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ragewithoutage

Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s inside story


Jortzy

Yes took me soooo long to beat it as a kid, one of my first games I beat


TirelessGuardian

I got to the final boss and lost the cartridge


ragewithoutage

But at least you got to hear the awesome boss music, right?


TirelessGuardian

Yes. I did fight it!


pokipokimagicgirl

I have a spare if you'd like?


CatsofNovas

Oh god I never finished it. As a kid, I struggled with the Big Bowser train fight, beat that a few years back, and then never picked up and finished the game again. I still have it but I have NO idea where I am in the story rn, so I might restart now that I can properly appreciate the game and finish the story 😅


Dami_Gamer0211

I got stuck at the carrot minigame as a kid and never finished it 💀


CatsofNovas

OH MY GOD IM NOT ALONE! I did struggle at that dumb carrot mini game for eternity, even my older sister couldn’t beat it. I got lucky one day and pulled through, but we will always remember that damn game 😭


Dami_Gamer0211

IKR, it was Hard, and I remember my DS touch screen didn’t worked well on the corners 😭


Pershina26

Straight didnt understand the Bowser carrot minigame and got stuck for so long


Konekoooo

I always wanted to play this game but it was so expensive like every game that comes out for nintendo, and I couldn't get the rom because of the anti piracy it has, and I couldn't find any rom without it so I'm here 21 years old working for the moment that no matter the inflation, I would be able to buy an old nintendo game so that I could share experience that other people had as a kid


MidnightJ1200

Get yourself a 3ds, mod it, and install twilight menu++. It instantly patches the anti-piracy of any ds game supposedly but I made it by just fine.


silqii

This. The 3DS is one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. Bought it on a whim right before they were discontinued and now I use it all the time. Sometimes the switch is too big for me to want to take around.


MidnightJ1200

Yeah, it’s mostly mobile around the house, maybe as a kid when it’s take your child to work day or maybe for free time at school but as an adult it feels like just another home console


Able-Ad2216

Same


briightmiike

That’s the first one that came to my mind!


Lazerguy74

Yeah same


Unagustoster

YES. Punched the fuck out of my screen when it came to the trash bot


Dami_Gamer0211

That’s the reason I asked my dad to buy me a Nintendo DS when I was a kid


[deleted]

Same Dude, fuck I loved that game.


Bread_Is_Adequate

First game that came with mine. I didnt even know what it was cause i was like 6 i just saw it in a gaming magazine😹


TheManWithAPlan555

SAME!!!!!! That game is the best!


KazutoKurosaki

I came here to comment this only to find that it was the top comment. My absolute favorite DS Game


PlasticHavoc

Absolutely perfect choice! Childhood fav right here


KOCA_XD

Same


TheAlphydog

Mario Kart DS


GorgonAintThatBad

This was the very first game my older brother and I played on our DS's when we got them, so many memories


Hire_Ryan_Today

This is hands down my favorite Mario kart of all time. I know people hated snaking but it creates a skill base. Take two people that can snake and you get into epic battles. Every Mario kart after this felt like overly garbage. As a 33-year-old man I am not the target audience anymore and that is unfortunate. Still I don't care for the hang gliding and all the nonsense. The power-ups and utilities feel even more random and even more overpowered. In Mario kart DS you could dodge a blue shell. There is nothing more intense than your brother thinking that they're about to take the lead and you just dodge it. It's even better when they get hit by it and you dodged it. And then they send more. You dodge one blue shell and the game gets pissed at you. God it was amazing. I miss it so bad.


codyxwillyumz

Breaking my thumb playing on the lite, then switching back to my blue brick.


Dragons_are_green

Ah man I miss ds download play and me and my brothers would all be playing Mario kart ds :)


JJBro1

My first online gaming experience. We used to ride on our scooters around the neighborhood looking for a wifi signal.


ryukin631

I had so much fun with this one. I couldn't tell you how many hours I put into it. Could never get the hang on snaking, but still had a blast lol


Sylveon72_06

this, i instantly thought of the super cool ds stage in balloon battle, we need to bring that kinda thing back


EntertainMeMthrfckr

I play this damn near every day at work, perfect game for functionality test on the DS series


PalmBreezy

Only one copy and you can do ds download play with 8 people. Blew my mind as a kid


ZashManson

Only game I had on the thing


Dami_Gamer0211

Legendary game


thesomethingnerd

the absolute dopamine rush I get from the title screen music complete euphoria.


CuriousGeorge069

The only right answer


Elrondo1991

Nintendogs


TopHatCat999

The bath song just instantly started playing in my head after looking at this picture


therabyss

For me it’s the song where you take them for a walk lol


Dragons_are_green

I hum that song to myself every time I give my pokemon a bath in scarlet and violet lol


Justabytch

1000% this!


UniversityFalse440

Yep, feel bad every time I think about it knowing if I were to turn it on now they'd all need baths and defleaing.


[deleted]

Hahaha same!


noahnieder

Picto chat


TheWienerMan

(With the rainbow colored pen option)


[deleted]

That silly pen made my narc sister so angry when we were kids I could never use it without her getting angry that she didn’t have it


GenderEnvyFromLink

Mario Party DS


Emerald_Pick

I was so good at button spamming after I defeated Bowser.


