Out of curiosity, I just turned 21 and finished high school, who do you have to contact, what school do you have to go to, and what do you do to get a job at Nintendo?
The answer to this is the same for all companies: Go to their website and check the careers page. But you're young. Don't limit yourself by choosing a brand for a job. Do what actually makes sense and enjoy your life. Never give yourself to companies that care more about their product than they do work-life balance. The money ain't worth it and when you're old, you'll only wish you worked less and didn't drink the corporate flavor-aid.
Why did they get rid of the ds? It is so cool and I miss it everyday(even though I have one) I wear gloves whenever I play my 3ds just because I want to preserve it
as a registered s@x offender, i find myself returning to my 2ds a lot. my ex wife can get a restraining order on me and my family can want nothing to do with me, but at least i can enjoy some amazing games. that’s something no one can take away from me ❤
as a registered s@x offender, i find myself returning to my 2ds a lot. my ex wife can get a restraining order on me and my family can want nothing to do with me, but at least i can enjoy some amazing games. that’s something no one can take away from me ❤
The Nintendo DS is already advanced for its time. It's cool that the DSi pre-dated the idea of touch screen devices way before smartphones were introduced.
I played hours and hours of Mario 64 DS when I was in middle school and I consider it to be one of my favorite games. Enjoy your increased life expectancy 😁
@@traviscunningham7062i mean it's Def not control wise but the graphics look so good and all the extras are super cool. I just wish there was a mod for 3ds where it had analog control with all the extra bells and whistles. But objectively the controls are bad unless you did the weird touch pad control scheme which I couldn't fathom being confortable longform
It hindsight, the Nintendo DS is probably one of the most important gaming consoles in my entire life. I could never have seen that during my time playing it during middle school and high school, but the butterfly effect that it had would go on to affect the rest of my life in some of the best ways. In addition to giving me several games that I still love to play to this day, including Mario 64 DS, and and enhanced version of Mega Man Battle Network 5, it also gave us what I consider to be the best out of the little known Boktai series, known outside Japan as Lunar Knights. I sunk countless hours into this game, and fell in love with the character designs, the fast-paced gameplay, the charming voice acting, and the kicking music. This game also makes good use of every important feature that the console offers for your standard DS game, including the touch screen and microphone, but without being overly gimmicky. It updated some of the core gameplay of its predecessors and honestly it improved in several areas. However, what was most important in hindsight for me specifically, was that I experienced my first Pokemon game on the DS. Yeah, I was really late to the party. But, Pokemon Heart Gold was my first, and it led to a several year long obsession. And that obsession would eventually lead to me meeting my wife. I'm not even joking, I sincerely met my wife because of Pokemon. And that wouldn't have happened without the Nintendo DS. It continued to be important during our early dating years because whenever I would go to her house to hang out with her and her sisters, we would play Mario Kart or Mario Party DS using download play. They didn't have many multiplayer games on their other consoles, so we had several hours of good and bonding moments with these games. Even though when it first came out I was hesitant about the touch screen and thinking that the console was gimmicky, I wouldn't trade the experience of getting that DS Lite for Christmas for the world because it's set into motion a chain of events that has improved my life in ways that I can't even begin to quantify.
@@mrcoolguy32 Bro the steam deck sounds incredible. You play Ds Emulators (or any other emulator) by jailbreaking the thing? or is it possible to it as it is?
You have to keep things in perspective. The DS was pure novelty back when it released. There was no blueprint after all, it was a portable with 2 screens and touch controls? It was unheard of
as a registered s@x offender, i find myself returning to my 2ds a lot. my ex wife can get a restraining order on me and my family can want nothing to do with me, but at least i can enjoy some amazing games. that’s something no one can take away from me ❤
I actually have super fond memories of pictochat. My brother and I didn't get our own phones until we were 12, so these allowed us to stay up and chat late at night long after our parents had sent us to bed. It felt pretty revolutionary for a couple a kids with limited access to technology 😂
as a registered s@x offender, i find myself returning to my 2ds a lot. my ex wife can get a restraining order on me and my family can want nothing to do with me, but at least i can enjoy some amazing games. that’s something no one can take away from me ❤
When I heard the DSi menu theme it was like I was just hit by a truck... I probably haven't heard that music once in a decade, but I still got awakened by memories instantly after just the first couple of notes. During my childhood/teenage years the DSi was the only console I was allowed to own. Many memories that were almost gone are forever bound to that handheld, many bad ones tbh, which was also the first device I owned that had a camera. Today photos and videos of that time live only in my mind along with the unforgettable experiences in many games which have indelebly shaped the person (and player) I am today... and I also had quite some fun, as a child, dealing with R4 cards. You made me cry after a long time, thanks Liam.
I was a 3DS kid. This video might not be directed to me, but I very much can relate to the fondness of looking back at old photos stored in these devices... nostalgia is a very peculiar feeling
The Nintendo DS still is and always will be a huge part of my childhood along with the PS2. I've spend so many hours playing games like Kirby Superstar Ultra and even more hours on Pokemon Black & White 2. Truely one of the greatest portable consoles of all time.
Same here with 3DS. But you know the 3DS is essentially the DS by proxy. Kids growing up with the 3DS still experienced most of the magic that kids with the DS did.
as a registered s@x offender, i find myself returning to my 2ds a lot. my ex wife can get a restraining order on me and my family can want nothing to do with me, but at least i can enjoy some amazing games. that’s something no one can take away from me ❤
@@paulgilbert5278 Being around for Pokemon Dash on the original fatboy DS was something else. The 3DS was great but having been around for the launch of the original was incredible. You have to understand that before this there was the Gameboy Advance (great in its own right) with a single screen. Dual screen with one being a touch screen? Amazing. Not to mention you could still play GBA games on the OG DS and DS Lite. Pokemon Diamond and Pearl even made use of GBA Pokemon cartridges to find pokemon in the wild. Another massive jump from GBA was the wifi and local wireless connection with Pictochat and DS Download Play (Mario Kart DS parties anyone?). To do multiplayer on a GBA you had to use a link cable 😂 Later on, they did make a wireless adapter for GBA which I guess is a precursor.
Holy crap, I had forgotten all about Flipnote Studio, but as soon as you started playing the animations, it all came back to me. I remember every single one of those animations you showed.
@@jacobrose7780 I'm going to have to look him up now, because the name is immediately familiar. I'm guessing he was the big action stick figure animator?
as a registered s@x offender, i find myself returning to my 2ds a lot. my ex wife can get a restraining order on me and my family can want nothing to do with me, but at least i can enjoy some amazing games. that’s something no one can take away from me ❤
Btw, I love the Nintendo DS 3D graphics and it surprisingly aged well in art. I don't use Twitter anymore and I can't remember the name anymore but there is a famous DS artist that I liked to follow.
as a registered s@x offender, i find myself returning to my 2ds a lot. my ex wife can get a restraining order on me and my family can want nothing to do with me, but at least i can enjoy some amazing games. that’s something no one can take away from me ❤
The moment I knew the DS was legendary was my absolute favorite memory from middle school: I had a very stereotypical bully. Picked on me, threw wads of paper at me, called me names, you know the one. But one day, after school, he came up to me and noticed I had a DS. I asked him if he played Pokemon, and lo and behold - he brings out a DS as well! For a few blessed, blessed minutes before our parents came to pick us up, we battled each other in Pokemon Diamond and Pearl, and it actually felt like we could get along - like, we laughed and had fun. At the time I couldn't process it, but I hold this memory VERY dear. It held two very important learning moments for me: 1 - Video games bring people....together?! Maybe Nintendo is onto something with this "DS" thing. 2 - People have more depth than what I had thought. Every now and again, I'll think about this moment - and after getting home from a kind of rough day at work, this video brought me back to that exact time in history. I felt relaxed again. I hope that kid is doing well. Hopefully you're still into Pokemon and playing video games today.
