DS Daily: Chocobo vs. chocobo

brpFiled under: a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/category/ds-daily/ rel=tagDS Daily/a/pdiv align=centerimg hspace=4 vspace=4 border=0 src=http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dsfanboy.com/media/2008/10/1pc-ffiv-snes-ads-0-dsf.jpg alt= /br //div With two chocobo-centric games heading to the DS, cash-poor gamers may have to make a terrible decision: emchocobo/em, or emchocobo/em? Oh, the horror! They’re both adorable, but one is packed with mini-games based on familiar stories, and the other is based on familiar (as in, old school) gameplay packed with aspects that will kick your ass. Similar in some ways, they are, but in the end? Very different.br /br /If forced to choose, which would be your one chocobo game to rule them all: span style=font-style: italic;Cid and Chocobo’s Mysterious Dungeon: Maze of Time DS+/span or span style=font-style: italic;Chocobo and the Magic Storybook: The Witch and the Girl and the Five Heroes/span.p style=clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0; /ppa target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/2008/10/26/ds-daily-chocobo-vs-chocobo/ rel=bookmark title=Permanent link to this entryPermalink/a | a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/forward/1353015/ title=Send this entry to a friend via emailEmail this/a | a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/2008/10/26/ds-daily-chocobo-vs-chocobo/#comments title=View reader comments on this entryComments/a/p a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://www.dsfanboy.com/2008/10/26/ds-daily-chocobo-vs-chocobo/’Source [dsfanboy]/abr

DS Daily: Keeping a record

brpFiled under: a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/category/ds-daily/ rel=tagDS Daily/a/pimg hspace=4 vspace=4 border=0 align=right src=http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dsfanboy.com/media/2008/10/dsrdsialimg02.jpg alt= /While we’re still not fully convinced the DSi is the second coming of awesome, some of the features are undoubtedly neat. We spoke a little about the a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/2008/10/22/the-ds-life-i/camera/a and some of the photo manipulation possibilities the other day, but another feature of the DSi (that also has nothing to do with gaming) is the ability to create an album-of-days, or basically, a photo diary on your DSi. br /br /It’s a neat idea, considering a lot of people carry their handhelds around nearly everywhere, though it certainly won’t convince anyone to buy the reimagined handheld by itself (probably). What do you think of the feature? Is it something you would use, provided you had a DSi?p style=clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0; /ppa target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://touch-ds.jp/dsi/feature/02.htmlRead/a | a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/2008/10/24/ds-daily-keeping-a-record/ rel=bookmark title=Permanent link to this entryPermalink/a | a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/forward/1351661/ title=Send this entry to a friend via emailEmail this/a | a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/2008/10/24/ds-daily-keeping-a-record/#comments title=View reader comments on this entryComments/a/p a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://www.dsfanboy.com/2008/10/24/ds-daily-keeping-a-record/’Source [dsfanboy]/abr

DS Daily: Browsing

brpFiled under: a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/category/ds-daily/ rel=tagDS Daily/a/pimg hspace=4 vspace=4 border=0 align=right src=http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dsfanboy.com/media/2008/10/ds-browz.jpg alt= /Thanks to the DS homebrew community, you can enjoy a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/2006/02/25/ds-homebrew-gets-organized/at least one/a rudimentary web browser, and thanks to Nintendo, you can enjoy … well, one a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/2006/05/16/ds-browser-screenshots/official/a rudimentary browser. Come the time of the a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/2008/10/02/nintendo-announces-nintendo-dsi/DSi/a, a browser will be included, and web browsing will just become a part of the DS experience.br /br /Or will it? Not only was the official browser not very engaging, but we just never felt much need for net-surfing from the DS. Does that appeal to you? p style=clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0; /ppa target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/2008/10/19/ds-daily-browsing/ rel=bookmark title=Permanent link to this entryPermalink/a | a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/forward/1346302/ title=Send this entry to a friend via emailEmail this/a | a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/2008/10/19/ds-daily-browsing/#comments title=View reader comments on this entryComments/a/p a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://www.dsfanboy.com/2008/10/19/ds-daily-browsing/’Source [dsfanboy]/abr

