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txrattlesnake on 10 July 2009

Please list your top 10 Essential games for DS.



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SmokedHostage on 10 July 2009

1.) New Super Mario Bros.

2.) Mario Kart DS

3.) Tetris DS

4.) Advance Wars: Dual Strike

5.) Nanostray II

6.) The 3 Castlevanias

7.) Final Fantasy IV

8.) Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars

9.) Hotel Dusk

10.) Kirby Super Star Ultra



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Faxanadu on 10 July 2009

1 Nintendogs
2 Elite Beat Agents
3 NSMB
4 Phoenix Wright
5 Castlevania
6 Zelda
7 Professor Layton
8 Korg DS10
9 Dragon Quest
10 Chrono Trigger



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salaminizer on 10 July 2009

- Elite Beat Agents
- Phantom Hourglass
- All Phoenix Wright games
- New Super Mario Bros
- Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow or Order of Ecclesia
- Picross/Planet Puzzle League/Tetris DS (one of them is enough IMO)
- The World Ends With You
- Clubhouse Games
- Warioware Touched!
- Mario Kart DS



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nordlead on 10 July 2009

1) New Super Mario Bros
2) The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
3) Professor Layton and the Curious Village
4) Advance Wars: Dual Strike
5) Elite Beat Agents

I could name other good games, but I don't think they deserve "must have" status.




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Khuutra on 10 July 2009

How am I the first person to name Kirby Canvas Curse? That was THE definitive DS game in the beginning.



alfredofroylan on 10 July 2009

10.- Contra 4: So fun, so excited. So hard.... really hard.
9.- Soul Bubbles: My favorite game on the DS. Brilliant design, calm music and quite clever puzzles
8.- Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow or Order of Ecclesia
7.- Elite Beat Agents/Ouendan: But be careful these games can destroy your screen
6.- The World ends with you
5.- Chrono Trigger: Like a Good ol' wine this game just gets better and better
4.- Mario Kart DS
3.- Rune Factory 1/2: Date the chicks, build your farm, kill monsters and get married in the process
2.- Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
1.- New Super Mario Bros



MANUELF on 10 July 2009

New Super Mario Bros
Mario Kart DS
Pokemon Platinum
Jump Ultimate Stars
Zelda: Phantom Hourglass

I can't think of any other must have.



ZuZayLi on 10 July 2009

10- Trauma Center
9- Zelda PH
8- Taiko no Tatsujin
7- Picross games
6- Jump Ultimate Stars
5- Animal Crossing
4- My Japanese Coach (or other language games)
3- Dragon Quest games
2- Phoenix Wright series
1- The World Ends with you



sabby_e17 on 10 July 2009

1. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of time/Darkness
2. GTA: Chinatown Wars
3. Final Fantasy IV

That all ;)