balickgoodmanfamily

hi all -

my name is lyssa, mom to jessica (7) and henry (5). my kids have recently played some video
games with friends and are now interested in bringing similar games into our house. they are
most interested in mario brothers and pokemon.

this is a new area for me and am hoping somebody can help explain a few things:

- what is the difference between a game cube, game boy, or nintendo ds? which ones have
more than one player? are these games interchangeabe?
- i'm leaning towards something portable as we do some travel. are the portable games
good for cars? are there headphones?
- does anyone know of a resource that explains the differences between the games?

thanks in advance for your help.

best, lyssa

jacandwill

Hi Lyssa,
I'm not the best at thesethings either, I'm sure there will be
someone to come along and fill n the blanks.
But.. this is what I can tell you.

multi player consoles:
ps 2 and 3, XBox, nintendo game cube, Wii, I think that there are a
couple that I have missed.

Nintendo DS is a personal game console but, I beleive, if you know of
someone else that has one you can connect them up and play together.
Play station portable hasn't been very popular in my opinion but is
another one of the hand held game consoles.

thats all I can help you with I'm sure that some one else will be
able to help more.
Jac


--- In [email protected], "balickgoodmanfamily"
<catonsvillenanny@...> wrote:
>
> hi all -
>
> my name is lyssa, mom to jessica (7) and henry (5). my kids have
recently played some video
> games with friends and are now interested in bringing similar games
into our house. they are
> most interested in mario brothers and pokemon.
>
> this is a new area for me and am hoping somebody can help explain a
few things:
>
> - what is the difference between a game cube, game boy, or nintendo
ds? which ones have
> more than one player? are these games interchangeabe?
> - i'm leaning towards something portable as we do some travel. are
the portable games
> good for cars? are there headphones?
> - does anyone know of a resource that explains the differences
between the games?
>
> thanks in advance for your help.
>
> best, lyssa
>

Carron Armstrong

Maybe I can fill in some holes.

The GameCube is the predecessor of the Wii, which is currently on the
market. You can still get GameCube consoles used from some retailers like
GameStop or from eBay. They hook up to a TV and must be powered by plugging
into the wall. Many games can be played by more than one player at a time,
but each player will normally have to have a controller, which is hooked up
to the console.

The GameBoy is the predecessor of the Nintendo DS. They are both handheld
game consoles. The games are stored on small cartridges. Some GameBoy
games can be played on the DS, but DS games cannot be played on the
GameBoy. The DS Lite is the version currently on the market. GameBoys and
DS handhelds are also available used.

GameBoy and DS consoles are designed to be single player, but for certain
games special cables allow two or more players to play together or trade
info, each on his/her own handheld with his/her own game cartridge. They
are designed to be portable. The gameplay is generally not as complex and
the graphics are cruder, but the games are less expensive, also.

Headphones are available for all consoles and handhelds. In fact, most
headphones with the smaller standard jack will work.

I don't know about what kind of resource you're looking for that would
explain different games. Are you looking for game descriptions, or
information on age suitability or content?

Carron


On 6/6/08, balickgoodmanfamily <catonsvillenanny@...> wrote:
>
> hi all -
>
> my name is lyssa, mom to jessica (7) and henry (5). my kids have recently
> played some video
> games with friends and are now interested in bringing similar games into
> our house. they are
> most interested in mario brothers and pokemon.
>
> this is a new area for me and am hoping somebody can help explain a few
> things:
>
> - what is the difference between a game cube, game boy, or nintendo ds?
> which ones have
> more than one player? are these games interchangeabe?
> - i'm leaning towards something portable as we do some travel. are the
> portable games
> good for cars? are there headphones?
> - does anyone know of a resource that explains the differences between the
> games?
>
> thanks in advance for your help.
>
> best, lyssa
>
>
>


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Adrean Clark

The DS is wireless and wi-fi capable I think. GameBoy Advance is cable only.

The GameCube console with one controller and cords can be found for
about $30 at GameStop. Be sure to test everything before you leave the
store, though!

Adrean, veteran od several trips for used DS and GameCube :P

On 6/7/08, Carron Armstrong <carronna@...> wrote:
> Maybe I can fill in some holes.
>
> The GameCube is the predecessor of the Wii, which is currently on the
> market. You can still get GameCube consoles used from some retailers like
> GameStop or from eBay. They hook up to a TV and must be powered by plugging
> into the wall. Many games can be played by more than one player at a time,
> but each player will normally have to have a controller, which is hooked up
> to the console.
>
> The GameBoy is the predecessor of the Nintendo DS. They are both handheld
> game consoles. The games are stored on small cartridges. Some GameBoy
> games can be played on the DS, but DS games cannot be played on the
> GameBoy. The DS Lite is the version currently on the market. GameBoys and
> DS handhelds are also available used.
>
> GameBoy and DS consoles are designed to be single player, but for certain
> games special cables allow two or more players to play together or trade
> info, each on his/her own handheld with his/her own game cartridge. They
> are designed to be portable. The gameplay is generally not as complex and
> the graphics are cruder, but the games are less expensive, also.
>
> Headphones are available for all consoles and handhelds. In fact, most
> headphones with the smaller standard jack will work.
>
> I don't know about what kind of resource you're looking for that would
> explain different games. Are you looking for game descriptions, or
> information on age suitability or content?
>
> Carron
>
>
> On 6/6/08, balickgoodmanfamily <catonsvillenanny@...> wrote:
>>
>> hi all -
>>
>> my name is lyssa, mom to jessica (7) and henry (5). my kids have recently
>> played some video
>> games with friends and are now interested in bringing similar games into
>> our house. they are
>> most interested in mario brothers and pokemon.
>>
>> this is a new area for me and am hoping somebody can help explain a few
>> things:
>>
>> - what is the difference between a game cube, game boy, or nintendo ds?
>> which ones have
>> more than one player? are these games interchangeabe?
>> - i'm leaning towards something portable as we do some travel. are the
>> portable games
>> good for cars? are there headphones?
>> - does anyone know of a resource that explains the differences between the
>> games?
>>
>> thanks in advance for your help.
>>
>> best, lyssa
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>

