DS Collecting

[chocklo]

Nice piccies Liamh!

A quick question to fellow DS collectors out there.

Does anyone know the reason why some ds boxes (even new ones) have a vertical slit (when it is laid flat) going through the outer casing of the box on the middle of the spine?

I've noticed this a few times before.

**edit** just like to squeeze in another DS question. Anyone know if the German or French versions of So Blonde have an in game English language option? I love me point n clicks and t'would be a shame to buy this one just to shelve it.

[Playgeneration]

Nice piccies Liamh!

A quick question to fellow DS collectors out there.

Does anyone know the reason why some ds boxes (even new ones) have a vertical slit (when it is laid flat) going through the outer casing of the box on the middle of the spine?

I've noticed this a few times before.

Simply because the person who opened the cardboard shipping box containing the games did it with a sharp knife and didn't slice carefully. You'll notice the same thing on 360, Wii, Ps3 games too.

[hydr0x]

Nice piccies Liamh!

A quick question to fellow DS collectors out there.

Does anyone know the reason why some ds boxes (even new ones) have a vertical slit (when it is laid flat) going through the outer casing of the box on the middle of the spine?

I've noticed this a few times before.

Simply because the person who opened the cardboard shipping box containing the games did it with a sharp knife and didn't slice carefully. You'll notice the same thing on 360, Wii, Ps3 games too.

Yup, indeed, that is the precise reason, quite frustrating too

[JoeMD]

Noticed an ad for the game tie-in to Amazing Spider-Man announcing it'll be coming out for DS. Guess that console is still pretty active.

[gamesgaryjp]

Its those boxcutter samurais! Damn cases of most modern games are spine facing upwards so usually take a slice

[Tyron]

Noticed an ad for the game tie-in to Amazing Spider-Man announcing it'll be coming out for DS. Guess that console is still pretty active.

Another game for me to add to my amazon wishlist

[JoeMD]

Noticed an ad for the game tie-in to Amazing Spider-Man announcing it'll be coming out for DS. Guess that console is still pretty active.

Another game for me to add to my amazon wishlist

Ha, yeah! Most of the DS Spidey games have been pretty good so I might get this one too.

[Importaku]

Some of my latest DS additions, 3 of them are pretty rare to get nowdays especially new & sealed they cost a premium thanks to their single low print run. Kumatanchi, Space invaders extreme 2 & Hoshizora navi were the hardest & most expensive to get hold of.

[chocklo]

Right, like I keep saying, I'm late to the party, but I'm gonna try and take stock and list the story so far on the ol' DS collection.

