DS Collecting

[Tyron]

Does anybody else seem to collect DS games? Not really been collecting them seriously, but have picked up 54 titles so far. Seeing as the DS is now no longer the latest Nintendo handheld console, anybody else got a collection going?


42 All-Time Classics
Advance Wars: Dark Conflict
Advance Wars: Dual Strike
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Another Code: Two Memories
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney
Big Brain Academy
Bomberman Land Touch!
Boogie
Boulder Dash Rocks!
Brain Age 2
Call of Duty: World at War
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
Chrono Trigger
Contact
Dead 'n' Furious
Dr Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old is your Brain?
Dynasty Warriors DS Fighter's Battle
Final Fantasy IV
Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland
Glory Days
Golden Sun Dark Dawn
Harvest Moon DS
Jam Sessions
Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
Mario Kart DS
Mario Party DS
Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2
Metroid Prime: Hunters
Mr. Driller: Drill Spirits
New International Track and Field
NinjaTown
Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney
Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Justice For All
Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness
Pokemon Soulsilver
Resident Evil: Deadly Silence
Retro Atari
Scurge
SEGA Casino
Sim City
Sonic Rush
Star Fox Command
Super Mario 64 DS
Super Monkey Ball: Touch & Roll
Theme Park
Trauma Center: Under the Knife
Wario Master of Disguise
Worms Open Warfare 2
Yoshi's Island DS
Ys Strategy
Zubo

[hydr0x]

Glad you bring this up as I was actually considering posting a similar topic a few days ago. Imho the DS is a great system to collect for. It has one of the broadest and best libraries of any generation with loads of well known masterpieces and hidden gems. It's also seeing rising prices for out of print games already so now is the right time to get in before it's too late. Which is exactly why I compiled my full wishlist for it recently. Unfortunately, that wishlist is currently 257 games long On a more positive note, I already managed to acquire 93 of those games so my "to buy" list is already down to 164. Still a lot, but there you go

Here's my current collection, once I hit 100 I'll take a nice photo

ABC Murders, The (Agatha Christie's)
Advance Wars: Dark Conflict
Advance Wars: Dual Strike
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney
Atari Greatest Hits: Volume 1
Avalon Code
B Team: Metal Cartoon Squad
Bangai-O Spirits
Barnyard Blast
Battles of Prince of Persia
Boing! Docomodake DS
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
Chrono Trigger
Commander: Europe at War
Cooking Guide
Deep Labyrinth
Dragon Quest: The Chapters of the Chosen
Dragon Quest: Hand of the Heavenly Bride
Dragon Quest: Realms of Revelation
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
Dropcast
Easy Piano
Elements of Destruction
Elite Beat Agents
Endwar (Tom Clancy's)
Etrian Odyssey
Final Fantasy III
Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland
Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy
Game & Watch Collection
Ghost Trick
Glory Days 2
Go! Go! Cosmo Cops!
Gravity (Professor Heinz Wolff's)
Harvest Fishing
Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure
Hoshigami
Hotel Dusk: Room 215
Infinite Space
Ivy the Kiwi?
Kameleon
Kirby Super Star Ultra
Konami Arcade Classics
Labyrinth
Last Window: The Secret of Cape West
Lifesigns
Lock's Quest
Maestro! Jump in Music
Magical Starsign
Megaman ZX
Metal Slug 7
Metropolis Crimes
Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes
Monster Bomber
Moon
Mr. Driller: Drill Spirits
Mr. Slime Jr.
Music Monstars
Nanostray
Nanostray 2
Neigbours from hell
Nervous Brickdown
New International Track & Field
New Super Mario Bros.
Okamiden
Orcs & Elves
Pang: Magical Michael
Panzer Tactics DS
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Justice for All
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations
Pipe Mania
Polarium
Prey the Stars
Princess Debut: The Royal Ball
Professor Layton and the Curious Village
Professor Layton and the Lost Future
Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure
Rhythm Paradise
Rooms: The Main Building
Space Invaders Extreme
Starfox Command
Starz
Stratego: Next Edition
Trauma Center: Under the Knife
Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume
Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble!
Wiley's WireWay
Zendoku
Zoo Keeper

I also plan to pick up Another Code and Giana Sisters DS from the local Gamestop tomorrow as I know they have those in stock cheaper than eBay.

[JokerJur]

I have about 20+ games I really enjoy, but don't have a list ready. A game you both are missing and surely need before it gets too expensive is Suikoden Tierkreis. It's a truly collectible game for obvious reasons and is really great to play as well.

