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There was another Nintendo DS version
The Nintendo DS ML... What is it? I'm sure you've heard of the DS Lite, DSI, 3DS, 2DS, New 3DS, New 2DS XL etc.. but the DS ML... WHAT?
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Ahh yes. The DS: Medium Large
@Strawbsmedia
3 жыл бұрын
My favourite McDonald’s order
@TehAki210
3 жыл бұрын
@@Strawbsmedia be careful I heard the Large holds the same inside as the ML
@Demonsword51
3 жыл бұрын
underrated comment
@johang727
3 жыл бұрын
@@Strawbsmedia yea, the McCafe Large = a soft drink Medium
@someguystudios23
3 жыл бұрын
I was just thinking that!
Definitely stands for DS: Maybe Legal
@alexcharles8541
3 жыл бұрын
Alternatively- DS:Maybe Lite?
@dragonair01
3 жыл бұрын
Mostly Legal, just the inside though.
@emilioduran3430
3 жыл бұрын
Medium large?
@johnwest6690
3 жыл бұрын
Medium Large
@unoyoshiblu700
3 жыл бұрын
Y e s
This looks like the world's greatest happy meal toy.
@sillyspringjava
3 жыл бұрын
Lmao
@elisulman5522
3 жыл бұрын
oh yeah.
@necrobach4854
3 жыл бұрын
Nintendo DS McDonald’s Large
@TheIrkenEmpire420
3 жыл бұрын
If Nintendo made toys to promote the DS, I think it would be Multi Screen Game And Watch hardware in the shell of a mini DS.
@smuglife64gaming21
3 жыл бұрын
Lol
as soon as I saw that 'hinge' I was like "Oh no, they put a GBA-SP into a DS shell?!?"
@bubbap609
3 жыл бұрын
They already did that wit the original ds
@this_is_diamond_rot
3 жыл бұрын
SAME
@bland9876
2 жыл бұрын
That hinge is probably more superior to the DS light hinge.
@Vorance
2 жыл бұрын
@@bland9876 from personal experience, I went through 4 different DSs because of the hinge braking, my SP still works to this day. So it honestly is imo
@presidentirinavladimirovna7054
2 жыл бұрын
@@Vorance if you ask me, this looks like some weird prototype DS Lite. My original DS broke in half because of the lackluster hinge design. Nintendo sent me a check for the full price of a brand new DS Lite. I bet Nintendo realized how weak the hinge was for the DS, and decided on the wider hinge design used in all later DS models.
I didn't even know there was a difference between a DS and a DS lite except for the shell. I actually got a DS lite back when I was 7 and I never knew the regular DS was even a thing.
@SyncFiresteels
3 жыл бұрын
Bro me too, my first ds was the lite with the Pokémon diamond and pearl silhouette. I didn’t even know the regular DS existed till I was 16
@tiddyattacker5786
3 жыл бұрын
@@SyncFiresteels literally the same bro. Got the DS Lite for my 9th birthday and it was the diamond pearl pokemon silhouette skin and pokemon diamond. Ahhhhhh the memories. Didn't realize there was a bulky og DS beforehand until I was like 15 when one of my friends showed me an old one.
@DE23
3 жыл бұрын
I had a DSi and never knew the previous models even existed.
@TranquilWitch
3 жыл бұрын
@@DE23 infant
@PikaPerfect
3 жыл бұрын
lmao, same here, I mean I figured out a couple of the differences myself when I played mario 64 DS (because it mentions a thumb pad and a wrist strap, neither of which i had on my DS Lite so i assumed there had to have been a different kind of DS) but i had no idea the charger and screen brightness were different from the lite
Its like someone slammed a Nintendo DS to the DS Lie
@sinphy
3 жыл бұрын
the ds lie
@MikserowskiYTOfficial
3 жыл бұрын
@@sinphy by ds lie i mean fake ds lite for presentation
@HomeRunChess
3 жыл бұрын
Funny pun lol
@blueaxolotl5775
3 жыл бұрын
The ds is a lie, it never existed.
@sqrt9085
3 жыл бұрын
@@blueaxolotl5775 they meant ds lite
Seems like a great way to keep original DS models with cracks in the body out of a landfill. We need more enterprising like this!