42 All-Time Classics
Ace Attorney Apollo Justice
Ace Attorney Investigations Miles Edgeworth
Ace Attorney Trials and Tribulations
Actua Pool
Advance Wars Dark Conflict
Advance Wars Dual Strike
Agatha Christie the ABC Murders
Age of Empires Kings
Alice in Wonderland
Angel Cat Suger
Animaniacs: Lights, Camera Action
Animal Kororo
Animal Planet Vet Life
Anno 1701
Anno Create a New World
Another Code: Two Memories
Arkanoid DS
Atari Greatest Hits
Avalon Code
Away Shuffle Dungeon
B-Team Metal Cartoon Squad
Bangai-o
Bakushow
Beat City
Biker Mice From Mars
Bleach 3rd Phantom
Bleach The Blade of Fate
Blue Dragon Awakened Shadow
Blue Dragon Plus
Broken Sword
Bomberman 2
Bomberman Land Touched
Bomberman Story
Bomberland Touch 2
Brain Assist
Bubble Bobble Double Shot
Cake Mania 2
Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow
Castlevania Order of Ecclesia
Castlevania Portrait of Ruin
Cate West the Vanishing Files
Charlotte's Web
Children of Mana
Chrono Trigger
Colour Cross
Contact
Command and Destroy
Cooking Guide
Cooking Mama
Cooking Mama 2
Code Lyoko
COP The Recruit
Crash Boom Bang
Custom Robo Arena
Dead 'n' Furious
Death Jr Science Fair of Doom
Deep Labyrinth
Dementium
Diddy Kong Racing
Dig Dug Digging Strike
Docomodake
Donkey Kong Jungle Climber
Donkey Xote
Dragon Booster
Dragon Quest Hand of the Heavenly Bride
Dragon Quest Monsters Joker
Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2
Dragon Quest Realms of Reverie
Dragon Quest The Chapters of the Chosen
Dragonball Z Attack of the Saiyens
Dragonball Z Goku Densetsu
Drawn to Life
Drawn to Life The Next Chapter
Dungeon Explorer
Dungeon Maker
Dynasty Warriors
EA Sports Football Academy
Ecolis
Electroplankton
Eledees
Elements of Destruction
Elite Beat Agents
Emily the Strange Strangerous
Enchanted Folk and the School of Wizardry
Etrian Odyssey
Exit DS
Final Fantasy 3
Final Fantasy iv
Final Fantasy 12 Revenant Wings
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Echoes of Time
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Rings of Fate
Final Fantasy Fables Chocobo Tales
Fire Emblem Shadow Dragon
Freshly Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland
Ghost trick Phantom Detective
Ghostbusters
Giana Sisters DS
Glory Days 2
Go Go Cosmo Cops
Golden Sun Dark Dawn
Goldeneye 007
Grand Theft Auto Chinatown
Guilty Gear Dust Strikers
Guru Guru
Harvest Moon DS
Harvest Moon Island of Happiness
Heroes of Mana
Honeycomb Beat
Hoshigami
Humans (the)
Il 2 Sturmovik
Impossible Mission
Inazuma Eleven
Infinite Space
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 days
Kingdom Hearts Recoded
Kirby Mass Attack
Kirby Mouse Attack
Kirby Superstar Ultra
Konami Arcade Classics
Labyrinth
Last King of Africa (the)
Left or Right
Legend of Spyro (the) Dawn of the Dragon
Legend of Zelda (the) Phantom Hourglass
Legend of Zelda (the) Spirit Tracks
Lego Batman
Lego Pirates of the Carribean
Lego Star Wars 2
Lifesigns
Lost in the Blue
Lost in the Blue 2
Lost in the Blue 3
Lost Magic
Lost Window athe Secret of Cape West
Luminous Arc 2
Lunar Genesis
Lux-Pain
Magic Made Fun
Magic Roundabout (the)
Magical Starsign
Mario and Luigi Bowser's Inside Story
Mario and Luigi Partners in Time
Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
Mario Kart DS
Mario Party DS
Mario vs Donkey Kong
Mario vs Donkey Kong 2
Mario Slam Basketball
Megaman Starforce Leo
Megaman Starforce pegasus
Megaman Zero Collection
Megaman ZX
Megaman ZX Advent
Metroid Prime Hunters
Metropolis Crimes
Micro Machines V4
Might and Magic Clash of Heroes
Monster Bomber
Moorhuhn DS
Mr Driller Drill Spirits
Myst
Mystery Case Files MillionHeir
Mystery Detective
Mystery Dungeon Shiren the Wanderer
More Brain Training from Prof Kawasha
Nanostray
Nanostray 2
Naruto Ninja council
Need for Speed Carbon
Nervous Brickdown
New International Track and Field
New Super Mario Bros
Ninja Reflec
Ninjatown
Okamiden
Orcs & Elves
Overlord Minions
Pac-pix
Phantasy Star Zero
Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney
Pic Pic
Picross DS
Pictoimage
Pipemania
Pirates
Plants vs Zombies
Pokemon Dash
Pokemon Heart Gold
Pokemon Link
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Blue Rescue
Pokemon Ranger
Prey the Stars Gabu Gabu Planet
Prince of Persia the Fallen King
Princess Isabella Witch's Curse
Professor Layton and Pandora's Box
Professor Layton and the Curious Village
Professor Layton and the Lost Future
Professors Brain Trainer: Logic (the)
Project Rub
Pucca Power up
Puyo Pop Fever
Puzzle Bobble Galaxy
Puzzle League DS
Puzzle Quest
Puzzle Quest 2
Puzzle Quest Galactrix
Rabbids Go Home
Rainbow Islands Revolution
Resident Evil Deadly Silence
Rhapsody A Musical Adventure
Rhythm Paradise
Rooms: The Main Building
Runaway A Twist of Fate
Runaway The Dream of the Turtle
Rune Factory
Rune Factory 2
Rune Factory 3
SBK
Scrabble Interactive 2007 Edition
Scrabble Interactive 2009 Edition
Scribblenauts
Secret Files 2 Puritas Cordis
Secret Files Tunguska
Sega Presents Touch Darts
Sight Training
SIM City DS
Sims 3 (the)
So Blonde
Solatorobo Red the Hunter
Sonic Chronicles the Dark Brotherhood
Sonic Colours
Sonic Rush
Sonic Rush Adventure
Sonic Sega All-Stars Racing
Space Invaders Extreme
Space Invaders Extreme 2
Space Invaders Revolution
Spectrobes Beyond the Portal
Spiderman 3
Sports Island DS
Spyro Shadow Legacy
Spyro the Eternal Night
Starfox Command
Suikoden Tierkreis
Super Mario 64 DS
Super Princess Peach
Superman Returns
Syberia
Tank Battles
Tao's Adventure
Tetris DS
Theme Park
Thrillville Off the Rails
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08
Time Hollow
Tinkerbell
Tom Clancy's End War
Tony Hawks Motion
Top Gun
Trackmania
Trauma Centre Under the Knife
TRON Evolution
Undercover Dual Motives
Unsolved Crimes
Valentine's Day
Valkyrie Profile Covenant of the Plume
Viewtiful Joe Double Trouble
Viva Pinata Pocket Paradise
Warioware Touched
Wario Master of Disguise
Warioware Do it Yourself
World Ends with You (the)
World Snooker Championship 2007-2008
Worms Open Warfare
XG Blast
Yoshi's Island DS
Yoshi Touch & Go
Y's Strategy
Yu-Gi-Oh 5d's Stardust Accelorator WC2009

