Dude massive respect for covering Radiant Historia. Atlus really needs to get this to modern consoles as the story and characters are amazing and it's undoubtedly one of the best jrpgs the ds can offer.
@@thatvideogamesshow Btw did you play Knights in the nightmare? It has a ds port as well as a psp. It's from the same series as Riviera the Promised land.
Blood Of Bahamut This game was released only in japan but got a english patched version. Visually it’s very impressive and the gameplay is a lot of fun. You are basically playing shadow of the collossus for the ds(not fully true, but check it out! )
@@playstationtwo877 For me, it is. I find the story intriguing and engaging. The battle system is okay to great depending on your preference. Check a few minutes of playthrough here at TH-cam, see if you'll be interested.
I would like to have Ghost Trick: Phantom, Detective as an honorable mention. It's by the same team behind the Ace Attorney series. This game completely blew my mind for well executed it is in its story, characters and gameplay as it had me on the edge of my seat every time.
great list James.. Draglade, Foto Showdown, Elebits, Henry Hatsworth, Lost Magic, Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes, Ninjatown, Orc and Elves, Robocalypse, Tokyo Beat Down, Touch the Dead and Zoo Keeper here are some of mine I think are underrated games on the DS.. Radiant Historia is one of the favorite game on the DS..
Jump Ultimate Stars has a fan translation that translate all the menus, koma panels, tutorials and objectives so that you can navigate the game more easily. I just wish they did the same to it's predecessor, Jump Super Stars.
This is an impressive list of games you have here, the only one game I've heard of was Jump ultimate Stars, it definitely looks badass and I would love to try it, all the other games look fun and I'd be willing to try them, thank you TVGS for another great list of underated games 👍
@@thatvideogamesshow Well ive lost count of how many games your channel introduces me too, anytime i dust off an old console this is where i come for a list of games to check out. Appreciate your hard work!
Fighting Fantasy: the Warlock of Firetop Mountain is a spectacular game almost nobody talks about. It’s a first-person open-world action RPG, and anyone who likes games like Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall, Anvil of Dawn, Dungeon Master, etc will absolutely love it! It runs at 60 fps and is one of the most technically-impressive games on the platform, and the gameplay itself is a blast. Tons of content, very deep mechanics, and fluid combat. Although I compared it to those other games, like Daggerfall, the actual combat experience is way way way better in Fighting Fantasy. They really perfected that style of old-school FPP RPGs with Fighting Fantasy.
@@hippitymcstribbs4906 Yup, and the one on DS is a standalone game. Completely different than the Android game. It’s a first-person open-world adventure game.
I'm sorry, but WHERE is Mario Hoops 3 on 3/Mario Slam Basketball? That game is SO underrated, I don't think anyone even remembers that it even existed. I used to be one of those people untill I heard Rainbow Ship (CD) in late 2021, and wish I had a chance to play the game on my 3DS
Watch out for Infinite space and make sure you have backup saves lol. I got soft locked twice, once by backtracking in a way that bugged a story flag, and once where a random battle over-rode what was supposed to be my next story mission encounter and prevented me from progressing. I lost a lot of playtime by not having a backup save
Don't forget the Sierra-style surprise dead ends. I'll never forget exploring a pirate base and having to choose the left or right path. Went left and got spaced. Loaded my save and went right. Spaced again... my last real save was before Yuri the Man even started. I died a bit and dropped the game for months
Radiant Historia is amazing. I wish they would port its enhanced version, Perfect Chronology, to consoles. Also, I saw thwo very interesting titles here that I will certainly try to find: Fossil Fighters and Mini Ninjas. Thanks!
*You getting some real good mileage out of these thumbnails, aren't ya?* Nah but for real tho, Radiant Historia is great. Finished last year and was a real fun time. Also thanks a ton for including Rhythm Heaven here. One of my most fav rhythm game franchises that actually got me into the whole genre in the first place.
Surprised Jump Ultimate Stars got covered! For me, Space Invaders Extreme 1 & 2 are underrated gems. Does Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars count too? I think it sold poorly on the DS despite getting good reviews.
GTA CTW is an awesome game, and tied with Vice City as my most favorite GTA, but it is extremely NOT underrated lol. I remember seeing massive ads for it printed on the side of skyscrapers in LA when I was a small child. It is a well-known game.
Add to the list :- Solatorobo the red Soma Bringer FF crystal chronicals (both parts) Dragon Quest ix (full 3D game with lot of exploration and many planets) Lufia Phantasy Star (many of people know about it and many of don't, that's why it's in my list) Tales of VS (like jump stars but better mechanism and consists of many characters from Tales series)
@@newageBoundhippie I played the fan translated rom in my DraStic emulator in my android and I seriously loved it. Played with each and every character after completing.
