Any good DS racers yet?

Lindsay Lohan

Quick question for those fortunate enough to be blessed with the bundle of joy we call the DS. Are there any good racing games yet ASIDE FROM MARIO KART?

I liked Asphalt Urban GT at launch, but it just doesn't hold up as well anymore. I know that there was a decent Need for Speed game recently and that Asphalt Urban 2 just hit. Has anybody played them to know if they're really that good?

I just feel the need for a fun arcade racer, but again, not Mario Kart.

TheySlashThem

Mario Ka-oh.

Other than Mario Kart?

Um.

I'll get back to you on that one.

slash000

Asphault Urban 2 is supposed to be fairly decent.

Masume

I would be curious as well, actually. Have mario kart, and I occasionally look at the random racer coming up, but I never find much on them save for site reviews (Gamespot) etc. You might want to check there, but I wouldn't always rely on reviews to judge a title, obviously.

cj iwakura

Snowboard Kids DS?

m3k

Mario Kart.

Whoops.

Backspcce broen.

slash000

Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam seems to be a fairly decent arcadey racer, too. Of the SSX Tricky variety, it would seem.

PikaPuff

diddy kong racing? >.>

MHYoshimitzu

cj iwakura wrote:

Snowboard Kids DS?

NO.

NO.

Snowboard Kids DS is to be avoided. The only title in my library I regret.

Maybe you can wait until Diddy Kong Racing DS comes out?

Edit: Beated.

gamergirl220

diddy kong!

BTP

WHERE THE HELL IS THE F-ZERO DS GAME, NINTENDO?

bruin

BTP wrote:

WHERE THE HELL IS THE F-ZERO DS GAME, NINTENDO?

I hope they working on F-Zero Wii instead. I guess both would be better though.

cooljammer00

I think Mario Kart DS is overrated since it was one of the first (if not the first) online title.

jclast

Mario Kart Super Circuit.
Racing Gears Advance.

Give that GBA slot a workout if you don't already have both of those games.

Daisuke Spoon

Ridge Racer? I thought it was pretty fun.

imbalanced

cooljammer00 wrote:

I think Mario Kart DS is overrated since it was one of the first (if not the first) online title.

You're a MADMAN.


EDIT: FYI, I hear Burnout Legends is shitty.

bloodatonement

I will tell you that Need for Speed Most Wanted blows

deadonthestreet

imbalanced wrote:

cooljammer00 wrote:

I think Mario Kart DS is overrated since it was one of the first (if not the first) online title.

You're a MADMAN.

No, trying to play Mario Kart on a D pad rather than with analog is painful.

SageinaRage

Ridge Racer was pretty decent, but not any better than that. If you don't have anything else, it'll suit your needs.

Ranx

I'm personally pumped for online Diddy Kong Racing action.

smallmouth

slash000 wrote:

Asphault Urban 2 is supposed to be fairly decent.

It's fairly brown. Awful game.

The DS just isn't a good platform for racers.

Æthelred

deadonthestreet wrote:

imbalanced wrote:

cooljammer00 wrote:

I think Mario Kart DS is overrated since it was one of the first (if not the first) online title.

You're a MADMAN.

No, trying to play Mario Kart on a D pad rather than with analog is painful.

Say wha? Pretty much everyone agrees the SNES & DS Mario Karts are far superior to the N64 & GC iterations.

Blitz Rawket

Æthelred wrote:

deadonthestreet wrote:

imbalanced wrote:

cooljammer00 wrote:

I think Mario Kart DS is overrated since it was one of the first (if not the first) online title.

You're a MADMAN.

No, trying to play Mario Kart on a D pad rather than with analog is painful.

Say wha? Pretty much everyone agrees the SNES & DS Mario Karts are far superior to the N64 & GC iterations.

I don't.

So there.

gobassgo

diiiddy kooong raaacing

BiggNife

MHYoshimitzu wrote:

cj iwakura wrote:

Snowboard Kids DS?

NO.

NO.

Snowboard Kids DS is to be avoided. The only title in my library I regret.

Maybe you can wait until Diddy Kong Racing DS comes out?

Edit: Beated.

Is it really that bad? I played Snowboard Kids on the N64 with some friends a few weeks ago and it was a ton of fun, even with blocky graphics and a choppy framerate. I was considering SKDS because of it.

UncleSporky

Holy crap, AUGT2 looks and sounds awesome. I totally missed it in the Wii excitement.

bernbaum

Æthelred wrote:

deadonthestreet wrote:

imbalanced wrote:

cooljammer00 wrote:

I think Mario Kart DS is overrated since it was one of the first (if not the first) online title.

You're a MADMAN.

No, trying to play Mario Kart on a D pad rather than with analog is painful.

Say wha? Pretty much everyone agrees the SNES & DS Mario Karts are far superior to the N64 & GC iterations.

I'd always thought the N64 version of Mario Kart was the highlight of that franchise. It built upon the SNES version in a constructive way that was failed to be reproduced with the GC version, which felt liek a short-lived gimmick.

Also, a quick search of IGN and Gamespot reveals a surprising dearth of racing for the DS. Seems like a missed opportunity.

MHYoshimitzu

BiggNife wrote:

MHYoshimitzu wrote:

cj iwakura wrote:

Snowboard Kids DS?

NO.

NO.

Snowboard Kids DS is to be avoided. The only title in my library I regret.

Maybe you can wait until Diddy Kong Racing DS comes out?

