Top Ten Underrated Nintendo DS RPGs

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  • Опубліковано 30 сер 2020
  • So many great RPGs released for the Nintendo DS handheld, but a few lesser known and underrated RPGs went by largely unnoticed by some players. Here are the top ten underrated Nintendo DS RPGs that are worth giving a go if you have exhausted the usual suspects. Let us know your top 10 obscure ds RPGs down below!
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  • @ZoobiethePopplio
    @ZoobiethePopplio 11 місяців тому +3

    Clicked for Solatorobo on the thumbnail

  • @sonicmario64
    @sonicmario64 2 роки тому +11

    The moment I saw Beluga from "Solatorobo: Red The Hunter" featured in the thumbnail, I knew this video was worth watching, especially since it happens to be one of my all-time favorite games to play on the Nintendo DS. ^^

  • @TheFaeryWaltz
    @TheFaeryWaltz 3 роки тому +19

    Finally magical star sign gets some love, it’s one of my favourites.

  • @musicalpuzzle6553
    @musicalpuzzle6553 3 роки тому +13

    Ah i never knew Magical Vacation had a DS sequel, Thanks for the tip!

  • @DGR_Dave
    @DGR_Dave 3 роки тому +50

    Another great list! My two personal favorites on the system is Solatorobo and Radiant Historia. Two DS RPG I've always been interested in seeing but hardly find any info on is Sands of Destruction and Nostalgia. Have you ever heard of/played these ones?

    • @thatvideogamesshow
      @thatvideogamesshow  3 роки тому +7

      I haven't heard of those ones! Thanks for the tip DGR, I'll have to check them out and potentially add them in to a future episode =)

    • @Hmbs271
      @Hmbs271 3 роки тому +1

      I actually tried to get into Nostalgia a while ago. It's a good-looking game but something about the story threw me off. I might give it a second chance at some point.

    • @papita69xxx
      @papita69xxx 3 роки тому +1

      I found Nostalgia very genic. Sands of destruction i've played a little bit but i've liked it so far really cool game with a very interesting combat system

    • @69skatermike
      @69skatermike 3 роки тому

      Sands of destruction is a great game and there is even anime on it if you want to go even further

    • @jasonsamamaju280
      @jasonsamamaju280 2 роки тому

      Sands of Destruction is a very good game .

  • @gogogadgetrectalpunch7436
    @gogogadgetrectalpunch7436 2 роки тому +7

    Glory of Heracles, Master of the Monster Lair and Suikoden Tierkreis (and maybe a few more I’m forgetting) were three obscure DS rpgs of my childhood I get really nostalgic for.

  • @QuackenColony
    @QuackenColony 3 роки тому +39

    This is a great list, although I would personally replace Disgaea with Nostalgia, a great RPG that features turn based combat and sky ship battles (almost like Skies of Arcadia). Nothing against Disgaea, but hard to call it underrated when its such a huge series.

    • @DottieDott
      @DottieDott 3 роки тому

      I just start Disgaea but alr confuse with the gameplay. So many multiple end. Its like choose your own story (after read some walkthrough). So i put it down atm. Is it really good?

    • @axle4060
      @axle4060 2 роки тому +1

      @@DottieDott it' a year late but I think it's good, but really grindy

    • @chrisclifton192
      @chrisclifton192 Рік тому +1

      i second this. nostalgia is an absolute banger

    • @umsd1
      @umsd1 7 місяців тому +1

      Nostalgia is not a great game.
      It's also the case with 'Magical Starsign' and 'Fantasy Star 0', shown on this vid.
      There are not bad games at all, but they are boring and with too much negative to really enjoy (if you did not grow up playing them).

  • @lukedelameter7961
    @lukedelameter7961 2 роки тому +8

    God I wish Solatorobo had an anime. It’s a shame that it never got any big advertising outside of Japan. Such a beautiful world and story deserves more recognition.

    • @sonicmario64
      @sonicmario64 2 роки тому +3

      I totally agree with you on such a topic, and I really wish there were more JRPGs featuring characters that are anthropomorphic animals instead of humans.

    • @marcelosandoval8719
      @marcelosandoval8719 2 роки тому +1

      They aren't underrated they have his own public, isn't big as others but have his lovers pretty much like The World Ends With You

  • @UndeadCollector
    @UndeadCollector 3 роки тому +11

    Great List, but it missing one more RPG: Nostalgia

    • @herzonacosta1212
      @herzonacosta1212 3 роки тому

      Yeah your right i just started playing nostalgia in my ds.....

