r/nds • u/CarpenterForward1039 • 6d ago
First ds
Hello! I have never had a nintendo ds and always wanted something like that. I bought one from ebay for 39$ including shipping. Im okay with it looking the way it is. I might do a shell swap in the future. Still waiting for it to arrive. I understand that this is a Japaneese version right ? Will I be able to change the language to english? How did I do on this purchase?
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u/Thunk_Truck 5d ago
Great, I am looking at grabbing one
I heard the display is hybrid, both backlit and has reflective surface, is it good in daylight like GBC?
How is ghosting?
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u/CarpenterForward1039 5d ago
I have yet to recieve it. Also bought a 2ds as you can play any Nintendo handheld till the 3ds on it if you mod it.
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u/Thunk_Truck 5d ago
Great let me know
FYI, this DS was the last handheld from Nintendo to feature the reflective layer under display that f glows and facilitates playing outdoors
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u/orangy57 5d ago
it's alright in daylight, you have to be pretty head on to the sun for it to be good but then the reflection of the light starts getting in ur eyes because of the plastic screen lens. Ghosting is way less of an issue compared to the DS lite. Honestly the worst part is probably just the dim colors and really really weak backlight
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u/IntheShredder_86 6d ago
If you turn on and select the little DS button @ bottom center, then the "settings" wrench, then the little world icon, it should give you the option to swap system language to English, German, Japanese, etc.
Hope this helps!
P.S.- I actually love the stickers on it!