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Posted: Mar 18 2010 03:05 pm

The only game I havn't seen mentioned that I can recommend is Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon. It's a remake of the original with 4 added "introductory" chapters.

Posted: Mar 19 2010 02:30 am

I'm nthing the Bleach: Dark Souls love. Even if you hate the source material, it'll be the best you get until Capcom gets off their asses and gives us an SF.

Retro Game Challenge is a game that never sold but should've sold (which thanks to that, we aren't getting the sequel) but it's still great. It's like basically reliving the NES era, and if "new retro" even vaguely interests you, you'll love it.

Bangai-O Spirits is great too if you've played the first one of Dreamcast, or if you just plain like mechs flying around shooting missiles everywhere and destroying shit.

Also, FF4 DS is the better FF4 here, just be prepared for a challenge.

Posted: Mar 19 2010 07:20 am

anorexorcist wrote:

The only game I havn't seen mentioned that I can recommend is Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon. It's a remake of the original with 4 added "introductory" chapters.

I mentioned it on my list, just got the subtitle wrong. It is indeed a great game.

Posted: Mar 19 2010 10:51 am

Mr. Bomberman wrote:

Retro Game Challenge is a game that never sold but should've sold (which thanks to that, we aren't getting the sequel) but it's still great. It's like basically reliving the NES era, and if "new retro" even vaguely interests you, you'll love it.

yes, this game is awesome. i completely forgot about it.

Posted: Mar 19 2010 10:53 am

Now that I think about it, don't get Chrono Trigger DS. Chrono Trigger is one of my favorite games, but this incarnation is just far too easy (the bosses are too weak, characters stats increase too quickly, etc.)

Posted: Mar 19 2010 10:57 am

BlazingGlory wrote:

Now that I think about it, don't get Chrono Trigger DS. Chrono Trigger is one of my favorite games, but this incarnation is just far too easy (the bosses are too weak, characters stats increase too quickly, etc.)

i still recommend it. even w/those complaints.

its portable, he might not own a SNES, and its Chrono Trigger ffs.

Posted: Mar 19 2010 02:54 pm

Yeah, I wouldn't even consider those complaints. So what if the game isn't annoyingly difficult? Is it bad? No! To me, it's even better as it cuts out time wasters like grinding and frustrating cheap shots that force you to go back to the last save point (whenever that was).

I'll never understand why some people insist on being punished by video games. My time is too valuable to be wasted by pixels and I play games to enjoy them, not to feel like I've overcome something difficult. Chrono Trigger DS is the best incarnation of the game there is.

Posted: Mar 19 2010 06:22 pm

Pandajuice wrote:

anorexorcist wrote:

The only game I havn't seen mentioned that I can recommend is Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon. It's a remake of the original with 4 added "introductory" chapters.

I mentioned it on my list, just got the subtitle wrong. It is indeed a great game.

Ah, must have missed it. I played to the end and couldn't beat it with the soldiers I had left so I played through half a second time, I need to beat it one of these days.

As others have mentioned Dawn of Sorrow is a must and if you like GTA at all then I'd GTA: Chinatown Wars, it's so much better than I ever expected a Nintendo handheld version of GTA to be.

Title: Hugh Joined: Sep 23 2007 Posts: 1591

Pandajuice wrote:

Yeah, I wouldn't even consider those complaints. So what if the game isn't annoyingly difficult? Is it bad? No! To me, it's even better as it cuts out time wasters like grinding and frustrating cheap shots that force you to go back to the last save point (whenever that was).

I'll never understand why some people insist on being punished by video games. My time is too valuable to be wasted by pixels and I play games to enjoy them, not to feel like I've overcome something difficult. Chrono Trigger DS is the best incarnation of the game there is.

FF1 on GBA sucked balls because they neutered the difficulty. I like video games to be difficult, because I want a challenge. Would Contra have been near as fun if you started off with the spread gun and had infinite lives? Fuck no! The fact it broke your balls until you got good at it is what made it entertaining. I don't find games that are just a cake walk fun, as a general rule. If I don't have to try, what's the point?

Posted: Mar 19 2010 06:35 pm

well, we liked games when we were younger because we didnt know any better and we didnt have much basis of comparison. and since space was limited, they had to be hard to increase 'replay value.'

at least thats the conclusion i arrived at.

Posted: Mar 20 2010 12:06 am

Alowishus wrote:

username wrote:

Alowishus wrote:

username wrote:

just buy a flash card (M3 or Supercard) and get the ROMs. most of those games you wont be able to locate either way since they are no longer being produced. you might be able to procure them at a used video game shop or on the internet, but you will be paying too much IMO

I've seen my mate do that before. Though he had an emulator on his flash drive to run it or something. It was weird.

http://www.sydlexia.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=10117

just browse thru that thread and you will understand the flashcard situation better

Can't read that. I'll find it elsewhere.

Yeah at Pandajuice. I will buy some though some harder/more expensive ones i may download.

you cant read that? is that because you are not part of the NWO? you can have Optimist With Doubts add you.

