I remember when the DS first came out, I thought "well, this looks nice, but once the PSP comes out, everyone's gonna forget about this console."...Boy, how wrong I was years later. It looks like history is repeating itself too, with the 3DS and the Vita.
Edit: I realize now, that I replied to a 6 year old comment. Whoops.... ____ I'd say the PSP faired pretty dang well though. Burnout, 3 full GTA games, Jak and Daxter stuff, Ratchet and Clank, the many other racing games, God of War, Tekken, the PSP exclusive Naruto fighters. I even personally had a few of the movies. And as an emulation machine with custom firmware, the PSP was fuckin bananas. DS was fun, I had it too. But I mostly remember playing Pokemon Pearl, Mario 64, and Mario Kart on it. Might have had a YuGiOh too. And they were a ton of fun...but I was never massively into the whole touch screen, dual screen gimmick. I just like having buttons and a single screen. Nothing wrong with a classic.
Wow man! I've been a viewer for 12 years now!? I now use your channel as a resource for scouring for hidden gems and unknown/forgotten games and....also nostalgia haha! I'm a 33 year old, new father of 1 and I just wanted you to know how OG you have become on RUclips and how coveted you have become to me and my inner bubble. You are an absolute joy and a beautiful human being. That includes your circle of friends also. They are all exceptional people!
JRPGs! I used to not like playing on handhelds but I had to adapt. I noticed in recent years the amount of quality portable JRPGs has been on the rise. Continues on with the 3DS and I also need to get my hands on Vita. I'm actaully playing the 3DS version of Devil Survivor right now.
Gotta be JRPGs. There are just so many exclusives on the DS/3DS (and handhelds in general, like the PSP) that you just don't find on consoles anymore (especially SRPGs, other than Disgaea).
This video was the reason that I bought Hotel Dusk: Room 215. As soon as I saw the art style I knew I would love it, and I bought it straight away off eBay. It's now my most favourite game ever! Thank you so much!! ✨✨
Yeah, I actually live in Europe so it was quite easy for me to purchase it. Although I still prefer Hotel Dusk, Last Window was just as good! The story can be sad at times, but it's not that depressing.
Contact, LEGO Battles, Bionicle Heroes, Aliens Infestation, Ghost Trick: Phanton Detective, Etrian Odyssey, Shin Megami Tensei: Stranger Journey, Disgea DS, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon, Contra 4, and the Bleach/Naruto games are all great DS gems
Oh lord... the memories... I played room 215 (one of my favorite games on the ds) on my purple velvet DSi... I loved that system, it took me through some really tough times, but eventually I had to sell it because I was flat broke. I've been regretting this decision ever since. I now have a black DSi, which is pretty cool, but my purple velvet beauty will always stay in my heart.
I completed 'Hotel Dusk: Room 215' recently. The art in that game kicks so much ass IMHO. There is a sequel called 'Last Window: The Secret of Cape West' but it only came out in Europe and Japan. :( I hope to see 'Little Red Riding Hood's Zombie BBQ' in a future video.
One of my favorite series on all of youtube is your hidden gem series! I am glad that your doing the ds because I don't give my ds enough love :). By the way I also recently started listing to the pod cast and I must say you guys rock! Keep up the great work man!
Thank you MJR! I, a ds game collector, have been waiting for you to do a Ds hidden gems video and it was great. Can't wait for parts two and three. The Ds is such a good system that this should have ten parts instead of three.
I've been watching retro game shows like CGR and Gamesack for a while now, and just discovered MetalJesusRocks. Being a fan of rock music and retro games puts this right up my alley. Too many gaming "shows" on youtube are from people that have a very narrow knowledge of gaming (especially gaming history). From the handful of vids I've seen of yours, I love them. Keep up the good work!
Hey Kinsey! I've been brewing beer for about 10 years now and I love it.. I still havent stepped up to all grain brewing though.. I do partial mash and it still comes out fantastic.. Only beers I brew are west coast american IPA's.. Those are my favorite beers.. things like bear republic racer 5 IPA , lagunitas,deschutes , rogue, stone, etc
+strocat25 yeah i use to brew till i moved to AZ>. just to hjot here to even try to brew anymore.. to hard to control the temp.. last beer i made here was during winter.. and i could only brew a hefeweizen.. my fav beer.. i grew up in the northwest.. the weather is much better suited too brewing with out having special equipment to brew ( a/c, cooling blankets for the carboy, etc.. whatever you need to do to keep your wart cool when its 115F out side.(. fun hobby tho.. and nothing beats fresh beer.. rock on.
thank you so much for introducing me to dragon quest rocket slime! i never heard of the game since it wasn't released in europe and i haven't seen it in any other nds recommended lists, but now that i got it for myself i'm having so much fun playing! great videos, keep on creating and stay awesome!
BTW, I don´t do retro except for my Megaman/X Collections and keeping the games I´ve had from previous consoles but I decided to make DS my retro console/collection. So far I´ve got over 38 games.