Flower, Sun, and Rain in North America in 2009

brpFiled under: a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/category/news/ rel=tagNews/a/pimg hspace=4 border=0 align=right vspace=4 src=http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dsfanboy.com/media/2008/10/fsr100908.jpg alt= /a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/10/08/tgs08-no-more-heroes-desperate-struggle-trailer/emNo More Heroes: Desperate Struggle/em/a might be the biggest news of TGS involving Suda 51 and the letters D and S, but it’s not the emonly/em such news. Marvelous and XSEED have confirmed a US release for the DS remake of Suda 51’s PS2 adventure game a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/2008/07/30/flower-sun-and-english-screens/emFlower, Sun, and Rain/em/a, which stars Sumio Mondo, a man forced to relive the same day, in which a sunny resort is blown up by terrorists.br /br /Of course, the game is coming out in Europe this a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Flower-Sun-Rain-Nintendo-DS/dp/B0014FKCUI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8s=videogamesqid=1223577905sr=8-2November/a, so waiting until the US release may only be a cost-cutting measure on the part of impatient Suda fans. But we’re happy to be able to go into a store — eventually — and buy it!br /br /div class=postgallerypstrongGallery: a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/photos/flower-sun-and-rain/Flower, Sun, and Rain/a/strong/pa target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/photos/flower-sun-and-rain/951578/img src=http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dsfanboy.com/media/2008/07/fsr_uk_packfront_700cg_main99_thumbnail.jpg alt= title= //aa target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/photos/flower-sun-and-rain/951549/img src=http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dsfanboy.com/media/2008/07/fsr_-_wrestler_bmp_jpgcopy_thumbnail.jpg alt= title= //aa target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/photos/flower-sun-and-rain/951548/img src=http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dsfanboy.com/media/2008/07/fsr_-_welcome_to_lospass_bmp_jpgcopy_thumbnail.jpg alt= title= //aa target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/photos/flower-sun-and-rain/951547/img src=http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dsfanboy.com/media/2008/07/fsr_-_wrestler_jack_bmp_jpgcopy_thumbnail.jpg alt= title= //aa target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/photos/flower-sun-and-rain/951546/img src=http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dsfanboy.com/media/2008/07/fsr_-_sumio_bmp_jpgcopy_thumbnail.jpg alt= title= //a/divbr /[Via press release]p style=clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0; /ppa target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/2008/10/09/flower-sun-and-rain-in-north-america-in-2009/ rel=bookmark title=Permanent link to this entryPermalink/a | a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/forward/1337907/ title=Send this entry to a friend via emailEmail this/a | a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/2008/10/09/flower-sun-and-rain-in-north-america-in-2009/#comments title=View reader comments on this entryComments/a/p a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://www.dsfanboy.com/2008/10/09/flower-sun-and-rain-in-north-america-in-2009/’Source [dsfanboy]/abr

Echoes of Time (and Miis)