@makzy8042
Жыл бұрын
its fake
@tylerlogsdon8623
11 ай бұрын
@@makzy8042it's not fake. It's the original hardware stripped into a new case. Watch the fucking video
@wumpols
7 ай бұрын
@@tylerlogsdon8623 fr
"Let's see if my dogs are still alive!"
Reminds me of a similar thing with the Dreamcast in which a Chinese manufacturer took old stocks of the systems, put them into new shells that had LCD screens built-in for use of traveling, and called it the Treamcast
@knuckelz8923
3 жыл бұрын
Lololol
@biromanstudios7073
3 жыл бұрын
Yes I heard of that thing! It has even the mp3 compatibility for cds, it's almost like a better dreamcast
@SnakeHiggins
2 жыл бұрын
Damn, I need one of those. Sounds epic af.
@JubbLaRacing
2 жыл бұрын
Should've called it Creamcast 🤤
@Helladamnleet
2 жыл бұрын
Oh shit I haven't seen Treamcast ads in like 15 years
One of the few Fake Consoles that actually works as intended.
@PinkBunnyCorporation
3 жыл бұрын
That is because it isn't fake. It's a real DS in a new shell.
@dogg-paws
3 жыл бұрын
@@PinkBunnyCorporation A real DS in a fake shell then?
@CaptainApathetic
3 жыл бұрын
Yea it's not exactly unethical, just a way of repackaging an old console. If anything it's better than letting them turn into E waste
@Z64sports
3 жыл бұрын
@@PinkBunnyCorporation Well it's not exactly real either then.
@gamanyme
3 жыл бұрын
@@Z64sports so if you change the original tires or the original paint job for a custom one of a lamborguini; its not a real lamborguini anymore?
I remember hearing about a DS from McDonald’s then it got canceled because Nintendo said it wasn’t going to sell well.
@TheMaid__
3 жыл бұрын
Are you sure you're not thinking of the Japanese McDonald's DS that was given to employees to teach them to work there. It came with an exclusive game that wasn't available to anyone for ages but it was bought by a KZreadr and the game was put on archive.org. Look at Nick Robinson's youtube for a more detailed story
@Agent_224
3 жыл бұрын
you may be talking about the Japanese one as was already stated. The shell of the DS is so nice looking and the MD logo on it makes it even better. The exclusive game itself has been dumped and has an amazing sound track and decent gameplay for a game that was only meant for training.
@resolvanlemmy
2 жыл бұрын
I remember hearing about an unreleased DS model called the DS Lite XL, I wanna get my hands on a prototype someday.
“Let’s see if my dogs are still alive” Not saying we need an Out Of Context compilation, but this needs to go in a quote book or something.
That boxed DS-repack gets more traveling than most people in 2021
That is actually a really good idea, such a shame they didn't upgrade the screens, you'd think with the bigger shell there's space for bigger screens - DS Lite XL :D
@LanCeeXD
2 жыл бұрын
there is actually a ds lite XL prototype behind Nintendo's closed doors. had 2 game slots as well instead of just 1. turns out they thought it was too thick, and eventually that became the dsi.
@patrickshade3844
2 жыл бұрын
The entire purpose of this is to repurpose E-waste in a cost-effective manner. Replacing the screens entirely defeats the purpose. Also, the ML is just a new shell for the DS, so yeah, it's bigger than the DSlite, but still roughly the same size as the original in the case styling of the lite. You'd have to keep the screen size of the DS.
@dr.decker3623
2 жыл бұрын
Yeh agreed,.. if like the other guy suggested its about getting rid of E-waste, they would move a lot more of them if they upgraded to the IPS LED screen available
@Darkest_matter
2 жыл бұрын
@@dr.decker3623 tbh at £30, £40 they'd shift.
I knew it was the original DS from the hinge! It would be funny if it was red and green colored for the ML to mean something.
@Melont06
3 жыл бұрын
Nice profile pic
@NtdoMac
2 жыл бұрын
Nintendo Ds: Mega Large
@rachelcookie321
Жыл бұрын
What does green and red colouring mean in regard to ML?
