Topic: The "What DS game should I get thread?"...thread

[Djunknown]

If this thread already exists somewhere in this category, mods, act accordingly.

So I finally plunked down and got a DS on Black Friday. I got the red Mario Bundle, and am enjoying my trip back to 2006. Whether I got ripped off is another story/irrelevant.

So basically, I have some 4 years of gaming of catching up. To start off, I'd like to know what everyone's top 10 DS they have/highly recommend. It can the ten best you own, the ten best of a particular genre, the 10 best of a particular year (i.e top 10 of 2005), 10 best underrated titles, ten best wi-fi games, etc, etc.

So yeah, recommend away! After that, if people need to ask what title they should get, do that too.

[KDR_11k]

Any Castlevania you can find. All Ace Attorney games (be sure  to play them in the order they were released since they have an ongoing story and massive spoilers, the order is Phoenix Wright, Justice for All, Trials and Tribulations, Apollo Justice). Both Megaman ZX games. Bangai-O. New Super Mario Bros. DK Jungle Climber. Glory Days 2.

That should keep you occupied for now.

[oohhboy]

Contra 4 - You must attack aggressively.
Custom Robo Arena - If you don't have the Gamecube version, this is a winner.
Mario Kart -  COME ON
Trauma Center - I have the first one, pretty much crippled my hand playing that game. It's that hardcore.
Advanced Wars Dark conflict - To get you thinking again.

KDR has covered all my other recommendations.

[Bill Aurion]

You guys did NOT just ignore Hotel Dusk...HOTEL DUSK!  Also:

Phantom Hourglass (Zelda)
Phoenix Wright/Ace Attorney series if you like Adventure/Point-and-Clicks
Professor Layton if you like puzzles and mind-benders...

[DAaaMan64]

If you have the Wii version of Mario Kart, the DS game doesn't feel good. I don't recommend mixing the two.

Contra 4 I'm not big on. Phoenix Wright is too niche, watch some youtube movies first.

Play Canstlevania: Dawn of Sarrow or Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia. Phantom Hourglass is a great choice, being one of the best DiS games

[Dasmos]

Meteos.

[RABicle]

I can only recommend 10 DS games? Ok I'll try.
Hotel Dusk. Not just for girls like Bill, Hotel Dusk is like reading a detective novel.
Another Code. Sublime adventuring, better puzzles than Hotel Dusk, an evening well spent.
Any Castlevania. But I hear this new one is the best.
Either Advance Wars. Dual Strike is an overload of a game. Dark Conflict is stripped down and filtered for purity. Also has online multi.
A Puzzle game. You only need one. Tetris/Puzzle League/Meteos/Bust-a-Move, whatever.
Pokémon Pearl.
Harvest Moon: Rune Factory.
Theme Park.
Kirby Kanvas Kurse, Anno 1701, Phantom Hourglass, Lost in Blue3MarioKartShadowsofAlmiaNinjagaidenracedriverstarfoxtraumacentreworms2theworldendswithyousoulbubblesmariobros OH **** I BROKE THE RULES HUH?

[DAaaMan64]

Don't tell him to buy Star Fox Command, that game is terribly flawed.

[KDR_11k]

Oh right, I didn't see Zelda on my shelf, good that someone remembered.

Contra 4 isn't for me either, second hardest Contra game I played and I think that's too hard even for Contra. 1-3 were nowhere close.

I think Castlevania has been going downwards with PoR and OoE (from what I played so far) a bit, the games are more linear with a minimal amount of exploration, I hate that combination since it means you have to guess which directions are for exploration and which direction gets you farther at an intersection so you don't miss a tiny room and have to backtrack through half the level later on. The linear design also makes backtracking harder since there aren't as many pathes you can take and you have to run through pretty much the whole length of the level even if you come back later. I hate linear games with permanent bonuses you have to explore for, always turns into a game of "guess which direction does not progress you through the game".

[Caliban]

Metroid Prime Pinball
Space Invaders Extreme

[oohhboy]

Star Fox command wasn't that bad. It has issues, but I think it got ripped on a little too hard. If you can get on on a bargain, it is definitely worth a play.

