Actually using a Flashcart: DS Edition

I love my deep dives and revisits. Looks like a DS one is coming up. Why not ask my favorite and only forum what should I play on this cart I curated like two years ago. Some of these were because I had them physical and now why bother? Some of these are the pile of RPGs the West was DENIED and that’s a CRIME in states that don’t exist. There is also Electroplankton.




Or maybe I’ll just fall into Steal Princess and never leave because 300 isometric jumping puzzles and no plot sounds like a dream rather than a dissapointment it did 15 years ago.

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Is Wario Master of Disguise any good?

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Korg DS10 and Korg M01D are fun to play around in. I actually want to incorporate them into some kind of music setup someday.

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i dunno if its any good or not, seemed fairly normal and id rather play something else, but for whatever reason nora to toki no koubou had a bunch of finnish as part of its fantasy world which was very funny to me in particular

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I’ll let you know boss.

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there’s a hack for gg series collection that makes unlocking games significantly faster. you will definitely want this hack.

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Hell yeah Riz-Zoawd.

I just recently gave up my very long slow playthrough of Solatorobo even though I’m on like chapter 13 or 14. that game is boring and padded out as hell.

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Absolutely not.

  • long boring cutscenes
  • Based off a japanese drama
  • Touchpen + one side button controls
  • Solve bad non puzzles with your different costumes
  • Default DS font on everything
  • One of those games that tutorializes everything except how the hell you’re supposed to play it
  • I didn’t think a second game would ever have Mega Man ZX’s map.
  • Open treasure chests by walking in front of them waiting for the “open chest” icon to appear touch it, then get a tutorial for a DS touchscreen mini-game that is in dozens of other games, wait for the countdown, then play the mini game, then get DS font You got Gold Bookends. Those are worth $123. This had been added to your treasure booklet.

Once I had to type my name in I started cursing because I knew what was coming.

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get your brain age down to 20

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Play all the Kirbys

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I mean you know I’m gonna say Solatorobo, the only game I have ever played that has a different opening for each ‘season’ like it was a freaking anime.

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I had the same reaction when I put it in my own flashcart 19 years ago.

It had a semi-cool boat setting I guess

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I really liked Solatorobo when I played it at launch. It does have like Treasure level mechanics but they never ask to use them to that level which was a dissappointment.

I think alot that the art book explained the unique technology powering the toilets in the furry sky world.

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I mean, you know my answer is Dark Spire.

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u already got metal max 2 on there but i am going to recommend metal max 3 because i have been sending dylan “omg look at this” pictures about it pretty much daily since i started playing it. also it was developed before mm2r(eloaded) even though it is the sequel to mm2r(egular). also u have the advantage of being able to play it in japanese rather than futzing with delta patchers.

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I thought the Metal Max games are customize mech, wander around, closer to a western pc rpg than a jrpg am I wrong?

i’ve only played mm3 but it is a straight up jrpg w towns and sidequests and great npc dialogue and also you have vehicles which you customise as you play but they’re basically extra party members, not a complicated extra system or point of focus. if the game didn’t have them it would not be very different.

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Why no touch detective or tingle/tincle? orcs & elves or might & magic? rondo of swords or FE12? culdcept maybe?

This reminds me though, i gotta add front mission and super kirby to mine.

If i’d understand japanese i’d immediately boot up dungeons & dam.

Is ys ds the rts? kinda curious if that’s better or worse than the japanese developed ds populous.

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i’d say that metal max games have combat like a typical japanese rpg, but structurally they’re a lot more open, like a western rpg.

they’re not totally open world, but there’s also a whole bounty hunter thing that kind of reminds me a little of the witcher: you take on a job to kill a monster, get told the general area where it hangs out, then you follow clues to track it down and kill it.

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But know that Squeak Squad is one of the easiest games ever made. I 100%ed getting all the treasures on accident.

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