Metal Jesus Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 The 3DS is obviously very popular and been out long enough to have a list of Hidden Gems for it. Here are 8 Nintendo 3DS games that are Hidden Gems that you will want to check out! Game Shown: Heroes of Ruin Azure Striker Gunvolt Pac-Man and Galaga Dimensions Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars James Noir's Hollywood Crimes Pilotwings Resort Frogger 3D CrossWords Plus I would love to know what other "hidden gems" you recommend on the 3DS, both retail releases and perhaps digital eShop games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Daniels Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 (edited) The 3DS is obviously very popular and been out long enough to have a list of Hidden Gems for it. Here are 8 Nintendo 3DS games that are Hidden Gems that you will want to check out! Game Shown: Heroes of Ruin Azure Striker Gunvolt Pac-Man and Galaga Dimensions Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars James Noir's Hollywood Crimes Pilotwings Resort Frogger 3D CrossWords Plus I would love to know what other "hidden gems" you recommend on the 3DS, both retail releases and perhaps digital eShop games. SEGA 3D Classics Collection, bob's hidden gem sonic 2 isn't on there but there's sonic 1 and so many gems and its dirt cheap Edited February 3, 2017 by D.Daniels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Jesus Posted February 3, 2017 Author Share Posted February 3, 2017 SEGA 3D Classics Collection, bob's hidden gem sonic 2 isn't on there but there's sonic 1 and so many gems and its dirt cheap It's pretty neat to play those old arcade classics in true 3D!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Awesome, at least 3 or 4 of these are games I definitely will pick up, as a relatively new 3DS owner. I definitely second recommending the Sega 3D Classics collection - I know it's a shadow of what Japanese 3DS's got, but it's still got a ton of fun games that all work well with the 3D. It's one of the 3 games I currently have but it's the one I play the most. (Even more than Mario Land.) I'm also partial to Super Monkey Ball, on every system it appears on. Love that game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 I definitely second recommending the Sega 3D Classics collection - I know it's a shadow of what Japanese 3DS's got, but it's still got a ton of fun games that all work well with the 3D. It's one of the 3 games I currently have but it's the one I play the most. (Even more than Mario Land.) Once you fill in the gaps with downloads from the eShop, I think we got (or will get) just about everything Sega/M2 that came out in Japan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asaki Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Code of Princess, spiritual sequel to the Guardian Heroes games. The only downfall is that the framerate suffers a bit, but it improves a lot if you can mod your New 3DS to take advantage of the faster CPU. I'd have to browse through my collection to think up some more. Honestly, it seems like most great games on the 3DS actually sold decently. Then of course, you have exceptions like Kid Icarus, which went out-of-print due to legal issues =| I still need to pick that one up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Jesus Posted February 3, 2017 Author Share Posted February 3, 2017 Code of Princess, spiritual sequel to the Guardian Heroes games. I almost included that game in this video as I have been playing it recently, but I felt I needed to put some more time into it to really review it. But so far, it's great (and really funny!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Code of Princess, spiritual sequel to the Guardian Heroes games. Whoa, that looks awesome. Just watched the trailer on YouTube. I do love Guardian Heroes and it does look a lot like it. This has all finally got me a little excited about the 3DS. I got one of those $99 systems basically on a whim, but it's mostly just been collecting dust because I'm not a big Nintendo game fan, or that whole aesthetic that even a lot of third party developers seem to copy. But some of the games in this video and then some of the other suggestions in the thread are right up my alley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 I nominate Code of Princess too as I put good time on that one and these last few years if I can put over 10 hours on a game it must be pretty special. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asaki Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 I nominate Code of Princess too as I put good time on that one and these last few years if I can put over 10 hours on a game it must be pretty special. Oh yeah, it seems like that game has a lot of stuff to unlock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roots.genoa Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Thanks for mentioning Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars. Most gamers complained about the 3DS launch lineup, but this game is awesome and has probably been discarded because of its license. Plus it offers a ton of content; I played 50h+ and it has been for a long time my most played game on 3DS until Resident Evil: Revelations (80h+) and Monster Hunter. By the way, the game was made by XCOM's creator Julian Gollop! