How can you tell when your DS battery is about to die?

I'm not trying to start a system war here, but on my PSP i can check my battery at any time and even if it dies while playing a game I charge it and turn it right back on to where I was. Every time my wife or I are playing the DS we never know how much battery there is (and there doesn't seem to be a way to check) so the battery dies and the game is lost. So, is there a way to check the battery either before starting a game or during a game?

I personally hate my PSP 3000's battery considering the life is so short. So far my DS's battery is pretty good, but you still have to charge it every day or two.
But the PSP 3000's battery has to be charged every 5-6 hours. And I wish the battery light would change colour like the DS because you get no warning.
Though it also has its ups that it powersaves. And even though the DS gives you 30-60 minutes, powersaves are pretty great.riariases

Press the Home button, it shows a battery icon on the top right. Secondly, if it does die out, it'll flash telling you the battery is dead and go into sleep mode. So if you're quick enough, you won't lose your saves.

And to see if the DS battery is dying, is based off of the color of the light.

I'm not trying to start a system war here, but on my PSP i can check my battery at any time and even if it dies while playing a game I charge it and turn it right back on to where I was. Every time my wife or I are playing the DS we never know how much battery there is (and there doesn't seem to be a way to check) so the battery dies and the game is lost. So, is there a way to check the battery either before starting a game or during a game?

msharki

When you boot up the DS and get to the screen where you have the clock and calendar, the top right icon is your battery life.

green power light turns to red, and depending on your brightness setting, you have at least 10 minutes before shutdowngwarlito

Yeah, when it turns red, it normally takes 30-60 mins to officially die. So I try not to do anything significant that I would be mad if i lost (if it suddenly died on me)awssk8er716

I would say 10-20min until it dies. Either way, you should do as I do and always keep it charged while playing. Has yet to die on me once I started doing that.

Yeah, when it turns red, it normally takes 30-60 mins to officially die. So I try not to do anything significant that I would be mad if i lost (if it suddenly died on me)awssk8er716

I'm not trying to start a system war here, but on my PSP i can check my battery at any time and even if it dies while playing a game I charge it and turn it right back on to where I was. Every time my wife or I are playing the DS we never know how much battery there is (and there doesn't seem to be a way to check) so the battery dies and the game is lost. So, is there a way to check the battery either before starting a game or during a game?

msharki

....the green light on the side of your DS turns red...isn't the PSP like that also? 0.o

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I'm not trying to start a system war here, but on my PSP i can check my battery at any time and even if it dies while playing a game I charge it and turn it right back on to where I was. Every time my wife or I are playing the DS we never know how much battery there is (and there doesn't seem to be a way to check) so the battery dies and the game is lost. So, is there a way to check the battery either before starting a game or during a game?

magitekk

....the green light on the side of your DS turns red...isn't the PSP like that also? 0.o

i hate the battery indicator on ds the red and green are to similiar in color to me so i usually never ko when its about to die hopefully when the new ds comes out there is a better way to tell like 1-100% based thing codeman5533

[QUOTE="codeman5533"]i hate the battery indicator on ds the red and green are to similiar in color to me so i usually never ko when its about to die hopefully when the new ds comes out there is a better way to tell like 1-100% based thing Master-Thief-09

[QUOTE="Master-Thief-09"][QUOTE="codeman5533"]i hate the battery indicator on ds the red and green are to similiar in color to me so i usually never ko when its about to die hopefully when the new ds comes out there is a better way to tell like 1-100% based thing meiaman

[QUOTE="meiaman"][QUOTE="Master-Thief-09"] Never thought about colour blind people. If they find it similar then yeah, it could go unnoticed, then "WTF I didn't save my game!"Master-Thief-09

Maybe the DSi does this? :P [QUOTE="magitekk"][QUOTE="msharki"]

I'm not trying to start a system war here, but on my PSP i can check my battery at any time and even if it dies while playing a game I charge it and turn it right back on to where I was. Every time my wife or I are playing the DS we never know how much battery there is (and there doesn't seem to be a way to check) so the battery dies and the game is lost. So, is there a way to check the battery either before starting a game or during a game?

Master-Thief-09

....the green light on the side of your DS turns red...isn't the PSP like that also? 0.o

The battery indicator on the DSi menu is more helpful, since it has 4 bars kind of like a cell phone. I think instead of a soft reset they should have brought you to an Exit? menu with the time and battery. Similar to the PSP yes, but the PSP didn't exactly invent all it's traits.

Also, unfortunatley the battery indicator in the world ends with you doesn't tell how much battery power your ds has left, it tells how much patience your partner has in there "battery" with you. The more you run away from battles the angrier your partner gets and the lower your battery goes...

Hm, i have a question though it's maybe out of the topic:Should i play my DS while charging the batterry, i heard that if i do so it could reduce your batterry life but i cant see this warnings in the DS manual,so is there anyone know about this please tell me i'm very appreciate

Hm, i have a question though it's maybe out of the topic:Should i play my DS while charging the batterry, i heard that if i do so it could reduce your batterry life but i cant see this warnings in the DS manual,so is there anyone know about this please tell me i'm very appreciate

theholyrevenger

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Hm, i have a question though it's maybe out of the topic:Should i play my DS while charging the batterry, i heard that if i do so it could reduce your batterry life but i cant see this warnings in the DS manual,so is there anyone know about this please tell me i'm very appreciate

greenarcher02

Yup totally safe, I second this.

Whenever the light turns red i go into a saving rampage b/c its happened to me a lot in my life where i lose stuff.

With the DS Lite, you only know when you have an hour left (when the light turns red). With the DSi, the battery is critical when it starts flashing red.