Nintendo DS

[JustaBitOutside]

So, I have a DS that was a present and I haven't really found any games for it yet. I have Chrono Trigger which I like, but it's the same game I beat years ago on SNES. I didn't understand the ChinaTown wars version of GTA...

Any recommendations for good games to try? I have Mario Kart, and Scribblenauts which are ok.

[Jason]

My girlfriend has a DS and doesn't really use it. I don't really have much chance to play handheld games myself, so the DS isn't really one for me. Aside from the ones you've mentioned, the older Zelda game (The Phantom Hourglass?) I believe got fairly positive reviews (not that Spirit Tracks didn't, mind...) Other than that, the only other game I've heard people raving about is something called 'Advance Wars: Dual Strike', although I have to admit that I know very little about it.

[Steph]

My little brother has a DS and he loves it ...
I got addicted to Sims 2 - Castaway on it and that Brain Train thing but apart from that all I could recommend are games my little brother plays like Star Wars ... Star Wars ... Star Wars ... and uhm, did I mention Star Wars?

The tune haunts me all around my house.
=(

[Rob]

I played the older Zelda (Phantom) and liked it. I can only assume that the newest Zelda is as good as the last one. Advance Wars is also pretty fun. Those are the only DS games that I know of because I let my friend borrow my DS and it has been months since I used it. I think the DS got a Metroid remake that got really good reviews a few years ago. I might pick that up soon. Oh I almost forgot that I bought FFCrystal Chronicles and thought it was decent. I didn't beat it before passing my DS off but I think it has multiplayer over the internet.

[Tiny Cy]

I've got Ducati racing on it which is naff as hell. I did enjoy the CSI game on it though,and I've got the 42 classic games in one which helps to pass the time nicely. I would mention nintendogs - I loved them more than my real one!:p but that's not really a guy's game. Other than that I think it's another thing aimed at younger audiences..apart from the sudoku/word game...snore!I have heard that GTA China town wars is supposed to be alright though..

[Tiny Cy]

Ok I may have just found my soul mate http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sonic-Classic-Collection-Nintendo-DS/dp/B0031M9UFK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1270161942&sr=8-1
:D *add to shopping basket*

[JustaBitOutside]

Oooh sonic games.... hmm that could be good. I have a feeling that this DS is hitting the Ebay world pretty soon, but the classic games could be good. Thanks for the suggestion!

[Jason]

Ah, the Sonic collection is pretty good. It's actually surprising how addictive the early Sonic games are - found myself swearing to nothing in particular on several occasions.

[Anne]

I don't know if anybody's mentioned this yet, but I was just reading Business Week and they made a list of the 50 most innovative companies (results from reader votes).

Nintendo got #20 (it was #5 last year) attributed mostly to the Wii, of course. But the blurb about them also says:

Nintendo's new plan to revive growth: a 3D version of its DS handheld player that doesn't require glasses.

[Jason]

Yeah, I've heard rumours about this - I have no idea how it's going to work, but they must have some kind of tech already in place, or I doubt they'd have announced it.

I think it's called the Nintendo 3DS (imaginative, huh?!)

[Konrad]

I've been thinking about getting myself a DS. I own a PSP but all I ever play on it is the NES and GBA emulators for Mario and every pokemans gaem evar, I actually picked it up again after almost a year long hiatus because I felt like some Pokemon Yellow.

I could get all that NATIVELY on the DS. Yippe. I don't want to spend any money on it though. Sooner or later I plan to go on Craigslist and see if anyone wants to trade a shitty old PSP and a shit-ton of games, for a shitty old Nintendo DS.

[Jason]

Yeah, the DS is the handheld console of choice right now. If I was going to get something for gaming on the move, it'd likely be the DS over the PSP - Nintendo are as awesome at making portable gaming machines as they are average at making full-size ones.

[Tiny Cy]

see having the ds i'd much rather have the psp. I mean the ds is alright if you like to play mario or sonic stuff. anything that looks vaguely exciting for me always turns out to be naff..and the rest..well perhaps i would enjoy it more if I was 6. I might go all posh and get the expand your vocabulary & learn to speak french things. Perhaps I've just got playstation envy..

[Jason]

Yeah, I guess it's down to the individual, really. The PSP Go is a very sexy looking bit of kit, but unless you have a PS3, it's not much use.

[JustaBitOutside]

I've pretty much decided that I'm just going to trade this thing in when I go to buy some new xbox games. It's neat, but it's just not cutting it compared to the other games I'm playin. I guess I'll just have to resort to reading when I travel... eww. :)

[Konrad]

see having the ds i'd much rather have the psp. I mean the ds is alright if you like to play mario or sonic stuff. anything that looks vaguely exciting for me always turns out to be naff..and the rest..well perhaps i would enjoy it more if I was 6. I might go all posh and get the expand your vocabulary & learn to speak french things. Perhaps I've just got playstation envy..

Trade ya. >_>