DS = Travelling Gaming

As I previously stated in some random ramblings, I'm going to Europe for a few weeks for work.  While I usually bring a bunch of DVD's with me to watch on the laptop, I get tired of passive entertainment after a while.  I traded in a barely functioning PS2 (constand DRE's) and a bunch of old games and picked up a DS Lite and a few games (Mario Kart DS, True Swing Golf, Big Brain Academy, Animal Crossing, and Castlevania). 

I'm loving this little sucker.  I had a Gameboy Advance for a while, but after a business trip I found it had cracked right through the screen.  After using a few contacts at the local EB, I was able to swap it for a new one, but then traded it in elsewhere for some random XBox game or something.  I had forgotten how much fun the portable gaming end of the hobby really is.  I wasn't tempted to pick up a PSP, primarily due to the pricetag.  I probably wouldn't have picked this DS up if it wasn't for the trip, but I'm glad I did. 

It's great for passing a few minutes at work, grabbing a few minutes in Animal Crossing to try to pay off my house (Tom Nook is a bastard, 180,000 bells for a one room expansion and a new roof, he should be shot, that rat bastard racoon. )

If anyone's looking for some portable gaming, I highly recommend the DS Lite.