Gaming DSiWare recommendations

StrayGuitarist · Jun 14, 2019

Last month I got a DSi and modded it with Memory Pit and now have TwiiLightMenu++ running on it. I've been looking for some neat DSiWare games to play, since it seems like I haven't been great at finding standout titles alone. Any of you have a favorite?

Hoppy · Jun 14, 2019

aura-aura climber has always been one of my favorites
http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2010/02/aura_aura_climber_dsiware

Ryccardo · Jun 14, 2019

I have installed:

Nintendo Countdown Calendar & (Cinemax) Calculator - always nice to have some utilities on the go
101 Pinball World
Adventure in Vegas slot machine
21 Blackjack
The 3rd generation of Brain Age (three titles)
Petit Computer (v2) (of course)
Zenonia (was a famous iPhone game, still never played it lol)
Flashlight & Discolight by "Kaasa Solution" (worst dsiwares ever)
Puzzle League - it's actually a cut down version of a Japanese-only DS game but it's still an excellent example of touch controls
Game & Watch Ball and Flagman
TwlNandFiler (the official save manager for developers, not like you need it if you use emunand but it's cool)

kai98yoshi · Jun 14, 2019

Paper Airplane Chase, Mario vs. Donkey Kong Minis March Again and Zelda Four Swords Anniversary Edition are also games I always love to play.

StrayGuitarist · Jun 14, 2019

Hoppy said:
aura-aura climber has always been one of my favorites
http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2010/02/aura_aura_climber_dsiware

Hm.. I couldn't find it in my repository of DSiWare, but I'll look for a download.. somewhere. It looks really interesting, based on that review.

kai98yoshi said:
Paper Airplane Chase, Mario vs. Donkey Kong Minis March Again and Zelda Four Swords Anniversary Edition are also games I always love to play.

I tried the Four Swords one, and I felt that it'd be a million times better with friends, something I have a stark lack of. :wacko:

But I'm gonna give Paper Airplane Chase and the Mario vs. Donkey Kong ones a shot, since they both seem really interesting.

Ryccardo said:
I have installed:

Nintendo Countdown Calendar & (Cinemax) Calculator - always nice to have some utilities on the go
101 Pinball World
Adventure in Vegas slot machine
21 Blackjack
The 3rd generation of Brain Age (three titles)
Petit Computer (v2) (of course)
Zenonia (was a famous iPhone game, still never played it lol)
Flashlight & Discolight by "Kaasa Solution" (worst dsiwares ever)
Puzzle League - it's actually a cut down version of a Japanese-only DS game but it's still an excellent example of touch controls
Game & Watch Ball and Flagman
TwlNandFiler (the official save manager for developers, not like you need it if you use emunand but it's cool)

Puzzle League is definitely going on there. I didn't know it even had a DSiWare release, and if it's anything like Tetris Attack or Pokemon Puzzle League, I'm sure I'll enjoy it, since I loved those games.

Thank you, y'all have given me a decent handful of stuff to dig into!

(and if anyone else still wants to suggest something that isn't here, I'm still up to trying it.. )

Ryccardo · Jun 14, 2019

StrayGuitarist said:
Puzzle League is definitely going on there. I didn't know it even had a DSiWare release, and if it's anything like Tetris Attack or Pokemon Puzzle League, I'm sure I'll enjoy it, since I loved those games.

Yeah, it's exactly that kind of game, drag&drop makes it a lot more playable at higher speeds than button controls

zfreeman · Jun 14, 2019

AL_16 · Jun 14, 2019

Shantae
4swords
divergent shift
rayman
escapy

StrayGuitarist · Jun 15, 2019

Ryccardo said:
Yeah, it's exactly that kind of game, drag&drop makes it a lot more playable at higher speeds than button controls

I gave it a shot, and well...

I now have two hours logged on it already.

zfreeman said:

W-what!? I didn't even know this existed! I guess my "Complete list of DSiWare" isn't so complete after all..

The hunt begins once more.

Tarmfot · Jun 15, 2019

Ryccardo said:
I have installed:

Nintendo Countdown Calendar & (Cinemax) Calculator - always nice to have some utilities on the go
101 Pinball World
Adventure in Vegas slot machine
21 Blackjack
The 3rd generation of Brain Age (three titles)
Petit Computer (v2) (of course)
Zenonia (was a famous iPhone game, still never played it lol)
Flashlight & Discolight by "Kaasa Solution" (worst dsiwares ever)
Puzzle League - it's actually a cut down version of a Japanese-only DS game but it's still an excellent example of touch controls
Game & Watch Ball and Flagman
TwlNandFiler (the official save manager for developers, not like you need it if you use emunand but it's cool)

Petit Computer v2?

