For those of us that just can't be bothered with downloading the Speccy DS emulator and the files needed to play the freeform ZX Spectrum classic Skool Daze on the Nintendo DS, there's a lovely GBA retro remake (complete with lovely graphics) we can download for free and enjoy both on our DS and most obviously on out GBA: Klass of 99. Get it here.
Someone over @ Siliconera is apparently fluent in Japanese as he/she/it managed to translate this into a most informative post about Juushinden: Ultimate Beast Battlers for the Nintendo DS. Before clicking away to find out more, know it's a most interesting card/video game hybrid complete with card reader and smart anime graphics and -happily- has nothing to do with Yu-Gi-Oh.
Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters for the Sony PSP is a beautiful and immensely entertaining game. But this, you already know. What you probably aren't aware of though is that besides the brilliant IGN FAQ & walkthrough available right here and the cheats & unlockables collection available here, you can even try downloading one of them spanking new interactive strategy guides. Then again, guess you could always visit GameFaqs too.
Pocket PC gamers may have not been able to enjoy the quality commercial software most other platforms have to offer, but they definitely can't complain about the quality (or quantity) of the freeware games they are constantly getting. Turbo Invaders 2.1 is a prime example of said phenomenon. It's a faithful, yet slightly enhanced, version of the original Space Invaders with pleasing visuals and addictive gameplay. Download it here. It's absolutely free.
I've already mentioned the brilliant from the gutter blog, and apparently I'm mentioning it again. Why, I hear you ask. Well, because this time there's a lovely 35-pages long PDF guide on running those lovelier Nintendo DS homebrew and freeware games, apps and emulators, which you can freely download here. Oh, and it's aimed at the NDS homebrew beginners, too. Lovely indeed.
Sony started its devastating attack against our ears over 20 years ago with the release of the legendary Walkman, went on to produce a variety of ultra powerful portable sound devices, apparently felt bad with itself and ended up marketing a handheld games console (that's the Sony PSP silly) that just isn't loud enough. Enter the devious Mr. Gameunreal from the PSPmod forums and his How to make your Sony PSP heaqdphones louder guide. You know, just to make sure hearing aid companies will never starve and games sound as the Devil himself intended them too... LOUD!
It's been over 20 years since the first Game Boy and we still haven't seen a proper Dungeons and Dragons RPG solely created to be played and enjoyed on a handheld. Besides The Eye of the Beholder for the Atari Lynx, that is, even though it was in essence a PC port. Anyway, Kuju and Atari think they spotted a chance there and will soon release the very promising, very D&D, absolutely beardy and 100% turn-based Dungeons & Dragons: Tactics for the Sony PSP.
THQ, developers of the Dawn of War instant classic, have now decided to bring the war-ravaged 41st millennium to handhelds worldwide, in the guise of Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command. The game, soon to appear on both the Sony PSP and the Nintendo DS platforms, will be a turn-based strategical affair featuring both a strong single-player campaign and quite a few multiplayer options. What's more, THQ have already got a pretty informative site up (DS version here), where you should be able to learn all about the game's 3D graphics and destructible environments, as well as read stuff along the lines of:Gamers play as the elite Space Marines of the Ultramarines chapter and strive to combat the encroaching evil of the ruthless and daemonic influenced Chaos Space Marines through 13 cinematically-tied missions. With a robust multiplayer mode featuring 9 unique missions, gamers will team up and go head-to-head with other gamers worldwide as either the Imperium of Man or Chaos Space Marines, ensuring hours of unique replayability.
Jeez! I've no idea how this particular post ended up here, but just imagine... What if? This is fabulous... Look here
So, you are all sucked into the dangerously addictive turn-based Advance Wars: Dual Strike time-sink, feel pretty stuck, but don't really want to pay for Nintendo's Official Player's Guide? Can't blame you really. Not when the excellent IGN Advance Wars DS Guide is freely available here, NeoSeeker's walkthrough/FAQ compilation is here and dirty cheats can also be easily obtained.
Game Boy Advance free games frankly aren't that usual and admittedly I haven't found any simple way of enjoying them other than through a GBA emulator. You, on the other hand, hopefully being less of a sloth, could try a truly easy to use and rather cheap GBA Flash Card
and take your free games on the road, either on your GBA or your NDS.
Sony PSP users just can't get enough freebies these days, so here's a lovely site offering over 700 hundred PSP wallpapers for absolutely free. Themes range from Star Wars, to Lost, to various cartoon characters you might be aware of, to video games, to cars, to landscapes.
from the gutter is one of the select few blogs I regularly read and one of rare quality indeed. It really is. Really. Features some mighty impressive writing too. Oh, but you must absolutely visit it dear readers. I mean, really, really visit it. It's even got 2 excellent free homebrew games and 2 freeware music thingies for your Nintendo DS: Perilous Wheels, Light Bikes, Strum me and mymelods. Get them all here.
Secret Files: Tunguska, a rather interesting mystery point-and-click adventure already available for the PC (learn about the game's demo here), will soon appear on the adventure friendly Nintendo DS platform (ok, the Wii too). Interested? Good. See some screenshots and read the detailed news.
Glu, a major publisher in the phone gaming arena, will apparently be bringing the Tranformers franchise to our mobiles ...uh... transformed into a game. Into a heavy on action (and turning into a car) platformer based on the forthcoming Tranformers movie game, to be precise. According to the press release:The TRANSFORMERS mobile game challenges players to play as OPTIMUS PRIME to help the AUTOBOTS find the Allspark, a source of energy hidden on Earth. As players fight as OPTIMUS PRIME and convert from vehicle to robot and back again with special weapons, they battle the rivaled DECEPTICONS across 20 different levels, enlisting the help of other AUTOBOTS on the way.
It must have been ages ago when GGoG first mentioned the VCsp Atari 2600 mod. Anyway, as nobody is counting, let me introduce you all to VCsp version 5.1. The latest offering in the not-so-crowded Atari 2600 based handhelds market, sporting a 3.5" colour TFT screen and running on a mere 4 AA batteries.
AtariAge, the definitive website of all things Atari and one of the most impressive retro gaming websites I've ever encountered, sports -not unexpectedly, I must admit- a pretty brilliant Atari Lynx section. What's more, said section happens to feature a full colour 32-pages long Atari Lynx II catalog, detailing the more important Lynx games, showcasing the console and beyond reasonable doubt proving the Lynx was the best colour handheld ever devised until the DS. Have a look.
Enough is enough! Having spent (literally) a day playing through RE DS (and restarting AGAIN and AGAIN), I've decided that I'm not going to spend any more time on RE DS! I beat a couple of bosses today, slaughtered several hundred zombies and a good few Hunters, uncovered a new area of the Spencer Mansion, and then was offed mercilessly without being able to save a second's progress!
I've got at least four RE titles on various consoles as yet unplayed or uncompleted (RE Saturn, RE Gamecube, RE2 Dreamcast and RE CV: Survivor's Guide on PS2).
Why should I spend tedious hours replaying stages of an "impossible to complete" DS game when I've got LITERALLY hundreds of more forgiving titles to play through on other consoles? *Shakes fist at Capcom*
The Sega Game Gear is a nice piece of kit... Admittedly, it's best feature is the TV peripheral (which makes it the smallest portable TV available in the early nineties...) But HEY! It's like the PSP's massive Grandad!
