Nope! Looking forward to popping it in. I've heard great things about it and just never found the opportunity to pick it up. I'm a huge Ace Attorney fan and I've heard a lot of fellow fans recommend it.
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NeoGAF's Official Nintendo DS Collecting, Appreciation, and Nostalgia Thread
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Nope! Looking forward to popping it in. I've heard great things about it and just never found the opportunity to pick it up. I'm a huge Ace Attorney fan and I've heard a lot of fellow fans recommend it.
BinaryPork2737
Unconfirmed Member
Now that's a good find. Most of the garage and yard sales around here haven't been the best lately, all I've been finding are shovelware and bootlegs of GBA games.
BinaryPork2737
Unconfirmed Member
I'm not a huge fan of Gamestop, but I decided to go to one of the local ones because it had Hotel Dusk: Room 215 and Rondo of Swords for relatively cheap prices. Thanks to looking in the bargain bin, I came out with those two, Contact, Lost in Blue, and Trace Memory all for around $18. Probably won't get around to playing them for a while, but I own them now at least.
sixteen-bit
Member
on occasion, GS is good for getting used stuff for way under retail. Another example is Korg DS 10+. They surprisingly undercut 3rd party resellers on eBay and amazon, assuming you have the game in stock.
I love Picross 3D so much... It's easily my most played puzzle game. So addictive.
To the guy, who borrowed the dsi from his friend.
If you have the chance, get the second Layton and also wario ware touched.
Ooh! Great finds. I just got both Monster Tale and Soul Bubbles from a GAFer a month or so ago. I've yet to play them, but I'm very interested in both. Especially Monster Tale since my wife said Henry Hatsworth is a lot of fun (haven't tried it yet) and it's the same developer.
Monster Tale and DQ5 will be US versions, since the latter goes for (comparatively) ridiculous prices over here. I was also looking for other titles like Dark Spire, Retro Game Challenge, Puzzle League DS, Kirby Mouse Attack and AW: Dual Strike, but didn't find anything that suited my current budget (well, I had to make a selection). Looking to get those till the end of this year, though.
Recently picked up Digimon Dawn and Digimon Dusk for $30 each. No case or manual but I literally couldn't find them anywhere. Soon after I saw several listings on ebay for them complete around the same price. Kinda hurt but ah well I'm glad to have some games that seem to be getting harder and harder to find.
BinaryPork2737
Unconfirmed Member
Those Digimon games were great, I remember having a blast with them when I was younger.
Penguin1084
Neo Member
I'm so happy this thread exists!
I got my DS when it was first released and I've loved it ever since. I really got into a collecting fever with the DS, and most (if not all) of my games are complete with original covers and inserts. Obviously the Action Replay and R4 covers are printed. The two no-cover cases in the picture are Band Hero and another copy of Kirby Superstar Ultra
Here's my collection:
http://imgur.com/QtI04uX.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/XmzWfEG.jpg
Just popped out Tetris DS because it's probably my favorite game from the DS library. Nostalgia time!
I got my DS when it was first released and I've loved it ever since. I really got into a collecting fever with the DS, and most (if not all) of my games are complete with original covers and inserts. Obviously the Action Replay and R4 covers are printed. The two no-cover cases in the picture are Band Hero and another copy of Kirby Superstar Ultra
Here's my collection:
http://imgur.com/QtI04uX.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/XmzWfEG.jpg
Just popped out Tetris DS because it's probably my favorite game from the DS library. Nostalgia time!
Tetris DS is my favorite Tetris game. So good.
BinaryPork2737
Unconfirmed Member
Yeah, it's really weird considering some of their other business practices. I recently picked up Moon (the Renegade Kid game) from them for $1.99 or a little under that, along with a few other games. I never really checked the bargain bin area in any GS store before, but they've got some really good finds, even if they are all loose carts.
This reminds me that I still need to find copies of Luminous Arc
Scratch that, picked up a copy of 1 today.
Awesome collection! Starfy is such a great and under-appreciated game. So Tetris is pretty awesome, huh? Another GAFer told me this but I just don't get what would make one Tetris better than another. (I figure I must be missing something.)
BTW, is Wall-E a good game?
RoninChaos
Member
Man. Ive got like 40 DS games I haven't played. One of these years.
The DS is easily my favorite handheld ever, and one of the best consoles of all time. So many great games. I first bought one in 2008, a used OG model which I still have. It's the only example (imo) of a handheld that could truly be your only game system at the time without any regrets. Long live the king.
