In order to keep this list relevant and up-to-date, we need people to weigh in with their opinion on games during each voting period. Voting will take place the first fifteen days of each calendar quarter (Next: July 1-15).
I'll keep track of nominations when voting is not active. When it's time to vote, I'll change the title of the thread to reflect the voting period and list the nominations in this post. They will have the fifteen-day voting period to garner either the support necessary to be added to the list or be removed and need to be renominated again later. The support necessary will be defined as two more votes "for" than "against." For example 2-0 or 3-1, etc.
We are taking nominations for July voting!
We need input on the following games:
These have been approved and are now on the list!
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January 2010
Knights in the Nightmare, nominated by botticus Votes for: fart_bubble, Kaoz
Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes, nominated by botticus Votes for: fart_bubble, johnnypark
October 2009
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box, nominated by Alastor Votes for: fart_bubble, mickeyp, Josef
Legacy of Ys, nominated by johnnypark Votes for: fart_bubble, Josef
Phoenix Wright 2, nominated by KingBroly Votes for: StarKnightX, botticus, mickeyp, Josef
Phoenix Wright 3, nominated by KingBroly Votes for: StarKnightX, botticus, mickeyp, Josef
Due to popular request and the ever-popular new threads titled "what games should I buy for DS?" I will be maintaining this list of consensus must-have games for Nintendo DS.
FYE deal, a lot of DS games 50% off after rebate: Disgaea DS $15, Chrono Trigger $20, Dragon Quest IV $15, FFIV $15, Hotel Dusk $10, many more
B2G1F DS games at TOYS R US 6/22 - 6/28 Don't miss this deal, folks! This is the one people are always waiting for, and everyone who misses it is always asking when the next one will be (November).
6/27 - Amazon Gold Box deals has Zelda Phantom Hourglass for $22.99, New Super Mario Brothers for $22.99, Mario Kart DS for $22.99, and Mario Party for $19.99, and Pokemon Diamond for 22.99. Play-Asia: Ouendan 2 $29.90, Nodame Cantabile $14.90 2/11 - 2/29 Circuit City: All NDS games 20% OFF 2/3 - 2/9 Frys: Contra 4 for $19.99 ($10 off MSRP) no known expiration Best Buy: Jam Session for $19.99 12/30/07 - 1/05/08 ALL GAMES ARE BUY 2 GET 1 FREE AT TOYS R US FROM 10/14 - 10/20 Drawn to Life $19.99 ($10 off) at Best Buy 10/21-10/27 Free accessory kit with DS Lite at Circuit City 10/21-10/27 Phoenix Wright: Justice for All $14.99 at Amazon (unknown exp) Amazon currently OOS
Brain Age 2 $13.99 at Circuit City 10/28 - 11/4 Current sales: Microcenter: Purchase a new DS Lite & get any 2 DS games free! 11/12 - 12/2 Best Buy: $10 off any game $29.99 or more
Action:
Contra 4
GTA: Chinatown Wars
Ninja Gaiden
Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble
Adventure:
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime
Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Adventure (text):
Hotel Dusk: Room 215
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Phoenix Wright: Justice for All
Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations
Fighting:
Bleach: The Blade of Fate
Jump Ultimate Stars*
Music:
Daigasso Band Brothers*
Electroplankton**
Elite Beat Agents
Jam Sessions**
Nodame Cantabile*
Ouendan*/Ouendan 2*
Taiko no Tatsujin DS*
Pinball:
Metroid Prime Pinball
Platformer:
Drawn to Life+
New Super Mario Brothers+
Sonic Rush
Super Mario 64 DS
Super Princess Peach+
Yoshi's Island DS+
Puzzle:
Meteos
Henry Hatsworth
Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes (PRPG)
Peggle DS
Picross DS
Planet Puzzle League
Professor Layton and the Curious Village
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
Puzzle Quest (PRPG)
Tetris DS
RPG:
Chrono Trigger
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker
Dragon Quest V
Etrian Odyssey
Final Fantasy III
Final Fantasy IV
Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time
Pokemon Diamond/Pearl
Summon Night: Twin Age
The World Ends with You
Shooter:
Geometry Wars: Galaxies
Metroid Prime: Hunters
Space Invaders Extreme
Sports/Racing:
Diddy Kong Racing DS
Mario Kart DS+
Prince of Tennis: Crystal Drive
Tony Hawk: American Sk8land
Strategy:
Advance Wars: Days of Ruin
Advance Wars: Dual Strike
Anno 1701
Final Fantasy Tactics A2 (SRPG)
Front Mission
Knights in the Nightmare (SRPG)
Luminous Arc (SRPG)
Ninjatown
Most Creative/Fun/Intuitive use of Stylus/DS:
Kirby: Canvas Curse
Soul Bubbles
Trauma Center: Under the Knife
WarioWare: Touched!
