Games that can be played on a handheld but aren’t really meant for it (e.g. most stuff on the Steam Deck) doesn’t really count.
SMT4 on the 3DS. JRPG perfection imo. I love the SMT combination of monster collecting and Fallout type post apocalypse.
“Welcome to the Unclean Ones’ country… Tokyo.”
Phantasy Star Portable on the PSP was really good, I think I wore out my thumbstick playing it.
Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django. You play a vampire hunter with a solar powered gun, and the gimmick is that the GBA cartridge contains a UV sensor so that you’re required to go outside and use real sunlight. It’s such an absurd gimmick, but it works. It works incredibly well and makes it an unforgettable experience.
The first game is alright, but the second is where the series really came into its own.
Gonna go with Donkey Kong (1994). Made for a handheld (Game Boy) but also prominently features an enhanced mode enabled by running it on Nintendo’s Super Game Boy accessory for the SNES/Super Famicom (actually mine’s an SGB2–even better).
BotW hands down, but Pokemon Emerald is always a great option for emulators. Or any Fire Emblem game.
I love Tearaway on Vita. Very creative use of all the handheld’s features (cameras, touch screen, rear touchpad, microphone, motion). The best bit is seeing your fingers bursting through the back and into the screen. The PS4 version of the game really shows how disappointing it is not to play on the Vita, even with vastly improved hardware.
half minute hero. the section where you have the duel greaves has lived with me every day of my life.
Dragon Crystal for the GG. Also Columns for GG.
Nice pick! Was my first experience playing a Rogue-like game, though I wouldn’t know that term for at least two decades.
The first game I bought for the Nintendo DS was Trauma Center. It really sold me on the idea that new kinds of games were possible with the touch screen and stylus. It was also extremely challenging to get the highest rank on each stage. I spent hours playing the stages over and over trying to get the top ranks. The arcade style gameplay was pretty addictive, and it had a good storyline too.
You mean like fully intended to make use of a handheld? Maybe Pokemon Platinum or spectrobes. I haven’t played very many mobile first games, most games I’ve played on switch or even the ds would work perfectly fine on another system.
If we’re talking games that are just on the switch first, then probably neon white. The gyroscope is surprisingly good for shooting, i thought it’d get annoying but it didn’t.
But of course i think Catherine is one of the switch’s biggest must plays.
I think the Zelda Oracle games were pretty rad. Easy games to play, and for the truly committed you had cross progression between the two games to complete quests across Seasons and Ages. The two games had completely different maps and dungeons to explore with different items in each. They were a dual release that weren’t just the same maps with slightly reshuffled enemies like the Pokémon games were. I remember trading my copy of Seasons to my friend for his copy of Ages and then checking in with each other to see where we were and if either of us had discovered any secrets that we hadn’t found in our respective playthrough.
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Do mobile games count?
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker for the PSP was pretty great.
GBA Yoshi’s Island, legit had the hooks in me for years
That and Sonic Advanced
That game was sooooo fun
After playing many hours of yoshis island on SNES as a child i cant imagine playing on such a small screen.
That being said it is such a good game and i appreciate anyone who enjoyed that as much as i have regardless of the console.
