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    Default Nintendo DS Portable Favorites

    OK, time to get this started for the classic discussions forum. Let's start building a list that others can use as a guide - even if your suggestions don't make the list, at least your suggestions get seen! These threads should be especially handy to people who got their systems recently and want to start out with the "A List" of games to pick from.

    So let's start the "A List". What would you add to it?

    NOTE: * = exclusive to this system (for now)

    Advance Wars DS (series) *
    Castlevania (series) *
    Legend of Zelda: The Phantom Hourglass *
    Mario Kart DS *
    New Super Mario *
    Phoenix Wright: Ace Detective (series) *
    Professor Layton and the Curious Village *
    Super Princess Peach *
    Wario Touched *

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    Here's a couple of my favorites:

    Mario Kart DS
    Wario Touched
    Either Castlevania Game

    Games I want to play that look Hot:

    Zelda : Phantom Hourglass
    Contra 4
    Geometry Wars: Galaxies

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    For me it is definitely the following:

    Advance Wars: Dual Strike
    Tetris DS
    Meteos
    Elektroplankton
    Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
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    Definitely one of those brain age games and I'd tack on another vote for Mario Kart.

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    Elite Beat Agents
    Meteos
    Rocket Slime
    Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin - I liked it better than Dawn of Sorrows
    Mario Kart DS

    Honestly, I own it and was really excited when I first got it, but I don't actually consider New Super Mario Bros. to be A-list. It's kind of like the ... the ... the "New Coke" of Super Mario. Good, but missing a big part of what made the original awesome.

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    Advance Wars DS
    Bomberman land Touch
    Break 'em All
    Castlevania DS
    Castlevania PoR
    Contact
    Feel the Magic xy/xx
    Final Fantasy III
    Hotel Dusk room 215
    Kirby Canvas Curse
    Lunar Knights
    Metroid Prime Pinball
    Nanostray
    New Super Mario Bros. (Best Mario in years and years!)
    Phoenis Wright Series
    Sonic Rush
    Tetris DS
    Wario Ware Touched

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    A-list must haves...

    Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrows
    Castlevania: Potrait of Ruin
    New Super Mario Brothers
    Mario Kart DS
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    Resident evil
    konami arcade classics
    Trauma Center utk
    Hotel Dusk
    neo geo system

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    Touch detective series
    My rotating want list http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?t=101550

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    Front Mission
    Luminous Arc*
    Contra 4*
    Pokemon Diamond and Pearl*
    Puzzle Quest
    Bleach: Blade of Fate
    Trace Memory* (A very underrated DS game, a great point and click and it uses the DS in some innovative ways for puzzles.)

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    Mario Party DS
    New Super Mario bros.
    Planet Puzzle League
    Puyo Pop Fever
    Super Mario 64
    Zoo Keeper

    I still have less than 20 DS games so this will be a thread I'll follow to get some good suggestions for future purchases.

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    Clubhouse Games. Quick, fun games you can pick up and play for just 10 minutes or several hours...what the DS is all about, IMO.

    And I'll second the nominations of Feel The Magic XX/XY, Meteos and Phoenix Wright.
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    Some top games on the DS:

    Castlevania series
    Meteos*
    Mario Kart DS
    Tetris DS
    Super Princess Peach*
    New Super Mario Brothers
    Kirby Canvas Curse*
    Final Fantasy III
    Contra 4*
    Mr Driller: Drill Spirits
    Trauma Center

    I will also say
    Electroplankton*
    but this special soft will not suit everyone


    Phonnix Wright games are nice but hold zero replay value
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    Brain Age
    Picross
    New Super Mario Bros.
    Mr. Driller: Drill Spirits
    Mario Kart
    Konami Arcade Classics (Track & Field!)
    Touchmaster

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    Hotel Dusk is definitely my favorite. I'm glad to see it getting recognition from others here as well, since it tends to be rather overlooked by most. Some others I really liked:

    Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
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    Final Fantasy III
    Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
    Phoenix Wright (series)
    Pokemon Diamond
    Trace Memory

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    Castlevania: Potrait of Ruin
    Tetris DS
    Mariokart DS
    Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Series
    Pokemon Diamond or Pearl
    New Super Mario Bros.
    Super Mario 64 DS
    Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass

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    Out of what I own:

    Bust-a-Move DS
    Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
    Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
    Feel The Magic: XY/XX
    Kirby Canvas Curse
    Mario Kart DS
    Metroid Prime Pinball
    Need For Speed Carbon: Own The City
    New Super Mario Bros.
    Super Mario 64 DS

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    Wow, don't believe not a single person put Touch Detective, I'm nearly done the first, and have high hopes for playing the 2nd.

    So heres a quick list of games i enjoy for ds.

    -Touch Detective
    -Phoenix Wright(series)
    -Either Castlevania game(i enjoyed POR more)
    -WarioWare Touched
    -New SMB
    -Geometry Wars Galaxies
    -Trauma Center
    -Advance Wars DS

    Assorted others
    -SBK
    -Mario and Luigi
    -Point Blank DS
    -True Swing Golf
    -Feel the Magic and Rub Rabbits

    Thats all that comes to mind at the moment.

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    2-Player Games only, as I dont own an DS but play regularly against my friends

    Mario Kart DS
    Tetris DS
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