Weird Nintendo DS Accessories

[@hawk16zz]

In the US the Quill stylus was a Club Nintendo reward that you could get for free when you registered your copy of Phantom Hourglass. It didn't come in the rupee case though, just a small nondescript box. I got both that and the rainbow set back in the day!

[@Billy_Souls]

i still have mine buried in a box somewhere , good times with decent physical rewards

[@cuddlequeen3225]

What's club nintendo

[@hawk16zz]

@@cuddlequeen3225 It was the rewards program before "My Nintendo"

[@cuddlequeen3225]

@@hawk16zz I don’t really know what my Nintendo is either

[@Sanoblue]

Same the rainbow set and the simple box feather

[@r5LgxTbQ]

I like how the wrist strap in the DK stylus has one side shorter than the other so it naturally forms a banana shape

[@constancestrawn1303]

The bendy stylus would have been really great for people with motor issues like dysgraphia. Some people have more success with fingertip pens than traditional ones. The stylus is very thin and would be really hard to hold.

[@dixonartaxes8544]

Bruh you can't hold a stylus? No wonder asylums in the 1800s wanted people like you to go veggy

[@lexicution4044]

@@dixonartaxes8544 oh my god dude

[@thedoctor9309]

@@dixonartaxes8544 wtf is wrong with you

[@sugarcandy654]

@@dixonartaxes8544 are you a veggy? Cuz you’re clearly not using that brain of yours

[@dixonartaxes8544]

@@sugarcandy654 at least i have 46 chromosomes instead of 69

[@daveinacave]

Though using the key ring looks a bit annoying, I know a LOT of kids (including me) had an affinity for losing their stylus completely, so I think it’s more to travel with than to use while playing

[@cydragon2.099]

Yeah when it was the times of using my 2ds otg my dad sometime got sick of us losing our styluses

[@nebulastarr23]

I lost my DSI stylus when I was a kid and my mom found it when we were moving out of that house. We were so surprised it still existed, lol.

[@flowerdolphin5648]

Yeah, I lost my DSi stylus pretty quickly too. But I still somehow have all 8 styluses of a rainbowish pack I once got. A miracle that I never lost any of them lol.

[@jewelxiat]

Suddenly that is the most genius keychain I have ever seen in my life LOL

[@Pinkdam]

It and the quill make me wonder if the Japanese had a way of using the DS stylus we never discovered.

[@BooTeresa1006]

That game case is definitely something an old person would mistake for a real DS, then buy for their grandkid who already has a DS.

[@retosius7962]

in a sense it's a win win lol

[@maximilianwalker5961]

My girlfriend has the Pikachu DSI holder. It’s the best thing ever, but absolutely useless. I love it and we use it as a stand to show off her dsi

[@emily_embers]

Jealous as hell. I think expecting more from it than being a cute charging dock is the wrong way to look at it. It's a neat place to store your dsi and make sure it's fully charged when you need it and it looks adorable.

[@HistoryandReviews]

No one is impressed with dsi dude

[@eemeli7093]

@@HistoryandReviews no one likes the fat-as-hell ds

[@angelicpretty777]

@@HistoryandReviews nobody asked..??

[@eltirick6550]

@@HistoryandReviews its called decoration ? Your cave must look sad

[@ek8710]

You can actually cover that rubbery paint with clear matte laquer which will stabilise the surface and stop the stickyness. Had to do this to my MK4 Golf interior.

[@porchugal]

They actually had the same quill stylus as a Nintendo reward thing for Phantom Hourglass too. I remember ordering it and being so excited when it arrived! It was pretty cool and then I lost it like kids do. Glad to see it was also available in some other way.

[@r5LgxTbQ]

yup still have mine. not my favorite stylus tbh

[@KidGhost23]

I was about to comment the same thing, except I think I still have mine

[@dwigtscott9552]

I just it from eBay! It’s so pretty!

[@ProfessorWhocario]

I loved the Comfort Stylus back in the day,it was super handy for games that had you go back and forth between using the touch screen and buttons. The rubber on the case that came with it definitely degraded horribly over time. It was fine when the product was new,but it's clear that it wasn't made to last. It actually doesn't take much effort to clean off the excess rubber though,and without that grossness it is still a nice case.

