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The DS is a great little system. Yes, the games might suck, but the system will be on everyone's hands once Animal Crossing goes online. Nintendo made Animal Crossing better by using the touch screen to write letters and make designs on clothes. They also used its wi-fi capabilities to go online. This is how Nintendo made Animal Crossing better. What classic game would you make better?
I think that games like Deja Vu, Deja Vu II, and ShadowGate would take great advantage of the touch screen. Imagine touching the screen instead of moving that little hand all over the place.
What classic game would you change?
goatdan
06-17-2005, 12:05 AM
Tempest.
Although that would be my choice for every modern system, as long as Jeff Minter was in charge of it :)
Qix seems a natural for a stylus. Action RPGs/dungeon crawls would benefit from having a subscreen constantly up for selecting items, weapons, or spells on the fly.
felix
06-17-2005, 01:21 AM
Zelda 1.. no more going to the menu to change your a and b slots.
Mianrtcv
06-17-2005, 01:33 AM
I'd like to see some old rpg's utilize the stylus for quick hit menu selections. It would keep the games flowing. Also it may be interesting to see if they could apply a "direct hit" Mortal Kombat. Can't really put that one into words (brain fried right now), but basically a more selective hit than high or low. Of course if you play too long, then the wife or girlfriend or whoever may apply some direct hits too.
DTJAAAAMJSLM
06-17-2005, 01:47 AM
SNK Vs. Capcom: Card Fighters' Clash could make use of the touch screen during matches and for deck building.
Cauterize
06-17-2005, 05:47 AM
Imagine a Lucasarts Collection on DS, making full use of the Touch Screen
Monkey Island, Indiana Jones, Sam n Max, Day Of The Tentacle...
Point and click games would be the best use of the DS IMO...
felix
06-17-2005, 05:48 AM
Diablo 2? Yup..
I think any rpg or card game would be great on the DS.
THATinkjar
06-17-2005, 07:05 AM
Tetris.
As the pieces begin their decent, you must draw the appropriate shape where you would like the piece to fit. That could get quite hectic :)
chrisbid
06-17-2005, 08:39 AM
Panzer Dragoon or REZ would be incredible :love:
Oobgarm
06-17-2005, 08:41 AM
Any of the light gun games like Duck Hunt, Gumshoe, Hogan's Alley, etc. would be well suited for the stylus.
towerofsong
06-17-2005, 08:50 AM
Any RPG or Strategy game. They would really excell on the DS.
As cauterize said Lucasarts style point and click games would be brilliant and would completely suck up my life.
Shmups would be great with the stylus for quick accurate moving (I think)
Oh and give us Mario Paint DS :D
I believe the DS could do most games better as long as the developers actually use their heads and play to its strengths
scooterb23
06-17-2005, 09:02 AM
Portable Grim Fandango...mmmmmm
Also, some kind of online Pictionary / isketch may be fun :)
Sotenga
06-17-2005, 09:06 AM
Point and click games would be the best use of the DS IMO...
I concur. I nominate a Shadowgate sequel for the DS!
GobopopRevisited
06-17-2005, 09:51 AM
Warlocked for the Game Boy Color... That game would go perfectly on the DS, or at least a sequel. Maybe move their cancelled GBA sequel, Wizards, to the DS. Or the best scenerio: Develop an entirely new Warlocked-style RTS for the system, and include online play!
Crush Crawfish
06-17-2005, 01:18 PM
Qix seems a natural for a stylus.
Beat me to it. Qix would be AMAZING with stylus-based controls. I also agree that shadowgate would be awesome as well.
Oh, and it's not "classic" per se, but Magic Pengel would be freaking amazing with the stylus. Actually drawing the monsters with a pen? Sign me up for that.
Cauterize
06-17-2005, 01:42 PM
Any of the light gun games like Duck Hunt, Gumshoe, Hogan's Alley, etc. would be well suited for the stylus.
True but wouldnt it be a little too easy?
online Pictionary / isketch may be fun :)
heh hell yeah! Pictionary is great as it is, but an online one would be awesome!
Any RPG or Strategy game. They would really excell on the DS.
Oh yeah! How did i forget this one!?
