Clearly it is missing Diablo DS and Civ DS.

If you have a flashcart you can already play Lucasarts games on your DS with ScummVM DS.

I'd kill for Fallout on NDS... figuratively, that is. :-)

My top wanted games:
-Diablo DS + Wi-Fi Connection with chat (click-click-click becomes tappa-tappa-tappa!)
-Some sort of good RTS (See, I'm thinking Advance Wars in a Warcraft-style game, and it needs Wi-Fi)
-An attempt at a DS MMO (Hell, I'd buy RuneScape if they made it. But if there's a monthly fee, the deal's off.)
-Myst, Riven, and Exile in one package for DS (ooooh yeah)
-The Sims DS (Dammit MAXIS, all I want is plain Sims put on a handheld. No story, no new attitude. THE PC ORIGINAL. A little content from the expansions would sweeten the deal.)

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Cannon Fodder of course. But not a port please, since I played the game several times already. I'd like a completely new one.

Grimmm fandangooo...

"Cannon Fodder" of course. But not a port please, since I already played that game several times. I'd like to see a completely new one. The original mouse controls on the amiga would be perfect for the DS.

I've got Day of the Tentacle, Loom, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis and a number of other LucasArts games on my PDA and they are indeed awesome with touch screen capabilities. It may be cliche to say "they were meant to be played this way" but it's completely true.

Grim fandango with point-n-click controls would be the mutts nutts. Most other lucasarts games are already possible (and awesome), quit being so damn lazy people and google that shit! :P

A friend and I had a conversation about old Lucasarts games being converted to DS format a few days ago (when "Bone" DS was announced) and the two things we pegged were a "Monkey Island" DS collection and a "Maniac Mansion"/"Day of the Tentacle" double pack..that would be totally awesome. I would, however, figuratively kill and possible literally maim/wedgie for any sort of "Grim Fandango" re-release.

@cakeordeath Diablo for DS is such a brilliant idea. few years ago they already did something similar with the LOTR games for GBA it wasnt great but id like to see that.

and yeah, you can already play maniac mansion, monkey island and some more with a flashcard.

The first two XCOM: UFO Defense games would be a perfect PC to NDS port, as the stylus would be perfect for the menus. The dual screens would also be a great addition as the touch screen would be used for menu selection and combat. I would also agree with Nexus-6 that the Fallout series (at least the first two) would also be a great port for the NDS, as the touch screen would make a great Pipboy interface. Having extra (downloadable, maybe?) quests for the Fallout NDS would also make the pot even sweeter.

"A few standouts on the list include Mario Paint..." MARIO PAINT!! Are you sure. A friend of mine had that for the snes and what a big old pile of tosh that was. I found spreading fish paste over my testicles and dangling them in a pool of hungry pirranah garnished more entertainment value.

What I really need on my DS is Chu Chu rocket.
It's so perfect for the system, it's MADDENING!

Uhhh, you guys heard of SCUMMVM for DS? :P

I agree Diablo would be awesome on the DS.

@KeyonSumner:
You and I have very different plans for Friday nights, no?

GOLDEN EYE is already for the DS, i got it and its very well made, fast, good graphics...

@Narsil

No not really... I did that on the saturday. :>

I think it needs more minigame collections and 2d sidescrollers!!

I kid, I kid.

Having gone through the library (I go through a lot of games on the train every day), I sold my DS and plan on taking a break from it until Zelda comes out. There's a huge selection of good games for it, but there's a complete dearth of RPG's and 3-D games for it. I mean, 2 1/2 years into the library and there's only 2 good RPGs, 1 good 3d platformer (a launch title no less), and only 1 good FPS.

Hopefully the library will round out a bit. Innovative, non-traditional titles are great to have, but sometimes I just want a good old fashioned game to play.

I think Mario Paint DS would be BEYOND awesome, as well as the Sketch Fighter, ahaha. Anything with drawing/painting is perfect for the DS. And GoldenEye would be pretty sweet too ...

@Kupoporo

Do you know what i've found perfect for drawing/painting? Paper.

Broken Sword would be on my list.

That list is missing Chu Chu Rocket

@The Wreckard: Only two good RPG's? I've got way more than that easily. FFIII, Mario & Luigi, Contact, Izuna, Lost Magic, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon (yes, it's good). And then there's the ones that I don't have yet - Magical Starsign, Lunar Knights.

And then there's all of the turn based games (like Advance Wars, and AOE). Not quite RPG's, but excellent for that style of gameplay as well.

As for a rounded out library, I can't really find anything missing. Yes, there aren't RTS's or many FPS's, but both of those really don't work that well on a handheld, and yes, I'm counting Metriod there.

Contact and FFIII are the only RPGs on that list that I'd call good, though I didn't play Lunar Knights. Most everything else there isn't considered "good" by anyone - Lost Magic, Izuna, Pokemon, and Magical Starsign have all been poorly received - none of them has an aggregate score higher than 70% on Gamerankings.

I thought M&L was terrible, but I realize I'm in the minority on that so I'll give you that one. So, I guess there are 3 or 4 good RPGs on the system - that still isn't very many.

Look, it's a great system, don't get me wrong, but the library is far from perfect - there's very few good fighting, 3d platforming, sports, RPG, FPS, and flying games. The system is very capable of having good games in those genres, there's just very few.

I love the innovative, non-traditional titles as much as anyone but sometimes I just want to run around and shoot shit, you know?

Snatcher would be a great addition to the Phoenix Wright style adventure game and it's an awesome old-school Kojima game to boot.

Maybe a Jet Set radio game would be good. Think about it- skating around with the d-pad, doing tricks and boosting with the touch screen, and when you need to graffiti something? You draw it.

Oh, and I'd kill for a Panzer Dragoon DS game, but I guess I'd for Panzer Dragoon anything at this point.

talking of mario paint, I would love to see a mario paint paint speed run of something ^^

Bookworm adventures... it is practically made for the DS!

UFO: Enemy Unknown/ XCOM: UFO Defense - this would be so well suited to the DS. Especially after the likes of Advance Wars and Fire Emblem.

Hercs Adventures. One of my favorite PS1 games. It was a classic.

one word: Myst.

Why do people want Myst on the DS? Everybody and their uncle has already played Myst at least once, and the game isn't exactly high on replayability. I don't think the challenge of trying to play it on the small screen is worth $40.

That being said I want to see King's Quest and Space Quest brought to the DS. The DS would be a great platform to launch a renaissance of adventure games.

How about making new and original games?

Nah, just kiddin'...

SCUMMVM DS is pretty incredible and makes great use of the dual screens and touch pad.

Someone was working on a port of Star Control 2 which would have been brilliant. Last I heard the project was put on hold but I still have hopes. :)

Mario Paint: um.. can you say the biggest no brainer ever?!?!

Find a way to work it with the Wii, or the PC and you have gold.

I really think the DS needs some RTS games. Warcraft 2 or Starcraft on the go would be killer.

I haven't played Myst.

I might be convinced to buy it for the DS.

I'm just sayin'.

@TOCATL: pretty sure they are referring to GoldenEye 64. not that completely unrelated-to-GoldenEye turd "Rogue Agent". just guessing. you know... due to the multiple references to the N64 version in the actual article.

@Chowchilla Charlie: As a man that painted his computer case in an Art Deco style with Manny on the side I tend to agree. More Fandango.

Sam & Max + Full Throttle would make me the happiest DS owner in all the land.

a good real RTS like Ages of Kings, not that turn based thing they released, a classic RPG like Wasteland, or something. And most definately the greatest adventure game of all time.... Leisure Suit Larry.