@@GamingSpreeMX Yes mate, and in my opinion it's the best game in the series (i'm assuming there's only 2 games in the series but feel free to correct me if i'm wrong) I have 100% finished Magical Vacation, got myself both Dark and Light power and pretty much collected everything, and it's hella fun. You should try it out
I'm suprised you didnt include theresia. Super obscure, but a fairly good game. Well liked by a few people. Criminally underrated. Anyone else have that game?
I'd add Theresia: Dear Emile, a kinda survival horror game that IMO was really good. and also, for those who love rpgs, I recommend Nostalgia and Solatorobo
Good video mate, can u help me? i have been looking for 2 ds games: - First one: the last time i played this was around 2006, its a 3D game about mechas. I remember it had levels where you can play as a big mecha or a small mecha that can jump. The protagonist is human, like militia. The game feel like a tank game where you aim and shoot. -Second one: Its a ninja game where you can choose your gender. When you kill, you get a 'card' of that type of kill that you can sell. The game plays itself in 2D, like pokemon type view. It has boss fights and traps.
The DSI had so much more power underutilized. I really wish that would have used the new cpu and extra ram to make better looking games just for the dsi, im not sure why they didnt. The only game I have seen that even tried was asphalt 4 elite racing which is dsi ware. I love nanostray 1 & 2!
Dude, you have to to tell me how you got introduced to the DnB track in the intro. The combination of being obscure, nostalgic and perfectly to my taste is a statistical anomaly and makes me feel I am not alone in this world.
Just looked up prices for Sideswiped (which looks really cool) and it's going for hundreds of dollars!!! A lot of these forgotten gems go for high prices these days.
I would have loved to see Avalon Code here, man i fucking loved that game. And magical starsign, the sequel to Magical Vacation from the SNES, man that game is long and i loved the whole thing.
Sideswiped at a glance could've fooled me into thinking it's a Dreamcast game. I love the shadows on the cars and the cars themselves also look very nice. Might pick that one up
Criminally underrated channel.
Thank you!
Amen
Yeah
Just subbed. Keep up the good work!
real unnecessary thumbnail boobage for the clicks, but I respect the good game selections
Criminally underrated Anime Tiddies
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The DS is home to soooo many hidden gems, a fantastic console indeed!
One of the greats!
Especially if it’s brewed 🤣
@@tonybuti3414 homebrew you should play ni no kuni the fan translation. It's better than most games.
-cop the recruit
-track mania 2 turbo
-sideswiped
-jump ultimate stars
-fossil fighters
-mini ninjas
-infinite space
-radiant historia
missing at least one
Dude massive respect for covering Radiant Historia. Atlus really needs to get this to modern consoles as the story and characters are amazing and it's undoubtedly one of the best jrpgs the ds can offer.
No worries man! It’s on of my favourite RPGs, I’d love to see it make a return as well!
@@thatvideogamesshow Btw did you play Knights in the nightmare? It has a ds port as well as a psp. It's from the same series as Riviera the Promised land.
3ds version is also good with voice acting.
Well, a 3DS enhanced port was also made.
@@martinde-serres8724 as far as i know, Radiant Storia was not released on the PSP.
Blood Of Bahamut
This game was released only in japan but got a english patched version. Visually it’s very impressive and the gameplay is a lot of fun.
You are basically playing shadow of the collossus for the ds(not fully true, but check it out! )
Thanks for sharing this hidden gem, I’ll check it out ❤
@@TifaEsmeraldaSol-Stella yo glad that you read my recommendation :D
Radiant Historia is one of the best games I've ever played. I wish Atlus will make an HD remake for the Switch and other modern consoles.
Is this game worth playing on nintendo ds?
@@playstationtwo877 For me, it is. I find the story intriguing and engaging. The battle system is okay to great depending on your preference. Check a few minutes of playthrough here at TH-cam, see if you'll be interested.
@@maris4137 do you play suikoden teiktris?
@@playstationtwo877 I haven't. I only played the first two Suikoden.
@@maris4137 i never play suikoden before this is my first time playing i love this game🤗
I would like to have Ghost Trick: Phantom, Detective as an honorable mention. It's by the same team behind the Ace Attorney series. This game completely blew my mind for well executed it is in its story, characters and gameplay as it had me on the edge of my seat every time.
I've been playing ghost trick and so far it's really interesting, i like it
@@darsterz i really like how it takes place in just 24 hours. You don't need a long stretch of time to tell a good story lol
Might check it out. Thank you for commenting about it! c:
I’ve been trying to get the game for a while but it’s all above 80 bucks online unless one of you guys wants to sell me your copy?
