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| game = ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass|Phantom Hourglass]]''<br/>''[[The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks|Spirit Tracks]]'' | |||
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The '''Nintendo DS''' was the fourth handheld video game system developed by [[Nintendo]] (fifth if you include the [[Game Boy Advance|Game Boy Advance SP]]). It had two screens (hence "DS," meaning double screen), the bottom of which being a touch screen. Players can use the stylus (a pen looking thing) to do actions on the bottom screen. It has a similar button layout/style as the SNES-controller; a D-pad, 4 buttons (A, B, X and Y) , 2 shoulder-buttons(L and R), the start- and select-button. Additionally, the DS also has a microphone attachment to interact with certain games. | The '''Nintendo DS''' was the fourth handheld video game system developed by [[Nintendo]] (fifth if you include the [[Game Boy Advance|Game Boy Advance SP]]). It had two screens (hence "DS," meaning double screen), the bottom of which being a touch screen. Players can use the stylus (a pen looking thing) to do actions on the bottom screen. It has a similar button layout/style as the SNES-controller; a D-pad, 4 buttons (A, B, X and Y) , 2 shoulder-buttons(L and R), the start- and select-button. Additionally, the DS also has a microphone attachment to interact with certain games. | ||
==Versions== | ==Versions== | ||
There were multiple versions of the original DS all listed below. | There were multiple versions of the original DS all listed below. | ||
=== | ===Original Nintendo DS=== | ||
The original '''Nintendo DS''' has a simpler and much older looking design than the later versions. The microphone is located below the touch screen (to the left), there are also two lights located below the bottom screen (one indicating power on/off and the other indicating whether the charger is connected). | The original '''Nintendo DS''' has a simpler and much older looking design than the later versions. The microphone is located below the touch screen (to the left), there are also two lights located below the bottom screen (one indicating power on/off and the other indicating whether the charger is connected). | ||
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===Nintendo DSi=== | ===Nintendo DSi=== | ||
The '''Nintendo DSi''' has a similar design as the Nintendo DS Lite; however this version includes | The '''Nintendo DSi''' has a similar design as the Nintendo DS Lite; however this version includes two cameras. One is located on the front (next to the microphone) and one on the back. It also features a micro-sd slot and improved speakers. This version, however, does ''not'' have a bottom input for Game Boy Advance games. | ||
===Nintendo DSi XL=== | ===Nintendo DSi XL=== | ||
The '''Nintendo DSi XL''' is the same design as the original DSi; however | The '''Nintendo DSi XL''' is the same design as the original DSi; however the screens are 93% larger. | ||
==Games== | ==Games== | ||
There was a total of | There was a total of two [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|Zelda]] games released for the Nintendo DS: ''Phantom Hourglass'' and ''Spirit Tracks''. | ||
===Phantom Hourglass=== | ===Phantom Hourglass=== | ||