Gaming Any recommend DS titles to play on the N2DSXL in 2018?

[AutumnWolf]

Solatorobo: Red The Hunter
Newer Super Mario Bros DS
Another Super 3D Mario
Sonic Rush
Full Metal Alchemist
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles: Ring Of Fates
Kirby Squeak Squad
Radiant Historia - but you can play this one on the 3DS
TLOZ: The Spirit Tracks
Pokémon Heart Gold/Soul Silver
Pokémon Platinum
Pokémon Black/White
Pacman World 3 - but you can play the PSP version
The World Ends With You
Nanashi No Game
Dementium - but you can play the 3DS version
Nanashi No Game 2
Castlevania: Order Of Eclessia
Mario & Luigi: Patners in Time
M&L: Bowser's Inside Story
Mario Party DS
Ghost Trick
The Ace Attorney games
Hotel Dusk
Another Code: Two Memories
Rune Factory 3
Metroid Prime: Hunters
Witch's Wish
Okamiden
Chrono Trigger
Phantasy Star 0
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Rhythm Heaven

 

[natkoden]

The list is huge...

Phantom Hourglass
Chinatown Wars
Chrono Trigger
Mario Kart DS
Castlevania series
New Super Mario Bros.
The World Ends with You
Pokemon series (specially black and white)
Dragon Quest series
Elite Beat Agents
Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan
Mario and Luigi Partners in Time
Professor Layton series
Ghost Trick
Radiant Historia (also on 3DS, play that one instead)
Nintendogs (yeah, why not?)
Rhythm Heaven
Okamiden
FF XII Revenant Wings (please try this one, it will surprise you)
Scribblenauts
Golden Sun Dark Dawn
Hotel Dusk
Phoenix Wright series
Animal Crossing
FF III and IV
Summon Night series
Soma Bringer
Blood of Bahamuth
Dragon Quest Heroes Slime Rocket (try this one ASAP)
FF Crystal Chronicles series
FF The 4 Heroes of Light
Ultimate Jump Stars
WarioWare series


you also have disgaea, Fire emblem, Luminous Arc, Advanced Wars and FF Tactics, but I'm not a huge fan of turn based strategy games

 

[Zense]

Solatorobo: Red The Hunter
Newer Super Mario Bros DS
Another Super 3D Mario
Sonic Rush
Full Metal Alchemist
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles: Ring Of Fates
Kirby Squeak Squad
Radiant Historia - but you can play this one on the 3DS
TLOZ: The Spirit Tracks
Pokémon Heart Gold/Soul Silver
Pokémon Platinum
Pokémon Black/White
Pacman World 3 - but you can play the PSP version
The World Ends With You
Nanashi No Game
Dementium - but you can play the 3DS version
Nanashi No Game 2
Castlevania: Order Of Eclessia
Mario & Luigi: Patners in Time
M&L: Bowser's Inside Story
Mario Party DS
Ghost Trick
The Ace Attorney games
Hotel Dusk
Another Code: Two Memories
Rune Factory 3
Metroid Prime: Hunters
Witch's Wish
Okamiden
Chrono Trigger
Phantasy Star 0
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Rhythm Heaven

Hadn't heard about Witch's Wish and Nanashi no Game. I guess I'll check them out. I'd probably play Pac Man World 3 on PSP.

 

[ElderC]

Yeah IIRC the DS games are already crappy upscales of the GBA version. You certainly don't want to upscale it again.

Nah, the 3DS version has HD re-drawn graphics, it's arguably the best way to play them.

 

[Genevieve]

My DS game library when I was younger mainly consisted of games along the lines of Zhu Zhu Pets and Littlest Pet Shop along with a few platformers that have already been mentioned above (+the original Phineas and Ferb DS game, that was a great game).

However, I'm not sure what 3DS games you've played but if you're also looking for some of those here are my top 10 (not necessarily in order):
1) Pokemon Ultra Sun/Moon
2) Kirby Triple Deluxe/Planet Robobot (I prefer Triple Deluxe but Planet Robobot is newer)
3) The Legend of Zelda a Link Between Worlds
4) Fire Emblem Fates Birthright
5) Luigis Mansion Dark Moon
6) Super Smash Bros.
7) Tomodachi Life
8) Animal Crossing New Leaf
9) New Super Mario Bros 2/Super Mario 3D Land (can't go wrong with either)
10) Mario Kart 7

 

[Centimetro]

Since people already covered most of the popular ones, here are a few that are really good, aged well, and easy to miss (not often mentioned):

Nervous Brickdown
Big Bang Mini
Feel the Magic + Rub Rabbits (the sequel)
Ninjatown
Retro Games Challenge

Also, though "Sonic Rush" was mentioned in a couple posts above, I find it mediocre -- but Sonic Rush Adventure (the sequel) was very good!

 

[starburst]

Some fun titles that you may like and that I have not seen mentioned:
- The two Mario vs. Donkey Kong games for DS. They are puzzle-platformers, like Lemmings; and there are more entries for this series on the DSi and 3DS.
- Lock's Quest, by the creators of Scribblenauts. It is a great-looking real-time strategy game with tower defence elements.

 

[RookieKid]

Henry Hatsworth is quite fun.

 

[Jayro]

Just download the American romset, AP patch the problematic ones, and trim them using a batch rom trimmer. Then just delete the games you don't want.

 

[Rahkeesh]

Nah, the 3DS version has HD re-drawn graphics, it's arguably the best way to play them.

Yes, meanwhile the *DS* version does not, and is just a upscale of GBA sprites. Which gets upscaled again if you aren't forcing the 3DS to show native DS resolution. So yeah, 3DS version recommended.

 

[WaluigiMan]

you gotta play mario luigi bowsers inside story or wait for the remake

 

[eskinner3742]

There's a lot of really fun Original DS games to play. But any that have a 3D world like Mario 64 DS seem to shine a little brighter with the analog stick on the 3DS.

 

[GhostHero182]

I’ll just give you my top seven:
1. New Super Mario Bros.
2. Mario and Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story
3. The Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks
4. Pokèmon Pearl
5. The World Ends With You
6. Sonic Classic Collection
7. Rayman DS

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Hadn't heard about Witch's Wish and Nanashi no Game. I guess I'll check them out. I'd probably play Pac Man World 3 on PSP.

I wouldn’t recommend that, the PSP version’s frame rate is atrocious. Play it on the Gamecube,PS2, or Xbox.

 

[mike a]

Chrono Trigger DS
LoZ Phantom Hourglass
LoZ Spirit Tracks
GTA Chinatown Wars
Super Scribblenauts
Professor Layton Series
Okamiden
Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors
Golden Sun: Dark Dawn
Mega Man ZX Advent
Metroid Prime: Hunters

etc...

Enjoy!

All these games are good, cept I never played professor Layton or scribblenaughts. But I'll add even more..

Space invaders extreme series,
Atari classics series and the artist spin-off Atari collection
Contra 4
All the castlevania games
Zenses series
There are tons of strategy rpgs too
N+
Soma bringer (get English translation)
Lego starwars games
Moon (but it's also for 3ds)

And don't know why no one mentioned them before..
But the puzzle quest series!
Too many to post lol I have 250 games on my flashcard.. So....