Nintendo DS Essentials

[Surfr]

I notice that many yakyakers have purchased DSs with the release of MarioKart. For those of us new to the console, what are your essential buys?

DS games, DS accessories, GBA games.

This is my first nintendo handheld since the original GameBoy I left in a Moscow hotel room some 12 years ago or so. update me

[Rib]

I notice that many yakyakers have purchased DSs with the release of MarioKart. For those of us new to the console, what are your essential buys?

DS games, DS accessories, SP games.

This is my first nintendo handheld since the original GameBoy I left in a Moscow hotel room some 12 years ago or so. update me

Coincidently I hope you left it with a copy of Tetris in for the locals

[supermonkeyworld]

http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-9g- ... 0-q2z.html

http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-ba- ... -11sp.html

http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-cl-70-11ss.html

The DS trinity.

[Jon]

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This is my first nintendo handheld since the original GameBoy I left in a Moscow hotel room some 12 years ago or so...

That's sad but strangely poetic; particularly if it had Tetris in it at the time.

I've not got my DS yet but by the end of the year I hope to have these games to play on it: Mario Kart, Sonic Rush DS, Tony Hawks, Electroplankton, Meteos, Zoo Keeper.

Edit: And that new Kirby game looks ace too.

[abducta]

dont forget zookeeper.

any of the advance wars series is a must too

[fihu]

A proper PDA stylus or a japanese chopstick (laquered, with a slim tip), if you hands are too big for the included stylus.

[xav]

I've never really clicked with Meteos - it's okay, but it just doesn't grab me the way it does some people here. Try before you buy, if possible.

Zookeeper is the DS's equivalent of Tetris, IMO. Simple to understand, yet hideously addictive with that "just one more go" quality about it.

Mario Kart DS, of course

My final pick would be Advance Wars Dual Strike. I've never owned an Advance Wars game before, and I'm loving it. I've racked up 57 hours of play on it so far - many of them far too late into the night. Definitely worth the money for me, though I can understand how it wouldn't appeal to everyone.

[Governmentyard]

DS Essentials:

Mario Kart
Zookeeper
Electroplankton
Nintendogs
Kirby
Tony Hawk
Meteos
Sonic Rush

Also try:

Either Project Rub or Wario Ware but not both
Either Driller or Polarium according to taste
Yoshi if you like the Kirby gameplay
Star Wars ROTS if you like Double Dragon and multiplayer DS rogue squadron type gameplay.
Another Code is good if you like SCUMM games
Bomberman but you need a mate with a DS too

Honorable mentions:

Mario 64 (for the minigames)
Tiger Woods - fairly decent golf pay no more than £10 though
Pac Pix - Novelty item, tech demo - fun mind you
FIFA 06 - PS1 era fifa in your hands
NFSU2/Ridge Racer - if you absolutely must have another racer right now
Goldeneye - Not a good game but a great proof that DS is FPS handheld heaven in waiting. Roll on Metroid Prime
Advance Wars - if you love or don't have the GBA versions
Castlevania - See Advance Wars
Pac n' Roll - If you love Marble Mdness, Spindizzy etc...
Lost In Blue - apparently

Never Buy:

Movie Tie-ins other than Star Wars
Sims stuff
Sprung
Pokemon Dash
Spyro
Kids' franchise games
Spidermans
Rayman
Zoo Tycoon
Nanostray
Atari Retro Arcade classics (it's fucking gash)

[Samus]

So many different views already, anyways, here's my list of ESSENTIAL DS games:

Meteos especially the 2 min Time War, imo the best action-puzzle-strategy game ever, classic

Ouendan many people around the net say this is the best DS game yet, rllmuk, ntscuk, etc..

Mario Kart DS imo, best MK ever

Advance Wars: Dual Strike classic

Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow :style: :gameplay:

Daigasso: Band Brothers excellent rhythm music game + genius Pro Edit "addition" -> amazing value for money

Catch Touch Yoshi there's nothing like it on any other machine, but you need to see through the surface to really appreciate the beauty of this game

Zoo Keeper 6 min Time Attack

....up there with the best and most fun games ever, regardless of the platform!

[billynomates]

DS games, DS accessories, SP games.

SP game rec: Zelda - Minish Cap.

[Surfr]

DS games, DS accessories, SP games.

SP game rec: Zelda - Minish Cap.

Changed that to be GBA games as of course the SP bit makes no differerence

[namor7]

There's so much first-rate stuff you can just take your pick

Do avoid the ones Goatboy told you to avoid, but I have to disagree on one - Ultimate Spiderman, the new Spidey game. It's said to be really awesome, and to improve greatly on the cool but flawed original. I'm thinking of picking the game up.

[Ratsoap]

One of these is a must ( for a clumsy git like me anyway).

[Darkflame]

Must gets:

Mario Kart DS
Sonic Rush
Mario & Lugia: Partners in Time
Advance Wars: Dual Strike

Maybe Gets (if you like puzzles/minigames):

Polarium
Metrois
Mario DS
Wario Ware

[D.J.Fudge]

According to the latest EGM magazine, Rare is currently working on two Nintendo DS title. One of the titles is supposed to be a platformer based on Banjo Kazooie.

http://ds-x2.com/index.php?id=4596

As long as they don't make it a collectathon it could be good. The original had some nice gameplay.