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Help me pick out my birfffday gift ;)
bboysnj:
Ok, so today my mother broke her water all over her good dress. I'm one day older, one day grayer, one day deader, farg me. :angel: :cheers:
I have a little scratch, which is rare these days for sure. I've never owned a hand-held gaming device. I'm thinking now is indeed the time to take the plunge.
I've checked out other threads and have taken into account the +/- of each device that's out there. What I'm really curious about, and what there isn't alot of feedback on as of yet, is an Apple device. Either the I-phone or the I-touch. A co-worker of mine was having a grand old time playing a "Cameltry"-esque game the other day, tilting his I-phone to move the ball through a maze. I thought that was stellar.
I was leaning towards the DS-Lite because I liked the innovation with incorporating touch screen with interactive novelties like "blowing" into the speaker, etc. Not sure how soon the "novelty" wears off though. I also like modding anything I get my hands on, so the idea that Mame works (with varying success) on a PSP draws me in that direction as well.
How about the I-touch? I'm sure folks would say, "Well, why not the I-phone then?" -- I have a 3G device that I carry for work -- Outlook, web browsing, all bases covered from there and I don't have to foot the bill. What I don't have is an mp3 player (! I borrow my wife's when I need one)....so the I-Touch looked like a one-stop solution for getting music, movies, etc. on one device along with....GAMES! But there's the rub. I have NO CLUE how the game experience is. Can I run emulators on it as well? Anyone out there currently using an Apple handheld that can lend an opinion?
Many, many thanks folks!!!!
;D
RetroGreg:
Get a DS. With the GameBoy Advance compatibility there are so many good games you can track down for cheap. Plus the design is the best for portability and durability.
I don't have any experience with the Apple devices, but any device that does a little bit of everything will be as the saying goes "a jack of all trades, but master of none". I tried using a PSP for MP3's and movies alongside the games, and while it was convenient - it just ends up being too big for an mp3 player. Likewise, the apple machines you mentioned probably won't be the best game players.
So I guess you have to figure out what is most important to you. But to me, best games = DS.
ChadTower:
For that price you could get 200 mono Gameboys. That would be sorta cool.
Moose13:
I have a PSP that I got this year for father's day. I love it. It's my best friend on the train on the way home from work. If you like to mod things and want to get a PSP, get it quick. The newest slims (I think only in Janap at the moment) have a new unmodable (at this time) motherboard, and when the new 3000's come out I'm sure that they'll be unhackable for at least a little while.
I have Mame on my PSP, but don't play it much, and it takes way too long to load for some reason. I just stick to my Mame on my stand up machine at home.
bboysnj:
Thanks fellas, I really appreciate all the great feedback!
Any I-phone or I-touch users out there that have experience with their games and/or porting emulators? Since it is all touch, I'm doubting much success with things like Stella, Nestopia, etc. Just curious. Fantastic point made earlier, however -- if it ain't built for games....