The Weirdest DS Games

[@Cheesever]

There Is no Tooth Fairy. There Is no Easter Bunny. And there is no *DS Card Inserted* in your DS!

[@NicoEdgy]

And there is no queen of England

[@thomasawl]

@@uuhhh...You can thank me for that!

[@juliannocartagena2007]

Oh yeah?! Just wait till I blow into the back of the Game Card a few times!

[@Cheesever]

I got pinned :0

[@ForciblySquished]

there is no STYLUS in your URETHRA ‼️

[@Nake_Take]

Melody is probably the only squishy tank fan

[@snowgraven]

pssh i exist

[@pinnkcl0uds]

​@@snowgravensame

[@tama_bunnie]

I guess that all this time we were 4 counting me in

[@spaceship0664]

​@@tama_bunnie5

[@ytisnottwitter]

She definitely made one of me today

[@FioreFire]

the bands don't seem so silly anymore when you're fighting for your life

[@bubbadoo10]

Why do they call it a restroom type beat

[@randomtinypotatocried]

@@bubbadoo10Probably assuming people are playing their DS in the bathroom

[@bubbadoo10]

@@randomtinypotatocried ??? I was making reference to "Why do they call it a restroom, I'm fighting for my god damned life in here!"

[@Eepusdeepus]

To me they’re just normal bands

[@CorruptedSystem32]

"Assigned female at GameStop" made me giggle

[@gracekim1998]

So I didn’t imagine that random text appearing 😂❤

[@MsTerkup]

What's better is turn it into an acronym, something I won't do because KZbin will likely block my comment

[@willow__wisp]

the visual gags in this are fucking great

[@FunkyFrick]

I sure am glad I got over my fear of rubber bands, the support group and therapy was good. my only hope now Is that I can live the rest of my life without ever seeing rubber bands again, especially those of the silly variety

[@Gustoberg]

💫💢🪱💮🥨

[@beatblocksgaming]

All you need to do is put them through a traumatic event like a straightener, they won’t be so silly anymore those RUBBER FU-

[@outspade]

@@beatblocksgamingmaybe i could learn a thing or two from rubber b//nds, trauma only makes me sillier

[@teathesilkwing7616]

Uh whoops let’s just say don’t open your next package. It may be a bit too… silly

[@jan_Eten]

@@teathesilkwing7616 D=

[@mindulle21]

This video brought me back to the times i had to plan a funeral for my DS because it died or smtn, i recall playing a really weird game surrounding balls throwing or something like that, so its kinda nice to have a video that talks about those forgotten, non-mainstream DS games, good job Mel! Also loved how you used the new puppet mel and the clone high gandhi cameo

[@Garlicozzy]

seeing you create the smooth edit at 21:16 unintentionally on the first try live on stream was so satisfying lol

[@Nobodythatyouknowloll]

ikr, when she said she re-recorded the section, I was hoping that the transition was still smooth and it was :)

[@HaveASponge]

Wait which livestream?

[@Garlicozzy]

@@HaveASponge her first stream like a month ago

[@HaveASponge]

@@Garlicozzy where can I find it?

[@Garlicozzy]

@@HaveASponge kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3mzkodtYth_jac&ab_channel=MelodyNosurname

[@bwaindead5539]

2:29 “erekutoropurankuton” is written in japanese katakana, which is essentially the english language written in japanese characters, and therefore with a lot more of the letters U and O. in japanese, those two letters are often not pronounced, and are common because of how the japanese language is written. also, in japanese, the L sound and R sound are the same thing, With all that in mind, “erekutoropurankuton” is pronounced… electroplankton.

[@manelneedsaname1773]

No it's pronounced erect plankton

[@Trafficallity]

@@manelneedsaname1773 you are funny, congratulations

[@Nawakooo0]

Fun fact: I found a bunch of sealed copies of Personal Trainer Cooking in Walmart for 20$ each in... 2022 and it wasn't even in the used games section or the bargain bin, they were sold like any other game. Funner fact: I forgot one in my pocket and accidentally shoplifted it, I am now deathly afraid of Walmart employees!

[@windowcreeperbird9669]

Weirdly enough I had similar experience (but with fred meyer in 2019 I think)

[@theKobaltPossum]

i work at Walmart in that section. Your sins will be noted to Sam Walton.

