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Additionally, all discs at NexWave Games are carefully inspected and assessed for quality. When discs arrive, we do not accept any that are so badly damaged that they are unlikely to work. We only accept discs with light scratches at most. Discs with scratches are then treated in our professional disc repair machine. By warming the disc and polishing it with soft brushes, these machines can remove a very thin layer from the disc. This removes the layer containing surface scratches and improves the disc’s readability. This ensures the disc works properly, even on consoles with ageing lasers that have difficulty reading games! Great news for the player.
Nintendo DSi XL Super Mario Bros 25th Anniversary
This red Nintendo DSi XL is the Super Mario Bros 25th Anniversary version, offered here as complete. Anniversary packaging and Mario icons distinguish it from an ordinary colour. XL has two larger screens than DS Lite, with a lower touchscreen. Use stylus, directional pad, action and shoulder buttons. Larger screens display original DS graphics, not 3DS depth or modern remade graphics added to cartridges.
Insert a Nintendo DS Game Card and launch from the DSi menu. DSi XL lacks a Game Boy Advance slot, so GBA and Game Boy cartridges cannot be used, nor DS games requiring accessories in that slot. Nintendo 3DS games also do not work. Cameras and sound functions belong to the system but do not replace game cartridges. Previous digital purchases or old shop access are not guaranteed.
A matching DSi charger powers the built-in battery. Many DS games save to their Game Card; system photos and settings are stored elsewhere. Local wireless players each need a compatible handheld and the game data required by that title. Old Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection features ended. Delivery follows the current complete offer, not only historical box artwork. The five titles are examples; extra games and digital content are not automatically promised.
History
Nintendo introduced DS in Japan and North America in 2004, followed by Europe in March 2005. Two screens, one touch-sensitive, changed how games divided information and controls. Microphone and local wireless added possibilities. Original DS and later DS Lite also retained a GBA slot, letting the new touchscreen concept coexist with part of Nintendo's earlier handheld library.
Nintendo DSi reached Europe in 2009 with cameras, sound functions and an application menu, dropping earlier models' GBA slot. DSi XL followed on 5 March 2010 with larger screens and viewing angles. Small text and information appeared bigger without changing a DS game's original resolution. XL was a different presentation of the DS family, not Nintendo 3DS.
Later in 2010 Nintendo celebrated twenty-five years of Super Mario Bros., originally released for Famicom in 1985. Europe's red DSi XL anniversary bundle launched on 22 October with Mario icons and originally New Super Mario Bros. in the retail package. This explains the shown packaging. A used unit's current offer determines contents. Colour and anniversary printing do not change DS compatibility; absent GBA remains the same limitation as other DSi XL models.
Five popular Nintendo DS games
New Super Mario Bros. sends Mario through side-scrolling levels with pipes, blocks and enemies. Jump on opponents, find secret exits and collect large Star Coins. Power-ups alter reachable routes; Mega Mushroom temporarily lets Mario walk through many obstacles. Regular buttons control the main adventure, unlike a stylus-only puzzle game. This is not the Wii release with four simultaneous players.
Mario Kart DS combines kart racing with shells and bananas. Choose a driver, master corners and follow the race map on the second screen. Local players each need a compatible handheld. Download Play offers a limited selection with one game; individual cartridges provide more choices. Old Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection closed. This example promises neither current online races nor multiplayer on one shared console.
Animal Crossing: Wild World lets you live in a village changing with time and seasons. Talk to animal neighbours, fish, catch insects and furnish a home. There is no fixed race to a final level; short visits reveal different events. DS divides information and controls across its screens, including touch. Visiting others needs additional systems and the right setup. Old online connectivity is not presented as active.
Professor Layton and the Curious Village follows Layton and Luke through St. Mystere. Conversations and investigation reveal puzzles using logic, shapes, arithmetic and observation. Tap objects and enter answers with the stylus. Hint coins help with difficult riddles as solved tasks advance the story. Reading and thought set the pace. This concerns cartridge puzzles, not promised new downloads of old weekly online puzzles.
Nintendogs lets you care for and train a virtual puppy. Stroke it with the stylus, speak microphone commands and go for walks. Feeding, washing and practice build a routine; contests give training a goal. Editions begin with different breeds but share touch and voice controls. Console colour does not identify an included edition. A cartridge is needed unless the game is separately included in the offer.
