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I personally liked the GBA SP better than any other handheld and I was not a fan of the DS at all. The only positive of the DS for me was that it was relatively easy to write homebrew games for (though not as easy as the GBA).

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captainlezbian@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
There’s a lot I love about the DS but it suffered immensely from the gimmick problem. Games that had no business being touch focused were forced into it. Zelda was probably the worst example, but the metroid game that used it for an fps was also up there.

I love the DS for my nostalgia of it, but any replaying of it is as uncomfortable as the wii

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Strider@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
I mean, at the time it was not a competition at first. I loved the gba, then the gba sp even more.

And when the DS (grey first model) came out, imo the games were a dry spell for at least a year!

Anyhow, given the opportunity I would love to bring you closer to the DS games catalogue and I am very convinced I could bring you to change your mind.

Most times I’ve seen the DS being massively underestimated is because of not being aware of the massive amounts of gems of games there are, just a few popular ones and lots and lots of shovelware (akin to Wii) which e.g. we in Germany had in the stores. That selection sucked mostly!

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- zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  I am EXTREMELY familiar with the DS, you cannot “bring me close to the DS games” lmao. If anything, I am pissed that so many excellent games are trapped on it and will never get ported.
  
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  - Strider@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Hm, I don’t like getting laughed at but still apologies for the misunderstanding. Would love to show you my collection 🤷
    
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