  • @Maelael
    @Maelael 4 місяці тому +1

    Some magic attacks can cap out damage at 9999 when boosted by alignment and is timed perfectly.

  • @doafan455
    @doafan455 3 роки тому +5

    Gotta save this video so I can download some of these games later, right now am playing Archaic Sealed Heat and Contact, pretty good games in my opinion.

  • @giovannecosta8841
    @giovannecosta8841 3 роки тому +10

    Wow I just got myself a DS, thanks for the video, perfect timing.

  • @skullsmitten
    @skullsmitten 2 роки тому

    usually these lists dont tell me anything new or revolutionary, but this one is really knocking it out of the park. thanmk u :)

  • @SimonSater
    @SimonSater 3 роки тому +6

    Every excuse is good to talk about Radiant Historia

  • @almuhaaajir
    @almuhaaajir 3 роки тому +3

    Great picks. Also, all the music was nice.

  • @ponocni1
    @ponocni1 3 роки тому +11

    1:21 Literally Project X zone before that game came to be.

    • @nikodem123asdf
      @nikodem123asdf 3 роки тому +2

      It was made by the same team and features similar characters.

    • @DaveBrunoAnimation
      @DaveBrunoAnimation 3 роки тому +1

      Not to mention Namco X Capcom which was also made by the same team and came before both of these

  • @JC-cb8oi
    @JC-cb8oi 3 роки тому +13

    Super Robot Taisen OG Saga is SOOOO much fun! I wish the sequel came out to the West.

    • @thatvideogamesshow
      @thatvideogamesshow  3 роки тому

      Totally agree! Absolutely love the combat system, it is such a blast.

    • @ponocni1
      @ponocni1 3 роки тому +2

      @@thatvideogamesshow If you love it. give project X zone on 3ds a go, its literally same combat system and from video i assume some characters are even there. Its big crossover of capcom characters.

  • @alexevaldez
    @alexevaldez 3 роки тому +6

    Man so many memories of how the good these games and the DS is. Awesome list dude! I cant argue with anything in this list. This might be the first time I had 100% agreed on a list ever. Any thoughts for a sequel to this video?

    • @thatvideogamesshow
      @thatvideogamesshow  3 роки тому +1

      Thanks Alex! Glad you enjoyed the video mate. Yeah for sure, I will get a part 2 in the works =)

    • @alexevaldez
      @alexevaldez 3 роки тому

      @@thatvideogamesshow you never disappoint man! :D I always watch your vids but this one video is way too good and really pushed me to interact with you.
      I'm a game dev, I always use your lists for reference. but this one I have no doubt will be one of the video i will keep coming back to.

  • @AllanBitzero
    @AllanBitzero 3 роки тому +9

    I love Radiant Historia! Got the DS version but was not able to finish it because my DS broke. Bought the 3DS version when it came out though and finished that one. Loved the enhanced graphics on that version 😁

    • @thatvideogamesshow
      @thatvideogamesshow  3 роки тому +2

      Same here! The 3DS remake is a great way to experience it!

  • @Vugnas_Sreo
    @Vugnas_Sreo Рік тому

    man, you dont know how much i've searched for it, you're my hero

  • @lambertar
    @lambertar 3 роки тому +17

    Nice list, I don't think Disgaea and Radiant Historia are underrated though :P.

  • @schwipsy
    @schwipsy 3 роки тому +3

    bruh that drum and bass in the intro is the best

    • @thatvideogamesshow
      @thatvideogamesshow  3 роки тому +1

      Ridge Racer Type 4 - Move Me! =)

    • @schwipsy
      @schwipsy 3 роки тому

      @@thatvideogamesshow haha of course it was riiiiiiiidge raceeeer

  • @bricolage_en_ruine9755
    @bricolage_en_ruine9755 Рік тому +2

    Disgaea is a brilliant game with randomly generated levels(Item World) which will have you using a pen and paper to solve the random geo panel puzzles(optional) while still engaged in combat. The court system is also an original concept that will have you attempting to bribe senators to get your way, or opting to go full combat against the entire court when your request is rejected.

    • @bricolage_en_ruine9755
      @bricolage_en_ruine9755 Рік тому

      the only issue i've found is the story is extremely mature and probably shouldn't have been ported to a device popular for children and teens

    • @Zentsey
      @Zentsey 10 місяців тому

      Phantasy Star Zero my favorite one, there is still a very good comnity playing this game, we are in a discord group with 470+ members :D

  • @RyanLabombaTV
    @RyanLabombaTV 3 роки тому +2

    Great list man, i never heard these game before except RH. All on the list is my favourite 😀😍

  • @jeffstellarry7996
    @jeffstellarry7996 3 роки тому +1

    Great video! Some fantastic games here!

