DS Hidden Gems 3 + Honorable Mentions & Outtakes

[Metal Jesus]

 

Kinsey is back to finish our Nintendo DS Hidden Gems series with 8 more great games PLUS Honorable Mentions and some embarrassing Outtakes!

 

I recently picked up a 3DS XL...and I am loving playing DS games on that handheld.

[Markimus of K.]

Thanks MJ, I've always been curious, how do you do the video capture from the DS?

[ComputerSpaceFan]

I met Kinzie (is that how you spell her name?) at the Vancouver Retro show yesterday. She's super nice.

[Metal Jesus]

I met Kinzie (is that how you spell her name?) at the Vancouver Retro show yesterday. She's super nice.

 

Oh, you did? Awesome! Yeah, Kinsey is very cool, funny and really knowledgeable. You can follow her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/KinsZilla

[Nerf Herder73]

Another fun vid. Thanks! Keep 'em coming.

[Jess Ragan]

I like how you put New Super Mario Bros. down as one of your honorable mentions... then had second thoughts. For an SMB game, it wasn't very good at all!

[Skippy B. Coyote]

I know these hidden gems videos were from a while ago, but if you ever do another DS hidden gems video I have two pretty obscure recommendations for games to add to it.

 

 

#1. Orcs & Elves

 

This game from Id Software is a first person dungeon crawler RPG that is heavy on action and low on the tedium that turns a lot of people off RPGs. It's got a gloriously retro visual style, using character sprites and textures very reminiscent of Id Software's earlier releases like the original Doom trilogy, Hexen, and Heretic. The game mechanics are all thoroughly explained as you along, the story is great and very humorous at times, and the whole game is just wonderfully crafted to be very approachable and easy to get into for those who may not be too familiar with dungeon crawling RPGs. This game is everything that I wished The Dark Spire was, and it's a real shame that more people don't know about it.

 

 

#2. Touch the Dead

 

First off, no! This isn't a necrophilia game! Now that we've gotten that little detail out of the way, if you're a fan of Sega's House of the Dead series you're definitely going I like this one. Touch the Dead is, for all intents and purposes, a House of the Dead game that uses the touchscreen and stylus for shooting and reloading rather than a light gun and CRT TV. The gameplay is fast and frenetic with a good amount of challenge, weapon variety, and unlockables to keep you coming back to play through it again several times over. The story is set in a prison this time around and the dialogue is just as campy as fans of the House of the Dead series would come to expect from a game inspired by it. In short, if you like The House of the Dead and own a DS or 3DS system then Touch the Dead is absolutely worth picking up a copy of.

Edited May 24, 2016 by Jin

[Skippy B. Coyote]

#1. Orcs & Elves

 

That moment when you realize that you're an idiot because the game you just recommended was already discussed in the video. Consider the recommendation seconded then. XD

[Metal Jesus]

That moment when you realize that you're an idiot because the game you just recommended was already discussed in the video. Consider the recommendation seconded then. XD

 

 

No worries! Its a game worth mentioning again