@duscarasheddinn8033
4 ай бұрын
@@rachelcookie321Mario and Luigi
DS phat: are you sure we should do this? im bulky and you're smooth ds lite: it's okay nobody's gonna find out 9 months later:
@lauram7929
3 жыл бұрын
Lmaoooo
The ML in DSML probably stands for mega large
@MrAzul184
3 жыл бұрын
Or medium large
@Reidathon
3 жыл бұрын
Or mega lite for the advance slot
@HolyKhaaaaan
3 жыл бұрын
DSML makes it sound like a psychology manual. But on a DS
@RicoLee27
2 жыл бұрын
Or Mega Lite cause has Lite logo on it and based on it
@riks081
2 жыл бұрын
Nah I'm pretty sure it stands for copyright infringement
There's a thread on GBATemp from 2013, must be at least older than that.
This is a great concept. I'm surprised this sort of reshell of the og DS isn't more common. I'd have probably gotten this instead of something like the DS Lite. If there was a better screen mod as well this would be great.
Oh the nostalgia. I remember playing the DS Major Lag back in 1765
@dotmbarricade3424
3 жыл бұрын
Lol
If they sold the shell separate I'd be interested tbh
@krZabii
3 жыл бұрын
I mean it sounds like the whole thing is cheap on chinese ebay, just buy one.
@gmailftw
3 жыл бұрын
@@krZabii There seems to be some funky weirdness with browsing TaoBao outside China. Wasn't able to find the link seen in Elliot's video. I presume he made a Chinese account but I can't say I'm comfortable doing that. If someone has a working link to a full system please feel free to DM me
@guccisquidbillytentacles
3 жыл бұрын
@@gmailftw use a proxy service
@DEMENTO01
2 жыл бұрын
they sell original ones for cheap why would u want this ugly looking one lmao
Wow! That's so weird but cool! Imagine this was released in an alternate universe!
that a refurb board in that ml version there, and what the marker is indication of. could possibly also had been a way to repurpose broken systems where the shell just wasn't salvageable for some reason, and just combined the internal parts that still worked from two or three other broken ones into the working ones. would probably make the most sense financially actually because the alternative in that case is no profit. EDIT: otherwise i don't think they necessarily just converted a bunch of perfectly working older ds models just into the newer shell. even at the time it wouldn't had made a ton of sense. the old original models have enough value where it wouldn't be worth the gain just putting a working one into a new shell for no reason, so i'm sure there was some reason we don't know.
@yamatodamashii1179
2 жыл бұрын
They did take perfectly good original ds’ and reshelled them. I work in that factory and the kanji is my inspection mark for QC purposes.
@natea4158
2 жыл бұрын
@@yamatodamashii1179 can you elaborate on who "they" is and what/where this "factory" is exactly? i just sort of already know differently with all due respect, heh.
@yamatodamashii1179
2 жыл бұрын
Are you calling me a liar? That’s the first kanji of my last name in marker on the main computer chip. Next thing you’ll tell me is the word gullible is in the dictionary.
@natea4158
2 жыл бұрын
@@yamatodamashii1179 it copes
ML stands for Manos Largas. That's Spanish for large hands. This was a special version of the DS created for the Mexican market to be sold to kids suffering from Large Hands Disease, thus the larger footprint.
@skullsquid47
3 жыл бұрын
Huh. Neat.
@GinandTronics
3 жыл бұрын
Wow that's amazing.
@chistinelane
3 жыл бұрын
I can't tell if this is a joke or not.
@KevinLSX619
3 жыл бұрын
Uh I doubt it
@Andrew-ww1hz
2 жыл бұрын
It’s true I have large hands disease 😢
When a DS and a DS Lite, love each other VERY MUCH....
@Rebateman
3 жыл бұрын
they make an abomination. Also the power button looks a lot like a DSi power button from my memory.
@JessieJamesPlays
3 жыл бұрын
they're making out using their "styluses" probably
"if you haven't seen a DS lite in many years" made me feel old lol
That is INCREDIBLY bizarre and I want to know why these exist.
5:06 It's existed for a while. Found a GBATemp thread from January 2013 when I was doing research on it. (And going off of some of the posts in the thread, there were other forum threads that had mentioned it already)
@officerthundercock2793
3 жыл бұрын
There’s also a video of it from 2012.
