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DS was a video game console that [[Rani Chandra]] owned in 2009. Rani was not a big gamer and used the console for "casual games". Amongst the games that she owned were a "cute cooking simulator", an "very realistic law simulator", and a game about looking after pets. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Last Sontaran (novelisation)|The Last Sontaran]]'')
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The '''DS''' was a [[game console]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Last Sontaran (novelisation)}}) It was handheld, with two [[screen]]s and a [[stylus]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Children of Earth: Day Three (TV story)}})


== Real world ==
== History ==
The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_DS Nintendo DS system] was released by [[Nintendo]] in 2004, athough the console in the novel is never referred to as a Nintendo console, simply being called the DS.  
[[Rani Chandra]] owned a DS in [[2009]]. Rani was not a big gamer and used the console for "casual games". Amongst the games that she owned were a "cute [[cooking]] simulator", a "very unrealistic [[law]] simulator", and a game about looking after [[pet]]s. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Last Sontaran (novelisation)}})


Rani's games are references to actual Nintendo DS games, all released prior to 2008:
[[Lilly Frobisher|Lilly]] and [[Holly Frobisher]] owned two consoles. Lilly's console was [[white]], and Holly's was [[pink]]. They used the consoles during [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[Brian Green]]'s speech announcing the closing of [[school]]s and a [[curfew]] for those under the age of [[18 (number)|eighteen]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Children of Earth: Day Three (TV story)}})
* The cute cooking simulator" is likely referencing [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooking_Mama Cooking Mama], a cookery simulation-styled minigame compilation developed by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooking_Mama_Limited Cooking Mama Limited]
 
* The "unrealistic law simulator" is a reference to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ace_Attorney Ace Attorney] is a serious of legal thrillers visual novel games, developed by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capcom Capcom]. The game game about looking after pets is likely [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendogs Nintendogs] a real-time pet simulation game developed by Nintendo. 
== Behind the scenes ==
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While not named in full in [[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Last Sontaran (novelisation)}}, the {{w|Nintendo DS}} was a handheld, cartridge-based game system released by [[Nintendo]] in 2004, with different models continuing to be made more than a decade later. Two models briefly appeared in [[TV]]: {{cs|Children of Earth: Day Three (TV story)}}, but were unnamed in the story.
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[[Category:Game consoles]]
The video games, {{cs|Top Trumps: Doctor Who (video game)}}, and {{cs|Evacuation Earth (video game)}}, were released for the Nintendo DS.
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Nintendo DS

The DS was a game console. (PROSE: The Last Sontaran [+]Loading...["The Last Sontaran (novelisation)"]) It was handheld, with two screens and a stylus. (TV: Children of Earth: Day Three [+]Loading...["Children of Earth: Day Three (TV story)"])

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Rani Chandra owned a DS in 2009. Rani was not a big gamer and used the console for "casual games". Amongst the games that she owned were a "cute cooking simulator", a "very unrealistic law simulator", and a game about looking after pets. (PROSE: The Last Sontaran [+]Loading...["The Last Sontaran (novelisation)"])

Lilly and Holly Frobisher owned two consoles. Lilly's console was white, and Holly's was pink. They used the consoles during Prime Minister Brian Green's speech announcing the closing of schools and a curfew for those under the age of eighteen. (TV: Children of Earth: Day Three [+]Loading...["Children of Earth: Day Three (TV story)"])

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

While not named in full in PROSE: The Last Sontaran [+]Loading...["The Last Sontaran (novelisation)"], the Nintendo DS was a handheld, cartridge-based game system released by Nintendo in 2004, with different models continuing to be made more than a decade later. Two models briefly appeared in TV: Children of Earth: Day Three [+]Loading...["Children of Earth: Day Three (TV story)"], but were unnamed in the story.

The video games, Top Trumps: Doctor Who [+]Loading...["Top Trumps: Doctor Who (video game)"], and Evacuation Earth [+]Loading...["Evacuation Earth (video game)"], were released for the Nintendo DS.