The first N64 game is also the oldest DS game. This is a heavily enhanced version of Super Mario 64. The graphics are better, there are 30 more stars to track down, and you can play as four different characters, each with their own special abilities. Features a selection of touch-screen minigames and a limited 2-player mode.

All of the Super Mario Advance titles are worthy of your time, but this one is my favorite. It was originally released on the Super Nintendo in 1991, and even though it barely changed at all for its GBA release in 2002, it's still a fantastic game. Join Mario (and Luigi) on another classic platforming adventure to take down Bowser.

Although not as awesome as the Paper Mario series, the Mario and Luigi games are fun in their own right. This one, released in 2003 for the Game Boy Advance, has turn-based battles, excellent writing, and a bunch of neat puzzles Mario and Luigi must work out together.

Here's a surprise - Bowser finally decided to kidnap Mario for a change! Of course, he somehow neglected to nab the princess as well, so Princess Peach will display uncharacteristic vigor and go rescue Mario (and Luigi, too!). ...Why doesn't she fight this well when SHE'S the one in trouble?

Here's another Kirby game. In this title you mosey your way through one gigantic level, tracking down seven bosses. Upon defeating a boss or reaching an exit, you are sent back to the entrance, where you can take a different route. Along the way you can uncover dozens of treasure chests with bonus content inside. This is unique entry in the Kirby series and is recommended for Kirby fans.

Hey, all you old fogies out there wondering what those dang kids are doing - now's your chance to get hip again. Released to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Space Invaders, this game is a true-blue sequel, with loads of additions but the same classic shooting gameplay. Features a two-player mode and an online high score list.

You know, it's impossible to catch 'em all in Pokemon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum without trading. Pokemon Emerald can help you through this process. Collect some Pokemon in this adventure (identical to Ruby and Sapphire, also for GBA), then transfer them to your DS game (you must first beat the DS game).

You say there aren't any "hardcore" games for the Nintendo DS? Here's your "hardcore" game - over 200 hours' worth of hardcore. Disgaea features an engaging story, strategic RPG gameplay, a hilarious cast of characters, the ability to enlist monsters to join your cause, a never-ending dungeon with randomly-generated floors, an absurd amount of things to collect, and a level cap of 9999.

The insanely popular Guitar Hero franchise finally arrived on the DS in 2008 with Guitar Hero On Tour. It includes a special additional piece of hardware that goes in the DS's Game Boy Advance slot. If you've played all the Guitar Heroes for the big systems, these little guys can hold you over.

The first of the WarioWare games, this collage of nonsense is hard to describe in just 400 characters, but I'll try. You must complete hundreds of extremely small, quick, minigames - called microgames. They use only one button and the D-Pad and come at you faster than you can imagine. And none of it makes any blasted sense. But it's fun, really.

The Phoenix Wright series is one of the most unique to ever grace the US. Phoenix Wright is a defense attorney who must gather clues and evidence, then present them in court, to prove his clients innocent. This game requires lots of reading and a good sleuthing instinct.

The Phoenix Wright games end with this title, but a new one has been released which follows the story of a new defense attorney, in the same timeline.

This is a bizarre (to put it lightly) music game from Nintendo themselves. You are the Elite Beat Agents. When people are in a fix, they call you - and you fix the situation by dancing. Yes, dancing apparently fixes everything. Recommended for fans of Dance Dance Revolution and other music games.