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GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51629 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-01-21 03:32:31
January 21 2010 03:29 GMT
#1
Felt like playing some DS on my laptop since I actually realized after 4 months or so, I got a new system to play games on -_- (too poor to buy a REAL DS).

One of the first games I tried to play on my old computer (3GHz P4 1.5GB RAM) was Trauma Center and I instantly fell in love with it. Unfortunately there were frequent slowdowns caused by the age of the computer which ruined the pace of the game.

Playing it again, the game is so hard with the mouse. I can only make consistent C's, and a high of A if I'm lucky.

So blogging this because I want to ask;

- Anyone else played Trauma Center using the mouse? If so, how well did you do (ranking wise).
- Is it much easier doing it on the actual DS?

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Caphe
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Vietnam10817 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-01-21 04:01:31
January 21 2010 04:01 GMT
#2
Heard of that game, never played though.
But I am sure it will be easier on the actual DS cos' all DS games are designed with the use the DS touch screen and stylus in mind. So most of the game on DS are stylus using and touchscreen intensive.
Just buy a DS man, its very cheap now. And there are many more great game in the DS that you can play for relax.
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sixghost
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
United States2096 Posts
January 21 2010 04:30 GMT
#3
It's pretty easy with the DS stylus. Although the end of the game gets so fucking hard, it's insane.
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Carnivorous Sheep
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Baa?21245 Posts
January 21 2010 04:31 GMT
#4
Is there no way for the touchpad on a laptop to replace the DS stylus?
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Purind
Profile Blog Joined April 2004
Canada3562 Posts
January 21 2010 04:31 GMT
#5
I seriously think I'm too retarded to play Trauma Center. I go through the tutorials where they tell me how to do things step by step, then they throw me into an operation and all of a sudden I forget all the steps I need to do in order to remove a tumor and can't beat the first level where I have to do stuff on my own
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Methos
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States206 Posts
January 21 2010 04:35 GMT
#6
The DS has indeed dropped in price and I felt much better playing with a stylus. It kind of feels more like how the developers intended for it to feel. Though if you're just getting the DS for just this I'm not sure if it's worth it. You should check out some other games on DS and see what you think.
Zapdos_Smithh
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Canada2620 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-01-21 05:45:28
January 21 2010 05:44 GMT
#7
I beat Trauma center except for like the bonus absolute last level which was near impossible unless you did everything EXACTLY perfectly.

But yeah it's an amazing game honestly (talking about the original).

A mouse would be a bit difficult yes, because I found by the time I was getting to the later levels, I had to use 2 styli to get S ranks. One was for selecting the items, the other was for doing the actions.

But regardless keep playing it it's really incredible and the last level (not the bonus one I was talking about, that one is after you have beaten the game just as a challenge) is so epic/insane.

Edit:

I did not use the mouse I only played on the DS and I managed to S rank almost every one.
Loser777
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
1931 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-01-21 05:47:18
January 21 2010 05:47 GMT
#8
Well, Osu! is a derivative of the EBA series on DS, and those translate very well when going from stylus to mouse... I prefer mouse of stylus any day.
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I8PP
Profile Joined May 2008
Canada186 Posts
January 21 2010 06:42 GMT
#9
Trauma Center is way easier on a DS.
If you get bored with the game, try playing "Co-op mode": you and a friend each with a stylus. One person selects the tool, the other operates. Really hard but fun (and funny).
Fen
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Australia1848 Posts
January 21 2010 09:56 GMT
#10
Yeah I played trauma center on computer and DS, its much easier on DS.

I got to a point on the computer where I couldnt pass things anymore, mouse just isnt fast enough compared to touchpad
BookTwo
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
1985 Posts
January 21 2010 10:12 GMT
#11
I played it on DS and got stuck at one where this guy had tons of tumors. I just couldn't pass it, and it was only like the 6th level or something.
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51629 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-01-21 10:22:13
January 21 2010 10:21 GMT
#12
On January 21 2010 18:56 Fen wrote:
Yeah I played trauma center on computer and DS, its much easier on DS.

I got to a point on the computer where I couldnt pass things anymore, mouse just isnt fast enough compared to touchpad


Yeh, I'm fighting the first GUILT (?) boss (the one who does lacerations everywhere) and it's really fucking hard to keep up even with healing touch.

Oh well at least Scribblenaughts is relieving my stress.
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ArvickHero
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
10387 Posts
January 21 2010 16:24 GMT
#13
There's a DS emulator that actually works well???
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ironchef
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
Canada1350 Posts
January 21 2010 20:20 GMT
#14
I love trauma center! the later missions were pretty stressful ><
I like how some of the characters kind of shit talk you after you lose. like "k.. move aside I guess i have to do this...." kind of disappointed tone lol.
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pandabearguy
Profile Joined June 2008
United States252 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-01-22 06:23:55
January 22 2010 06:23 GMT
#15
the DS experience translates pretty well to PC, suturing and cutting are both a little wonky but it's definitely possible to finish the game using the mouse
aka [ucr]pandabearg. much <3
So no fek
Profile Blog Joined June 2005
United States3001 Posts
January 22 2010 06:29 GMT
#16
I've only ever played it on the Wii (one of the 4-5 games I've played on the Wii), and it was hard as hell. I'd imagine the mouse would be a bit easier, and the stylus even more so.
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Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States376 Posts
January 22 2010 13:44 GMT
#17
I've never played trauma center on my pc before, but I have it for the DS and Wii. I'd definitely say DS is easier than Wii, but I imagine pc would lie somewhere in between. I feel drawing the stuff on pc would be like drawing stuff in paint-- easy in theory, but difficult in practice. ie: drawing letters on paint is rather difficult (at least for me) even though it seems like it'd be easy.

The thing you have to draw with the mouse make this an easy answer, i think.
"Do unto others 20% better than you would expect them to do unto you, to correct for subjective error." - Linus Pauling
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