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Nintendo DS-TV-Out Restoration Project

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Re: Nintendo DS-TV-Out Restoration Project

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Post by 5600 »

post_break wrote: post #7

I just wish I picked up a DS. The prices for them now is ridiculous.

> The prices for them now is ridiculous.

Ridiculous like the back of Yvonne’s head[1] or the laughably bad kind?

I think as much as Nintendo can recover off of that property they should. The Atari 2600 sold as much as it did not because it was the best tech, but because it made the market through advertising. If you have supply, and you make the demand and/or there is demand, and you’re not concerned with staying on top, you can milk that cow.

[1]- https://youtu.be/z-AbiEZFyTA

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Post by Lammy »

Wowfunhappy wrote: post #4
jsheard wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't remember there being DS kiosks with TVs attached, but DS devkits did support external displays so maybe it's a remnant from those https://cdn.retrorgb.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/10100846...

The article says that the devkits used different circutry.

There was also a third-party USB video capture mod for original "phat" DS models (and amusingly not the DS Lite): http://www.3dscapture.com/ds/

The fun thing about the developer units is that the handheld part can be switched out. The photo above shows one with a phat DS controller, compare to one with a DS Lite attached: https://cooltrainer.org/nitro-capture/

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Post by t0astbread »

5600 wrote: post #11
post_break wrote: post #7

I just wish I picked up a DS. The prices for them now is ridiculous.

> The prices for them now is ridiculous. Ridiculous like the back of Yvonne’s head[1] or the laughably bad kind? I think as much as Nintendo can recover off of that property they should. The Atari 2600 sold as much as it did not because it was the best tech, but because it made the market through advertising. If you have supply, and you make the demand and/or there is demand, and you’re not concerned with staying on…

The last descendant of the DS line went out of production some time last year so I guess Nintendo's not making money off of them anymore now.

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Post by bogwog »

And to think Nintendo wants these to end up in a landfill.

Imagine if jailbreaking video game consoles (that is, modifying hardware that you own however you want), were actually legal. Old consoles like these could continue to provide value to owners via competing app stores, free and open source apps/games, cool hardware features like the OP, etc. All of that could happen without infringing on Nintendo's rights, or requiring them to do anything in any way.

But the DMCA doesn't allow it.

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Post by Tijdreiziger »

Lammy wrote: post #13
Wowfunhappy wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The article says that the devkits used different circutry.

There was also a third-party USB video capture mod for original "phat" DS models (and amusingly not the DS Lite): http://www.3dscapture.com/ds/ The fun thing about the developer units is that the handheld part can be switched out. The photo above shows one with a phat DS controller, compare to one with a DS Lite attached: https://cooltrainer.org/nitro-capture/

The circuitry inside the 'handheld part' of the devkits is totally different from a retail unit, as indeed it doesn't contain any processing. So if you had, say, a 'phat' devkit, I don't think you'd be able to fit a Lite as the controller (unless you also had a Lite devkit and swapped the two controllers, I suppose).

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Post by LeoPanthera »

bogwog wrote: post #16

And to think Nintendo wants these to end up in a landfill. Imagine if jailbreaking video game consoles (that is, modifying hardware that you own however you want), were actually legal. Old consoles like these could continue to provide value to owners via competing app stores, free and open source apps/games, cool hardware features like the OP, etc. All of that could happen without infringing on Nintendo's rights, or…

> Imagine if jailbreaking video game consoles were actually legal

Is it not?

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Post by [deleted] »

bogwog wrote: post #16

And to think Nintendo wants these to end up in a landfill. Imagine if jailbreaking video game consoles (that is, modifying hardware that you own however you want), were actually legal. Old consoles like these could continue to provide value to owners via competing app stores, free and open source apps/games, cool hardware features like the OP, etc. All of that could happen without infringing on Nintendo's rights, or…

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