@@gillroygarlic3616 you can just get those 250 game cartridge online for 12-20 (or more) i bought mine and it's a god send!
The DS has such an amazing catalogue. I'm always finding something new
Infinite Space and Radiant Historia are buried gems I discovered while on a hunt, both are amazing with replayability values. Definitely a must have
Such a good channel with a friendly discord community. Great video bud!
Thanks mate!
Wow a TH-cam channel that has actual hidden gems.... Incredible! Thanks for your videos.
Thanks for watching Bobby!
Infinite space is great! It's a bit difficult at times but I think that's part of it's charm.. The music is great too
Discovered this channel like 3 weeks ago... your content is amazing man.
great list James.. Draglade, Foto Showdown, Elebits, Henry Hatsworth, Lost Magic, Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes, Ninjatown, Orc and Elves, Robocalypse, Tokyo Beat Down, Touch the Dead and Zoo Keeper here are some of mine I think are underrated games on the DS.. Radiant Historia is one of the favorite game on the DS..
Jump Ultimate Stars has a fan translation that translate all the menus, koma panels, tutorials and objectives so that you can navigate the game more easily. I just wish they did the same to it's predecessor, Jump Super Stars.
i love the ds, honestly possibly my favorite game system ever lol, amazing channel too
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Nostalgia unlocked!
I played this game back then but i just forgot now
Thanks man
Infinite Space is one of my favourite jrpgs.And it also one of the lengthiest.Took me more than 80 hours to finish it.
Is infinite space hard?
@@playstationtwo877 If you understand how the battles work and buy good space ships then no.
Dang, Cop the Recruit looks really good for a DS game, so does Sideswiped.
They are both well worth trying out!
Radiant Historia - Fantastic
Infinite Space - Colossal disappointment.
Trackmania - surprisingly fun.
Truly highly criminally underrated channel!!!
Thanks Sean!
Just got one from a friend and bought 5 games (mainstream ones) but coming to these channels so I can find more good ones that aren’t on the radar
Jump Ultimate Stars
I had it on an R4 card, it was in Japanese and never got old. I miss that sweet game of mine.
Dementium The Ward was absolutely amazing.
two VERY underrated games are Spectrobes and Chocobo Tales and I never see them on this type of list unfortunately
This is an impressive list of games you have here, the only one game I've heard of was Jump ultimate Stars, it definitely looks badass and I would love to try it, all the other games look fun and I'd be willing to try them, thank you TVGS for another great list of underated games 👍
I HIGHLY recommend everyone to check out custom robo arena. I found out just how little people know of the game and it's heartbreaking.
How is this channel under 100K subs?! Now THATS criminal!
I’ll get there one day man, fingers crossed!
@@thatvideogamesshow Well ive lost count of how many games your channel introduces me too, anytime i dust off an old console this is where i come for a list of games to check out. Appreciate your hard work!
radiant historia is the best game I've ever played in my life! ❤❤
Whoa, OK I guess I will 1000% get it finally.
I've not heard of half of these! Sweet list man 👍
Glad you found something new Gaz!
Great video!, Radiant Historia can be easily the best JRPG on the DS and arguably one of the best of all time
I’ll second that!
Radiant Historia is a absolute gem
Fighting Fantasy: the Warlock of Firetop Mountain is a spectacular game almost nobody talks about. It’s a first-person open-world action RPG, and anyone who likes games like Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall, Anvil of Dawn, Dungeon Master, etc will absolutely love it! It runs at 60 fps and is one of the most technically-impressive games on the platform, and the gameplay itself is a blast. Tons of content, very deep mechanics, and fluid combat. Although I compared it to those other games, like Daggerfall, the actual combat experience is way way way better in Fighting Fantasy. They really perfected that style of old-school FPP RPGs with Fighting Fantasy.
They released that on DS? Wow I thought that was just an android app
@@hippitymcstribbs4906 Yup, and the one on DS is a standalone game. Completely different than the Android game. It’s a first-person open-world adventure game.
Infinite Space was amazing. Great story, unique battle system, cool ships.
It is one of the best space operas of all time
Really good list.
Thanks Richard!
I'm sorry, but WHERE is Mario Hoops 3 on 3/Mario Slam Basketball? That game is SO underrated, I don't think anyone even remembers that it even existed. I used to be one of those people untill I heard Rainbow Ship (CD) in late 2021, and wish I had a chance to play the game on my 3DS
I’d recommend “Henry Hatsworth”. A super fun puzzle/platformer.