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balickgoodmanfamily

thanks everyone for your responses. this is so helpful. nothing like
feedback from real people who use these things in real life.

lyssa
in maryland, always learning

--- In [email protected], "Adrean Clark"
<adreanaline@...> wrote:
>
> The DS is wireless and wi-fi capable I think. GameBoy Advance is
cable only.
>
> The GameCube console with one controller and cords can be found for
> about $30 at GameStop. Be sure to test everything before you leave the
> store, though!
>
> Adrean, veteran od several trips for used DS and GameCube :P
>
> On 6/7/08, Carron Armstrong <carronna@...> wrote:
> > Maybe I can fill in some holes.
> >
> > The GameCube is the predecessor of the Wii, which is currently on the
> > market. You can still get GameCube consoles used from some
retailers like
> > GameStop or from eBay. They hook up to a TV and must be powered
by plugging
> > into the wall. Many games can be played by more than one player
at a time,
> > but each player will normally have to have a controller, which is
hooked up
> > to the console.
> >
> > The GameBoy is the predecessor of the Nintendo DS. They are both
handheld
> > game consoles. The games are stored on small cartridges. Some
GameBoy
> > games can be played on the DS, but DS games cannot be played on the
> > GameBoy. The DS Lite is the version currently on the market.
GameBoys and
> > DS handhelds are also available used.
> >
> > GameBoy and DS consoles are designed to be single player, but for
certain
> > games special cables allow two or more players to play together or
trade
> > info, each on his/her own handheld with his/her own game
cartridge. They
> > are designed to be portable. The gameplay is generally not as
complex and
> > the graphics are cruder, but the games are less expensive, also.
> >
> > Headphones are available for all consoles and handhelds. In fact,
most
> > headphones with the smaller standard jack will work.
> >
> > I don't know about what kind of resource you're looking for that would
> > explain different games. Are you looking for game descriptions, or
> > information on age suitability or content?
> >
> > Carron
> >
> >
> > On 6/6/08, balickgoodmanfamily <catonsvillenanny@...> wrote:
> >>
> >> hi all -
> >>
> >> my name is lyssa, mom to jessica (7) and henry (5). my kids have
recently
> >> played some video
> >> games with friends and are now interested in bringing similar
games into
> >> our house. they are
> >> most interested in mario brothers and pokemon.
> >>
> >> this is a new area for me and am hoping somebody can help explain
a few
> >> things:
> >>
> >> - what is the difference between a game cube, game boy, or
nintendo ds?
> >> which ones have
> >> more than one player? are these games interchangeabe?
> >> - i'm leaning towards something portable as we do some travel.
are the
> >> portable games
> >> good for cars? are there headphones?
> >> - does anyone know of a resource that explains the differences
between the
> >> games?
> >>
> >> thanks in advance for your help.
> >>
> >> best, lyssa
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
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> >
> >
>
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Debra Rossing

> what is the difference between a game cube, game boy, or nintendo ds?
which ones have more than one player? are these games interchangeable?
Nintendo DS is the current handheld gaming platform, took over from the
gameboy. The gamecube is a console system (not a handheld game system).
The gameboy is only multi player (usually just two players) if you
physically connect two gameboys together via a cable. The DS uses
wireless technology to connect to another DS or even in some
circumstances to the Internet (well, to the Nintendo-Net basically, they
can't really Surf the web, but they can connect up to other DS systems
via Nintendo). Gameboy games can play on the DS but the functionality
and graphics are not the greatest. The BIG difference between the
gameboy and the DS is that the DS uses a dual screen setup with one of
the screens being a touch screen (DO get the screen protector sheets);
using a gameboy game on the DS doesn't utilize that technology. Games
for the DS CANNOT be used on the Gameboy. I believe you can get an
'adapter' that allows Gameboy and DS games to be played on the Gamecube
(we have a PS2, PS3, two DS systems and 2 Gameboy Advanced SP systems).

YES the DS and gameboy are excellent for travel (we got DS his first
Gameboy specifically for a 3 hour plane trip - he was about 5 at the
time). They all have pretty standard headphone jacks - I think the
Gameboy systems might need an adapter (which is pretty easy to come by)
to plug a standard headphone into their jack. But any standard
headphones you want to use will work with them (whatever is comfortable
for the kids).

What kind of info do you want as far as differences? My suggestion
(having BTDT) is to go to a local place like GameStop where you can get
USED handheld systems and actually hold them. I'd get a pair of DS
handhelds (more games available, the older Gameboy systems no longer get
new development), get some spare styluses (styli?), screen protector
sheets, and a copy of Pokemon Diamond or Pearl (they can be found used
as well). Also, most of the staff at a place like GameStop are gamers in
their own right and generally very knowledgeable if you go in when it's
not busy (daytimes during the week are usually good) and just ask
questions and look at things.

Deb


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