Ping Pals Hints XI (DS)

Ping Pals is an application made for the Nintendo DS by WayForward Technologies and published by THQ for the handheld console. It is a chat and accessory program, which focuses on players being able to freely interact and chat with each other by typing words in a chat room enabled by the Nintendo Wi-Fi connection. The video game/utility was launched on December 8, 2004, but wasn't met with great sales, because the DS already featured its own PictoChat service that allowed for a much more pleasant experience.

The program offers users the chance to customize their own Ping Pal avatar and game interface by making a selection from the over 1000 different items, consisting of hairstyles, makeup, clothing, backdrops, and various music and sound effects. Up to 16 persons can play wirelessly by using just one game cartridge, but must be within a 100-foot or 30-meter radius in order to exchange text and picture messages.

Items for the avatars can be unlocked by trading them with other players or by buying them from a shop. Gamers need to make exchanges in order to possess all of the possible accessories, as each cartridge's shop offers a different subset of items for them. They will also receive a regular allowance of coins, via the date-keeping function of the DS, which can also be obtained by playing various mini-games with friends, typing certain secret words in a chat room, and even displaying the ending credits screen more than once.

HINTS

Uncommon money words
Type one of the following words in a chat room:

Busy Goblin Paradise Thesaurus;
Butcher Gold Parents Thing;
Cabinets Gothic Passive Ticklish;
Carbonate Gregarious Pawn Timing;
Castaway Grenade Peanut Toilet;
Chance Gross Personal Toothpaste;
Cheat Grotesque Persuade Toxic;
Chocolate Gullible Pie Tradition;
Clarity Gum Pigeon Trampoline;
Clone Handle Pillowcase Tranquil;
Clutter Heartfelt Pilot Trapped.

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