Mae247 | 207 Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 (edited) Anyone else collect for these two systems? Honestly just fell into it 2 weeks ago and am well on my way with some good titles and great hidden gems. Edited February 8, 2020 by Mae247 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O.G. CIB | 416 Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 (edited) 3DS yes.... great system and has about 418 US physical game per my count and a few rare ones as well. DS I passed on going for a full set and picked up the hidden gems, Top 20 and a couple rarer games. Awesome system as well Edited January 31, 2020 by Mr. CIB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,911 Editorials Team · Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Yes, I have large collections of both. Love the libraries. What sort of genres are you into? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiamiSlice | 3,137 Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Mae247 said: Anyone else collect for these two systems? Honestly just fell into it 2 weeks ago and am well on my way with some good titles and great hidden gems. DS is one of my favorites to collect for. 3DS is great too. And with 3DS, there's a bunch of collector's edition releases that are already getting hard to find. And then there's some Club Nintendo releases that were never sold retail. And the Louvre Guide for 3DS, which is sold retail but only in one country For both systems it's also challenging to get CIB because most GameStops as a policy threw out all the packaging for these games. Also there's a bunch of special edition / themed consoles to collect for both DS and 3DS. I could go on and on... will stop here! Wait, will add one more thing: DS is region free, so you can get into collecting games that were never released in US but will work on your consoles. Like I have Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland (EU version), and Korg M01 (JP, has English). Edited January 31, 2020 by MiamiSlice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O.G. CIB | 416 Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 20 minutes ago, MiamiSlice said: Club Nintendo releases Wow, I never knew! Thanks for the tip. What games were release by club nintendo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreaKBeatZ | 136 Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 DS is an amazing console to collect for and I think anyone that starts collecting for it will be very happy they did. I am always discovering new amazing games, it's incredible how diverse the library is, with many quality titles. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NierAutomata | 23 Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Watch out for DS bootlegs. Just don't buy cart only 95% of the time. You can feel them by how cheap the cart plastic feels plus weird labels, but some bootlegs have great labels. It's a real minefield when buying cart only, if you think Pokemon gba bootlegs were bad, wait till you see DS lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makar | 2,062 Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Oh do I have some lists for you lol. DS imo has the best library of games for any system there is. For starters check out these 5 must own not Mario Pokemon or zelda DS games Dragon quest heroes rocket slime Dragon quest monsters joker 1 and 2 Advance wars dual strike Drone tactics Yu-Gi-Oh world championship 2011 (if you're into Yu-Gi-Oh) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mae247 | 207 Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 4 hours ago, Mr. CIB said: 3DS yes.... great system and has about 418 US physical game per my count and a few rare ones as well. DS I passed on going for a full set and picked up the hidden gems, Top 20 and a couple rarer games. Awesome system as well I’m at that point so far with some good popular games. Also picking out the hidden gems at the moment from a local. 4 hours ago, Reed Rothchild said: Yes, I have large collections of both. Love the libraries. What sort of genres are you into? I’m not genre specific honestly. If it’s a game that can keep my attention and is fun I’m in. I’m also interested in the M rated stuff on ds. Picked up Dementium the ward just yesterday. many other titles interest me as well. 3 hours ago, MiamiSlice said: DS is one of my favorites to collect for. 3DS is great too. And with 3DS, there's a bunch of collector's edition releases that are already getting hard to find. And then there's some Club Nintendo releases that were never sold retail. And the Louvre Guide for 3DS, which is sold retail but only in one country For both systems it's also challenging to get CIB because most GameStops as a policy threw out all the packaging for these games. Also there's a bunch of special edition / themed consoles to collect for both DS and 3DS. I could go on and on... will stop here! Wait, will add one more thing: DS is region free, so you can get into collecting games that were never released in US but will work on your consoles. Like I have Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland (EU version), and Korg M01 (JP, has English). Thanks for the knowledge drop! 3 hours ago, BreaKBeatZ said: DS is an amazing console to collect for and I think anyone that starts collecting for it will be very happy they did. I am always discovering new amazing games, it's incredible how diverse the library is, with many quality titles. i find something new every day honestly. 