Instead of the entire screen needing to be one color, each horizontal line needs to be the one color. You can mix black and white as long as each block in a horizontal line is the same color.

Okay, so here's my original picture. X = black, O = white (or the other way around, it doesn't matter)

XOXOX
XOXOX
XOXOX
XOXOX
OXOXO
OXOXO
OXOXO
OXOXO

I originally thought that you need to get all of the tiles on the screen the same color (i.e., either all X's or all O's). But you actually need to make sure that each horizontal row is either all X's or all O's. For example, this final state counts as a solution:

XXXXX
XXXXX
XXXXX
XXXXX
OOOOO
OOOOO
OOOOO
OOOOO

Get it now?

I'm on puzzle 78 right now. So far 71 and 77 have stumped me the longest, but eventually I find my way.

If you check out Gamefaqs there are already 41 custom puzzles available that you can add to the game.

Now I get it

I didnt have a problem mixing colors (although by the demo I didnt think you could) but my problem was, I was concentrating on VERTICALS, not horizontals. I was doing this...


XOXOX
XOXOX
XOXOX
XOXOX
XOXOX
XOXOX
XOXOX
XOXOX
XOXOX


Thanks.....Now I want the game

I'm having a ball with my DS right now! I've been playing the hell out of Polarium ever since it was released, and I bought Pac-Pix today.

Pac-Pix is fantastic! I've only played it for a little while, but this is a must have game for DS owners in my opinion. It's games like this that I bought the DS for in the first place. If you have any questions about it, just ask.

[Mental Note: Must convince girlfriend to buy Pac-Pix this weekend.]

Okay, so maybe I should get my own DS.

Nintendogs is having a big impact in Japan with the DS outselling all other hardware combined for the week.

Hardware:

DS 96,191
PS2 33,080
PSP 33,004
GBASP 10,820
GC 8,329
GBA 422
Xbox 112

Software:

1 PS2 Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song - 216,904
2 GC Fire Emblem: Souen no Kiseki - 102,073
3 DS NARUTO: Saikyou Ninja Daikesshuu 3 - 84,195
4 DS Nintendogs: Shiba & Friends - 82,585
5 DS Nintendogs: Dachs & Friends - 52,563
6 DS Nintendogs: Chihuahua & Friends - 45,826
7 PS2 Baseball Live 2005 - 43,852
8 GBA Mega Man Zero 4 - 37,973
9 PS2 Mobile Suit Gundam: One Year War - 29,592
10 PSP Tokyo Xtreme Racer: Zone Of Control - 29,473

The DS also passed the 5 million Sold mark.

I played with Pac-Pix a little yesterday at work. The main thing is all the ghost have been trapped in the pages of a book, Pac-Man got sucked into the book too and must clear each page (level) of the book. I just played through the tutorial, and first chapter (I think it was 8 pages).

The premise is simple you have to draw Pac-man then guide him around to eat the free roaming ghost. Whichever way you draw Pac-man facing is the direction he goes, you can change his direction by drawing a wall, and he will turn the direction you drew the wall. You can stop him momentarily by touching him with the stylus, and depending on how you draw him will effect his speed larger will be slower, smaller will move faster. Each level has limits (ie. how many Pac-men you can draw, time limit, etc.) and you must complete within those limits to finish the page.

I just don't know if I could justify full price, but could see picking it up pre-owned.

Anyone pick up revenge of the sith for the DS, any impressions? A few people seem to be really loving it gamfaqs.

Splinter Cell DS




It's in 3D! When Ubisoft announced SC for the DS I just assumed it would be another 2D version like they are on the GBA. The game looks sweet.

Are these real screens? It just seems to be a little more than I expected the DS to be able to handle at this point. If they are real, that's pretty amazing.

The DS is technically a bit more powerful than the N64 so those are definitely real.

Yeah, the sad thing with the DS, like all portables, they are subject to quick development. The average portable game budget is 1/25th that of a console game so they are often not worked on long.

The DS, PSP, and GBA all are capable of more for 95% of the games, developers just don't take the time to do it right because its "good enough".

Majesco has announced a slew of new DS titles.

Black & White Creatures
Bust-A-Move DS
Guilty Gear Dust Strikers
Nanostray
Texas Hold 'Em Poker DS
Golden Nugget Casino DS
A Boy and His Blob

Gotta give a big thumbs up to Bust-A-Move DS. That'll be a great puzzle game for both single player and multiplayer.

A Boy and His Blob? Well Majesco, you've got my attention. I'm dying to see what they'll do with that license.

At least Nanostray will make it stateside. That one looks good.

Anyone looking forward to Pac N Roll? I read the preview on 1up and it sounds pretty interesting. Sounds like it will use the stylus in a good way and actually provide a lot of content (unlike Yoshi or Pac Pix).

Basically a platformer-esque game where you roll Pac-Man around with the stylus and have to avoid things and get a certain number of pellets to clear the level and move on to the next. The preview said there were a lot of stages.

A Boy and his Blob? I loved that game. I don't remember why.... but I played the hell out of it back in the day.

I for one am totally psyched for Pac 'N Roll. I didn't read the 1up preview but IGN had their own preview and it sounded great. Lots of levels, realistic physics and obsticles like ice that you can slip on and fans that blow you off course. Looks like it'll be a blast.

X-Play just ran a preview of Kirby also and it sounded very promising. They of course won't rate it until it's released but they sounded very impressed by it and said the gameplay was hectic and challenging.

Pac 'N Roll looks really fun. Reminds me of Marble Madness a bit and looks like a solid title to pick up.

OMIGOD! I think I just soiled myself!

http://www.dscentral.net/
I know, I know...don't believe everything you read on the internet. But I soooo want this to be true!

"Metroid Dread...this time in glorious side-scrolling 2D."

Paging Pixy...Paging Pixy...Pixy please call in...

If any or all of those games are true it will be great, but the magazine article that was posted does not look real at all. I think everyone is getting into the make up Nintendo news game.

wow! that was my favorite GBA game of last year, and probably one of the best rpg's i've played in a long time (even better than console rpgs). I have no doubt they're working on a sequel, but if its on the DS that would be huge.

Yeah, Mario and Luigi was great and it's a game where I can see them coming up with a ton of great ways to use the touch screen!

And you can't go wrong with 2D Metroid!