So, the Nintendo 3DS is coming out in 20 more days. And from everything I've read, flash cards like my supercard dsone will not work in it due to the constant live wireless updating system it has. What does this mean? Well, for me it means 500+ DS games I have downloaded and played will not be playable on my new 3DS when I get it. While this is not the end of the world since I can play them fine on my old DS, it sucks because I want to be able to carry all my games with me and won't be able to since I'm obviously only going to carry the 3DS with me anywhere once I have it.
With all that in mind I thought to myself, some of these games are epic, I mean greatest games ever, can't live without. While others are just ok, or in many cases suck lol. So, I've been putting together a list of the DS games that are really "must have' amazing, greatest games ever, can't live without.
After searching online, amazon, ebay, overstock, and half a dozen other sites I've discovered a few things. First off, DS games don't stay up for sale for very long at regular retailers. The inventory at most of your electronics dealers like say gamestop/ebgames, or best buy changes way faster than I thought it did. Hence, most of these games that are from 2007-2009 even early 2010 are already long gone from the normal retail stores. Many are still available from collectors, small online and offline gaming stores and of course ebay and amazon. However, a small few, the really best of the best ones are INSANELY high priced. For example, and this is a huge one, Etrian Odyssey. The best DS game of all time, and apparently I'm not the only one that thinks so. Used ones go for $40+, new ones are if you're lucky $80 but most are more like $100-$120 just for that one game! Etrian Odyssey II is not much better going for about $60 already. Even on ebay and amazon it's that much, worse elsewhere. I did manage to nab Etrian Odyssey III though for like $30 still as it's currently selling in normal stores still. But wow, some of these prices caught me off guard big time.
My newest plan is just to keep an eye out for all of them regularly on auction sites and hope for the best for most of them. However, at some point I will give in and buy the first two Etrian Odyssey games regardless of price because they really are THAT good.
Well, here's the list. I tried to keep it in order with the most important at number 1 but some are really hard to decide or choose between so I don't hold too strongly to this particular order.
1. Etrian Odyssey (1, 2, & 3)
2. The World Ends with You
3. Mario Kart
4. Luminous Arc (1 & 2)
5. Desktop Tower Defense
6. Moon
7. Chibi-Robo Park Patrol
8. Hotel Dusk - Room 215
9. Retro Game Challenge
10. Picross & Picross 3D
11. TrackMania DS
12. Super Princess Peach
13. LEGO Star Wars (The Complete Saga & Clone Wars)
14. Big Bang Mini
15. Exit DS
16. Space Invaders Extreme (1 & 2)
17. Yoshi's Island DS
18. Advance Wars - Days of Ruin
19. Dementium the Ward (1 & 2)
20. NEW Super Mario Bros.
21. Brain Buster Puzzle Pack
22. Geometry Wars - Galaxies
23. Transformers Animated
24. Custom Robo Arena
25. Club House Games
Also, all (too many to mention) the Mario, Zelda, Castlevania, Metroid, Mega Man, Final Fantasy, and the Transformers games should really be considered as classics just because they're always great. There's just soooo many. There's like 20+ Mega Man games for the DS and about 8 FF, think there's 9 or 11 Transformers games now, maybe a dozen or more Mario depending which ones you count cause he shows up everywhere lol.
Luckily I already had a couple of those games in actual real game card format not downloaded roms. Hopefully I'll be able to scrounge up a couple of the others.
