Late to the party: NINTENDO DS!

jasonjason
edited October 2006 in Games
After serious arm twisting from my internship co-workers (who had Nintendo DS parties after lunch where they'd all play Mario Kart), I finally bought a DS lite (on the last day of the internship).

It is quite, as they say, TEH AWESOME. Particularly the 8-player-action-with-only-one-cartridge. Well-engineered case and great design all around (except for the must-reboot-after-changing-settings thing)

Can anyone recommend really good, must-have games?
(I've started off my freefall into addiction with New Super Mario Bros., Brain Age, and Starfox Command.)

j
(over-hyphenated today)
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  • stefstef
    edited September 2006
    Animal Crossing!
  • HamelinHamelin
    edited September 2006
    Phoenix Wright! Trauma Center: Under the Knife! Super Princess Peach! Kirby Canvas Curse! XX/XY: Feel the Love, and also the sequel The Rub Rabbits!
  • jasonjason
    edited September 2006
    The ...Rub Rabbits?
  • HamelinHamelin
    edited September 2006
    http://www.sega.com/gamesite/rubrabbits/en/base.html
  • SerephelSerephel
    edited September 2006
    Final Fantasy III!
  • jcjc
    edited September 2006
    Get Phoenix Wright RIGHT NOW. It was recently re(re)printed.
  • brucebruce
    edited September 2006
    Another Code! Tis a frightfully fun RPG. Except in level one you gotta move a huge stone by rubbing it, and it takes ages.

    PS: The game is called Trace Memory in the US.
  • stefstef
    edited September 2006
    oh DUH, of course Phoenix Wright! Definitely!
  • BehemothBehemoth
    edited September 2006
    Castlevania!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • SerephelSerephel
    edited September 2006
    My god, how was Castlevania missed?

    As a side, none of you truly understand the mastery Behemoth has of Castlevania DS. He took my copy for about half a year, and when I got it back, he had nine of every possible weapon upgrade, nine of every soul, and nine of every item. And it was all done legit. And, he named the file Kamisama (God in Japanese).
  • BehemothBehemoth
    edited September 2006
    I didn't have a TV...
  • hlavcohlavco
    edited September 2006
    Pennsylvania!
  • jcjc
    edited September 2006
    I'm probably going to start another Julius mode game in Castlevania once I've finished Phoenix Wright.

    Good thread.
  • BehemothBehemoth
    edited September 2006
    I have but 3 games that are unique to my DS. One is a dictionary, one is Mariokart, and one is Rockman ekuze. Why did I buy Advance games that were all re-makes. I coulda sworn I had another game, something to do with 魂を得る事, but I can't seem to find that one any more...
  • mariomario
    edited September 2006
    Night Lord wrote:
    Another Code! Tis a frightfully fun RPG. Except in level one you gotta move a huge stone by rubbing it, and it takes ages.

    PS: The game is called Trace Memory in the US.

    You rub the rock? Man, I feel stupid now. I wandered around forever trying to figure out how to proceed, and then I didn't have the free time to play RPGs for months. Maybe now I can finally get back to that game.
  • BehemothBehemoth
    edited September 2006
    ...wow, just wow. This is like soft-core porn now.
  • Drooling IguanaDrooling Iguana
    edited September 2006
    Behemoth wrote:
    I have but 3 games that are unique to my DS. One is a dictionary, one is Mariokart, and one is Rockman ekuze. Why did I buy Advance games that were all re-makes. I coulda sworn I had another game, something to do with 魂を得る事, but I can't seem to find that one any more...
    Is Rockman Ekuze the same as Mega Man ZX? I heard that was a good game.
  • SilverwardSilverward
    edited September 2006
    Advance Wars: Dual Strike! Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time!

    But yeah, get Phoenix Wright, right now.
  • BehemothBehemoth
    edited September 2006
    Drooling Iguana wrote:
    Is Rockman Ekuze the same as Mega Man ZX? I heard that was a good game.
    sorry, it's megaman.exe (they sound out the exe). I think it's net something in the US.
  • hlavcohlavco
    edited September 2006
    Yar. Here be a partially on-topic link: The Objection Generator.
  • jasonjason
    edited September 2006
    What is the actual gameplay of Phoenix Wright? One of said co-workers had it, and I tried playing it for about five minutes, but I was still tapping through screens and screens (and screeeens) of dialogue without any real interaction.

    I never had much time to play it outside of that...
  • stefstef
    edited September 2006
    There are a lot of those, but in many cases they are the keys to the game. It plays out just a little bit like an interactive Law and Order. You are given a crime, and you prepare for court by searching the scene of the crime (using the stylus) and collecting and examining eyewitness accounts and character accounts.

    In court, you use your own observations to point out flaws in the witness's testimony by either questioning them further or producing a piece of evidence to shed some light on things. Gradually, the case takes a few turns and the real perpetrator is revealed.
  • SerephelSerephel
    edited September 2006
    Behemoth wrote:
    I have but 3 games that are unique to my DS. One is a dictionary, one is Mariokart, and one is Rockman ekuze. Why did I buy Advance games that were all re-makes. I coulda sworn I had another game, something to do with 魂を得る事, but I can't seem to find that one any more...

    Haha, yeah, I have to give that back to you. It's sitting here in my desk drawer.
  • jasonjason
    edited September 2006
    Ah. Thanks, Stef. That actually sounds kind of cool. All I saw were the courtroom scenes with bad anime tropes, but poking around a crime scene and presenting evidence would probably be nifty.
  • RyogaRyoga
    edited September 2006
    Damn joo all. I've been looking for Phoenix wright, it's been sold out for so long. I just finally got one reserved, after two months of being on a waiting list for a new shipment. Anyways, a game to suggest.

    I think it's called "The Usual Suspects" it LOOKS good. Also Brain Age, it eats up a bit of time and is pretty interesting. I got a few more games, but I don't know which kinds you'd like.
  • Drooling IguanaDrooling Iguana
    edited September 2006
    hlavco wrote:
    Yar. Here be a partially on-topic link: The Objection Generator.
    I need sleep.
  • brucebruce
    edited September 2006
    Well, since stef has opened the floodgates, here is mine....
  • hlavcohlavco
    edited September 2006
    http://objection.mrdictionary.net/go.php?n=1117314
  • AgentcelAgentcel
    edited September 2006
    Metriod prime hunters. It will be my pleasure to snipe you.
  • brucebruce
    edited September 2006
    http://objection.mrdictionary.net/go.php?n=1119591

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