What are the Quintessential Nintendo DS Games?

roguefrog · December 13, 2006, 8:45pm

Bought a Nintendo DS yesterday on whim. Picked up “New” Super Mario Bros. and Yoshi’s Island DS so I think I got platformers covered.

What else should I get…to have the true/best DS experience that can be?

Gary_Whitta · December 13, 2006, 8:47pm

Mario Kart DS. No collection is complete without it.

Not_One_Of_Us · December 13, 2006, 8:51pm

Meteos.

DaveLong · December 13, 2006, 8:55pm

We’ve had at least five of these threads in the last two weeks.

Gary_Whitta · December 13, 2006, 9:01pm

Somebody should just post a thread asking what is the quintessential quintessential Nintendo DS games thread.

roguefrog · December 13, 2006, 9:14pm

Fixed

BTW I must have ignored them all since I didn’t have a DS at the time, doh.

Thomas_Wilde · December 13, 2006, 9:40pm

Maybe Tom should sticky one good “what games should I get” thread for every console?

Marcus · December 13, 2006, 9:50pm

I really like FF3!

I guess EBA is pretty good too. Oh yeah and brain age hmm what else…

Andrew_Mayer · December 13, 2006, 9:59pm

I’m going to say Rocket Slime… again.

Nut · December 13, 2006, 10:53pm

To me “quintessential” does not mean the same as “best”.

I would say that the two games which best sum up the DS are Mario Kart and Brain Age.

I’d say the game that takes makes best use of the stylus is Kirby’s Canvas Curse, or Trauma Center.

Alan_Au · December 14, 2006, 12:24am

Misguided · December 14, 2006, 4:57am

I don’t care for the “Quintessential” games, I guess.

My “must haves”:

Phoenix Wright
Elite Beat Agents
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin

The closest thing to a quintessential I’ve played and enjoyed is Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time.

roguefrog · December 14, 2006, 4:58am

Ok, now lets say I can only choose two games.

BobJustBob · December 14, 2006, 7:06am

Animal Crossing and Nintendogs.

metta · December 14, 2006, 7:08am

Matio Kart and Advance Wars: Dual Strike

EvilIdler · December 14, 2006, 7:15am

Phoenix Wright should be one of the two. It’s unique enough.

RickH · December 14, 2006, 7:33am

Ossu Tatake Ouendan and Dragon Quest Rocket Slime.

DeathMonkey · December 14, 2006, 7:59am

Dragon Quest: Rocket Slime, Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrows, Mario Kart DS

Charles · December 14, 2006, 8:43am

Ouendan. In Japanese. It’s not as awesome in english with bad pop music you’ve heard a million times before.

Charlatan · December 14, 2006, 8:45am

Ouendan, Kirby, Meteos - not only good games, but a good variety of activities.