The Analogue Pocket does NOT have a built-in rumble motor to support force feedback gameplay. However, thanks to the latest GB/GBC/GBA FPGA cores, the Nintendo DS Rumble Pak can be inserted into the Analogue Pocket cartridge slot to produce force feedback [...]
Continuing my campaign of covering obscure (and sort of pointless) handheld accessories, please bear witness to the Nintendo DS Motion Pak. Only compatible with one game, Tony Hawk Motion, this accessory allows players to use gyro controls to control Tony [...]
Nintendo consoles have never been shy about incorporating obscure accessories and peripherals for use with their hardware. In 2012, I wrote an article summarizing the DS Rumble Pak and can be read HERE. In that article I mentioned that the DS Lite saw an [...]
The Nintendo DS wasn’t just a cool system because it had two screens, Nintendo implemented backwards compatibility with Gameboy Advance games via Slot 2 at the bottom of the console. Sometimes dubbed the “GBA Slot,” this extra port allowed for some [...]
I have heard mixed reviews when it comes to ordering used games and consoles from Gamestop’s website so I wanted to see for myself. Taking advantage of a limited time sale, I ordered a DSiXL, the one DS system missing from my collection, and a copy [...]
Divide and Conquer Originally released in 2011 on the original DS and now available on the Wii U’s Virtual Console, Kirby Mass Attack is probably as close to playing a Pikmin game on Nintendo’s handheld as can be. Although some level designs can be [...]
Independent developer Drinkbox Studios announced that they will be bringing their colorful touch-enabled action game, Severed, to Nintendo’s Wii U, Nintendo 3DS and Apple iOS. In Severed, players take the role of the one-armed warrior Sasha who explores [...]
Gamestops around the country are basically clearancing off their original DS games, selling carts in torn and dusty blank CD cases without the original case or instruction manual for as little as one dollar. As I’ve been cherry picking these local [...]