News: Early DS Games With No Strings Attached!
Posted 18 Nov 2004 at 16:14 by guest
Famitsu Weekly has released the info on early DS games and their wireless capabilities.
| Cool 104 Joker & Setline Aruze, 2 Dec | Only Setline is compatible with wireless LAN and features a two player game where users take it in turn to place tiles in a "tag play". |
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| Mahjong Taikai Koei, 2 Dec | Allows 4 player games over ad-hoc mode. Supports "DS download play"* for up to 4 players. |
| Zoo Keeper Success, 2 Dec | Versus mode can be played between two players over ad-hoc mode. The versus mode unlocks items not available through single player mode. |
| Mr.Driller Drill Spirits Namco, 2 Dec | Up to 5 people can play against each other via ad-hoc mode. "DS download play"* is supported. |
| Super Mario 64 DS Nintendo, 2 Dec | Up to 4 people can play in a versus battle to collect starts. "DS download play"* is supported. |
| Daigassou! Band Brothers Nintendo, 2 Dec | Multiple people can play instruments together in "Band Play" mode, or players can battle for the best score in "Grading mode". |
| Chokkan Hitofude Nintendo, 2 Dec | Two player versus mode is possible, and you can also give a trial version of the game to people as a "present". |
| Pictochat Nintendo, included in hardware | People can draw in sequence via the LAN or up to 16 people can chat together. |
| Pokemon Dash Pokemon, 2 Dec | 2-6 people can race against each other, using the stylus to move their Pokemon faster than their opponents. |
| Puyo Puyo Fever Sega, 24 Dec | Up to eight people can play against each other. "DS download play" is supported. |
| Bomberman Hudson, 2005 | Both upper and lower screens are used to create a large playing field which up to 8 players can battle in. |
| Egg Monster Hero Square Enix | There are plans to use wireless LAN but no details yet. |
| Meteos Bandai | Up to four people can battle against each other in this puzzle game using ad-hoc mode wireless. |
DS download play means that only one copy of the game needs to be bought from retail and all other DS units can download the game direct from the host DS for the duration of the game.