Contra 4 is Hard, but surprisingly fair compared to the old contras and with some weapon combos you pretty much break some of the levels.

I would recommend Dark Conflict over Dual strike. Yes DC does feel a little striped down, it is a much better game. Fog of war is actually enjoyable to play. Ship to ship combat is finally fleshed out and the new carrier is awesome (Fleet ops). Ground combat is a little bit more tactical, you still need tanks to attack, but you have better defense options that doesn't involve spamming tanks back. Motorbikes.

[Tybo68]

Any or all Castlevanias, Yoshi's Island DS, Chrono Trigger DS, Sonic Rush Adventure.

I tried to choose ones that haven't already been mentioned except for the Castlevania games, I love those. If you like old 2d sonic games the Rush games are actually good compared to the console crap.

[GoldenPhoenix]

Stay away from Phantom Hourglass unless you want your eyes to burn out and your brain to explode after a few minutes of playing it.

I recommend:

Mario Kart DS
Professor Layton
Mystery Case Files
NSMB
Chrono Trigger
Final Fantasy IV
Animal Crossing

[DAaaMan64]

Stay away from reading GP's posts unless you want your eyes to burn out and your brain to explode after a few minutes of reading them.

oooooh. Just jokin' though.

She's right, New Super Mario Bros is a good choice.

[IceCold]

YOU IDIOTS FORGOT ELITE BEAT AGENTS.

And Mario&Luigi: Partners in Time.

[Mario]

Forget the crappy confusing lists. Forget the sequels. Forget boredom. Buy Soul Bubbles. Feel true happiness.

[vudu]

THE WORLD ENDS WITH YOU

[Djunknown]

New Super Mario Bros is a good choice.

Already got that one with the Mario Red bundle  . Loving every minute of it, though I gotta say playing semi-pseudo poker with Luigi is one of my highlights. My friends who visited during the Thanksgiving break went crazy with the mini-games, leaving behind impossible records for me to break.

Seems like Castlevania:any subtitle pretty is unanimous. I'll look into Sonic Rush so that it will remind me that Sonic is capable of being good 

Another common link is any adventure game, so I'll look at some info and reviews. You can't have a handheld without a puzzle game, so I'll fill that void.

Forget the sequels. Forget boredom. Buy Soul Bubbles. Feel true happiness.

That should be the tagline if they advertise it. I'll check out the demo!

Thanks for the recommendations, that'll give me something to chew on for a while.

[LuigiHann]

My Top Ten list on DS is just "Elite Beat Agents" ten times over.

[KnowsNothing]

I'll look into Sonic Rush so that it will remind me that Sonic is capable of being good

Why oh WHY do people keep insisting that Sonic Rush is a good game?!  It's better than some of Sega's recent crap, sure, but the game focuses so much on speed that all you have to do is hold right for a few seconds and YOU WIN.

[KDR_11k]

I'll look into Sonic Rush so that it will remind me that Sonic is capable of being good

Why oh WHY do people keep insisting that Sonic Rush is a good game?!  It's better than some of Sega's recent crap, sure, but the game focuses so much on speed that all you have to do is hold right for a few seconds and YOU FALL INTO A BOTTOMLESS PIT.

Had to fix that.

[Djunknown]

Why oh WHY do people keep insisting that Sonic Rush is a good game?!

I WANT TO BELIEVE.

Checked out the Soul Bubbles demo, it is very enjoyable. They should have had an option where you can blow into the mic 

[King of Twitch]

Is Tecmo Bowl a good choice? I don't play a lot of football games (I only own NFL2K3) but I want something different.

[RABicle]

It's a similar story to Sonic. Nostalgic idiots insisting it's good when it isn't.

[Gennataos]

My top 10 favorites in no particular order

Legend Of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Kirby Canvas Curse
The World Ends With You
Advance Wars: Days of Ruin
New Super Mario Brothers
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08
Meteos
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Chrono Trigger
LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga

Is Tecmo Bowl a good choice? I don't play a lot of football games (I only own NFL2K3) but I want something different.

If you have nostalgia for Tecmo Bowl or Super Tecmo Bowl like me, then you'll probably like Kickoff.  If Kickoff is your first introduction to the series, then it could be completely hit or miss.