  • @EduardoSouza-qm4cn
    @EduardoSouza-qm4cn 3 роки тому +6

    Now THIS is a good video.

  • @stashmerkin9576
    @stashmerkin9576 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you for answering a question! I've been playing Project X Zone and didn't know what series the cowboy and the android that fires the plasma beam out of her chest came from.

    • @sakurashounen
      @sakurashounen 3 роки тому

      The Android is from XenoSaga games on Ps2 the cowboy might be an original character for the game. The two main characters in the sequel do not belong in any other games.

    • @stashmerkin9576
      @stashmerkin9576 3 роки тому

      @@sakurashounen Thank you! Project X Zone is fun but you really need a scorecard to keep track of everyone.

  • @ViVus47
    @ViVus47 3 роки тому +7

    Wow! Thanks for this list!

    • @thatvideogamesshow
      @thatvideogamesshow  3 роки тому +1

      My pleasure!

    • @gamermapper
      @gamermapper 2 роки тому

      О русские тут! Круто! А то очень мало русскоговорящих играют в нинтендо что очень грустно. Привет от белоруса вам украинцам!

    • @ViVus47
      @ViVus47 2 роки тому

      @@gamermapper я из Казахстана)) но и тебе тож привет))

  • @FirestormInfinity
    @FirestormInfinity Рік тому

    So glad Magical Starsign was mentioned here, or I would’ve commented it

  • @Vugnas_Sreo
    @Vugnas_Sreo Рік тому

    i was searching the intire internet for that game i played on my ds when i was a kid and have finally found it, its magical star sign, i knew someone would agree as well, thanks dude

  • @Egei
    @Egei 3 роки тому +2

    Fantastic little list here!

  • @lnsflare1
    @lnsflare1 3 роки тому +2

    I don't know that I would generally consider Disgaea 1, Phantasy Star 0, or Radiant Historian would be considered "underrated," per se.

  • @mohamedaminekhadhraoui6417
    @mohamedaminekhadhraoui6417 3 роки тому +3

    I think making DS videos in portrait mode instead of landscape is a great idea.

    • @homerogonzalez7973
      @homerogonzalez7973 3 роки тому

      mohamed amine khadhraoui Gotta keep in mind, people who would watch this on PC tho

    • @mohamedaminekhadhraoui6417
      @mohamedaminekhadhraoui6417 3 роки тому +1

      @@homerogonzalez7973 this will only benefit people who watch on phone without affecting PC watchers (I mostly use PC myself.

  • @Griffnix
    @Griffnix 3 роки тому +3

    I've always wanted to play Magical Starsign. Even after I found out it was just okay or average, it seems like a fun game.

    • @icefire2626
      @icefire2626 3 роки тому

      It is fun but the battle system takes getting used to ana the boss can tune the stare signs to there faver.

    • @thatvideogamesshow
      @thatvideogamesshow  3 роки тому +1

      Really good RPG, especially the battling system!

  • @TheMikerocks85
    @TheMikerocks85 3 роки тому +1

    Dragon Quest 8 was the first time the series went to 3D and was released in 2004.

  • @kitbloodk2842
    @kitbloodk2842 3 роки тому +1

    thank you for putting solatorobo on here

  • @daniellerodrigues1001
    @daniellerodrigues1001 3 роки тому +4

    Glory of Heracles
    Super Robot Taisen Og Saga - Endless Frontier
    Magical Starsign
    Disgaea
    wizard of Oz - Beyond the Yellow Brick Road
    Phantasy Star 0
    Avalon Code
    Dragon Quest - Monsters Joker
    Solatorobo - The Red Hunter
    Radiant Historia

  • @seiotonashi4049
    @seiotonashi4049 3 роки тому +1

    good list sir!!!......avalon code looks like threads of fate.... ive played this only at the beginning.... maybe ill resume again if not busy..... awesome sir!!!....

  • @seiotonashi4049
    @seiotonashi4049 3 роки тому +7

    and i thought LUNAR was in your list.....because of the intro...thank goodness....

    • @thatvideogamesshow
      @thatvideogamesshow  3 роки тому +3

      Haha yeah that game sucks 😅

    • @icefire2626
      @icefire2626 3 роки тому +1

      @@thatvideogamesshow that game bombed it was poorly made its a insult to the series so we don't speak of that one we pretend it didn't exist.

    • @pabloalvarez-qu2hy
      @pabloalvarez-qu2hy 2 дні тому

      Lunar is great, what are you talking about?

