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Picking up a DS today, need some must-have games to match.
ResIpsaLoquitur
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So, after a good deal of delaying, and quite a bit of travel in my future, I've decided it's time to pick up a DS. I'm thinking I'll subscribe to gamefly to play more games, but I'd like to grab one or two with the system itself.
I'm tempted by FF3 (it's the only one of the main series I've not played), and the big-brain games, but I thought a quick post might bring some ideas I might not think of.
Any thoughts?
I'm tempted by FF3 (it's the only one of the main series I've not played), and the big-brain games, but I thought a quick post might bring some ideas I might not think of.
Any thoughts?
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I've been having a bit of fun with the New York Times Crossword Puzzle game. So if you like crossword puzzles, there ya go.
Definitely get New Super Mario Bros.
Mario Kart DS
Puzzle Quest
Trauma Center
Meteos
These are all games I own and will never give up for any reason.
edit: I've never played any pokemon before, ever. How should I choose between the pokemon games?
There's a zillion games for the DS that don't use the stylus at all, or "use" it, but only in a purely optional fashion. You might want to do a bit of research on particularly stylus-heavy games to be sure you can swing them left-handed, but aside from Metroid Prime: Hunters, I can't think of anything off the top of my head that will prove problematic for you. Most games that are heavily stylus-driven are entirely stylus-driven, so it won't matter which hand you're using--no need for button presses at all.
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I'd love to erase my memory of this game and start anew. A huge game, fantastic gameplay, loads of secrets and unlockables, loads of different endings and game modes (Julius mode for the win) great graphics, great music, great bosses, anime intro, etc. My first game for the DS and probably the one I'v sunk the most time into. Sonic Rush is a close second in terms of how much time I'v sunk into it so I'd reccomend that, but SR seems to be a love it or hate it sort of game here on the forums.
EDIT: You know, I'm going to erase my Julius mode save right now and play it again, I'v beaten Julius mode bout 3 times now too
Phoenix Wright is a great game, but has no replayability to it. Definitely a GameFly rental.
Puzzle Quest is definitely a must-get. I bought it at the same time I bought my DS and Pokemon. It turned out to be much deeper than I thought so I had set it aside while I played through Pokemon. Since I'm done with Pokemon for now, I've taken the time to really learn the ropes of Puzzle Quest and now I see jewels and skulls every time I close my eyes - generally the sign of a game addiction.
Pokemon is generally always the same, it comes down to picking which pokemon on the cover looks coolest (or is in stock).
New Super Mario Brothers
Tetris DS
Mario Kart DS
all must haves.
does Tetris DS online competition? That would clinch it for me.
I'm only disappointed that I'm not more patient and can't nab a non-US color. Black or white will be fine, indecisive though I am, but it would be neat to get a color most people haven't seen. Ah well.
Kind of like the Musketeers but no girly, indecisive kings to protect.
There's also a new color coming out next month - http://kotaku.com/gaming/cherry-ripe/new-two+tone-ds-for-the-us-281200.php
Hotel Dusk is also great. Stunningly beautiful, great writing, very competent old-schoolish first person adventure game.
Elite Beat Agents
Mario Kart DS
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
Meteos
Advance Wars DS
Planet Puzzle League
Kirby Canvas Curse
Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time
Tetris DS
Trauma Center
Yoshi's Island DS
Megaman ZX
Brain Age
Phoenix Wright
Konami Classics Arcade Series
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Quite possibly the funnest game on the entire system.
Trauma Center as well, though it's sort of hard to find. And it requires either a minor sense of masochism, or a second brain.
Electroplankton
Mario kart
EBA
Meteos
All get my vote..
There are a ton of good games i still need and am getting asap though soooo...
Ah shit, Carl. I forgot to say Rocket Slime. Ah shit.
No thanks, I like to be able to read the text in my games without learning another language.
That said, EBA gets a gigantic thumbs up.
Some might say it's actually a plus.
But EBA is a superior game, and readily accessible. If you're planning to buy a DS and games at the same time, you would be doing yourself a disservice in leaving the store without Elite Beat Agents.
Hells yes. I would also argue that not knowing the language is kind of a plus, given it lets you assemble your own dialogue, even though it's horribly obvious as to what's going on.
The music's surprisingly not bad either, though yes, EBA is a better production all around.
Stylus shouldn't be a problem unless the game is shittily built, in which case you don't want tit anyway. Even those games which do have a definite handedness to the controls will have the option of configuring for lefties, like Metroid Prime: Hunters does.
For Pokémon, look here and decide which of those pokes you simply can't do without then pick the version that has the most of them. Other than that, the story and such is largely identical (opponents might be a few steps to the left, or they could be wearing a different shirt, that sort of thing...).
Actually, no-one has mentioned Metroid Prime Pinball yet, so I will; awesome pinball game and it comes with the rumble pack too. But don't get it if you don't actually like pinball as that's really all there is to it. Literally, the game goes start, select table, play. Does have local multi-player though.
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They never brought the DS Lite screen protectors state side. You have to import them. GameStop is now carrying the official Nintendo screen protectors that they use on their demo units. Be wary though, you only get one cover, not one for each screen. They work well though.
Planet Puzzle League* (aka Tetris Attack)
New Super Mario Bros.
Meteos
Mario Kart DS*
Phoenix Wright (start with the first one)
Pokemon* (Diamond seems to be the popular one, so get Pearl if you like being in the minority)
Etrian Odyssey (no mention yet? shame!)
Jump Ultimate Stars* (need to import, closest thing to Smash Bros. on the DS)
Metroid Prime: Hunters* (takes getting used to)
Games I *'ed are WiFi enabled. I highly recommend at least reading up on Etrian Odyssey. It's a fantastic (and difficult) game that I suspect will be a bitch to find after a while. JUS is a bit more expensive since it's imported, but it is oh so amazing. It's like Smash Bros., but with Shonen Jump characters. It also has a few features like character improvement and support characters that Smash doesn't have. Most impressive though is that it proves the SSB design can work extremely well on the DS.
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What do the official Nintendo ones look like, package-wise?
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If you can find Yoshi's Touch & Go cheap, go for that, it's such a fun little arcade game.
Mario Kart DS
Animal Crossing
Those are my top 3 games for the DS. A fighting, racing, and sim game. What more could you want?
Well, I mean there are a lot of other great DS games. I just think those are the top 3 you could get.
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ADVANCE WARS DS
Pokemon.
Phoenix Wright.
Elite Beat Agents.
Mario Kart.
For me, those are the essential 5 that I would recommend to ANYONE. Many, many other great games, but those are ones that I think 99% of people will love. Phoenix Wright may not have any replayability, but it took me bloomin' ages to work through the 5 cases so who cares. EBA is like dipping your brain in joy, Mario Kart is the best version so far, as is Pokemon. Advance Wars is the best turn based strategy game of all time, I just finished the campaign and I'm onto the hard campaign. Still got dozens of single matches to burn through as well, then I can make my own maps? I'll be playing that bad boy for years.
Don't listen to the poster that said Electroplankton, which is shite. I got that for zero money, and I'm still annoyed at ever having touched it.
In the vein of random other software for the DS, you can get all sorts of clones (not ROMs, never ROMs) of things like Lemmings and Doom from the home-brew scene (I think there's a thread on it around here somewhere) as well as a few other neat things to do with your DS. Like turn it into a PDA of sorts, or an mp3 player and so on.
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Congratulations you just made a masterpiece of music!
Seriously, small kids LOVE that thing. I have to admit I am quite partial to it myself. The one with the leaf that fires tadpoles is pretty much the main draw, but theres something oddly soothing about all of it, especially the rings one