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DS Daily: Sleep vs. shutdown

Posted Apr 1st 2008 9:00AM by David Hinkle
Filed under: DS Daily

They each have their own uses, what with the sleep mode of the DS being a temporary means at pausing your game and shutting down the DS being a more finite halt in the title. Which do you use more?

For us, it has to be sleep mode. Sure, things come up as you're trying to play a DS game, but, for us, sleep mode shows a commitment to come back to that game, where shutting down is less of a commitment to come back as soon as possible to the game in question and more of a promise to walk away from the DS and watch TV or blog. So, which is more useful to you?

DS Daily: The clamshell

Posted Mar 9th 2008 10:30AM by Candace Savino
Filed under: DS Daily

One of our favorite features of the DS is the ease of putting the handheld into sleep mode. You just have to clamshell the portable when you're tired of playing, and voilá -- it goes to sleep.

Some people might not like this feature, though. It certainly makes an in-game jukebox less effective, for one. So, what are your thoughts on sleep mode? Do you put your handheld to sleep often, or do you prefer to just shut your game off completely? And, is clamshelling a good thing, or would you rather the DS stay on when you close it?

The DS Life: Sleep Mode

Posted Mar 5th 2008 10:00PM by Eric Caoili
Filed under: Fan stuff, The DS Life

The DS Life is a weekly feature in which we scour the known world for narrative images of Nintendo's handheld and handheld gamers. If you have a photo and a story to match it with, send both to thedslife at dsfanboy dot com.

Like many other three-year-old boys, Kristopher divides his playtime among toy cars, toy trains, and toy things with buttons and lights. When his dad's iPhone isn't available for him to appraise with his tiny, curious fingers, he flips open his Nintendo DS Lite, a hand-me-down from his mother (she now owns a newer edition/color).

Of course, we don't expect to entertain you with just photos of some kid and his DS -- no, we have something much more hilarious planned for you! Jump past the post break and into Kris's crib!

Continue reading The DS Life: Sleep Mode

Sleepless in Arkanoid DS

Posted Jan 22nd 2008 9:00PM by Candace Savino
Filed under: News, Imports

There's no question that we're fans of the arcade-style paddle controller that's available for Arkanoid DS. You had us at "Arkanoid," Taito, but to throw in the spinner, too? This must be what love feels like.

For anyone interested in importing this wonderful game, though, there is one tiny caveat. If the paddle controller is inside the GBA slot while the DS is closed shut, the handheld won't go into sleep mode. To clarify that statement, the game itself will sleep, but the peripheral will continue to suck the juice out of your DS (the greedy little thing).

It's okay, sweet paddle, we won't hold it against you. We love you just the way you are -- don't ever change. Let's hug it out and move on.

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