# The Ace Attorney thread (hints and impressions) **URL:** \ **Category:** Adventure/Lucasfilm Games\ **Created:** [June 28, 2018, 8:39am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-ace-attorney-thread-hints-and-impressions/2852 "2018-06-28T08:39:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/zakphoenixmckracken/32/41_2.png) [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2018, 8:39am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-ace-attorney-thread-hints-and-impressions/2852/1 "2018-06-28T08:39:33Z")
Even if it’s not a properly point’n’click adventure game, I want to put the Ace Attorney series in this category, because the game is an adventure. So, how many of you guys did play Ace Attorney, or plans to do it? ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thimbleweedpark/original/2X/9/9aacebce7eaf2e8d8383ac669326fa3d60cf5b93.gif) ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thimbleweedpark/original/2X/d/da6a4ff5ccaa8e5caa228887581538e9cb3eb278.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Someone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2018, 9:02am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-ace-attorney-thread-hints-and-impressions/2852/2 "2018-06-28T09:02:48Z")
> [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](#): > > So, how many of you guys did play Ace Attorney, or plans to do it? I would play it if it would be available for the PC (DRM free). 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/zakphoenixmckracken/32/41_2.png) [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2018, 9:09am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-ace-attorney-thread-hints-and-impressions/2852/3 "2018-06-28T09:09:26Z")
> [@Someone](#): > > I would play it if it would be available for the PC (DRM free). The easiest way is to download a Nintendo emulator (free), and load the game rom (.nds file), which you can legally use if you own a purchased copy of the game itself. Made this legal speech, you can download one of these fine Nintendo DS emulators: - [iDeaS](https://www.emuparadise.me/Nintendo_DS_Emulators/Windows/iDeaS/76) - [No$GBA](https://www.emuparadise.me/Nintendo_Gameboy_Advance_Emulators/Windows/NO$GBA/2) as for the game rom file, google the game name together with the “nds” extension. The Ace Attorney series from start: - Ace Attorney: Phoenix Wright - Ace Attorney: Justice for All - Ace Attorney: Trials & Tribulations ---
**Author:** ![Someone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2018, 10:31am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-ace-attorney-thread-hints-and-impressions/2852/4 "2018-06-28T10:31:47Z")
Don’t you need a firmware for the emulators? ---
**Author:** ![ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/zakphoenixmckracken/32/41_2.png) [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2018, 11:08am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-ace-attorney-thread-hints-and-impressions/2852/5 "2018-06-28T11:08:41Z")
No, it’s all inclusive. ---
**Author:** ![Someone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2018, 11:15am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-ace-attorney-thread-hints-and-impressions/2852/6 "2018-06-28T11:15:37Z")
But there is any DRM involved? The problem is, that you aren’t allowed in Germany to skip or remove DRM mechanisms. So if the Nintendo DS and/or the games are using a DRM system (within the firmware) then it would be illegal to use your proposed method - even if I purchase the games. ---
**Author:** ![ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/zakphoenixmckracken/32/41_2.png) [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2018, 12:24pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-ace-attorney-thread-hints-and-impressions/2852/7 "2018-06-28T12:24:47Z")
No, within the emulators there are no DRM mechanism. It’s present only in the physical cartridge. The rom file extracted from the cartridge is DRM free, there is no hacking. You can legally use the rom file in the emulator if you own the original game (at least in Italy), but the rom file itself doesn’t require any DRM system to be read. If in Germany that’s not legal anyway, you can play it on mobile (iOS only). [Here is the link to the Apple Store](https://itunes.apple.com/it/app/ace-attorney-trilogy-hd/id365681816?mt=8) ---
**Author:** ![Frenzie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/frenzie/32/4416_2.png) [@Frenzie](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Frenzie)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2018, 4:29pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-ace-attorney-thread-hints-and-impressions/2852/8 "2018-06-28T16:29:30Z")
I’ve played them all, including Investigations 2. The DRM is stupid and I consider Android completely lost money, but it’s a bit like watching a movie in a theater I suppose… ---
**Author:** ![tasse-tee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/tasse-tee/32/4002_2.png) [@tasse-tee](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/tasse-tee)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2018, 5:20pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-ace-attorney-thread-hints-and-impressions/2852/9 "2018-06-28T17:20:37Z")
![klavier](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thimbleweedpark/original/2X/f/fdf4e801df868c3c3b9ef30be7dfa440439614dc.gif) _Why hello there, ladies!_ I’ve completed Dual Destinies, and I’m now playing Apollo Justice. That’s, erm, #5 and then #4 in the main series… because why not 😉 I’m currently on Case 4, at the end of the first investigation. ---