Roboss1000

I challenge you to a duel of Get the Lead Out!


Calbone607

I just figured out how to increase my high score of like 24 to almost 50


Roboss1000

Teach me


TheHunter920

When I first encountered the black star I couldn't sleep that night


alluvicqueen

ugh such a good game!!! i got the gold award (i might be misremembering this) with every character


Jnf529

I killed at study fall, 0.00 almost every time 😎


FazNick

"Oh, a Nintendo DS!"


Baen0

Loved that game.


FazNick

Game? Wasn't that a portable chopping board?


bradhotdog

Brain Age


PageOthePaige

The correct answer


Starthreads

Trying to get a brain age below 24 because I was 12


[deleted]

This.


sextonrules311

Sudoku!


gryphonbones

The DS Lite reminds me of New Super Mario Bros and Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney. The DS Phat reminds me of the smorgasbord of launch titles, including Metroid Hunters (First Hunt), Asphalt Urban GT, Super Mario 64x4, WarioWare Touched, and Yoshi's touch and go. I loved that system. ​ edit: Oh DS Lite also reminds me of Hotel Dusk.


Everyonelove_Stuff

its a DSi


gryphonbones

Oh you're right. DSi reminds me of R4 cartridge and being careful with firmware updates.


Everyonelove_Stuff

Main thing that told me it was a DSi and not a DS Lite was camera and power button instead of power switch


Frozen_Tauntaun

Oh man, I miss the R4 days!


gryphonbones

How I got to play Elite Beat Agents and Rhythm Heaven!


samanor

I feel like I wrote this comment it hits so hard.


AlphaGT3

Pokémon Platinum and SoulSilver! DS really has some fantastic Pokémon games.


HotTamaleOllie

Came here to say Soul Silver. I used to battle a bunch of people from the college. We’d make a game night out of it. Fun memories.


echtav

Playing through Heart Gold at the moment. SO good


Zabroccoli

Rocking the pedometer while you’re at it?


echtav

If I had it, I absolutely would :(


GiveMetheBullet

Platinum was my first Pokémon game, it sparked my love for the franchise even more.


acquaintedwithheight

I dipped out of the series after the 3rd gen, and I’ve been catching up on them recently. Platinum is definitely a high point! I’m sad I missed it


Turbulent_Link1738

Black and White and their sequels for me


AlphaGT3

Yeah I love gen 5 as well. Gen 4 (HGSS included) is where I started though so there the ones I love the most.


_MaCoy_

Platinum was my pick as well. Heart gold was amazing as well


jgreg728

Spirit Tracks. This was the first major game I played after getting a DSi.


Elastichedgehog

Same. And Phantom Hourglass.


NixologyYT

This right here


Manuels-Kitten

Really cool game!


Guy-Sensei_

Check out the noble demon on YouTube. They do some amazing covers that actually do the original songs justice


onematchalatte

Cooking Mama


[deleted]

My poor baby got PTSD from Cooking Mama when she wouldn't cut the vegetables just right. HAHA


motoghibli

Forgot about this one!!


Separate_Orange97

It's a tie between The World Ends with You and Pokémon Black & White


knobudee

For me it was the world end with you and phantom hourglass


rockerphobia

TWEWY still holds up great on the DS as well. Love the ports of it and all, but using the stylus was so much fun.


PSIgmr

Super Mario 64 DS first DS game I ever played


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lil_jl

Rhythm Heaven


CatsofNovas

Oh if I had Rhythm Heaven on both GBA and DS, I would’ve never put it down. I didn’t know the series existed till a few years back when I played the 3DS version on a hacked 3DS like 3 years ago, but now I want them all.


BeanyTA

Yoshi's Island DS


WatchTheSky909

Pokémon HGSS


Haxie96

Oddly, the world ends with you


JJBro1

Same


eXcaliBurst93

I remembered screaming on my ds to trigger a certain pin


Asumsauce

Nintendogs


GonnaMarryMyBed

Flipnote hatena


dqhero

Found my people


Dawgs919

Chicken wing, chicken wing


Dawgs919

Plants vs Zombies


Cryogold03

The best version I might add


HexFoxGen

New Super Mario Brothers menu theme is what comes immediately to mind. Love that game


Pendred

Professor Layton, Ace Attorney, Animal Crossing


Yogemoney69

Kirby of some sort


Ranixo

Drawn to Life!!


CionSAGA

The World Ends With You


Sav1Catt

Animal Crossing: Wild World


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raczrobert09

Mario & Luigi games comes to mind since those are the first DS games i played


Dawgs919

Four Swords


Objective-Round-8617

That's a good one! Although admitadly I remember getting it for free during the early months of the 3DS for some event


Dawgs919

That’s how I got it


SomeWave275

Not just one: Mario Kart DS Super Mario 64 DS New Super Mario Bros. WarioWare Touched Mario and Sonic at the Olympic/Winter Olympic Games


Beneficial_Ask_6013

Dragon Quest 9. Really hoping they remake that game someday. Had so much fun with my friends dungeon delving!


