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Datel brings homebrew games, music and video to your DS

Games n Music package comes complete with 25 homebrew games

Datel brings homebrew games, music and video to your DS
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One reason given for the relative success of DS over PSP is that DS is a pure games machine – there's no inbuilt Memory Stick Pro slot and neat media-friendly operating system to download and organise your photos, music, and movies (and, erm, pirated games, if you're an unsavoury sort – Ed).

That means DS is only bought by gamers, so the games are better, it's argued.

Maybe, maybe not. But wouldn't it be nice to have the multimedia option for DS as well? Of course, you could buy Nintendo's own MP3 player. It's cheap at £20, but it only plays music.

Datel's new bag of tricks does everything though.

Called Games 'n' Music, it's a combination of software, a standard USB adapter, and a 128 MB Micro SD card. All you need to do is fit the Micro SD card into the adapter, plug it into your PC (it's Windows only), and drag-and-drop files across, and then on-the-move music, movies, and homebrew games can be yours when you put the Micro SD card into the DS game cart slot.

Indeed, also included on the software CD are 25 of the best DS homebrew games, and a video conversion program, which makes sure any video files are converted to the right file format and screen aspect ratio. An MP3 player and video player are provided as well.

And if the supplied 128 MB card isn't big enough, you can just go out and buy a bigger one.

Out now, Games n Music costs £24.99 and works with both DS and DS Lite.

Jon Jordan
Jon Jordan
A Pocket Gamer co-founder, Jon can turn his hand to anything except hand turning. He is editor-at-large at PG.biz which means he can arrive anywhere in the world, acting like a slightly confused uncle looking for the way out. He likes letters, cameras, imaginary numbers and legumes.