**Author:** ![Someone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2018, 5:35pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-ace-attorney-thread-hints-and-impressions/2852/10 "2018-06-28T17:35:35Z")
> [@tasse-tee](#): > > That’s, erm, #5 and then #4 in the main series… because why not 😉 You like to play adventure games in the wrong order? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![tasse-tee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/tasse-tee/32/4002_2.png) [@tasse-tee](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/tasse-tee)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2018, 5:44pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-ace-attorney-thread-hints-and-impressions/2852/11 "2018-06-28T17:44:11Z")
> [@Someone](#): > > You like to play adventure games in the wrong order? 😉 I like to break 'em too 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Someone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2018, 5:45pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-ace-attorney-thread-hints-and-impressions/2852/12 "2018-06-28T17:45:23Z")
> [@tasse-tee](#): > > I like to break 'em too 😉 And that’s a lot of fun! 😃 btw: Does that mean that you broke Ace Attorney too? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![tasse-tee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/tasse-tee/32/4002_2.png) [@tasse-tee](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/tasse-tee)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2018, 6:43pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-ace-attorney-thread-hints-and-impressions/2852/13 "2018-06-28T18:43:42Z")
> [@Someone](#): > > btw: Does that mean that you broke Ace Attorney too? 🙂 Actually, I did make the word “Invalid Object” appear one time in Dual Destinies, in the tab where the speaking person’s name is supposed to go. That was when I investigated a new object after the main investigation aims for that room were complete. I don’t have the evidence with me, so you’ll just have to take my word for it. ---
**Author:** ![ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/zakphoenixmckracken/32/41_2.png) [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2018, 9:40pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-ace-attorney-thread-hints-and-impressions/2852/14 "2018-06-28T21:40:46Z")
> [@tasse-tee](#): > > , I did make the word “Invalid Object” appear one time in Dual Destinies, You are really something else! 😂😂😂 That’s incredible! ---
**Author:** ![Someone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2018, 9:43pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-ace-attorney-thread-hints-and-impressions/2852/15 "2018-06-28T21:43:55Z")
> [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](#): > > You are really something else! 😂😂😂 > That’s incredible! No, @tasse-tee is incredible! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Mario](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/mario/32/102_2.png) [@Mario](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Mario)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2018, 11:18pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-ace-attorney-thread-hints-and-impressions/2852/16 "2018-06-28T23:18:47Z")
I like that series too. I am playing the HD Trilogy on iOS for years already. And I’m still at case three, because I unfortunately almost never play it. However, I finished Phoenix Wright and Prof. Layton collaboration. That was fun. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/zakphoenixmckracken/32/41_2.png) [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 6:54am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-ace-attorney-thread-hints-and-impressions/2852/17 "2018-06-29T06:54:39Z")
> [@Mario](#): > > And I’m still at case three of which game? 1st, 2nd or 3rd? > [@Mario](#): > > However, I finished Phoenix Wright and Prof. Layton collaboration. That was fun. 🙂 _professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney_ : Hilarious, clever, and with a finale worthy of Thimbleweed Park! ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thimbleweedpark/original/2X/1/1fbb2ff4b2024167262a68ab56fb99e48a448fe4.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Mario](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/mario/32/102_2.png) [@Mario](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Mario)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 7:06am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-ace-attorney-thread-hints-and-impressions/2852/18 "2018-06-29T07:06:29Z")
> [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](#): > > of which game? 1st, 2nd or 3rd? Yes sorry, the first one. It’s just very difficult and only playable if I use walkthrough. My brain is so old… > [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](#): > > Hilarious, clever, and with a finale worthy of Thimbleweed Park! Now that you mention it! Indeed! You’re right! There is no objection from me. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/zakphoenixmckracken/32/41_2.png) [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 7:10am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-ace-attorney-thread-hints-and-impressions/2852/19 "2018-06-29T07:10:19Z")
is PLvsPW released on iOS already? I’ve played it only on Nintendo 3DS. ---
**Author:** ![Mario](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/mario/32/102_2.png) [@Mario](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Mario)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 7:12am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-ace-attorney-thread-hints-and-impressions/2852/20 "2018-06-29T07:12:10Z")
No, I think it’s not. Trilogy on iOS and PLvsPW on 3DS. [Next page](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-ace-attorney-thread-hints-and-impressions/2852.md?page=2)