36 minutes ago, Makar said: Oh do I have some lists for you lol. DS imo has the best library of games for any system there is. For starters check out these 5 must own not Mario Pokemon or zelda DS games Dragon quest heroes rocket slime Dragon quest monsters joker 1 and 2 Advance wars dual strike Drone tactics Yu-Gi-Oh world championship 2011 (if you're into Yu-Gi-Oh) Been on the lookout for rocket slim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inzoreno | 102 Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 Until my car died and I had to sell to fund a replacement, I was collecting DS and 3DS as my main pursuit. So many great games that very few people really talk about these days, since handhelds don't quite get as much attention as consoles do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makar | 2,062 Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 I made a hidden gems on the DS thread a while back if you want to check that out. As for 3DS, I always highly recommend these not Mario, Pokemon or zelda games Shovel knight Cave story 3D Pocket card jockey Witch and hero 1, 2 and 3 NES remix Fire Emblem echoes (doesn't get as much mention as the other ones) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mae247 | 207 Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 45 minutes ago, Makar said: I made a hidden gems on the DS thread a while back if you want to check that out. As for 3DS, I always highly recommend these not Mario, Pokemon or zelda games Shovel knight Cave story 3D Pocket card jockey Witch and hero 1, 2 and 3 NES remix Fire Emblem echoes (doesn't get as much mention as the other ones) I have shovel knight, cave story 3D, just got fire emblem echos today due to the cool retro look of the cart art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,911 Editorials Team · Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 Just get all of these DS Mario 64 New Super Mario Bros Metroid Prime Hunters Mega Man Zero Collection Professor Layton Professor Layton 2 Professor Layton 3 Professor Layton 4 Final Fantasy IV Final Fantasy Tactics A2 999 Hotel Dusk Ghost Trick Contra 4 Advance Wars DS Advance Wars Days of Ruin Bangai Oh Diddy Long Racing Drone Tactics Henry Hatsworth Theresia Dragon Quest IV,V,V,IX Fire Emblem Shadow Dragon Metal Slug 7 Elite Beat Agents Ninjatown Mario and Luigi Partners in Time The Ace Attorneys Retro Game Challenge 3DS Super Mario 3D Land Mario Golf Mario and Luigi Superstar Saga Mario and Luigi Bowser's Inside Story Zelda Link Between Worlds Zelda Ocarina of Time Zelda Majora's Mask Star Fox 64 Fire Emblem Awakening Fire Emblem Fates Fire Emblem Echoes Metroid Samus Returns Professor Layton 4 Professor Layton 5 Layton vs Phoenix Wright SMT Strange Journey SMT IV SMT IV Apocalypse SMT Devil Survivor SMT Devil Survivor 2 Persona Q Persona Q2 Etrian Odyssey Untold, Untold 2, IV, V, MD, Nexus Radiant Historia Rhythm Thief NES Remix Virtues Last Reward Zero Time Dilemma Bravely Default Bravely Second Theatrhythm Curtain Call Dragon Quest VII Dragon Quest VIII Donkey Kong Country Returns Monster Hunter Generations Ever Oasis Stella Glow Xenoblade Pilotwings Puzzles and Dragons Shovel Knight Azure Striker Shantae Pirates Curse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mae247 | 207 Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 Since 2 weeks ago this is what I have Ds & 3ds games I have Ds games I have The legendary starfy 999 Fire emblem shadow dragon Zelda phantom hourglass Exit Chrono trigger Kirby canvas course Golden sun dark dawn 100 classic books Mario & luigi bowsers inside story Pokémon ranger Zelda spirit tracks Harvest moon ds Phoenix Wright ace attorney Super Mario 64 ds Kingdom hearts 3382 days The world ends with you Professor Layton and the curious village Pokémon heart gold Scribblenauts Wario master of disguise Mario party DS Hotel dusk room 215 Ultimate mortal combat Thor god of thunder Radiant historia Kirby mass attack Dementium the ward Professor Layton and the Unwound Future Ninja town Feel the magic xy xx Age of empires the age of Kings Mega man zero collection Radiant historia Mario kart ds Picross 3D Animal crossing wild world 3ds Harvest moon a new beginning Monster Hunter three ultimate Sonic generations Pokémon Y Super Mario 3D land Super smash bro’s 3DS Shovel knight Kirby planet Robobot Zelda a link between worlds Sega 3-D Classics edition Terraria Monster Hunter for ultimate Code name steam Metal gear solid snake eater3D Zelda ocarina of time 3D Animal Crossing new leaf Fire emblem fates birthright Kid icaris uprising Luigi’s mansion dark moon Zelda tri-force heroes Fantasy life Zelda majoras mask 3D Cave story 3D Jake hunter detective story ghost of the dusk New super Mario bros Mario & Luigi dream team Professor Layton and the miracle mask Monster hunters generations Bravery second end layer Castlevania lords of shadow Fire emblem echos shadows of valentia I'm also interested in finding the DS download station carts as well. They seem really interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makar | 2,062 Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 3 minutes ago, Reed Rothchild said: Just get all of these DS Mario 64 New Super Mario Bros Metroid Prime Hunters Mega Man Zero Collection ProfessorLayton Professor Layton 2 Professor Layton 3 Professor Layton 4 Final Fantasy IV Final Fantasy Tactics A2 999 Hotel Dusk Ghost Trick Contra 4 Advance Wars DS Advance Wars Days of Ruin Bangai Oh Diddy Long Racing Drone Tactics Henry Hatsworth Theresia Dragon Quest IV,V,V,IX Fire Emblem Shadow Dragon 3DS Super Mario 3D Land Mario Golf Mario and Luigi Superstar Saga Mario and Luigi Bowser's Inside Story Zelda Link