View Full Version : So, what'll be shown on the other screen? [Nintendo DS]
Jasoco
08-13-2004, 01:54 AM
A question I've been pondering.. When you are playing GBA games on the DS, what will be shown on the other screen? Hopefully they'll conserve power and turn it off. And I wonder which screen it'll use. Too bad it can't fold over so you can have the game and everything on the bottom part and the top part out of the way.
maxlords
08-13-2004, 02:05 AM
if it's internet accessible, you can game on one screen and watch pron on the other! 8-)
Pedro Lambrini
08-13-2004, 02:23 AM
Hmmmm, never really thought about that. But now that I have I think if the other screen is just switched off it could make the console look a little barren...Maybe this is one of the reasons they are treating the DS as a 3rd pillar - because GBA games will feel a bit rubbishy on it compared to DS games which will look a little more vibrant on the 2 screens. Maybe the DS can multitask and you could run a mail client at the same time as a GBA game - that could be pretty groovy!
-hellvin-
08-13-2004, 02:25 AM
if it's internet accessible, you can game on one screen and watch pron on the other! 8-)
The limitless possibilities of the DS!
Push Upstairs
08-13-2004, 02:55 AM
A question I've been pondering.. When you are playing GBA games on the DS, what will be shown on the other screen?
Reruns of Jerry Springer.
Berserker
08-13-2004, 03:13 AM
Maybe they'll have the option of having two instances of the game running, so that you could play on the main screen and maybe have your inventory or stats window showing on the other screen. Personally if they just had the other window turned off, it wouldn't really bother me.
Jasoco
08-13-2004, 03:34 AM
I think they'll just show it in the top screen and turn off the bottom. Save energy not being used by the second screen and touch sensor.
Still, it'd be cool if the top could fold back or detach to make it more of a GBA feel and it won't look so big.
FantasiaWHT
08-13-2004, 09:01 AM
There ARE two separate slots for games, since the DS format won't fit GBA/GBC/GB cartridges...
2 games running at once?
We can hope :)
EnemyZero
08-13-2004, 10:11 AM
2 games would be rather cool, but i dont think it will...it will probably just display the DS logo or something