Nintendo DS Game Console

General Information

Nintendo DS is a seventh generation handheld game console it was released in 2004 in Canada, the United States, and Japan, the Nintendo DS was the similar to the Game boy advance but the DS has a touch screen on the bottom.

The Nintendo DS also features a built-in microphone and is wireless, allowing players to interact with each other within short or online with the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service.

Up to today the Nintendo has sold over 70.6 million Nintendo Ds handheld consoles worldwide.

 

Technical Spec for the Nintendo DS

CPUs: Two ARM processors. An ARM946E-S main CPU and ARM7TDMI co-processor at clock speeds of 67 MHz and 33 MHz respectively. The ARM946E-S CPU processes 3D rendering and the ARM7TDMI processes 2D rendering for DS games and Game boy Advance game play.

RAM: 4 MB of Mobile RAM

Voltage: 1.65 volts required

Storage: 256 kB of Serial Flash Memory

Wireless: 802.11 + Nintendo Original Protocol

Wi-Fi: Built-in 802.11 Wireless Network Connection (802.11b/g compatible with WEP encryption support only)

Mass: 275 grams (9.7 ounces).

Physical dimensions: 148.7 x 84.7 x 28.9 mm (5.85 x 3.33 x 1.13 inches).

Screens: two separate 3-inches TFT LCD, resolution of 256 x 192 pixels, dimensions of 62 x 46 mm and 77 mm diagonal, and a dot pitch of 0.24 mm. The gap between the screens is approximately 21 mm, equivalent to about 92 "hidden" lines. The lowermost display of the Nintendo DS is overlaid with a resistive touch screen, which registers pressure from one point on the screen at a time, averaging multiple points of contact if necessary.

Mario Games on the Nintendo DS

Mario Kart DS

Mario Kart DS is a racing game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS.It is the fifth installment in the series and the first to use Nintendo's free online service, Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. The game was released in the North America, Australia, and Europe in November 2005, and in Japan in December 2005,and in South Korea in which it is the very first Wi-Fi Connection game launched in April 2007. It was well received critically, scoring an average of 91% from Metacritic.Like other games in the Mario Kart series, Mario Kart DS involves various characters from various Mario games racing each other in go-karts on tracks themed from locations in the Mario series. Less realistic physics, and the use of various weapons and or items to achieve victory differentiates kart racing games like Mario Kart DS from more realistic racing games.

Super Mario 64 DS

Super Mario 64 DS, is an enhanced remake of the 1996 N64 video game Super Mario 64, produced by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. It was released in the United States on November 21, 2004, in Japan on December 2, 2004, and in Europe on March 11, 2005,as one of the launch titles for the Nintendo DS handheld game console,similar to how Super Mario 64 was a launch title for the Nintendo 64. The remake includes various new characters, levels, modes of play and minigames, as well as updated graphics to take advantage of the capabilities of the DS system.

Mario Party DS

As with most Mario Party games, an emphasis is placed on the game's multiplayer aspect. A new element to the series is the use of the Download Play functionality of the Nintendo DS to allow four people to play wirelessly using only one game card. Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Yoshi, Princess Daisy, Toad, Wario and Waluigi are playable characters .The game is played by using a "dice block" numbered 1-10 and moving your player accordingly. There are many things such as "mole shops" and "?" spaces that can help or hinder game progress.

Yoshi’s Island DS

Yoshi's Island DS's gameplay is fundamentally the same as the previous game. The player guides various different colored Yoshis through side scrolling stages in "get from A to B" fashion. To this end, Yoshi is able to jump and hover (flutter kick) for a short time, eat enemies and turn them into eggs (which can be used for things like hitting switches and defeating distant enemies) and pound the ground (to, say, smash crates).Some stages offer Yoshi the ability to morph into vehicles for a short time.DS, like the original Yoshi's Island, differs from many platforming games in that Yoshi does not have a life bar; when Yoshi is hit, the baby he is carrying falls off his back and Yoshi must retrieve him/her before a timer runs out.

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time DS

The adventure follows Mario, Luigi, Baby Mario, and Baby Luigi as they search for Princess Peach, who has been abducted by an alien species known as the Shroobs.The gameplay centres on the co-operation between the quartet, who must use their specific qualities and skills to solve puzzles and thus progress through the game. Partners in Time features multiple role-playing game elements, but with a turn-based battle system focused on timing accuracy.

Mario Hoops 3 on 3 DS

Mario Hoops 3-on-3 is a sports game developed by Square Enix and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS in 2006.This game is the first in which Mario and Final Fantasy characters appear together as playable characters, and the second Mario game developed by Square, the first one being Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. The music is composed by Final Fantasy sound editor Masayoshi Soken. It is the first Mario basketball game ever to be released.

Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games DS

Mario & Sonic brings together the title characters and 14 more from both franchises to participate in environments based on the official venues of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.These environments are stylized to fit the art styles of the Mario and Sonic video games. Besides the characters from the Mario and Sonic games,there are also a few randomly selected non-playable characters acting as referees for certain events. Each playable character has their own statistics which can serve as an advantage or disadvantage depending on the event. They are divided into four categories: all-around, speed, power, and skill.

Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis DS

Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis is the sequel to the Game Boy Advance game Mario vs. Donkey Kong, a follow up to the Game Boy Donkey Kong game. Although it is more puzzle-oriented, now that the player controls several Mini Marios with the touch screen instead of Mario himself. The game also features the return of Pauline, whose last appearance was in the 1994 Donkey Kong game, a Game Boy sequel of the original Donkey Kong. It features Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. The DS Download Station Series 3 set of games features a short demo of the game. This is the sixth Mario game for the Nintendo DS.

Super Princess Peach DS

Super Princess Peach is a platforming video game developed by TOSE and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console. It was released in Japan in October 2005, the United States February 2006, Australia in March, and Europe in May.It is the first game to feature Princess Peach as the main playable character. In the game, Bowser has kidnapped Mario instead of Peach and holds him prisoner at Vibe Island. Peach must go through eight worlds at Vibe to rescue Mario.Super Princess Peach was praised for the role reversal in the storyline but was criticized for the nature of how Peach attacked, the marketing campaign, and the simple gameplay. It sold over a million copies.

Yoshi Touch & Go

The game revolves around Yoshi and Baby Mario/Baby Luigi. Its graphical style and cast of characters originate from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. The game heavily utilizes the DS's touch screen capabilities, and makes use of the microphone as well. The challenge in the game comes from replaying the same modes over and over to get the best possible score, similar to the classic arcade games of the 1980s. Therefore, the difficulty of the game is based primarily on improving one's own skill.