[@randomtinypotatocried]

It's not like you hit the mark where they do try to charge you for shoplifting. You just need to accidentally do it a few more times

[@teathesilkwing7616]

Walmart doesn’t charge you with shoplifting until you steal enough for it to be a felony, so just don’t steal any more and you’re good

[@tefnutofhoney2832]

Dont worry, they dont care

[@Taikofan04]

There’s more to squishy tanks, they’re based off some Japanese shorts called yawaraka sensha (やわらか戦車) that are pretty popular. So much so that their song got into taiko no tatsujin based off of the first two episodes of the short, the ura chart is insane and it took me a while to full combo it. Honestly I kinda just wanted a reason to talk about the taiko inclusion lol.

[@djoshawott2850]

Kills your hands or fingers, too.

[@jan_Eten]

username checks out

[@plant7371]

Wait, what?! Which Taiko game?! I don't think it was on any of the DS versions I played... Unrelated, but one of the DS Taiko games did include data for a McDonald's promotion! You could get a Happy Meal toy that'd play some audio, which the DS microphone could record and would give you things like a specially made McDonald's song and a worker's uniform for Don-Chan.

[@Taikofan04]

@@plant7371 it wasn’t in any of the ds games, it’s in the ps vita game and it is dlc for the ps4, the second 3ds game, and is apart of the subscription pass for rhythm festival on switch

[@jennahveer]

as a fellow ohioan trans gal i can confirm that Accumula Town does indeed play whenever we go for a walk

[@yourlocalchaosgoddess]

It doesn't for me :(

[@VIDEOGAMEVIDEOGAMEVIDEOGAME]

can confirm too

[@plant7371]

Ohioan cis girl here, I do it manually

[@river1643]

I think it’s starting to breach the ohioan borders, it’s begun in michigan 😨

[@nokaccino]

​@@plant7371 impressive feat for a plant

[@Crons_Squared]

The sudden change in artstyle at 5:06 even though it might look out of place is one of my favorite parts on the entire video idk why, the drawings have so much personality

[@ToxiSamu]

Mel achieved something important, something a lot of us wouldn't be able to but she gathered the courage to do. She wen't outside, breathed fresh air, and even stepped on grass. Truly the strongest Twitter user.

[@blehh_mae]

wtf is grass

[@ToxiSamu]

@@blehh_mae That thing cows eat and shit

[@SpensPens]

and then she turned over a rock and it called her a slur, so really it wasn't too different from Twitter

[@unethical1408]

1:52 I said the acronym for "Assigned Female at GameStop" out loud and I have never felt so tricked before

[@darienb1127]

Mel, how could you have forgotten the most important DS game of all time: My Stop Smoking Coach!? Dishonor on you! Dishonor on your family! Dishonor on your cow!

[@ghoulishtoad]

When I think of that game I just think of supermega and when I think of supermega now I just get sad 😕😭😭😭😭

[@plant7371]

I remember seeing that in a Saltydkdan video! It was weird...

[@PSIUser658]

I’ve been really loving your channel so far. Your 31 Minutos video is how I found you, and I gotta say, I really appreciate that time you put on the editing, humor and research. I hope your channel gets lots of love.

[@Constylations]

I literally jumped out of my seat and pointed at the screen the moment I saw "Soul Bubbles", I didn't think anybody even remembers that game and yet there it is, omfg I'm so happy you included it, Soul Bubbles was my childhood

[@abrasivesoup]

39:56 The bigger stylus is for little kids who can't grip the stylus yet. They use their fist to grab it, which is hard for a toddler to grab something like that. Kinda like how there's bigger pencils and crayons for the same reason

[@riuukover]

I appreciate the new direction Scott the Woz decided to take with his content. This is great

[@RedIsTheCoolest]

I WAS GONNS SAY THAT

[@ShirubaGin]

He's gay now

[@artandstuffproductions3640]

Scott Wozniak, video game KZbinr and former politician, transed his gender

[@StafkiGTN]

​@@artandstuffproductions3640Transed? Like wave Transer, Megaman StarForce !!!

