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Pac-man-ate-my-wife 26 Jul 2005 04:29:10 7,087 posts
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Got me [link=http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-ba-70-lzw.html">Meteos along with a

Machiavel 26 Jul 2005 09:02:35 5,964 posts
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$15 for a stylus? $15? $15???
Hmm, $15, looks lovely, $15...

Isn't the credit scene minigame still a bit wee for it, or does it cope? Meteos is truly exceptional.

ruttyboy 26 Jul 2005 09:15:44 7,950 posts
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I ordered Meteos and Kirby's Canvas Curse last night, hope they turn up before I go on holiday next Monday!

Take that NoE! Wahahahahaha!

pjmaybe 26 Jul 2005 09:38:49 70,666 posts
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15 bucks for a stylus? That thing'd better make tea!

Peej

ProfessorLesser 26 Jul 2005 11:21:01 19,693 posts
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all-metal Battle Stylus

Lmao.

This thing is purdy. Makes me want to get a DS just to have a reason to by one.

I reckon Meteos will seal the deal for me. I refuse to import, as the wireless multiplayer is important to me and my non-importing friends.

silentbob 26 Jul 2005 11:32:29 29,527 posts
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rhythm wrote:
I've had one of those stylii for a few months now and it's well worth the asking price. It's nicely weighted, the tip's VERY non-stick and it doesn't bend at all

First use of the word 'Stylii' evar!

Shinzou 26 Jul 2005 11:40:08 887 posts
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ProfessorLesser wrote:

all-metal Battle Stylus

Lmao.

This thing is purdy. Makes me want to get a DS just to have a reason to by one.

I reckon Meteos will seal the deal for me. I refuse to import, as the wireless multiplayer is important to me and my non-importing friends.

whats the deal with cross region wireless then. I thought US ds's work with pal ones no?

Deleted user 26 July 2005 11:40:57

I just ordered Meteos from tronix

Used them before (imported Wario twisted). Very happy with the service and PRICE ($42.95 inc delivery, or Ł24.70 (xe.com))

Tax is exempt, as the value of the ITEM is under Ł20. So it's a great price.

Oh, they're taking orders for Nintendogs BTW, out the 23rd next month IIRC. SDame price as above.

ProfessorLesser 26 Jul 2005 11:45:54 19,693 posts
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Shinzou wrote:

ProfessorLesser wrote:

all-metal Battle Stylus

Lmao.

This thing is purdy. Makes me want to get a DS just to have a reason to by one.

I reckon Meteos will seal the deal for me. I refuse to import, as the wireless multiplayer is important to me and my non-importing friends.

whats the deal with cross region wireless then. I thought US ds's work with pal ones no?

I thought there were issues playing wirelessly cross-region, a-la GBA?

Possibly there is no problem in single cart mode, I really don't know. But I'd rather take my home version and be safe, particularly as I don't even have a DS yet.

Shinzou 26 Jul 2005 11:48:33 887 posts
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ProfessorLesser wrote:

Shinzou wrote:

ProfessorLesser wrote:

all-metal Battle Stylus

Lmao.

This thing is purdy. Makes me want to get a DS just to have a reason to by one.

I reckon Meteos will seal the deal for me. I refuse to import, as the wireless multiplayer is important to me and my non-importing friends.

whats the deal with cross region wireless then. I thought US ds's work with pal ones no?

I thought there were issues playing wirelessly cross-region, a-la GBA?

Possibly there is no problem in single cart mode, I really don't know. But I'd rather take my home version and be safe, particularly as I don't even have a DS yet.

im pretty sure its ok, but id wait for someone more informed to comment!

Deleted user 26 July 2005 11:52:21

AFAIK the DSs can be cross region, but the games can not. So a US can play against a JAP, as long as they are both using US versions of Meteos, for example.

So I believe anyway.

