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    Default Nintendo DSi not backwards compatibal!

    so on a whim i reserved a nintendo dsi and i just looked up specs and its not backwards compatibal with GBA and earlier games...anybody have any idea if you can play roms on there or anyway of getting back my old games. just wondering. my last handheld i bought was the gba when it first came out so i am in need of a upgrade. thanks for any information provided
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    I'm sure the info's already been discussed, but it's not backwards compatible because they took out the GBA slot. I would imagine that a DS card based flash solution would still work, unless they have removed that possibility with firmware upgrades.

    Quote Originally Posted by glorfindel
    so on a whim i reserved a nintendo dsi and i just looked up specs and its not backwards compatibal with GBA and earlier games...
    I would also add that none of the DS versions are compatible with pre-GBA Gameboy carts. For certainty's sake, Gameboy and Gameboy Color carts do not work on any DS model or a GB Micro.
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    You could just buy an ordinary DS Lite.

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    yea i saw the slot has been taken out. looked a lil bit for threads about this but i didnt find any. might be cause im tired. if anybody can show me any and close this down that would be great. i might be ok without the GBA slot but i was wondering. i go a few gba games i like playing and i dont wanna carry my gba around
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    That news is terribal!
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    i might be able to live without my gba games but no guitar hero? i was maybe going buy that
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    Quote Originally Posted by Oobgarm View Post
    That news is terribal!
    i know, this is unbelievabal!

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    Quote Originally Posted by glorfindel View Post
    i might be able to live without my gba games but no guitar hero? i was maybe going buy that
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    Quote Originally Posted by FxMercenary View Post
    i know, this is unbelievabal!
    But this is impossibal!
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    Quote Originally Posted by glorfindel View Post
    i might be able to live without my gba games but no guitar hero? i was maybe going buy that
    This still surprises me that people don't know what they're getting into when they reserve/buy a game/system/etc. (applies to any major sale too especially cars). Why even reserve a DSi if you don't know anything about it?

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    I had a woman the other day buy a 360 and a few games, came back a couple weeks later with a ring around one of her discs. Then blamed us (and not Microsoft mind you) that we first sold her a defective disc, and later when she found out 360s do this, a defective system. "Well no one tells you these things when you buy one!" Yes I realize we have some obligation to fill customers in, but we honestly don't have time to hit every detail every time; some self research would be nice. Especially when you plan to drop that much money on a product.
    **rant over**

    Anyways, here's some info in the DSi:
    - No GBA slot
    - Does have a SD slot
    - Built-in camera (worst then most cell phone cameras apparently)
    - Can store photos and music
    - Has an excellent web browser (better than cell phone/console/handheld browsers)
    - R4/etc. will not work in the DSi, however, it's only a matter of time...

    If you're looking for a gaming system stick to a DS Lite, if you want a personal media storage system with gaming capabilty give the DSi a try.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sonicwolf View Post
    But this is impossibal!
    Inconceivabal!

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    Quote Originally Posted by incubus421 View Post
    "Well no one tells you these things when you buy one!" Yes I realize we have some obligation to fill customers in, but we honestly don't have time to hit every detail every time; some self research would be nice.
    I imagine with her that it wouldn't have mattered. She wanted her money back/return item/whatever and she would say and/or do anything to get her way. She'll blame everyone involved except herself. People like that piss me off as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Daria View Post
    Inconceivabal!
    That is certainly incontrovertibal!
    Personally the lack of GBA port has hastened my plan to buy a DSlite. I would much rather have a GBA port than some dumb camera and dsware thing.
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    Communicabal?

    I'll stick with my regular DS. I wonder why Ninty dropped the GBA slot?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Daria View Post
    Inconceivabal!
    You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

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    How you gon' get fresh without the Taito Paddle Controller (for Arkanoid and Space Invaders)?!

    One question of interest to me: Is the d-pad better on the DSi than on the DS Lite? I hate that thing so much.

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    Quote Originally Posted by incubus421 View Post
    This still surprises me that people don't know what they're getting into when they reserve/buy a game/system/etc. (applies to any major sale too especially cars). Why even reserve a DSi if you don't know anything about it?
    How can you be surprised by this? People bought Pet Rocks, they're just rocks in a box. I'm not surprised, just slightly ashamed of people in general.

    It really reminds me of this;
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AyVh1_vWYQ

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gameguy View Post
    How can you be surprised by this? People bought Pet Rocks, they're just rocks in a box. I'm not surprised, just slightly ashamed of people in general.

    It really reminds me of this;
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AyVh1_vWYQ
    I think the Pet Rock had more merit than the Philips CDI and people bought hundreds of thousands of those. The human race is embarassing.
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    The lack of a GBA slot has been known since day 1....
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