If you plan to do a part two , I suggest you take a look at Etrian Odyssey , specifically the third game .
Thanks for the suggestion!
Etrian is a weird series. It's very niche, but there's like 6 episodes, two remakes and three spin off.
Watch out for Infinite space and make sure you have backup saves lol. I got soft locked twice, once by backtracking in a way that bugged a story flag, and once where a random battle over-rode what was supposed to be my next story mission encounter and prevented me from progressing. I lost a lot of playtime by not having a backup save
Don't forget the Sierra-style surprise dead ends.
I'll never forget exploring a pirate base and having to choose the left or right path. Went left and got spaced. Loaded my save and went right. Spaced again... my last real save was before Yuri the Man even started. I died a bit and dropped the game for months
I don't know if it has been covered but Dementium II should be on every underrated list
The first one was better, but agreed
@@S0raJr no dementium 2 is just the better game at all
@@parryhotter1339 How?
Radiant Historia! An epic rpg with very unique story and features! ❤️
Such a great story!
Rhythm Heaven is AWESOME! Music based WarioWare. Infinite Space is a great game as well. Sadly, I never finished it.
Great list. Time for me to hop on eBay and do some shopping 😅
I liked the DS since i played NSMB, but those where really underated games i could try some of these once...
Radiant Historia is amazing. I wish they would port its enhanced version, Perfect Chronology, to consoles.
Also, I saw thwo very interesting titles here that I will certainly try to find: Fossil Fighters and Mini Ninjas. Thanks!
Same here, would love to see it on switch!
Perfect Chronology has DLC, you should get it before the eShop closes.
Gotta love how Sideswipe is basically every race on GTA Online.
I really appreciate the Lifeformed-Cidertime soundtrack :)
If you can use roms, there's a translated rom of Jump Ultimate Stars floating around somewhere
*You getting some real good mileage out of these thumbnails, aren't ya?*
Nah but for real tho, Radiant Historia is great. Finished last year and was a real fun time.
Also thanks a ton for including Rhythm Heaven here. One of my most fav rhythm game franchises that actually got me into the whole genre in the first place.
Surprised Jump Ultimate Stars got covered! For me, Space Invaders Extreme 1 & 2 are underrated gems. Does Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars count too? I think it sold poorly on the DS despite getting good reviews.
Thus it isn't underrated, lack of sales doesn't make an underrated game.
@@surfingconcrete I see. But one thing's for sure is that among the GTA games this one is underrated.
GTA CTW is an awesome game, and tied with Vice City as my most favorite GTA, but it is extremely NOT underrated lol. I remember seeing massive ads for it printed on the side of skyscrapers in LA when I was a small child. It is a well-known game.
Add to the list :-
Solatorobo the red
Soma Bringer
FF crystal chronicals (both parts)
Dragon Quest ix (full 3D game with lot of exploration and many planets)
Lufia
Phantasy Star (many of people know about it and many of don't, that's why it's in my list)
Tales of VS (like jump stars but better mechanism and consists of many characters from Tales series)
@@newageBoundhippie
I played the fan translated rom in my DraStic emulator in my android and I seriously loved it. Played with each and every character after completing.
and the fossil fighters series on DS
Tales of vs, the smash tales. But that is from the PSP. But good list 👀
Fossil Fighters being on the list makes me happy and still the best DS RPG.
I played Infinite and Radiant before. I didn't expect the games to be underrared
Sideswiped looks better than the official Burnout game on NDS.
It is.
It's basically more Burnout than Burnout itself.
I'm so glad you talked about Mini ninja 🥰🥰
Also, I'm tipping you guys another RPG worth checking out. Trust me on this one: Magical Starsign.
This, definitely. The prequel, Magical Vacation on the GBA and this game is seriously underrated to many eyes. More people need to play it
@@frds_skce THERES A PREQUEL TO MAGICAL STARSIGN?
@@GamingSpreeMX Yes mate, and in my opinion it's the best game in the series (i'm assuming there's only 2 games in the series but feel free to correct me if i'm wrong)
I have 100% finished Magical Vacation, got myself both Dark and Light power and pretty much collected everything, and it's hella fun. You should try it out
@@frds_skce time to go hunting. Thanks dude!
Thank you for making this list
Hell yes, Radiant Historia is really good
Finally someone mentioned Fossil Fighters
Love the new thumbnail!
I owned 2 of the games on the list (COP: The Recruit and Trackmania Turbo), and I can attest that both games are incredible, especially COP.
Really?! Cop the Recruit does look really good for a DS game.