Posted: Mar 20 2010 06:42 am

Captain_Pollution wrote:

I like video games to be difficult, because I want a challenge. Would Contra have been near as fun if you started off with the spread gun and had infinite lives? Fuck no! The fact it broke your balls until you got good at it is what made it entertaining. I don't find games that are just a cake walk fun, as a general rule. If I don't have to try, what's the point?

I like a challenge too, but when it becomes frustrating and starts wasting my time, it stops being fun and puts me off the game. Again, I don't play video games to feel accomplished and don't need to overcome a fake challenge to have fun.

Contra might actually have been more fun if most people could get past the third level without having to use the Konami code. I don't think it was the crushing difficulty that made Contra and Battletoads fun for most people.

As username said, difficulty existed back on the NES so that games lasted longer. We no longer need that crutch. Chrono Trigger is still a good 30 hour game with all the pointless grinding and boss cheap shots removed.

Joined: Dec 20 2009 Location: CA Posts: 152

Hate to bring an old thread back, but I felt like I needed to for this (even though it may very well deserve it's own thread):

Picross3D should go straight to the top of your list. Now I never played the original game, but this one is fan-fucking-tastic and I can't put it down. Now excuse me while I go do just 1 more puzzle...

Posted: May 12 2010 04:49 pm

^I'm a big fan of the first Picross on DS. It's perfect when you only have a little time, if you're in a waiting room, or while watching TV. I'll have to pick up this new one.

Posted: May 13 2010 04:06 pm

Fuck it, buy a flash card and deck it out with anything that catches your eye, it's fucking free! Some good cards are EDGE and R4i.

Here are all the games on my R4
BOLD ITALICIZED UNDERLINED ARE MUST HAVES

Advance Wars Dual Strike
Blue Dragon Plus
Caslevania Dawn of Sorrow/ Portrait of Ruin/ Order Of Ecclesia
Chrono Trigger
Contra 4
Digimon World Dawn
Disgaea (Fucking most addictive ever)
DK Jungle Climber
Dragon Ball Origins
DragonQuest Heroes Rocket Slime
Dragon Quest Monsters Joker
Electroplankton
Elite Beat Agents
Final Fantasy III/IV
Final Fantasy Tactics A2 Grimoire of the Rift
Fire Emblem Shadow Dragons
Front Mission
Geometry Wars Galaxies
Glory Days 2
Glory of Heracles
Kingdom Hearts 368/2 Days
Kirby Canvas Curse/Squeak Squad/ Super Star Ultra
Knights in the Nightmare
LEGO battles
Luminous Arc
Lunar Knights
Mario and Luigi Bowser's Inside Story
Mario Kart DS
Mario Party DS
Mario VS Donkey Kong 2
MegaMan ZX Advent
Metal Slug 7
Meteos
Metroid Prime Hunters/Pinball
Monochrome Boo and Baby Boo Kururin Boo
Moon
Mystery Dungeon Shiren the Wanderer
Namco Museum DS
Nano Stray 2
Naruto Shippuden Ninja Council 4
New Super Mario Bros.
Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword
Ninja Town
N+
Orcs and Elves
Peggle Dual Shot
Phoenix Wright 1-3
Picross
Pinball Deluxe
Pokemon Platinum
Puzzle Bobble Galaxy
Puzzle Quest Challenge of the Warlords
Retro Game Challenge
Rhythm Heaven
Roogoo Attack
Scribblenauts
Shin Megami Tensei Devils Survivor
Sonic Rush/Adventure
Space Invaders Extreme 1/2
Star Fox Command
Super Mario 64 DS
Tank Battles
Tecmo Bowl Kickoff
Tetris DS
The LOZ Spirit Tracks
Trackmania
Ultimate Mortal Combat
Viewtiful Joe Double Trouble
WarioWare DYI
WarioWare Touched
Worms Open Warfare 2
Yoshi's Island DS

Posted: May 13 2010 08:21 pm

The World Ends With You, and Nostalgia. TWEWY is a masterpiece.
Chrono Trigger, too of course.

Posted: May 14 2010 10:13 am

This might be a dick move from me, but Fernin used to have a big-ass list of DS games and what he thought of them. I think he covered most major titles.

As for my recommendations, I'll be quick.
Major Nintendo titles like Metroid Prime Hunters, Mario Kart, New Super Mario Bros (and Super Mario 64 DS if that's your thing), Pokemon.
Final Fantasy III and IV.
Final Fantasy Tactics A2.
Advance Wars DS and Days of Ruin.
The World Ends With You, which is probably my most favorite game on the system.
I've already mentioned Nintendo, but Super Princess Peach is quirky as hell and you should totally get it.
The whole Ace Attorney series, starting with Phoenix Wright.
Another Code / Trace Memory is a fine adventure game.
Children of Mana is a game I once spent two weeks non-stop on.
Elite Beat Agents - hilarious, addicting, hard.
Trauma Center.

That should be it.