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== Cartridge Based ==
== Cartridge Based ==
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Don't change the year column as I think people would prefer the previous rating column instead. If there are people who like the year column for some reason, I think it would be better if we voted on/dicuss it in the discussion page.
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Don't change the year column as I think people would prefer the previous rating column instead. If there are people who like the year column for some reason, I think it would be better if we voted on/dicuss it in the discussion page.
-Silverwilver
-Silverwilver
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|'''Blue Dragon: Awakened Shadow'''
|'''Blue Dragon: Awakened Shadow'''
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|Action RPG
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|Action / RPG
|A fun RPG with real-time combat, created by ''Mistwalker''. Lots of customization, equipment showing up on characters, multiple playable characters, item synthesis, both local and online multiplayer, nice graphics, cool enemies, and pretty music by Uematsu are all great things about this game. However, choppy animation, meh translation, gross voice acting, and framerate drops can all be annoying issues. Still, a fun little RPG to sink some time into, especially with a bro or two. If nothing else, do it for the lootz.[http://youtu.be/OfbBTP3iP7w Check out a trailer right here.]
|A fun RPG with real-time combat, created by ''Mistwalker''. Lots of customization, equipment showing up on characters, multiple playable characters, item synthesis, both local and online multiplayer, nice graphics, cool enemies, and pretty music by Uematsu are all great things about this game. However, choppy animation, meh translation, gross voice acting, and framerate drops can all be annoying issues. Still, a fun little RPG to sink some time into, especially with a bro or two. If nothing else, do it for the lootz.[http://youtu.be/OfbBTP3iP7w Check out a trailer right here.]
|[[File:Bd_t.jpg|150px]]
|[[File:Bd_t.jpg|150px]]
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|'''Daigasso! Band Brothers DX / Jam With The Band'''
|'''Daigasso! Band Brothers DX / Jam With The Band'''
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|Rhythm
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|Music / Rhythm
|Play a wide variety of songs with a bunch of instruments. MIDI like music means all your screw-ups and shitty improvs come out of the speakers. About 7000 songs available for download, but the whole mess about music licensing means you can't delete any (and you only have space for 100 of them). You can't download them on a flash cart, instead you need to find saves with songs pre-loaded or use programs for importing/exporting individual songs within a save. Also released in Europe with a halved download limit. Same deal about flashcards still applies. The game also contains a nearly full-featured composer with 50 instruments, with 100 slots independent from the download slots. In fact, almost all of the songs available to the Japanese are user submissions. Not to be mistaken with the Japan-only prequel from 2005, "Daigasso! Band Brothers", which honestly hasn't aged very well. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntC_DqHcrN8 You can check a trailer here]
|Play a wide variety of songs with a bunch of instruments. MIDI like music means all your screw-ups and shitty improvs come out of the speakers. About 7000 songs available for download, but the whole mess about music licensing means you can't delete any (and you only have space for 100 of them). You can't download them on a flash cart, instead you need to find saves with songs pre-loaded or use programs for importing/exporting individual songs within a save. Also released in Europe with a halved download limit. Same deal about flashcards still applies. The game also contains a nearly full-featured composer with 50 instruments, with 100 slots independent from the download slots. In fact, almost all of the songs available to the Japanese are user submissions. Not to be mistaken with the Japan-only prequel from 2005, "Daigasso! Band Brothers", which honestly hasn't aged very well. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntC_DqHcrN8 You can check a trailer here]
|[[File:46af1695add359e75911539b77e62c0c-Daigasso Band Brothers DX.jpg|150px]][[File:945811_165560_front.jpg|150px]]
|[[File:46af1695add359e75911539b77e62c0c-Daigasso Band Brothers DX.jpg|150px]][[File:945811_165560_front.jpg|150px]]
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|'''Elite Beat Agents'''
|'''Elite Beat Agents'''
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|Rhythm
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|Music / Rhythm
|Tap beats in tune with the music while men in suits dance in the background to help people. Help a retired baseball player fight a fire golem, help Leonardo Da Vinci draw the Mona Lisa while bullfighting, and save the world from aliens. Way more awesome than it sounds. Hard for those who haven't played music games before (mostly on later sections). The replay value is in the extra difficulties, which will beat anyone down and some secret stages unlocked, one of them being a Doom parody.
|Tap beats in tune with the music while men in suits dance in the background to help people. Help a retired baseball player fight a fire golem, help Leonardo Da Vinci draw the Mona Lisa while bullfighting, and save the world from aliens. Way more awesome than it sounds. Hard for those who haven't played music games before (mostly on later sections). The replay value is in the extra difficulties, which will beat anyone down and some secret stages unlocked, one of them being a Doom parody.