[@Patodeagua213]

This new arc of scott the woz is incredible

[@peternicholas3719]

18:56 The eCDP is an interesting case imo. Every large private business and every corporation would like to indoctrinate their workers; sort of create a cult for their laborers and their customers. But the large majority of them, imo, are too lazy and condescending to make anything better than training materials that talk down to their staff. The eCDP actually shows a level of care and production that might actually endear their staff to them! Is it part of a sinister plot, is it because McDonald's Japan cares, or is it both?

[@UFereSanyo]

I know I commented on this already but I love everything about this channel, it's progression, positivity, impartiality , humour, the development it has had, it's cute visuals, the commentary, script, skits and of course, you, the soul and energy of the channel giving it so much charm and making it a comfy place to come every now and then. I really hope you start blowing up in numbers even more now, I love to see channels like yours get traction, it's exciting and I love when good people get good things!!! Really, love this channel and love you so much for what you do and what you are

[@deltagoat729]

I subscribed because of your comment!

[@ExtremeKitty]

holy shit transfem scott the woz no way!

[@Nuuxwashere]

@@ExtremeKitty basically 😆

[@vamperilous749]

I can say for 100% certain that they do very much have video games for retail workers lol. When I worked at Walmart, I had to play two of them. One was a weird minigame where I had to learn the history of Walmart by creating a museum display from stuff found in the game. At one point I had to find a very tiny Sam Walton hiding in the shelves like a fucking Elf on a Shelf. I laughed till I cried. The other was a FUCKING VR GAME. LIKE ACTUALLY. It was called "empathy training" and we had to play as a cashier getting verbally abused by customers to learn how to "empathize" with them. Like I needed a headset strapped to my face to experience that. Anyways, tl;dr, yeah retail games exist lmao

[@cherriblossom6578]

not the fucking empathy training 😭 retail moment...

[@miiwii]

Kinda surprised there’s no mention of Kuruma de DS, the Japanese only DS game that connects to your car. Really cool stuff though, I had never heard of most of these.

[@juliannocartagena2007]

It even has Miis!

[@christiangomez2496]

with the same text to speech engine as Tomodachi collection, and Bluetooth circuitry as in that Pokemon typing game. Too bad it needed a Japanese GPS for it to work.

[@zixea3318]

41:44 this actually brought me agony because they’re electronic. You flip the on switch on the bottom and then press their back symbol, and then they roll around and make funny noises, if they bump into something they turn around due to the sensor button on their nose.

[@atlev]

My brother used to have one. Its skin was stripped off and it was a terrifying robotic beast underneath.

[@aedenlewis2047]

the way I GASPED at Yuji Naka appearance was insane. loving ur videos do much already, there is a lot of style and work put into your channel!

[@level5sentry]

The weirdest ds game I've played was the rabbids one where they like to shock themselves on lamp posts so they think the moon is one giant lamp post to fulfill there shock kink desire

[@Gloomdrake]

Rayman died so they could… do whatever it is that is

[@gruyeragus3839]

It is a war crime that you don’t yet have a million subs. Great content!

[@fishcati5620]

Every upload by melody nosurname is a win for autistic deergirls everywhere.

[@atlev]

I love your pfp ^-^

[@characookie241]

Noelle Holiday

[@watchingman5385]

Once had a kid steal my silly band on the playground. Chased the dude around screaming at him to give it back, and after a bit some girl fuckin tackled the guy, wrestled it from his hands and gave it back to me. I still think about that event sometimes, it was really nice and in hindsight extremely funny

[@VeinsAreWires]

THE TRANS ICON HAS POSTED

[@fbmb1337]

I'm just happy to see the Melody puppet sticking around, ever since that 31 Minutos vid rekindled my love for that show seeing puppets just seems to tickle my brain chemistry the right way. That and Melody's genuine contempt for that Kiwi probably added at least a whole month to my life expectancy.

[@SomeoneCalledDT]

the two things i have reasonably learned from this video is that silly bandz have very much infested people's houses to the point of requiring exterminators, and that i should be glad that the house i live in didn't suffer such a harrowing situation of those unusually shaped rubber bands invading every nook and cranny possible

[@smolson8471]

I noticed that you said Final Fantasy was the only other game that utilized mii's on the ds but dude Tomadachi Life is right there. Please don't ignore my childhood like this.

[@Crystre]

As someone who’s fallen in love with terrible and weird ds games, I’ve never clicked more fast on a video in my life

[@nodnash]

Weirdness, obscure media, abstract humor, puppets? By your powers combined, I am a new subscriber!

