DSi Extra Large Announced

Nintendo announced the DSi LL today. The DSi LL, also referred to as the XL due to it’s extra large size, is launching in Japan on November 21 and Europe in the first quarter of 2010. It will be retailing for ¥20,000, $220 US, in Japan and is expected to be at a higher price point once it makes it to the west.

Here is some early info.

Screen Size:
4.2 inches

Hardware Size:
(across) 161mm
(front to back) 94.4mm
(thickness) 21.2mm Touch Pen Size
(short pen) 96mm
(long pen) 129.3mm

Weight (including Battery Pack, short Touch Pen):
314g

Charging Time:
3 hours

Battery Life:
(Lowest Brightness): 13~17 hours
(Second Lowest Brightness): 11~14 hours
(Middle Brightness): 9~11 hours
(Second Highest Brightness): 6~8 hours
(Highest Brightness): 4~5 hours

Supported Software:
Nintendo DS, DSi, DSiWare

Input Outport Slots:
DS Card Slot, SD Memory Card Slot, AC Adaptor, Headphones, Mic

Watara Supervision Photographed in the Wild.

Came across a Watara Supervision at a thrift shop in Seattle. This is a particular system that I have never seen in a shop. I got mine on E-Bay. The screen had a black mark on it that looked like it could have been a busted LCD, the casing, screen, and hinge however were in near mint condition. There was a mysterious cartridge taped to the back of the system. I snapped a couple blurry photos with my iPhone.





















Though it is not a game I was tempted to use the free Photoshop App on the Watara pics and thought it worth mentioning... All the processing of the photo bellow was done on my phone.

PSP Go clone!

PSP Go Knockoff... It looks so PSP-Go-Tastic at a fraction of the price! ... and quality.

http://chinagrabber.com/4-3-slide-panel-retro-gamer-game-mp5-player-w-camera-mp4---pxp-2000.aspx

This is not the new Wonderswan.

This is not the new Wonderswan, instead this is the upcoming $250 Android based ODROID. I must say I am very skeptical about that particular device at that price tag. Now if a new Wonderswan was being made I would be very excited. Frankly the resemblance is uncanny.

Find out more at...
http://www.hardkernel.com/feature.html2958390/

Famiclones with Gamecube?

One of our readers writes,

"Hey man, I've been trying to figure this out for some time, and you seem very knowledgeable on the subject. Do any of the GBA Famiclones (such as the Time Machine SP, or the Handy Famieight) have the physical ability to plug into the Gameboy Player port on the Gamecube?"

I have no idea myself since I have neither a Gamecube or a Gameboy Player however, I suspect not. It looks like the GBA game cards plug directly into the Gameboy Player. The Handy Famieight does have RCA out as do other portable famiclones such as the FC Mobile and newer B/Retro-Bit Retromini-X so those might be options if your end desire is to play your NES games on your TV.

Anyone have any suggestions for 'networking' a famiclone with a Gamecube or which one would work best?

Retromini-X available at Play N Trade

This news is only really exciting if you live near a Play N Trade, possibly just a very specific Play N Trade at 11308 NE 124th St, Kirkland, WA. Play N Trade has a decent selection of new and used games from NES carts all the way up thru PS3. I have picked up a couple Dreamcast games and a VMU there at highly reasonable prices. Though not as well stocked as Pink Godzilla in the classic game department they have a more diverse selection when it comes to new used games for an English speaking market. Currently they have a system called the Retromini-X, manufactured by a company called B/Retro-Bit, in stock. The system plays NES games off of cart in a handheld form with the option to hook it up to the television. I can't vouch for the quality however for $49.99 without shipping this could be a good deal.

iPhone coverage at PAX.

Touch Arcade was at PAX and has some decent coverage of all things iPhone at PAX. Check it out at the link bellow.

http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/06/pax-09-touching-a-new-generation-how-the-iphone-has-changed-portable-gaming-panel-and-new-games-detailed/#more-18445

Love letter to the Sega Nomad

One of my fave gaming sites, Kotaku, had people at PAX. One if them, Mike Fahey, bought a Sega Nomad and spent a couple paragraphs waxing poetic.

http://kotaku.com/5353401/the-triumphant-return-of-my-sega-nomad

Excalibur Space Invaders and Frogger Mini Arcade Cabinets.

Since I featured some fringe systems that are not for sale earlier today I thought it would be nice to feature something still available for consumption.

Amazon still has a couple Excalibur Space Invaders and Frogger Arcade systems left for sale. Sure they are not as cool as the classic LED mini cabinets but they do still have a nice retro modern look.

They feature.

• Color LCD screen
• Mini arcade joystick
• Authentic retro graphics
• Requires two "AA" batteries (not included)
• The classic video game Frogger in the 1980s portable tabletop console!
• Arcade Hit Classic
• Authentic classic arcade game play and sounds
• Great for the entire family!

Available at the links bellow.

Space Invaders
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000VL4WKC

Frogger
http://www.amazon.com/Excalibur-Frogger-Mini-Arcade-Game/dp/B000EPU5SI/ref=pd_sim_t_1

Things you can do with a Lazer Doodle

OMG! I want both of these! These two Lazer Doodle mods are amazing!



Fantastic!



Amazing!

Did I mention I am totally coveting both of those!