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Nintendo DSi: Apr 5, $170 US, Black & Blue, DSi retail games, Rhythm Heaven also Apr5
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She doesn't know yet.
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Awesome, so is mine. Now you are both surprised!
Now when I type, in my head I see the text sliding from left to right and clearing out.
It does a really good job making you frantic too, it's like it's part drowning sim!
Also I was clicking on the parrot while playing music, he says some silly things. "Punkrock demands excitebike!" being pretty amusing.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2sakxsE-Zs
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he takes like a good 20 seconds until OH WOOPS MY HANDS ARE NOT EVEN ON THE SCREEN LOL
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edit: Walnut, my lid shifts ever so slightly but so have my Phat and Lite before.
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Let me tell you about Demon's Souls....
I hear it'll have two longs.
Right, it appears that wireless is always on at times, like at the main menu (checking for updates?).
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We're talkin' games and you bring up chicks and romance?
Anyhow, I tried a DSi at work today that a friend had. Kinda cool, but I don't really see the point in upgrading from a DS Lite to DSi. DS fat to DSi, sure.
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You know my top screen section seems to be really flimsy as well. It'll noticably snap into the usual operating angle but even at this position it'l wabble a little bit which is really annoying to me. It's def not as solid when flipped open as the Lite. Is there a way to tighten something on this to fix that?
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
You sway me to wanting to get a DSi right now.
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I just checked, Europe got the same colours as Japan: white and black.
Man what
I hardly ever take my brightness off of 2 unless there's sunlight glare
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What would the alternative be?
I mean even if it started with the backlight off, that would be considered the default.
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Also from my experience, you have to manually turn it back on when needed. I tried to go on wifi and assumed it would just start up like old school DS's but it didnt.
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The first was the Final Fantasy: CC : Echos of time bundle and the 2nd unless the Ace Attorney bundle comes out before it is the Kingdom Hearts one. The first bundles for the US will be the usual Brain training editions then probably get special zelda and Professor Layton versions later in the year.
Would somebody be nice enough to tell me the procedure? I got a japanese DSi and I have no idea what the fuck I'm doing when I'm navigating the system menus.
Try this, clear the screen again. Now place the stylus in the lower left corner of the touch screen and slowly drag it all the way to the right. This should yield eight notes that are escalating as you move to the right. Now place the stylus in the middle left and do the same thing. Now it's gone up an octave. Finally, place the stylus in the upper left and drag. Once again, you've gone up an octave. Cool, huh? Clear the screen again, and place the stylus back in the lower left corner again. Now drag up the stylus straight up. You should get six notes. Each pair of notes represents one level of octave. The middle acts as the starting octave and the ones above and below it represent higher and lower octaves.
I did some experimenting and found that the notes are laid out in a certain sequence that mirrors a piano's layout. If we assume that we have three zones of octaves with eight notes going across, that would give us twenty-four locations for notes. Here is a visual example of what I'm talking about:
C D E F G A B C
C D E F G A B C
C D E F G A B C
The "C" on the far right matches the "C" on the far left on the octave above it. Try it out for yourself. Touch the "C" location on the middle right and then touch the "C" location on the upper left. See, same sound. The same goes for the "C" on the lower right and the "C" in the middle left.
Now for the fun part. Get out a piece of paper, or use something on your computer, and draw out a 3x8 grid and fill it in with the above letters. Now take your DSi and take a picture of the grid so that it fills the touchscreen perfectly. Once you have the picture saved, open it up and choose the graffiti option. If you took the picture right, your screen should have twenty-four squares each with a letter in them. Tap the stylus on the squares to listen to the proper notes.
Now, try playing this and guess what it is:
(starting on the middle octave) D-D-D, G, !D, C-B-A, !G, !D, C-B-A, !G, !D, C-B-C, A
**The "-" means play it quickly and the "!" means use the higher octave.**
Highlight for the answer:
But wait, there's more! If you hold up or down on the D-Pad while touching a note, it will apply a sharp (up on the d-pad) or a flat (down on the d-pad) to the note. Using this new technique, try playing the following:
(starting in the middle octave) B, B, B-B-B, B-A, B-B, B-B-B, B-A, B-B, B-B-B, B-F-F, F-F-F, F-F-F, F-F
**All of the "B" and "A" notes are flats. The "F" notes are normal.**
If your gamer sense is tingling, you should get the beat almost immediately. If you still don't know what it is, highlight the answer here:
Now go out and find some sheet music and tap out some of your favorite songs! Here are some good resources that helped me figure it all out:
The Basics of Reading Sheet Music
Sharps, Flats, and Natural Notes
The Empire Strikes Back Music Sheet
The Legend of Zelda Music Sheet (pdf)
I hope you guys find this as cool as I did. Have fun tapping out music to your pictures...with the slightly obnoxious picture music in the background.
Edit: Here is my tutorial video. Peace!
How to make music with your DSi
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