42 All-Time Classics (Nintendo DS)

42 All-Time Classics is a game you should have if you own a DS. There's something in there for everyone and although the box says ages 12+, I have to disagree. I'm pretty sure there are some smart kids out there much younger that 12 who would give you a run for your money in multi-player mode. The games can be played single and multi-player against another DS opponent or the computer. Multi-player can be over the internet or wirelessly with another ...
...where you would send one of the games to his/her DS and they can play until they turn the DS off. When you first switch on you are presented with the start screen and three options, Single player, Multiplayer and Settings. The settings button is for adjusting background sound and music. This is where you will choose a username and an icon to represent yourself. More Icons can be earned during gameplay. Single player mode consists of Freeplay mode, ...

LawrenceP 08.12.2008 · Read full review
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42 All Time Classics was the must have DS game for Christmas 2007, it was selling for silly prices on Ebay and I searched high and low to get a copy for my daughters stocking. Ten months on and it's one of the favourite games in our collection. The game, as the name suggests, consists of 42 mini games all bundled onto one games cartridge. The games are split into eight categories, basic card games, intermediate card games, advanced card games, basic ...
...pointless soda shake. 42 All Time Classics is available for £15-£20 from all the usual places making it one of the cheaper DS titles, make sure you shop around to get the best deal. You won't like all 42 of the games but I'm sure there is something in there for everyone and it is brilliant if you have a friend with a DS to play with. It's the perfect game to pick up and play for a short time to unwind or kill some time and have some fun. ...

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...sibling Big Brain Academy. 42 All-Time Classics is the latest game to entice people who wouldn't normally play games to the handheld. 42 All-Time Classics is, oddly enough, a game that comprises 42 favourite games into one little game cart. Games are split into categories comprising of card, board, action, variety and single player games. Among these you'll find familiar faces such as Chess, Backgammon, Ludo, Solitaire and Hearts. You'll also find ...
...With 42 games to choose from there's going to be some you love and some you'll avoid and there's going to be some that work great and some that don't. The most notable examples are Billiards and Darts. Billiards should just be renamed Air Hockey because that's what it feels like. The balls seem to slide on the table and it's difficult to judge how hard you'll be hitting it. Darts is pretty much luck of the draw, you pull back on the touch screen ...

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...out on my DS. 42 All Time Classics is a game that appeals to everyone as it has a wide variety of games that are suitable for everyone. The various games that you can play are: Checkers Chess Poker Darts Solitaire Bowling Billiards Bridge Texas Hold Em Boxes Connect 5 Mahjong Backgammon There are many more games available with I think every card game that I have ever heard of and more, but the above are but to name a few of them. This ...
...is a brilliant game with 42 games on small cartridge, with such a wide variety it keeps me amused for hours, what's more this is a game that appeals to a wide variety of people from a variety of different ages. Not only does this game have a variety of different games it also has a variety of modes from Mission Mode which sets you challenges to complete to progress, Stamp Mode in which you start playing through all the games on Easy mode, you then ...

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...is so cheap. 42 All Time Classics is available for around £15 and you would not want to pay more than £20 even though it is a really good game as you can get it cheaper! At the moment it is at about £16 at Amazon so if you have a DS you have no excuse not to buy this fun and relatively cheap game! Any DS owner should buy it! 9/10 ...

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...checkers. There really is 42 games, 38 of them which are playable online. Gameplay 10/10 This is amazing. This game is so fun it will keep you playing for months on end, it has all your classics you will ever play ever. This game is relativly easy when you first get it but as you unlock normal or hard on stamp mode. Or change it on the settings. Well the controls on this game are amazing it uses the touch screen extremely well, this is one of the ...
...i say... it does all it needs too do... nothing very special here. But i must say that you can see all the cards perfectly... the only thing i was disapointed about was the pool... but other than that its fabulous Sound 9/10 About what you would expect from the Ds, it can be played in surround sound. You can hear the cards being dealt or the darts hitting the board... the only downfall is a little bit dated music. No problem here. Multiplayer 10/10 ...

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Advantages: Disadvantages: Having seen the advertisements and read a couple of reviews for this I took the plunge and purchased it. I must say I was disappointed. Ok there are a lot of games to play including a lot of classic board games, card games etc etc. However I felt that a lot of the games had become classics because they were fun to play with other people and have a laugh rather than the quality of the games themselves, which meant that ...
...they were really rather boring. The presentation of the whole game was very sterile and soulless. it really was a case of function over form and felt like little, if any, effort had gone into making the actual interface for the games, menus etc. I never felt like it was designed to be fun to use or play. Another gripe I had was the fact that when playing against the computer, a lot of the games were very hard to follow as the computer players took ...

