Andybarbet
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 posted on 19/10/08 at 10:25 PM |
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DS or PSP for a 4 year old, advice please
As title really, xmas is looming, do we get our 4 year old a PSP or a DS ???
DS seems to have better suited games for his age but not being a console player (if i had time to do that, my car would be built by now !), i have no
idea which one would be best to get him.
He's currently getting on well with a gameboy micro so just thinking of upgrading it for him. Not worried about watching films on it, purely for
games like 'Cars' - 'Wall E' - 'Simpsons' etc.
Regards Andy
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iceman26
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| posted on 19/10/08 at 10:29 PM |
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get a ds get a r4 ect card and then you can get homebrews downloads
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Andybarbet
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| posted on 19/10/08 at 10:30 PM |
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????????? lost me completely ??
Bear in mind i know nothing at all about these things - i need enlightening...
Mind you, the homebrew bit sounds very interesting, what with the credit crunch 
Cheers
[Edited on 19/10/08 by Andybarbet]
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Daimo_45
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| posted on 19/10/08 at 10:34 PM |
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Books or boardgames?
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blakep82
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| posted on 19/10/08 at 10:37 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Daimo_45
Books or boardgames?
a slide, or a swing or something
but between psp and ds, i'd probably say ds.
i've got a psp, too many moving parts and stuff. ds games are on a cartridge type thing, so a bit more shock proof.
nintendo games seem a bit more 'innocent' too
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iceman26
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| posted on 19/10/08 at 10:40 PM |
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you have u2u
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graememk
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| posted on 19/10/08 at 10:40 PM |
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how about a football and some lego ?
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Andybarbet
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| posted on 19/10/08 at 10:41 PM |
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Thats why i know nothing about these, we have a huge selection of books and board games but do a lot of travelling and that is when he uses it, i
could really do with some help on this.
The gameboy micro has improved his hand eye co-ordination no end & i see nothing wrong with consoles because my kids will not be allowed to spend
their entire lives on them, everything in moderation i think.
Cheers Andy
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graememk
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| posted on 19/10/08 at 10:43 PM |
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well i know its very easy to download games from the tinternet for the ds, so that makes it cheaper
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Andybarbet
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| posted on 19/10/08 at 10:44 PM |
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Thanks blakep82 - thats the sort of info im after.
Im not sure i would like him playing with a football in the car and there's definately not room for a swing or a slide in the landrover ??
strange answers ?
Regards Andy
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blakep82
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| posted on 19/10/08 at 10:50 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Andybarbet
Im not sure i would like him playing with a football in the car and there's definately not room for a swing or a slide in the landrover ??
strange answers ??
we didn't know it was for the car then
but like i was saying, DS games are more on the side of educational i think. lots of brain train type games (though thats above his age range) and
mario kart and stuff like that, cars etc
PSP is mostly about shooting folk grand theft auto and the like
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Andybarbet
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| posted on 19/10/08 at 10:57 PM |
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Great stuff, looks like the ds is the one to go for, don't really fancy the shooting folk bit, he watched a snippet of power rangers the other
day and seemed to turn into a mini Bruce Lee !! problem was, he is at that great height where he hits you right in the wrong place ..... Bless 
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blakep82
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| posted on 19/10/08 at 11:01 PM |
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what, chinese?
obviously its down to what games you buy him for it, but i think you may have a better selection with a DS
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stevebubs
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| posted on 19/10/08 at 11:14 PM |
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Risking being controversial here but I'd say a Gameboy Advance SP for a 4 year old....
If you're set on DS vs PSP then DS wins everytime for a kid under 11....
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a4gom
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| posted on 19/10/08 at 11:23 PM |
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ditto icemans comments, ds and r4
have a dig about on the net though as i believe there is a new improved version on its way, not sure whats changed or if its of any interest but if
not it may make the old version cheaper.
Andy
Perfect planning prevents pi$$ poor performance!
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robertst
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| posted on 20/10/08 at 04:50 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by graememk
how about a football and some lego ?
totally agree..
hey at least its between video games and not between ipod and phone... seriously, i was asked a couple of days ago to give advice on a mini ipod for a
6 year old! i, mean... THE KID PROBABLY DOESNT HAVE ANY CLUE OF WHAT MUSIC IS YET!!! we need to cool down seriously...
it should go like this:
swing - football - bicycle - board game - a video console - and MAYBE when the kid is around 12 an ipod... then when 14 or 15 a phone...
its not hard to imagine the near future... 2020: newborn babies are immediately given portable audio players with soothing chillout music to replace a
rocking crib and a mothers singing voice!
... sorry about the rant....
i'd get a DS... its far more entertaining and educative...
Tom
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iank
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| posted on 20/10/08 at 05:07 AM |
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DS, PSP is disc not card based which makes the games load slower and is less robust.
Games are much better suited to kids unless you want to teach them how to kill in large volumes.
Mine have:
New Super Mario Bros
Logo Star Wars
Mario is probably better for a 4 year old, my 5 year old has no problems.
Super Monkey Ball is also supposed to be good for younger kids.
My kids also love books, art materials and lego which see to other aspects of their development.
Edit to say: There is a new DS coming out soon which includes a music player and camera. I suspect they'll keep the supply limited for
Christmas as always, but it might be worth waiting or using it to get money off the old model.
[Edited on 20/10/08 by iank]
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Worzey
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| posted on 20/10/08 at 06:52 AM |
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Not having had a PSP I can't compare but my 4 year old loves his DS.
He's a real whizz on Mario Kart and can beat kids more than twice his age who get him to complete the difficult races 
Next step.........Locost racing!
[Edited on 20-10-2008 by Worzey]
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DarrenW
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| posted on 20/10/08 at 08:15 AM |
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Ive had a PSP. As a result will be buying my 6 year old a DS for xmas. The PSP is fantastic, but as said before i dont consider it easy enough to use
for under 11's. Games etc seem to be more plentiful on the DS for younger kids.
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f1ngers
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| posted on 20/10/08 at 09:22 AM |
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We have both here. The DS's gets used all the time by the 6 and 15 year olds and the PSP sits in the drawer! Get an NDS TT card or similar and
you can download and play all the games they will ever need. Also got some multi-game cartridges in Thailand which have around 100 games for around
£25-£30.
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Andybarbet
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| posted on 21/10/08 at 06:57 PM |
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Thanks for all the great replies, we will go for the DS.
Seems to be the best option, its good to get other people's experience/input before shelling out
Will take advice though, and wait until nearer xmas, might get a bargain then.
Thanks again, regards Andy
P.s, As mentioned before in this post, we encourage board games, reading, painting piccy's, glueing & sticking (i love it ), playing
outside, bike riding, conker collecting, dog walking, jumping in puddles (my favourite), brio track building, cake making, hamster looking aftering,
goldfish taking care of-ing, swimming, sea fishing, horse riding..............all the above are quite difficult in the back of a landrover, maybe not
impossible but definately difficult ! so a DS it is
Wow, just writing that makes me realise why i still have no wheels on my chassis, we both have to go to work too full time too !
Cheers guys.....
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