#36924 - Bizzeh - Thu Mar 03, 2005 7:31 pm
Can a normal Wifi router/AP act as a relay for 2 or more DS's.
ie, say i was in range of a router, and someone else was in the range of a router, but we wernt in range of each other, would we still be able to play multiplayer via the router.
also, is it true, if i have a multiplayer game, but a friend of mine doesnt.. he can download the mp side of the game from my for fook all, and play against me?
thanks
#36926 - Lynx - Thu Mar 03, 2005 8:23 pm
No, yes.
#36927 - snowflake - Thu Mar 03, 2005 8:25 pm
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#36938 - NoComply - Fri Mar 04, 2005 12:26 am
I would say depends on the game for your second question. It's up to the people who make the game to allow other people to download it.
#36946 - Magi989 - Fri Mar 04, 2005 2:09 am
an example is that Mario 64 DS only has single cart/download play multiplayer, but Madden 2005 only has multi cart which means that everyone must have a copy.
#36947 - tepples - Fri Mar 04, 2005 2:29 am
Offering DS Download Play is a slightly different decision from offering GBA single-pak multiplayer because in theory, DS Download Play would require fewer engine design sacrifices. The Nintendo DS's cart bus is reportedly slower than the GBA cart bus, requiring all code and assets to be loaded into RAM even on the master side. The DS RAM is much bigger than the GBA RAM, allowing such loading to take place. A broadcast in Ni-Fi is also a heck of a lot faster than a broadcast in the GBA multiplayer protocol, allowing the master to stream assets to the slaves during gameplay as it streams them from its own cart.
So in the long run, for titles released after the rushed launch, it comes down to a business decision. Charging double for a 2-player capable version is exactly what I'd expect out of Electronic Arse.
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#36951 - Abscissa - Fri Mar 04, 2005 3:57 am
| tepples wrote: |
| So in the long run, for titles released after the rushed launch, it comes down to a business decision. Charging double for a 2-player capable version is exactly what I'd expect out of Electronic Arse. |
Not to mention the extra $5-$10 they're already charging per game...