Between Worlds Zelda Ocarina of Time Zelda Majora's Mask Star Fox 64 Fire Emblem Awakening Fire Emblem Fates Fire Emblem Echoes Metroid Samus Returns Professor Layton 4 Professor Layton 5 Layton vs Phoenix Wright SMT Strange Journey SMT Devil Survivor Personal Q Personal Q2 Etrian Odyssey Nexus Radiant Historia Rhythm Thief NES Remix Virtues Last Reward Zero Time Dilemma Bravely Default Bravely Second Theatrhythm Curtain Call Dragon Quest VII Dragon Quest VIII Donkey Kong Country Returns Monster Hunter Generations Ever Oasis Stella Glow Xenoblade Pilotwings Puzzles and Dragons Don't forget Chrono trigger, Tetris DS, and Mario kart DS. And then Mario kart 7 and smash Bros 4 for the 3ds. I'm sure I'm forgetting others too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makar | 2,062 Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 Nice collection you have there Mae247! Some of the 3ds titles I mentioned at eShop exclusives. Oh, and I know it's in my thread I linked, but tingles Rosy rupeeland is a great hard to find game that doesn't get enough love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,911 Editorials Team · Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 70 games in 2 weeks? Holy shit. Let those bad boys breath for a little bit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegularGuyGamer | 2,042 Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 I love collecting for the 3ds and DS. I have over 100 unique titles and almost all the games I want to play plus some others I came across for a couple $$ at a yard sale or something. The annoying thing is you basically are forced to go CIB if you want to display the games. The best thing is, you can download custom firmware and dump all your games onto an SD card and have them all with you on one console at the same time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mae247 | 207 Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 10 hours ago, Reed Rothchild said: 70 games in 2 weeks? Holy shit. Let those bad boys breath for a little bit. A few locals and a collector have contributed. Have not spent a lot on these which is awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mae247 | 207 Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 24 minutes ago, RegularGuyGamer said: I love collecting for the 3ds and DS. I have over 100 unique titles and almost all the games I want to play plus some others I came across for a couple $$ at a yard sale or something. The annoying thing is you basically are forced to go CIB if you want to display the games. The best thing is, you can download custom firmware and dump all your games onto an SD card and have them all with you on one console at the same time Pm me and explain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mae247 | 207 Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 10 hours ago, Makar said: Nice collection you have there Mae247! Some of the 3ds titles I mentioned at eShop exclusives. Oh, and I know it's in my thread I linked, but tingles Rosy rupeeland is a great hard to find game that doesn't get enough love. I will look into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KokiriChild | 1,673 Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 For the Club Nintendo exclusives for the DS, there are two: Game & Watch Collection, and Game & Watch Collection 2. These could only be purchased with 800 Club Nintendo coins by doing reviews of DS and Wii games via the codes you found on the inserts. For the Louvre museum title for 3DS, it is a virtual tour guide for the museum that uses AR technology. Kind of like those little headsets you can get at other museums. For those who don't know, the Louvre is the art museum with the glass pyramid in Paris, France that houses the David, the Mona Lisa, and other incredibly famous pieces of art. This is also the museum in the Da Vinci Code. The tour guide could only be purchases at the physical museum in Paris. Thankfully, I can shed some light about the 3DS title as I happened to be studying art history in Europe in 2015, and stumbled upon the 3DS kiosk while at the Louvre by complete coincidence. Towards the back end of the museum there was a giant circular desk, kind of like an information booth, and it had a ton of the 3DS games placed on it. There was also a banner advertising it and a worker manning the desk to answer any questions about it. Not a ton of people were buying them, as there was zero advertising on the outside or towards the front of the museum, so you had no idea it was even an option, and you would have needed to coincidentally had your 3DS on you to take advantage of it. I will say the game came in probably 15 different languages. English, French, Spanish, Portugese, Dutch, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, German... I can't remember all of them, but there were a ton of versions, so if you want a full set that makes it even more of a headache. They were about €20-€30 per copy, can't remember exactly how much. I bought an English copy and still have it factory sealed to this day. It's a nice piece because it not only is very rare and has increased in value, but also reminds me of my time in Europe. It really felt like I stumbled upon a unique treasure for my collection in this city halfway across the world. Unfortunately, because I was a broke college student, I only got the one English copy and couldn't afford to buy the other languages. Considering their price and rarity now, good luck to whoever wants to try. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makar | 2,062 Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 3 hours ago, KokiriChild said: For the Club Nintendo exclusives for the DS, there are two: Game & Watch Collection, and Game & Watch Collection 2. These could only be purchased with 800 Club Nintendo coins by doing reviews of DS and Wii games via the codes you found on the inserts. For the Louvre museum title for 3DS, it is a virtual tour guide for the museum that uses AR technology. Kind of like those little headsets you can get at other museums. For those who don't know, the Louvre is the art museum with the glass pyramid in Paris, France that houses the David, the Mona Lisa, and other incredibly famous pieces of art. This is also the museum in the Da Vinci Code. The tour guide could only be purchases at the physical museum in Paris. Thankfully, I can shed some light about the 3DS title as I happened to be studying art history in Europe in 2015, and stumbled upon the 3DS kiosk while at the Louvre by complete coincidence. Towards the back end of the museum there was a giant circular desk, kind of like an information booth, and it had a ton of the 3DS games placed on it. There was also a banner advertising it and a worker manning the desk to answer any questions about it. Not a ton of people were buying them, as there was zero advertising on the outside or towards the front of the museum, so you had no idea it was even an option, and you would have needed to coincidentally had your 3DS on you to take advantage of it. I will say the game came in probably 15 different languages. English, French, Spanish, Portugese, Dutch, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, German... I can't remember all of them, but there were a ton of versions, so if you want a full set that makes it even more of a headache. They were about €20-€30 per copy, can't remember exactly how much. I bought an English copy and still have it factory sealed to this day. It's a nice piece because it not only is very rare and has increased in value, but also reminds me of my time in Europe. It really felt like I stumbled upon a unique treasure for my collection in this city halfway across the world. Unfortunately, because I was a broke college student, I only got the one English copy and couldn't afford to buy the other languages. Considering their price and rarity now, good luck to whoever wants to try. The game and watch games are cool collectibles but are actually pretty terrible games lol. I wish they'd bring back physical games or other cool prizes you could buy with points. Those were the days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki | 5,092 Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 I have both, but I basically quit buying 3DS stuff and the last couple or so I got bored with and sold them, yet then again they were just conversions (mario & Luigi, luigis mansion.) DS I have after a garage again which I hadn't in some years. That I'm paying more attention to since my daughter has one my mom gave her she never used. Of the two obviously the 3DS is newer, prettier, but the DS is where you can get the best games and variety by far and in most cases game prices are notably below or at the level the games originally retailed so it's quite approachable. The problem is while I'd like to suggest stuff, it would be hard as the library is massive, and it's also more so as it's not region locked. It would probably help to know on your end likes, dislikes, favorite/avoided franchises, and then people could really give you suggestions. A lazy answer, and stay off their trashy politically loaded forums, but racketboy the website does hidden gems, favorites, best games under $10-15 lists for many systems including the DS. And as a side, if you're not already into it, depending on that system, you have a few limitations though. If you're using a 3Ds, then DS add-on devices like the neat rumble pack are off the table with metroid prime pinball, but if you had a DS/DSLite you can also get into the GBA library. I have a suggestion, and knowing the collector base here it could vanish. (To All) Have you ever experienced Learn With Pokemon Typing Adventure? This is the ONLY pokemon game never given a US release amazingly enough. It got both a Japanese and multi-region/box EU release too. The game is unique it's like Mavis Beacon/Mario Teaches Typing mixed with Pokemon having a whole story, pokedex, capture mechanic and research tasks all around typing so it's like Typing of the Dead. It comes with a full blown bluetooth keyboard, and if you get the ENGLISH EU release it's US standard QWERTY. Normally it goes like $80+ on ebay new, but Amazon has a US listing from a US seller for $30-35 shipped brand new. I got it and it's amazing and you can double down using the keyboard for any bluetooth device (phone, tablet, consoles, etc.) Hell of a deal really at that price. See for yourself: https://www.amazon.com/Learn-Pokémon-Typing-Adventure-DS-Nintendo/dp/B0096763KY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigly1234 | 110 Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 On 1/31/2020 at 11:58 AM, Mr. CIB said: 3DS yes.... great system and has about 418 US physical game per my count and a few rare ones as well. DS I passed on going for a full set and picked up the hidden gems, Top 20 and a couple rarer games. Awesome system as I got 419 on my list for 3ds, but I think jts because I count AC New lead welcome amiibo since the cartridge art is different and has the dlc as a part without needing to download the content 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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