  • @tjmac2
    @tjmac2 2 роки тому

    brooo what is the music in the intro? that thang was slappin

  • @Sablazosword
    @Sablazosword 3 роки тому +2

    Ok, now I had to play all these titles again! Let's dust my DS!

  • @papita69xxx
    @papita69xxx 3 роки тому

    Good list. I've heard wizard of oz is a paint to control since you need to use the stylus to move is that a problem in your eyes or did you get used to it?

    • @thatvideogamesshow
      @thatvideogamesshow  3 роки тому

      Yeah it uses a green ball on the bottom screen to move Dorothy. At first it can be a bit tricky but after sometime with it, it soon becomes easy enough like.

    • @Jack_80
      @Jack_80 3 роки тому +1

      i hate unnecessary forced touch controls. if they wanna give you the option then fine, but there's no reason not to add basic controls that easily could have been added. like the 2 zelda games and star fox on ds, there are fan made patches that allow you to use standard controls, so there's no reason nintendo shouldn't have added it themselves in those games.

  • @darcy7257
    @darcy7257 2 роки тому

    I did always really enjoy phantasy star 0, underrated

  • @ltb1345
    @ltb1345 3 роки тому +2

    I wanted to get Avalon Code, but it’s so expensive. I wish it’d gotten a 3DS port.

    • @nishitagarwal8614
      @nishitagarwal8614 3 роки тому +1

      Just play on your phone with drastic emulator and free download rom

  • @Manmade023
    @Manmade023 3 роки тому +2

    Solatorobo is a treat.

  • @mintyninja6418
    @mintyninja6418 3 роки тому +1

    Super robot taisen looks like project x zone :0

  • @harryala2872
    @harryala2872 2 роки тому

    As a UK resident, I find it interesting that your lists are so NA/JP-Centric. So many of your lists where over 50% of titles weren't released physically in PAL territories. Is this something you noticed?

  • @justsomephguy
    @justsomephguy 3 роки тому

    Btw, your urls for the other episodes (must have games etc) are not working.

  • @loveiswaytruthlife995
    @loveiswaytruthlife995 2 роки тому

    My fav is Sands of Destruction

  • @herzonacosta1212
    @herzonacosta1212 3 роки тому +1

    Sola to robo is such a good game. you can easily undersatnd the story and it has easy controls...

    • @playstationtwo877
      @playstationtwo877 2 роки тому

      Is that a long game?

    • @sonicmario64
      @sonicmario64 2 роки тому

      @@playstationtwo877 It's kind of a long game, since there are two stories to complete, but it's still worth checking out, especially with the game's cast of appealing characters and surprisingly deep storyline.

    • @playstationtwo877
      @playstationtwo877 2 роки тому

      @@sonicmario64 do you watch kamen rider?

    • @sonicmario64
      @sonicmario64 2 роки тому

      @@playstationtwo877 No, I don't, but I have heard of it before.

  • @empirezz2728
    @empirezz2728 3 роки тому +1

    Good vid

  • @joeg9003
    @joeg9003 3 роки тому +1

    This is great! i personally bought a DS now in 2020 just to play every RPG game i can find for it!, thank you very much

  • @mario-mario822
    @mario-mario822 3 роки тому +2

    That wizard of Oz game looks like a fun lil gem/ much better than the snes one.😂🤭

    • @thatvideogamesshow
      @thatvideogamesshow  3 роки тому +2

      Its such a good RPG! Surprisingly deep as well considering the subject matter.

  • @quanquin3822
    @quanquin3822 2 роки тому

    Hero's Saga Laevatein Tactics

  • @epicfirsts888
    @epicfirsts888 3 роки тому +1

    good list. make more your cool.

  • @michaelsmulkowski5088
    @michaelsmulkowski5088 3 роки тому +1

    Valkyrie Profile Covenant of the Plume

    • @ltb1345
      @ltb1345 3 роки тому +2

      DS Dark Souls, lol.

  • @kenanhamzic2346
    @kenanhamzic2346 3 роки тому +1

    Hi, I search à nintendo ds game but I can't remember the name and i think that's the one in your thumbnail but I don't see him in the video.
    So I was wondering if you know the name of the game in your thumbnail. Thanks.

    • @victornewb89
      @victornewb89 3 роки тому +1

      Gta china town maybe?

    • @kenanhamzic2346
      @kenanhamzic2346 3 роки тому +1

      @@victornewb89 Thanks but i found it in the video after, including never played the game so I didn't remember the first time

    • @victornewb89
      @victornewb89 3 роки тому +1

      @@kenanhamzic2346 thats good, considering I was looking at the wrong thumbnail I've given the wrong answer anyways so that's my bad.

