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Title: psp or ds
Post by: smalls on July 30, 2008, 16:53:47 PM
so im going to be spending a fair amount of time in hotels soon, gonna need something to amuse myself other than a can of guiness and channel 5 on a Friday night.

So Sony PSP or Nintendo DS ?

saw the guitar hero game for the DS which looked good, just some advice needed, thanks
Title: Re:psp or ds
Post by: Rivkid on July 30, 2008, 17:19:47 PM
Personally I prefer the DS all the way. Its just a great little machine with some superb games. Get yourself an r4ds (or latest equivalent) and a memory card and torrent yourself happy! :)
Title: Re:psp or ds
Post by: smalls on July 30, 2008, 17:26:09 PM
Quote from: RivkidGet yourself an r4ds (or latest equivalent) and a memory card and torrent yourself happy! :)

 :shock: but thats naughty.....
Title: Re:psp or ds
Post by: zpyder on July 30, 2008, 17:40:26 PM
Id have used my PSP a lot more if it werent for one thing. And that thing is that god aweful ergonomics. The games I played that made full use of the psps power required the use of the analogue "thumbstick" which is nothing more than a small plastic pad on the left side. Couple that with the badly shaped and placed shoulder pads and after 20 mins playing your thumbs seize up and your wrists feel like youve had your hands hobbled!
Title: Re:psp or ds
Post by: TheMallrat on July 30, 2008, 17:55:55 PM
Another vote for the DS here.
Title: psp or ds
Post by: Goblin on July 30, 2008, 18:05:34 PM
DS - so many great games, both pick up and play and ones you can immerse yourself in for hours.

Youre also more likely to run into another person with a DS for local multplayer shennanigans.
Title: psp or ds
Post by: smalls on July 30, 2008, 22:55:42 PM
ok so ds...

Anyone played the guitar hero game? seen http://www.play.com/Games/DS/4-/5891790/Nintendo-DS-Lite-Guitar-Hero-On-Tour-Bundle/Product.html#

looks like a good deal, ds alone seems to be 99.99 then 30 quid for the game worth it? or just get the ds with on its own
Title: psp or ds
Post by: Goblin on July 30, 2008, 23:09:03 PM
Before getting GH make sure you watch the instructional video on how to rock out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzQIRTRHQ9w
Title: psp or ds
Post by: smalls on July 30, 2008, 23:16:21 PM
lol, looks good :)

Think im sold !!
Title: psp or ds
Post by: addictweb on July 31, 2008, 07:50:56 AM
GuitarHero DS has seriously tempted me in the same direction. Im currently trying to cut down on after work beers so i can get one!
Title: Re:psp or ds
Post by: skidzilla on July 31, 2008, 08:19:03 AM
Quote from: smalls
Quote from: RivkidGet yourself an r4ds (or latest equivalent) and a memory card and torrent yourself happy! :)

 :shock: but thats naughty.....
WWYAD? (What would your avatar do?) :P ;)
Title: Re:psp or ds
Post by: Eggtastico on July 31, 2008, 16:01:13 PM
DS

you can fit more games onto a 4gb memory card
Title: Re:psp or ds
Post by: Serious on August 01, 2008, 02:48:10 AM
Another vote for DS, even if I have problems using one.
Title: psp or ds
Post by: Leon on August 01, 2008, 03:47:15 AM
Another vote for the DS here, picked up mine wiht a R4 card 3 weeks ago and already played it way more than I did my PSP :)
Title: Re:psp or ds
Post by: skidzilla on August 01, 2008, 18:55:35 PM
Due to an injunction:
(http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/977/20080801211jd1.jpg)
Sign says basically "SOLD OUT" (http://blog.livedoor.jp/dqnplus/archives/1152256.html) with an amusing reference to the samurai below. :lol: So the R4 might become harder to find for those of you in the UK too.
Title: psp or ds
Post by: smalls on August 01, 2008, 23:03:15 PM
Theres plently about ATM, a quick google search found some.

However it arrived today but i cannot get it to work, just stays on the loading screen, tried alsorts from various forums etc but still doesnt get past loading, anyone got any ideas? i have the latest 1.18 firmware
Title: Re:psp or ds
Post by: Cornholio on August 02, 2008, 00:08:15 AM
ds all the way. nintendo rocks! :rock:
Title: psp or ds
Post by: Leon on August 05, 2008, 23:28:07 PM
Quote from: smallsTheres plently about ATM, a quick google search found some.

However it arrived today but i cannot get it to work, just stays on the loading screen, tried alsorts from various forums etc but still doesnt get past loading, anyone got any ideas? i have the latest 1.18 firmware

I had problems with mine going to the touch screen to continue instead of booting from the R4 card, lots and lots of googling later showed that I needed to use the Samsung SD formater on the card before it was happy, did that and it solved it (cant get to the R4 forums from here to link for you). Next problem I had was things kept freezing and crashing out but that was caused by the contacts on the card not making good connection, unscrewing the card and putting a small peice of folded paper behind the contacts to push them out a bit solved that and now very happy :)