The ds just had a certain charm that no other console on this planet has. Sure the wii was so iconic that everyone had 2, but same with the ds lineup. It was just to nice having something to play on the go or just chilling outside with friends and the ds absolutely nailed it
The Nintendo DS is one of my biggest regrets. I wish I had given it a chance instead of passing on it for the PSP. It’s a timeless system that was way ahead of its time in innovation.
I got the original DS at launch and got the new ones until the 3DS in 2012. The DSi is my absolute favorite console ever. Having the ability to connect to the Internet opened up a ton of possibilities for all the downloadable titles and interactive online communities like Flipnote Hatena. It was an amazing device that was far above what the average smartphone could do in 2009.
THE WII, the best console of its generation. Mario games that were outstanding (Galaxy series) 100% backward compatible with Gamecube. Possible to play with Gamecube controllers... Only thing it lacked is a HDMI cable
I will always be grateful for the DS for giving 11 year old me the chance to be Chrono Trigger, my favorite game of all time! And many people say that the DS version of Chrono Trigger is the best version of the game too!
I vivdly and deeply felt what you said about the DSI. Between childhood illness and trauma myself, the DS and DSI hold a special place in my heart. Awesome video man.
as a DSI kid I squealed when I saw this on my page, it was my last reminder as a child of my extended family when they were trapped in Venezuela for years, and I’ve preserved the one my cousin gifted me ever since, thank you
It just hit me today that next year will mark the 20th anniversary of the DS. Coincidentally, I was wondering if you were going to make a retrospective of it this morning. Funny how life works.
I will always have memories of my friends and I playing Mario Kart DS on the bus ride on our way to school. It was a pretty long bus ride, so everyday, we would race against each other and it was so much fun.
Im 46 from Spain and suffering 20 years with anxiety but for some reason Nintendo in general but the handhelds in first place, help me a lot in my dark moments! your video moved me because I felt every word of what you said. That people has something diferent in their way to create games for us. Mr. Iwata was so great! I still enjoying NDS with Drastic Emulator in my tablet. I wish you Merry Christmas! 🎉
I didn't have consoles like the PS or Wii when I was young, but I played hours and hours on the DS. Great memories and an important part of my childhood 😄
Another console I had but was never able to truly enjoy to the fullest because I had either no friends or no idea these features/games existed. Thank you for doing these retrospectives and giving my childhood new angles to consider!
What a wave of nostalgia. I remember getting the OG DS release year for Christmas. I got Mario 64 DS and Feel the Magic XY/XX and played so much. Mario 64 was so awesome to me because I never got to play the OG on it's own as I never had an N64. The included minigames, characters and changes made it the perfect launch game for me to sink time into. A couple other friends got DS' as well and we would goof off on pictochat outside in a circle drawing multipage characters. A weird quirk that I had to deal with was being left-handed, as many games play and control better as right handed. Interestingly enough, the strap that came with it had a small plastic cap on the end where you would slip your thumb through and could use it like a "joystick." I remember controlling Metroid Prime Hunters basically like a FPS and smoking everyone in the neighborhood. The GBA compatibility was awesome too and bringing up Pokemon from Leaf Green and Emerald into Diamond was an amazing feature. Over time though, I started playing it less and less. I eventually got an Xbox and discovered Xbox Live with Halo 2. Made tons of friends online and at school. No one played DS and I spent my time at home playing on the TV talking to friends instead of huddled on the couch by myself. Even though I would still play a ton of 3DS and Switch through their lifespans, the magic wasn't there anymore as my interests and trends changed. Gone were the days on game share Mario Kart during breaks. Everyone has smartphones with game apps, music, social media, etc. As I moved farther into adulthood the concept of portable gaming was long gone. Playing on your phone in a waiting area, or a Switch in brief moments of travel or lounge was the norm. I'll miss those simple days of huddling around, laughing our asses off at a 5 page mural of Shrek fighting every character we could draw.
Yeah, left-handedness can really screw with game controls. Two of the worst offenders are TWEWY and Kid Icarus Uprising (yeah, not for the DS, but whatever).
Even though I barely remember playing New Super Mario Bros. (nor was I really invested in it), I still somehow can't help but feel nostalgia to hear Mario say "buh-bye!" when you close the DS.
A lot of my memories before I turned 14 are gone, but there's still so much positive memories from me playing with my DSi. Thank you for this nostalgia trip, I really needed it.
Hell yeah been waiting for this one man. The DS was such an amazing system I have a lot of good memories with it as a kid I’m glad I got to experience it in its peak
I was born in 2000 and was the perfect age to experience the DS’s journey, I remember I got the og ds in 2005, the ds lite Christmas 2006 and dsi/dsixl, 3ds and ect…. I remember every tiny sound and aspect from these devices, the games and all, it’s a heavy feeling of nostalgia, with a touch of sadness as these times were so long ago in a much simpler time to be a kid. I remember getting an iPod touch in 2013, and kinda phasing out of ds’s until the last year where I took a look at all my old ds’s still in mint condition, and all my sounds and recordings were there, the fact that it’s been 20 years since I got my first ds is crazy to, I’m glad I got to grow up in a time without smart phones and all this crazy social media stuff that’s sadly consuming todays youth with tik tok and all that crap.
The DS Lite is my favorite game console of all time. It had a massive library of DS and GBA games which you could swap out, the dual screen/touch screen gimmicks were actually novel and useful, and there was so much creativity and unique experiences that I adore.
A fantastic retrospective for a fantastic system. The DS was the first ever gaming system that I actually owned for myself, I only learned about it because I saw my cousin playing on one and let me have a go, and that was what got me into gaming in the first place. New Super Mario Bros and Pokemon Heartgold still being some of my favourite games to date because of it! - so the DS has a very special place in my heart :)
When I reached the BrainAge portion of this video i suddenly remembered, back when I watched Merlin with my friend, seeing behind the scenes photos of members of the cast playing with their DS Specifically seeing the actor who played King Uther holding a pink DS (which i also own!) Made me really realize how widespread the DS was at the time
A great library is a great library, and the DS's unique hardware makes it worth all playing on. I still break out my 3DS for DS games, and I kept a DS to play GBA games on a bigger brighter screen. Great retrospective!
Oh man the DSi bit kinda got to me. I share the same nostalgic sentiment that you do except it's with the OG 3DS. Takes me back to my final years of childhood in the early 2010s. Had many pics of my old dog as a puppy at that time, family trips, and a lot of old youtube videos I filmed back in the day with my mario toys. It got stolen from me around summer 2015 and along with losing my system, I lost all those childhood memories😔I would kill to be able to look back and see those again, but sadly I cannot and it's just fond memories for me now. Whenever I hear 3DS themes such as the photo app or settings, it always takes me right back yet brings some sadness attached to it, as simpler times and old childhood memories are gone forever. With all that being said, the 3DS gave me many fun hours of gameplay and fond memories playing multiplayer with friends, and overall an experience to my last years of childhood that I will greatly cherish forever.
As the world's biggest 3DS fan, I'm appalled and disgusted that you would even use the internet settings track to talk about DSi software. But in all seriousness you brought back a lot of memories I had with the DS since I would play it in a time where I hadn't developed a consciousness. I'll always love the Sonic Rush series and Mario Kart DS
one of my fondest ds memories was going on a plane and almost every kid had a ds there, we were all on pictochat spamming in the chatroom, everyone was giggling and having fun. I ended up befriending the kid sitting behind me afterwards and we traded bakugan lol. I brought my ds with me everywhere and had every version. To this day I still play all of them!
