New to DS

Mr.Fox · Jun 29, 2006, 11:11 PM

Just got a DS. Don't know much about it yet but I was curious if you have a wireless router can you play your games like Mario Kart online against other DS users? Thanks

Perky McGiggles · Jun 29, 2006, 11:53 PM

Yes, you can. There are options to hook up with other people either nationally or worldwide. If you have a buddy you want to hook up with just exchange friend codes and you can race eachother privately. Though all this is stated in the manual.

Seerkin · Jun 30, 2006, 11:05 AM

RTFM.

Ive always wanted an excuse to say that..

Yes it plays online.

Takezo · Jun 30, 2006, 01:32 PM

Hope you got the DS lite. and not the old DS. I traded in my old DS after i got my DS lite. It's the screen. The DS lite just looks sweet.

It even brighter than my overly under used (oximoron

) PSP

.

Nevermind · Jul 3, 2006, 08:35 PM

mario cart is a great ds game to play online. Only thing is you seem to get alot of different levels of players. I like the way they set it up in tetris ds where you mainly only play people of the same level as you.

Maze · Jul 4, 2006, 01:26 AM

i bought a ds lite (white) yesterday with the new mario bros. and project rub and it's amazing!

badboy · Jul 4, 2006, 02:09 PM

I bought myself a ds 2 days ago also

its hard to get time to play need to prey it off my gfs hands

I bought New Mario, Warioware touch, that yoshi game and Nintendogs "for my gf

"

yeah I bought nintendodogs for me! and I love it so

and u thought it couldnt get any gayer.. I bought the chihuahua version

Seerkin · Jul 5, 2006, 09:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by badboy

I bought myself a ds 2 days ago also

its hard to get time to play need to prey it off my gfs hands

I bought New Mario, Warioware touch, that yoshi game and Nintendogs "for my gf

"

yeah I bought nintendodogs for me! and I love it so

and u thought it couldnt get any gayer.. I bought the chihuahua version

Dave · Jul 6, 2006, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Perky McGiggles

Yes, you can. There are options to hook up with other people either nationally or worldwide. If you have a buddy you want to hook up with just exchange friend codes and you can race eachother privately. Though all this is stated in the manual.

i thought the wireless thing only allowed multiplayer between people you know that have a ds. guess i was wrong. so all you need is a wireless router which is connected to the interent huh?

going to pick a ds lite up next week if thats so.

Xiro · Jul 7, 2006, 01:30 AM

For those who don't have a wireless router you can always buy This little USB gadget and get your DS online that way. I have one I use at work

and it works awesome for me and the guys here in the office.

jimmt · Jul 8, 2006, 07:07 AM

If you use Wireless router you have enable broadcasting SID for the DS to work; at least with my router and APs. By default broadcasting is usually enabled. I also had to upgrade my DLINK Firmware to the latest versions. If you use MAC address filtering the DS tells you the MAC so you can update your settings. I don't recall seeing 256 bit support for wep, but it does support 128.

Jim

Perky McGiggles · Jul 9, 2006, 08:18 PM

For my Netgear router I had to manually assign the DS an address to get it to connect properly. I don't know if all Netgear routers are that way but keep that in mind if you have one and you aren't getting connected to it.

Razeus · Jul 15, 2006, 06:22 PM

Welcome to the DS club....hope you bought the Lite version.

Games you MUST get:

New Super Mario Bros.
Mario Kart DS
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
Brain Age (don't even think about not getting it - once you play, you're hooked)
Advanced Wars Dual Strike.

Upcoming titles to take note:

Star Fox DS
Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Diddy Kong Racing

Perky McGiggles · Jul 16, 2006, 03:37 PM

You forgot Animal Crossing: Wild World

Which is pretty much all I play on the DS.

Nevermind · Jul 17, 2006, 12:21 AM

Oh and tetris, if you know other people with ds's having a big game with items is loads of fun

wangFu · Jul 22, 2006, 10:14 PM

i just got mine with mario brothers, i wanted to buy another game, maybe tetris or mario kart to play online but i only had enough for 1 game

WiseJoeyD · Aug 3, 2006, 06:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Perky McGiggles

For my Netgear router I had to manually assign the DS an address to get it to connect properly. I don't know if all Netgear routers are that way but keep that in mind if you have one and you aren't getting connected to it.

Had to set wireless to B/G mode for it to connect to ours.

badboy · Aug 3, 2006, 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dwhjr77

Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass

didnt know a zelda game was coming for DS

Im so buying it

I saw it was cell shaded I hated it about the zelda on GC but this one has a different view-point and cell shaded fits it..
The one on GC had 3rd person which sucks with cell shaded zelda and should have never been made like that BAD BAD BAD NINTENDO.
This one on DS just brings back old memories of the snes zelda

And you forgot FF3 and Children Of Mana

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Jun 29, 2006, 11:53 PM	#2
Perky McGiggles I see what you did there Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Highway 20 Posts: 14,419	Yes, you can. There are options to hook up with other people either nationally or worldwide. If you have a buddy you want to hook up with just exchange friend codes and you can race eachother privately. Though all this is stated in the manual. __________________ Perky McGiggles Perky is only alone temporarily. He was promised 69 naked virgins for a single task he has yet to complete. - wonder squirrel

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Jul 3, 2006, 08:35 PM	#5
Nevermind Back Home Join Date: May 2003 Location: Perth W.Aus Posts: 1,078	mario cart is a great ds game to play online. Only thing is you seem to get alot of different levels of players. I like the way they set it up in tetris ds where you mainly only play people of the same level as you. __________________ SpaceMonkey PC XBOX360 Wii DS PSP

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Jun 30, 2006, 11:05 AM	#3
Seerkin I don't like you like you Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: a house Posts: 1,528	RTFM. Ive always wanted an excuse to say that.. Yes it plays online.

Jun 30, 2006, 01:32 PM	#4
Takezo Tech Ninja Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 1,089	Hope you got the DS lite. and not the old DS. I traded in my old DS after i got my DS lite. It's the screen. The DS lite just looks sweet. It even brighter than my overly under used (oximoron ) PSP .

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Jul 7, 2006, 01:30 AM	#10
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Jul 9, 2006, 08:18 PM	#12
Perky McGiggles I see what you did there Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Highway 20 Posts: 14,419	For my Netgear router I had to manually assign the DS an address to get it to connect properly. I don't know if all Netgear routers are that way but keep that in mind if you have one and you aren't getting connected to it. __________________ Perky McGiggles Perky is only alone temporarily. He was promised 69 naked virgins for a single task he has yet to complete. - wonder squirrel

Jul 15, 2006, 06:22 PM	#13
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Jul 16, 2006, 03:37 PM	#14
Perky McGiggles I see what you did there Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Highway 20 Posts: 14,419	You forgot Animal Crossing: Wild World Which is pretty much all I play on the DS. __________________ Perky McGiggles Perky is only alone temporarily. He was promised 69 naked virgins for a single task he has yet to complete. - wonder squirrel

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