Pictochat • Gaming • DS • Eurogamer.net

martyngates 27 Jun 2005 15:33:45 1,752 posts
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while taking a break from enjoying the sun over the weekend i decided to have a quick go on zoo keeper, but as i sparked up my ds i happened to notice on the menu pictochat!

the chat tool with a million and 1 uses before the ds was released! the prospect of sending messages to other ds users while sat in McD's seemed a laugh at the time

fast forward 6 months...

has anyone ever used this or tried it, i dont recall seeing a ds in sue publically never mind them having pictochat running on it at the time

pjmaybe 27 Jun 2005 15:34:13 70,666 posts
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Ask Rutty and Mentat.

Peej

boo 27 Jun 2005 15:39:32 13,901 posts
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Tried it once with the nephews-to-be to find out its limits.
Goes through walls pretty well, and when we left their house the signal lasted about 200m down the road.

I fire it up on the train occasionally just to see if there's anyone else using it but there never is...

Destined to remain an underused novelty I suspect...

Edit - Bad apostrophe. Bad!

Edited by boo at 15:39:22 27-06-2005

pjmaybe 27 Jun 2005 15:45:22 70,666 posts
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I will use it a LOT to talk to my yank penpals once DS gets online properly.

We're all art nuts, it'll be a blast.

Peej

Salaman 27 Jun 2005 15:48:28 24,162 posts
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Started it up once, drew a squiggle that didn't even look obscene no matter what way i looked at it or squinted. Never fired it up again.

If you're dying to get some picto-chat action, I suggest you get yourself to a nearby school. Bound to be some use of it there.

mentat 27 Jun 2005 15:52:35 5,613 posts
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pjmaybe wrote:
Ask Rutty and Mentat.

Peej

Hehe

/takes the 5th.

Singularity 27 Jun 2005 16:55:36 3,282 posts
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A buddy and I use it to take turns to draw a panel of a comic strip. It basically ends up being us drawing bad pictures of Batman and swearing a lot.

I like it a lot, but I think Tycho from PA hit the nail on the head by calling it a matchmaking service for the PSP. (: ))

Toonster 27 Jun 2005 17:48:34 6,930 posts
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If you're bored with Pictochat, you can always animate cartoons on it. It's a nice way to pass the time.

Deleted user 27 June 2005 18:53:14

pjmaybe wrote:
I will use it a LOT to talk to my yank penpals once DS gets online properly.

We're all art nuts, it'll be a blast.

Peej

What do you mean when it gets properly online? I think I've missed something here & the prospect of that sounds quite exciting!

Nuttah 27 Jun 2005 19:01:28 1,840 posts
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mentat wrote:

pjmaybe wrote:
Ask Rutty and Mentat.

Peej

Hehe

/takes the 5th.

pretty sure it was mentat and shinj... then stolen by rutty and angel

certainly got interesting then

/was drunk.. quite possibly not true.

Edited by Nuttah at 19:01:13 27-06-2005

Deleted user 27 June 2005 20:05:55

Hyoushi wrote:
I've heard it's great for setting up Wifi matchups whilst on airplanes.

PSP wifi matchups too.

You're not meant to do that are you? Thought that interferred with the aircraft controls/sytems?

sir_tripod 11 Jul 2005 09:05:18 16 posts
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I used it once in the cinema (before the film started) with a friend. It's a challenge to have it on more than 1 minute and not swear on-screen or draw any reproductive organs or mammary glands.

silentbob 11 Jul 2005 09:50:09 29,527 posts
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Had great fun with Pictochat on the train home on Saturday. Three of us were basically making lewd comments and suggestive pictures concerning the hottie sat next to me (we were on a table). Much chortling and guffawing was had (poor girl) - until I realised there was a couple of girls reading over my shoulder looking entirely unimpressed.

**Busted**