Veho said:
Costello said:
why hasn't anyone tried DS flashcarts yet
I'm looking at Blaze163
Oh yeah, meant to mention that. Sorry. I can at least confirm that my Cyclo DS Evo doesn't work with it. Refuses outright to acknowledge that there's anything in there. Sad really, means I can't trade my DS Lite in
But then to be fair the 3DS is in essence an extremely advanced DSi, I didn't expect an older card like the Cyclo to work. Someone provide me with a Supercard DS Two and I'll test it for you. Just don't expect it back.
I have been running a few more tests though. Example, I've had a piss about with the AR cards this morning. They don't animate, which is a damn shame. They remain static. You can change the pose but once you've taken a photo of Samus shooting your pet/friend/ornament, that's about all you get from them right now. Hopefully they'll be built upon in later updates. They're fun for a few minutes and they show great potential, I just hope they're used well in games or updates later on. Pokemon seems the obvious choice. You have a Pokeball card, the system projects the image of whatever 'mon you have into 3D and it acts accordingly, like Growlithe would be growling and Meowth would...well, probably be licking its balls, to be fair. It is a cat after all.
I also tested the effect of the 3D visuals on very tired eyes, after having no sleep whatsoever. I will concede that when the 3D was set to full it took my eyes an extra few seconds to adjust when tired, but tuning it down to about 60% on the slider had no noticable visible impact on the AR cards and my eyes adjusted much quicker. So my advice is to find your own level of 3D depending on the condition of your eyes. If you're tired, tune it down or turn it off. But it still doesn't produce headaches or anything, it just takes a little while to adjust to if your eyes are bad or you've not slept properly, neither of which is a fault with the system, to be fair, and they've done everything they can to make it accessible to even the worst eyes. With continued use the adjustment comes quicker. The effects are pretty cool though, especially in some of the games.
All in all I still maintain that the 3DS is gonna be a great system. It's not being used to its full potential yet, but to be fair it's not out for over a month so that's kinda fair play, really. The AR cards are kinda meh for the time being but they show great potential, and the Kirby card is seriously one of the cutest things I have ever seen. I want a photo of Kirby balanced on my cat's head. It'll be a tricky shot to get but so help me I'll find a way.
One last point, meant to mention this a while ago. The blue model is actually a lot darker than it looks in the photos. It's more of a turquoise colour, really. It's quite nice, if a little...odd. All down to personal preference at the end of the day. I'm getting the blue one, it's got more character than a basic black one IMHO.