[@Gamingpandacat]

The Ds has some of the most creative and unique games of all time, we've gone backwards, I want a true TWEWY sequel, i enjoyed the jank and playing 2 characters at the same time dammit

[@Gloomdrake]

The mobile and Switch ports look cool, and all, but, having played every port of TWEWY that exists so far, way too much of the core experience is lost when you don’t have two screens. Which is sad because TWEWY is one of the few DS games that fully justified having that second screen

[@HappyJacKitty]

I completely agree!

[@Panda-gk6ip]

Wow holy shit where have you been all my life? Your content is amazing, your gags both grand and subtle are hilarious. I am in love with you. God bless the youtube algorithm for recommending me this video. Fun fact: my buddy and I went all the way to level 100 in classic bubble booble for the DS. You need two copies of the game, not DS download, but the nice thing about co-op is if someone dies, they can come back with all their lives as long as the other player is still alive!

[@painted.canvas0873]

Idk if anyone has said this already but in 39:40 those bigger styluses help toddlers learn a skill called "prehension," the ability to grip things with your fingers. This is also why they make those GIGANTIC triangle shaped pencils and crayons for toddlers, so its easier for their small chubby fingers to grip.

[@cookimaus1]

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[@toadtime-4206]

I love niche youtuber melody nosurname

[@meocu5434]

as the guy who watched bumbles mcfumbles’ vid on yuji naka, my only thought during the ivy the kiwi? segment was “hah, the game made by the guy who would go on to make balan wonderworld”

[@tvb5509]

I love Electroplankton. I imagine every Nintendo BGM is played by those fellas in-universe.

[@variedreasoning6416]

I love your channel's themes, nearly everything about them makes it feel like the channel itself should've existed ten years ago. At the same time, it definitely has a nice modern quality to it.

[@sleemtherat]

All the time you put into this is worthit probably saw my comment on twitter but again so proud of you

[@brandonespinoza9279]

At 34:27, You look really cute as a Pokémon Trainer, as I could see you owning a Deerling, Sawsbuck, Ting-Lu, and Xerneas (Rainbow Hair) as part of your deer (doe) motif!

[@WolfwalkingOut]

The “you need a bath” segment has me in tears 🤣 What also has me in tears is Entei, who is permanently on a walk as my Pokéwalker went through the laundry machine when I was like 8 years old. Rest in piss 💗

[@noesa3819]

I thought those Jumpstart games were vivid childhood fever dreams until you showed that box art. I have unlocked toddler nostalgia, thank you Melody

[@MorbyLol]

NEW MELODY NOSURNAME VIDEO WERE EATING GOOD TONIGHT

[@SnufflySpy]

What I liked about DS games is that there were no in app purchases. When you bought a game, you just got the entire game. That's what I loved about playing Plants Vs. Zombies on the DS, among other games

[@Acidonia150reborn]

Ds well until DSI had no way to read save information that was not part of the save file on the cart.

[@DianaHatter]

The amount of dedication in the jokes in these videos is so good, the fact that they kicked you out of Walmart (for the scream I assume) and the bits with Mini-Melody were fantastic! Great job as always ^^

[@cat0_e981]

furry Scott the woz

[@doingyourmommp3novirus]

girl Scott The Woz

[@noodles2459]

You deserve way more subscribers this is on par with Scott the woz

[@larhyperhair]

You gotta try Rocket slime. It's the best DS game nobody has ever played. It has a wild yet intuitive combat system that I absolutely adore.

[@Nawakooo0]

I stan Preston, he's amazing

[@Jreddicus]

1:52 Did you write "AFAG"... on purpose?

[@fourstarshit]

talk about lmao

[@jolttrontitan2755]

This channel is now one of my favourite. Now talking about stupid Nintendo games it’s just like Scott the Woz but a hot furry

[@Mayathegreatest2]

HUH

[@aquau5777]

real

[@gilbertozo]

The Korg DS-10 was used by Jamie Stewart on the album "Dear God I Hate Myself" by Xiu Xiu. It can be heard on the title track, "Apple for a Brain", and "Secret Motel". The Driver's Ed game also has different people, like a woman or some chubby dude with a beard. (also i notice she likes aimkid and onlysmallbites hell ye)

[@atlev]

yayy xiu xiu

[@gilbertozo]

@atlev What's your favourite albums? Mine are A Promise, Fabulous Muscles, The Air Force, and Always.

