on the lower screen.

And that's when the tint started to bug me. Luckily, it's not all that prevalent, the difference is only noticeable on light backgrounds, like the bootup warning screen, Brain Age, and Big Brain Academy. Colorful titles, like Meteos and New Super Mario Brothers, curiously aren't affected. It's easy to tell which system is whose when they're at the warning screen, regardless of the brightness setting, but when placed side-by-side while both running Mario, neither of us could tell the difference. In fact, during the Mario comparision, she incorrectly guessed that my Lite was hers.

For the skeptical, here's some a picture to highlight the difference among the two. Be forwarned, the difference isn't all that noticeable on LCD monitors due to their inherent brightness, but those on CRT monitors should be able to clearly identify which DS is which.

Though both DS Lites are on the third brightness setting, there's a definite difference between the two.

The Lites have been swapped with this juxtapose, made from the first picture. The tinted screen is now placed on the right to emphasize the difference -- Ignore the differing shades of the bottom line, as that line flashes to garner attention. I don't think it has anything to do with angle or lighting, as the tint is pretty uniform, not to mention that the top screens match up pretty well and don't suffer from the same problem. If anything, the top screen on the right is a bit brighter.... ...

via dsfanboy

What's this -- a list? Cue the frothing fanboys! But this latest list of the top ten worst DS games, as decided by the folks at Pocket Gamer, is definitely filled with some of the poorest examples of DS gaming. We're not sure if they're really the ten worst ever, though. Let's call them the "Ten Worst Titles Masquerading as Games You Might Almost Want to Play." Well, except for Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy. We actually did want to play that, but y'know, we need it to function.

Pocket Gamer's 10 Worst DS Games

ATV Quad Frenzy
Burnout Legends
Guilty Gear Dust Strikers
King Kong
Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
Rainbow Islands Revolution
Space Invaders Revolution
Superman Returns
Tamagotchi Connection Corner Shop
Tomb Raider: Legend DS

So do you agree or does this make you want to call shenanigans? What game would you nominate that isn't represented here? ...

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New podcast from Kraln:


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New release of PALib from Mollusk

It's been a while since I hadn't updated PAlib

I attached to the message the changelog since the latest official release, lots of stuff !

Please backup your PAlib directory and projects, erase and do a perfectly clean install...
You'll also need to update your project makefiles, just take any makefile (PAlibExamples or Template).
The doc hasn't been updated yet because I still don't have a working copy of Doxygen on my computer, but the new functions have been documented in PAlib so as soon as I reinstall the right version I'll update the whole thing...

This version DOES NOT contain the FATlib, still waiting for the ne< devkitpro release... It is easy to add it manually to any project...

It is highly untested, some of the changes have been done a few weeks ago so I might have broken stuff and not seen it

Installer, Zip, and 7z are downloadable here : http://palib.info/forum/modules/PDdo...wcat.php?cid=3

Here's the changelog since the last beta :

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