brpFiled under: a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/category/screens/ rel=tagScreens/a/pa target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.ndszone.com/nintendo-ds/nintendo-ds/final-fantasy-crystal-chronicles-echoes-of-time-ds-new-screens/img vspace=4 hspace=4 border=1 align=right alt= src=http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dsfanboy.com/media/2008/10/ffcc-top-ds-108.jpg //aIf you were just itching to see someone else’s Mii in a DS screenshot of a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/2008/10/01/new-final-fantasy-lets-ds-and-wii-gamers-play-at-the-same-time/emFinal Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time/em/a, then you’ve come to the right place. Along with some other excellent new shots, we have that very thing in the gallery below. Like the way the game looks? Your lucky day rolls on, because we heard a little rumor that there may be some a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/10/06/echoes-of-time-to-support-worldwide-play-evidence-points-to-nor/wallpapers available/a on the a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.square-enix.co.jp/ffcc/eot/official site/a by the end of the week.br /br /The DS/Wii release emEchoes of Time/em is slated for January in Japan, and, unofficially, emsome time that isn’t soon enough /emfor the rest of the world.br /br /div class=postgallerypstrongGallery: a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/photos/final-fantasy-crystal-chronicles-echoes-of-time/Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time/a/strong/pa target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/photos/final-fantasy-crystal-chronicles-echoes-of-time/1084422/img src=http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dsfanboy.com/media/2008/10/1eot005ak_thumbnail.jpg alt= title= //aa target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/photos/final-fantasy-crystal-chronicles-echoes-of-time/1084421/img src=http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dsfanboy.com/media/2008/10/1eot006ak_thumbnail.jpg alt= title= //aa target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/photos/final-fantasy-crystal-chronicles-echoes-of-time/1084420/img src=http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dsfanboy.com/media/2008/10/1eot007ak_thumbnail.jpg alt= title= //aa target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/photos/final-fantasy-crystal-chronicles-echoes-of-time/1084417/img src=http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dsfanboy.com/media/2008/10/1eot003ak_thumbnail.jpg alt= title= //aa target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/photos/final-fantasy-crystal-chronicles-echoes-of-time/1084416/img src=http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dsfanboy.com/media/2008/10/1eot004ak_thumbnail.jpg alt= title= //a/divp style=clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0; /ppa target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.ndszone.com/nintendo-ds/nintendo-ds/final-fantasy-crystal-chronicles-echoes-of-time-ds-new-screens/Read/a | a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/2008/10/08/echoes-of-time-and-miis/ rel=bookmark title=Permanent link to this entryPermalink/a | a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/forward/1335973/ title=Send this entry to a friend via emailEmail this/a | a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/2008/10/08/echoes-of-time-and-miis/#comments title=View reader comments on this entryComments/a/p a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://www.dsfanboy.com/2008/10/08/echoes-of-time-and-miis/’Source [dsfanboy]/abr

DS Daily: Bummed about the GBA

brpFiled under: a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/category/ds-daily/ rel=tagDS Daily/a/pdiv align=centerimg vspace=4 hspace=4 border=0 alt= src=http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dsfanboy.com/media/2008/10/gba_slot_slide_lg.jpg /br //div Yesterday, a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/2008/10/06/goodbye-gba/we presented a feature/a that said goodbye to all of the great things a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/2008/10/06/goodbye-gba/the GBA slot can be used for/a on the DS Lite. As you all know, the new DSi says sayonara to the GBA slot. What we’re wondering is, what will be the most missed aspect of that GBA slot for yourself? Will you miss a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/photos/goodbye-gba-slot/1080161/not being able to play emGuitar Hero: On Tour/em/a on your DSi? Are you sad to see a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/photos/goodbye-gba-slot/1081538/your gigantic library of GBA games/a is not supported by the new device? What will you miss most about the GBA slot?br /br /div class=postgallerypstrongGallery: a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/photos/goodbye-gba-slot/Goodbye, GBA slot/a/strong/pa target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/photos/goodbye-gba-slot/1081538/img src=http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.dsfanboy.com/media/2008/10/eternightgba_thumbnail.jpg alt=GBA games! title=GBA games! //aa target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/photos/goodbye-gba-slot/1080161/img src=http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.dsfanboy.com/media/2008/10/guitarheroontour_thumbnail.jpg alt=Guitar Hero Guitar Grip controller title=Guitar Hero Guitar Grip controller //aa target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/photos/goodbye-gba-slot/1080169/img src=http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.dsfanboy.com/media/2008/10/th-motion—snowboard-method-002_thumbnail.jpg alt=Tony Hawk’s motion title=Tony Hawk’s motion //aa target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/photos/goodbye-gba-slot/1080172/img src=http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.dsfanboy.com/media/2008/10/arkanoid_ds_paddles_thumbnail.jpg alt=Taito’s paddle controller title=Taito’s paddle controller //aa target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/photos/goodbye-gba-slot/1080156/img src=http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.dsfanboy.com/media/2008/10/ds_famicomft_thumbnail.jpg alt=The Famulator title=The Famulator //a/divp style=clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0; /ppa target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/2008/10/07/ds-daily-bummed-about-the-gba/ rel=bookmark title=Permanent link to this entryPermalink/a | a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/forward/1334750/ title=Send this entry to a friend via emailEmail this/a | a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/2008/10/07/ds-daily-bummed-about-the-gba/#comments title=View reader comments on this entryComments/a/p a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://www.dsfanboy.com/2008/10/07/ds-daily-bummed-about-the-gba/’Source [dsfanboy]/abr