Thanks Liam! I really enjoyed this video and have a ton of fond memories with the DS as well. The DS was also the first Nintendo system I owned as a kid alongside the Wii, and I love the creativity and uniquely chill and fun vibes that both systems and alot of their games have.
When I was in middle school, the pictochat room was filled while riding on the school bus, it is a beautiful memory of a bygone era. Almost seems like a different world thinking back on it.. good times
I remember once when I was little, I lost my stylus, so I used toothpicks instead. But for some reason the toothpicks were dyed blue, so the sweat on my fingers rubbed off the dye and I ended up with blue fingers after a session of Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games. Good times!
I still have my DS Lite to this day as well as my most played DS games some I don't have anymore but the memories I have at it during car trips and playing with my cousins was such an enjoyable childhood! Played MKDS,New Super Mario Bros,Fossil Fighters and its Sequel which r severely underrated,Spore Creatures,Lego BatMan which was the 1st game I 100% until my cousin deleted the save which well I definitely wasn't happy about that,Kirby Super Star Ultra,Pokemon Platinum was the 1st main series game I played in the series love Gen 4 to this day,Pokemon Ranger,and messing around in PictoChat with my cousins.
Buying advice: I have two DS Lites, a DSi, and most recently the XL (LL). I never owned any while they were new / on the market. Have started collecting the last year or so. Just get an XL unless you already own GBA carts (then get a DS Lite) The buttons on the DSi's are so much nicer than the DS and DS Lites. Clicky on the DSi, spongy rubber on DS original and Lite. Plus, my hands start to cramp after an hour or two on the non-XL consoles. Watch out for screen burn. Easiest to see on a white screen, like the booting Nintendo h&s. Watch out for deep scratching on bottom screen. These consoles were for kids and they got thrashed. Loose hinges can be replaced but taking these apart isn't fun; Connectors are getting old and brittle and I have broken one. You can pick up a DS lite in auction for about 35USD in OK to good condition. About 45USD for a DSi. And a XL (LL)s about 75USD. I do have a Switch and hands down prefer the DSi XL. Side note. I can recommend one of those multicarts off AliExpress (208 in 1, as example) for anyone less techy. My misses prefers and uses it over the custom firmware. It's Simple. Boots fast. Everything she needs. You can just take out the microSD card and swap out the ROMs for whatever you want. TLDR: Get a DSi XL. If from auction, ask seller about screen condition(burn in and scratching) and ask for pics. You will not be disappointed.
Disagree. If you want to play 3DS games, get a 3DS. They don't 1 to 1 pixel match, so it looks horrible for DS games. You can, with cfw, set it to 1to1, but then your actual game window is smaller than a DSi XL (compared to 3DS XL). The panels are hit and miss in the 3DS XL. Some people even have a mix of one nice and one trash panel. I have a new 3DS XL, too. I find myself barely playing the 3DS. I personally hate having the joystick thing in the natural thumb position. I prefer D pads(I was raised on Sega). Obviously this is personal preference. To top off, no games stood out to me from the 3DS line. I'm sure there are some gems I haven't played yet, ofc. Too many consoles, not enough time. TLDR: Don't get a 3DS. They're overpriced and look worse than the DSi XL.
@@stormhought kaydog is right - DS games look a lot better on the DSi XL, because the screens were designed for "DS games but big". I've tried DS games on many platforms - DS Lite, DSi XL, N3DS XL, Steam Deck, Ayn Odin, my 8-inch tablet, and my desktop. DSi XL wins easily.
I recently got back into DS games after finding my old blue DSi and was looking for videos like this the other day, so this being uploaded was absolutely perfect timing.
About year ago I found my old dsi plus the charger at my parents place. I turned it on for the first time in years, on home screen was old picture of my dog that had past couple years ago. I started balling my eyes out. Thank you for this video it threw me back at the older simple times
I had my DS on my person for a loooooooong time as a kid. I remember taking it to a family friend's house, having The Legendary Starfy on, and having its music on while playing table tennis in real life. Good times.
For me the Nintendo DS was my first self-owned handheld, coming from a poor family my brothers and I had to share the consoles, and being the youngest brother, I would barely ever get a turn in to use the consoles, since my brothers had seniority and they would even kick me off while I was playing something if they were bored. Growing up I always envied other kids who had things like Gameboys or Gamegears or whatever else was out there, because they would basically take their games on the go, and show off how fun the games they had were or how since Pokemon had always had a crazy phase, they would discuss how to find and catch certain mons in the playground, and would even trade or battle each other, and I would always find myself excluded from everyone in class, because I could not join them in their conversations or play with them, so when I started doing real well in school, I used part of the funds from my first scholarship to get myself my first handheld, and I loved playing on the DS as well as sharing it, since not many people in my school owned one being the newest thing on the market, and I finally got other people's attention and I had started fitting in, that is until my so called "best friend" messed with my Pokemon Diamond save file, so I banned him from ever playing that game, and despite him being able to play all my other games he didn't appreciate that ban, because he was a huge Pokemon fan and his family didn't let him own any of the games, as they came from a very religious family, so what he did to get back at me was coordinate with some thugs at school, to steal my DS and all of my games, all because I didn't let him play a dumb game that didn't have multiple save files, and even though in the end justice was served and I got all my stuff back eventually, it was a traumatizing event that still affects me today, that I literally got betrayed by the person I was closest to, all because of a stupid game like Pokemon Diamond, so even though I do have fond memories of playing on the DS, I can't say I am really happy of ever owning it mostly because of that traumatizing experience.
I swear, one of my favorite games is on the DS, it's a small game called "Lost Magic" and it was an RTS where your main unit has no normal attacks but you can "draw" runes to cast magic.
Out of all of the DS games, Solatorobo will always be my favorite one thanks to all of the love and passion that the developers put into every single aspect of it's world, it's characters, it's music and it's gameplay. Just an incredible masterpiece that is highly underrated
I don't know how to describe it, but Mario Kart DS has such a firm grip on my mind that it has a smell and taste to it. I spent so many hours as a kid playing that game and it was one of the first games I ever played.
Man this makes me want to blow off the dust on my 3DSxl and GBA sp, being able to play 4/5 generations of amazing handheld games is a real treat, especiallg when you can get a bunch of them on the cheap
Can't comprehend enough how many years and hours me and my peers used to play on the ds alone and together. I got my lite in 2006 maybe with nintendogs and dsi in 2009 with platinum. I never got the wii for financial reasons, but at the same time it was ok, the ds was more than enough! When it comes to pokemon, platinum was my first pokemon game after watching my cousin play ruby on the SP. It's my most restarted game of all time, so gen 4 + HGSS have a special place in my heart. And we can't forget about Explorers of sky, a literal masterpiece. At 13, BW2 was my last ds game sadly, but what an ending to probably the best console of all time! When a console is played on constantly from age 7-14 and was brought everywhere, you know it was phenomenal. Sadly I sold my dsi a few years back because I use my 3ds to play ds games now, mayybe regretting it??
I didn't grow up with a DS. Back then my parents wouldn't buy my anything past the PS1 and GBA era. I was only able to buy a DS in 2016 when I got my first job. All those pent up frustrations of not having a DS for years, released. I played the heck out of it. It's been years. Sadly, the DS is basically dead to me because the charger was busted, and there's no shops in my country that would sell old video game equipments. RIP my DS. it's been a nice time.