[@sammieqt_]

The DK large stylus was a huge thing in the US when I was growing up; I had a Pikachu-themed giant stylus! It wasn't curved, it was straight, but it was much easier to hold due to its size. I used it for AGES until the Pikachu came off & the balance was thrown off.

[@kubanowakowski3869]

That Zelda stylus looks literally like plastic knife from any bbq 😂😂

[@jeroldstockdale]

Lol yea

[@jammy7670]

I wonder if that quill stylus and banana stylus would be more comfortable for left-handed people. We tend to hold the writing utensils more upright, so the curve probably wouldn't affect us so much. Though... Personally I can't imagine the curve being exactly ideal at all for either hand.

[@Gfreak250]

The Rumble Pak is a very strange accessory, especially since there were only a few games that actually supported it. One of the strangest examples of a game that didn't is Mario and Lugi Bowser's Inside Story. It's unusual because the game before it, Partners in Time, fully supported the accessory. However, upon releasing the DSi, Nintendo basically forgot about the rumble Pak.

[@Luke-cp9cb]

Well that makes perfect sense because the rumble pak utilized the gba port and the DSi didn’t have one

[@estherstreet4582]

Yeah, partners in time is basically the one game I remember that used it and I had about 50 DS games on an R4 card. Another one was diddy kong racing, which was like mario kart but objectively worse.

[@Pinkdam]

@@Luke-cp9cb Because it would have 'made the DSi too big' (by a couple of millimetres). Then a year later they released the DSi XL (which still didn't have a bottom port)...

[@Bane_Amesta]

The quill stylus would be amazing in a more normal size, to be honest, but no one can say that it doesn't look amazing

[@Charky_Creations]

I imagine it probably is a normal size if you're a child :P

[@dzikiwonsz22]

Don't throw that DS-style game case. Just put it into the box and keep it as collectors item - it's certainly interesting.. :) And you don't have to use it, it can stay in the box.

[@iSupermanCKi]

I had the bendable comfort stylus and loved it. It was nice not having to pick it up and put it down repeatedly for games that don't need it all the time.

[@SilentProti]

The key ring seems like a good idea, if only it was designed to make stylus more ergonomic for drawing, I really like the art academy games for 3ds and would definitely buy something like a pencil feel stylus

[@13Hyrule]

sooo... the DSi XL pen stylus?

[@devnol]

Regarding the Rumble Pak, that vibrator is called a Linear Resonance Actuation motor, they're pretty common for slim applications, such as phones, as you mentioned. The joy-cons also use LRAs as far as I know they just have that black magic hd rumble thing.

[@GoochiFPV]

That wrap around finger stylus would have been amazing for metroid, when i git my ds, i annihilated that demo and game, loved it!

[@shanez1215]

I was so terrible at that game as a kid lol. I need to find my cartridge.

[@brauliofigueroa8469]

This is exactly what I used this stylus for! I would wrap it around my thumb and it made the game so much better easier to play and more fun.

[@melskunk]

I used to go to the massive Asian mall in my city that was full of DS accessories, both bootleg and imported. I remember getting a gatcha piplup stylus and a pink case for ds for too much money, and I definitely saw those zelda accessories as well as that curvy one

[@CrystalLaser]

With those styrofoam Club Nintendo DS card holders you can carefully cut off the top right corner of the styrofoam from each of the card holes to make them compatible with 3DS games too. :)

[@FeebleSkylight]

I'm not sure if anyone I know has this, but in one of those DS accessory packs I got a white claw looking stylus included with it. Its kind of hard to wear now as an adult, but its definitely one of my more unique items in my collection!

[@TyphinHoofbun]

I remember seeing that bendy stylus back in the day, but I never felt a desire to have one. Not only was it weird-looking, it felt like it'd be impossible to keep with you in your pocket.

[@TheBluestflamingos]

To be fair, that's probably why it came with a case

[@IHateYoutubeHandles615]

Men could conceivably form it into a ring and...wear it.

[@oOo0oOo0oOo]

I was lucky enough to get a Comfort Stylus directly from the company for free/a couple dollars shipping when they first launched. I think they did a promo on the Nintendo forums or something. It was amazing for Metroid Prime Hunters and other shooters where the stylus served as an aiming stick. Wrap that thing around your thumb and you have a very useable surrogate thumbstick. It was so good I bought the set you unboxed to get an extra one and you're right, the game case was amazing back in the day.

