Pendell

@pendell

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Pendell @pendell9/14/2023, 6:52 PM

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Pendell @pendell9/14/2023, 5:09 PM

ok but am I the only one who thinks of the DS Lite when they think of the Nintendo DS, and didn't even see an OG DS for a few years? It feels like even Nintendo themselves saw the original model as an unfinished beta product and barely advertised it, but then after the Lite model launched you couldn't go a full day at the time without seeing an ad for it.

#nintendo #nintendo ds

Pendell @pendell9/14/2023, 6:52 PM

unrelated but I went through like 2 or 3 DS Lites when I was a little kid entirely because that little sliding power switch would just Die. Like the rest of the console would be fine but the power switch would stop power switching. It sucked.

Then I got a DSi XL and I still own that fucker today and it STILL HAS THE ORIGINAL BATTERY THAT LASTS HOURS. It never broke bc they replaced the sliding switch with a regular button that never broke.

#nintendo ds #Nintendo DSi #Nintendo DSi XL

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Pokey @tercel-enby9/14/2023, 5:10 PM

Absolutely same here. To me the DS Lite was the base model, I think one friend maybe had an OG for a bit, but it had definite prototype vibes.

Pendell @pendell9/14/2023, 6:57 PM

I do appreciate the clunky cyber-y2k aesthetic look of it, but it also looks way flimsier and more breakable than the Lite, which looks like a robust Brick you could lob at somebody's head and it would still work.

Lupi @lupi9/14/2023, 5:36 PM

same

glotch @glotch9/14/2023, 5:54 PM

to this day i have never seen an original ds in person

Pendell @pendell9/14/2023, 6:52 PM

SAME

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Art Raccoon @Art-Raccoon9/14/2023, 6:59 PM

The original DS breaks if you look at it wrong. A ton of the used ones you see nowadays have snapped hinges. The DSis are the only DS models that really hold up well

Pendell @pendell9/14/2023, 9:21 PM

Yeah the only problems with my XL are some scuffs in the plastic and the hinge is a little loose. Like in the normal open position it kinda flops back and forth a little more than it should if you let it. Honestly probably something that can be fixed by opening it up and tightening some screws but I'm lazy haha.

cyberdoe systems @onethirdxcubed10/8/2023, 11:43 PM

I'm one of the very few people who got an original type DS at launch and somehow kept it all the way through the life of the system without breaking the hinge. The buttons on the DS Lite just don't feel right to me by comparison. Unfortunately, the original screens are so dim and are now failing with lines as well

Pendell @pendell10/9/2023, 12:41 AM

I wouldn't be surprised if IPS mods don't already exist or aren't right around the corner.

cyberdoe systems @onethirdxcubed10/9/2023, 2:01 AM

You'd think there would be, but there just aren't! Apparently it's not as simple as making an adapter cable to connect DS Lite screens, the signalling protocols are completely different. Also all the aftermarket shells are poor quality.

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