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[slightconfuse]

Where is. 999

 

[chickdigger802]

Infinite space never gets any love.

definitely on my list. Insanely epic for a handheld game. watching your n64 quality ship do a slow flyby across both screens... so good.

And all the technobabble before each attack...

The space game that i always wanted. Big capitol ships that isn't some hardcore physics sim.

 

[WrenchNinja]

Portrait of Ruin!!!!!

....nobody?? Just me? Ok

You have me for a dual crush partner

 

[The Hermit]

Dawn instead of Order of ecclesia... Lol!

 

[Metaroo]

I haven't played 999, so I don't really have any perspective on how good it is to place in the top two. Going off my own experiences with the system, this list is not off the mark. I would have placed Advance Wars: Dual Strike at 1, simply because its the best handheld experience I've ever had. Everything else would probably be moved down a slot or something.

 

[Chemo]

This list is on my list of top ten shittiest lists.

 

[entremet]

Those are still great games and are definitely worthy

I know. I was just teasing.

I lot of these lists try to avoid adding multiple installments of a series, so the list looks fresh.

 

[TheMink]

You have me for a dual crush partner

Lets mess these dudes up.

HOOOLLLLYY

LIGHTNIIIIING!!!!!

*thread is vaporized*

 

[Alec]

Where the fuck is 999?

First reply delivers.

 

[Galang]

Usually I ignore lists, but New Super Mario Bros. at #1 is an absolute mess.

It doesn't even deserve a spot in the top 25, let alone in first place. There are SOOO many great DS games, it's an insult.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Portrait of Ruin!!!!!

....nobody?? Just me? Ok

Least favorite handheld Castlevania. Only redeeming quality is the soundtrack.

 

[Ban Puncher]

This list is the worst list in the history of lists.

 

[MLH]

Certainly not the games I would pick, NSMB and Phantom Hourglass are particularly bad choices for the top 2.
Etrian Odyssey (3), The Dark Spire, Hotel Dusk, Last Window, 999, Order of Ecclesia, Dragon Quest V and Chrono Trigger (First time it was released in Europe & the first time I played it) are all missing from the list and, IMO, are all worthy.

 

[Tricky I Shadow]

Bless all you people asking where 999 is.

 

[Mauricio_Magus]

meh list, but at least the best Ace Attorney game is there.




and no 999 or Etrian Odyssey III? lol

 

[Tunavi]

3DS > DS

 

[redcrayon]

Etrian Odyssey III, Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes, Metal Slug 7 and Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia are the obvious titles missing to me.

Scribblenauts, Phantom Hourglass and NSMB can make room.

Kudos for including Contra IV.

 

[Midnight Moon]

This comes straight from their leaked issue on TitanFall.

3. Advance Wars: Dual Strike
4. Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
7. Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (use to own)
8. Contra 4
9. Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift
10. Animal Crossing: Wild World (use to own)
11. Radiant Historia
14. Super Scribblenauts
17. Metroid Prime Pinball
18. Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime
22. Picross 3D
25. Korg DS-10 Synthesizer

I have all of those except these.

 

[Hot Coldman]

Oh, turns out I haven't played 25 DS games. :lol

All I know is that The World Ends With You is a masterpiece and easily the best game on the system.

 

[Alligatorjandro]

where is game

 

[hardcastlemccormick]

Infinite space never gets any love.

If it had been available, I think it would get the love it deserves. Used copies are expensive.

 

[tesla246]

Such an awful list indeed, New super mario bros en zelda phantom hourglass had such boring tedious game design, I mean...just meh. Not saying they are bad games but just extremely generic and they shouldnt show up in any ''top games'' list, let alone place 1 and 2 respectively.

 

[robovanburen]

Is Dawn of Sorrow actually better than Order of Ecclesia? I bought the latter because Dawn's box art makes it look like an anime vampire romance.

 

[Hot Coldman]

Yeah, I don't think this is a fair criticism.

How so? I understand that there's a lot of games out there that blur the line between game and music tool that I'd let pass on a list like this- Electroplankton, for example- but KORG DS-10 doesn't even pretend to be a game. It's a virtual synthesizer. There's no blurring at all, it is what it is and it's not a game.

 

[ascii42]

I've only got these:

1. New Super Mario Bros.
4. Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
13. The World Ends with You
23. Mario Kart DS

guess I missed out on a lot.

 

[Arthea]

let's see... from my top 5 DS games, 1 is in their top 25. Dunno should I be overjoyed or annoyed.

 

[soul creator]

Where's my Pac-Pix?

Spoiler

haven't owned a DS since ~2006, used to play the shit out of that tho

 

[mj1108]

No Elite Beat Agents, go fuck youself Game Informer.

This.

 

[Bikram]

I agree with most of the list. Like reviews this is again a piece of opinion so can't complain much. Good list.