[JoeMD]

I actually ended up selling a bunch of my DS games as I got bored with them. If anyone wants a copyof Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks or the first Prof. Layton, hit me up.

[gunstarhero]

Here's my lot thus far:

ADVANCE WARS Dark Conflict
ADVANCE WARS Dual Strike
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
ANIMAL CROSSING Wild World
ARKANOID DS
AVALON CODE
BANGAI-O SPIRITS
BLUE DRAGON Awakened Shadow
BLUE DRAGON PLUS
BOMBERMAN STORY DS
BUBBLE BOBBLE REVOLUTION
CASTLEVANIA Dawn of Sorrow
CASTLEVANIA Order of Ecclesia
CASTLEVANIA Portrait of Ruin
CHILDREN OF MANA
CHRONO TRIGGER
Club Nintendo GAME & WATCH COLLECTION
CONTRA 4
DISGAEA DS
DONKEY KONG JUNGLE CLIMBER
DRAGON BOOSTER
DRAGON QUEST The Chapters of the Chosen
DRAGON QUEST The Hand of the Heavenly Bride
DRAGON QUEST IX Sentinels of the Starry Skies
DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS Joker
DRAGON QUEST VI Realms of Reverie
ELITE BEAT AGENTS
ETRIAN ODYSSEY
ETRIAN ODYSSEY III The Drowned City
FINAL FANTASY The 4 Heroes of Light
FINAL FANTASY Crystal Chronicles echoes of time
FINAL FANTASY Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates
Final Fantasy Fables CHOCOBO TALES
FINAL FANTASY III
FINAL FANTASY IV
FINAL FANTASY TACTICS A2 Grimoire of the Rift
FINAL FANTASY XII Revenant Wings
FIRE EMBLEM Shadow Dragon
FLOWER, SUN AND RAIN
Freshly-Picked TINGLE'S ROSY RUPEELAND
FROM THE ABYSS
GEOMETRY WARS GALAXIES
GO! GO! COSMO COPS!
GOLDEN SUN Dark Dawn
GRAND THEFT AUTO Chinatown Wars
HARVEST MOON DS
HEROES OF MANA
HOSHIGAMI
INFINITE SPACE
IVY THE KIWI?
KINGDOM HEARTS 358 / 2 DAYS
KINGDOM HEARTS Re:coded
KIRBY Mouse Attack
KIRBY Power Paintbrush
KIRBY SUPERSTAR ULTRA
LOSTMAGIC
LUMINOUS ARC
LUMINOUS ARC 2
LUNAR Genesis
LUNAR KNIGHTS
MAGICAL STARSIGN
MARIO & LUIGI Bowser's Inside Story
MARIO & LUIGI Partners in Time
MARIO KART DS
MARIO PARTY DS
MARIO Vs. DONKEY KONG 2 March of the Minis
MEGA MAN Starforce Dragon
MEGA MAN Starforce Leo
MEGA MAN Starforce Pegasus
MEGAMAN ZX
METAL SLUG 7
METROID PRIME Hunters
METROID PRIME PINBALL
MIGHT & MAGIC CLASH OF HEROES
MR. DRILLER Drill Spirits
MYSTERY DUNGEON Shiren the Wanderer
NAMCO MUSEUM DS
NANOSTRAY 2
NEW INTERNATIONAL TRACK AND FIELD
NEW SUPER MARIO BROS.
NINTENDO DS BROWSER
OKAMIDEN
PHANTASY STAR 0
POKEMON Diamond version
POKEMON Heartgold Version
POKEMON Pearl version
POKEMON Platinum Version
POKEMON Soulsilver Version
PREY THE STARS: GABU GABU PLANET
PROJECT RUB
RESIDENT EVIL Deadly Silence
RHAPSODY A Musical Adventure
RUNE FACTORY A Fantasy Harvest moon
RUNE FACTORY 2
SBK SNOWBOARD KIDS
SCRIBBLENAUTS
SOLATOROBO Red the Hunter
SONIC RUSH
SOUL BUBBLES
SPACE INVADERS EXTREME
STARFOX COMMAND
SUIKODEN Tierkreis
SUPER MARIO 64 DS
SUPER PRINCESS PEACH
TAO'S ADVENTURE Curse of the Demon Seal
THE LEGEND OF KAGE 2
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA Phantom Hourglass
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA Spirit Tracks - BOX SET
THE WORLD ENDS WITH YOU
THOR God of Thunder
Tingle's Balloon Fight DS (Chinkuru no Baruun Faito) - CLUB NINTENDO JAPAN EXCLUSIVE
TRACKMANIA DS
VALKYRIE PROFILE Covenant of the Plume
VIEWTIFUL JOE Double trouble
WARIO Master of Disguise
WARIOWARE Do It Yourself
WARIOWARE TOUCHED!
YOSHI Touch & Go
YOSHI'S ISLAND DS
Ys STRATEGY

