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==== Sending, Copying and Deleting ==== | ==== Sending, Copying and Deleting ==== | ||
| − | Once you've creating an awesome message, just hit the send button to send it to others! Remember to not embarrass yourself!! That would be such a [[Bad Idea]]. if you feel like committing a little bit of [[Plagiarism]], you can copy a message with the copy button. you can make edits or simply just send the message again. Confuse users by sending so many messages nobody knows what to do with themselves. After all of that, if you've decided; "Nahh... this message sucks..." you can simply press the delete button and then the message you spent all afternoon working on is gone, just like when my [[Dog]] ate my [[homework]]. Be [[Careful]]! Also, whatever you do, do NOT copy the messages of any DSi users! otherwise people may think that you are a DSi user and that is a fate worse than [[death]] itself. | + | Once you've creating an awesome message, just hit the send button to send it to others! Remember to not embarrass yourself!! That would be such a [[Bad Idea]]. if you feel like committing a little bit of [[Plagiarism]], you can copy a message with the copy button. you can make edits or simply just send the message again. Confuse users by sending so many messages nobody knows what to do with themselves. After all of that, if you've decided; "Nahh... this message sucks..." you can simply press the [[delete]] button and then the message you spent all [[afternoon]] working on is [[gone]], just like when my [[Dog]] ate my [[homework]]. Be [[Careful]]! Also, whatever you do, do NOT copy the messages of any DSi users! otherwise people may think that you are a DSi user and that is a fate worse than [[death]] itself. |
=== Limitations and drawbacks === | === Limitations and drawbacks === | ||
Sadly, PictoChat has some big drawbacks compared to other messaging apps. These include: | Sadly, PictoChat has some big drawbacks compared to other messaging apps. These include: | ||
| − | * the signal strength begins to diminish after 30 feet, gotta stay close! | + | * the signal [[strength]] begins to diminish after 30 feet, gotta stay close! |
[[File:Nitendo signal strength bars.png|frameless|right|250px]] | [[File:Nitendo signal strength bars.png|frameless|right|250px]] | ||
* the messages cannot be saved. Once you close down, they’re gone forever! | * the messages cannot be saved. Once you close down, they’re gone forever! | ||
| − | * you can only draw in black and white. As mentioned earlier, there is NO rainbow pen. Don’t believe the DSi users lies, they’ll just derail all conversations when they bring out the things they’re clearly hacking in with their | + | * you can only draw in [[black and white]]. As mentioned earlier, there is NO rainbow pen. Don’t believe the DSi users lies, they’ll just derail all conversations when they bring out the things they’re clearly [[hacking]] in with their [[camera]][[s]]! Wow I hate DSi users… |
| − | *only 16 per chat room, with a total of 64! That’s less than the total of people who have participated in [[The Wiki Camp 2]]!! | + | *only [[16]] per chat room, with a total of 64! That’s less than the total of [[people]] who have [[participated]] in [[The Wiki Camp 2]]!! |
| − | *they stopped making the DS years ago which is the only platform this software is on. Talk about [[bad]] business decisions! | + | *they [[stopped]] making the DS years ago which is the only platform this software is on. Talk about [[bad]] business decisions! |
== Tips and tricks! == | == Tips and tricks! == | ||
Revision as of 16:47, 26 January 2023
PictoChat is an awesome instant messaging service developed by John Nintendo in 1996[citation needed], but was never released until it became a default Application on the Nintendo DS Family of systems in 2004. It is the place everyone claims they're going to be Hanging out, whenever the popular messaging service Discord goes down, but in reality, all they're trying to do is be Funny[wrong]
| PictoChat | |
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| Type of object | Software |
| Opponents | AOL Instant messenger, Twitter, Discord,Teamspeak, Skype |
| Legality | Legal |
| Ethical? | yeah |
| Where to get | Nintendo DS |
| Safe to eat? | No |
| First appearance | November 21, 2004 |
| Latest appearance | April 15, 2010 |
| Created by | John Nintendo[citation needed] |
History
In 1995, as John Nintendo was sitting at his 30 foot Dining table in his Mansion which he was able to afford thanks to the millions he made founding his company Nintendo, he discovered a problem, that it was much too difficult to converse with people sitting at the other side of his dining table. His solution: get his workers to devise a wireless short range communication platform where you can send text and draw images to others, and then take all the credit for creating it. It was a genius idea. However, the technology at the time was not reliable enough to accomplish this task. His prototype, then made for the Game Boy and Nintendo 64 had a number of shortcomings, such as support for a wireless communications, and the ability to draw. realizing this, he decided he might as well wait until 2004, when he will release the Nintendo DS, which solves these shortcomings.
