JeremyR
Member
Well, I like strategy games, so my favorites are the two Age of Empires games, as well as Luminous Arc 1 & 2. Panzer Tactics is pretty good as well.
Among adventure games, Hotel Dusk is really worth checking out, and I am one of the few, I also really liked Sprung (which you can probably get very cheap). It's like an '80s movie turned into an adventure game.
Etrian Odyssey is pretty fun if you like the real old school RPGs. The Castlevanias are good if you like the Metroidvania style ones.
You like Castlevania? Try our game "Barnyard Blast - Swine Of The Night". The craziest game we've ever churned out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmzzSRArYes
I can't believe it's selling for $6.99 on Amazon now - that's less than the cost of manufacturing and logistics. On the other hand, the game is 3.5 years old already, so I assume they're merely clearing up old stock.
The World Ends With You, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, and Nostalgia.
I own all 3 and I don't even own a DS.
Sniper D. Luffy
Member
Advance wars if you like strategies, 999 is unique and blows your mind, Okamiden is cute and plays rather well, DQ is another RPG option. Metroidvania is basically combining aspects of Metroid and Castlevania, Symphony of the night on PSN is the perfect example for that if you haven't played it already. Megaman zero collection if you're up to the challenge (easy mode included as well).
milo128
Member
I don't think I liked any DS games I bought. I did like New Super Mario Bros, Scribblenaughts and a wario platformer though(can't remember the name). Just stay away from the DS zeldas, they are way too easy and almost as bad as the CD-I zeldas (you can only use the touchscreen to do everything).
sp3c
Member
Rebelstar Tactical Command is very cool if you can find it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E08JWbHCY2Y&feature=grec_index
from one of the Xcom guys :)
SifJar
Member
My faves:
The World Ends With You (if you play one DS game, I reckon this should be it)
Mario Kart DS
New Super Mario Bros
Kirby Super Star Ultra
Soul Bubbles
Trackmania DS
Nanostray (quite short, but old so should be cheap)
I know some of these have been mentioned before, but these are my top "must have" games for the DS.
I can't believe it's selling for $6.99 on Amazon now - that's less than the cost of manufacturing and logistics. On the other hand, the game is 3.5 years old already, so I assume they're merely clearing up old stock.
That $6.99 price is from a Marketplace seller, so it's most likely some vendor who bought up someone else's unsold stock for pennies on the dollar. Amazon.com's own price on the game is slightly over $10.
chrono trigger is fairly cheap and totally worth it, now that apparently we're not getting the PSone version the DS one will do.
We're most likely going to be getting the PS1 Chrono Trigger, just not this week. That said, I hear the DS version is the "definitive" one.
I'll recommend Super Robot Taisen: OG Saga: Endless Frontier, the DS game I'm playing these days when I get to borrow someone's DS. Ridiculously politically incorrect script, fun gameplay. Also, Dragonball Origins, one of the few (in America, at least) non-fighting Dragonball games, is actually quite good. I had to stop playing, though, because its stylus-required gameplay was making my wrist hurt.
Starfy is a game I haven't played, but as the first American release in a series which seems to have done well for Nintendo in its native land, I think it might be something worth looking into.
Since you have a DS Lite and can therefore play GBA games, I'm also going to recommend: Sigma Star Saga (beautiful cross between RPG and side-scrolling shooter, by WayForward), Gunstar Super Heroes (sequel (?) by renowned developer Treasure to its Sega Genesis run 'n gun beat 'em up classic, Gunstar Heroes), and Final Fantasy V and VI Advance.
Some things to get for the PSP instead of the DS: Disgaea, Ys I & II, Final Fantasy IV Advance. :) The DS-native version of Final Fantasy IV might be of interest, though, seeing as how it's a polygon-graphics remake.
Freelance
Member
Wahoo I can finally post a list of some of the best games on the DS.
Well crap I really like include
-Contra 4 (if you love Contra, get this!)
-Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
-Any of the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon games.
-The Dark Spire (if you love old school dungeon crawlers, this is a must have)
-Rune Factory 3 (Harvest Moon with RPG elements)
-Civilization Revolution (if you like the Civ series although it's not as indepth as the PC counterparts)
-Dawn of Discovery (if you like strategy games)
-Metroid Prime Pinball (not many pins on the DS and this is arcadey but it's still good)
-Tetris DS (naturally if you love Tetris)
-Transformers Decepticons (usually games based on movies suck but this is really good)
That $6.99 price is from a Marketplace seller, so it's most likely some vendor who bought up someone else's unsold stock for pennies on the dollar. Amazon.com's own price on the game is slightly over $10.
Sniper D. Luffy
Member
@chapnis
the 150 in 1 thing, you sure it's not pirated or something? cause i remember things like those for GB games back in the day.
@Freelance
nice list, loved contra 4 and portrait of ruin. what about the other 2 castlevanias (DS)?
@onmode-ky
regarding your previous long statement: OG saga was good, i got bored playing the JP version but it's a fun game nontheless. i'm sure fans of Xenosaga would give it a whirl since KOS-MOS is a playable character. for the GBA games i'm surprised nobody mentioned metroid zero or fusion, others include Megaman zero series, Advanced wars, and a few others that slips my mind now. plenty of great games on GBA, look up Gamefaqs.com for more details.
@everyone
am i pretty much the only one that likes the Megaman zero series and actually talks about it every now and then? I know the games were for GBA and DS but i'm sure someone must enjoy those insanely difficult series.
SifJar
Member
I'm pretty sure the 150 in 1 cart is pirated. There are no legitimate carts like that, but if you know where to look its not terribly hard to find pirated ones. I remember playing friends' carts like that one for GB or GBC or something, at the time too young to understand that it was piracy and illegal etc.
Sniper D. Luffy
Member
same here, i grew up in China in early parts of my childhood so it's not surprising. i don't might getting one of those since it would be nice to play some of that NES goodness. even if it make ya feel guilty later cause it's kinda illegal, and hurting the industry all at the same time. which i have a few of those carts on GB.
Freelance
Member
@sniper712
I've never played Dawn of Sorrow but I do have OoE and I didn't like it as much as PoR. It was hard as nails (not necessarily bad) but I didn't like the level design. Most levels are just one lengthy side scrolling level. I preferred levels with more variety like PoR's castle and all the sub levels in the portraits where I could explore. I also preferred PoR's music over OOE's.
Sniper D. Luffy
Member
@Freelance
PoR had one thing i loved the most (not to mention i finished just about everything): Greatest Five, best Castlevania attack ever (probably). PoR's biggest (and probably only) pitfall is that they recycled the last few levels for the true ending so it's not as great, but the game is still top notch nontheless. OoE had one thing i really liked: basically the move you copy from Albus, set it to both X and Y and Voila! i can fire 2 giant orbs that hurts like hell! DoS is absolutely worth checking out if you can find a copy, uncommon but not too rare. definitely worth the money and time.
@chapnis
I also recomend Age of Empires & Age of Mythology and Scribblenauts.
@ milo
I agree with you there. Zelda Phantom Hourglass has been the only RPG I've ever completed, so it must be easy, right? ;-)
A flat fee? Is that common? I thought most publishing arrangements involved per-unit royalties rather than only a lump sum.
How much does DS card manufacturing/logistics cost per unit, anyway?
I had Gold back in the day and after many long hours of capturing and trading, I was able to get every Pokemon. My interest in Pokemon faded after that. Ruby was my last Pokemon game. But on occasion I will play White on my cousins DS. Guess I'm just a sucker for nostalgia.
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