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Matthew and Samuel compete to pick the 15 best Nintendo DS games – after an extremely long preamble.

You can pinpoint the second when his heart rips in half

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Katharine's DS

Katharine Castle: To clear up this week’s BackPagePod debate, here are my offending DS Phat decals - which I’d argue immeasurably improve the look of the thing. If Nintendo had released a Mario Kart special edition of it, I guarantee it would have (probably) looked something like this. Maybe.

Katharine's DS
Gummy Bears Mini Golf
Golden Balls
Deal or No Deal
House
Matthew Wellness Check
Languid Respect

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The Categories?

  1. Game with ‘Dr’ or ‘Professor’ in the title
  2. Entry in the Ubisoft Imagine series
  3. Disney Channel or Nickelodeon tie-in
  4. Cursed minigame compilation
  5. Has Noel Edmonds, Jasper Carrott or Chris Tarrant on the cover
  6. ‘The budget of the DS version was definitely under £100,000’ award
  7. Confusingly named Kingdom Hearts spin-off
  8. Like Ouendan but cursed
  9. THQ game
  10. Repackaged version of Pictochat they charged 25 quid for
  11. Pokémon game that isn’t an RPG
  12. The ‘dubious game your dad got with his Argos DS bundle’ award
  13. Arthritis-inducing touchscreen controls
  14. Darts game with a middle-aged bloke from the pub on the cover
  15. Has a title in the vein of ‘Uncle Winklebottom’s 33 Moist Parlour Games’

The Categories

  1. Platformer
  2. Adventure
  3. RPG
  4. Puzzle
  5. Visual Novel
  6. Shooter / Sidescrolling
  7. Pokémon game
  8. Rhythm Action
  9. Tactics or Strategy
  10. Touchscreen Controls
  11. Port
  12. Touch! Generations
  13. Free Pick 1
  14. Free Pick 2
  15. Wild Card

Draft Order

PlayerCategoryPick
MatthewPortChrono Trigger
SamuelRPGThe World Ends with You
SamuelTouchscreen ControlsGrand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
MatthewTouch! GenerationsHotel Dusk: Room 215
SamuelVisual NovelPhoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
MatthewFree Pick 1Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
SamuelAdventureThe Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
MatthewShooter / SidescrollingCastlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
SamuelTactics or StrategyMight & Magic: Clash of Heroes
MatthewPuzzleProfessor Layton and the Lost Future
SamuelRhythm ActionOsu! Tatakae! Ouendan
MatthewRPGMario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story
SamuelTouch! GenerationsRhythm Paradise
MatthewPlatformerNew Super Mario Bros.
SamuelFree Pick 1Mario Kart DS
MatthewAdventureThe Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
SamuelFree Pick 2Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
MatthewTouchscreen ControlsTrauma Center: Under the Knife
SamuelPortTetris DS
MatthewVisual Novel999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors
SamuelPlatformerCastlevania: Order of Ecclesia
MatthewWild CardInfinite Space
SamuelPuzzleProfessor Layton and the Curious Village
MatthewTactics or StrategyFire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
SamuelWild CardMeteos
MatthewPokémon gamePokémon HeartGold
SamuelPokémon gamePokémon SoulSilver
MatthewPokémon SoulSilverJam with the Band
SamuelShooter / SidescrollingAliens: Infestation
MatthewFree Pick 2Picross DS

Picks

CategorySamuelMatthew
PlatformerCastlevania: Order of EcclesiaNew Super Mario Bros.
AdventureThe Legend of Zelda: Spirit TracksThe Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
RPGThe World Ends with YouMario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story
PuzzleProfessor Layton and the Curious VillageProfessor Layton and the Lost Future
Visual NovelPhoenix Wright: Ace Attorney999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors
Shooter / SidescrollingAliens: InfestationCastlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
Pokémon gamePokémon SoulSilverPokémon HeartGold
Pokémon SoulSilverOsu! Tatakae! OuendanJam with the Band
Tactics or StrategyMight & Magic: Clash of HeroesFire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
Touchscreen ControlsGrand Theft Auto: Chinatown WarsTrauma Center: Under the Knife
PortTetris DSChrono Trigger
Touch! GenerationsRhythm ParadiseHotel Dusk: Room 215
Free Pick 1Mario Kart DSGhost Trick: Phantom Detective
Free Pick 2Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry SkiesPicross DS
Wild CardMeteosInfinite Space

Results

Samuel 38%

Matthew 62%

(329 votes)

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