Just found your channel. Love it, and gotta say that the sole fact that you mentioned that you guys were drinking a home brewed black ipa sugarcoated it for me ^^ craftbeer+gaming!!
I just found this channel and I really enjoy your content. It's really helping me with buying games. I have ds but I have only 6 games I've kept since my first ds lite in 2007. I've never played any anime or Japanese style or rpg games. I want to expand my game categories so I can experience more types of games :D
[ Recent exposure to Front Mission series brought me here ] Is Front Mission for DS notable for its value proposition? Hmm, that .... Room 215, Nanostray, Ninja Town, Retro Game Challenge and others alongside the hardware walkthrough really has me tilting my head at portable experiences - not seriously perused since early Gameboys but revived because of vids like this and the more recent builds of old consoles ( like PS2 ) built into fully outfitted portables to render original gameplay using 3D printed housings and solid state storage instead media drives.... This has definitely been some needed exposure. Thanks, Kinsey and MetalJesusRocks ! Geez, that beer looks very satisfying... now craving it or a 4-pack Guinness Foreign Extra Stout as sold here in the states ( so much better than the rest of the Guinness lineup in my area of the States )
It's a complete reboot of the series. That and the new Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams game are reinventions to the original. The DS game can get a bit repetitive, but it's really fun and has amazing music. I had to order my copy off Amazon as it had such a low print run. But because it's so unknown, it's definitely a hidden gem.
Dongled Newegg was where it was originally being sold, and that's where a friend of mine got me my copy. He gave it to me as a birthday present and said "Now I trust you know the history of this game.".
I never played the original but I was pretty disappointed by the DS game. The controls weren't tight and the bosses and level design were all the same. Pretty dull
Excellent video, I love your "Hidden Gem" series. I always take so much good info away. I've actually been considering picking up a Nintendo DS & 3DS. I've never played either, never really had much interest. But recently I've had this urge to start picking up some games, mainly due to the new Zelda game on the 3DS. This video has given me a lot more encouragement. Thanks MJR!
Metal jesus you MUST play "trauma center under the knife 1 and 2" they are my favorite games of the system and a trully masterpiece of atlus. On the other hand, you lady should play "luminous arc 1 and 2" they are the best RPG i can think of, and they were also madr by atlus!! :)
The Nintendo DS is one of my all time favorites, and an amazing system to collect for since there are so many great games for it! Fun fact: Just like the GBA SP model that you like so much, the DSi has brighter screens aswell and it's a screen of much higher quality so the colors are alot more vibrant and DS games actually looks the best on the DSi out of all the DSs. Even better than on the 3DS and 3DS XL! And Metal Jesus, it always makes me smile to see Mega Man X4 on the TV in your opening every time. One of my favorite games of all time, it's awesome that you picked that one out of all the games you could've picked! Anyway, love your show and I can't wait for Part 2! //Senkai
Hey now, I cover them there overlooked DS gems, and no one can because I say so! Still, kind of hard to believe the system is almost a decade old. Good things tend to last a long time, but still.
The DS is one of my favourite systems ever. Children of Mana was great, Mario Hoops. Also, Battles of Prince of Persia was one of the strangest entries in the PoP series, and quite decent.
Thanks for the awesome reviews, I'm picking up at least three of these games due to this vid!!! My fave DS games have to be: Castlevania-Portrait of Ruin, Dragon Quest IV, V, VI, and IX, Radiant Historia, The Final Fantasy IV remake, And Legend of Zelda-Minish Cap. DS rules and besides the SNES, is the home of true kick ass RPGs.
5:17 Retro Game Challenge is based off of a Japanese TV show Game Center CX. The series is essentially like all those Kid's Play Retro Game videos where the main focus is the humour in watching someone struggle with how difficult these games really are. Although a few sequels were made only RGC was ever released in English. The show itself has being going strong since 2003 and is available subtitled here on RUclips. Anyone interested in retro games should watch an episode or two just for the LOLs.
Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime... You guys are awesome! This is a really great game that I picked up just for the hell of it and ended up loving it.
Perfect timing for this hidden gem series. I just dusted off my DS to play some newer titles - Yes they still release games for it! I can't wait to see what hidden gems you guys reveal next.
Awesome video, the DS is really a game I need to get into more and this is a helpful list for that for sure! I have played Nanostray and really enjoyed it, but it did kick my ass, never found a copy for myself though. Never played, or even heard of, most of the others. One to mention sometime, and I kind of suspect you will, is Dark Spire. Awesome RPG.
BkKillaful says the man with no profile picture.and before u say anything,i am actually Spiderman.This lady is cute as fuck and based on her excitement levels & interests,any dude would be lucky to have her.i can tell by your attitude,u would have no chance any way.i'd wife her anyday!
