Perfect for book lovers, the '100 Classic Book Collection' contains a great range of classics to get stuck right into. Simple to use, and with downloadable content for extra reads, this cartridge promises great things for users of the DS. -------------------- What's on offer -------------------- When you reach the main menu of this cartridge, you are offered four options: (1) Start reading - This option will take you to the 100 books, listed alphabetically by author. Here, you will find literature by the likes of Austen, Dickens, Shakespeare etc. but to name a few. A full list is available by clicking the link below if you're ...  Read the complete review

Id wanted this Nintendo game for quite a while before I got it. Most people class me as a book worm which is true I guess, but the idea of 100 classic books on one game really appealed to me. I have to admit, I was a little disappointed at first because my favourites like 'Five Children and It' and 'The Little Princess' were not on the game. But as I spent more and more time on the game, I began to realise that I had judged it way too soon and that it was more interesting that I had expected. There were several things that I found really good about having 100 books on a game. One was the price. I got the game off of Amazon for £15.99. I never really spend a ...  Read the complete review

My husband bought this for me as I really liked the idea of being able to have many of literature's classic books at my disposal. Being usually a reader of thrillers or chicklit I liked the idea of trying to read something more classic and highbrow on occasion but not spending lots of money on books that I might not like or be able to get into. The authors range from Jane Austen, the Bronte sisters to Thomas Hardy, Charles Dickens and William Shakespeare and encompasses many of the greatest books in literature. You can read about the author and get a synopsis of the book before reading which is helpful. You can then either choose a book yourself and start ...  Read the complete review

100 Classic Book Collection is a new type of title for the DS, the tiny cartridge holds 100 classic books which can be read on the dual screens. It was a title that I was curious about but thought that I would not like reading books on the small screen. I finally picked up a copy when the price fell to £9.99 for a while on Amazon and my curiosity got the better of me. As the name suggests the cartridge contains 100 classic books, all of which have passed their original copyright limit so Nintendo could put them onto a cartridge without paying the author to use them. The list of titles is impressive with books such as A Christmas Carol, Bleak House and Little ...  Read the complete review

The Ninetendo DS has already shown that it is not just a games console, but can also be used as a cooking guide with various cooking games, a mental training console with games such as brain and sight training and a phsical fitness device. With the 100 classic book collection, the Nintendo DS has shown it can also prove to be a portable library. This 'game' features well known books from many respected authors, including William Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Charles Dickens and Lewis Caroll. With 100 books to read, and the game retailed at £19.99. This works out at just under 20p a book, a bargain if you consider that for each of these books individually you are ...  Read the complete review