With the end of the DS's life more or less here with the recent release of the DS's last notable games, I've been retrospectively taking a look at the DS and realizing it's one of the best game consoles ever. It really satisfied my need for games that were simple but had a lot of depth, or a really creative concept, serving as a stark contrast to the ever more complicated and difficult to get into games being released on consoles lately. Even though I'm getting older and not playing as many games as I used to, I still probably sunk more time into the DS than most consoles, ever, so that's saying a lot.
What I want from you are recommendations on games I don't own. They can be major titles that are necessary to have a complete collection, or completely unknown gems that only you've heard of but you really liked. Throw a short pitch about the game at me if you care to. I really want to figure out what's out there that's worth playing. I'd say I'm pretty open to any type of game - the most important thing for a DS game, to me, is that it's easy to get hooked on quickly, whether it be a short or a long game. Also, I strongly favor 2D games over 3D games, usually.
Top 10 list:
1. Phoenix Wright (trilogy)
2. Advance Wars: Days of Ruin
3. Contra 4
4. Professor Layton (series)
5. Pokémon Black/White
6. Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
7. Kirby Canvas Curse
8. WarioWare DIY
9. Hotel Dusk: Room 215
10. Meteos
Entire collection (Games I really liked, like about a 8/10, are marked with a *)
Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth *
Advance Wars: Days of Ruin *
Advance Wars: Dual Strike *
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney
Big Brain Academy
Bleach DS
Bleach DS 2
Brain Age
Brain Age 2
Bust-a-Move DS
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow *
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia *
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
Chrono Trigger *
Contra 4 *
Custom Robo Arena
Elite Beat Agents *
Feel the Magic: XY/XX
Final Fantasy III
Final Fantasy Tactics A2 *
Golden Sun: Dark Dawn
Hotel Dusk: Room 215 *
Kirby Super Star Ultra *
Kirby: Canvas Curse *
Kirby: Squeak Squad
Lunar Knights *
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story *
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Mario Kart DS
Mario Party DS
Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis
Mega Man Battle Network 5: Double Team *
Mega Man ZX *
Mega Man ZX Advent
Meteos *
Metroid Prime: Hunters
New Super Mario Bros.
Nintendogs: Dachshund and Friends
Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan *
Phantasy Star Zero *
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney *
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Justice for All *
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trials and Tribulations *
Picross DS
Planet Puzzle League *
Pokémon Black *
Pokémon Diamond/Pearl *
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness
Pokémon SoulSilver *
Polarium
Professor Layton and the Curious Village *
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box *
Professor Layton and the Unwound Future *
Rhythm Heaven *
Star Fox Command
Super Mario 64 DS
Tetris DS
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
Trace Memory
Trauma Center: Under the Knife
Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble!
WarioWare D.I.Y. *
WarioWare: Touched!
Yoshi Touch & Go
Yoshi's Island DS
Intending to obtain before end of year:
Kirby Mass Attack
Professor Layton and the Last Specter
Okay, I realize it's probably hard to figure out what games are missing on a list that huge, but I know people are usually really militant about making sure that everyone likes their favorite game. Direct it in the form of an angry complaint if you have to (WHY HAVEN'T YOU PLAYED TWEWY/GHOST TRICK/WHATEVER WORST LIST EVER), I know that'll get you fired up to help me out.