[hydr0x]

Nice, looks like you've got all of the expensive RPGs covered, I still need to catch up in that regard. I was watching a Suikoden yesterday but it was too expensive, after all I can still get lucky at Gamestop and similar stops regarding that title. I did pick up Chrono Trigger though as that sold extremely poor over here so the chance of finding it in the wild is close to zero.

[Tyron]

Excellent lists there hydr0x and gunstarhero!

I've been looking into a little known game, Zombie BBQ. Trying to track down any clues about a physical release in Europe - but to no avail. All I've found are some promo box arts from tinycartridge.com looked amazing:



I really need to get Super Princess Peach and Mario Basketball before they go for silly money.

I'm also looking out for Bowsers Inside Story - the GBA Mario RPG was amazing. Anyone played the DS version?

[hydr0x]

Excellent lists there hydr0x and gunstarhero!

I've been looking into a little known game, Zombie BBQ. Trying to track down any clues about a physical release in Europe - but to no avail. All I've found are some promo box arts from tinycartridge.com looked amazing:

No European release I'm afraid. It's on my "need to import" list. Only got one import so far which I forgot to mention above. Contra 4

I really need to get Super Princess Peach and Mario Basketball before they go for silly money.

Thanks for the heads up, had no idea these are getting expensive already. I need at least Princess Peach.

I'm also looking out for Bowsers Inside Story - the GBA Mario RPG was amazing. Anyone played the DS version?

I started playing it a while ago but had to stop after a while (no time). Up to that point I was enjoying it tremendously.

Gamestop's copy of Another Code had a ripped cover Still, was able to pick up Giana Sisters DS and a cheap new copy of Prince of Persia: The Fallen King. Also found a sealed copy of Neopets Puzzle Adventure at another store. I know it's only poor man's Puzzle Quest (with Othello instead of Match-3) but at 5€ I couldn't resist. So my count is now 96, 97 if you include Contra 4. Some of these are still at cauterize's place though :/

[Tyron]

Thanks for the heads up, had no idea these are getting expensive already. I need at least Princess Peach.

It seems any unusual Mario games will become classics in years to come. I'm personally looking out for the last first-party Nintendo games released on the DS - look at Mario Baseball and LoZ TP on Gamecube. They can fetch silly money on eBay - especially if sealed!

[Mayhem]

I might have gone a slightly different way with the games I've purchased, then again, they've been almost all for play, so that does count out a fair few RPGs as I'd never have the time. Most of the Euro release purchases were either because it was out here way before the US, or exclusives.

US releases
Ace Attorney: Apollo Justice
Ace Attorney: Miles Edgeworth Investigates
Advance Wars: Dual Strike
Asphalt Urban GT
Bangai-O Spirits
Battles of Prince of Persia
Big Brain Academy
Bomberman
Brain Age
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
Chibi-Robo Park Patrol
Contra 4
Cooking Mama
Dementium
Dig Dug: Digging Strike
Docomodake
Elite Beat Agents
Etrian Odyssey
Feel the Magic XY/XX
Ghost Trick
Guilty Gears: Dust Strikers
Guitar Hero: On Tour
Gunpey
Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure
Hotel Dusk: Room 215
Ivy the Kiwi?
Jam Sessions
Kirby Canvas Curse
Konami Classics Series Greatest Hits
Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
Lost in Blue
Lost Magic
Magnetica
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Mario Kart DS
Mario vs Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis
Meteos
Metroid Prime Hunters
Metroid Prime Pinball
Mr Driller Drill Spirits
Nanostray
Nanostray 2
New International Track and Field
New Super Mario Bros
Nine Hours Nine Persons Nine Doors
Ninjatown
Nintendogs: Chihuahua and Friends
Okamiden
Pac 'n Roll
Pac-Pix
Professor Layton and the Curious Village
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
Professor Layton and the Unwound Future
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords
Resident Evil DS
Retro Game Challenge
Rhythm Heaven
Ridge Racer DS
Rub Rabbits
SNK vs Capcom Cardfighters DS
Snowboard Kids DS
Soul Bubbles
Space Invaders Extreme
Sprung
Super Mario 64 DS
Super Princess Peach
Tank Beat
Tetris DS
Time Ace
Trauma Center: Under the Knife
True Swing Golf
Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble
WarioWare DIY
WarioWare Touched
Whac-a-Mole
Yoshi Touch & Go
Zookeeper