Glory of Heracles - The first game in a Japan-only RPG franchise to be released in North America. "Average at best" is what the few people who've heard about it seem to think, but I absolutely loved it. It's one of the better RPGs I've played, with some of the best storytelling and soundtrack in an RPG. Golden Sun: Dark Dawn - Golden Sun has never been the most popular RPG franchise, but it's my favorite (although I'm still waiting on that 4th game). Dark Dawn, the 3rd game in the series, is a game many fans of the series write off as sub-par to the original 2 games, which I agree with completely. While the first 2 on the GBA were 9.5/10 material, Dark Dawn was closer to an 8/10, which is still better than many, many RPGs out there. Although the story gets incredibly interesting the further you get into the game, awkward dialogue and storytelling mixed with too-easy combat kept it from being as good as the first 2. It still has MANY amazing moments, amazing music, a convoluted but interesting and epic story (even more-so than the first 2), amazing puzzles, and one of the BEST climaxes of any game I've played. Ninja Town (which I'm so happy you guys mentioned) - I love tower defense-style games, and Ninja Town is one of the best! Phantasy Star 0 - I haven't played the other games in the Phantasy Star series, but I really liked this game, which a lot of people say is the worst in the franchise. It can get a little repetitive and annoying at times, but it's a fun little time-killer nonetheless. Teenage Zombies - I freaking hated this game, but my sister was obsessed with it back in the day, so I'll mention it. It's a strange little platformer with cutscenes shown in a comicbook style. You take control of three different zombies with different abilities to traverse the levels, getting powerups and eating the "brainmeats" of aliens who are trying to take over the world.
kitramsey5150 My credit will never go to "shit". Who uses loans to by games? Also I'm way past the point of using credit cards. That's something kids do to help build some credit. If you're over 25 and still using a credit card, you've made some bad life choices. Now saying that, I'd totally buy all the games she wanted within my budget, which at the time is substantial. She still wifey material.
kitramsey5150 Everyone has a hobby. It's even proven people with hobbies are usually more composed and live longer lives. Seeing how she has a life outside of collecting, I don't think she's even close to being a "problem" hobbiest. I've seen grown men take off their shirts, paint themselves, put on wigs and stand in a parking lot drinking beer and screaming until they passed out because of a football game. Now that too me is much worse than a polite, well spoken women collecting video games as a hobby. I've never thought of game collecting to be a "gender specific" hobby, if anything women should excel at doing it since they are naturally better negotiators and problem solvers than men are which is handy when yardsaleing or at flea markets. As far as that last comment, son let me tell you, coming from someone who owns his own business, has an amazing kid that just turned 4 a couple weeks ago and still has a great relationship with my ex, his mom, that "make me a sandwich" attitude will get you nowhere. My parents have been together for 30 years, best couple I've ever seen and if my dad now or ever before had walked into the house and told my mother to "shut up and make me a sandwich", she would have hit him in the head with a frying pan and left his ass. If you want a "make me a sandwich" girl, if you can even find one, then that's your decision, but I promise you any relationship like that isn't love and is honestly the biggest waste of a life I can think of.
kitramsey5150 I'm not saying a woman can do anything a man can better, I'm just saying it's perfectly fine for women to collect games, or anything else for that matter. I know situations are different from person to person, but I've seen the strength of women through my mother. Without her, my family would have been a mess. She's the glue that held and still holds everything together. The strength and mental fortitude of my mother is sometimes awe inspiring. Physically I'm stronger than her, mentally, my mother is a literal super hero compared to myself. This is all kinda pointless because the video game collecting is just a perk for her, I just said she was wifey material because she has a great attitude and personality on top of sharing a hobby of mine. Now I'm a veteran, played sports my whole school life and work out at least 3 times a week, so she'd have to go to the gym with me. Beauty is beauty and she is very pretty, we just got to work on getting her healthy and I'd clinch the perfect 10. Already got the plan my man, just need that DM lol. Don't take RUclips comments so seriously, sure I'd put a ring on it in a heart beat, I'm 30 years old and can pretty much tell you from the first 30 seconds of seeing someone and hearing them, if they'd be wifey, so just take this for what it was man. Just me giving a random compliment to someone that'll never read it lol.
i dont know if its a "hidden gem" but SNK vs Capcom Card Fighters was/is amazing. it has so much high quality art and portraits of snk and capcom characters plus a lot of backstory and trivia on the cards.its a joy to look at(i bought a ds just to play it)
Great video! A couple of my favorite DS hidden gems: 999: Nine Hours Nine Persons Nine Doors, Elite Beat Agents and Meteos. Hope you get to them in your next couple videos!
Great video and an awesome guest aswell! The combination of your taste in games is hitting my sweetspot with most of these games and I can't wait for the next one. Keep up the good work :)
Ever since I found your channel two years ago, Iback in 2019 / 2020 I've loved it ever since because I grew up with the Nintendo DS Lite and wanted to get back into it. I got a game cartridge that has 1,900 games on it and I also collect games too that I want to physically keep. 😀👍
Rocket Slime is great. I mentioned it on your FB channel. I picked it up relatively recently from GameStop for like 5 dollars. I cant imagine it being that expensive elsewhere.