@staringcorgi6475
2 ай бұрын
Could be a weird replacement shell
The XL was too big so they got a medium large instead
Honestly, it looks like what could be a prototype for the DS Lite, until they released a more updated version being the DS Lite
Looks like it might be a functional prototype for the appearance. I always liked the original DS cuz the gba carts fit flush. I want one of these badly now
there were so MANY versions of the entire DS lineup but now this just adds to the bunch xD
Considering the Logo printed on it has the „i“ circle of the DSi it had to be made sometime after 2008
Son:Mom can I get a ds? Mom:you have a ds at home Ds at home:
“no-one’s covered any sort of videos on it” 8 year old video popped up about it as third result searching for ‘ds ml’ on youtube lol
So cool to learn of these unheard of versions man. Really enlightening!
@SneaksOnFire
3 жыл бұрын
it’s a fake bro
It's like a mix between the first three DS models.
It’s red, so the ML stands for Marxism-Leninism, the state ideology of the USSR.
Same energy of me learning that 3DS XL is called LL in Japan
DS Main Land (China). I'm actually wondering if there might be market for kits like this, for unhinged/damaged OG DS's.
@SlaughteredDecay
3 жыл бұрын
That is actually a reasonable explanation!
@litchtheshinigami8936
3 жыл бұрын
same.. it would be great.. i'm looking to fix mine because the hinges are borked on mine.. (the bottom screen is also a bit iffy as the touch doesn't work as it should anymore)
@zach2beat
3 жыл бұрын
I originally had the “Main Land” thought to, and that it might have been an early short live version of a redesign for the market, but by this point iQue would have been the name on it instead of Nintendo, even on the case, so the fact its not listed as anything but a DS ML and still has the regular Japanese menus and startup makes me think this is possibly just a re-casing of old leftover DS boards to make them look more like the DS lite just to sell off old stock maybe.
I actually really like the original ds model. It looks futuristic. It would've been awesome if they made a new 2ds/3ds xl but with the ds design and backwards compatibility for gba/gbc/gb games.
@litchtheshinigami8936
3 жыл бұрын
same.. i actually kind of prefer it over the lite.. the lite just looks basic compared.. where as the original actually had some depth to it..
@Ryusuta
3 жыл бұрын
Agreed. The original DS is much more ergonomic and pleasing to the eye, in my opinion.
@gmdrandom6287
3 жыл бұрын
@@Ryusuta but then again the other models are more compact
@weeddude2333
2 жыл бұрын
I still have my original ds and mainly keeping it since I wanna get some GBA games soon but only downside is it can be annoying to hold sometimes
@virtualtools_3021
2 жыл бұрын
@@gmdrandom6287 muh compactness
"This devive may not cause harmful interference" "devive: To deprive of life; render inert or unconscious." Dang.
I think it's a really cool shell. I would love to transfer an DS board into it. Would make a nice conversation piece.
The ML reminds me of the DSi XL with a gba slot just like they wanted before they removed it to reduce chost
@99897767
3 жыл бұрын
ah yes, chost, the archnemesis of Nintendo
@smudgerox
2 жыл бұрын
I already consider the DSi XL perfect (for ds games only) but a gba slot on it would have made it beyond perfect. 11/10 material.
@aniquinstark4347
2 жыл бұрын
@@8ax "increase security" aka make it harder for the user to jailbreak it lmao
@stevenc2149
2 жыл бұрын
@@smudgerox now you have to buy a 3DS and homebrew it meh
I search this and find out it been out for 8 years. Seem like they been exchanging the shell for years. Saw that the red is new colour though
@litchtheshinigami8936
3 жыл бұрын
yeah i think it might have to do with china's iffy gaming laws.. them exchanging the shells so they can sell them easier
@linusmayden8465
3 жыл бұрын
Do you have the link to it?
Years ago I meant to pick this up from AliExpress but just never pulled the trigger because I was sure it would be real!
This may look like a knock off or third party DS But then you realize that it's officially licensed, produced and made by Nintendo
I honestly never thought someone would make a custom DS that was an original DS inside a custom shell to make it look like a DS Lite.
actually quite impressive. they found a way to make an old ds look fresh. although the shell looks kinda cheap.
@ressljs
2 жыл бұрын
I was expecting it to be a "DS Lite XL." That is, I thought it would have the larger screens like the DSi XL, but without any of the upgrades that justified the "i." But when he opened it, there were the original sized screens so then I was really confused.
A man who will examine a piece of tech to discover what it is, even going so far as to take it apart to look at the motherboard and compare it to an original. And he looks and sounds like a young Jacob Rees-Mogg. You are definitely in my top five now sir. Right alongside LGR, 8-Bit Guy, and Technology Connections.