Japanese releases
Cameltry
Chokkan Hitofude
Daigasso! Band Brothers
Devilish
Electroplankton
Game and Watch Collection
Game and Watch Collection 2
Guru Guru Nagetto
Gyakuten Saiban
Gyakuten Saiban 2
Gyakuten Saiban 3
Jump Superstars
Nintendo DS Browser
Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan
Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2
Puyo Puyo Fever
Space Invaders DS
Tingle's Balloon Fight
Zekkyō Senshi Sakeburein

European releases
42 All Time Classics
Another Code: Two Memories
Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland
Geometry Wars Galaxies
Giana Sisters DS
Impossible Mission
Last Window: The Secret of Cape West
Maestro! Jumpin' Music
Pang: Magical Michael

[hydr0x]

Japanese releases
Cameltry
Devilish
Electroplankton
Game and Watch Collection
Guru Guru Nagetto
Gyakuten Saiban
Gyakuten Saiban 2
Gyakuten Saiban 3
Nintendo DS Browser
Puyo Puyo Fever
Space Invaders DS

I'm sure you're aware of that but all of those were also released in Europe. Which of your other japanese games can you recommend as hidden gems?

[gunstarhero]

Nice heads up for the Giana Sisters DS, thank you. I'm going to have to track that one down

I've got my money on THOR being a very pricey rarity in the future. Fantastic reviews but poor sales (probably because of perceptions of film licensed games, but this is really one of the exceptions). Also Okamiden is already not the easiest game to find. I did find Metal Slug 7 at a car boot for £1 last summer, which was rather marvellous and Contra 4 is well worth the import as its increasingly unlikely to see a European release.

[Mayhem]

I'm sure you're aware of that but all of those were also released in Europe. Which of your other japanese games can you recommend as hidden gems?

Chokkan Hitafude was released in the West as Polarium. Most of my Japanese purchases were either due to them being cheap, having little English text, dual language (hence Gyakuten Saiban, not Ace Attorney), or Club Nintendo Japanese releases. Jump Superstars is worth it, if you can dig through how to play and have an interest in the characters featured.

[hydr0x]

Received Nervous Brickdown today and apart from the fact that the ball movement is a bit random and the transition from top to bottom screen doesn't work very well it's a blast. I think that's mainly due to the soundtrack

[Tyron]

Bought Fire Emblem on DS today for £1 at a bootfair. It has the original Fire EMblem on GBA inside. God knows how A) the shop worker missed that, or B) how the person who bought it didnt notice it.

Btw I knew it was the GBA game, I can pick up the loose cart

[Random Hero]

I've been looking into a little known game, Zombie BBQ. Trying to track down any clues about a physical release in Europe - but to no avail. All I've found are some promo box arts from tinycartridge.com looked amazing:

I think that was released as DSi-ware over here if I'm not mistaken, but no physical release.

Thought I'd share my collection while I was at it.







DS Sonic collection. If you know me from the RG forum, you may know I'm going for a complete Sonic PAL collection.







The few imports I currently own. Not tried Ouedan 2 yet, but I absolutely destroyed the first one. Not actively going for imports, but there are a few RPGs I wouldn't mind picking up that never came out over here. Waiting for a few more 3DS games to come out too (like everyone else!).

Did Giana Sisters get a UK release by the way? Had a quick look on eBay and it sems there are only a few German copies.

[hydr0x]

Very nice collection Giana Sisters was only released in Germany indeed.

[Mayhem]

Just picked up a new sealed US copy of Solatorobo here... might leave the sucker unopened heh...

[Tyron]

Nice collection! Picked up Fire Emblem for DS but with no cart (someone put Fire Emblem on GBA in there instead!)

So if anyone has a cart only Fire Emblem for DS PM me

[Segaseb]

Very nice collection Giana Sisters was only released in Germany indeed.

pretty sure this is an english version : http://www.benl.ebay.be/itm/GIANA-SISTE ... 25680cb4b0