So a DS game works in a DS rite? and a GBA game works in a DS. A GB (Orignal/colour) game works in a GBA so why doesnt a GB game work in a DS? its sooooooooooooo annoying. y y y? its not fair! i have to keep mi GB Colour now to play all mi old games on!

What, doesn't it work? It should do?!? Have you tried different games?

yep ive tried colours and originals and they wont fit into the bottom slot. its really annoying!

Won't fit? OK< that is strange, cos they fir perfectly in a GBA. Hmm, have a look at their profile (the bottom), are there any differences between GBA and GBC/GBO?

ummmmmmmmmmm they are different! a GBA game has slots on the back. a normal GBO/C ga,me doesnt b back in a tic

Ah, now check the slot on the DS, does it have things that would match up with those?

yep it does. but i dont know y nintendo wud put the slots on the DS. a GBO game fits into a GBA so there shouldnt be ne difference in the slots! But hey, if nintendo are doing it to makes sure people buy the new games thats a bit tite!

Protection against technical incompatability, perhaps?

Hm maybe. But a GBA game is played ona DS. so therefore this technical incompatibility wouldnt make sense. becasue original games are on the GBA. so therefore theres no reason for a technical incompatibility.

Older games = older code = different hardware.

Hmm. i suppose. but u could just mod the gb game to fit by using a file!

I bet the game wouldn't run though :P
They must do that sort of thing for a reason, like Grim Reaper said, but they could just be trying to make more mahunny, or both.

It's probably a code issue as Nintendo would monopolise on backwards compatability.

Nice word.

Which one?

im guessin monopolised. but y would they want to stop backwards compatibility???!!! Its a good thing!

I didn't say they didn't want to, just that it was too hard...

How? theyve dun it so successfully for ages tho! they just leave in sum of the encodin. easy!

HARDWARE differences. There's more to it than is obvious.

ow. how? just becasue the hardware (cartidges) donbt fit fist time shouldn t dtop the DS bein able to play them should it? if thats the case, Nintendo knew abou the DS well B4 the GBA was relesed.

The hardwire, like electronics and stuff.

yeah but thats not to different can it?

There are many differences, especially considering the time gap.

Hmmmmmmmmmmm maybe 10 years?! or more! LOL! i suppose or the DS cant handle black and white

It can, just hardware has progressed a lot, meaning it is completely different.