OMG YES OMG YES! Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime is by far my favorite game on the DS and perhaps my favorite game of all time. I love that game so much.
I’ll be buying Hotel Dusk. That looks fun. Just upgraded from a 2DS to a New3DSXL (grew up with a DSi) so now I can play SNES and New3DS games on top of the NES/GB/GBA/GameGear/Genesis/DS games I could play on the 2DS. Having grown up with a DS, I am happy to say that its library will probably last me for the rest of my life. It’s so fun, and nicely priced nowadays.
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Metal Jesus seems really nice. In a world full of cynical you tubers and just people in general, his channel stands out in the best way.
i agree Metal Jesus Is Amazing
stfu you moron
Agreed. I can't stand these obnoxious youtubers. Metal Jesus has quality content and seems like a geniunely good person.
There is a significant lack of yelling in his videos, which is nice as a headphone user (too cheap for PC speakers).
SickName Brah I think your the moron
Metal Jesus is such a likeable guy!
I don't know if Kinsey would appreciate being called "a likable guy".
Sad to say, Nintendogs.
Gay
@@pic5668 no u
I remember when the DS first came out, I thought "well, this looks nice, but once the PSP comes out, everyone's gonna forget about this console."...Boy, how wrong I was years later. It looks like history is repeating itself too, with the 3DS and the Vita.
Edit: I realize now, that I replied to a 6 year old comment. Whoops....
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I'd say the PSP faired pretty dang well though. Burnout, 3 full GTA games, Jak and Daxter stuff, Ratchet and Clank, the many other racing games, God of War, Tekken, the PSP exclusive Naruto fighters. I even personally had a few of the movies. And as an emulation machine with custom firmware, the PSP was fuckin bananas.
DS was fun, I had it too. But I mostly remember playing Pokemon Pearl, Mario 64, and Mario Kart on it. Might have had a YuGiOh too. And they were a ton of fun...but I was never massively into the whole touch screen, dual screen gimmick. I just like having buttons and a single screen. Nothing wrong with a classic.
Devil Survivor is amazing ! Lots of different endings, an improved version was launched for the 3ds and there´s even a sequel.
Custom Robo Arena is definitely a hidden gem for ds in my opinion. It's very underrated
If you ask me, the biggest hidden gem of the DS is Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure. Great game.
that girl is cool as fuck. good taste in both games and beer? i hope she's on the show more
The beer was very tasty. And yes, Kinsey is cool as fuck.
Wow man! I've been a viewer for 12 years now!? I now use your channel as a resource for scouring for hidden gems and unknown/forgotten games and....also nostalgia haha! I'm a 33 year old, new father of 1 and I just wanted you to know how OG you have become on RUclips and how coveted you have become to me and my inner bubble. You are an absolute joy and a beautiful human being. That includes your circle of friends also. They are all exceptional people!
What gaming genre was your favorite on the DS?
JRPGs! I used to not like playing on handhelds but I had to adapt. I noticed in recent years the amount of quality portable JRPGs has been on the rise. Continues on with the 3DS and I also need to get my hands on Vita. I'm actaully playing the 3DS version of Devil Survivor right now.
Turn Based Rpgs, the genre that mostly disapeared from consoles found a new home in the DS, and Turn Based Strategy.
Mine would be RPGs. Chrono Trigger is my favourite. Also Pokemon, Radiant Historia, Final Fantasies...
RPG's. The GB/Gba/DS seemed to rock for rpgs ^_^.
Gotta be JRPGs. There are just so many exclusives on the DS/3DS (and handhelds in general, like the PSP) that you just don't find on consoles anymore (especially SRPGs, other than Disgaea).
This video was the reason that I bought Hotel Dusk: Room 215. As soon as I saw the art style I knew I would love it, and I bought it straight away off eBay. It's now my most favourite game ever! Thank you so much!! ✨✨
There's also a sequel that was only released in Europe (outside of Japan)l, The Last Window. Supposedly it's more depressing though.
Yeah, I actually live in Europe so it was quite easy for me to purchase it. Although I still prefer Hotel Dusk, Last Window was just as good! The story can be sad at times, but it's not that depressing.
Layton's Apprentice Did you know the director behind that game created a spiritual successor called Chase: Cold case investigations?
Yes I did! It came out just this month actually. The main protagonist looks just like Kyle Hyde. It's a shame it's only available on eShop, though.
Tahseen Khan It's sad that the series ended at Last Window and Cing went bankrupt. Cold Case was really good, but it was way to short.
I'm taking a shit while watching this Jesus thats how much I love your videos.
Funny thing is, I'm taking a shit while reading your comment! #TrueStory
MetalJesusRocks
Haha you fucking rock Jesus! Keep up the good work!
This has been my favorite interaction between and uploader and commenter I think I've ever seen.
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Yeah, kinda, no it's hexidecimal for something but I forgot what it is xD
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Contact, LEGO Battles, Bionicle Heroes, Aliens Infestation, Ghost Trick: Phanton Detective, Etrian Odyssey, Shin Megami Tensei: Stranger Journey, Disgea DS, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon, Contra 4, and the Bleach/Naruto games are all great DS gems
Kinsey is awesome! I wanna hangout with her. She really knows what she's talking about and genuinely loves video games.