Edit: Beated.

Is it really that bad? I played Snowboard Kids on the N64 with some friends a few weeks ago and it was a ton of fun, even with blocky graphics and a choppy framerate. I was considering SKDS because of it.

Trust me, it plays nothing like the N64 versions. I bought it under the same merits, and it's an abomination to the series.

albion

bernbaum wrote:

Æthelred wrote:

deadonthestreet wrote:

imbalanced wrote:

cooljammer00 wrote:

I think Mario Kart DS is overrated since it was one of the first (if not the first) online title.

You're a MADMAN.

No, trying to play Mario Kart on a D pad rather than with analog is painful.

Say wha? Pretty much everyone agrees the SNES & DS Mario Karts are far superior to the N64 & GC iterations.

I'd always thought the N64 version of Mario Kart was the highlight of that franchise. It built upon the SNES version in a constructive way that was failed to be reproduced with the GC version, which felt liek a short-lived gimmick.

Also, a quick search of IGN and Gamespot reveals a surprising dearth of racing for the DS. Seems like a missed opportunity.

My friends decided within the first 10 minutes of playing the GC version that the 64 was superior and I definately have had a better time playing the 64 version than the DS version.
Playing WiFi is cool for a while, but I miss the awesome 64 multiplayer maps which the GC and DS didn't provide.

METAzraeL

UncleSporky wrote:

Holy crap, AUGT2 looks and sounds awesome. I totally missed it in the Wii excitement.

That does sound cool. The multi isn't online, is it?

UncleSporky

METAzraeL wrote:

UncleSporky wrote:

Holy crap, AUGT2 looks and sounds awesome. I totally missed it in the Wii excitement.

That does sound cool. The multi isn't online, is it?

90% sure it's not. You could tell by looking at the front of the box.

I'd be more concerned with single-cart multi but I doubt it has that either since the original didn't. Looks great just in terms of being a racer, though. I'm a sucker for games with a career mode, tons of minor upgrades and a garage to fill.

zedrac

UncleSporky wrote:

METAzraeL wrote:

UncleSporky wrote:

Holy crap, AUGT2 looks and sounds awesome. I totally missed it in the Wii excitement.

That does sound cool. The multi isn't online, is it?

90% sure it's not. You could tell by looking at the front of the box.

I'd be more concerned with single-cart multi but I doubt it has that either since the original didn't. Looks great just in terms of being a racer, though. I'm a sucker for games with a career mode, tons of minor upgrades and a garage to fill.

It's not a good game, at least in my opinion. The race physics are just all over the place, handling is a bitch, and there's the worst rubber-banding I've ever seen in racing game.

smallmouth

zedrac wrote:

UncleSporky wrote:

METAzraeL wrote:

UncleSporky wrote:

Holy crap, AUGT2 looks and sounds awesome. I totally missed it in the Wii excitement.

That does sound cool. The multi isn't online, is it?

90% sure it's not. You could tell by looking at the front of the box.

I'd be more concerned with single-cart multi but I doubt it has that either since the original didn't. Looks great just in terms of being a racer, though. I'm a sucker for games with a career mode, tons of minor upgrades and a garage to fill.

It's not a good game, at least in my opinion. The race physics are just all over the place, handling is a bitch, and there's the worst rubber-banding I've ever seen in racing game.

Yeah, I picked up Asphalt Urban GT 2 on a whim and considered myself burned. It's a terrible game.

mikecantype

jclast wrote:

Racing Gears Advance.

Give that GBA slot a workout if you don't already have both of those games.

Man Racing Gears was the bomb, that game seriously kicked ass.

Didn't Orbital announce a sequel a good while back, what's happening with that? Their official site still says coming soon. And I'm still waiting for their Pirate Battle game.

jimenex

So..how is Ridge Racer on the DS?

smallmouth

jimenex wrote:

So..how is Ridge Racer on the DS?

It's a port of the N64 Ridge Racer. If you liked that, you'll like the DS version.

Æthelred

I defy anyone to go back and play MK64 now without their eyes hurting. I generally poo-poo people who can't cope with the first generation of 3D graphics, but MK64 is truly painful with its speed.

ZackSchilling

I really dislike Mario Kart 64. Unlike every other entry in the series, I think the tracks are boring and the handling sucks. The tracks in MKDS from MK64 are by far the worst in the game. Barren, boring, and overly long. My friends and I grew tired of MK64 very quickly in favor of Snowboard Kids (which I'm now hearing had a DS port I didn't know about, and that port sucks, so it's good I never saw it in a store).

Between Mario Party 1, Smash Bros, Snowboard Kids, Bomberman 64, Battle Tanx, Goldeneye, Perfect Dark, Starfox 64 (admittedly also short-lived), and, hell, even Monopoly for N64, Mario Kart 64 barely got touched. I'll admit that it's battle mode was good though. If it wasn't Toad Turnpike, it was block fort.

Paladin

RIIIIIIIIDGE-
guh

bernbaum

The Micro Machines racers have always been simple but fun novelty approach to arcade racing. Given their simplicity, they would be ideal for hand-held gaming, so the upcoming Micro Machines V4 might be worth a look.

http://au.gamespot.com/ds/driving/micromachinesv4/review.html

Previous iterations of the game were at there most fun in multiplayer, so I'm reasonably optimistic about this one if it comes in early Feb. Will it compare to MKDS? Probably not.