DS is still alive and kicking to me. I play mine like 2005 never left. It's not a perfect system, but it was the most satisfying and portable of fun handheld consoles. Literally the only things limiting the Gameboy were the crappy backlight and game options, but the DS carried its ass long after they discontinued the Gamepak slot. I can't believe how fast they ended its reign for the Switch. It's my nostalgia bias talking, but it's just not the same.
Super Drift Turboing on straightaways to gain absolutely stupid amounts of momentum is the best part of Mario Kart DS. The skill ceiling and learning how to optimize it is really fun to learn, and this is coming from someone who only somewhat invested time into it. Really just goes to show how good a game can be when it embraces a level of depth and skill.
Flipnote Studio was amazing! The DS is definitely the best handheld ever. Such a great moment in time to be a young teenager before smart phones with a DS system. I had a phat DS first and then got a DSi when they came out. My favorite to play with friends was Mario Party DS - it let you play with others who don't own the game through the download play feature. I played and loved every game you featured in this video except for the FPS one, and they are all so great.
Ocarina of Time AND Majora’s Mask remakes, which are the quintessential way to enjoy these games now. But what I remember the most about the DS was having massive Mario Cart parties on the back of the bus in the way to sporting or band gigs in middle school. It was truly an amazing time for nerds to connect, and looking back, i’m so glad I was able to enjoy some of these features while they existed. Cheers!
I remember when the DS was revealed and thought it would bomb. The Game Boy Advance was already perfectly fine with an excellent library, no one knew if the touch screen/dual screens would even be fun to play with, and while 3D graphics on a handheld sounded nice, I would have preferred it on another Game Boy. I was very happy to have been proven wrong on this.
I got a second-hand DSi XL from a friend of mine, and boy was it a blast to have! The games, the UI, the controls, everything about it was just...mind-blowing at the time. Modding it was cool as well and it gave it more life and meaning.
A small thing i remember liking a lot when i played kingdom hearts 358/2 days was that as you fought certain bosses, you'd simultaneously control sora fighting those same bosses back in kh1. Almost like a tinge of nostalgia or something.
hi liam, havent watched the full video yet, but thank you for always making wonderful essays to listen to while im at work! i rly appreciate all the effort you put in your videos :) Edit: once again proven right, this was a great video :D
I always loved playing the Mario poker game, luigi looked the part 🤣. Great video man, I haven't seen the home screen of the ds for over 15 years now, I was struck with instant nostalgia, almost made me tear lolol. And dont even start with Mario Kart, jeez all of the middle school races i have every night going home on the bus. Thanks again for the great content
This was a very delightful video to watch. The DS was my very first gaming console, and even when I toss away the rose-tinted glasses, I still admire so much about it to this day. The flipnote section of the video really spoke to me, given how that was pretty much my introduction to the internet and the idea of online fandoms. Whether it be with the games or with the software, I think that everybody has that same fondest for the system that both you and I have!
The thing about the DS is that there was such a creative surge on it like we've never seen before. We don't have games like Trauma Center anymore. And there aren't as many hidden gems on modern systems like on the DS. I still remember a bullet hell game called Big Bang Mini that was a blast to play, i wish they'd have made a sequel.
had to clutch my pearls and audibly gasp when you mentioned flipnote hatena. those are some incredibly important memories, from an era with many. thanks for such a thoughtful nostalgia trip!
my favorite moment was playing OoT on the 3DS. Replaying the best game of all time with upgraded graphics, while on the go, was probably the peak of portable gaming.
Flipnote Studio on the DSi is something that only people around in those few short years of 2010 to 2013 will understand. Flipnote Hatena was amazing and I browsed it so much back when it existed. It was magic and I loved it. I still have hundreds of Flipnotes I downloaded from the service back then, and God I am so happy I do. That was so magical and is an experience that no one would understand these days. The DSi XL Mario edition was my first DS console as a kid, and I love that thing. Like you said, every time I boot it up I see a picture I took in my childhood of the most random things. My grandma, pets I had at the time, and even pictures I took of funny moments in the Pokémon anime. It really is great to see those pop back up now. We weren't aware at the time, but those would become special memories that would last forever.
Going from 16 bit retro graphics to dual screens with 3D graphics and Wi-Fi was legendary
yes
Tbf the GBA was 32bit but I get your point
@@YRGHY2010 And it had a few 3D games. Not sure any of them were good though XD
@@GerardMenvussaThe Asterix and Obelix one was surprisingly good!
Lol it was a desperate move bug it worked out
I work at Nintendo, and there's a group of us that still play Mario Kart DS every week. It was every day until Covid. It certainly is not obsolete.
Out of curiosity, I just turned 21 and finished high school, who do you have to contact, what school do you have to go to, and what do you do to get a job at Nintendo?
Same thing but not me and it’s halo CE for the Xbox
@@MacenW Depends on what you want to do. Check out the careers page of the website to get an idea of the roles.
The answer to this is the same for all companies: Go to their website and check the careers page.
But you're young. Don't limit yourself by choosing a brand for a job.
Do what actually makes sense and enjoy your life. Never give yourself to companies that care more about their product than they do work-life balance. The money ain't worth it and when you're old, you'll only wish you worked less and didn't drink the corporate flavor-aid.
Why did they get rid of the ds? It is so cool and I miss it everyday(even though I have one) I wear gloves whenever I play my 3ds just because I want to preserve it
Flipnotes was seriously the reason for such great memories.
as a registered s@x offender, i find myself returning to my 2ds a lot. my ex wife can get a restraining order on me and my family can want nothing to do with me, but at least i can enjoy some amazing games. that’s something no one can take away from me ❤
@@lilxxupnext If this is a joke then you are not funny
That was such amazing time 🥲 felt so magical back then
@@goodiupdownWho said it was a joke? Dipshlt.
@@goodiupdown It’s just a bot
The DS was such a magical little thing. I have so many fond memories of it :)
Same. Even though I had a 3DS.
Same. I have the DS in my shelves, but the battery already died out.
i broke like 3 growing up ass thanks tourettes. ny ticks sucked way more ass back then
as a registered s@x offender, i find myself returning to my 2ds a lot. my ex wife can get a restraining order on me and my family can want nothing to do with me, but at least i can enjoy some amazing games. that’s something no one can take away from me ❤
It was my first Nintendo product and made me a fan. The amount of fun I had with this device! And me actually commuting to uni was perfect!
The Nintendo DS is already advanced for its time. It's cool that the DSi pre-dated the idea of touch screen devices way before smartphones were introduced.
i see
And before that, we had pda's
The DSi came out 2 years after original iPhone.
No lol
@@cheddarcheeky Yes.
I gain an extra two years of life anytime someone speaks positively on Mario 64 DS.
Imo, it’s the better version to play Mario 64.
I played hours and hours of Mario 64 DS when I was in middle school and I consider it to be one of my favorite games.
Enjoy your increased life expectancy 😁
@@traviscunningham7062i mean it's Def not control wise but the graphics look so good and all the extras are super cool. I just wish there was a mod for 3ds where it had analog control with all the extra bells and whistles. But objectively the controls are bad unless you did the weird touch pad control scheme which I couldn't fathom being confortable longform
I never got the whole deal about the d pad. Yeah it sure as hell wasn't optimal but it wasn't that big an issue..
I was really good at using the stylus as an analog stick with the ds, and Super Mario 64 DS had an excellent adaptation to it. It felt natural to me.
