i was originally gonna write a long post about why this is my favourite console despite (and because of) its foibles, but instead i'm just gonna be standard here and say: good damn console.
neat gimmicky experiments and solid games mixing and mingling together to form a weird era of game design that carried over the spirit of the GBA by combining 4th-7th gen game design aspects into a melange that can only be described as "nintendo ds :)"
mine is Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocketslime
Mine has to be Big Bang Mini, a weird SHMUP where you shot by swiping the touchscreen in the direction you wanted to shoot and also moved your ship separately, with it just serving the function of a hitbox. Since you couldn't shoot and move at the same time, this is a game that could only really work on a non-multitouch touchscreen
rhythm game basic bitch coming in with Rhythm Heaven and EBA
(honorable mention to Lego Rock Band for the Amplitude/Frequency-like gameplay, and bonus points to Guitar Hero World Tour for the cool peripheral, but minus points cause it was uncomfortable)
I’ll give props to Planet Puzzle League for kicking ass, Hotel Dusk for being cool, and for Clubhouse Games for having multiplayer chat included (a big deal when you’re in a long-distance relationship and owning eighty connected devices isn’t yet A Thing!), but I’d be lying if I said my favourite game was anything other than Elite Beat Agents.
Just thinking about that little girl still makes me tear up.
Also I’m going to use this space to add that I believe, without hesitation, that the Nintendo DS was not just a good console, but the single best console to ever exist.
Always held a soft spot for Metroid Prime: Hunters. Definitely a weaker Metroid title but i remember having fun playing it :)
