Just bought a Nintendo DS game. It can play on my 3DS but it’s tad blurry (and the other ‘original pixel’ mode too small) for my liking, so I took out my DS Lite which I have put back inside its box for a long time (the last DS game I played was Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume, and that was late 2008).
It works fine at first but after a few minutes or so, the top screen ‘degenerates’:
It’s a shame because I really like my white DS Lite. Very simple and clean, and the buttons’ unique tactile feel is addictive.
Although I can still play DS games on my 3DS, this means I lost my ability to play GBA games.
What game did I buy? This:
I want to try Endless Frontier series since I played Project X Zone and my local game store ‘conveniently’ has a brand-new Japanese copy tucked in a corner. If only it was this way every time ^^;
First impressions: Nice, I see the similarities with Project X Zone but I have to manually set up the attacks through some menu instead of using directional buttons? -_-;
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wow, how did that happen? And I’m curious which store you went?
I guess it’s because I didn’t touch it for long. My PSOne was also like that. I went for overseas study and when I returned a year later, I discovered that it became bad at reading discs. I guess in Singapore electric appliances slowly die from humidity if you keep them still, lol. I guess I should install some dehumidifiers now.
It was Funz Centre at Orchard Central. Not only that, at this shopping mall you can buy $50 coupon for $40. So in a sense I paid this game $10 cheaper (making it around the same cost if I were to buy from Amazon Japan + relay shipping).
ahh I see. Well, I mainly visit the Funz Centre at AMK hub even though I stay at the west area. Often find the one in Orchard Central to be really quiet every time I went.
That’s actually a reason I go to Orchard Central. It’s significantly quieter than other shopping malls in Orchard even during crowded periods ^^
Do you know any other game shops besides Funz Centre that sell Japanese games? Even if they are leftover Japanese PS2 games?
You can try MegaMultimedia in Jurong Point, or maybe some of the game shops at 5th floor of Funan.
Ok, thanks :)