It hindsight, the Nintendo DS is probably one of the most important gaming consoles in my entire life. I could never have seen that during my time playing it during middle school and high school, but the butterfly effect that it had would go on to affect the rest of my life in some of the best ways. In addition to giving me several games that I still love to play to this day, including Mario 64 DS, and and enhanced version of Mega Man Battle Network 5, it also gave us what I consider to be the best out of the little known Boktai series, known outside Japan as Lunar Knights. I sunk countless hours into this game, and fell in love with the character designs, the fast-paced gameplay, the charming voice acting, and the kicking music. This game also makes good use of every important feature that the console offers for your standard DS game, including the touch screen and microphone, but without being overly gimmicky. It updated some of the core gameplay of its predecessors and honestly it improved in several areas. However, what was most important in hindsight for me specifically, was that I experienced my first Pokemon game on the DS. Yeah, I was really late to the party. But, Pokemon Heart Gold was my first, and it led to a several year long obsession. And that obsession would eventually lead to me meeting my wife. I'm not even joking, I sincerely met my wife because of Pokemon. And that wouldn't have happened without the Nintendo DS. It continued to be important during our early dating years because whenever I would go to her house to hang out with her and her sisters, we would play Mario Kart or Mario Party DS using download play. They didn't have many multiplayer games on their other consoles, so we had several hours of good and bonding moments with these games. Even though when it first came out I was hesitant about the touch screen and thinking that the console was gimmicky, I wouldn't trade the experience of getting that DS Lite for Christmas for the world because it's set into motion a chain of events that has improved my life in ways that I can't even begin to quantify.
This channel has such a "late-night podcast" vibe to it and I love it.
My thoughts exactly
what does this mean
I need a late night podcast vibe video playlist 😅
@@MOOTAR1000same 😎
Getting a Steam Deck surprisingly reignited my love for the DS. So many of the games were, and still are, so innovative
Emudeck goes crazy
very nice seeing you here salmence 😊
Are you able to play Ds games on steam deck? How is the steam deck btw does it hold up?
@@Ek70Rit’s amazing you can basically play most things on it (like DS emulators ) and you can even use regular apps like discord and the web bowser
@@mrcoolguy32 Bro the steam deck sounds incredible. You play Ds Emulators (or any other emulator) by jailbreaking the thing? or is it possible to it as it is?
That quote about the DS needing to succeed is a little dramatic, but the company's name means leave luck to heaven, so it fits.
You have to keep things in perspective. The DS was pure novelty back when it released. There was no blueprint after all, it was a portable with 2 screens and touch controls? It was unheard of
as a registered s@x offender, i find myself returning to my 2ds a lot. my ex wife can get a restraining order on me and my family can want nothing to do with me, but at least i can enjoy some amazing games. that’s something no one can take away from me ❤
@@lilxxupnext *holdup-*
@@derekrequiem4359let's round back to that comment because I'm shook
@@lilxxupnext Ayo! Gotta report this guy for spamming.
I actually have super fond memories of pictochat. My brother and I didn't get our own phones until we were 12, so these allowed us to stay up and chat late at night long after our parents had sent us to bed. It felt pretty revolutionary for a couple a kids with limited access to technology 😂
A 51 minute liam triforce video always makes the day, especially when I watch it for the 20th time.
as a registered s@x offender, i find myself returning to my 2ds a lot. my ex wife can get a restraining order on me and my family can want nothing to do with me, but at least i can enjoy some amazing games. that’s something no one can take away from me ❤
what?@randomguywithacar
I will personally book a hotel room for me and u and I will willingly touch u @randomguywithacar
When I heard the DSi menu theme it was like I was just hit by a truck... I probably haven't heard that music once in a decade, but I still got awakened by memories instantly after just the first couple of notes.
During my childhood/teenage years the DSi was the only console I was allowed to own. Many memories that were almost gone are forever bound to that handheld, many bad ones tbh, which was also the first device I owned that had a camera.
Today photos and videos of that time live only in my mind along with the unforgettable experiences in many games which have indelebly shaped the person (and player) I am today... and I also had quite some fun, as a child, dealing with R4 cards.
You made me cry after a long time, thanks Liam.
I was a 3DS kid. This video might not be directed to me, but I very much can relate to the fondness of looking back at old photos stored in these devices... nostalgia is a very peculiar feeling
The Nintendo DS still is and always will be a huge part of my childhood along with the PS2.
I've spend so many hours playing games like Kirby Superstar Ultra and even more hours on Pokemon Black & White 2.
Truely one of the greatest portable consoles of all time.
Nothing will replace my memories of download play and mariokart ds during sports tournaments as a youth. Love the DS with my whole heart
Same even though I grew up with a 3DS.
Same here with 3DS. But you know the 3DS is essentially the DS by proxy. Kids growing up with the 3DS still experienced most of the magic that kids with the DS did.
as a registered s@x offender, i find myself returning to my 2ds a lot. my ex wife can get a restraining order on me and my family can want nothing to do with me, but at least i can enjoy some amazing games. that’s something no one can take away from me ❤
@@paulgilbert5278 Being around for Pokemon Dash on the original fatboy DS was something else. The 3DS was great but having been around for the launch of the original was incredible. You have to understand that before this there was the Gameboy Advance (great in its own right) with a single screen. Dual screen with one being a touch screen? Amazing. Not to mention you could still play GBA games on the OG DS and DS Lite. Pokemon Diamond and Pearl even made use of GBA Pokemon cartridges to find pokemon in the wild. Another massive jump from GBA was the wifi and local wireless connection with Pictochat and DS Download Play (Mario Kart DS parties anyone?). To do multiplayer on a GBA you had to use a link cable 😂 Later on, they did make a wireless adapter for GBA which I guess is a precursor.
I used to play Mario Kart DS and Mario Party DS with my two cousins on plane trips when we went on holiday. Great times :D
Can we go back 😭
Holy crap, I had forgotten all about Flipnote Studio, but as soon as you started playing the animations, it all came back to me. I remember every single one of those animations you showed.
I wonder what people like BOSS do now 😂
@@jacobrose7780 I'm going to have to look him up now, because the name is immediately familiar. I'm guessing he was the big action stick figure animator?
@pux0rb yeah! He was the OG that everyone copied for stickfights. There were others, like "100%", but I remember BOSS the best
I saw my old ones last week and it was so nostalgic!
as a registered s@x offender, i find myself returning to my 2ds a lot. my ex wife can get a restraining order on me and my family can want nothing to do with me, but at least i can enjoy some amazing games. that’s something no one can take away from me ❤
Btw, I love the Nintendo DS 3D graphics and it surprisingly aged well in art. I don't use Twitter anymore and I can't remember the name anymore but there is a famous DS artist that I liked to follow.
Twitter is dead now. X
Just a shot in the dark was the artist Kekeflipnote?
@@traviscunningham7062Nah, Twitter. That is all it is ever going to be, new layer of painting does not matter.
@@traviscunningham7062Deadnaming twitter is the morally correct thing to do. It will never be X
as a registered s@x offender, i find myself returning to my 2ds a lot. my ex wife can get a restraining order on me and my family can want nothing to do with me, but at least i can enjoy some amazing games. that’s something no one can take away from me ❤
TWEWY is an absolute classic among classics. Utterly unique gameplay
Indeed it is😊
It's a Wonderful World
God i love TWEWY
@@Josuhthat ends with you
The moment I knew the DS was legendary was my absolute favorite memory from middle school:
I had a very stereotypical bully. Picked on me, threw wads of paper at me, called me names, you know the one. But one day, after school, he came up to me and noticed I had a DS. I asked him if he played Pokemon, and lo and behold - he brings out a DS as well! For a few blessed, blessed minutes before our parents came to pick us up, we battled each other in Pokemon Diamond and Pearl, and it actually felt like we could get along - like, we laughed and had fun. At the time I couldn't process it, but I hold this memory VERY dear. It held two very important learning moments for me:
1 - Video games bring people....together?! Maybe Nintendo is onto something with this "DS" thing.
