As fun as Taito's paddle controller might be, the peripheral's limited compatibility restricts experimentation with any games outside of Arkanoid DS or Space Invaders Extreme. What about the other Breakout DS clones or all the titles packed in Retro Atari Classics? Will they ever know the wheeled affection they desperately pine for? Or will their love go unrequited, the spinner playing the part of the "little red-haired girl?"
Yasu's Action Replay "cheat string" doesn't unlock universal support for the paddle, providing us with a Valentine's Day miracle, but it does allow the controller to be used with an unexpected title -- Mario Kart DS. It's an important first step towards the greater goal! As you can see in the demonstration video above, it's not the most effective control scheme. We're sure that won't stop the
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2-14-2008 @ 11:44AM
Nigeria said...
He has a low battery.
And the paddle doesn't seem to control all that well.
I might play Mario Kart today - I retired after someone threw 100 blue shells at me. I really hate action replay on online games.
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2-14-2008 @ 12:22PM
Brello said...
Haha yeah, I gave up random wifi mariokart altogether. All that wait to get in a game then someone has to cheat. What a bunch of failures.
2-14-2008 @ 12:31PM
Mark said...
damn...buzkill. that's a lot of shells.
2-14-2008 @ 12:39PM
B1gC72 - PSN: KillaKornbread said...
i didnt even know you could use the Action Replay in the online mode. damn that explains alot. i just thought alot of the people we just really good or exploiting some glitch i didnt know about since i almost always come in 2nd in every race im in. there is always somebody that just detroys everyone and i usually come in snaking behind him. damn cheaters. it aint right i tell ya.
i somehow still want to go play that today though.
2-14-2008 @ 4:46PM
NetOperator Wibby said...
so people CAN cheat online? and i thought it was just skills. people must really have either low skills or low self-esteem. it's just a game. why cheat?
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2-14-2008 @ 9:39PM
Leonidas said...
I played this one guy who could fly at 300 ccs
I hope he's happy with his 600-0 record.
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