Nintendo DS
May 30, 2004 03:17 PM
Like countless others feel, the Nintendo DS reminds me of the Donkey Kong Game&Watch video games of the 1980s. Although I never owned one, I used to play and envy one that belonged to my friend. Atleast now, I can download an emulator for DK. Oh, it feels like childhood again.:)
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Sachin GK said...
Donkey Kong was great!! I didn't have a 'videogame' we used to call them that then, but as u said i envied my friends set!!
Those were the games then. Remember PACMAN ? or super mario?? :) I can produly say i have saved the queen tens of times!!
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Seshu said...
Nilesh,
Like you, I never owned one but I sure enjoyed playing Donkey Kong when I friends brought theirs to school. We didn't get any studying done - that's for sure!
Do you think the design folks at Nintendo decided to go back into their archives and refurbish an old model? The similarities are uncanny. I suspect the new version has a crisper (color) LCD screens and the games can be swapped in and out (making it a whole lot more reasonable in terms of price). Will have to check the emulator.
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Arindam said...
Ya, this reminds my childhood too. My favourite was Atari video games :-)
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Nilesh said...
Seems like most of us have been thru the same experience. Playing friends' video games and envying them all our childhood. :)
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Nilesh said...
Seshu, I agree with you. It isn't supposed to be a refurbished model. But an improvement to the highly successful & addictive Game&Watch games of the yesteryears.
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Hamilton said...
My favourite is PSP but i like the Nintendo DS too
7. Reference from
Gear Live: Enter The High Tech Lifestyle
Nintendo has finally let the cat out of the bag, and announced the official Nintendo DS price and launch date, and as Gear Live had reported previously, you will be able to play this thing at the Thanksgiving family get-together...
Read more in
Official Nintendo DS Launch Date and Price Announced »
7 comments have been added. Add your comments.
1. Sachin GK said...
Donkey Kong was great!! I didn't have a 'videogame' we used to call them that then, but as u said i envied my friends set!!
Those were the games then. Remember PACMAN ? or super mario?? :) I can produly say i have saved the queen tens of times!!
2. Seshu said...
Nilesh,
Like you, I never owned one but I sure enjoyed playing Donkey Kong when I friends brought theirs to school. We didn't get any studying done - that's for sure!
Do you think the design folks at Nintendo decided to go back into their archives and refurbish an old model? The similarities are uncanny. I suspect the new version has a crisper (color) LCD screens and the games can be swapped in and out (making it a whole lot more reasonable in terms of price). Will have to check the emulator.
3. Arindam said...
Ya, this reminds my childhood too. My favourite was Atari video games :-)
4. Nilesh said...
Seems like most of us have been thru the same experience. Playing friends' video games and envying them all our childhood. :)
5. Nilesh said...
Seshu, I agree with you. It isn't supposed to be a refurbished model. But an improvement to the highly successful & addictive Game&Watch games of the yesteryears.
6. Hamilton said...
My favourite is PSP but i like the Nintendo DS too
7. Reference from Gear Live: Enter The High Tech Lifestyle
Read more in Official Nintendo DS Launch Date and Price Announced »
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