Nintendo DS

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The Nintendo DS, officially known as the Nintendo Developers' System and also referred to as the Nintendo Dual-Screen or NDS, is a handheld game system developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It has two screens; the top screen being for viewing only, while the lower screen can be used as a touchscreen interface.

The first two iterations of the system, the standard Nintendo DS and DS Lite are also able to play Game Boy Advance titles, which can be displayed on any screen, however the screen it is displayed on must be changed in the Options; by default, it is the top screen. However, Game Boy and Game Boy Color games cannot be played. The third and fourth iterations, the Nintendo DSi, and DSi XL are unable to play Game Boy Advance titles due to the removal of the GBA cartridge slot. Its successor is the Nintendo 3DS, which is backward compatible with DS and DSi titles.

The Sonic the Hedgehog series made its debut on the Nintendo DS with the critically acclaimed Sonic Rush. The final game of the series on the platform was Sonic Colors.

Sonic games

Nintendo DS Games

Sonic Rush (2005)	Sonic Rush Adventure (2007)	File:DSMarioand Sonicattheolympicgames US front.jpg Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (2008)
File:Sega superstar tennis (DS).jpg Sega Superstars Tennis (2008)	Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood (2008)	File:Mario and sonic ds.jpg Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (2009)
File:Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing - Nintendo DS Box Art.jpg Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (2010)	File:SCC FRONT 12 2 lrg.jpg Sonic Classic Collection (2010)	File:Sonic Colors DS US front foil.jpg Sonic Colors (2010)

Game Boy Advance Games

Sonic games

Sonic Advance (2001)	Sonic Advance 2 (2002)	Sonic Battle (2003)
File:SPP GBA US.jpg		File:Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis.jpg
Sonic Pinball Party (2003)	Sonic Advance 3 (2004)	Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis (2006)

Compilations

File:Sega Smash Pack (GBA).jpg	File:Sonic Advance Chu Chu Rocket.jpg	File:Sonic Pinball Party Battle.jpg
Sega Smash Pack	2 Games in 1: Sonic Advance & ChuChu Rocket!	2 Games in 1: Sonic Pinball Party & Sonic Battle
File:Sonic Advance Battle.jpg	File:Combo Pack Sonic Advance Sonic Pinball Party.jpg	File:Two Games in one Battle Chuchu.jpeg
2 Games in 1: Sonic Advance & Sonic Battle	Combo Pack: Sonic Advance + Sonic Pinball Party	2 Games in 1: Sonic Battle & ChuChu Rocket!
File:Sonic Pinball Party C Crown.jpg
2 Games in 1: Sonic Pinball Party & Columns Crown

Sonic X videocarts

File:Sonic X a Super Sonic Hero.jpg	File:Sonic X Chaos Emerald Chaos.jpg
Sonic X: A Super Sonic Hero	Sonic X: Chaos Emerald Chaos (unreleased)

Characters introduced

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Sonic playing Sonic Rush Adventure on a DS Lite.

• Blaze the Cat
  • Burning Blaze
• Eggman Nega
• Marine the Raccoon
• Captain Whisker
• Johnny
• Wisps
  • Mother Wisp
    • Nega-Mother Wisp

Hardware

The Nintendo DS features a clamshell design, much like the Game Boy Advance SP, and has an integrated sleep function, allowing the user to close the system to save battery and re-open it to resume playing. The stylus is located on the top right of the system's back, near the R Button, while the charger port is on the left, near the L Button. The DS uses the same charger as the Game Boy Advance SP. Unlike the GBA SP, the DS has its own built-in headphone jack, located at the bottom right of the system. The SP's Headphone Adapter is still supported by the DS. The power button is located above the D-pad, and the Select and Start buttons are located above the four face buttons. The DS supports wireless features, allowing users to connect their system to other systems locally or to the Internet without the use of cables.

The DS Game Card slot (Slot-1) is located at the top, behind the system. While the user can still eject Game Cards by pulling them out, it is preferable to push onto the card, which then springs it upwards. The Game Boy Advance slot (Slot-2) is located at the bottom of the system and does not use the same mechanism for ejecting games as the Game Card slot does; the user must still pull them out. Slot-2 has other purposes beyond GBA support; it has also been used for a number of accessories, such as the Rumble Pak and the Memory Expansion Pak. The DS does not allow its wireless features to work with GBA titles, and does not allow for Link Cables or the Game Boy Advance Wireless Adapter to be connected to the system, only allowing for single-player experiences.

Revisions

DS Lite

In mid 2006, Nintendo released the Nintendo DS Lite, a slimmer revision of the Nintendo DS. This model adds adjustable backlit screens, allowing the user to select between four different brightness settings, compared to the original model's frontlit screens with two brightness settings. Game Boy Advance cartridges protrude a bit more, instead of sitting flush with the system. The DS Lite used a different charger connector, meaning the connector used on the Game Boy Advance SP and the original DS is not compatible.

Trivia

• Both Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis and Sonic Classic Collection are playable on both the DS and DS Lite systems, for the original Sonic the Hedgehog.
• There was a Sonic game planned for the DS, titled Sonic DS, which was later scrapped.
• The Nintendo DS is the only Nintendo handheld to not have its games re-released under a budget label (Player's Choice/Nintendo Selects).
• The Nintendo DS, alongside the Wii, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, are the only consoles in which all three voice actor casts are featured; the original Dreamcast ones, the 4Kids ones and the Studiopolis ones.
• If a user plugs a Game Boy Advance SP Headphone Adapter into the original Nintendo DS' charger port, they can use both the adapter's headphone jack and the built-in headphone jack simultaneously.

References

Video game platforms

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