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Valet Parking 1989: Remember How Cool the 80s Were? Back When You Were Parking Cars for a Living?

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File this under So Bad, It’s Good: Valet Parking 1989 is a DSiWare game by Zordix AB, where you play as a parking attendant in “neon lit California” in the late 80s, earning money so you can “buy your own cool car and drive to the beach in style”….

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February 22nd, 2011 by: Lambert Varias

Dysentery on the Dsi

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At last! The Oregon Trail…, the pinnacle of depression in gaming (or should that be the nadir?) will be available on DSiWare. Just in case,  you know, you couldn’t already play it on seven or eight other devices in  your home, like your computer, iPhone, or toaster.

If you’re

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October 1st, 2009 by: Alisha K.

Art Academy: Learn to Paint on Your Nintendo Dsi

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Ever wanted to learn how to draw and paint, but don’t have the time or money to deal with real world art supplies? Well if you happen to own a Nintendo DSi, you can sign up for the Art Academy without so much as buying a tube of paint.

Art…

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September 20th, 2009 by: Technabob

Shmups Come to Dsiware Japan, Rest of World Sheds Bitter Tears

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If you were smart fortunate enough to have picked up a Japanese DSi, you’re going to want to check this out: Aa Mujou Setsuna, a bullet-hell style vertical shmup available on the serious cheap: 500 Nintendo points. That’s five bucks…, less than most gutbuster combo meals, and they’re

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August 31st, 2009 by: Alisha K.

Make Your Mark on the Dsi With Flipnote Studio

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Flip Notebook has been in this space before, only then it was Moving Memo Pad…, and it was limited to the Japanese Nintendo DSi. Now, however, the free animation app for DSiWare is suddenly available, outside the regular release schedule. Someone had to know how much we wanted it!

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August 13th, 2009 by: Alisha K.

Electroplankton Returns via Dsiware

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Love Electroplankton? You’re not alone; the interactive music experience has a devoted following, and they’re all about to be made very happy… if they’re in Japan. Nintendo’s home base is about to be treated to ten different Electroplankton apps on the DSiWare service.

Electroplankton…, one of the first

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July 6th, 2009 by: Alisha K.

Six in One Translator Planned for Nintendo Dsiware

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With so much bigger news pouring out of E3, it’s easy to miss the smaller, more interesting bits, like a mysterious DSiWare title that appeared on Nintendo’s official planned release lists. Six in One Translator…–a working title, we’re told, along with a grand total of nothing else. But with

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June 3rd, 2009 by: Alisha K.

Nintendo’S Dsiware Service May Include Gameboy and Gba Games

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Saddened over the loss of the GBA slot in Nintendo’s new DSi? Fret not, young gamer; if this particular rumor bears sweet, juicy fruit, you just may be able to download all those old Nintendo handheld games via the DSiWare service–or at least some… of them.

The rumor surfaced at

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March 24th, 2009 by: Alisha K.

Nintendo Ds Finally Gets a Katamari Game… Sort of

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Nintendo DS devotees have long hoped for a Katamary Damacy game on the versatile handheld, and since every other company in the history of gaming has jumped on the trend of remaking games for the current handhelds, it’s long been a disappointment that the franchise has been absent from Nintendo’s…

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March 21st, 2009 by: Alisha K.

Mini Phantasy Star Heading to Little Dsi Download Service

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If you were wondering what other kinds of games might come to the new Nintendo DSi’s download service, beyond simple applications like flipbooks, then rest assured that DSiWare looks awesome. How awesome? Phantasy Star awesome.

The DSiWare title, called Phantasy Star Zero Mini… (no, really), is apparently some sort of

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March 18th, 2009 by: Alisha K.

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