2 - People have more depth than what I had thought.
Every now and again, I'll think about this moment - and after getting home from a kind of rough day at work, this video brought me back to that exact time in history. I felt relaxed again. I hope that kid is doing well. Hopefully you're still into Pokemon and playing video games today.
The ds just had a certain charm that no other console on this planet has.
Sure the wii was so iconic that everyone had 2, but same with the ds lineup.
It was just to nice having something to play on the go or just chilling outside with friends and the ds absolutely nailed it
The DSi was easily the peak of the gaming industry. It was a piece of art.
What a time to be à child😢😢😢
That's just nostalgia.
The Nintendo DS is one of my biggest regrets. I wish I had given it a chance instead of passing on it for the PSP. It’s a timeless system that was way ahead of its time in innovation.
So was the Wii
It was a letdown for me because it didn't play gameboy games. The dsi xl was the best for playing ds games though. But the ds lite was peak for me!
I got the original DS at launch and got the new ones until the 3DS in 2012. The DSi is my absolute favorite console ever. Having the ability to connect to the Internet opened up a ton of possibilities for all the downloadable titles and interactive online communities like Flipnote Hatena. It was an amazing device that was far above what the average smartphone could do in 2009.
2006 was a great year for me for gaming. I was gifted a DS lite for good grades over the summer and for christmas I got the Wii. Good times.
Goodtimes indeed😊
THE WII, the best console of its generation.
Mario games that were outstanding (Galaxy series)
100% backward compatible with Gamecube.
Possible to play with Gamecube controllers...
Only thing it lacked is a HDMI cable
I will always be grateful for the DS for giving 11 year old me the chance to be Chrono Trigger, my favorite game of all time! And many people say that the DS version of Chrono Trigger is the best version of the game too!
I agree, Chrono Trigger DS is the definitive release of one of the best RPGs ever
The DS was the system that resonated with me the most. So many incredible games and memories.
I vivdly and deeply felt what you said about the DSI. Between childhood illness and trauma myself, the DS and DSI hold a special place in my heart. Awesome video man.
as a DSI kid I squealed when I saw this on my page, it was my last reminder as a child of my extended family when they were trapped in Venezuela for years, and I’ve preserved the one my cousin gifted me ever since, thank you
By the end I was getting worried you weren't going to mention flipnote. So fun to hear about it again. The stick figure fights were legendary.
It just hit me today that next year will mark the 20th anniversary of the DS. Coincidentally, I was wondering if you were going to make a retrospective of it this morning.
Funny how life works.
I will always have memories of my friends and I playing Mario Kart DS on the bus ride on our way to school. It was a pretty long bus ride, so everyday, we would race against each other and it was so much fun.
Im 46 from Spain and suffering 20 years with anxiety but for some reason Nintendo in general but the handhelds in first place, help me a lot in my dark moments! your video moved me because I felt every word of what you said.
That people has something diferent in their way to create games for us. Mr. Iwata was so great! I still enjoying NDS with Drastic Emulator in my tablet.
I wish you Merry Christmas! 🎉
I didn't have consoles like the PS or Wii when I was young, but I played hours and hours on the DS. Great memories and an important part of my childhood 😄
Another console I had but was never able to truly enjoy to the fullest because I had either no friends or no idea these features/games existed. Thank you for doing these retrospectives and giving my childhood new angles to consider!
42:50 man. This whole video was a throwback to simpler times but hearing this for the first time in over a decade. Wow
What a wave of nostalgia. I remember getting the OG DS release year for Christmas. I got Mario 64 DS and Feel the Magic XY/XX and played so much. Mario 64 was so awesome to me because I never got to play the OG on it's own as I never had an N64. The included minigames, characters and changes made it the perfect launch game for me to sink time into. A couple other friends got DS' as well and we would goof off on pictochat outside in a circle drawing multipage characters.
A weird quirk that I had to deal with was being left-handed, as many games play and control better as right handed. Interestingly enough, the strap that came with it had a small plastic cap on the end where you would slip your thumb through and could use it like a "joystick." I remember controlling Metroid Prime Hunters basically like a FPS and smoking everyone in the neighborhood. The GBA compatibility was awesome too and bringing up Pokemon from Leaf Green and Emerald into Diamond was an amazing feature.
Over time though, I started playing it less and less. I eventually got an Xbox and discovered Xbox Live with Halo 2. Made tons of friends online and at school. No one played DS and I spent my time at home playing on the TV talking to friends instead of huddled on the couch by myself.
Even though I would still play a ton of 3DS and Switch through their lifespans, the magic wasn't there anymore as my interests and trends changed. Gone were the days on game share Mario Kart during breaks. Everyone has smartphones with game apps, music, social media, etc. As I moved farther into adulthood the concept of portable gaming was long gone. Playing on your phone in a waiting area, or a Switch in brief moments of travel or lounge was the norm.
I'll miss those simple days of huddling around, laughing our asses off at a 5 page mural of Shrek fighting every character we could draw.
Yeah, left-handedness can really screw with game controls. Two of the worst offenders are TWEWY and Kid Icarus Uprising (yeah, not for the DS, but whatever).
@@bane2201Kid Icarus Uprising’s control scheme alone merits a remake.
42:52 I love flipnotes and while I never created animation (at least the DSi version) I love them and still watch them to this day
Even though I barely remember playing New Super Mario Bros. (nor was I really invested in it), I still somehow can't help but feel nostalgia to hear Mario say "buh-bye!" when you close the DS.
I bought a ds for the first time this year and the games are so much fun, i'm having a blast
I’m planning to get a 2DS soon since my other 3DS is wearing off.
You do know that a 3ds can play ds games?
A lot of my memories before I turned 14 are gone, but there's still so much positive memories from me playing with my DSi. Thank you for this nostalgia trip, I really needed it.
i wonder what it is about 14. i'm the same way.
vividly remember my DS and PSP, of course.
Flipnote Hatena was an incredible experience to have on the DSi. Hours of fun going through all thw creations people had
Hell yeah been waiting for this one man. The DS was such an amazing system I have a lot of good memories with it as a kid I’m glad I got to experience it in its peak
I was born in 2000 and was the perfect age to experience the DS’s journey, I remember I got the og ds in 2005, the ds lite Christmas 2006 and dsi/dsixl, 3ds and ect…. I remember every tiny sound and aspect from these devices, the games and all, it’s a heavy feeling of nostalgia, with a touch of sadness as these times were so long ago in a much simpler time to be a kid. I remember getting an iPod touch in 2013, and kinda phasing out of ds’s until the last year where I took a look at all my old ds’s still in mint condition, and all my sounds and recordings were there, the fact that it’s been 20 years since I got my first ds is crazy to, I’m glad I got to grow up in a time without smart phones and all this crazy social media stuff that’s sadly consuming todays youth with tik tok and all that crap.
43:30 DUDE Gizmo was my big introduction to Flipnote Hatena with their content lolol.
Genuinely incredible service for what it was.
The DS Lite is my favorite game console of all time. It had a massive library of DS and GBA games which you could swap out, the dual screen/touch screen gimmicks were actually novel and useful, and there was so much creativity and unique experiences that I adore.
A fantastic retrospective for a fantastic system.
The DS was the first ever gaming system that I actually owned for myself, I only learned about it because I saw my cousin playing on one and let me have a go, and that was what got me into gaming in the first place. New Super Mario Bros and Pokemon Heartgold still being some of my favourite games to date because of it! - so the DS has a very special place in my heart :)
When I reached the BrainAge portion of this video i suddenly remembered, back when I watched Merlin with my friend, seeing behind the scenes photos of members of the cast playing with their DS
Specifically seeing the actor who played King Uther holding a pink DS (which i also own!)
