Changes in Mega Man Battle Network 5 Double Team DS

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These are the changes mades made from Mega Man Battle Network 5 (BN5GBA) into Mega Man Battle Network 5: Double Team DS (BN5DS).

Removed Features

Card e-Reader bonuses are removed in this version of the game, since the Nintendo DS cannot connect to an e-Reader+. However, BassCross MegaMan can be accessed with the W Slot system using a copy of the GBA version of Mega Man Battle Network 5.
Operation Battle is unavailable, since a Progress Chip Gate cannot be connected to a Nintendo DS.
Crossover Battle is unavailable, since the Nintendo DS cannot communicate with a Wireless Adapter.

New Features

An intro video is added before the title screen. In the Japanese version, the music is the Rockman EXE Stream opening; Be Somewhere by Buzy. International versions use a segment from THEME OF ROCKMAN EXE ~TGS2002 mix~ instead; the speed is also modified a bit.
All of the game music is redone.
Voice acting has been added for Lan, MegaMan, ProtoMan and Colonel, which can be heard in the field screen, in battles, and in menus.
A 3D model of MegaMan, ProtoMan or Colonel appears on the bottom screen. MegaMan's Cross forms and karma also reflect on his 3D model. They will also have animations during certain cutscenes in the story.
E-mails are now divided into three categories: Team, Pals and Other.
Emotion mugshots for multiple character have been added to fit the situation.
There are now 2 save slots instead of just 1. Each slot can freely choose a game version (Team ProtoMan or Team Colonel).
Maps are added on the bottom screen, and Map Data can be collected as Blue Mystery Data. Afterwards, the map data is stored in the Map menu. Also, a new menu was added to view the overall route of the Internet.
A new Memory Minigame involving Navis is added. Players must remember the order of Navis that walk by. Upon completion will give out Party Customizer Programs.
There is a new Emotion Window, Danger, AKA "Critical State". When the NetNavi drops to a low health, a new Danger Emotion can appear where a player can yell into the DS microphone to pick their Navi back up with a chance of an extra boost and a Full Synchro. The bonuses depend on the volume given.
A new base form similar to BassCross MegaMan, known as SolCross MegaMan can be accessed.
The ending credits have a gray background instead of black. Also, Gow can now be moved around via the touch screen instead of moving on his own.

Party Battle System

Evolved from the Progress Chip Gate's Navi Change system, the Party Battle System is an accessible version of it without the Chip Gate and with additional new functions.

New cutscenes in Chapter 2 will introduce this system.

Each Team Navi is now available to use outside of Liberation Mission and can go beyond the one turn limit present in the GBA version's Navi Change mode. However, you are maxed to carry up to 2 Navis. In 5GBA, you could swap to all team members as long as you have their Navi Data Chip.
Team Navis with the Support part equipped will have additional abilities assisting the active Navi. They will not support if MegaMan is Evil.
When you switch to another Navi while they are in Full Synchro, a special combination Double Attack can be executed.
A Party Customizer is available for the Team Navis, allows a limited customization system for them. It works similar to the Navi Customizer.

W Slot

Read as "Double Slot". If BN5DS is started up with a Mega Man Battle Network or Boktai Game Boy Advance game pak in Slot-2, additional bonus features become unlocked. The following games will unlock bonuses: (Mega Man Battle Chip Challenge does not unlock any bonuses)

Mega Man Battle Network
Mega Man Battle Network 2
Mega Man Battle Network 3 White
Mega Man Battle Network 3 Blue
Mega Man Battle Network 4 Red Sun
Mega Man Battle Network 4 Blue Moon
(JP) Rockman EXE 4.5 Real Operation
Mega Man Battle Network 5 Team ProtoMan
Mega Man Battle Network 5 Team Colonel
Boktai: The Sun is in Your Hand
Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django
(JP) Shin Bokura no Taiyoh: Gyakushuu no Sabata

Due to the removal of Card e-Reader access, the method to encounter Bass XX has been changed. It now requires the W Slot and slotting in every numbered MMBN game in that game’s region and using a Cross MegaMan.

General Changes

Many bugs have been fixed from the Gameboy Advance version, but some bugs still remain.
Press Start appears faster on the title screen, without the waiting time for the Wireless Adapter and Progress Chip Gate checks.
Transition into battles now smoothly makes the battle fade in from the white screen. In the GBA version, the battle transition has a harsh cut to black after the white screen, then the battle fades in.
- Transition into battles are also faster compared to the GBA version.
Saving the game takes much longer now. (This is because the DS version uses Flash memory to store the save file, instead of SRAM or FeRAM for the GBA version.)
The epilogue scene after the credits can now be skipped. In BN5GBA, it was unskippable.

