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Nintendo DS games - advice please!
Elpelco
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Having decided I'm either going to PAX east or prime next year, Ive also decided to (FINALLY) buy a DS. So what games do y'all recommend? Bearing in mind I'm in the UK 
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Pokemon
New Super Mario Bros.
Any of those.. what type of game do you like playing?
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Henry Hatsworth?
Being English and taking the time to sip a cup of tea every time I activated the robot enhanced the experience tenfold.
Games+DS+PAX.
The World Ends With You+Any number of Bomberman games+Jump Ultimate Stars+Either Bleach Fighting Game+Meteos+Advance Wars (Either one)+New Super Mario Bros.+Ouendan 1/2/EBA.
That's what you should be doing at PAX.
Of course there will shortly be four people in to tell you not to buy it. It's up to you!
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do i need to repeat myself or is this clear
Hmm. I enjoy it somewhat, but it doesn't hold up to my roguelike standards of something closer to Nethack, with lots more equipment and options at any given time. And the dying and restarting does get very old, you feel like you can never use any of your stored equipment since that risks a freak accident that would destroy it.
Considering the DSi XL is being released early next year you can decide if waiting for the larger screens is worth it.
Professor Layton!
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Hear fucking hear on Professor Layton. Buy a used copy, beat it and return it, should run you a net loss of $10 for about 20 hours of good brain-wracking puzzliness. I also really enjoyed Hotel Dusk: Room 213, but again, this game has 0 replayability.
Zelda: Phantom Hourglass is the best DS game I've ever touched, though. Period.
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If you like RPGs, Chrono Trigger and possibly Golden Sun if you can find them (they're GBA games though, so you'd need a lite or classic DS, not a DSi)
If you like both, Fire Emblem.
Trauma Center.
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It's supposed to be really good, it just had the misfortune of being launched along with Scribblenauts and subsequently didn't get as much buzz as it should have.
You're thinking of Trauma Center, but a warning: it is NOT a game that makes you feel like a real surgeon. After the first couple of realistic missions it turns into a game about special strains of viruses and fighting terrorists and all sorts of stuff. It's a FANTASTIC action/puzzle game and I would highly recommend it, but don't expect it to be a simulation.
It's hilarious, and actually did awesome in sales.
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Seconding this, amazing game. Second-Favorite RPG this year, only beaten out by SMT: Devil Survivor
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Rhythm Heaven is a great mini game collection. You really can't play anywhere that's too loud because you need to hear the music to be able to play it, but it's some great fun.
Ninjatown is a very solid tower defense game and is frequently hilarious.
Sonic Chronicles is a decent RPG which is actually very reminiscent of the Mario & Luigi games (but it's not as good as Bowser's Inside Story. Get that one first!)
Alright... now that I got those out of the way, here's my complete list of my favorite DS games:
Mario Kart DS
CrossworDS
Rhythm Heaven
Elite Beat Agents
Scribblenauts
Sonic Rush
Picross DS
Ninjatown
Sonic Chronicles
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
Professor Layton (both games)
DK Jungle Climber
Kirby Canvas Curse
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It's still a very very fun very challenging game, but yeah it's definitely not "realistic" at all. Super fun though.
Also, speaking of which, I still crack up when I watch this even though I've seen 100,000 times:
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Bullshit. Castlevania is the best thing about the DS. I could play those quality SoTN spin offs until I die, in my mind each one is a beautiful little gem in the crown of the original. I'm in the middle of A2, right now and I think it's fantastic. Scribblenauts is fun for like 10 minutes, TWEWY while fun to look at and a well delivered RPG is probably one of the most annoying games I've ever played. All those items, and that music. Graugh! I agree, however, with your assessment of Chrono Trigger.
Truth, you really can't go wrong with Harvest Moon. It's just the most perfectly formulated game for the DS.
Word to your mother.
Word to Judy.
I mention skipping Islands of Happiness because you're forced to use the stylus controls in it and they're not very cleanly done. Sunshine Islands, the sequal, is a "fixed" version of IoH with a bunch of additional stuff.
My favourite is still Harvest Moon DS. It's probably the densest Harvest Moon game out there although I will always have a special spot in my heart for More Friends of Mineral Town. What other game lets you marry a monster that wants to suck out your organs through your anus?
Very few.
Really, five or six tops, yes?
I am totally tutting at you as hard as I can.
That still doesn't make it worth playing if you don't like racing games.