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 I really should try that. It goes on sale in the eshop a lot but the physical version is probably even cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Jesus Posted February 4, 2017 Author Share Posted February 4, 2017 I really should try that. It goes on sale in the eshop a lot but the physical version is probably even cheaper. Gamestop is currently selling Ghost Recon Shadow Wars for only $7.99... Jump on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asaki Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 It's a pretty cool game, but hard to get used to if you're expecting it to be like Gollop's other stuff. Looking through my pile of games, I think Steel Diver might need to be added to the list. It's a spiritual sequel to Radar Mission on the GameBoy, and an updated version of a tech demo from the early DS days. Probably wasn't worth paying full price, but it's cool enough to pick up on a discount. Let me look through my eShop stuff... (this might be a bad idea) My Nintendo Picross, a Zelda themed version that you can basically get for free. Fairune, I wasn't expecting much from it, but I ended up playing through the whole thing in one sitting. Dillon's Rolling Western, seems cool so far, but I need to play it more. Rusty's Real Deal Baseball, lots of cool minigames. Sadly, I don't think this one came to Europe. The Guild Series, really fun, weird stuff, and goes on sale often. The more games you own, you can unlock bonus content. Zombie Incident, awesome remake of a homebrew MSX title. Also benefits from New3DS CPU hacks. Hmm, I see a lot of other games I want to name, but I feel like at this point, games like Shantae, Shovel Knight, RCR, and Steamworld hardly count as "hidden". Or I have a lot of games that look really cool, but I haven't put much time into =| 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 It's okay, MJ called a PAC-MAN game "hidden!" Anything goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Jesus Posted February 5, 2017 Author Share Posted February 5, 2017 It's okay, MJ called a PAC-MAN game "hidden!" Anything goes. Did you bother to watch the video? Cuz most people would consider 2D platformer Pac-Man Tilt to be a hidden gem 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asaki Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 It's okay, MJ called a PAC-MAN game "hidden!" Well, I think in this particular case, I would agree with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamemoose Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 Then of course, you have exceptions like Kid Icarus, which went out-of-print due to legal issues =| I still need to pick that one up. What legal issues? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Daniels Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 (edited) Did you bother to watch the video? Cuz most people would consider 2D platformer Pac-Man Tilt to be a hidden gem I think they may have meant hidden as unknown and less commercial, which is dependent on how we see hidden gems, I guess their are Mario hidden gem's, in the sense people may have bypassed a lesser known Mario title back in the day, so you could make a 1000 video's of what constituents a hidden gem and people will differ as to opinions, I would say usually a hidden gem should be less commercial but like with the Sega 3d collection, it can still be a hidden gem if it offers something unique in a commercial sense Edited February 6, 2017 by D.Daniels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Jesus Posted February 7, 2017 Author Share Posted February 7, 2017 I think they may have meant hidden as unknown and less commercial, which is dependent on how we see hidden gems. Hidden Gems are definitely a moving target and change over time. If I was to tell a 20 something gamer about this amazing RPG in the 1990s called Planescape Torment or killer FPS game called Sin, they would look at me with a blank face. But older gamers remember those games fondly and they were widely covered in the media at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Daniels Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 (edited) Hidden Gems are definitely a moving target and change over time. If I was to tell a 20 something gamer about this amazing RPG in the 1990s called Planescape Torment or killer FPS game called Sin, they would look at me with a blank face. But older gamers remember those games fondly and they were widely covered in the media at the time. lol very true, even when game sack joked that sonic 2 was a hidden gem, I guess it is, especially to kids who have only ever played games since Xbox and PS2, so for younger people they have the whole 32, 16 and 8 bit generation as a hidden gem forest Edited February 7, 2017 by D.Daniels 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asaki Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 What legal issues? I read somewhere that it was due to Project Sora splitting up, but maybe that's just a rumor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldLeader Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 lol very true, even when game sack joked that sonic 2 was a hidden gem, I guess it is, especially to kids who have only ever played games since Xbox and PS2, so for younger people they have the whole 32, 16 and 8 bit generation as a hidden gem forest Couldn't have said it better myself! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 No hidden gems video for the Nintendo Switch? I'm sure there must be titles for it that are "just fun to own" too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Jesus Posted February 10, 2017 Author Share Posted February 10, 2017 No hidden gems video for the Nintendo Switch? Video coming March 4th. Since Nintendo is here in the Seattle area, I plan to have Reggie Fils-Aimé and Todd Howard on too. Oh yeah, and Macklemore is going to do the background music. Pretty sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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