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|[[File:Box.jpg|150px]]
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|'''Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain'''
|'''Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain'''
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|First Person RPG
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|RPG / Dungeon Crawler
|A First-Person dungeon crawling RPG that mainstream reviewers hated because it was too hard. Based on the gamebook of the same name. Has 3D environments, 2D enemies, MPH controls and tons of loot. Protip: Pick a bow and stick with it.
|A First-Person dungeon crawling RPG that mainstream reviewers hated because it was too hard. Based on the gamebook of the same name. Has 3D environments, 2D enemies, MPH controls and tons of loot. Protip: Pick a bow and stick with it.
|[[File:961150_126778_front.jpg|150px]]
|[[File:961150_126778_front.jpg|150px]]
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|'''Legacy of Ys: Books I & II'''
|'''Legacy of Ys: Books I & II'''
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|Action-Adventure
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|Action / Adventure
|Gameplay is similar to ''Zelda'', story feels old-school ''Final Fantasy''-ish, and music? [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dFxXzCv3uM Well], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVfVVKJtln8 take a listen]. The 3D backgrounds are a little ugly, but everything else looks and plays fine. This has an extra area and boss in Ys 1, but it is recommended to play the [[TurboGrafx-16|Turbo CD]] version or the PSP ports over this. Also comes with fancy packaging and a soundtrack CD.
|Gameplay is similar to ''Zelda'', story feels old-school ''Final Fantasy''-ish, and music? [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dFxXzCv3uM Well], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVfVVKJtln8 take a listen]. The 3D backgrounds are a little ugly, but everything else looks and plays fine. This has an extra area and boss in Ys 1, but it is recommended to play the [[TurboGrafx-16|Turbo CD]] version or the PSP ports over this. Also comes with fancy packaging and a soundtrack CD.
|[[File:Legacy_of_YS.jpg|150px]]
|[[File:Legacy_of_YS.jpg|150px]]
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|'''LostMagic'''
|'''LostMagic'''
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|RPG / RTS
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|RPG / Strategy
|An RPG game where you and the monsters you capture go fight evil. To call upon the magics of earth, water, fire, wind, darkness and light, you must draw their various symbols. Different stronger magics use different combinations of these symbols. There are a lot of different spells to learn and monsters to collect. '''This is a touchscreen-heavy game and your lower screen WILL suffer, '''but it's still worth every minute.
|An RPG game where you and the monsters you capture go fight evil. To call upon the magics of earth, water, fire, wind, darkness and light, you must draw their various symbols. Different stronger magics use different combinations of these symbols. There are a lot of different spells to learn and monsters to collect. '''This is a touchscreen-heavy game and your lower screen WILL suffer, '''but it's still worth every minute.
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|'''Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer'''
|'''Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer'''
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|Roguelike
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|RPG / Roguelike
|This game is packed with content, such as puzzles, tons of weapons and items, and cool spell scrolls. Each area is randomly generated, making for a fresh experience each play-through. It's a roguelike, so it's brutal (i.e. lose stats and items after death, start at beginning) but not as brutal as some (you can pass on items through storage or be rescued via Wi-Fi). If you like this, try the Wii sequel, solely titled Shiren the Wanderer. Shiren 2, 4 and 5 are also on DS, in Japanese. The Pokémon Mystery Dungeon games play almost identical, but with a Pokémon paintjob.
|This game is packed with content, such as puzzles, tons of weapons and items, and cool spell scrolls. Each area is randomly generated, making for a fresh experience each play-through. It's a roguelike, so it's brutal (i.e. lose stats and items after death, start at beginning) but not as brutal as some (you can pass on items through storage or be rescued via Wi-Fi). If you like this, try the Wii sequel, solely titled Shiren the Wanderer. Shiren 2, 4 and 5 are also on DS, in Japanese. The Pokémon Mystery Dungeon games play almost identical, but with a Pokémon paintjob.
