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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sphyre" data-source="post: 4475215" data-attributes="member: 55424">The concept I had would have had 5 tabs, minus your 2nd tab.  The real treasure would be in the powers tab, which allows drag and drop usage on the lower screen, while the upper screen details the specifics of the ritual.***Pfhoenix,64 sprites is a lot for such a small resolution.  Assuming it's per screen that comes out to 64 4x4 pixel sprites.  Assuming it's total for the two screens, it's 64 8x8 pixel sprites.  That's a pretty populated screen.As for 500 controls, that's just tailoring to the screen.  Obviously with two 256x192 screens, you won't be able to display a dictionary of information, but the nice this is, that with the proper interface it can show more userfriendly information than many screens due to the touch screen interface along with two screens.  In this instance the top screen tailored to the pertinent information, while the bottom screen is the selection of said information.  Power selection would be on the bottom while the full details would be viewed on the top.  It's not like reading a whole book, it's about selecting the information you're looking for on the fly.Yes, I agree it would require a major overhaul from a PC program to the DS, but given it's limits it has a lot of capability.</blockquote>