{"id":87,"date":"2021-01-21T21:57:51","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T21:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/?p=87"},"modified":"2024-10-01T20:55:55","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T19:55:55","slug":"nintendo-ds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/?p=87","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo DS: Dual-Screen Innovation That Changed Handheld Gaming"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The original Nintendo DS introduced a revolutionary dual-screen design, with the bottom screen featuring touch functionality. The DS became a landmark console in handheld gaming, pushing boundaries with its innovative controls, built-in Wi-Fi for multiplayer gaming, and a vast library of titles like <em>Pok\u00e9mon Diamond\/Pearl<\/em>, <em>Nintendogs<\/em>, and <em>Brain Age<\/em>. Its blend of casual and core gaming experiences cemented its place as one of the best-selling consoles of all time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hardware Specifications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Processor<\/strong>: Dual ARM processors (ARM946E-S at 67 MHz and ARM7TDMI at 33 MHz)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Graphics<\/strong>: Two LCD screens, both 256&#215;192 pixel resolution (one being touch-sensitive)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Memory<\/strong>: 4 MB of RAM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Storage<\/strong>: Cartridge-based (proprietary DS game cards) and backward compatibility with Game Boy Advance cartridges<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Audio<\/strong>: Stereo sound, built-in microphone, and a headphone jack<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Battery<\/strong>: Rechargeable lithium-ion battery with 6\u201310 hours of battery life<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dimensions<\/strong>: 148.7 x 84.7 x 28.9 mm, weighing 275g<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Connectivity<\/strong>: Local wireless multiplayer with built-in Wi-Fi support for online multiplayer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Original Release Date:<\/strong> 11th March 2005<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discontinued:<\/strong> 2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cost (New in 2005):<\/strong> \u00a399.99<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cost (In 2024 Price):<\/strong> \u00a3170.00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Modifications I have performed:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>None<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cost to me for computer \u00a30.00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cost to me for repairs and upgrades \u00a30.00<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The original Nintendo DS introduced a revolutionary dual-screen design, with the bottom screen featuring touch functionality. The DS became a landmark console in handheld gaming, pushing boundaries with its innovative controls, built-in Wi-Fi for multiplayer gaming, and a vast library of titles like Pok\u00e9mon Diamond\/Pearl, Nintendogs, and Brain Age. Its blend of casual and core [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":92,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-87","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-1990s"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=87"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":965,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87\/revisions\/965"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/92"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=87"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=87"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=87"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}