ProfessorLesser 26 Jul 2005 12:14:01 19,693 posts
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That's what I thought. Got stung with that for importing Four Swords on GBA :-(

Pac-man-ate-my-wife 26 Jul 2005 22:54:42 7,087 posts
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Machiavel wrote:
Isn't the credit scene minigame still a bit wee for it, or does it cope? Meteos is truly exceptional.

It's better than the offical stylus in fact. It seems more precise and the nib feels smoother.

/might well be justifying price paid

Peej wrote:
15 bucks for a stylus? That thing'd better make tea!

Well you can stir your tea with it...

I know it's a ludicrous amount to spend on a stylus but it's really, really nice and I don't regret spending it one bit. Even the girlfriend prefers playing with it after initially scoffing at the price I paid so it must be good!

Destria 26 Jul 2005 23:30:31 2,901 posts
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I think the cross-region GAME compatibility is rather hit-and-miss, but the hardware isn't an issue at all. AFAIK, Metroid demos don't like each other, but some other single-cart games have survived the atlantic barrier. It's probably more to do with changes to the network code between release than an explicit "Europe HATE US" bit of code Ninty stick in!

asphaltcowboy 26 Jul 2005 23:55:32 5,157 posts
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Oh, single cart games have no problem at all, regardless of where the machine is from. It's multi-card play where the issues arise. It basically breaks down as:

Same region DSs, single cart: fine
Different region DSs, single cart: fine
Same region DSs, same region multi-cart: fine
Same region DSs, different region multi-cart: problem (as far as I know)
Different region DSs, same region multi-cart: fine
Different region DSs, different region multi-cart: problem.

So it's all about where the cart is from, and only with regards to multi-cart play. Basically. As far as I'm aware

Pac-man-ate-my-wife 26 Jul 2005 23:58:18 7,087 posts
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So to sum up:

Firstly DS system region doesn't matter, it's only game region.

Any DS can play any game from any other region.

Any DS can download and play single cart multi-player from a cart from any other region. (Doesn't matter if it's a 3 player game between DS systems from Japan, USA and Europe)

The only time there are issues when you try and play multi-player multi-card games between DS systems when the GAMES are from different regions

EDIT: So exactly what asphaltcowboy just said

Edited by Pac-man ate my wife at 23:58:38 26-07-2005

Destria 27 Jul 2005 00:15:35 2,901 posts
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asphaltcowboy wrote:
Oh, single cart games have no problem at all, regardless of where the machine is from. It's multi-card play where the issues arise. It basically breaks down as:

Same region DSs, single cart: fine
Different region DSs, single cart: fine
Same region DSs, same region multi-cart: fine
Same region DSs, different region multi-cart: problem (as far as I know)
Different region DSs, same region multi-cart: fine
Different region DSs, different region multi-cart: problem.

So it's all about where the cart is from, and only with regards to multi-cart play. Basically. As far as I'm aware

Gah... I'm getting my single/multi mixed up. I meant Multi-cart (i.e. where you all need one). Some games apparently work, some don't.

asphaltcowboy 27 Jul 2005 00:31:19 5,157 posts
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I've order Meteos and Kirby (for me) and Bomberman (for the gf) from Tronix! I hope they arrive on Friday ebfore I go down to Buornemouth to see her!

/crosses fingers

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asphaltcowboy wrote:
I've order Meteos and Kirby (for me) and Bomberman (for the gf) from Tronix! I hope they arrive on Friday ebfore I go down to Buornemouth to see her!

/crosses fingers

If you did NOT order these separately, you may have to pay import tax (the total value is over Ł30 for all the iterms).

However, you probably saved the money on postage anyway.

asphaltcowboy 2 Aug 2005 03:10:58 5,157 posts
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Nope! No import charge! Think they marked it down. Tronix = Awesome

Murbs 2 Aug 2005 09:21:56 25,152 posts
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Just received my copy of Meteos! Thought I'd have a quick game without reading the instructions and it lasted all of 2 minutes. Oh well, time for an extended visit to the loo.