Best Nintendo DS games

[aviaovrumvrum]

I recently got a Nintendo DS and was thinking about what games to play. Maybe I'm missing some hidden gems? I really don't know much of its library so any recommendations are welcome!

 

[DrunkGecko]

dragon ball origins

 

[X y b e r - S k u ll]

I’d say; Contact, The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road, Bomberman DS, Ghost Trick and Radiant Historia are all hidden gems that I’d recommend

 

[Segadude113]

 

[Stare best girl]

Shin Megami Tensei Strange Journey is da best DS game

 

[Turbo Kid]

Okamiden
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

 

[Segadude113]

There's also Metroid Prime Hunters and Super Mario 64 DS

 

[VampireLord1024VampireLord1024's icon]

Animal Crossing: Wild World, Mario Kart DS, any Pokémon game.

 

[bjork]

Great version of Tetris
Castlevanias are all solid to great
Good Animal Crossing
....? I know I had other DS games but I can't remember playing them. I know I had Contact that was mentioned above but I don't know if I ever even opened it. I know it was $34.99 in Santa Ana, CA. That's all I can tell you about it.

 

[Segadude113]

Great version of Tetris
Castlevanias are all solid to great
Good Animal Crossing
....? I know I had other DS games but I can't remember playing them. I know I had Contact that was mentioned above but I don't know if I ever even opened it. I know it was $34.99 in Santa Ana, CA. That's all I can tell you about it.

i got a bunch of mine when Target had em all on clearance. lol They were 14.99 each!

 

[Netra]

I see a lot mentioned here so I go for one of my favorites, I don't know if they are best but they're good games:
- Solatorobo.
- Blood of bahamuth.
- Castlevania order of ecclesia.
- Lufia curse of sinistrals.
- Final fantasy Crystal chronicles (the two are good actions rpg)
- Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 2.
- Summon Night twins age.
- Fighting Fantasy.

 

[Turbo Kid]

Oh, if you want a cozy, farm-like, life sim game

EDIT: This site is so weird sometimes, had to edit my post because it didn't show the pic

 

[χKai]

I really like the Fire Emblem where I can create my own character.

 

[R66-Y]

I would say Castlevania Order Of Eclessia or some Mario & Luigi but those were already mentioned so, Puzzle league because is fun to play it with the stylus

 

[NotReallyHere]

Elite Beat Agents!

Did the DS actually have any other games?? I wouldn't know, because I was always just playing that one

 

[starseeker300]

@Waffles

this is a duplicate thread

NDS - Favorite Nintendo DS or 3DS Games

What's some of your favorite Nintendo DS or Nintendo 3DS Games? For Nintendo DS games, I would pick Animal Crossing: Wild World, Mario Kart DS and Pokemon Diamond. For Nintendo 3DS games, then it's Animal Crossing: Neal Leaf, Mario Kart 7, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D, Pokemon Ultra...

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[PSVitaForever]

Do you plan to buy games or can you get them here? "Okamiden" I think it's pretty expensive now (not sure if there are cheap copies), I recommend it. It's kind of a sequel/spin-off of "Okami", I've played it first without playing the original game and it's been awesome drawing on the screen.

Other titles I've enjoyed and recommend are: "Final Fantasy 3", "Final Fantasy 4" if you're into RPG, "Another Code" if you like point-and-click adventures, "Super Princess Peach" for a very cool platformer in Mario world but with Peach.

 

[RETRO-VETRO RETRO-VETRO]

[BEST NINTENDO DS GAMES]

• Mario Kart DS
• The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
• Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver
• Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
• Advance Wars: Dual Strike
• Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
• Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story
• New Super Mario Bros.
• Animal Crossing: Wild World
• Professor Layton and the Curious Village
• Metroid Prime: Hunters
• The World Ends With You
• Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
• Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
• Kirby: Canvas Curse
• Elite Beat Agents
• Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
• Chrono Trigger (DS port)
• Radiant Historia
• Hotel Dusk: Room 215
• Nintendogs
• Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day
• Yoshi’s Island DS
• WarioWare: Touched!
• Final Fantasy IV (DS remake)
• Sonic Rush
• Tetris DS
• Picross DS
• Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars

 

[PSVitaForever]

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Yay for "Golden Sun": its mechanic are a bit Pokemon-like, you find various creatures (a fixed number) in the world, and when equipped (if I remember correctly) they allow you to use powerful skills.
The battle system is classic turn-based, and thank to the touch screen you can solve many little puzzles with the help of your elemental powers. RECOMMENDED (if you can get it here on repo OR find a cheap copy, but this as well I think is rare)

 

[Blamhammer]

Huh, no Brain Training? Don't think you can get away from the edutainment!
DS does have some games that help with learning a language too. My Chinese/Japanese Coach offer fantastic tools to speaking and writing.

Anyway I've not seen Style Savvy, or Studio Boutique) mentioned. Pretty chill game.

 

[RustySK]

Fantastic picks from everyone so far!

Only things I can think of to add would be:
The remakes of Dragon Quest IV-VI - Absolutely fantastic, stupidly gorgeous games.
Etrian Odyssey I-III - Really fun and really difficult DRPGs with a charming minimalist presentation.

Or for something extra obscure:
The Dark Spire - Think Etrian Odyssey, but even more minimalist and with a really unique look to it. (This one's hard as hell btw - almost Wizardry levels of challenge)
Retro Game Challenge - A collection of retro hommage games from various genres with a super charming presentation and story surrounding it.

 

[adamalons]

I'd second a good amount of the RPGs and other games up above. To add something different, Feel the Magic XY/XX and Hotel Dusk are two very different games but both are incredible and built for the DS. Feel the Magic is basically a Warioware/Rhythm Heaven clone with a really cool aesthetic. Hotel Dusk is a brief visual novel that plays with what all the DS can do, has a beautiful art style, and is a neat tightly told noir tale.

Seriously though, tons of stellar games were mentioned above. Great taste everyone.

 

[ThunderBoy]

 

[sneakyguts]

 

[Frickinfrik]

The Essentials:

Super Mario 64 DS
New Super Mario Bros.
Mario Kart DS
Mario Party DS
Partners In Time
Bowser’s Inside Story
Kirby Canvas Curse
Kirby Squeak Squad
Kirby Super Star Ultra
Kirby Mass Attack
Ace Attorney Trilogy
Miles Edgeworth Duology
Apollo Justice
GTA Chinatown Wars
Mortal Kombat DS
Contra 4
Castlevania DS Trilogy
Metroid Prime Hunters
Mega Man ZX
Mega Man ZX Advent
Resident Evil: Deadly Silence
Professor Layton Quadrilogy
Tetris DS
The Legendary Starfy
WarioWare Touched
WarioWare D.I.Y