[@TheSmartOjus]

The club nintendo cases are so freaking cool! It would have been awesome if that quil stylus ruppee case also had like slots for Nintendo DS games. :D

[@agallina9]

the bendy stylus seems like it would be useful for games where you have to press buttons and use the touch screen in quick succession, it’s always so awkward to have to pick up a stylus while pressing buttons

[@Xenosthewatcher]

I had The finger stylus as a kid and it was really good for the two zelda games that were completely controlled with the touch screen. Holding the regular stylus for those games really tires out your grip and just having it on your finger really helped for longer play sessions.

[@ToxoRetro]

A few games can use the Rumble Pak. Mine came with Metroid Pinball. I often used it for multiplayer 42 All Time Classics; it would vibrate to alert you on your turn, which was handy if I got distracted by something shiny... Oooh, shiny... Where was I? ... Oh yes. Compatible games had the same logo (like coils either side of a DS), as you'd discovered, marked on the back of the game cases. I wonder if the wrap around stylus would be handy on the left thumb for games like Metroid Prime Hunters and the catchily named Super Mario 64 DS. As a right handed person I find the left hand stylus controls to be awkward, especially with the action buttons on the right. Do the Japanese hold pens and quills differently from the western cultures? Maybe the curved design has a benefit to them? I know they are very specific how they write their hirigana/katakana/kanji characters (Japanese letters). Just a thought.

[@thec-m]

I used to use something similar to that bendable finger stylus with my DS. You can get these small styluses that strap to your fingertip. The stylus part was only very small and I don't think they were official, but I found myself using them a lot. Also, the case could probably be coated in something or just kept as a collector's item. A more involved solution would be to measure and 3D print one or use it to make a mold.

[@briansalamander]

wow memory unlocked with that flexible fingertip stylus I used to have that!! it was a pretty fun novelty, and actually came in handy for longer play sessions when my hand started to cramp up from holding the thin/long stylus normally used.

[@azathkelara5693]

I really want to know how the comfort stylus holds up against the pokemon ranger games (particularly the first one), i imagine it's one of several games that tended to result in a scratched screen after playing it due to the nature of what it required. I can't imagine something like that actually keeping it's form in the hands of a young person using the stylus so intensely lol.

[@GirishManjunathMusic]

Isn't Ranger that pokegame that JaidenAnimations made a video on, the one where you lariat Pokemon with friendship laser lassos instead of making them cockfight?

[@VEN0M415]

I would have killed to get that rumble pack for my lite back then, I got the bigger one meant for the original DS and it does add an interesting aspect to (surprisingly a lot of) my games.

[@EchoYoutube]

I love the DS’s design, I wish they maximized on the potential of the layout though. Remember that console that Johnny Test owned that looked like the DS? Something like that but more condensed.

[@miyakogfl]

I had the comfort stylus, they were sold in the US during the 3DS era as well I believe. Was absolutely necessary to not kill my hand playing Kid Icarus lol.

[@tdata545]

I want to say Metroid Pinball had a rumble pak with it. THOUGH, I think that was FULL GBA sized. I can't remember it's been so many years since I had that game.

[@ToxoRetro]

I can confirm it was the full sized GBA cartridge with Metroid Pinball. 👍 I still have it somewhere.

[@tenchuu007]

Same here, full sized IIRC.

[@tdata545]

@@ToxoRetro Okay, thanks, I couldn't remember since I gave up the DS for a PSP and don't regret that decision, even the 3DS has such a low pixel count it's really hard to play.

[@ToxoRetro]

No worries@@tdata545. 😁👍 I fully understand bud. In fairness, I think visually 2D games don't age as badly as 3D ones do. I'm blessed, touch wood quick, to have healthy "20/20" eyesight. Yet if the "camera" spins a lot it can tire my brain out on lower quality pictures. Games that particularly spring to mind are Ridge Racers 1 & 2 on the PSP (I can handle about an hour at a time), Doom (any version) and Metroid Prime Hunters on the DS - the latter two I simply find unplayable.

