n8littlefield

I actually look forward to seeing what Game Gear games look like portable on a better screen than the GG head. I remember really liking the Shinobi when I had a copy. I'd really rather Nintendo move on and get us some Genesis Shinobi games on the system...but I suppose it will take time for the VC to hit non-portable games.

The main issue was probably price. The fact that it did exactly what the other PSP models did but with some extra storage didn't justify the price hike. When you combine that with the higher price of downloading a game vs buying a UMD it made no sense to pick one up (except as an emulation machine). At $150 with $10 downloadable retail games it would done have much better and probably still made more profit than the UMD versions given how few PSP retail UMDs were being sold new in the US.

Retailers don't care - they sell iPods which are exactly the same idea.

We're starting to get more dungeon crawlers on Arcade (Crimson Alliance and Torchlight come to mind) I'd love to see more though - one of my favorites on the PS2 was the Bard's Tale remake.

I'll go:

Lego Star Wars Clone Wars: If you haven't gotten sick of the Lego games yet, this is a solid buy, especially for the $20 asking price. The 3d is really nice too.

Asphalt Racing: I traded it in - the framerate in 3d bothered me. Very generic and just felt like a cheap cell phone game more than a full retail release.

Ghost Recon: A must play if you even remotely like turn based strategy. Not the "oh wow, look at the 3d" showoff title, but one that you'll spend hours in front of.

Mario Kart: It's Mario Kart in 3d. It's super pretty, really fun and the online is actually good. Only complaint is the traditional complaints of the game cheating to keep races close.

Mario 3d: Amazingly fun game. Very nice looking, controls like a dream and I actually like the levels better than Mario Galaxy.

Star Fox: It's Star Fox. Honestly, I'm not a huge fan of the series, but picked it up anyways and haven't played it that much. If you like the series it's probably a no brainer though. 3d is really nice on this one - great depth.

Zelda: I've never played OOT until this so I'm having a lot of fun - but it is a more traditional Zelda in that there are many moments where you really aren't certain where to go next. It can be frustrating, but it's a classic that I'm glad I could finally play.

Nintendogs: Same gameplay with a few more things to do - graphically very impressive. The animals all look fantastic though and of course kids love it.

Pacman/Galaga: I really like Galaga Legions and Pac Man Championship, but the other games are sort of meh. I paid $20 and think that's fair, but anymore and I would have ticked. I kind of think the games i liked are worth $10 each and the rest is just kind of bonus.

I also have Xevious 3d and it's really fun - just don't turn the 3d all the way up it's way too strong! My next game will probably be Pushmo on the download side of things and I may go back and get DOA or Street Fighter since I don't have any fighting games yet and that genre was never well represented on the DS.

I really liked it - with the exception of Baby Bowser, I really hated him as a boss character. Otherwise I loved the water gun mechanics and the camera didn't bother me that much. It's a really pretty game assuming you can get over the fact it doesn't really have the large variety of themed worlds that traditionally Mario games have had.