Help Keep Me Occupied At School Plz [DS/GBA]

INeedNoSaltINeedNoSalt with blood on my teethRegistered User regular
edited January 2008 in Games and Technology
So, uh, tomorrow, I go back to school. I've got a pretty ridiculous schedule (I go to a technical college, yeah I know, and I didn't want to have to move to different campuses between classes), and I don't drive, so Tuesdays I'll be at school from 8 AM (first class start) to 9:30 PM (last class end.)

I'm going to have about eight hours of downtime in the school each day, and I don't really want to move back and forth because bus rates in Milwaukee are painful (1.75 for two hours on the bus, give or take), so I can't really afford to be moving back and forth (That'd be like seven dollars a day, and I'm only working 20 hours a week at seven dollars an hour!)

Basically: I have a Nintendo DS, so I really need a game that I will get addicted to that has tons of replayability to keep me occupied for hours on end while I wait between classes. I can just hang out in the library, so I can plug that bastard right into the wall and not worry about running out of power.

Other alternatives to playing video games all day would be appreciable. (I'll do a lot of reading, too, but I can't read for six hours straight.)

tl;dr: I need a DS or GBA game that will keep me very, very busy for a very long time over the course of the semester.

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  • AyeJayeAyeJaye Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Get a second job on those days in that timeframe at your campus.

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  • INeedNoSaltINeedNoSalt with blood on my teeth Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    That... is a good idea. But it doesn't answer my question!

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  • McAllenMcAllen Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Tetris DS , Puzzle Quest(Bejeweled), or Advance Wars maybe?

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  • AyeJayeAyeJaye Registered User regular
    edited January 2008

    Other alternatives to playing video games all day would be appreciable.

    In terms of games though I'd suggest Brain Age, specifically the Sudoku part. I've had the game for more than a year and I'm still not finished all the puzzles. That is if you like sudoku of course. Ouendan 1/2 or EBA also eat up a lot of time if you're on the harder difficulties and like beating your head against a wall repeatedly.

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  • steve-o99steve-o99 Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    hmm... school library...
    reminds me when we got an emulator and the entire n64 library on the school server. good times those were.
    anywho, if you've got a DS, become a 100% completion fanatic with things wing LoZ:PH, Tales of, and FF...
    hundreds of hours right there!

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  • Baroque And RollBaroque And Roll Every spark of friendship and love Will die without a homeRegistered User regular
    edited January 2008
    I can't stop playing Geometry Wars: Galaxies.

    t - steve-o99 - Phantom Hourglass isn't that long. It took me about a week to beat completely, with all ship parts.

    Also: Meteos.

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  • FanciestWalnutFanciestWalnut Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Play Pokemon and become the very best.

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  • CarolinaBBQCarolinaBBQ Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    May I suggest the Castlevania Double Pack with Dawn of Dissonance and Aria of Sorrow?
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    It sells for about $30 but I found it at TRU for $12. This sucker kept me busy during my 3 hour down times at school forever. Know its an oldie but still a very good goodie.

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  • FaceballMcDougalFaceballMcDougal Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    get a PSP and go movie encoding crazy... I hear you can play games on it too

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  • Baroque And RollBaroque And Roll Every spark of friendship and love Will die without a homeRegistered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Play Pokemon and become the very best.

    Also, this. I sunk like 120 hours into Diamond.

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  • StormwatcherStormwatcher Blegh BlughRegistered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Play Pokemon and become the very best.

    Gotta catch'em all!

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  • Ace CrikeyAce Crikey Registered User new member
    edited January 2008
    Definatley seconding Advance Wars here.

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  • elevatureelevature Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Do you have wifi at your school? If so, you can play some Advance Wars or Tetris online, that will keep you busy for a long time.

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  • yalborapyalborap Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    elevature wrote: »
    Do you have wifi at your school? If so, you can play some Advance Wars or Tetris online, that will keep you busy for a long time.

    To add to this, you could also get a PDA/one of the low-cost subnotebooks hitting the market(Eee PC, OLPC XO, CloudBook, etc.) and browse the webbernets and such.