Misc.:
Animal Crossing: Wild World+
Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day
Brain Age 2: More Brain Training
Big Brain Academy
Clubhouse Games
Cooking Mama
Retro Games Challenge
Nintendogs+**
Love them or hate them:
Age of Empires (Strategy)
Children of Mana (Action)
Contact (RPG)
Heroes of Mana (Strategy)
Legacy of Ys
Nanostray (Schmup)
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon (RPG)
Resident Evil DS (Action)
Rune Factory (RPG)
If you're a fan of the series...
Bomberman
Mario Party
*import games **it's not a game!! +also suggested for younger audiences
credit to crystalklear64 for compiling the initial list.
It would be more work, but a common question that follows the "which games should I get" is "where can I get them on the cheap". So, if theres any particularly good deals going on for a certain game, it could be a decent idea to include a link under the game name with a price. Up to you though obviously.
I'd suggest adding Taiko no Tatsujin DS (import) to the music section. Great game. I'd also suggest Nodame Cantabile, as it's rather cheap at Playasia and basically a dumbed down version of Ouendan with classical music. Very fun, IMO.
I'd also recommend Electroplankton, as it's a very fun toy once you realize it is just that, a toy, and not a true game.
Edit: Cooking Mama is great also, in short spurts.
crystalklear's suggestion is also very good. so any good deals on the games on the list are considered pertinent to the list as well. i added the TRU B2G1F sale at the top, since i consider that one of the best deals yearly.
You might also want to include a section of games that are good choices for kids, as we seem to be getting a lot of questions about that as well. I'd suggest games like Mario Kart, Nintendogs, Drawn to Life, ACWW, Yoshi's Island, Super Princess Peach, NSMB, etc.
personally i dont see what people are ranting about this game, i dont think its the best game on the ds system hell i dont even see what ground this game breaks. its just another zelda game
be nice if zelda went to a PURE rpg game with Hp not the stupid hearts hell if you get killed 20 times in one dungon in a normal rpg game at least your gaining hps with zelda your gaining nothing but a headache.
the last zelda game i loved was LINK to the past for the snes .
also if your touch screen is $#$#$#$ up your going to have one hell of a hard time playing this (in fact you cant play it since the entire game is played though the touch screen)
Well, if you haven't liked Zelda in years, you're weren't going to like it.
And it definitely shouldn't change to a pure RPG. People that don't like Zelda games should just have the sense to stop buying them and buy RPGs if that's wha they want.
also if your touch screen is $#$#$#$ up your going to have one hell of a hard time playing this (in fact you cant play it since the entire game is played though the touch screen)
So if your touch screen is "$#$#$#$ up", as you put it, then any other touch screen-oriented game will be fine? But Zelda will be terrible?
Zelda is a good game.
Are you the kind of guy that runs around saying "Oh, yeah, that was a good band before they sold out and went mainstream."?
I think you should take Contra 4 off the list. The game isn't even out and you're touting it as one of the best games.
Free 360 games link (Received several Guitar Hero 2s and Guitar Hero 3s, Crackdown, DiRT, The Darkness, Overlord, and DDR Universe bundle w/pad): http://www.yourfree3....php?ref=232342
So if your touch screen is "$#$#$#$ up", as you put it, then any other touch screen-oriented game will be fine? But Zelda will be terrible?
Zelda is a good game.
Are you the kind of guy that runs around saying "Oh, yeah, that was a good band before they sold out and went mainstream."?
if there is parts of the screen that you dont need to touch on those other games then yes they games would work bettter. I got a few Dead spots on my Ds screen no matter how hard you push on it the lines wont draw.
Contact- The perfect example of something that would be awesome if it didn't have all the awful gameplay surrounding the awesome story/graphics/everything else.
Age of Empires DS is a great, great game. Nearly as good as Advance Wars and a nice alternative to that game in the strategy genre.
The Star Wars Episode 3 game is a great classic beat-em-up type game as well, there aren't a lot of those on DS, but it's really good, for that type of genre.
Age of Empires I'd hesitate to put up due to all the bugs including the possibility of bricking the cart.
To be more objective on the list, maybe you should use some threshold at gamerankings? Maybe everything above 85% gets put on?
There's always going to be people who like most every game, but for a reccomendation list we should try to keep it to games that are pretty much "sure fire hits" for anyone who's a fan of the given genre.
Far Cry 2
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
Shadow Hearts: From the New World
