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Nintendo DS

Garm Bel Iblis

Commodore
So my mom is buying me and my wife DS's for Xmas, crazy I know, she wanted us to have something fun.

What are some of the great games for this? How does the wifi work? do you both have to have a game to link them up or can you share?
 
What games are good depends on what kind of games you like. Got any ideas there? RPGs, strategy, puzzle, brain-teasers, minigames?

The wifi works a few different ways.

1. Ad-hoc with another DS in the same room. Some games allow you to share a single game card, however functionality is usually limited in this case. It is generally always better if both people have the game. In short, "sharing" a card for network play will give you a crippled gameplay experience, if it's even offered as an option.
2. Nintendo WiFi Connection. This lets you play over the Internet against other people. Everyone must have the game and an Internet connection. I have tried to make this work on an ad-hoc wireless network and been unsuccessful. It only seems to work if you have an "infrastructure" network, meaning you have a wireless access point. However, there is a Nintendo wireless USB device that supposedly gets around this. I have not tried it, so your mileage may vary.
 
Some great games to consider:

Advance Wars: Dual Strike
Chrono Trigger DS
Final Fantasy IV
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
Mario Kart DS
New Super Mario Bros.
Pokemon Platinum
Super Mario 64 DS
Tetris DS
The Legend Of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Wario Ware: Touched!
Yoshi's Island DS
 
I guess I can run down the ones I have that I would highly recommend:

MarioKart (Racing)
Chrono Trigger (RPG)
Final Fantasy IV (RPG)
Advance Wars: Days of Ruin (Turn-based Strategy)
LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Platform)
Animal Crossing: Wild World (Life/Social Sim)
Bangai-O Spirit (Shoot-'em-up)
 
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