    As for games, Geometry Wars Galaxies is always good, as are the Castlevanias, the Megaman ZX series, and so on.

    If you've got the hardware for the job(PDA/subnotebook/PSP/ipod/etc.), media in general is always good. Music, podcasts, video podcasts, TV shows, anime, movies, etc.

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  • DarmakDarmak RAGE vympyvvhyc vyctyvyRegistered User regular
    edited January 2008
    For about 7 months I was working 7 hours a day as an unarmed security guard in front of an xray machine. This left me with about 6.5 hours of downtime so I naturally turned to my DS. Some of the games that helped keep me sane are: Contra 4, Geometry Wars Galaxies, Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow, Meteos, Brain Age 1 & 2, Pokemon Diamond, Etrian Odyssey, Hotel Dusk, and perhaps 1 or two more I've forgotten. I also played a lot of the Phantasy Star Collection for the GBA, as well as Final Fantasy 1 & 2: Dawn of Souls, Final Fantasy 5, Final Fantasy 6, Fire Emblem Sacred Stones, Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, and Advance Wars, and once again probably more that I've forgotten.

    Needless to say my job has driven me to buy (and complete) more games than any other factor in my life right now. :D

    edit: forgot Metroid Fusion, that was one of the better GBA games.

    edit2: also forgot Puzzle Quest

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  • KalTorakKalTorak One way or another, they all end up in the Undercity.Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    The DS games that have eaten up the most of my time are Puzzle Quest, Tetris DS, and Meteos.

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  • Feels Good ManFeels Good Man Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    New Advance Wars. I assume your university has wifi (thats a safe assumption these days, no?) and you can play WiFi with random people (or with friend code stuff). Do it!

    Of course, I may be slightly biased...

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  • whitey9whitey9 Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Puzzle Quest and the new Advance Wars are absolute black hole time sinks. FF3 as well. 8 hours a day is a lot of time to fill, you're going to get bored no matter how many games you get. Blerf.

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  • Svelte PenguinSvelte Penguin Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    I would highly reccomend completing any and all work you need to do for classes while you are there, so you can do things like eat and sleep, which some people enjoy. Also, walking around the neighborhood or the campus if it's in not too bad of an area. A good walk helps break up a long day.

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  • 0blique0blique Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Man, I wish I had your problem, what with too much time and not enough to do.

    All of the games mentioned here are pretty good, and can easily be time black holes. I guess it really depends on what kind of games you like. If it was me, I'd probably go for some of the FF remakes, and the new advance wars.

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  • EskimoDaveEskimoDave Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Mario and Luigi Superstar Saga

    and I've always wanted a DS so I could play New Super Mario Bros.

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  • Lucky CynicLucky Cynic Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Play Pokemans.

    Srsly. Nothing impresses the chicks like a man who caught them all.

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  • MegaMan001MegaMan001 CRNA Rochester, MNRegistered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Dude, that's a helluva lot of time to be trying to play a game or read to simply pass the time. Find something more constructive to do.

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  • NaloutoNalouto Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    MegaMan001 wrote: »
    Dude, that's a helluva lot of time to be trying to play a game or read to simply pass the time. Find something more constructive to do.

    what the fuck is this, college ethics thread?

    he wants a game.

    I say Puzzle Quest aswell
    or Geometry Wars!

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  • GoodOmensGoodOmens Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Picross DS will eat alot of time. Other than that, Puzzle Quest.

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  • acidlacedpenguinacidlacedpenguin Institutionalized Safe in jail.Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    I hear there are Ninjas that come in card form, but suggesting that you might want to employ their services would be immoral.

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  • Dr. FaceDr. Face King of Pants Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    I hear that Animal Crossing never ends.

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  • Asamof the HorribleAsamof the Horrible Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    If you have a fancy for rhythm games, elite beat agents, ouendan + ouendan 2 are all good fun. Just make sure you have headphones! Also second Geometry Wars Galaxies

    One game I got pretty addicted to on GBA was Shining Soul 2. It's a little dungeon crawler where you pick a class and beat up a ton of monsters. I mainly played it during downtime too

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