The Nintendo DS Topic

[Kiddington]

If you're asking me, DS.

Keep in mind, though, this is coming from a guy who has never owned a PSP. I have nothing against it or anything; just never felt so inclined to invest in one. By the time I got a DS, it had already exceeded my handheld gaming expectations, and then some; hence the reason why I've remained pretty loyal to it (plus I'm cheap, but that's another story).

Someday, I'll get a PSP; whenever the day comes that have a disposable income again, that is.

Edit: to further expand on my post, I guess I'd say a lot of it really comes down to the type gaming that you prefer. The DS is an incredibly well-rounded system, so you're pretty sure to find something on it that catches your fancy (whether it's platforming, RPG, FPS, strategy, or what have you). The PSP, on the other hand, I'm really not all that familiar with (again, never having owned one), so I can't exactly vouch for its gaming library like I can the DS.

[Rosalinas Spare Wand]

Tell us more about what kind of games you prefer. Because if you're looking for stuff similar to Itageki's output, you're gonna have a hard time finding that on either of the systems.

Then again, both are easily modded so you could emulate old games and imports as well.

[Spark Of Spirit]

Yeah, it depends mostly on the genre, but I'd say of the two portables the priority should be the DS just for the amount of stuff it had.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

Well, with a DS I'm not looking necessarily for hardcore action experiences like Ninja Gaiden and such (although, it does have a good NG game that's pretty underrated, IMO). I suppose that with the DS I was mostly interested in lots of great platforming games as well as puzzle games, which I would assume it has quite a lot of. I would also go for some good fighting games if it happens to have any (though, I don't think that I've heard of many great games in that particular genre for the DS).

At any rate, I at least know that I want to play Yoshi's Island DS as well as Pokemon Black or White, so that's at least 2 games that I know I will be getting for it if I choose the DS (which I probably will).

I'm also up for any unique games that don't necessarily fit in one particular genre, which, once again, the DS is supposed to be famous for having those types of unique experiences (as in stuff that uses the stylus to its advantage and is only a game that you could do on a DS and no other gaming device).

[Spark Of Spirit]

Yeah, the DS has a bit of pretty much everything.

Henry Hatsworth, Sonic Rush, Contra 4... Oh heck, you know what I'm gonna list. But yeah, it has quite a great scope of genres.

[talonmalon333]

Yeah, the DS has a bit of pretty much everything.

Henry Hatsworth, Sonic Rush, Contra 4... Oh heck, you know what I'm gonna list. But yeah, it has quite a great scope of genres.

And if you want platforming, New Super Mario Bros. is great.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

Don't mention NSMBDS right in front of Desensitized. He pretty much detests that game.

I did actually get the chance to try NSMBW with 3 of my friends from college, though, and we had a blast playing it. Man, if I didn't have to sleep I could have been sucked into the experience for the entire day (though, that's assuming that my friends would play the whole time too, but they seemed to be having just as much fun as I was).

[Spark Of Spirit]

If you can get it for cheap, it's worth the price, but... Eh, it's just so boring to me. Compared to the other great action games on the system of which there are plenty, it's just not up to par.

Especially when you can get something like the Sonic Classic Collection which has Sonic 1-3&K on the same cart for cheaper than it goes for.