handheld nintendo game recs?

[fairysyndrome]

they can be gameboy (any era), DS, 3DS..... anything really lol ever since i put Luma on my N3DS i've been constantly looking for things to put on it bc i've gone slightly mad with power from having unlimited access to my system's hardware. exhausted all of my friends' suggestions and i still have plenty of space on it so i'm looking for more stuff to add to it :') genre doesn't matter! i'm willing to play just about anything.

 

[dragonair]

Golden Sun from the Gameboy Advance! I also really enjoyed Sword of Mana. On the DS I recommend Rune Factory 1-3 (personally 3 was my favorite of those) and The World Ends with You. 3DS I played a lot of Tomodachi Life and Majora's Mask + Ocarina of Time (the remastered versions.) I also recommend Rune Factory 4 if you don't have the special version on the Switch. I can recommend so many other games but those are the first that came to mind. TT v TT

 

[Holla]

If you have any interest in trying out a Fire Emblem title there are a few good ones.

Binding Blade*, Blazing Blade (just called Fire Emblem in North America) and Sacred Stones are all solid entries on GBA.

Shadow Dragon and New Mystery* are on DS.

Then there's also Awakening, Fates, and Shadows of Valentia on 3DS. If you want full voice acting I can't recommend Shadows of Valentia enough.

*These two titles are Japanese only unless you play with an English fan translation patch which do exist for each game.

I've played all of them so if you have any questions feel free to ask me anything.

 

[Etown20]

I've been slowly working my way through the Professor Layton series. There are 4 games on DS and 2 on 3DS.

 

[Romaki]

I loved Fantasy Life, not sure how well it holds up though.

 

[huuussein]

i highly recommend drill dozer for the gba!! it's a lesser known game by gamefreak, but it's super fun! i played it way back on an emulator on my phone and i like it!

 

[tumut]

Rhythm Heaven on DS and 3DS. It's so fun and charming.

Yo-Kai watch is also a hidden gem of a monster collecting game.

The Donkey Country games on GBA are excellent too

Post automatically merged: Nov 12, 2021

Also I almost forgot Dragon Quest games, DQ7 and 8 remakes are on 3DS eshop, and DQ9 is on DS as well as the action adventure Dragon Quest Rocket Slime spinoff. DQ Rocket slime is great if you love Zelda.

 

[BungoTheElf]

Please play my favorite ds games Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective and Touch Detective ( 1 & 2 1/2)!!!!!!!! Seriously just trust me they are so good, if you play Ghost Trick go in BLIND

Last summer or so I upgraded my ds cartridge and put a bunch of games I enjoyed playing when I was younger so here are some:

The Legendary Starfy
Super Princess Peach
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Echoes of Time
Bmberman Land Touch! 2
Tmagotchi Corner Shop
also +1 on Dragon Quest Rocket Slime and Rhythm Heaven