Anyone else got a Nintendo DS??

[ninjaboy]

Just wondering coz they're fantastic little consoles. I've had one for a while now and there are great new games coming out all the time!

But the best thing is that you're not stuck with the typical Nintendo Mario Bros games (which wholly suck) as they are bringing out DS versions of plenty of traditional PC and Sony games.

[GOLFNERD]

yes, we have....THREE.

We share play several different games between our family members....pretty cool.

I happen to LIKE Mario Kart

[JazFusion]

Yup. We have 2 because my husband and I couldn't share. I love my DS.

[Holsety]

I have one. I don't agree mario games "wholly" suck although I agree the newest mario game for the DS (New Super Mario Bros) is a pile of crap.

A game I'm looking forward to is Infinite Line (or maybe it's Infinite Space) which is set for release sometime in 2009.

[CovenantJr]

I have one, but not that many games. I haven't found many (so far) that appeal to me enough to buy.

[Holsety]

I have one, but not that many games. I haven't found many (so far) that appeal to me enough to buy.

I guess you've never heard of the Supercard Emulator for the NDS? Or you have morals.

[CovenantJr]

No, I haven't. I don't bother seeking out gaming news, and I don't know anyone with a DS, so things pass me by somewhat.

[Vain]

My daughter just got one for her birthday this weekend

[Cleburne]

I have it alright it gets plenty of use but we only have 2 games and both are from the Brain training series . Havent really look at others games as yet.
Never heard of the Supercard Emulator Whats its function

[Worm of Despite]

Nintendo DS + Final Fantasy IV for the win!

[Holsety]

I have it alright it gets plenty of use but we only have 2 games and both are from the Brain training series . Havent really look at others games as yet.
Never heard of the Supercard Emulator Whats its function

Evil activities, and I shouldn't have mentioned it in the first place.

Nintendo DS + Final Fantasy IV for the win!

YES! I was actually expecting it to be just another crappy port at first (IMO the FF6 port for GBA lags badly and has much worse sound than the SNES or PSX versions), but they really did a lot to make FFIV an even better game. I actually don't like FFIV much, personally (the game is too willing to kill your characters at random, and I don't really like the story) but from an objective stance the work they put into graphics, voices, new customization system for characters, etc really stood out.

Since a lot of people seem to be unsure of some good games for the DS so here is an unsolicited list of my suggestions. You had better respect my opinions u guys and buy some of these. Of all the games below, I recommend Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin, Advance Wars: Days of Ruin, the Phoenix Wright games and Lost Magic the most.

-Myst. A port of the PC game. 'Nuff said! Don't know if they're doing riven.

-The Advance Wars games (Duel Strike and Days of Ruin). I like Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising more than the DS entries but these are still great games.

-The Phoenix Wright series. You're a rookie lawyer, tossed into cases that get more bizarre all the time. It's actually more like a detective game, since you rarely need to know any laws and have to do a lot of picking up evidence at crime scenes. Not at all realistic but very fun. It's kind of like those point and click adventure games by lucas arts. Very linear, probably only worth one playthrough, but very fun games. The first and the third are my favorites. The fourth can be skipped, though I liked it.

-Kirby Super Star Ultra. Just came out. Port of Kirby Super Star for the SNES, which is my favorite of all the kirby games. Definitely recommend it for anyone who likes platformers.

-Mario 64. Port of the N64 game. Great game, a must have esp if you never had it for N64.

-Zelda Phantom Hourglass. Awesome. Fun multiplayer game too.

-Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow and Portrait of Ruin. Two great platformers, IMO portrait of ruin is the best game on the DS.

-Civilization Revolution. Haven't played this yet but I've heard it's pretty good, so consider it if you're a fan of Sid Meier's stuff.

-Etrian Odyssey. Dungeon Crawl RPG. Sorta like a cross between a Roguelike and a Dragon Warrior game w/ a 30 floor dungeon to explore. Most people who play this have to do lots of level-grinding so don't buy it if you're not into spending long amounts of time on random battles. You also get to sketch your own map, which is pretty fun. A big draw are the pumped up enemies (kinda like mid-bosses) called FOEs which will wander around the dungeon and usually chase you if you get close. They're plentiful enough that you usually (especially early on) have to avoid fighting some if you don't want to use up all of your health and mana. I suggest reading a few topics on gamefaqs about skill stats because the game has a few glitches (for instance the 3 elemental-guard skills the protector has don't work above level 5) and some skills aren't as useful as they first appear.

-Professor Layton. This game has a lot of charm and plenty of fun puzzles. The story is pretty mediocre but it's good enough to be a nice distraction when you aren't solving a puzzle. The soundtrack was pretty cool, but it needed some music during the puzzles.

-Lost magic. I don't know why but this game always looks extremely outdated to me. But it's a lot of fun. It's kind of a mix between RTS with RPG elements (you can level up). You set up a team of monsters to keep your mage alive and use the stylus to draw glyph combinations for various spells. The story is probably one of the most boring, stereotypical tales ever told but the gameplay is IMO very strong. There's a multiplayer mode which I think has WiFi but I've never tried it out.

-Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer. Haven't played much of this but I've heard good things. Dungeon-crawler. Plays a great deal like Azure Dreams if you've ever played that. Has an interesting system where, if you die, you can request help online and someone else can rescue you (I think you can only do it a few times).