 

[Coconut]

Bangai-O spirits

castlevania order of ecclesia

Retro Game Challenge

And

Moon


Aren't on that list invalidating as an actual source for serious consideration of amazing games people should play in the DS.

 

[MrT-Tar]

Well, the list is by no means perfect, but it is better than I expected

 

[Tecl0n]

I didn't even check the rest, no 999-> joke list.

 

[Dr.Hadji]

Phantom Hourglass at 2? WAHAHAHHA!!! SUCK IT DOWN HATERS. The DS duo are my fave handheld Zeldas.

 

[kevinski]

Portrait of Ruin!!!!!

....nobody?? Just me? Ok

I prefer Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin. That's the game that I bought my DS for.

Still, that said, I'm surprised that Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow is on this list. I would've expected Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia to have been the Castlevania game of choice on DS for most people.

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

Personally I would have gone with:


1. Dragon Quest V
2. Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
3. Phoenix Wright : Ace Attorney
4. Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
5. Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
6. 999
7. Radiant Historia
8. Touch Detective
9. Touch Detective 2
10. Mega Man ZX
11. Hotel Dusk
12. Mega Man ZX Advent
13. Last Window
14. The World Ends with You
15. Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
16. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials & Tribulations
17. Infinite Space
18. Rondo of Swords
19. Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth
20. Trauma Center: Under the Knife
21. Apollo Justice : Ace Attorney
22. Phoenix Wright : Ace Attorney - Justice For All
23. Advance Wars: Dual Strike
24. Solatorobo
25. Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier

But then my tastes go more towards RPG's & Adventures, especially on a handheld(DQV is there since it's the first time it's [officially] in English). Unordered outside the top 5.

 

[MLH]

Bangai-O spirits

castlevania order of ecclesia

Retro Game Challenge

And

Moon


Aren't on that list invalidating as an actual source for serious consideration of amazing games people should play in the DS.

How did I forget this?! RGC is a must play, so good!

 

[LiK]

Where the fuck is 999?

*nods*

 

[Htown]

No Elite Beat Agents, go fuck youself Game Informer.

yep

screw those guys

 

[hardcastlemccormick]

How so? I understand that there's a lot of games out there that blur the line between game and music tool that I'd let pass on a list like this- Electroplankton, for example- but KORG DS-10 doesn't even pretend to be a game. It's a virtual synthesizer. There's no blurring at all, it is what it is and it's not a game.

A dull and fruitless semantics argument.

 

[TWILT]

Yuck at Phantom Hourglass being anywhere near the top.

TWEWY should have been number 1.

 

[oneida]

Everyone is wrong

 

[Glass Rebel]

Can't agree with this at all. Missing some very important titles like 999, Strange Journey or Order of Ecclesia and the order is all kinds of messed up with probably the worst NSMB entry at the top.

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

Portrait of Ruin!!!!!

....nobody?? Just me? Ok

Dracula/Death teamup was great.

It's a good game, just not of the same standard as Dawn or Order.

 

[AlexBasch]

Started Radiant Historia and yes, it's pretty good so far. So many DS games to clear though. ):

 

[Anth0ny]

wow

looking at that list (which is horribly out of order)

DS kinda sucked

3DS is already FAR superior.

 

[Midnight Moon]

Solatorobo & Elite Beat Agents missing from the list is negligence.

 

[Tenrius]

Personally I would have gone with:


1. Dragon Quest V
2. Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
3. Phoenix Wright : Ace Attorney
4. Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
5. Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
6. 999
7. Radiant Historia
8. Touch Detective
9. Touch Detective 2
10. Mega Man ZX
11. Hotel Dusk
12. Mega Man ZX Advent
13. Last Window
14. The World Ends with You
15. Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
16. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials & Tribulations
17. Infinite Space
18. Rondo of Swords
19. Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth
20. Trauma Center: Under the Knife
21. Apollo Justice : Ace Attorney
22. Phoenix Wright : Ace Attorney - Justice For All
23. Advance Wars: Dual Strike
24. Solatorobo
25. Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier

But then my tastes go more towards RPG's & Adventures, especially on a handheld(DQV is there since it's the first time it's [officially] in English). Unordered outside the top 5.

Are those Touch Detective games really that good?

 

[Gianni Merryman]

No Elite Beat Agents, go fuck youself Game Informer.

Yeah, no EBA and Rhythm heaven invalidate that list imo.

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

Are those Touch Detective games really that good?

Puzzles can be frustrating. Story is about as charming as is humanly possible. Probably wouldn't get listed from anyone who isn't a big P&C fan.

 

[Hot Coldman]

A dull and fruitless semantics argument.

A dull and fruitless display of condescension.

I expect at least some measure of depth to your reply if you disagree with my argument enough to cause you to respond. I don't see why semantics aren't important when the subject is "games" and something that isn't a game has been thrown into the mix.