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DS battery life?

superjolteon

TEH-MEH!!!
Well, I couldnt find a thread with this but its probably hidden somewhere. Basically, just a question abt the DS battery power life.

How long can you play a DS game before you need to recharge it again?
I swear I heard you can play between 8-10 hours but whilst playing my Castlevania DOS game or even MK:DS it only lasts for abt 6 hours.
I know this because I can see the playing hours on Castlevania.
 

RedStarWarrior

Forum Tsar
The battery life is really great. I haven't paid much attention to how long it actually lasts but I have played for several hours without any problems.
 

Agaki

Onoez >>
For me its 5 - 8 hours on a DS game, 8 - 10 hours of life on a GBA game. Lasts longer if you dont have the backlight on, too.
 

killerjaw01

▼1.618▼
It probably also depends on how many times you turn it on and off, and you may not be charging it fully.
 

chinchao

chinchao cninchao...
It also depends on if you use Wireless mode.
 

chinchao

chinchao cninchao...
DS Lite:
Battery: Lithium ion battery delivering five to 19 hours of play on a four-hour charge, depending on use;

DS Classic:
Battery: Lithium ion battery delivering six to 10 hours of play on a four-hour charge, depending on use;

http://www.nintendo.com/techspecds
 

Bayleef

Onion?
chinchao said:
DS Lite:
Battery: Lithium ion battery delivering five to 19 hours of play on a four-hour charge, depending on use;

DS Classic:
Battery: Lithium ion battery delivering six to 10 hours of play on a four-hour charge, depending on use;

http://www.nintendo.com/techspecds

Funny, I could have sworn it was only three hours. In fact, I think it is.

And for anyone who is interested, here the the battery life on the DS Lite for each brightness level, according to my instruction manuel:

Level 1: 15-19 hours.
Level 2: 10-15 hours.
Level 3: 7-11 hours.
Level 4: 5-8 hours.

Edit: Here we are, IGN says that the charging time is three hours as well, along with Gamespot and other credible sources.
Nintendo is wrong about its own system. :O

http://ds.ign.com/articles/687/687783p1.html
 

chinchao

chinchao cninchao...
It's about four hours where I live... I dunno. Just put what Ninty said...
 

Comray001

IMMA FIRIN MEH LAZOR
My battery lasts a long time! I swear its 12 hours even with the light on.
 

MidnightScott

Super Gamer
superjolteon said:
Well, I couldnt find a thread with this but its probably hidden somewhere. Basically, just a question abt the DS battery power life.

How long can you play a DS game before you need to recharge it again?
I swear I heard you can play between 8-10 hours but whilst playing my Castlevania DOS game or even MK:DS it only lasts for abt 6 hours.
I know this because I can see the playing hours on Castlevania.

If you play on WiFi the Battery Power gets eaten up quick. Nintendo suggest that you play with your DS on it's AC Adapter so you can charge it while playing.

Also - the Batteries don't last as long after a certain amount of charges because they get warn out.

~Scott;229;
 
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