Harbinger of My Downfall

I jumped into the field of modern day portable gaming by purchasing a Nintendo DSi today (black).

I went back and forth between getting the newer DSi and the slightly older and cheaper DS Lite for a spell, but I am very happy with my choice.

Why? For starters, it has an SD card slot and it’ll play music files, thus filling in until I get a new iPod.

The other reason was the downloadable games available only for the DSi.  Seeing as how downloadable content is where the industry is going, I decided that I did not want to be left behind.

One program in particular was the deciding factor–Flipnote Studio.  It is actually free (came pre-installed with mine) and all kinds of fun.  It is a simple drawing and animation program, but what I love most is that I can export my (horrible) drawings as .GIF files so I can subject all of the Internet with more of my terrible sketches.

My first drawing with Flipnote, a rendering of two cartoony hamsters.

That’s suppose to say “Hams Without a Cause.”  A narrative involving two rebelous hamsters, I reckon? I have no idea.  I was inspired and went with it.

I’m still getting used to the stylus and drawing on the screen but I it is a lot of fun, and being a person that likes to doodle, I see all kinds of potential here (…potential to make hundreds of lameo drawings).

The animation process is pretty fun too–and you can export your “toons” as an animated .GIF file. Neat.

The music player also impressed me greatly, especially with the ability to alter songs in real time (I messed with the speed and pitch of Pink Floyd’s  Comfortably Numb and it was a hoot).

So yes, I’m having fun with my new toy.