[@brauliofigueroa8469]

I used the hell out of that bendy stylus playing Metroid. I would bend it around my thumb to play and it made the game really fun to play. A great accessory to have that worked surprisingly well. I would get unlicensed ones from ebay by the pack because I lost mine a couple of times or the bendyness would give out. Great video.

[@Melont06]

I remember having the club Nintendo stylus set. They all got lost in the couch cushions and were never to be seen again.

[@ramriss]

6:25 the first time he said a nono word

[@codybrady6637]

I have that bendy stylus case combo, I got it from gamestop back in the day. I cant quite remember where it is but I remember seeing it a few years ago and the rubbery part was fine still. Of course theres a lot of factors at play for how this stuff ages, like mine was inside my little ds backpack so it was out of the sun. It's also the white one so it could be a different rubber compound than the black, who knows for sure

[@iljk]

I can really imagine the bendable stylus being quite convenient for playing a game that is built upon the touchscreen like phantom hourglass.

[@mamodrawsart]

2:29 I remember I had this for my birthday ! It was so exceptionnal because there isn't a lot of stuffs you can get in Tahiti unless you buy it online and there wasn't much internet back then

[@kndr2094]

I really enjoy these videos with odd accessories, I think thats what I liked about this channel in the first place.

[@crystalskittles]

I used to have a stylus that was shaped like a black claw that you put on your finger tip. It was uncomfortable to use but looked cool asf

[@andrasszabo7386]

That case is easy to clean with IPA. I have the same case and that rubber paint came off easily.

[@UnholyTriforceDelenn]

Please, Elliot, tell me you did not just go and chuck that flexible stylus and game case in the bin right after you recorded this video? I mean, I understand that the weird degrading rubber coating is a pain to get off, but once it's off, everything is good. Besides, the whole case has a lovely, sleek look to it. Obviously, you did buy it and you can do what you like with it, but it seems a terrible waste just to chuck it in the bin just because of the coating, even if it was cheap from Sendico.

[@sojannedos]

I remember wanting that Zelda Clear Stylus Pen so badly. Glad I didn't pay the inflated price on it lol. Also, you can try and scrub off the sticky rubber and see if it will work without that sticky layer.

[@TheKingdomXIII]

The quill stylus was a Club Nintendo reward! I missed out on that one, but I went back and bought it for my playthrough on stream! I also owned that flexible stylus! Mine came with a came card case!

[@BenderWaffles]

If you have issues with rubber turning sticky, wiping it down with some isopropyl alcohol can help get rid of the sticky-ness. I've used it quite a bit with old electronics and such that get all gooey. Helps a lot.

[@xex-jdmodz]

Windex also works

[@BenderWaffles]

@@xex-jdmodz it does! I'd assume because I'm fairly certain it has IPA in it. I think.

[@PlayestoomuchMC]

To get rid of that rubber coating, soak in warm water with baking soda and start scrubbing. Gets rid of that awful coating very easily and it's better than using rubbing alcohol/acetone.

[@Batistadx4]

On the topic of the donkey Kong stylus - they also had similar ones that had Yoshi on top (with a sort of straight stlyus and a rounded end) and Mario in one of his karts from Mario Kart DS on top (that tapers inwards to the tip)! I still have my Yoshi one, it's still in pretty good condition, hard to carry around though

[@brennanradford4132]

I remember when those character styluses came out! My Grandpa bought me one for my birthday one year. If my memory serves me correctly in addition to the DK one there was also a yoshi one and a Mario one as well and I’m sure a few others

[@maddybordner8122]

Maybe the stylus are harder to use bc of bigger hands? Like maybe they’re just designed for way smaller ones. At least for the quill one!

[@AlKaseltzer87]

If you're going to throw that game case away, try a light coating of starch to make that rubber non stick.

[@wintertheampharos4725]

The DS holder would be great to use with games that heavily utilize stylus controls. Games like Phantom Hourglass, Kid Icarus Uprising (if it also fits the 3DS), and other such games.

[@Y2JMAN1986]

I love your accessories vids. Very interesting to see different stuff 🙂🙂

[@silverywingsagain]

EZ-Flash made a flash cartridge in the same form factor as the DS Lite rumble pack. It has the rumble, ram expansion (for the web browser), and real time clock in it as well. You can load games on to it straight from a slot-1 flash card (like the r4) right on the DS with homebrew called GBA Exploader.

