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(Availability) Minecraft for DS, DS lite and DS i

I think that we should make Minecraft for these systems for a few reasons. 1: Some people still have these systems and would love to play Minecraft on them rather than have to buy a New Nintendo 3DS. 2: There really is no reason not to. 3: It would draw attention back to these systems in general. Now for my ideas for the game. The controls should be the same as the New Nintendo 3DS. Multiplayer over Wi-Fi should NOT be available for this. However, you should be able to play Multiplayer with the DS i multiplayer. Thanks, and i hope the game finally comes out for these systems.

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    I really thought of this as a DS and DSi Homebrewer.  Thing is, thehardware is just too weak, for anything playable.  They would struggle with even the earliest, most basic versions.

     

    The DS Lite has a 67 MHz ARM9 CPU and a coprocessor, a 33 MHz ARM7.  It's got 4 MB of RAM, and 256K flash on the device.  The original DS had essentially the same performance.  They have 2 screens, 256x192 resolution, and even with the DS Memory Expansion Pak, brought the DS up to 10 MB of "RAM".  The DS game cards ranged from 4 MB to 512 MB max, which isn't a lot for today.  

     

    Then there's the DSi.  Now you're getting into a handheld with SD card support.  Better, right?  Still discontinued.  Also, lets see the specs for your DSi rig: 

    CPU: ARM9 cpu (again), this time, clocked at a motherboard-frying 133 MHz, and the 33 MHz ARM7, for backwards compatibility with DS games.

    RAM: 16 MB, 4x that of the DS, but no "Expansion Pak" for this one.

    Displays: Same as DS, 256x192

    Storage: 256 MB flash, plus SD card.

    So, as cool as it would be, those rigs are discontinued, and don't have the hardware required.

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    The DS, DSi, DS Lite systems are too outdated and wouldn't be capable of running Minecraft. Very few people use the DS systems at all anymore and the 3DS will be turning 10 years old in just a few years, you really need to get a new system.

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    The hardware wouldn't allow for this - the 3DS was enough trouble for them to port as it is. Also, the controls wouldn't really work, unless the bottom screen was some sort of mouse-pad. It really would just be impossible.

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    Um...how does it make any sense at all to make DS versions of this game? They came out in 2004. Why port a game that came out in 2009 to a console that was already nearing its end by the time it came out?

    On top of that, the system is 15 years old now. If you are even old enough to have a DS in the first place, you are guaranteed to be old enough to by the 3DS, or even the Switch, seeing as the 3DS is dying too.

    In other words, I think this DS suggestion just wasn't thought through well, especially since there are 2 more recent portable systems that are actually supported by the same company.

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    ...honestly, why develop for the DS at all? That console is ancient by now. What you're asking for is simply ludicrous.

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    I hope it's possible with 2ds too

     

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    I saw someone say that they hope it's possibly for 2DS, both of those ideas are very dumb. It's literally in the name the 2DS wouldn't be able to run any game in 3D, especially Minecraft. Both of the systems are also very outdated and games aren't even being produced anymore. You wouldn't be able to buy it digitally through the shop either because the services have been discontinued. The system wouldn't be able to run it either and even porting it to the 3DS was hard enough.

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    I wanted on the DSi because I will like to try it  make me happy Because I have a DSI

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    I would like to try it on the DSi because I have oneI would make me happy And we never talk about this

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    Can you try to make one in 2023 or 2024