Oh lord... the memories... I played room 215 (one of my favorite games on the ds) on my purple velvet DSi... I loved that system, it took me through some really tough times, but eventually I had to sell it because I was flat broke. I've been regretting this decision ever since. I now have a black DSi, which is pretty cool, but my purple velvet beauty will always stay in my heart.
Zero Escape 9 Hours 9 Persons 9 Doors, is my favorite DS game, and it's squeal on the 3DS/ PS Vita Zero Escape Vitrues Last Reward is amazing as well
metroid prime hunters had a beast aiming system, i also liked dementium series and kingdom hearts 358/2 days
I completed 'Hotel Dusk: Room 215' recently. The art in that game kicks so much ass IMHO. There is a sequel called 'Last Window: The Secret of Cape West' but it only came out in Europe and Japan. :(
I hope to see 'Little Red Riding Hood's Zombie BBQ' in a future video.
I hope you imported Last Window (since it's not region locked). I bought it back in 2011 and it's one of my favorite games.
Matthew J. Boone I need to play it stat
Need to include for hidden gems;
-Solatorobo: Red The Hunter
-Mario hoops: 3-on-3
-Contra 4
-Pokemon Trozei
-The Legendary Starfy
-Kirby Canvas Curse
One of my favorite series on all of youtube is your hidden gem series! I am glad that your doing the ds because I don't give my ds enough love :). By the way I also recently started listing to the pod cast and I must say you guys rock! Keep up the great work man!
Hotel Dusk is totally one of my complete favorites on the DS. A bit cryptic at parts but I LOVE the style and dialaouge.
Action adventure with rpg elements. Nothing better than The World Ends With You.
i hope you are jokeing that game was shit i only played ten mins
The game is shit
@@bruceke13 The game is great if you don't have shit taste
Make sure to include Radiant Historia and 9 hours 9 persons 9 doors in the next one, they have really great stories.
Picked up "Thundercats" in DS today and it's a great. Kind of like metal slug. Really a great hidden gem.
Love those Hotel Dusk graphics.
I love how spunky Kinsey is. She's always so happy and cute to watch.
Thank you MJR! I, a ds game collector, have been waiting for you to do a Ds hidden gems video and it was great. Can't wait for parts two and three.
The Ds is such a good system that this should have ten parts instead of three.
hotel dusk certainly is a gem
These hidden gems are always a treat to watch. Keep 'em up Metal J!
I miss Kinsey already. Good luck on your career in Japan!
I love retro game challenge and appreciate any list that speaks fondly of it.
Finally some recognition for Rocket Slime! Loved that game.
I've been watching retro game shows like CGR and Gamesack for a while now, and just discovered MetalJesusRocks. Being a fan of rock music and retro games puts this right up my alley. Too many gaming "shows" on youtube are from people that have a very narrow knowledge of gaming (especially gaming history). From the handful of vids I've seen of yours, I love them. Keep up the good work!
Hey Kinsey! I've been brewing beer for about 10 years now and I love it.. I still havent stepped up to all grain brewing though.. I do partial mash and it still comes out fantastic.. Only beers I brew are west coast american IPA's.. Those are my favorite beers.. things like bear republic racer 5 IPA , lagunitas,deschutes , rogue, stone, etc
+strocat25 yeah i use to brew till i moved to AZ>. just to hjot here to even try to brew anymore.. to hard to control the temp.. last beer i made here was during winter.. and i could only brew a hefeweizen.. my fav beer.. i grew up in the northwest.. the weather is much better suited too brewing with out having special equipment to brew ( a/c, cooling blankets for the carboy, etc.. whatever you need to do to keep your wart cool when its 115F out side.(. fun hobby tho.. and nothing beats fresh beer.. rock on.
thank you so much for introducing me to dragon quest rocket slime! i never heard of the game since it wasn't released in europe and i haven't seen it in any other nds recommended lists, but now that i got it for myself i'm having so much fun playing!
great videos, keep on creating and stay awesome!
2 things:
-The Last Window is much better than Hotel Dusk and is a master piece of story telling
-no Meteos???
Didn´t know up until recently that Hotel Dusk got a sequel called The Last Window; Secret of Cape West...
...got it! Waiting for me to play it.
BTW, I don´t do retro except for my Megaman/X Collections and keeping the games I´ve had from previous consoles but I decided to make DS my retro console/collection. So far I´ve got over 38 games.
ds hiddem gems:
Super princess peach
9 hours 9 persons 9 doors
radiant historia.
I found 999 at a local gamestop for 20. I would get it but I'm a 13 year old with almost no way of getting money. Lol.
Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology for 3ds is the proper way to play.
@@mkfanforever58 get a r4 bro
Just found your channel. Love it, and gotta say that the sole fact that you mentioned that you guys were drinking a home brewed black ipa sugarcoated it for me ^^ craftbeer+gaming!!