[@celebratelife865]

Hey, I found this video by a push notification on my phone as suggested. Never heard of you but I'm your newest subscriber. The KZbin gods blessed me today. Looking forward to watching you in the new year!

[@tenchuu007]

I have Metroid Pinball with the rumble pack. They were sold as a set in the US. Theoretically if you ran the ROM for that game through an SD card it would recognize and use the rumble feature.

[@caodesignworks2407]

The only good alternative stylus input method for games is the thumb numb that was bundled with the US release of the DS as part of the lanyard strap. Those things are not only rare, but worth a decent price. Unfortunately, nobody knew what they were for or why they were there. But they made FPS aiming input almost flawless using the touchscreen like a joystick.

[@ItphingsMonk]

I think they were recommended for the mario 64 remake. It showed in the instructions that it was one recommended way to control mario. I lost mine or didn't have one and had to make my own.

[@JrIcify]

Where I lived the comfortstylus was common and we called it a worm stylus. I thought they were made by the same company who did worm lights because the SP destroyed their business. Just snip the light and the connector off of a worm light and glue a nib onto it, and you've got yourself a nintendo accessory for the new age. Thanks for digging that ancient memory out of my head.

[@iKirby8]

when you said that the panda development kit video did poorly I was really confused, I didn't even know you made a video on it. I'm 95% sure it just didn't go in my subscription box.

[@funkin-fungoid]

The tiny little OGDS at 3:50 would be an amazing dangly earring

[@RyanColgan1125]

That’s it, I’m finally going to start looking into sendico. Absolutely love finding odd accessories!

[@fluffycritter]

I have that Club Nintendo stylus set. I'm not sure why I decided to get it; I probably had some points getting ready to expire and that was the only thing to spend it on. The styluses are a lot nicer than the factory ones, at least, and it was nice being able to customize it a little. I was definitely tempted by the quill stylus but having no way to actually store it in the console itself made it seem pointless to me, and I hadn't even considered how hard it'd be to hold. I think I got one for free with Phantom Hourglass but I never actually used it and I have no idea where it even is (if I indeed even got it).

[@Alexander_l322]

The Zelda Stylus for when you’ve got to game but also butter your toast!

[@Druid_Plow]

4:57 Yes. You wear it on one finger so you can switch from controller grip to touch without having to pull out the stylus. It's actually not too bad to use for gameplay, imagine using your knuckle to tap rather than your finger tip.

[@mejaz98]

5:20 thing there is for people who have trouble holding pens and pencils the normal way and it helps them so yeah

[@astorMorisson]

7:40 It's nice how even the lanyard has the banana shape.

[@MPSpecial]

that tiny Nintendo DS made me scream I love it so much also, I have the original DS rumble pack, it came with my copy of Actionloop, which made extensive use of it. Clubhouse Games also made it vibrate when it was your turn to play

[@hovanthecool1995]

What interesting accessories! I like them! Too bad my DS Lite broke years ago and I have not been able to get a replacement. What a shame :(

[@re.agents]

probably a bit late for this but i have been able to successfully recover products from rubber reversion by wiping all of it with acetone wipes. you can just pour some nail polish remover on a disposable textile wipe and do this instead, but do make sure to discard wipes often and only use them in a certain area so as to not spread the dissolved rubber onto more of the surface. after you're done, and if the plastic behind the rubber is any solid, you can polish it with some mineral oil to remove streaks and make it presentable again.

[@reptilez13]

I love that the British guy said you put a Dollar in the Gachapon machine in Japan.

[@chowder5202]

I had the bendable stylus as a kid and used it on occasion when I lost my regular ones

[@DrRiiSimo624]

By far my favorite series Elliot! I love accessories

[@ApertureNinjas]

I absolutely had that god-awful rubbery cartridge case as a kid. Even before the rubber started to go it was never very good; the carts would just fall out of their slots.

[@SammyRenard]

Whenever I hear Banpresto, I can't help but be reminded of the games they published (developed?) and how interesting they could be

[@amyo]

I had the comfort stylus in red, I stole it from a DS accessories kit from Ross lol

[@skreeog]

The rubber gone off you can fix it quite easily! I don't remember the procedure, but really, it's like taking a cotton swab and using some acetone or something. You get smooth plastic and get rid of the sticky stuff quite easily. You can use that to fix the case!