BinaryPork2737
Unconfirmed Member
I think that the main appeal of Tetris DS is that the game has different modes unique to that version, along with mission mode where you're given specific tasks to perform. I think there was a puzzle mode too. It's been a long time since I've played my copy of it.
RoninChaos
Member
I see some peome list their collections through theft. Any good way to insure a game collection ?
DeuceGamer
Member
Oh DS why are you so lacking in my collection? I did just pick up Bomberman conplete to add to it. Not sure how good it is but for a couple bucks I figured I shouldn't pass on it.
retrogamer84
Member
Yeah I am embarrassed by how few DS games I have in my collection. For a system I love so much, having only about a dozen games is sad. I am planning on rectifying this within the next few months. Luckily DS games are still readily available at reasonable prices. It should be exciting to finally try some of the games people have raved about for years.
retrogamer84
Member
I went ahead and ordered some DS games. I picked up:
Dragon Quest IX
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Along with some 3DS games. I cannot wait to check these out in a couple days!
Dragon Quest IX
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Along with some 3DS games. I cannot wait to check these out in a couple days!
sixteen-bit
Member
OoE is a pretty tight game.
blizzardjesus
Banned
Diamond Trust is still available from the guys website, grabbed one last month. But yea, still has a low print run.
sixteen-bit
Member
Thanks for the correction. I'll update my post.
sixteen-bit
Member
Yep, unfortunately they're out there. Be vigilant.
AcademicSaucer
Member
is custom robo arena worth it for 14$ ?
Pancakes R Us
Member
choodi
Banned
After a little run-in with a GBA bootlegger on eBay, my policy now is to never buy games from eBay.
After first denying the games were fakes, I explained to him how I knew they were fakes because of the obvious telltale signs and that I would be reporting him to eBay. The guy refunded my money and didn't even ask for the games to be returned.
eBay did nothing and the guy was back up and running under a different account in no time.
After first denying the games were fakes, I explained to him how I knew they were fakes because of the obvious telltale signs and that I would be reporting him to eBay. The guy refunded my money and didn't even ask for the games to be returned.
eBay did nothing and the guy was back up and running under a different account in no time.
First time I ever end up with a bootleg item from ebay. Guess I will buy used from now on.
GBA games are easier to tell if they are fake compared to NDS from photos, kind of.
Those boxes are for the PAL ones, I ordered a US copy. The bootleg games are still shrink wrapped, so I can't open them up to compare with the link.
You can view the pics here:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/291167277927?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
http://www.ebay.com/itm/291167291319?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
From the pics, it really does not show that it is a fake or not, on top of that, the seller has a very positive feedback. Seems like the poor guy bought batch of bootleg games without him knowing. All the negative feedback is very recent.
Princess Viola
Member
I remember I accidentally bought a used copy of Tetris DS that turned out to be bootleg.
A lot of DS games are shrink wrapped, yes, but this one has a shrink wrap type I have never seen before. Plus, the boxes in general are of low quality.
Sounds legit...I don't see why it wouldn't be.
Added the following games to my collection:
- Ninjatown
- Super Princess Peach
- Kirby Mouse Attack (aka Squeak Squad)
Latter two are used, but in very good condition. Stumbled across them in a game store I frequent, awesome find for sure. Online prices for those are higher than you'd expect.
- Ninjatown
- Super Princess Peach
- Kirby Mouse Attack (aka Squeak Squad)
Latter two are used, but in very good condition. Stumbled across them in a game store I frequent, awesome find for sure. Online prices for those are higher than you'd expect.
Winnie the Pimp
Member
Ninjatown is great!!!
best tower defense on the system
best tower defense on the system
Ohh man, great finds. I haven't played much of Super Princess Peach but my wife loved it. And Kirby Mouse Attack is plenty of fun and pretty under-appreciated.
sixteen-bit
Member
Does DS stand for Dual Screen or Developer System? Or maybe something else?
Same here. I was always surprised they had that "real" meaning behind it.
Princess Viola
Member
I always thought DS stood for Dual System when I was a kid.
I don't know why.
I don't know why.
As a fellow DS Lite fan, I personally prefer the form factor and pixel density of the original 3DS vs. the XL. I don't love the d-pad but games rarely make much use of it compared to the circle pad. It's a more portable size for me and I just really like how it feels. The XL feels like a bit too big of a handheld for me personally. (FWIW I find the GB Micro to be way too small.)