Made me really realize how widespread the DS was at the time
A great library is a great library, and the DS's unique hardware makes it worth all playing on. I still break out my 3DS for DS games, and I kept a DS to play GBA games on a bigger brighter screen. Great retrospective!
Oh man the DSi bit kinda got to me. I share the same nostalgic sentiment that you do except it's with the OG 3DS. Takes me back to my final years of childhood in the early 2010s. Had many pics of my old dog as a puppy at that time, family trips, and a lot of old youtube videos I filmed back in the day with my mario toys. It got stolen from me around summer 2015 and along with losing my system, I lost all those childhood memories😔I would kill to be able to look back and see those again, but sadly I cannot and it's just fond memories for me now. Whenever I hear 3DS themes such as the photo app or settings, it always takes me right back yet brings some sadness attached to it, as simpler times and old childhood memories are gone forever. With all that being said, the 3DS gave me many fun hours of gameplay and fond memories playing multiplayer with friends, and overall an experience to my last years of childhood that I will greatly cherish forever.
As the world's biggest 3DS fan, I'm appalled and disgusted that you would even use the internet settings track to talk about DSi software. But in all seriousness you brought back a lot of memories I had with the DS since I would play it in a time where I hadn't developed a consciousness. I'll always love the Sonic Rush series and Mario Kart DS
one of my fondest ds memories was going on a plane and almost every kid had a ds there, we were all on pictochat spamming in the chatroom, everyone was giggling and having fun. I ended up befriending the kid sitting behind me afterwards and we traded bakugan lol. I brought my ds with me everywhere and had every version. To this day I still play all of them!
Thanks Liam! I really enjoyed this video and have a ton of fond memories with the DS as well. The DS was also the first Nintendo system I owned as a kid alongside the Wii, and I love the creativity and uniquely chill and fun vibes that both systems and alot of their games have.
When I was in middle school, the pictochat room was filled while riding on the school bus, it is a beautiful memory of a bygone era. Almost seems like a different world thinking back on it.. good times
I remember once when I was little, I lost my stylus, so I used toothpicks instead. But for some reason the toothpicks were dyed blue, so the sweat on my fingers rubbed off the dye and I ended up with blue fingers after a session of Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games. Good times!
That alarm clock feature was handy for me when I didn't have a smartphone yet. Wasn't late for class or work with that thing...
I still have my DS Lite to this day as well as my most played DS games some I don't have anymore but the memories I have at it during car trips and playing with my cousins was such an enjoyable childhood! Played MKDS,New Super Mario Bros,Fossil Fighters and its Sequel which r severely underrated,Spore Creatures,Lego BatMan which was the 1st game I 100% until my cousin deleted the save which well I definitely wasn't happy about that,Kirby Super Star Ultra,Pokemon Platinum was the 1st main series game I played in the series love Gen 4 to this day,Pokemon Ranger,and messing around in PictoChat with my cousins.
FF/FFC and Spore Creatures are so goddamn underappreciated. Nice tastes.
Buying advice:
I have two DS Lites, a DSi, and most recently the XL (LL).
I never owned any while they were new / on the market. Have started collecting the last year or so.
Just get an XL unless you already own GBA carts (then get a DS Lite)
The buttons on the DSi's are so much nicer than the DS and DS Lites. Clicky on the DSi, spongy rubber on DS original and Lite.
Plus, my hands start to cramp after an hour or two on the non-XL consoles.
Watch out for screen burn. Easiest to see on a white screen, like the booting Nintendo h&s.
Watch out for deep scratching on bottom screen. These consoles were for kids and they got thrashed.
Loose hinges can be replaced but taking these apart isn't fun; Connectors are getting old and brittle and I have broken one.
You can pick up a DS lite in auction for about 35USD in OK to good condition. About 45USD for a DSi. And a XL (LL)s about 75USD.
I do have a Switch and hands down prefer the DSi XL.
Side note. I can recommend one of those multicarts off AliExpress (208 in 1, as example) for anyone less techy. My misses prefers and uses it over the custom firmware. It's Simple. Boots fast. Everything she needs. You can just take out the microSD card and swap out the ROMs for whatever you want.
TLDR: Get a DSi XL. If from auction, ask seller about screen condition(burn in and scratching) and ask for pics. You will not be disappointed.
better yet, get a new 3ds xl it can be very pricey, but then you can play anything the ds can plus 3ds games
Disagree. If you want to play 3DS games, get a 3DS. They don't 1 to 1 pixel match, so it looks horrible for DS games.
You can, with cfw, set it to 1to1, but then your actual game window is smaller than a DSi XL (compared to 3DS XL).
The panels are hit and miss in the 3DS XL. Some people even have a mix of one nice and one trash panel.
I have a new 3DS XL, too.
I find myself barely playing the 3DS.
I personally hate having the joystick thing in the natural thumb position.
I prefer D pads(I was raised on Sega).
Obviously this is personal preference.
To top off, no games stood out to me from the 3DS line. I'm sure there are some gems I haven't played yet, ofc.
Too many consoles, not enough time.
TLDR: Don't get a 3DS. They're overpriced and look worse than the DSi XL.
@@stormhought kaydog is right - DS games look a lot better on the DSi XL, because the screens were designed for "DS games but big".
I've tried DS games on many platforms - DS Lite, DSi XL, N3DS XL, Steam Deck, Ayn Odin, my 8-inch tablet, and my desktop. DSi XL wins easily.
I recently got back into DS games after finding my old blue DSi and was looking for videos like this the other day, so this being uploaded was absolutely perfect timing.
About year ago I found my old dsi plus the charger at my parents place. I turned it on for the first time in years, on home screen was old picture of my dog that had past couple years ago. I started balling my eyes out. Thank you for this video it threw me back at the older simple times
I had my DS on my person for a loooooooong time as a kid. I remember taking it to a family friend's house, having The Legendary Starfy on, and having its music on while playing table tennis in real life. Good times.
For me the Nintendo DS was my first self-owned handheld, coming from a poor family my brothers and I had to share the consoles, and being the youngest brother, I would barely ever get a turn in to use the consoles, since my brothers had seniority and they would even kick me off while I was playing something if they were bored. Growing up I always envied other kids who had things like Gameboys or Gamegears or whatever else was out there, because they would basically take their games on the go, and show off how fun the games they had were or how since Pokemon had always had a crazy phase, they would discuss how to find and catch certain mons in the playground, and would even trade or battle each other, and I would always find myself excluded from everyone in class, because I could not join them in their conversations or play with them, so when I started doing real well in school, I used part of the funds from my first scholarship to get myself my first handheld, and I loved playing on the DS as well as sharing it, since not many people in my school owned one being the newest thing on the market, and I finally got other people's attention and I had started fitting in, that is until my so called "best friend" messed with my Pokemon Diamond save file, so I banned him from ever playing that game, and despite him being able to play all my other games he didn't appreciate that ban, because he was a huge Pokemon fan and his family didn't let him own any of the games, as they came from a very religious family, so what he did to get back at me was coordinate with some thugs at school, to steal my DS and all of my games, all because I didn't let him play a dumb game that didn't have multiple save files, and even though in the end justice was served and I got all my stuff back eventually, it was a traumatizing event that still affects me today, that I literally got betrayed by the person I was closest to, all because of a stupid game like Pokemon Diamond, so even though I do have fond memories of playing on the DS, I can't say I am really happy of ever owning it mostly because of that traumatizing experience.
Hotel dusk was a Great game that used the DS and features in a awesome way. Wish more games like that were made.
