Poll: Is the DS the best handheld console ever? |
- Yes, by a long way
- Yes, but not by a lot
- About equal to (insert other console here)
- No, but not by much
- No, not even close
Is the DS the best handheld console ever?
Post by oldschool (4,468 posts)
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I thought that after a long love affair with my GBA, that no other handheld console would top it.
Then came the DS. And it didn't top it - at first.
But by year 3 of the life of the DS and certainly after the DS Lite, it came into a massive rise with the most phenomonal RPG games ever. I am now at 96 games and only 14 short of my GBA library and I didn't see that coming. It is the best console by a long margin for me now.
What about yourselves?
Posted 6 months ago
Post by TooWalrus (2,875 posts) See mini bio
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I was at about 25 GBA games when my carry-on bag got stolen at the LA airport. DAMN YOU CALIFORNIA!! Right now I've got six DS games, which is fine, because I don't travel much, and don't play it much at home. Still, I play it way more than my OTHER hand held consoles...
Posted 6 months ago
Post by oldschool (4,468 posts) See mini bio
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TooWalrus said:
25 games - oh the horror :-( I would have turned into the Incredible Hulk if that happened to me. I don't repress :-)I was at about 25 GBA games when my carry-on bag got stolen at the LA airport. DAMN YOU CALIFORNIA!! ... [more]
When I go away with work, I carry my game stuff in my backpack, and never put it down. Sometimes I have as much as a couple of thoudand dollars worth of stuff in it.
Posted 6 months ago
Post by TooWalrus (2,875 posts) See mini bio
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Yeah, I had just picked up my checked suitcase, and I set my carry-on on top of it. I turned dropped my passport, and turned around to get it, accidentally knocking my suitcase to the floor, with the carry-on on top of it. When I went to pick the suitcase up, someone had run off with the carry-on bag.
Posted 6 months ago
Post by Johnny5 (531 posts) See mini bio
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my Ds lite has been broken for some time now... and it hit me. The DS lite is one of the few purchases where I didnt lose any interest after having it for a significant amount of time. I still love it as much as I did the day I bought it.
The only other item like that for me is my Car, my baby :(
on and @oldschool, for instance they could take advantage of the DSiware. It's been a while since I had some time with my DS so i cant really say off the top of my head.
The only other item like that for me is my Car, my baby :(
on and @oldschool, for instance they could take advantage of the DSiware. It's been a while since I had some time with my DS so i cant really say off the top of my head.
Edited 6 months ago
Post by Axersia (986 posts) See mini bio
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I dunno man... I really like my GBA. Together with the PS2 it was the platform responsible for getting me into RPGs (before that I had only played EarthBound -- which I did not like, Pokemon Silver, Lufia II and Alundra II).
I guess I'd call it about equal to the GBA, but I'm not ready yet to call it better.
I guess I'd call it about equal to the GBA, but I'm not ready yet to call it better.
Posted 6 months ago
Post by oldschool (4,468 posts) See mini bio
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Axersia said:
My GBA got me into RPG as well - Breath of Fire & Golden Sun comes to mind. I never even remember playing an RPG before that. The few on the Gamecube cemented that - Tales of Symhonia, Final Fatasy Crystal Chronicles & Baten Kaitos. I dunno man... I really like my GBA. Together with the PS2 it was the platform responsible for getting me ... [more]
The DS just made it my gere of choice and I have collected a good back catalogue of PS2 RPG as a consequence. Thank you GBA, but like a man in mid-life crisis, I have dumped the first love of my life and gone with something younger and more flexible :-)
Posted 6 months ago
Post by Red (2,956 posts) See mini bio
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The DS is a fine portable system, but it isn't anywhere near as good as the GBA was. I loved TWEWY, but while the DS mostly tries to make mini-game collections, Personal Trainers and wonky N64 games with a d-pad, the GBA (and the GB) were basically SNESes and NESes in your pocket, but with modern gaming conventions attached. The only games I ever find myself liking on the DS are ones that could've obviously been done on the GBA.
Sure, the DS is a good portable system. There just isn't a chance in hell that it is better than the GBA or GBC.
Posted 6 months ago
Post by oldschool (4,468 posts) See mini bio
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Red said:
I see it is an upgraded SNES. It does all what the SNES did, but better. All the gamez that end in Z and the like are irrelevant as even if you remove them, the library is still huge.
The DS is a fine portable system, but it isn't anywhere near as good as the GBA was. I loved ... [more]
Posted 6 months ago
Post by Red (2,956 posts) See mini bio
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oldschool said:
No it isn't. Firstly, the GBA was an upgraded SNES. Secondly, the vast majority of good DS games are either ports, remakes, or games that were on the GBA in Japan. I can't name five great games that don't fit that criteria.
Red said: The DS is a fine portable system, but it isn't anywhere near as good as the GBA was. ... [more]
Posted 6 months ago
Post by Lost_In_Gaming (112 posts) See mini bio
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I am incredibly unhappy with my DS. I loved playing it when I got it at launch date and played Super Mario 64 DS for hella many hours, but they lacked any interesting games to play over and over, let alone once.
I have to say that I took my GBA for granted. It was an incredible handheld. The DS has some Mario games, Animal Crossing (which I regret purchasing, because the replay value ends too quickly), and uh, Mario Kart. Yup.
Edited 6 months ago
Post by AgentJ (6,527 posts) See mini bio
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in terms of game lineup, there should be no question that the DS is the king. Compare the top 20 DS games with the top 20 of any other handheld and I can guarantee the quality won't even be close. There are of course other factors, but in my eyes a game lineup makes a console
Posted 6 months ago
Post by oldschool (4,468 posts) See mini bio
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Insectecutor said:
I am not pretending to be a journalist though. You may want to check out my thread where I criticised the DS and asked what others had dilikes about it.This comes a little too close to your accusations of Brad and Giant Bomb's anti-Nintendo bias for comfort, but I ... [more]
I call them as I see them. Whilst the DS has become my favourite console of all time, it still could take lessons from elsewhere, including the PSP, to make it better.
Posted 6 months ago
Post by CoverlessTech (509 posts) See mini bio
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I like the GBA more. To many games try things that just don't work, mic stuff, dual screen stuff, touch screen stuff. When it's done good it's good but there are few games that actually use them good. Traditional style games with traditional gameplay don't need touch screen and all that other stuff.
Posted 6 months ago
Post by oldschool (4,468 posts) See mini bio
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CoverlessTech said:
It is true that lazy developers have screwed up some games that should have been more. Even Nintendo - The first Pokemon Mystery Dungeon one, the GBA and DS were the same game really, and the touch extras were largely pointless.I like the GBA more. To many games try things that just don't work, mic stuff, dual screen stuff, touch ... [more]
There are too many great games that make up for the bad ones (not unlike the PS2).
Posted 6 months ago
Post by oldschool (4,468 posts) See mini bio
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pornstorestiffi said:
Stop being a politician and get off the fence :-)There is no such thing as a single best thing ever.
when it comes to Nintendo, they have made great consoles. Other handheld systems have been good as well, but the mistakes killed them all, or in the case of the PSP, it has sold a lot of hardware and not a lot of software as it isn't a particularly good system (and the piracy) for gaming.
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