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Text adventures arrive on the DS via unofficial channels


We can't tell you to download them (in fact, we'll tell you not to), but we can definitely applaud the technical achievement. A homebrew genius called papafuji has ported a massive selection of classic text adventures and early graphic adventure games to the DS, including all of Infocom's text adventures and Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy author Douglas Adams' interactive fiction.

These aren't just barebones ports, either: you can save games, and you can choose to enter text via an onscreen keyboard or handwriting input! And the game engine contains shorthand functionality for common commands like cardinal directions and "get".

Some of the games are public domain, but most aren't, and we aren't sure which games fall in which category. Therefore, we're officially warning you: if you download these games, there's a good chance that you are a pirate.

[Thanks, Joq!]

Anime homage to Phoenix Wright



In this episode of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, the characters find themselves at a turnabout dinner table, trying to get to the bottom of a mystery. If you've played Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (and you really, really should have), you may spot some awfully familiar mannerisms that give the homage away.

[Thanks BPM!]

More Phoenix Wright copies on the way?

If you've been reading this site for a while, you'll know that at just about every available opportunity, we tend to go on and on about how wonderfully hilarious the DS lawyer-em-up, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, is. You'd also be aware that the game has sadly become increasingly hard to track down (especially online). Seemingly discontinued, availability of the title has become more and more anemic, just as demand for it has become more and more ravenous. Well, relief may be in sight, as online retailer National Console Support reports that more stock is on the way. The game's page says that a new production run of the game is scheduled to arrive at the end of March.

Interestingly enough, the game's European release also happens to be scheduled for the end of March. Seeing as National Console Support deals with import titles, it might not be out of line to suggest that this new production is, in fact, referring to the forthcoming influx of European copies. If this is indeed the case, the game's US shortage will likely continue. At least it'll give a few more people another chance at getting their hands on one of the DS' top titles, provided they can put up with absolutely dreadful European box art.

[Thanks Jenny!]

Phoenix Wright discontinued?

Hold It!There's a nasty rumor going around that Capcom's hilarious text-based courtroom adventure, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, has been discontinued. This comes as a bit of a surprise, as the game was well received by critics and has enjoyed excellent word of mouth. It's still just a rumor, but our own in-depth investigation (we browsed the internet a bit) has turned up some grim evidence.

Exhibit A: The game is no longer available at  EBgames.com.
Exhibit B: At Gamestop, it's "back ordered".
Exhibit C: Phoenix Wright is mysteriously absent from the DS page at Capcom's online store.
Exhibit D:
The one-legged, one-eyed homeless man heard from a friend's sister-in-law's psychic aunt that this was going to happen. He gladly exchanged this information with us in return for a half-eaten Oreo.

Do you OBJECT! to these claims of a Phoenix Wright scarcity? If so, give us some details on where you've seen hundreds of copies lining the shelves. If not, let us know if you've had trouble finding the game in your area.

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