[@3800scgp]

I've used WD-40 and a paper towel, or a terry cloth for really bad cases of rubber schmoo. Cleaned an older logitech mouse that way recently. I've found PS3 thumbsticks get it the worst.

[@williammaize5093]

i still have my comfort stylus. didn't come with a case though. didn't use it much cuz no matter how loose it was, after a while it'd make the tip of my finger go cold.

[@Heymrk]

6:52 He's finally here and performing for you.

[@skweek256]

Metroid Prime Pinball (9:48) is a game that works with the DS Rumble Pak and is actually a very good game. (that more people should play if they like pinball) Really gets the pinball feel and the video pinball feel right and is probably my fave DS game apart from the Game and Watch collection.

[@AnythingTube2327]

0:01 Him: *Writing hello in cursive on pictochat on DS lite Him one millisecond later: I LiKe It 😳😳😃😃😈

[@ewan_jw7516]

you have inspired me to take on a brand new hobby, you are my favourite youtuber! keep up the hard work, i know it’s not easy but you’re doing great!

[@alexrogers]

I had a few of these! I remember getting the spirit tracks stylus from the US club Nintendo I think i also had the rumble pack, it came with Metroid Prime hunters the "comfort stylus" was sold everywhere in the US, me and my brother each had one for our games

[@atticusbennett2364]

Thank you so much for these videos! They make me happy. :)

[@Thoughtful_Balance]

It seems to be more about aesthetics rather than ergonomic design. The Zelda quill is meant to mimic a real quill aesthetically. However realistically, a real quill is longer and more hefty so its weight still rests in between your thumb and index. The curve in the Donkey Kong Stylus is also more for aesthetics to mimic curvature of bananas. They seem to place ergonomics a distant second well under aesthetics.

[@OcarinaT1]

The key ring/stylus holder looks like it's meant to allow the user to switch between using the stylus and playing with the ABXY buttons and R trigger without awkwardly holding the stylus between your thumb and the DS. Probably wouldn't be very comfortable, though, seeing how thick it is.

[@mocha5778]

There was something called a Wave Scanner for Ryuusei No Rockman (Megaman Starforce) That was of course Japanese exclusive. It plugged into the DS via the Gameboy port but the main connection was a little cord that plugged into that little plug at the bottom. It allowed you to scan barcoded cards and it had an LCD screen on it. It alone could be played by itself but the main functionality was to give you battle cards in the actual DS game much like the BattleChip Gates for the gameboy. I own one but it doesn't work that well unfortunately which is probably why it never got localizations.

[@michaelbearz]

3:05 man as a left handed person that kind of stylus holder would make playing games so much easier its so uncomfortable holding the stylus while using the joycon

[@alexeiturner5342]

I got that DSI holder passed down to me, I love it, just sort of sits on my shelf

[@fruitgh0st]

holy shit what do you have against having a cool pikachu decoration? like it's surreal watching you struggle to get over the fact that it's big when like, that's the point? wdym it "does nothing"? it charges the system and looks sick as shit

[@Phoenix2312]

2:53 I came for Odd and Strange... And Staright away I see one I would have BOUGHT! I love that Quill Styled Stylus!!!

[@NcM.7evside]

actually all those curved styluses and accesories for styluses were never actually used and were turned into collectibles once the DS franchise expanded (dsi, dsi xl)

[@AM562]

@The Retro Future @11:23 vintage Pete’s overtime get that sticky stuff you can get out by scrubbing really hard with dryer sheets it may take up to three of them to get it all but if you work hard and scrub hard you can get that sticky stuff off. Rubber

[@austist]

I used to have the DS looking game cartridge holder and boy i never felt so nostalgic.

[@Kumimono]

You're pretty handy, I figure that sticky cartridge case could have been gutted and re-purposed. Also, I like the lenticular instructive photo.

[@gksora]

That quill stylus is visually very pleasing

[@domjams4982]

No stylus felt good to me as a kid, i used my fingers

[@Vengeance0117]

Bro have you seen a straight banana or quill before? 😭😭😭

[@stephenjones3501]

Loved the rumble pack with Metroid Prime Hunters on DS