My first Nintendo, and console game since the Mega Drive!

bhavv · 27 Sep 2012 at 21:45

I have been tempted by the dark side and bought a Nintendo 3DS XL, charger and docking bay (very overpriced piece of plastic

) plus Zelda Ocarina of Time was free with it. Unfortunatley Amazon posted the game a day later so it won't here till tomorrow, but I got the console earlier today and bought Game Gear Shinobi right away and was struck with immense nostalgia for one of my favorite ever games. I also just ordered 3DS shinobi which was only £8.99 plus screen protectors, so for now I will just have Zelda + 2 Shinobi games.

Are there any other games like these anyone can recommend? I've actually never played any Zelda games before but I've read a lot about Ocarina and it looks epic. I also used to really like Super Smash Bros on a friends gamecube, but havnt checked if I can get this for the 3DS yet. And Mario 2 looks good but is a bit too expensive atm, Id like to start out with grabbing more <£10-15 games if there are some good ones.

bhavv · 27 Sep 2012 at 22:33

Kid Icarus looks good. The 3D setting triggers my vertigo and migraines instantly so it has to stay off (Portal 2 trailer also does this to me, balance disease

).

bhavv · 27 Sep 2012 at 22:57

Resident evil needs the circle pad right? The XL version isn't released yet, and I'm not into FPS games if its one of those. I got this thing for good old platformers, console RPGs and beat em ups, maybe I should try Pokemon games too (yes I hear those are meant to be really good).

I don't want any PC type games on it, that's just ewww.

Oh I'll definitely get all the Mario and sonic games eventually, just don't want to pay £30 for each game yet.

bhavv · 27 Sep 2012 at 23:20

I'm a bit let down at the tiny collection of retro games on the marketplace though. The sonic games they have aren't that good, and I'd really like Shinobi 2, Space Harrier and a donuld duck game I can't remember the name of from the game gear too.

bhavv · 28 Sep 2012 at 01:48

Yea figures. I'll play the two I've ordered first before splurging out £30 per Mario game. It was already £200 for the console, charger + dock, screen protectors and 3 games so far.

Already played through game gear Shinobi about 6 times today, that game never gets old.

bhavv · 28 Sep 2012 at 10:31

Adsta said:
If you want to rekindle your Mega Drive days you can get the Sonic Collection for the DS (works on the 3ds ofc) which has sonic 1,2,3 Sonic and Knuckles and Knuckles in sonic 2 + 3

Its really good I think I picked it up for about 8quid from Game when I was last in the UK. It also has a save function although it just saves your game from the start of whatever zone/act you are at still very handy though

Already have that and sonic generations on steam. I'm more interested im more quality game gear games, yet I saw Sonic Labyrinty and lolled (worst sonic game ever made, the game gear was all about Shinobi, space harroer and a few great Disney games).

Ah I just googled and found out that Donald Duck lucky dime caper was the same type of gameplay as Mickey Mouse castle of illusion, I think I saw something like that for the DS.