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...game cart, you will find 42 'classic' games. There are instantly recognisable games such as Rummy, Bowling and Solitaire. There are also however, some not so recognisable (to me anyway) games such as Soda Shake, Hasami Shogi and Koi-Koi. Although this sounds like just one of those cheap multi-game compendiums that'you purchase from woolworths, it isn't actually that bad. Firstly, these games can be played single-player. Although this does not sound ...
...home and you want a game of Texas Hold'Em, you're going to have to find some other people where as the DS magically invents other people. Secondly, if you can't decide what game to play or want to learn, then stamp mode is for you. Stamp mode plays each game and the point is to earn stamps, to progress to the next game then you have to gain 3 stamps. This is a very good way to make you play the games you wouldn't normally play. Also, the games can ...

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42 games. One SD card. Could it get and better? All classics from Texas hold 'em down to Solitaire and all available on Wi-Fi. All our favorite past times and games all on one card with the unique controls of the DS used to give it the unique classic gaming experience. You may think that 42 games on one card is amazing but it gets better there are also two other features stamp and mission. Stamp is where you have to go through every single game ...
...missions for each of the 42 games like score over 100 or do this certain skill it makes this brilliant game move up to the next level. The only downfall is that the Wi-Fi connection is on all of the 42 games makes it really hard to find people to connect with on your chosen game. Even on Texas hold 'em down, the worlds favorite poker game, it's extremely difficult to find 8 players to play, you can find 1 but that isn't much fun just a one on one ...

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This game is great if you are on a tight budget but want a new game that will keep you interesed for a long time. There are games like rummy, hearts, old maid, backgammon, bowling, darts, billiards, and checkers. I really like Mahjong, which is addictive especially in the mission mode. This gives you a specific target - either a score or a time limit - which you have to beat. otherwise you can play in freeplay, or stamp mode. Stamp mode allows you ...
...All in all this game is very good value for money and can be played by anyone of all ages, as it is really easy to get to grips with. The only downfall from my point of view is that not all of the games are commonly known, which means that the rules are harder to learn, although these can be displayed on the screen. ...

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...game. The 42 games are: Old Maid, I Doubt It, Sevens Memory, Spit, Pig, Last Card Plus, Last Card, Hearts, President Rummy, Seven Bridge, Black Jack, Five Card Draw, Texas Hold 'Em, Nap, Spades, Contract Bridge, Solitaire, Mahjong Solitaire, Escape, Grid Attack, Hasami Shogi, Connect Five, Dots and Boxes Turncoat, Checkers, Chinese Checkers, Backgammon, Chess, Shogi, Field Tactics, Ludo, Dominoes, Word Balloon, Soda Shake, Koi-Koi Bowling, Darts, ...

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...the stable mario etc and 42 All-time Classics is one of the best i have come across. Featuring the likes of solitaire, rummy, blackjack and texas hold`em it is a great mix for card lovers. They have mixed in some extra games like billiards, darts and mahjong to add something new. Stamp play lets you try all of the games starting off easy and moving on level by level through all 42 games Mission play uses most of the games but uses rules set by ...

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The Good; There's plenty games to entertain everyone. From Card games to Bowling, Darts and popular board games. The graphic's are good and theres a good help section for each game if you are unsure of the rules. Alot of the games can be played using the stylus- but its possible to use the control buttons if you'd rather. Its a good game to own as the games are quick and pass the time on nicely. The Bad; It definately deserves its 12+ rating! Some ...
...repetitive, they are more or less the same but named differently. For example theres about 3 versions of checkers- all are named different but the game is the same, just on a different shaped board. The majority is card games too, so if your not a fan of card games it might be wise not to buy this. The background music is quite annoying too but none of the games suffer if you don't have the sound on. The graphics are good, as i've mentioned before ...

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42 All-Time Classics brings the best-loved card games, board games and parlor games to the Nintendo DS. The controls are simple and there's also a multiplayer mode that pits your skills against players across the world. Some of the 42 games include draughts, darts, poker, bridge, backgammon and billiards, so something should be up your street as there is a lot of variety. In all, I have not found one game in "42 All Time Classics" that has bored ...
...I was to mention a downside it would be that I can imagine some people could get bored of it rather quickly, or may want something more in-depth, but this isn't that sort of game, it's more of a pick up and play sort of experience. I would definitely recommend this game to anybody who enjoys a challenge, or constantly finds themselves with time on their hands they have nothing to do with. ...

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42 All Time Classics (DS) Review by SondarPwnage One game comprising of 42 seperate minigames this is one you wont want to miss. It really shows off the DS' skills and is great for long car journey's. A few of the games included are: Bowling Chess Darts Various Card games and much much more! The game takes full advantage of the touch screen and also offers effortless online play in no time. Games and avatars for multiplayer are unlocked by ...

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