It's not often that "amazing" and "DsiWare" can be said in the same sentence, unless that sentence is, "It's amazing that DSiWare games make any money at all." However, a brand new title could change all that, because it is legitimately mindblowing.
Rittai Kakushi e Attakoreda (Hidden 3D Image: There It Is!) uses the DSi's camera in a wholly unique and astounding way, turning your DSi screens into windows with a stunning illusion of depth. The idea of the game is to tilt your DSi around to look in every nook and cranny of the various environments displayed on the screens. The camera creates the necessary feedback to make the screen respond to your movements.
It's hard to describe, but the footage explains everything. Check it out and prepare to be amazed. Right now it's only available in Japan, but I truly hope it comes Stateside. It's one of the first truly innovative DSi titles out there.
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Psh... That looks more like a GBA game if you ask me.
Anyway I have seen the footage you speak of, and it is really good, certainly an interesting concept, though I do think it would be put to better use with something other than word finding games.
Oh, I get it. Now, the more amazing a game is, the more it transforms into deadly premonition. It's like the Nirvana that all games aspire for, and this DsiWare title is apparently a true follower.
that looks incredibly neat. doesn't look very fun to play, however. games where you're supposed to find stuff in a picture have never been very appealing to me at all.
This is absolutely marvelous, but it looks like just another puzzle game. It would have been cool if this concept is used in a super monkey ball, etc. I give kudos to the developers, but I really wish the final product doesn't turn out to be a collection of not so exciting games.
FYI, Jim, the description you're looking for is that it's using the camera to create a parallax viewpoint to search for hidden letters.
I would totally get a DSi XL for this game. Nintendo... Listen up.
That's a cool implementation of the camera. Facial recognition often gets hammered for simple "bat objects away from you" type games and using it as a simple tilt tool is a pretty damn neat way to go, if you ask me.
It would have to be head tracking. You couldn't emulate motion controls unless you had an accelerometer in the device, and that is hardware, my friend. The DSi camera is pretty low resolution and the refresh rate is poor, which makes this app even more impressive.
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Anyway I have seen the footage you speak of, and it is really good, certainly an interesting concept, though I do think it would be put to better use with something other than word finding games.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5QSclrIdlE
The DSi game looks pretty cool too...
Sure. <3
I'm actually impressed. Nice find Mr. Sterling!
mayhap I'll wear an eyepatch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd3-eiid-Uw
I have an idea.
I would totally get a DSi XL for this game. Nintendo... Listen up.
That's a cool implementation of the camera. Facial recognition often gets hammered for simple "bat objects away from you" type games and using it as a simple tilt tool is a pretty damn neat way to go, if you ask me.
Well that's pretty neat.
I wish it were my idea
I'm sure Nintendo is well aware of the concept, but is letting the 3rd party developers rake in the money for them.
Still happy with my DSlite though.