Personal thought, giving that NDSL was officially sold in China (the iQue DSL), it's possible that before that was a thing, a version of original DS was planned and probably got into test production, but was ultimately scrapped because DSL become a thing. Either there was some stock shells or the mold that wasn't got used was found and reused, and now there's this weird shell. Otherwise it's hard to imagine who got such a big dedication to model this rather accurate mold.
I unexpectedly find myself one of those eagle-eyed people. And I want one.
Your videos are the reason I've gotten into retro moding and repair. I've learned so much from your videos. Thanks for the hobby.
I knew exactly what it was when I saw that hinge, that's actually really awesome. and if it doesn't cost much at all to buy these weirdly genuine DS's you could actually shell swap it back to an original for a fraction of the price the DS actually costs.
To be fair, this would be a amazing shell replacement for a cheap way to replace perished and broken shells or for thoses that dont like the shape of the original ds and want it to look more like a ds lite...
There was a certain revision of a DS Phat that lets you install the DS Lite firmware so you have the different brightness settings. Google it.
What about making a custom version of this? Any way to replace the original screens with something bigger? Maybe from the DSi XL if the motherboard allows for it? I love the Idea of the Gameboy Macro, but hate that the GBA carts aren't flush with the console. A custom Gameboy Macro ML would fix that with or without the screen replacements. Just spitballing.
I assume this DS ML is one of those iQue thing that's going on in China. Around the 2000s, China has "weird" restrictions that don't allow game console to be sold as is. Nintendo managed to circumvent the restrictions by marketing themselves as iQue in China, and I suspect this is one of the byproduct. Edit: Then again, the Nintendo 3DS was marketed as iQue 3DS in China, so maybe they dropped the iQue moniker in this one.
@FlameRat_YehLon
2 жыл бұрын
The iQue 3DS was officially iQue 3D Multimedia Interactive System, though, which also "wasn't" a game console. It got a very limited game library for being region-locked with nobody got the interest to release game on it, though, but fans did managed to got Nintendo to release Pokemon Sun/Moon on it, years after there's anything released on the console. That's said, the Switch in China is just Nintendo Switch Game Console, and it actually could be considered a success despite online features are region locked.
@FlameRat_YehLon
2 жыл бұрын
(PS2 in China was Sony Computer Entertainment System I think, also "not" a game console. Though giving that pretty much no game got released on it, maybe it should be classified as a DVD player.)
To be fair, quite often Japan does XL as LL, when talking about clothing sizes. But then sometimes they do XL too. It's kinda confusing. Signed, an XL / LL -sized clothes-wearer.
I have an original DS with a beat up shell and it needs a new battery and screen... I'd love to have a shell like this to just swap it all into!
@andremalerba5281
3 жыл бұрын
So you almost need a whole new DS LOL!
That is indeed some impressive work. Kudos for recycling there.
@fmotlgreen6814
3 жыл бұрын
One person's "recycling", is another's "false advertising", and that deserves no kudos at all 😏
Possiblities: Made Lighter (Because it's the DS Fat/Phat) 1050 (ML in Roman numerals) Murphy's Law Mad Looks Make Lemonade (When life gives you lemons) Mega Lame Mucha Lucha Move Leftovers Make Lunch Make Linguine ... I'm done.
You find some of the coolest stuff!! I'm so curious why this thing exists (but at the least you're definitely right it's an ODS in a new shell)
I think ML might stand for “made lite” or something, considering its just a standard ds in a lite looking shell
This reminds me of the situation when the iPhone X came out with the double camera and glass back, and quickly Chinese companies startet to create replacement shells for older iPhone models to make them look like the iPhone X from the back.
I really want to get this instead of the device I have right now
Someone should sell these shells. The Original DS gets no love compared to the DS Lite. Especially for GameBoy Macros.
@Connie_TinuityError
2 жыл бұрын
Of course it doesn't get any love. The screens are awful, very washed out, inaccurate colors, appalling viewing angles, has just two brightness settings ('on' or 'off') and it really detracts from real world usage.
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
Whatup
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
Hello
I think this thing looks really cool, to be honest. It reminds me a lot of the DSi XL, looking about the same size. I would probably own one, if given the opportunity. How's the speaker quality on it? I couldn't hear it too well in the video.
