Chris

YES! YES, we DO need them to remake all of them. Every single one they put out I will happily buy.

I'm so excited.

Spoofing a MAC address on a computer isn't especially difficult with specialized software and a little knowhow.

Spoofing a MAC address on a DS would be 1337. You'd have to be pretty skilled. Not to mention - no one's saying storing the friend codes on the DS (although that wouldn't be much of a problem - it could just be a hash) would be perfect.

Combining a single code with a better lobby system would be ideal. In any case, EITHER ONE would be more acceptable than the current system.

I went in with my brother-in-law and got my sister a pink DS Lite and a copy of "Cooking Mama" for Christmas.

Before the chauvinist comments come out, she *loves* Cooking Mama, and I was just giving her my copy of it so she'd have something that took advantage of the unique DS features.

Clearly, SOME sort of identification is necessary to make sure communication is as seamless as possible.

And yet, for the life of me I can't see why they didn't just use the MAC address or encrypted/garbled serial number or something. I mean, the DS is essentially a closed system, so a heroic homebrew effort would be required in order to "spoof" the system - and even then, to what end?

This combination of cartridge and DS puzzles and disappoints me.

Neh...never got into the homebrew scene much - even when I had a perfectly hackable PSP (traded that in right quick). The only thing I could think of to run would be an SNES emu with some good RPGs, and I've been so overwhelmed by the amount of games I bought but haven't tried yet (legal ownership ftw) that I have no time to go back and play old stuff.

...that *was* the best trailer I've ever seen.


No seriously.

I'm in awe at how this little machine that I was so skeptical of has become this powerhouse of amazing gameplay and fun.

I have always been a Nintendo fanboy, but when the DS was first released I just kept thinking: "What is Nintendo *doing?!*"

Boy was I wrong. I now own almost 50 games for my DS and I've gotten 3 people to buy them.

2007 is going to ruin my bank account.

I think this game looks friggin' incredible. I can't wait to buy it.

He's committed to a life of anti-socialism?

How Ayn Rand of him.

i really enjoyed the first one (I still own it) - I thought it was interesting to explore the island, and I don't know if it's my gameplay style or not - but as soon as I got bored with something, I'd discover or unlock another area to occupy me. I have never hit a game with such great pacing (although many before and since have had better gameplay). Whether or not I'll buy the sequel? Well, probably, to complete my collection of DS releases.