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Portable game consoles.

BIG_ROB
BIG_ROB Posts: 5,274
edited August 2012 in Not Sports Related
I’m starting my dialysis on the 15th September and have been told that I’ll be wired up to the machine for 5 hours per day, 3 days a week. As well as maybe reading a few books, I was thinking about getting a portable games console so could anyone recommend a decent one?
Baring in mind my last one was the original Gameboy; I’m a bit out of touch with this sort of thing.

Cheers

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  • NathanPrior
    NathanPrior Posts: 3,577
    PSP Vita or whatever it's called

    Nintendo DS
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,026
    I don't know if my kids are typical of the younger generation, but both seem to have given up with dedicated consuls. Instead choosing to download games to more general devises; one uses a Samsung Galaxy the other an iPod Touch for this.

    Good luck with the dialysis.
  • InSollyWeTrust
    InSollyWeTrust Posts: 592
    As being part of the younger generation I will make you three suggestions

    Nintendo 3Ds- Cheapest option, however only allowed limited play time as can cause nausea

    iPad- great toy , loads of good apps , entertainment for hours, but it won't come cheap and apps cost extra most of the time

    Ps vita (recommendation) - it may be fairly expensive but it gives a much wider variety of games and has smart controls , it is easy to master , however you will need to experiment to find a game you like

    Hope my views helped, and I would say go for the PS vita, if you have a bit of cash spare though go for the iPad , easily the best gadget on the market
  • InSollyWeTrust
    InSollyWeTrust Posts: 592
    Oh yeah , hope the dialysis goes well mate
  • Mortimerician
    Mortimerician Posts: 5,222
    InSollyWeTrust said:

    As being part of the younger generation .

    I'd never have guessed.
  • LLMTP
    LLMTP Posts: 70
    Try and pick up a Dingoo (search Google). It's an emulator so you can play all the old school games that you know and love.
    Good luck with the dialysis, I work for the NHS and have worked on the renal units. It's a long haul but if you can find something that helps pass the time then I'm all for it.
    BTW if you do get a Dingoo then PM me and I might be able to sort you out with some games although I have know idea where they might have come from ;-)
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,729
    Of course you could go for a DS XL or a 3DS XL - It depends on what games you like but Nintendo have games like professor Layton that really pass the time.
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,729
    and the Xls have nice big screens
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,271
    PS Vita's are decent, if sports is your thing I'm currently addicted to MLB 12 on it!
  • Danny Addick
    Danny Addick Posts: 3,930
    3Ds Xl is pretty good, I'd go for that
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  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,729
    If you like a nic elong adventure rpg game expertly done- legend of Zelda on 3ds is great - Mario £d land great fun and the professor laytons are brilliant with an adventure to solve by completing addictive IQ puzzles.
  • BIG_ROB
    BIG_ROB Posts: 5,274
    Cheers all, will have a look on Amazon.
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,037
    You can get football manager on your iPhone/iPad - pass your time trying to build Charlton into the force we all know they should be !!

    Best of luck with your treatment.
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,729
    Another good thing about 3Ds is that it runs DS games which you can get quite cheap, Fantastic choice andyou can get a lot cheap -If you buy one of the Nintendo magazines, both feature the best games on their consoles and you can find what they are for th etype of game you like.
  • BIG_ROB
    BIG_ROB Posts: 5,274
    Nice one fellas, thats been a great help.

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