Cory in the house is the best DS game.
Also the best anime ever.
*anime game
Generic Gamer Hell Yea
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Avalon Code,Black Sigil,Time Hollow,Trace Memory, so many good games on DS
I just found this channel and I really enjoy your content. It's really helping me with buying games. I have ds but I have only 6 games I've kept since my first ds lite in 2007. I've never played any anime or Japanese style or rpg games. I want to expand my game categories so I can experience more types of games :D
[ Recent exposure to Front Mission series brought me here ]
Is Front Mission for DS notable for its value proposition?
Hmm, that .... Room 215, Nanostray, Ninja Town, Retro Game Challenge and others alongside the hardware walkthrough really has me tilting my head at portable experiences - not seriously perused since early Gameboys but revived because of vids like this and the more recent builds of old consoles ( like PS2 ) built into fully outfitted portables to render original gameplay using 3D printed housings and solid state storage instead media drives....
This has definitely been some needed exposure.
Thanks, Kinsey and MetalJesusRocks !
Geez, that beer looks very satisfying... now craving it or a 4-pack Guinness Foreign Extra Stout as sold here in the states ( so much better than the rest of the Guinness lineup in my area of the States )
You guys should definitely mention Giana Sisters DS. Amazingly underrated DS game.
I was a huge fan of the original Gianna Sisters game on the Commodore 64. Is it the same...just updated?! I can't find it anywhere locally...
It's a complete reboot of the series. That and the new Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams game are reinventions to the original. The DS game can get a bit repetitive, but it's really fun and has amazing music. I had to order my copy off Amazon as it had such a low print run. But because it's so unknown, it's definitely a hidden gem.
Dongled Newegg was where it was originally being sold, and that's where a friend of mine got me my copy. He gave it to me as a birthday present and said "Now I trust you know the history of this game.".
I never played the original but I was pretty disappointed by the DS game. The controls weren't tight and the bosses and level design were all the same. Pretty dull
And here we are im back again, after get bored with switch and 3ds
Hotel Dusk is so good. Couldn't stop playing when i bought it
you should import the squel from europe
Chris Marsh Yeah, i heard it is as good as the first one
Excellent video, I love your "Hidden Gem" series. I always take so much good info away. I've actually been considering picking up a Nintendo DS & 3DS. I've never played either, never really had much interest. But recently I've had this urge to start picking up some games, mainly due to the new Zelda game on the 3DS. This video has given me a lot more encouragement. Thanks MJR!
2019 and I'm here seen this amazing video
I love my dsi xl! Can't wait to play these!
Man, you have so many good videos... :D
So glad you've done a ds video
Metal jesus you MUST play "trauma center under the knife 1 and 2" they are my favorite games of the system and a trully masterpiece of atlus.
On the other hand, you lady should play "luminous arc 1 and 2" they are the best RPG i can think of, and they were also madr by atlus!!
:)
The Nintendo DS is one of my all time favorites, and an amazing system to collect for since there are so many great games for it!
Fun fact: Just like the GBA SP model that you like so much, the DSi has brighter screens aswell and it's a screen of much higher quality so the colors are alot more vibrant and DS games actually looks the best on the DSi out of all the DSs. Even better than on the 3DS and 3DS XL!
And Metal Jesus, it always makes me smile to see Mega Man X4 on the TV in your opening every time. One of my favorite games of all time, it's awesome that you picked that one out of all the games you could've picked!
Anyway, love your show and I can't wait for Part 2!
//Senkai
I suppose you Americans were bound to not know about Inazuma Eleven, but wonderfully obscure choices nontheless.
+TaleOfTheToaster I think the 3DS version was the first for us.
TaleOfTheToaster tell me about the game
Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime is some good stuff! Very fun game!
kinsey is awesome!
Awesome list so far :) Old video I know but just getting back into playing one of my favorite systems
Hey now, I cover them there overlooked DS gems, and no one can because I say so!
Still, kind of hard to believe the system is almost a decade old. Good things tend to last a long time, but still.
2 of my fav ds games are custom robo arena & ultimate mortal kombat ds
Same I want a new Custom Robo game and a medabots game sadly the medabots games are only released In japan
@@GamerBoy870 #Medabots
The DS is one of my favourite systems ever. Children of Mana was great, Mario Hoops. Also, Battles of Prince of Persia was one of the strangest entries in the PoP series, and quite decent.
Keep rockin' man, great videos as always, greetings from Croatia!
Ah yeah, My boy SMT Devil Survivor getting some well deserved praise.
Thanks for the awesome reviews, I'm picking up at least three of these games due to this vid!!! My fave DS games have to be: Castlevania-Portrait of Ruin, Dragon Quest IV, V, VI, and IX, Radiant Historia, The Final Fantasy IV remake, And Legend of Zelda-Minish Cap. DS rules and besides the SNES, is the home of true kick ass RPGs.