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|[[File:Shiren_ds.jpg|150px]]
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|'''Rhythm Heaven'''
|'''Rhythm Heaven'''
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|Minigame / Music / Rhythm
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|Music / Rhythm
|The sequel to the (Japan only) GBA cult classic. Basically a bunch of quirky, rhythm based minigames. Highly addictive with some great music.
|The sequel to the (Japan only) GBA cult classic. Basically a bunch of quirky, rhythm based minigames. Highly addictive with some great music.
|[[File:Rhythm heaven box art.jpg|150px]]
|[[File:Rhythm heaven box art.jpg|150px]]
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|'''Scurge: Hive'''
|'''Scurge: Hive'''
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|Isometric Metroidvania
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|Metroidvania
|A port of the popular GBA title. At heart, it's a traditional sci-fi metroidvania, but with an isometric camera, and an interesting "infection" mechanic that forces you to think carefuly before leaving the safety of each save point. Features everything you would expect, including a badass female protagonist, power suits, multipurpose laser gauntlets, friendly AI's, and overrun research facilities. The platforming, puzzles, and combat are all precise and satisfying, and the game's plot moves at an excellent pace.
|A port of the popular GBA title. At heart, it's a traditional sci-fi metroidvania, but with an isometric camera, and an interesting "infection" mechanic that forces you to think carefuly before leaving the safety of each save point. Features everything you would expect, including a badass female protagonist, power suits, multipurpose laser gauntlets, friendly AI's, and overrun research facilities. The platforming, puzzles, and combat are all precise and satisfying, and the game's plot moves at an excellent pace.
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|[[File:Scurge_hive.jpg|150px]]
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|'''The World Ends With You'''
|'''The World Ends With You'''
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|Action-RPG
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|Action / RPG
|An offbeat action RPG featuring dual-screen real-time combat where you must control two characters at once. The urban-based plot starts kind of generic, but becomes refreshing and arguably unique. Mixes up conventional RPG mainstays, thanks to stuff like: changing battle aspects at will, fashion trends affecting your attacks and clothing stats, mind-reading in mass crowds, and getting stronger by digesting various foods. The main story is short, but it features lots of content and an fairly long post-game story. It's experimental, and not "perfect", but worth giving a try. It also has an impressive [http://www.romhacking.net/translations/1662/ Spain-based] romhack.
|An offbeat action RPG featuring dual-screen real-time combat where you must control two characters at once. The urban-based plot starts kind of generic, but becomes refreshing and arguably unique. Mixes up conventional RPG mainstays, thanks to stuff like: changing battle aspects at will, fashion trends affecting your attacks and clothing stats, mind-reading in mass crowds, and getting stronger by digesting various foods. The main story is short, but it features lots of content and an fairly long post-game story. It's experimental, and not "perfect", but worth giving a try. It also has an impressive [http://www.romhacking.net/translations/1662/ Spain-based] romhack.
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|[[File:TWEWY.jpg|150px]]
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|'''Nodame Cantabile/Nodame Cantabile Tanoshii Ongaku no Jikan desu'''
|'''Nodame Cantabile/Nodame Cantabile Tanoshii Ongaku no Jikan desu'''
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|Music / Rhythm
|The gameplay has an Ouendan feel to it, but replaces the J-pop with classical music. Also has other modes, one of them being a basic Taiko no Tatsujin. In Japanese, but with a little trial and error it should be easy to navigate the menus to the songs. In the story mode just click over every bear and you should be fine unlocking more songs. The sequel drops the Ouendan-like gameplay and replaces it with a mix of DDR and stylus gestures/taps. Still very fun, though.
|The gameplay has an Ouendan feel to it, but replaces the J-pop with classical music. Also has other modes, one of them being a basic Taiko no Tatsujin. In Japanese, but with a little trial and error it should be easy to navigate the menus to the songs. In the story mode just click over every bear and you should be fine unlocking more songs. The sequel drops the Ouendan-like gameplay and replaces it with a mix of DDR and stylus gestures/taps. Still very fun, though.
|[[File:nodame_cantabile_1.jpg|150px]][[File:nodame_cantabile_2.jpg|150px]]
|[[File:nodame_cantabile_1.jpg|150px]][[File:nodame_cantabile_2.jpg|150px]]