  • @palepants9475
    @palepants9475 4 місяці тому

    I'd love to give super robot taisen a play, but not for the current $200 price tag.

  • @DaveBrunoAnimation
    @DaveBrunoAnimation 3 роки тому

    I could not get over the constant onslaught of boob jokes in Super Robot Taisen. I really tried, I have Namco X Capcom on my PS2 and I love Xenosaga, I really... REALLY tried to enjoy SRT... I just could not after about 3 hours haha. It was seriously every other sentence.

  • @contrabandresearch8409
    @contrabandresearch8409 3 роки тому +1

    The only RPG I really played on the DS was Orcs and Elves from id, which made the Doom series. I was hoping that Doom RPG would end up on the DS, but that sadly never happened.

    • @ponocni1
      @ponocni1 3 роки тому +2

      ID made tons of games on Doom RPG Engine on java phones. I went back, downloaded java emu on my phone and gave some of these old games another spin. Enjoyed. There were. Wolfenstein 1+2. Doom 1+2 and orcs and elves 1+2 and probably more.

  • @arlinalvera1773
    @arlinalvera1773 Рік тому

    the second games actually sauce

  • @va_cpn2288
    @va_cpn2288 3 роки тому

    If you know Meteos you are a legend

  • @sharklee5469
    @sharklee5469 Рік тому

    Garfield underated too

  • @kosterix123
    @kosterix123 Рік тому

    9:40 i played RH but the 3ds version is better so I replayed it on the 3ds.

  • @monicaant.1422
    @monicaant.1422 2 роки тому +1

    I swear they are expensive on Ebay😢

  • @cuiff62
    @cuiff62 2 роки тому

    you didn't like dbz attack of the saiyans?

  • @RaikaSTi
    @RaikaSTi 2 роки тому

    too bad Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier Exceed never got localized.

  • @HeliusRa
    @HeliusRa 3 роки тому +1

    i also have a list of the games i liked to play the most on the DS and GBA on my youtube channel (Vlad Segundo) ;)

  • @olgierdvoneverec9411
    @olgierdvoneverec9411 3 роки тому +6

    ¿Radiant Historia underrated, really?

  • @K0g11
    @K0g11 2 роки тому

    disgaea underatted pala mu

  • @durtydean8430
    @durtydean8430 Рік тому

    That ridge racer song in the beginning tho.

  • @LVNeptune
    @LVNeptune 3 роки тому

    The majority of shorturl links are not functioning.

  • @bianodias2000
    @bianodias2000 3 роки тому +2

    I just can't like Radiant Historia. I tried.

    • @thatvideogamesshow
      @thatvideogamesshow  3 роки тому +1

      Did you try the 3DS remake?

    • @ponocni1
      @ponocni1 3 роки тому +1

      3ds remake really looks great. Also from what i saw in video, its not so much zoomed in. You can see whole battlefield on 3ds.

    • @ltb1345
      @ltb1345 3 роки тому +1

      Yeah, the 3DS remake is a great improvement.

    • @VideoGuy232
      @VideoGuy232 3 роки тому +3

      Totally agree. Boring one-dimensional characters, long-winded story with expositional cutscenes that drag on and on, uninspired locations, tons of backtracking, repetitive and gimmicky gameplay, few and recycled enemy designs, economy is completely unbalanced, time travel mechanic not used to the fullest (especially compared to games like chrono trigger), which leads to a murky and confusing plot toward the latter third of the game.
      It’s completely overrated, you aren’t missing anything.

    • @bianodias2000
      @bianodias2000 3 роки тому

      @@VideoGuy232 finally! Thank you for speaking my heart :)

  • @NotOrdinaryInGames
    @NotOrdinaryInGames Рік тому

    Solatorobo is badly in need of............... remaek. The gameplay could be made so much better.

    • @ClaireTWD
      @ClaireTWD 8 місяців тому

      In ps1 you have its prequel is called Tail Concerto

    • @NotOrdinaryInGames
      @NotOrdinaryInGames 8 місяців тому

      @@ClaireTWD And I own the french version of it.

  • @laurenregnier3710
    @laurenregnier3710 Рік тому

    What game does the intro character belong to ? I didn't see him . He's furry and wears a bandana on his head .

    • @ClaireTWD
      @ClaireTWD 8 місяців тому

      Solatorobo nds but in ps1 you have its prequel is called Tail Concerto

  • @jehdebalantino1719
    @jehdebalantino1719 3 роки тому

    1 sub