Two versions?

I cannot get Petit Computer to work directly from twilight menu. I have installed to emunand using tmfh.
I cannot still undertand how to edit these sample programs. :-/

kai98yoshi · Jun 15, 2019

Tarmfot said:
Petit Computer v2?

Two versions?

I cannot get Petit Computer to work directly from twilight menu. I have installed to emunand using tmfh.
I cannot still undertand how to edit these sample programs. :-/

Which region has your DS and which your Dsi Ware rom? Did you try to use the option "install as a system title" and did you make your game with a hex edit region free?

Tarmfot · Jun 15, 2019

kai98yoshi said:
Which region has your DS and which your Dsi Ware rom? Did you try to use the option "install as a system title" and did you make your game with a hex edit region free?

My dsi is EUR.
I don't know which region is that backup. I downloaded several until one did work.
At least it works from dsimenu hiyacfw.

Sorry for my engrish.

mironicurse · Jun 15, 2019

i really like starship patrol, you can check it out.
Also legendary Cave Story is there
Amoebattle is a nice cute RTS
Alphabounce is fusion of rpg and arkanoid

Ryccardo · Jun 15, 2019

Tarmfot said:
Petit Computer v2?

Two versions?

Yeah, the international one is the 2nd, the 3DS one is the 3rd, and the 1st one is a Japanese exclusive or whatever

Tarmfot said:
I cannot get Petit Computer to work directly from twilight menu. I have installed to emunand using tmfh.

I only use the official launcher (on emunand), I hate inaccurate ripoffs of official console UIs

Tarmfot said:
I cannot still undertand how to edit these sample programs. :-/

Haven't tried in a while (you downloaded the official PDF manual, riight?) but you should be able to load them in direct mode, switch to the editor, do what you want ~~coz a pirate is free~~, then save (as new program since you can't overwrite the official ones)

Kwyjor · Jun 15, 2019

I've always wanted to try X-Scape. (It's a remake of the original wireframe Japanese-only Game Boy game that preceded Star Fox.)

Warioware Snapped is probably fun for five minutes.

So is Puzzle League DSi much different from Planet Puzzle League DS?

StrayGuitarist · Jun 16, 2019

Kwyjor said:
I've always wanted to try X-Scape. (It's a remake of the original wireframe Japanese-only Game Boy game that preceded Star Fox.)

Warioware Snapped is probably fun for five minutes.

So is Puzzle League DSi much different from Planet Puzzle League DS?

I was never all that big into Star Fox, but I didn't know that history was attached to it. I might give it a try just on that merit alone.

The lighting isn't good enough to play Warioware Snapped. It doesn't recognize my face 90% of the time, but when it does, the tracking is actually pretty good. It's just that I'd rather play.. any other WarioWare game. Preferably one I'm not stuck playing alone.

I never played Planet Puzzle League DS, but I've been playing a fuckton of the DSiWare game. Now that I don't have to sit down at a TV and play Tetris Attack for my niche puzzling action, I tend to spend a lot more time in it.

GayCoonie · Jun 23, 2019

Castle of Magic is a decent platformer.

anton123 · Jun 25, 2019

Ryccardo said:
Yeah, the international one is the 2nd, the 3DS one is the 3rd, and the 1st one is a Japanese exclusive or whatever

I only use the official launcher (on emunand), I hate inaccurate ripoffs of official console UIs

Haven't tried in a while (you downloaded the official PDF manual, riight?) but you should be able to load them in direct mode, switch to the editor, do what you want ~~coz a pirate is free~~, then save (as new program since you can't overwrite the official ones)

I also can't get Petit Computer to run. Just goes back to HiyaCFW after launching the nds.

StrayGuitarist · Jun 25, 2019

anton123 said:
I also can't get Petit Computer to run. Just goes back to HiyaCFW after launching the nds.

Try launching it in Unlaunch. I had a few issues with that, but after launching it through Unlaunch once, it seemed to fix itself.

anton123 · Jun 25, 2019

StrayGuitarist said:
Try launching it in Unlaunch. I had a few issues with that, but after launching it through Unlaunch once, it seemed to fix itself.

Thanks for the tip. But it didn't work. Now I seem to get white screen no matter what I do. Could be a bad ROM.

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