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poiuytman · 07-27-2005, 09:59 PM

Whoops, I didn't read all of your post, Lycos. Thanks for the welcome as well.

I think a DS port would be very cool, but I don't think it will happen. It seems that all the DS games out use at least one of the DS's unique abilities well (touch, mic, or talk).

Super Metroid uses the buttons and the D-pad all the time, so picking up the stylus or thumb stylus would be impractical for using the touch screen.

And having a map on the other screen would be useful, but the mini-map has always worked well enough, and without touch functionality, there'd be no way to scroll the map without pausing the game (which you have to do in the Metroid games anyway to look at the map).

From a financial standpoint, since Super Metroid's potential DS applications are low, Nintendo would be wiser to port it to GBA. After all:

GBA owners + GBA SP owners + DS owners + future GBM owners > DS owners.

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poiuytman Newbie Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 14 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 1,822.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 2,322.00 Donate	Whoops, I didn't read all of your post, Lycos. Thanks for the welcome as well. I think a DS port would be very cool, but I don't think it will happen. It seems that all the DS games out use at least one of the DS's unique abilities well (touch, mic, or talk). Super Metroid uses the buttons and the D-pad all the time, so picking up the stylus or thumb stylus would be impractical for using the touch screen. And having a map on the other screen would be useful, but the mini-map has always worked well enough, and without touch functionality, there'd be no way to scroll the map without pausing the game (which you have to do in the Metroid games anyway to look at the map). From a financial standpoint, since Super Metroid's potential DS applications are low, Nintendo would be wiser to port it to GBA. After all: GBA owners + GBA SP owners + DS owners + future GBM owners > DS owners.