-Dragon Quest IV: If you like the Dragon Quest series this is a damn good game. Really liked the score for this one. Pretty typical RPG all in all. The branching storyline wasn't very ambitious and, as is typical of dragon quest, the characters were pretty boring and undeveloped.

A few promising games in the future:
-Fire Emblem DS. Doesn't have a US release date but there are some screens of it in english. Shouldn't be too long.
-Dragon Quest V and VI
-The Silver Case
-Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
-Valkyrie Profile (3?). Never played the original, but I've heard it's a good game. So when this comes out here, assuming it does, it could be worth checking out.
-Vandal Hearts. Same as Valkyrie Profile - no little but have heard much that's good.
-Infinite Line AKA Infinite Space. Some kinda space fighter game. Don't have many details but it could end up being really cool. Based off of Arthur C. Clarke's Childhood's End, which I never read.

I don't like these games much, but these are also worth considering (just google them for some info):
-Pokemon Pearl/Diamond/Platinum
-The World Ends With You
-Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 2
-Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings
-Disgaea DS
-Metroid Prime Hunters
-Age of Empires 2 (The PC version of this is great, but this is turn based and I don't really like this version).
-Any Mana games. The original gameboy and SNES entries were great. I have heard bad things about all the successors, never played any, so you don't need to trust me. But I've heard little that's good about Dawn of Mana or Heroes of Mana.

[Worm of Despite]

There's so many DS games to recommend it's ridiculous. I'd say these are the most reliable:

Mario Kart DS. The best Mario Kart and it's portable. Own it or die.
Castlevanias. If you want hardcore platforming, there's two out on the DS, both excellent, but the third one is coming this month and promises to be even better.
Kirby Superstar Ultra. Very easy but fun and beautiful; Kirby at the height of his powers, and that means triple-A sidescrolling.
Pokemon Platinum. It's an enhanced remake of Diamond and Pearl, and if you want a light but deep RPG, then this is your fix. If you want more challenge (or if you're smart and know to buy both), then get Final Fantasy IV.
Disgaea DS. Endless replay value (randomly-generated maps, the ability to level to 9999) makes this the holy grail of strategy RPGs.


Also, Chrono Trigger is coming out for the DS. That is a dream come true, and a game I'd probably play on a desert island (though I'm not sure why I'd be on the island).

[Holsety]

Disgaea DS. Endless replay value (randomly-generated maps, the ability to level to 9999) makes this the holy grail of strategy RPGs.

If by holy grail of SRPGs you mean holy grail of grinding levels.

OK, I did enjoy disgaea, but I can't in good conscience recommend Disgaea to most people. Too much time wasted...

Also, Chrono Trigger is coming out for the DS. That is a dream come true, and a game I'd probably play on a desert island (though I'm not sure why I'd be on the island).

(I knew I'd get to use those someday. Thanks for telling me this. You're not such a Foul guy after all ya know.)

[JazFusion]

If you have never played Myst, BUY IT FOR THE DS!!!! Though the original copy still works on the PC, it's just in a little 2in x 2 in. resolution. hehe

Metroid Prime Hunters was ok. I found myself wanting to actually play Metroid Prime on the GameCube instead.

Phantom Hourglass was a successful port, IMHO. I'm on the last guy and keep dying, but it was really fun.

I also enjoy Children of Mana. Going through my second play with it. A hack and slash dungeon type game. I play it while I sip my coffee in the mornings.

[Holsety]

If you have never played Myst, BUY IT FOR THE DS!!!! Though the original copy still works on the PC, it's just in a little 2in x 2 in. resolution. hehe

Yup. I was really glad for a portable mini-myst to play again.

Phantom Hourglass was a successful port, IMHO. I'm on the last guy and keep dying, but it was really fun.

An anal quibble: Phantom Hourglass isn't a port, but a new game in its own right. I guess it is kind of a "mini wind-waker" to some extent though (4 grid sea instead of a really large one).

I also enjoy Children of Mana. Going through my second play with it. A hack and slash dungeon type game. I play it while I sip my coffee in the mornings.

Your feelings on the above games were all in line with mine, so in spite of some random gamefaqs users who reviewed it I'll give it a try sometime. Did you ever try Dawn of Mana, Legend of Mana, Heroes of Mana? Got any opinions you wanna share if so?

[Worm of Despite]

Disgaea DS. Endless replay value (randomly-generated maps, the ability to level to 9999) makes this the holy grail of strategy RPGs.

If by holy grail of SRPGs you mean holy grail of grinding levels.

Nope, of all SRPGs. Great art design, funny story, memorable characters. Its got it all.

[kevinswatch]

The DS is a pretty sweet system. Although I haven't actually played mine in months (maybe almost a year now...?).

Looking forward to CT, though. Although I'm disappointed that it's only a port.

-jay

[Worm of Despite]

True Jay, but how do you improve on perfection? For my money those are the most beautiful 2D graphics short of Yoshi's Island.

[Auleliel]

My brother and sister each have a NDS, but don't let me use them. Any suggestions for convincing them that the NDS is uncool and that they should foist them off on me (along with all of their games)?

[Worm of Despite]

Tell them a new GameBoy is coming out. *shrugs*