Gameplay Changes

Field Screen

In Chapter 5, the 100 fighters challenge now has a pity system. If you fail 3 times, the statue will call it out. The next challenge will have all the fighters go at the same speed instead of slowly speeding up.
For the Chip Trader and BugFrag Trader: due to the longer saving, you are now able to insert for more than the cost of 1 chip at a time. 3 Chip Trader can accept up to 30 chips at a time. 10 Chip Trader can accept up to 100 chips at a time. BugFrag Trader can accept up to 90 BugFrags at a time.
(EN) Cyberworld areas are all using their original Japanese designs and numbering. Any related NPCs from those changed areas are also reverted. Some of the dialogue were translated in the original English GBA game data but were unused.

Lotto Number

New lotto prizes are added in the NumberTrader. These codes will not work in the GBA version. There are a total of 26 Lotto Numbers.

New Lotto Numbers have also been added to description of field items:
- SciLab dock crate: P.HP+100
- Nebula Control computer: P.Btlpk1
- Nebula Area 5 mysterious orb: LeaderR L (Team ProtoMan)/ChaosL X (Team Colonel)

Battlefield

Playable

Evil Chips such as Muramasa and DS Navi Chips no longer work with Team Navis.
The conditions for Dark Soul's chip usage has been modified to minimize AI manipulation.

Enemies

TomahawkMan now has Status Guard, both for playable and as a boss.
Colonel’s BlindRainShower now causes flashing instead of being non-flashing. So only the first strike will hit successfully.

BattleChips

LeaderR L and ChaosL X are obtainable normally within the game. They are registered in the Secret Library.
Newly added * codes: ElemRage, LavaSeed, Sword, WavePit, RedWave, MudWave. A number of * code of chips which was in the GBA game’s data but cannot be obtained, are now obtainable.

Liberation Mission

You can now open the menu with Folder Edit and Saving options. This means you are now able to edit your Folder at any time. In BN5GBA, the menu cannot be opened at all.
Once per phase, you are also able to save anytime from the menu. In BN5GBA, only ProtoMan/Colonel and Meddy/ToadMan can save via a field screen prompt. However, you can only save once per turn in the Nebula Area 5 Liberation Mission, where in the BN5GBA version you can save up to twice per phase.
Swapping Navis in the field screen can now be done back and forth thanks to 2 button inputs. In BN5GBA, only one button can swap Navis and to return to a previous choice, you must cycle through again.
If you enter a fight with Team Navis in close proximity of each other, you will be prompted to have that Navi as support. You will start the battle with that Navi as a Navi Change with their Party Battle System Support active. However, accepting this will waste that Navi’s turn in that Phase.
Transport Chips AKA "TP Chips" have been added. TP Chips are special items that allow the swap of Team Navis with the opposite version.
- If the player has at least one 1 TP Chip, there will be tutorial dialogue when the Oran Area 3 Liberation Mission is played for the first time.

NaviCustomizer

When entering a Compression Command, a wrong button input no longer gives an error sound.
Speed+1 (Yellow), Charge+1 (Pink) and HP+500 (Pink) can now be obtainable in-game. They were in BN5GBA's data but were inaccessible.
The new Party Battle System adds new Party Support Customizer Parts for MegaMan to use.

Network Changes

Communications now use Host and Client system.
Chip Trading can now be done 3 at a time.
TeamBattle mode can now be played without Progress Chip Gate and now uses the new Party Battle System.
A new Tournament mode has been added that lets you hold a tournament up to 8 players. A normal NetBattle and a TeamBattle option are available. Waiting players can spectate the match. The winner will play a roulette that decides what chip they are prized with.
- The final battle will play the track You are not alone!.

Text Changes

Since the "Battle routine, set!" line is now voiced, textboxes where that line is shared with other lines has it removed. A follow-up textbox has been added where "Battle routine, set!" is all by itself.
If the player has already received an Extra Folder through W Slot before they obtain the Navi Customizer, the Navi Customizer tutorial e-mail they receive will be different, as it will not give them the BnusFldr as normal.
- In Japanese, the alternate Navi Customizer tutorial email is marginally different, only removing the text boxes that mention the Extra Folder. However, in all other languages, the two e-mails have completely different text.