I swear, one of my favorite games is on the DS, it's a small game called "Lost Magic" and it was an RTS where your main unit has no normal attacks but you can "draw" runes to cast magic.
You dont know real gambling until Luigi in a tux is dealing the cards
Out of all of the DS games, Solatorobo will always be my favorite one thanks to all of the love and passion that the developers put into every single aspect of it's world, it's characters, it's music and it's gameplay. Just an incredible masterpiece that is highly underrated
Little Tail Bronx mentioned
My first console was the Gameboy Color but man I also had the DS , it was so magical , I still have a DS
God i probably have the most memories with this console and there will probably be nothing that surpasses it, the switch was very close
I don't know how to describe it, but Mario Kart DS has such a firm grip on my mind that it has a smell and taste to it. I spent so many hours as a kid playing that game and it was one of the first games I ever played.
Man this makes me want to blow off the dust on my 3DSxl and GBA sp, being able to play 4/5 generations of amazing handheld games is a real treat, especiallg when you can get a bunch of them on the cheap
Can't comprehend enough how many years and hours me and my peers used to play on the ds alone and together. I got my lite in 2006 maybe with nintendogs and dsi in 2009 with platinum. I never got the wii for financial reasons, but at the same time it was ok, the ds was more than enough! When it comes to pokemon, platinum was my first pokemon game after watching my cousin play ruby on the SP. It's my most restarted game of all time, so gen 4 + HGSS have a special place in my heart. And we can't forget about Explorers of sky, a literal masterpiece. At 13, BW2 was my last ds game sadly, but what an ending to probably the best console of all time! When a console is played on constantly from age 7-14 and was brought everywhere, you know it was phenomenal. Sadly I sold my dsi a few years back because I use my 3ds to play ds games now, mayybe regretting it??
I didn't grow up with a DS. Back then my parents wouldn't buy my anything past the PS1 and GBA era. I was only able to buy a DS in 2016 when I got my first job. All those pent up frustrations of not having a DS for years, released. I played the heck out of it. It's been years. Sadly, the DS is basically dead to me because the charger was busted, and there's no shops in my country that would sell old video game equipments. RIP my DS. it's been a nice time.
DS is still alive and kicking to me. I play mine like 2005 never left. It's not a perfect system, but it was the most satisfying and portable of fun handheld consoles. Literally the only things limiting the Gameboy were the crappy backlight and game options, but the DS carried its ass long after they discontinued the Gamepak slot. I can't believe how fast they ended its reign for the Switch. It's my nostalgia bias talking, but it's just not the same.
we have yet an other phenomenal retro perspective , thank you Liam
Super Drift Turboing on straightaways to gain absolutely stupid amounts of momentum is the best part of Mario Kart DS. The skill ceiling and learning how to optimize it is really fun to learn, and this is coming from someone who only somewhat invested time into it. Really just goes to show how good a game can be when it embraces a level of depth and skill.
Flipnote Studio was amazing! The DS is definitely the best handheld ever. Such a great moment in time to be a young teenager before smart phones with a DS system. I had a phat DS first and then got a DSi when they came out. My favorite to play with friends was Mario Party DS - it let you play with others who don't own the game through the download play feature. I played and loved every game you featured in this video except for the FPS one, and they are all so great.
Imo. The 3DS is better. You can play all DS games+ 3DS games+most of the NES classics.
Oh, and GameBoy games.
Man I'm so glad you loved TWEWY as much as I did, easily my favorite game of all time. Glad you loved 999 too, one of the best VNs ever IMO
8:40 Those mini-games were legendary. 💎
Those were also in 64 DS.
The mario vs luigi minigame from nsmb was definitely my favourite thing out of the DS. Download play was a gift
It was fantastic
Indeed😊
Ocarina of Time AND Majora’s Mask remakes, which are the quintessential way to enjoy these games now. But what I remember the most about the DS was having massive Mario Cart parties on the back of the bus in the way to sporting or band gigs in middle school. It was truly an amazing time for nerds to connect, and looking back, i’m so glad I was able to enjoy some of these features while they existed. Cheers!
Those were on the 3DS though.
I remember when the DS was revealed and thought it would bomb. The Game Boy Advance was already perfectly fine with an excellent library, no one knew if the touch screen/dual screens would even be fun to play with, and while 3D graphics on a handheld sounded nice, I would have preferred it on another Game Boy.
I was very happy to have been proven wrong on this.
I got a second-hand DSi XL from a friend of mine, and boy was it a blast to have! The games, the UI, the controls, everything about it was just...mind-blowing at the time.
Modding it was cool as well and it gave it more life and meaning.
i’m always so happy when i see a new liamtriforce video! you’re my fave
I love watching these retrospective videos… they remind me of simpler times when I didn’t hate everything immediately
Yet another retrospective video to fall asleep to, thank you Liam
15:27 I fully agree the DS was the golden ear of gaming but pokemon in general. It was amazing how brilliant it worked
Liam I love you bro keep doing your thing.
A small thing i remember liking a lot when i played kingdom hearts 358/2 days was that as you fought certain bosses, you'd simultaneously control sora fighting those same bosses back in kh1. Almost like a tinge of nostalgia or something.
hi liam, havent watched the full video yet, but thank you for always making wonderful essays to listen to while im at work! i rly appreciate all the effort you put in your videos :)
Edit: once again proven right, this was a great video :D
I remember staying up late and playing those mini games on Super Mario 64 DS all the time
I always loved playing the Mario poker game, luigi looked the part 🤣. Great video man, I haven't seen the home screen of the ds for over 15 years now, I was struck with instant nostalgia, almost made me tear lolol. And dont even start with Mario Kart, jeez all of the middle school races i have every night going home on the bus. Thanks again for the great content
This was a very delightful video to watch. The DS was my very first gaming console, and even when I toss away the rose-tinted glasses, I still admire so much about it to this day. The flipnote section of the video really spoke to me, given how that was pretty much my introduction to the internet and the idea of online fandoms. Whether it be with the games or with the software, I think that everybody has that same fondest for the system that both you and I have!
GHOST TRICK MENTIONED
The thing about the DS is that there was such a creative surge on it like we've never seen before. We don't have games like Trauma Center anymore. And there aren't as many hidden gems on modern systems like on the DS. I still remember a bullet hell game called Big Bang Mini that was a blast to play, i wish they'd have made a sequel.
had to clutch my pearls and audibly gasp when you mentioned flipnote hatena. those are some incredibly important memories, from an era with many. thanks for such a thoughtful nostalgia trip!
Pokemon Ranger, the Legendary Starfy, Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Sky, and so many other games just made my childhood.
sometimes you had to use your weenie as a stylus, I remember the days, I always lost or broke my stylus
my favorite moment was playing OoT on the 3DS. Replaying the best game of all time with upgraded graphics, while on the go, was probably the peak of portable gaming.
Agreed. I’m planning to get a 2DS to experience the greatest Zelda game ever.
I love the DS, my favourite console of all time
Flipnote Studio on the DSi is something that only people around in those few short years of 2010 to 2013 will understand. Flipnote Hatena was amazing and I browsed it so much back when it existed. It was magic and I loved it. I still have hundreds of Flipnotes I downloaded from the service back then, and God I am so happy I do. That was so magical and is an experience that no one would understand these days.
The DSi XL Mario edition was my first DS console as a kid, and I love that thing. Like you said, every time I boot it up I see a picture I took in my childhood of the most random things. My grandma, pets I had at the time, and even pictures I took of funny moments in the Pokémon anime. It really is great to see those pop back up now. We weren't aware at the time, but those would become special memories that would last forever.