Brace yourselves DS fans, another RUclipsr made a hidden gem video about our system! Now the prices will skyrocket!
OH SHIT! Here we go again
Good thing I just use an emulator
5:17 Retro Game Challenge is based off of a Japanese TV show Game Center CX. The series is essentially like all those Kid's Play Retro Game videos where the main focus is the humour in watching someone struggle with how difficult these games really are. Although a few sequels were made only RGC was ever released in English.
The show itself has being going strong since 2003 and is available subtitled here on RUclips. Anyone interested in retro games should watch an episode or two just for the LOLs.
she's an adorable lady :)
no she isnt, she sucks
@@adrianroman7191 haha
Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime... You guys are awesome! This is a really great game that I picked up just for the hell of it and ended up loving it.
Golden sun for the Ds has beautiful graphics for the time
Perfect timing for this hidden gem series. I just dusted off my DS to play some newer titles - Yes they still release games for it! I can't wait to see what hidden gems you guys reveal next.
I saw some really good looking new gameboy colour games too
Kinsey has great taste in games.
I love this channel. Metal Jesus and the whole crew are such nice people.
*RETRO GAME CHALLENGE* :D
#GameCenterCX
Awesome video, the DS is really a game I need to get into more and this is a helpful list for that for sure!
I have played Nanostray and really enjoyed it, but it did kick my ass, never found a copy for myself though. Never played, or even heard of, most of the others. One to mention sometime, and I kind of suspect you will, is Dark Spire. Awesome RPG.
I had several of those on my list to look for already, but I had not heard of Nanostray, I'll likely be looking that one up.
SO let me get this straight, shes highly attractive, a gamer, great sense of humor...
AND a homebrewer... Well damn...
And overweight, don't forget overweight.
BkKillaful -_-
brrnay hey fuck u
BkKillaful says the man with no profile picture.and before u say anything,i am actually Spiderman.This lady is cute as fuck and based on her excitement levels & interests,any dude would be lucky to have her.i can tell by your attitude,u would have no chance any way.i'd wife her anyday!
jeremiah kisamore she's fat, moron. You just don't see it because you have a thing for fattys
Glory of Heracles - The first game in a Japan-only RPG franchise to be released in North America. "Average at best" is what the few people who've heard about it seem to think, but I absolutely loved it. It's one of the better RPGs I've played, with some of the best storytelling and soundtrack in an RPG.
Golden Sun: Dark Dawn - Golden Sun has never been the most popular RPG franchise, but it's my favorite (although I'm still waiting on that 4th game). Dark Dawn, the 3rd game in the series, is a game many fans of the series write off as sub-par to the original 2 games, which I agree with completely. While the first 2 on the GBA were 9.5/10 material, Dark Dawn was closer to an 8/10, which is still better than many, many RPGs out there. Although the story gets incredibly interesting the further you get into the game, awkward dialogue and storytelling mixed with too-easy combat kept it from being as good as the first 2. It still has MANY amazing moments, amazing music, a convoluted but interesting and epic story (even more-so than the first 2), amazing puzzles, and one of the BEST climaxes of any game I've played.
Ninja Town (which I'm so happy you guys mentioned) - I love tower defense-style games, and Ninja Town is one of the best!
Phantasy Star 0 - I haven't played the other games in the Phantasy Star series, but I really liked this game, which a lot of people say is the worst in the franchise. It can get a little repetitive and annoying at times, but it's a fun little time-killer nonetheless.
Teenage Zombies - I freaking hated this game, but my sister was obsessed with it back in the day, so I'll mention it. It's a strange little platformer with cutscenes shown in a comicbook style. You take control of three different zombies with different abilities to traverse the levels, getting powerups and eating the "brainmeats" of aliens who are trying to take over the world.
Kinsey is so wifey material
kitramsey5150 My credit will never go to "shit". Who uses loans to by games? Also I'm way past the point of using credit cards. That's something kids do to help build some credit. If you're over 25 and still using a credit card, you've made some bad life choices. Now saying that, I'd totally buy all the games she wanted within my budget, which at the time is substantial. She still wifey material.
kitramsey5150 Everyone has a hobby. It's even proven people with hobbies are usually more composed and live longer lives. Seeing how she has a life outside of collecting, I don't think she's even close to being a "problem" hobbiest. I've seen grown men take off their shirts, paint themselves, put on wigs and stand in a parking lot drinking beer and screaming until they passed out because of a football game. Now that too me is much worse than a polite, well spoken women collecting video games as a hobby. I've never thought of game collecting to be a "gender specific" hobby, if anything women should excel at doing it since they are naturally better negotiators and problem solvers than men are which is handy when yardsaleing or at flea markets. As far as that last comment, son let me tell you, coming from someone who owns his own business, has an amazing kid that just turned 4 a couple weeks ago and still has a great relationship with my ex, his mom, that "make me a sandwich" attitude will get you nowhere. My parents have been together for 30 years, best couple I've ever seen and if my dad now or ever before had walked into the house and told my mother to "shut up and make me a sandwich", she would have hit him in the head with a frying pan and left his ass. If you want a "make me a sandwich" girl, if you can even find one, then that's your decision, but I promise you any relationship like that isn't love and is honestly the biggest waste of a life I can think of.