[@sweets_Cat88]

There is a Disney DS game where you Ariel , exploring the sea and opening treasure. Downside is… you gotta use the DS mic to Sing into it.

[@enviousennui]

Your video popped up in my reccomended and I love your style. Also your little puppet character is adorable TvT

[@xscilabx]

i just found your channel with this video but i have to say this is my favorite editing!! most fun ive ever seen!!! the sound effects, the rainbow border, the background of your character, the character itself, it all just makes me so happy!!! :) very delightful! 11/10 would watch again

[@RabbitEarsCh]

the driver's ed puppet joke transition was incredible. 10/10 no notes

[@iwontbeforgotten]

18:32 "No, composers HAD to go this hard, they were being paid for it" Who's stopping composers from making something mediocre though? They would be paid the same if the soundtrack was just okay with nothing notable about it.

[@DonutToast]

Oh I actually know why styluses for kids are bigger! It's because kids still have to learn how to use their fine motor skills! Gross motor skills are movements such as grabbing and walking, things animals can do too! Fine motor skills are like a whole different thing for finer movements like pointing, buttoning a shirt and writing/drawing! I don't know the exact science to it, especially not in English, but I thought it'd be interesting to share :oD

[@dasawkem]

Really fun video I loved it! Jokes aside: the actual reasons why styluses for children are huge and bulky are kind of simple: Firstly, young children lack a lot of fine motor skills, making picking up the thinner styluses accurately to be kind of difficult for them, so most tools for children are thick, wide, and easy to grasp Secondly, but probably not the biggest reason, but thicker styluses are probably harder to swallow and risk asphyxiation with.

[@adelaestrella3338]

42:03 I have this game! I got it when I was a little kid. I really wanted a dog so I figured a vitual robot dog was next best thing

[@OolongSnakeArt]

I actually own personal training walking, and personal training cooking (and quit smoking, was trying to get my mom to quit). -- But Personal Training Cooking was amazing (the music is amazing), and I would kill for a switch port over, or a dump- it teaches so many amazing basics and advance techiqunes. It had real life video-examples of techniques, as well as 3-D animated versions for people who needed diffrent types of examples, and it had a grocery list mode so you could bring in your DS to the store and make it easier to get everything you needed for cooking. My parents were very Laissez-Faire, so this was really essential for me in Learning 2 Adult on my Own. They made an updated verson for Cooking as 'America's Test Kitchen' which was the base game plus a few updated recipies and extra tutorials, which was nicer for newer people in the series. Personal Training Walking was cool, I was running that at the same time as I was playing the gold/silver with the poke-walker to double up on the gamification of walking. The family head to head feature was cool, you could have everyone submit their data at the end of the day and show off who was the top walker for the day and week. Adding a competitive vibe for walking.

[@drizzileiscool]

im pretty sure I had a cat version of the wappydog a few years back. it was in a walmart clearance section and was advertised as having "realistic cat sounds" (it did not). I never owned the ds game, but I think the wappy cat is still in my house, although it doesn't work anymore

[@MultiPokemonlover3]

The zhu zhu pet being run on the desk by hand instead of having batteries in it really irked me and idk why, still a good video tho!! Really loved all the bits w the puppet

[@WarmHealerr]

Yeah that was messing with me too lmao

[@Mf_CHIP]

10:44 This really gives me that "I've got to return some videotapes" vibe to it.

[@Idkcgb]

5:10 ah the new comically large telephone, lockheed martin’s finest aerospace product.

[@joko49perez]

This is so fucking awesome. I absolutely LOVE how much better your videos have gotten. It went from good to amazing real quick, thank you so much for the massive effort!

[@ShrubRustle]

3:00 I had a couple of the Electroplankton minigames as DSiWare!!

[@lilips127]

Is it only me or her humor is really influenced by Scott the Woz???? I love it!

[@mintythedemon1785]

I like how you use a puppet to represent yourself. When I was a kid, I watched lots of videos where people used plushies as puppets.

[@Ventilator646]

The puppet you better becomes a regular character in you vids xddd i love it

[@thoopsy]

The stylus for babies is really big because they don't have good control of their little hands yet. So something big is easier to hold onto. See: those really thick pencils you see sometimes. It's just easier for people with less dexterity, and that includes babies.