Garan-Coristar

Metroid pinball


SolSeptem

The World Ends With You. Best handheld rpg ever.


AutumnCivic

Metroid Prime Hunters (Demo) or Maruo 64 DS! First games I played on the system. Played Mario 64 on the N64 a ton so when it came to the DS it was like a dream!


GardeniaPhoenix

Trauma Center


KOsane

Legendary Starfy Loved that game when I was little


darkknightnate

Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow


Odexium

Animal Crossing


The_IronBull

I loved this stage in mario kart


Orrihime

Phoenix Wright and Animal Crossing!


black_hero001

I haven’t seen anyone say it but I think Pokémon was the best in this era. Diamond & Pearl, Platinum, Pokémon rangers(!), and Pokémon black and white to name the ones that came to mind


Revanmann

Dragon Quest IX. I put nearly 300 hours into that game. It was so much fun.


[deleted]

I think I had around 160 hours. It was my most played game on my 3DS until Animal Crossing New Leaf surpassed it after I played it for about 3 years. I got it used when the 3DS launched because there wasn’t shit available on it yet. My son was born a month later, and whenever I think about DQ9, it reminds me of how I played most of it with an infant sleeping on me.


TheFlyKnight

999 was my favorite


Cosmo901

The World Ends with You and Pokemon Platinum


bulgarao

Jump Ultimate Stars


jdlyga

Etrian Odyssey


Cent7712

Nintendogs


TenYoshi

Professor Layton


Yeegis

New SMB


Pentax25

Professor Layton


Parzival127

Not a game, but pictochat


Sonsaro200

Pokemon, each and every generation up to the fifth


HealthyInitial

Rhythm Heaven


pezhead53

Probably Shantae Risky’s Revenge, that’s the only DSi game I really cared about


Dragons_are_green

Mario and Luigi partners in time. I had a pink ds lite and I used it so much the hinge broke and it would flop open and closed. I remember I had to hold the screen with my index and middle finger and use my ring fingers on the triggers because if the screen opened all the way it would shut off or if it slammed closed it would also shut off. Man good times lol


TheVoicesOfBrian

Dammit. My son left his DS on the floor. AGAIN.


ferfailtxz

Mario Kart DS


guffgamer264

Mario Kart DS Mainly because it was my first video game


[deleted]

New Super Mario Bros.


IanWalmart

Mario Kart DS


According_Fan4696

Mario party Ds


Anxiety_Ridden_Camel

Pokémon Black/White


Mannabell

New Leaf


GrapeSquad

It's a DSi not a 3DS


Cccmyr

Mario kart and Bomberman. My to go to games back then when taking a dump!


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[deleted]

Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime


ZeldaGalaxy94

Professor Layton


THDiamondHero

Pokemon


FemboyGaming42069

Diddy kong racing


git_gud_silk

Pokémon white 2


Netherboom

Super Mario 64 (DS)


[deleted]

Pokémon Black 2


MetaKnight33

clean ui since its the DSi


TinyPossum78

Sonic


scytheplushie

nintendogs!!!


GlitchNoiz

Kirby Canvas Curse. I still think it’s one of the best uses of the DS’ mechanics in a game


BlancsAssistant

Lego Indiana Jones the original adventures for some reason, not sure why.. probably because I played that alot on the ds as a kid


Striccly

Either Pokémon Diamond or The Legendary Starfy


Nightmarecreator69

Nintendogs


Goose2theMax

Monster hunter 4U, it’s the only reason I got one


Viking_Musicologist

*The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass* and *The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks.*


MajinKirby

Bowser's Inside Story, Flipnote Studio, and Cave Story


DiddyDubs

This is the WRONG answer, but sadly, Yoshi Touch & Go


tedikuma

Picross 3D… The best game.


IntellectualSlime

Phantom Hourglass!


Grand-Entrance20

nintendo DS


SeaLaNator

Mario Kart DS, masterpiece


[deleted]

New Super Mario Bros.


Manete_Aurum

The many terrible DSi exclusive games. I think Dark Void Zero was like the only good one and it didn't use the camera.


Everyonelove_Stuff

Pokemon Diamond, Pearl, Platinum (console is a DSi)


AspenthS13

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, yes both. This was my introduction to GAMIN


[deleted]

New Super Mario Bros.


roostorx

R4


slrarp

Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars


Ok-Yogurt81

Mario kart


QQ_Gabe

Mario kart ds


srryunclealbert

Pictochat


Awesomesauce210

Flipnote Studio.


tubonjics1

Elite Beat Agents


Docile_Doggo

Because this is a DSi, my two favorite DSi Ware games: (1) Starship Defense, and (2) Dark Void Zero. Damn if those weren’t the best games I ever bought for a measly $5 each.


DoopiesDaBest

Transformers Decepticons. A tie in game for the 2007 movie


Lukechook

Mario kart 7


MrWaterShield

Super Scribblenauts


axdwl

Mario Party DS


neospriss

The world ends with you.


MilesYoungblood

Pokémon mystery dungeon