kitramsey5150 I'm not saying a woman can do anything a man can better, I'm just saying it's perfectly fine for women to collect games, or anything else for that matter. I know situations are different from person to person, but I've seen the strength of women through my mother. Without her, my family would have been a mess. She's the glue that held and still holds everything together. The strength and mental fortitude of my mother is sometimes awe inspiring. Physically I'm stronger than her, mentally, my mother is a literal super hero compared to myself. This is all kinda pointless because the video game collecting is just a perk for her, I just said she was wifey material because she has a great attitude and personality on top of sharing a hobby of mine. Now I'm a veteran, played sports my whole school life and work out at least 3 times a week, so she'd have to go to the gym with me. Beauty is beauty and she is very pretty, we just got to work on getting her healthy and I'd clinch the perfect 10. Already got the plan my man, just need that DM lol. Don't take RUclips comments so seriously, sure I'd put a ring on it in a heart beat, I'm 30 years old and can pretty much tell you from the first 30 seconds of seeing someone and hearing them, if they'd be wifey, so just take this for what it was man. Just me giving a random compliment to someone that'll never read it lol.
Please keep posting. Your videos are amazing man!
Kinsey is super hot!
Are you blind?
+Globez123 She really is. I'm crushing on her :D
+Alex McCrea right.... these boys don't get out much
+2k0wen most of them are like metal Jesus about 40 yrs old playin video games in the basement
+Alex McCrea if you don't like video game why watch this video????
Excellent video - really well hosted by the both of you. Excellent stuff!
I thought Tiny Tim passed away years ago?
+paincalledliving hahahahaha! Fuck yeah dude! You are seriously funny.
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Good thing you made this video. I just got a 3DS XL and now I am searching for good games.
Me too! I just picked up the new Yoshi 3DS XL a few weeks ago. So awesome!
MetalJesusRocks I got the yoshi one too
Dude kinda' looks like an overweight Weird Al.
Ben Tarr oh thats why he looks so goddamn familiar..
4 years later and..... LMAO
i dont know if its a "hidden gem" but SNK vs Capcom Card Fighters was/is amazing.
it has so much high quality art and portraits of snk and capcom characters plus a lot of backstory and trivia on the cards.its a joy to look at(i bought a ds just to play it)
Cool vid. I really dig the DS. It has a really strong library for a handheld. And collecting the variety of hardware versions is kind of fun too.
Damn, 2 of my all time favourite DS games(Rune factory and ST Devil Survivor) were on this list O_o I never knew they were so underrated.
best chemistry of all the guests, and on one of the first appearances! shes the best
Great video! A couple of my favorite DS hidden gems: 999: Nine Hours Nine Persons Nine Doors, Elite Beat Agents and Meteos. Hope you get to them in your next couple videos!
Great video and an awesome guest aswell! The combination of your taste in games is hitting my sweetspot with most of these games and I can't wait for the next one. Keep up the good work :)
Ever since I found your channel two years ago, Iback in 2019 / 2020 I've loved it ever since because I grew up with the Nintendo DS Lite and wanted to get back into it. I got a game cartridge that has 1,900 games on it and I also collect games too that I want to physically keep. 😀👍
Honestly, this girl's taste in video games is off charts, played them all
Rocket Slime is great. I mentioned it on your FB channel. I picked it up relatively recently from GameStop for like 5 dollars. I cant imagine it being that expensive elsewhere.
Yes! Dragonquest Rocket Slime! So glad it was mentioned.
Gotta say, Hotel Dusk and Dragon Quest Rocket Slime are two of my absolute favorites. I need to dig them out again.
Nervous Brickdown and Big Bang Mini are two wonderful DS gems.
And also there's Theresia. Very recommendable too
Rune Factory, Devil Survivor, Radiant Historia, Ragnarok DS, Animal Crossing, Pokemon, and other games made my childhood!
I love your hidden gems videos the DS has so many it's no shock it needs 3 parts.
Great selection of games! The NDS is my favorite system and I love collecting DS games. I look forward to seeing the other parts of your video!
OMG YES OMG YES! Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime is by far my favorite game on the DS and perhaps my favorite game of all time. I love that game so much.
Retro Game Challenge was great fun when my friend let me borrow it! Definitely some fun and tough challenges!!
I’ll be buying Hotel Dusk. That looks fun. Just upgraded from a 2DS to a New3DSXL (grew up with a DSi) so now I can play SNES and New3DS games on top of the NES/GB/GBA/GameGear/Genesis/DS games I could play on the 2DS. Having grown up with a DS, I am happy to say that its library will probably last me for the rest of my life. It’s so fun, and nicely priced nowadays.
Can't have a DS hidden gems list without Big Bang Mini, hope to see that one featured in either part 2 or 3.