Tiny moving Marios and Luigis

brpFiled under: a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/category/video/ rel=tagVideo/a/pdiv align=center div style=width: 425px; text-align: center;embed width=425 height=271 align=middle src=http://gamevideos.1up.com/swf/gamevideos11.swf?embedded=1fullscreen=1autoplay=0src=http://gamevideos.1up.com/video/videoListXML%3Fid%3D21794%26adPlay%3Dtrue type=application/x-shockwave-flash/embeda target=_blank rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://gamevideos.1up.com/video/id/21794Mario Luigi 3 ‘Debut’ trailer/a/div br //div Just yesterday, we were talking about how a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/2008/10/04/ds-daily-rhythmblem/little/a we’ve seen of a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/2008/10/02/rhythm-heaven-mario-and-luigi-3-vaguely-dated-for-us/emMario Luigi 3/em/a, and look! Here’s a video. Now we know … uh, well, a little more.br /br /Spoiler alert: it’s got Mario. emAnd/em Luigi.br / div class=postgallery pstrongGallery: a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/photos/mario-and-luigi-3/Mario Luigi 3/a/strong/p a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/photos/mario-and-luigi-3/1071841/img src=http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.dsfanboy.com/media/2008/10/dsss86-mario-luigi-3-ds-cg-091263_thumbnail.jpg alt= title= //aa target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/photos/mario-and-luigi-3/1071840/img src=http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.dsfanboy.com/media/2008/10/dsss85-mario-luigi-3-ds-cg-091263_thumbnail.jpg alt= title= //aa target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/photos/mario-and-luigi-3/1071838/img src=http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.dsfanboy.com/media/2008/10/dsss87-mario-luigi-3-ds-cg-091263_thumbnail.jpg alt= title= //a/divp style=clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0; /ppa target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://gamevideos.1up.com/Read/a | a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/2008/10/05/tiny-moving-marios-and-luigis/ rel=bookmark title=Permanent link to this entryPermalink/a | a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/forward/1332921/ title=Send this entry to a friend via emailEmail this/a | a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http://www.dsfanboy.com/2008/10/05/tiny-moving-marios-and-luigis/#comments title=View reader comments on this entryComments/a/p a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://www.dsfanboy.com/2008/10/05/tiny-moving-marios-and-luigis/’Source [dsfanboy]/abr

Show and Tell: Early but eerie

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In the fine tradition of American retailers, we’d like to get started on Halloween a little early this year. We’ve got pumpkins, costumes, and parties — all things just ripe for you to undertake yourself once the holiday rolls around. Doing something gaming-related yourself? Make sure you let us know!

Also, hey — if you’re looking to get started early on your spooky plans this year, maybe some of these will help get the (ooshy gooshy layers of) brain cranking out some ideas.

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Dragon Quest IX plans shrouded in mystery

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It’s one of the DS-related mysteries that keeps us up at night: what is the dealio with Dragon Quest IX? Square Enix claimed the game was “almost finished” back on February 1st, developer Level 5 has long been targeting a 2008 release, and the game’s official page still has the title down for a launch this year.

Despite this, Spencer at Siliconera points out that there has been no recent press coverage of the game, never mind a concrete release date from Square Enix, who plan to make an unholy amount of wonga from the game. Maybe we’ll find out more at the Tokyo Game Show next month, though just to confuse matters further, the game won’t be playable there. It’s all very bizarre.

Source: Dragon Quest IX might make 2008 …
Source: … but it won’t be playable at TGS.

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DS Daily: On the mic

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We’ve spent our fair share of time complaining about usage of the microphone in most DS games (it’s just often unnecessary), but does that mean the mic has no redeeming qualities? In non-games, certainly, the microphone at times has its uses … but what about in regular old-fashioned games? Sure, it’s fun to yell “Hold it!” at times, but do you need to be able to do so? Would games that use the DS mic be just as good without it?

Tied into this question is, of course, another one — do you ever use voice chat in the games that support it? If you do, do you use a headset, or just the built-in mic?

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