" 42 All-Time Classics is a collection of the epic classic games on the epic platform of DS. It offers 42 best time spenders of the 19th century. The video game brings back the old memories of the board games and the outdoor games that were considered to be quality time spending of the time. Titles like solitaire, battleships, draughts, turncoat, darts, billiards, Texas hold 'em poker, chess, checkers, connect five bowling, Ludo, dominoes, hangman, rummy, backgammon, sevens, Blackjack are a few of them. All of the games are fully customizable and you can set the difficulty and situation to your liking covering the area of different intelligence levels of different age groups. 42 All-Time Classics supports multiple methods of input. However the input via stylus is preferred as it provides accurate, fast and more freedom of movement. The game follows a “first deserve than desire” policy as you will have to unlock the more famous titles as you progress through the different games. Respect was what it was all about in the 19th century and respect is what it’s all about in the 42 All-Time Classics world. The game play itself takes you step by step incase you are not familiar with the games. For instance there are two modes that help you learn these games. The first being stamp mode which allows you to get into the action instantly and acts sort of like a crash course throughout. The second mode is the mission mode. in this mode you play the game while having a certain goal to achieve as if you would have in any other mission oriented game. The game offers 2D graphics and is not too flashy but wonderful game play along with customizability compensate for the basic graphics scheme. The sound follows the classical jazz theme that was the music of the time in the 19th century. The game supports multiplayer through wifi for up to eight players ensuring a longer and broader game play life and further broadens the fun essence of the game. "