[@georgewebb9074]

Yess this video is finally out you did amazing as always hope to see more from you soon

[@Discoh]

the WarioWare D.I.Y. sound effects greatly enhanced my viewing experience also the de Blob 2 music in the intro, those games' soundtracks are absolutely killer

[@dan_asd]

29:02 You don't know how uncomfortable this made me feel. This is scarier than any sort of horror or terror ever made.

[@dnadesu]

not to be that guy, and apologies if someone has already commented this, but about "electroplankton": it is not racist, "erekutoropurankuton" is just a romanization of how it's written in japanese. since "electroplankton" is a loanword, it's written in katakana, the japanese writing system used for foreign words :)

[@LoraCoggins]

First time seeing this channel, this is great! Love the animation in the beginning, and your puppet is so cute!

[@Cuprite1024]

*41:56* Oh god, I *had* this game as a kid. I lost the actual toy a LONG time ago (It's gone forever by this point), but I still have the actual game cartridge. I was not expecting to hear the name of this game again today. Lol.

[@meperson8110]

Wow i saw 2 videos today that mention soul bubbles (the other being scott the woz)

[@WarmHealerr]

I have a Wappy Dog! Two, in fact (my sister's and mine). Both still work just fine, I don't think we ever changed the batteries. Kinda yellowed but I love them dearly, I even boot back my game sometimes. I haven't done that in a while, thanks for the reminder.

[@DuckeyBuckets]

I wanna mainly comment this for one thing. But before I say so, I absolutely love your videos Mel. You're so hilarious and creative, seriously keep it up you awesome human being. 💕 But what I wanted to say was I'm so happy you're a Yokai-Watch fan! It's so cool seeing the plushies you have from the fandom. Knowing I'm not alone in loving those silly lil creatures makes my day. :D

[@jasperoforange]

Ive been learning Japanese for a few years now, and with Electric Plankton, the 'u's arent pronounced as harshly, so it sounds pretty much the same as the english name, but with the 'l's having more of a sound between an l and an r. Hope that helps!

[@keyoimani]

The multiple gags and multimedia with Mel makes my brain so happy‼️ It feels like I’m watching a network show lol

[@CatComixzStudios]

I'm surprised to hear you're afraid of Silly Bandz since you're also apparently such a huge fan of sounding. Similar to themed mac and cheese, the shapes really add a lot of texture to the experience.

[@retrohero5475]

Each of Preston's eyebrows should be paid as separate actors for all the expression they offer

[@aquaabouttogetfunky]

I just discovered your channeled and honestly I love the vibes.

[@a52productions]

This is a stupid and petty correction, but for the most part, Age of Empires is actually a realtime strategy game. The port to the DS may have been turn-based, but the popular PC game was real-time. My family played a lot of it together when I was young, and my brother is still into it -- apparently there's still a competitive scene going, two and a half decades after its release. Great video! I love your sense of humor and the cute little animations also! Im so glad you brought up the pokewalker! I loved that thing, it was so cool! Such a big part of the social aspect of pokemon in my elementary school.

[@RetchOfficial]

This guy looks like The Angry Video Game Nerd. 11:38

[@AoiUsagiOtoko]

oooohohoh i'm excited to get into this! i got an R4 card for my ds when i was in high school and absolutely surrounded myself in the weirdest games i could find (in between repeat playthroughs of ouendan and tokimemo girls side ofc) the DS holds such a special place in my heart, i feel like it came out at a really good time. all the experimentation with the new format made for some really unique experiences

[@Afrominican1]

40:18 The Squeeball is doing the fucking Soyjak pointing thing there's no way

[@SamanthaC641]

Presten is a really good on screen actor. He's really expressive and quite funny.

[@Artista_Frustrado]

you either retire after creating Sonic & Nights or live long enough to create Ivy the Kiwi

[@payton7199]

i fucking love weird ds games. i have so many random roms on my modded dsi, its so fun to get high and go down the ds rabbit hole. also u should play lost in blue, its like a island survival game but with weird cooking mama like minigames, you use the stylus to dig through the sand and shake trees to get coconuts and shit.

[@Fern_2019]

No Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 DS edition? Damn, that's sad