Warcraft 1 & 2, CnC, Starcraft! Damn how awesome would they be, with Multiplayer Skirmishes Online/WiFi!!!
Oh and give us Mario Paint DS :D
Great idea! Basically Photoshop with Mario and a Graphic Tablet!!! Oh Yeah!
TheRedEye
06-17-2005, 01:45 PM
Portable Grim Fandango...mmmmmm
How the hell would you use a stylus in Grim Fandango?
scooterb23
06-17-2005, 01:47 PM
Hell, I don't know...I just got carried away :P
I still want to see the game :)
TheRedEye
06-17-2005, 01:50 PM
Hell, I don't know...I just got carried away :P
I still want to see the game :)
I wouldn't, because after they managed to cut TWO CDS worth of data to fit on a DS card, it would be stripped down beyond recognition. And even if they managed to make it run somehow, that screen is waaaay too small for the game's resolution. And what would you do with the second screen?
Imagine a Lucasarts Collection on DS, making full use of the Touch Screen
Monkey Island, Indiana Jones, Sam n Max, Day Of The Tentacle...
Point and click games would be the best use of the DS IMO...
My exact thoughts, that would be so cool playing Day of the Tentacle anywhere!
GobopopRevisited
06-17-2005, 08:18 PM
Action Puzzle games like DokiDoki Penguin Land, Solomon's Key, or Fire and Ice... complete with level editors / creators. Something like that with a point and click / drag and drop gameplay.
pacmanhat
06-17-2005, 11:14 PM
Imagine a Lucasarts Collection on DS, making full use of the Touch Screen
Monkey Island, Indiana Jones, Sam n Max, Day Of The Tentacle...
Point and click games would be the best use of the DS IMO...
I think I'd pay any amount of money for this...what an amazing idea. :)
scooterb23
06-17-2005, 11:46 PM
OK fine Red Eye... I'll stop dreaming about it on the DS since you have so thoroughly ruined that pipe dream (it was just a fantasy after all). I'll just imagine one day playing Grim Fandango on the PSP...
XxMe2NiKxX
06-17-2005, 11:51 PM
Qix, Warlocked, and Diablo/2. All fairly obvious choices. If you've played any of them you can probably figure out why a stylus would be good.
PDorr3
06-18-2005, 12:06 AM
alot of games can be improved, if you are looknig for games that can best take advantage of the 2 screens or touch screen here are some:
A REAL pacman arcade game, both screens would do nicely!
Harvest moon, bottom screen can be used for quick and easy access to tools, and touch screen could be used for various things such as pulling out crops.
paper mario, the touch screen would be great for the timing attacks of battles.
Smash bros, cmon you know you want it!
I am also happy they are doing a traditional bomberman game, great for 2 screens.
nintendorocker
06-19-2005, 11:51 PM
Tetris Attack for sure. Everytime i play Zoo Keeper I think about Tetris Attack.
GobopopRevisited
06-19-2005, 11:58 PM
On the subject of Tetris... Tetrisphere :D
Poofta!
06-20-2005, 12:08 AM
id love to see a sim city 2000 for the ds...
works awesomely on pocket pc. would be great to have one on ds.
FantasiaWHT
06-20-2005, 12:21 AM
I love the idea of pictionary, although I suppose you could run an impromptu one with Pictochat!
Along the lines of Lucas Arts games... I'd kill to be able to play the King's Quest and Hero's Quest games again!
Lord_Magus
06-20-2005, 09:20 AM
As already stated, I would pay anything to play the classic point'n'click adventures on the DS:
Monkey Island I-II-III
Loom
Indiana Jones
Grim Fandango
Simon The Sorcerer I-II
etc.
Pure gaming heaven :D
Imagine a two screen Tetris. That would be insane! The madness would take over the world.
Blanka789
10-09-2005, 08:46 PM
How about Snatcher, but with new artwork? :D
squirrelnut
10-09-2005, 08:59 PM
id love to see a sim city 2000 for the ds...
works awesomely on pocket pc. would be great to have one on ds.
You stole my idea! It would be great to drag 'n drop parts where you wanted them. But I'm just wondering how that would look on dual screens? Or have the touch screen be the edit screen and the top one is the view.
Oh and it would have to be Sim City 3000. 2000 is so 5 years ago :P