I would hazard that ML meant Modern Lite since it's using a new shell and presumably new parts.
bruh I can't get over how small the screens are
When he said "It doesn't say Nintendo somewhere on here" my first thought was: Chinese DS version. Like, DS without Nintendo. And without Nintendo knowing
@Marvin_R
3 жыл бұрын
the Chinese Nintendo DS was branded "iQue DS", and was a licensed product.
I'm probably just gaslighting myself, but I swear I heard about these shells about a decade ago, when a used game shop was chatting with me about the failing hinges on the standard DS. He said that it was like a DS Lite that took HGH.
"lets see if my dogs are still alive" I love how he just casually says that
Without having seen much of the video, I assume that it's the normal DS with a new shell and that ML stands for "modernized look".
I was happy to see you had no problem opening up the other Nintendo DS for comparison, great job. 👍
to be fair, there is ALOT of ds and ds lites with broken hinges so this is actually in my opinion a good idea
ML stands for Mainland? Just a guess. Nintendo systems wasn't legally allowed to be sold in Chinese the Mainland at the time. Maybe the different shell was used to bypass regulations to get them onto the grey market (without Nintendo's permissions). I'm guessing these were left over on the production line when Nintendo announced the old DS was being discontinued and they weren't even sent to be assembled into the proper shell yet.
What do you call a dwarf with ESP that escapes from prison? A Small medium at large punz
I have an original DS which has the same screen brightness and brightness settings as a DS Lite. I had to flash a custom firmware to do it and only some original DS models will work with this firmware.
Imagine how many unseen consoles or console prototypes of now released consoles we’ve NEVER SEEN 🤭
@MusharnaMush
3 жыл бұрын
@@quietcarselijah no a 4DS. its like 3DS but gimmic is now 4D
Just a heads up there's a Japanese Exclusive TV Tuner for the DS, complete with Bunny Ear Antenna.
It’s like the DS Phat and DS lite had a baby.
When I saw the hinge, I thought of the original DS. Like maybe it's the in-between of the DS and DS lite. That size doesn't bother me though, my hands are big
this is the real DS-LIE
Once they stopped manufacturing the old DS Consoles they probably, as you said, got left with tons of old units. How do you sell old hardware when you have new hardware out already? You disguise the old hardware in a new body and sell it at a lower mark than the new one. Could have been a good move originally and if Nintendo where behind it, they stood to gain a fair bit
Maybe they're remanufactured, and recognized the shortcomings of the original DS shells. Would be a good way of recycling good internals with bad shells.
does anyone have a link for them? I would unironically love to get one of these lol
@linusmayden8465
3 жыл бұрын
Same
I’ve never clicked quicker in my life.
DS-ML: dual screen mighty large
I bought this for $30 and took the internals out and bought a non working original DS with a near mint shell for $40 the motherboard was fried and swap was easy now I have a brand new looking original DS that I only spent $70 for totally worth it in my opinion for the parts alone.
I vaguely remember hearing about this. It only released in Asia. It's called ML because it stands for "Mega" large instead of the usual "xtra" large because that's usual for Asia. It was only in production for a little bit. That's all I remember if my memory serves me correctly. I could be completely making this up in my brain. I don't know.
I actually really like the idea of this! I always had a problem with the DS lite because the GBA cart would stick out, and I had a problem with the original DS because of its design. This is like a good inbetween. I think a good idea would to sell the shells on there own as a mod kit. If you coupled that with the later revisions of the first DS that uses IPS screens, for me that would be the ultimate original style DS! Thoughts? Edit: apparent an IPS phat DS doesn't exist and it's somthing I think I made up in my head lol but I still think a mod kit for this would be pretty cool
DS ML is a third party shell for original DS that makes it like lite
Well, you can call it DS XL
I Had,Loved,&,Played The Shit Outta my Original NDS,it Was so Cool
If these shells were actually available to buy I might even consider modding my original DS. It has a special place in my heart but not exactly a looker compared to the DSL haha
GOLDEN SUN!!! XD One of my favorite GBA games, hands down.
I didn't realize that the original DS had the same charger plug as the GBA, I thought it had the same charger as the DS Lite. (Which was my first handheld) For a while there, I thought it looked like an early DS Lite engineering sample! Also, funny how on the label they have the circle for the 'i' in dsi without the 'i' in it. Certainly a good find!
Brings back memories from my old DS lite