I have a phat just like the one pictured and still play it everyday. I'm holding out for the DS-Liter.

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I still have a DS Phat. I bought it just before the Lites cames out years ago. It runs good and is still functional. However, I wish that it had the better screen and backlighting of the lite! I have often considered upgrading to the lite, but I could use the $$ to buy more games instead! The Phat still plays the games I wanna play!

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I love my lite, but I'm thinking about picking up a used phat just because it's a bit bigger, and I have giant hands that make dealing with the lite a bit difficult sometimes.

Of course, I'd rather just buy more games, and honestly, the lite is damn near perfect anyways. I'll just go buy one of those silly grip handles for my lite.

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I still use my phat as I'm too cheap to buy a lite.

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I don't see how the manly style DS is any less worthy of playing games than it was when it came out. I don't see the point in putting down $130 for a console that does the exact same thing and plays the exact same games. I got my DS at its launch in 2004 and it's the one I still use.

I didn't get a GBA SP either because my GBA functioned perfectly fine (It helped that I preferred the original design over the uncomfortably small clamshell design). My GBA was eventually broken by someone though, I think I'm more likely to get a Game Boy Micro than a DS Lite right now.

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I still have my grey DS Phat, a white DS Lite, and a cobalt/black DS Lite. And yes, I still use all three of them.

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I don't have a Lite so yep, Phat all the time!

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Got a Mario Kart Red Phat, still rockin it.
No point in buying a new one when the old one still works.

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blue phat IN DA HOUSE!

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I use a nds phat just like the one on the picture, and I have it for some time and we are happy, also I use a fat PSP so I'm quite rad (or real cheap)

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I still have my phatty, I gave it to my five year old. It's now "his" DS. He's managed to beat Mario vs DK 2 with minimal intervention from Daddy. I was so proud.

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Unfortunately, being a student means I haven't been able to afford an upgrade. Have had my phat since release and had to replace two broken top screens! It's still chugging along though.

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I still have my launch day gray Phat.

I've recently updated to a Lite, since my Phat refuses to hold a charge for more than 90 minutes to 2 hours. It also charges in about 30 minutes...

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I still have a phat, and play it almost every day. I think the battery might be getting weaker, though, so whenever it starts wearing out too much, I'll upgrade to a Lite.

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my cousin still uses his Phat but i upgraded to the Lite as soon as. i think its a gret machine and not exactly expensive

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Still have a phat, and have had one since launch [replaced my original launch DS due to some screen issues - there was DUST in the screen...].

I doubt I'll upgrade; I'd much rather have new games than the same system.

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I still have and use my Phat: Hot Rod version, and I'm not planning to upgrade to a Lite soon.

When the battery finally dies I'll get a Lite

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I have a Phat from Christmas '04. Halloween of '06 I bought a black DS Lite, and a few months ago I was given a broken pink DS Lite. I ended up breaking my black DS Lite, so I'm actually getting a replacement in the mail today. And since Nintendo doesn't require me to return the broken DS Lite, I ordered parts to fix both the pink and black Lites.

In a few weeks, I'll have 4 fully working DS's xD

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I still use my silver DS Phat, and have never once felt the need to upgrade. Paying $130 more for a slight aesthetic change is unthinkable to me.

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