NDS Any good recommended ds games?

Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure is great, Mix of puzzle game and action plataform.
Yeah, I had a go off of that, probably didn't put enough effort into it. It's probably when I had another catching my eye. I might have another crack off it at some stage.
 
The World Ends With You is my favorite DS game.
I love the Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor games, but they have updated re-releases for 3ds that have significantly more content so...
The Chrono Trigger port is one of the best versions of a legendary rpg.
Solatorobo is fantastic.
Infinite Space is a unique rpg that feels massive.
9 persons, 9 hours, 9 doors is one of the best visual novel/puzzle games I've ever played.
Touch Detective 1 and 2 are some funny, very quirky point and click games.
Pokemon Conquest is one of the most bizarre spin-offs the franchise has spawned (Is a crossover with Nobunaga's ambition of all things)
Ghost Trick is a fantastic adventure/puzzle game from the minds behind Ace Attorney, with lots of funny moments and a very gripping plot.
Rune Factory 3 is the best of the DS Rune Factory games by a wide margin.
 
You have Rush Adventure. You have all the games you need. /j

For cheap greatness on the handheld, the Professor Layton games are no joke in how charming and engaging they are! Not to mention, impressive for the hardware with the amount of animated cutscenes and voiced dialogue they have. So, I’d recommend looking for them if you can!
 
You have Rush Adventure. You have all the games you need. /j

For cheap greatness on the handheld, the Professor Layton games are no joke in how charming and engaging they are! Not to mention, impressive for the hardware with the amount of animated cutscenes and voiced dialogue they have. So, I’d recommend looking for them if you can!
I would love to play a professor Layton game someday
 
I got a DS to play Pokémon and stayed for this game. I love it
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So many good titles on DS! Let me see...

Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime is goofy fun. Lots of charm.

Etrian Odyssey 3 is a difficult but rewarding dungeon crawler. It's one of my favorite games for the system.

Kirby Superstar Ultra is an enhanced port of the original SNES game. Superstar is already considered one of the greatest entries in the series. The port gives you even more to play.

Phantasy Star Zero if you enjoyed PSO. It's not as good an experience as the original but I had a fun time with it.

Pokemon Black/White, Heartgold/Soulsilver and Black2/White2 are the top 3 games in the franchise. Not necessarily in that order. It's too hard to choose.

Retro Game Challenge is a tribute to old-fashioned videogames of the 80's and it does a stellar job at that. Recommended if you appreciate retro nostalgia.

Rune Factory 3 is my favorite RF entry. Gameplay is dated but the town and characters are so charming.

Kirby Canvas Curse, Rhythm Heaven and WarioWare Touched are all really focused on the touchscreen gimmick. Very fun if you enjoy stylus play.
 
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I should also remind you that, with real hardware, you can either go the mod route or get a cartridge called an R4 that’s a cheap flash cart.
 
A handful of people have mentioned Mega Man ZX and ZXA, but nobody has mentioned that there's the Mega Man Zero Collection, which is all four games of the Zero series converted from GBA to DS on one cartridge, including the previously Japan exclusive e-reader content for Zero 3, and an easy mode if you're still getting your bearings with Mega Man. If you don't have the GBA games I highly recommend it. Zero 2 and 3 in particular are my favorite games in the entire Mega Man franchise.
 
Definitely Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney.
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Sorry for bothering but are these versions of Final Fantasy games recommended to play over their original versions?
The original IV holds up surprisingly well but 3D has some balancing and QoL changes that also make it worth playing. I highly recommend playing the DS version of the remake though as the graphics seriously do not hold up on the big screen in HD
 
Kirby Canvas Curse is really good and rather overlooked. Elite Beat Agents is a lovely rhythm game that doesn't overstay its welcome. Picross 3D is my favorite puzzle game of all time. Chibi-Robo Clean Sweep is the very definition of a hidden gem. If you're looking for RPGs there's a million of em within spitting distance. My recommendations are The World Ends With You (the best DS overall which doesn't come lightly), Etrian Odyssey III, and SMT Strange Journey. The Castlevanias are great but you might want to pick up the Dominus collection for them instead.
 
I came to say Metroid Prime Hunters. Been playing that since it came out, once every year or so. Dementium is decent horror for the DS imo. Both are first-person, if you're open to it on a handheld.
 
Tetris DS, any of the Castlevania games, Meteos, Contra 4, Kirby Super Star Ultra, Retro Game Challenge, and Space Invaders Extreme.
 
I can say Mega Man Star Force 3, just forget the other 2 and go for the best one right away, it's an RPG with a really unique combat system through a 3x5 grid, you can move between the first 3 squares to avoid attacks and use cards to attack the enemies, there's a decent amount of simple deckbuilding and a lot of transformations to boost your abilities mid-battle and the world is pretty lively as well. (That's the origin of my PFP, I like this series a lot)
 

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Tetris DS, any of the Castlevania games, Meteos, Contra 4, Kirby Super Star Ultra, Retro Game Challenge, and Space Invaders Extreme.
Great suggestions thanks for them, Tetris, Retro game challenge, and space invaders are on my list
I know it's a DSi game but Shantae: Risky's Revenge.

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always wanted to play a Shantae game, heard they are fun
It's not just an RPG, it's an RPG with air juggles
what?
 
Yeah, Endless Frontier and its sequel are cool. The story overstays its welcome but the juggling system is sick. Worth a peep.
 
Solatorobo: Red the Hunter
Sailor Moon: La Luna Splende
Magical Starsign
Kirby: Squeak Squad
Giana Sisters DS
Etrian Odyssey Games
Rune Factory Games
 

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