Games in the post:

Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games
Big Brain Academy
Rayman Raving Rabbids 2
Pictionary
Moorhuhn (Pharoah's Treasure)
Bust a move ds
Lego Indiana Jones
My Frogger Toy trials
De Blob 2
Final Fantasy 4 Heroes of Light
Air Traffic Control
Maestro
Luminous Arc
Neighbours from Hell
Tootuff
Lego Indy Jones 2
Kirby Power Paintbrush
Pokemon Soul Silver
Pokemon Diamond
Pokemon Pearl
Pokemon Platinum
Super Monkeyball Touch and Roll
Warhammer 40k
Star Wars the Clone Wars Repulic Heroes
Ridge Racer

Games that I still need before I'm done:

barnyard blast
Moon
disgaea
metal slug 7
Mega man starforce 2 zerker x ninja
Mega man starforce 2 zerket x saurian
Mega man battle network
mega man starforce dragon
pokemon white
pokemon black
lego harry potter
lego harry potter 2
lego star wars complete
Spiderman Edge of time
Spiderman Battle New York
Spiderman Shattered dimensions
Dragon Quest Sentinels 
Full Metal Alchemist
One Piece Gigant Battle
Bomberman
The Settlers
Newzealand Story Revolution
Wireway

that'll take me to a nice round 300... (edit - I keep discovering new stuff. Looking more like finishing at 400)

If anyone thinks of anything that I've missed (a ds essential) please let me know.

Btw, I've got Hotel Dusk but I can't find it. That's why it's not on any of the lists.

Right, that killed about 2 hours. Time to sit back and stick the R4 in

[maD_mAN1983]

Drawn to life 2 times there

your list have more titles then i have on my wishlist +those i already have but then again my wishlist will most likely grow if i start reasearching what titles there are to get for the ds

[chocklo]

Drawn to life 2 times there

your list have more titles then i have on my wishlist +those i already have but then again my wishlist will most likely grow if i start reasearching what titles there are to get for the ds

Cheers mate

Regarding the Drawn to Life x2, I got lazy and didn't type in the rest of the second one.

...ok, done.

[chocklo]

Does anyone know if the following games saw Euro releases?

C.O.R.E.
Powerbike
Super Speed Machines
Super Dodgeball Brawlers
Johnny Test

Cheers

[hydr0x]

None of those, speed machines has been announced by Midas for ages, but I doubt it'll make it into the shops after all

[BigHurt]

I collect DS games, I don't have any recent pictures, but these are from last year, the collection have grown alot since then

[chocklo]

None of those, speed machines has been announced by Midas for ages, but I doubt it'll make it into the shops after all

Cheers Hydr0x, that saved me from looking!

@BigHurt - nice piccies mate.

[Playgeneration]

The new Lego Batman 2 game has come out for the DS this week, I don't know if its standard or not, but I have seen it in an larger card box with a bonus Lego figure inside, could be a nice collectible item in the future.

[hydr0x]

The new Lego Batman 2 game has come out for the DS this week, I don't know if its standard or not, but I have seen it in an larger card box with a bonus Lego figure inside, could be a nice collectible item in the future.

There are so many special editions of DS games, it's not even funny. Dozens of extra styluses, figures, cards and whatnot. 2in1 Bundles only held by cardboard and multiple other collecting horrors. A full DS set including editions and bundles will be insane.

[chocklo]

ah, I'll have to keep an eye out for that, especially since I'm aiming to go for all the ds lego titles. Nice one.

[BigHurt]

Ah, cool, I've only seen the normal Lego Batman 2 edition on the DS in Norway so far. Might be a regional thing.

[JoeMD]

As far as I know only the regular LEGO Batman 2 is available here too.