Features and Functions
PictoChat is accessed through the default menu on the Nintendo DS systems. from there, You can pick from four chatrooms, labelled A, B, C and D, of up to sixteen participants! That's a total of 64 people! I doubt you'd ever get that many people in somewhere all at once, though.
Interface
there are so many Buttons to press! you can press all the buttons! But the most important one is the X in the top right corner of the bottom screen, as it allows you to leave the chat room and do Something Else. When you leave you can press B then A to shut the system down. If it instead tells you to return to the DSi menu, then you must leave this page immediately. this page is NOT for DSi users.
Drawing
If you don't want to leave, I guess you can look at the buttons on the left. the two arrows allow you to scroll through all the messages you've sent. the pen button allows you to draw on the screen! I love drawing , everyone should try it. It's the most awesome function ever. But, whatever you do, do NOT press the pen button again. Absolutely nothing will happen don’t press it don’t press it GOD STOP PRESSING IT THERE IS NO RAINBOW PEN STOP TRYING GOD I HATE DSI USERS
Typing, and eraser
If you don't like drawing, I guess you can type as well. To type, just select or tap a letter and it will appear on screen according to the lines. If you don't like having your text be aligned automatically, you can drag a letter from the keyboard and start typing anywhere, if you want to be a true agent of chaos that's not bound to any rules. Under the pen is the eraser, to erase the pen you've drawn on the screen. Sadly, you cannot erase the mistakes you've made in life using this tool, much like I can’t erase the fact that the DSi exists. What a bummer.
Pen size, and other keyboards
Below the eraser is the pen size, so you can feel big or small, to suit your mood. I like being big because it makes me feel awesome as heck. We've gone over the keyboard, but now let's go over the other keyboards at your disposal. You have the accent option, which is great for conversing with your amigos in other countries, if you somehow end up within 30 feet of each other. The Japanese keyboard lets you experience the cool, kawaii, sugoi, awesomeness of the japanese language, to further your Multilingual arsenal. Prank friends by showing how cool you are by saying mean things about them in a foreign language. They'll never be able to know! Below that, are the symbols and emoticons. Who needs to use actual language, when you can be all cryptic and stuff, by using symbols. how fun!
Other functions
Tap the names of Other users in the chat room to see their personal message. It's like a secret window to your friends minds...
Sending, Copying and Deleting
Once you've creating an awesome message, just hit the send button to send it to others! Remember to not embarrass yourself!! That would be such a Bad Idea. if you feel like committing a little bit of Plagiarism, you can copy a message with the copy button. you can make edits or simply just send the message again. Confuse users by sending so many messages nobody knows what to do with themselves. After all of that, if you've decided; "Nahh... this message sucks..." you can simply press the delete button and then the message you spent all afternoon working on is gone, just like when my Dog ate my homework. Be Careful! Also, whatever you do, do NOT copy the messages of any DSi users! otherwise people may think that you are a DSi user and that is a fate worse than death itself.
Limitations and drawbacks
Sadly, PictoChat has some big drawbacks compared to other messaging apps. These include:
- the signal strength begins to diminish after 30 feet, gotta stay close!
- the messages cannot be saved. Once you close down, they’re gone forever!
- you can only draw in black and white. As mentioned earlier, there is NO rainbow pen. Don’t believe the DSi users lies, they’ll just derail all conversations when they bring out the things they’re clearly hacking in with their cameras! Wow I hate DSi users…
- only 16 per chat room, with a total of 64! That’s less than the total of people who have participated in The Wiki Camp 2!!
- they stopped making the DS years ago which is the only platform this software is on. Talk about bad business decisions!
Tips and tricks!
Play games!
you can draw some pen and paper games on PictoChat such as Tic Tac Toe! just draw a grid and use the copy feature to copy it! let your imagination run wild as you make all kinds of games without actually playing a game. The Game Master approves.
Happy Birthday!
if it's your birthday and you enter a room, you get a special jingle and a message showing that it's your birthday!! How cool is that!
Flowers
Watch out for DSi users!
If it hasn't been clear enough, steer clear of DSi users! Not only do they try to derail conversations while boasting their so-called "superior" features, they are known to create all sorts of chaos everywhere they go, they may try to convert you to their ranks. don't fall for it!
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