Infinite Space, reminds me of Xenogears, I know it's not the same but idk, I'd guy it if I saw it.
Thanks for the videos man! You're channel is the best for a vita user hahhaa
Haha thanks for watching Chumbo! Got some Vita content in the works, so keep an eye out for it 🙂
Love me some hidden gems. I'll get downloading these asap :)
Hope you enjoy them!
I'm suprised you didnt include theresia. Super obscure, but a fairly good game. Well liked by a few people. Criminally underrated. Anyone else have that game?
The Alice in Wonderland movie tie in game is fantastic.
I had no idea about Sideswiped, that looks amazing. If only it wasn’t over $200 😭
It's hard to believe that the Nintendo DS has so many underrated and overlooked video games
Track mania turbo is awesome, yes.
Trackmania Turbo is pretty good. The ost slaps.
Sideswiped one of my favorite games. So much fun.
Damn, that 1st game leaves a bunch of 3DS games eating dust in terms of graphics
Give Infinite space a go. It has enough content to be a 4 season anime. And has one of the best video game character casts of all time.
I’ll second that!
Yeah has good story! But the gameplay is slow :(
Nice vid and good list
Thumbnail girl from Radiant Historia
I LOVE COP THE RECRUIT!!! ITS THE BEST GAME!!! QUEENS, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK CITY!!!
Also my favorite JRPGs for this console is Metal Max 2 and 3. And these games never left Japan, so that's the reason to learn Japanese.
I'd add Theresia: Dear Emile, a kinda survival horror game that IMO was really good. and also, for those who love rpgs, I recommend Nostalgia and Solatorobo
Good video mate, can u help me?
i have been looking for 2 ds games:
- First one: the last time i played this was around 2006, its a 3D game about mechas. I remember it had levels where you can play as a big mecha or a small mecha that can jump. The protagonist is human, like militia. The game feel like a tank game where you aim and shoot.
-Second one: Its a ninja game where you can choose your gender. When you kill, you get a 'card' of that type of kill that you can sell. The game plays itself in 2D, like pokemon type view. It has boss fights and traps.
Jet Impulse was an amazing game that never made it outside Japan. Ive never seen it make any underrated lists :(
Got me with the thumbnail
i think nostalgia is another underrated game on ds, its such a good rpg
I usually know 8 out of 10 games in a hidden gems video & am always disappointed.
Not this time ....
You got yourself a subscriber buddy.
Damn I didn't know about all of these hidden gems! I think I haven't touched my DS for over 10 years. It's time I look for it again.
Glad you found something new!
The DSI had so much more power underutilized. I really wish that would have used the new cpu and extra ram to make better looking games just for the dsi, im not sure why they didnt. The only game I have seen that even tried was asphalt 4 elite racing which is dsi ware. I love nanostray 1 & 2!
Pretty nice video. I would add Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road.
That SideSwiped game looks insane for the DS, never heard of it!
It’s a really great game!
It seems there a few games that looked good for DS game, Sideswiped being one, Cop the Recruit being the other.
Did you confused Rythm heaven with Rythm Paradise or the game was renamed in different regions?
“Rhythm Heaven, known as Rhythm Tengoku in Japan and as Rhythm Paradise in Europe”
Dude, you have to to tell me how you got introduced to the DnB track in the intro. The combination of being obscure, nostalgic and perfectly to my taste is a statistical anomaly and makes me feel I am not alone in this world.
Radiant Historia is such a masterpiece. It´s easily on Chrono Trigger´s. and Final Fantasy 6-10´s league. PLAY IT!
Is radiant historia worth playing on nintendo ds?
@@playstationtwo877 Hell yeah.
But i rather want you to play the 3DS for the complete game
The DS ver leaves you in a cliffhanger
Just looked up prices for Sideswiped (which looks really cool) and it's going for hundreds of dollars!!! A lot of these forgotten gems go for high prices these days.
I would have loved to see Avalon Code here, man i fucking loved that game. And magical starsign, the sequel to Magical Vacation from the SNES, man that game is long and i loved the whole thing.
Track Mania looks like a game i had on MS DOS.
i never had ds, gotta buy soon
How the heck was Cop the Recruit not super popular with it looking better than GTA ChinaTown
Still got a copy of Jump Stars. Sucks that it never got an English port cause I had no idea what I was doing in the menu. Great game.
there's a fan translated version somewhere
Infinite space was one of my favorites
I have both versions of Radiant Historia.
OG and 3DS remake
Sideswiped at a glance could've fooled me into thinking it's a Dreamcast game. I love the shadows on the cars and the cars themselves also look very nice. Might pick that one up
Such a solid game!