Some games will never see the light of day outside of Japan, and that's just the nature of the beast. With a system like DS that's so diverse, and so widespread across every region of the world, people are bound to find odd little gems that never come to fruition, or just don't have the legs to make it to every gamer out there for one reason or another. Some have licensing issues like the Jump Stars series, while others are just too obscure to ever get a chance in a market that's more focused on huge budgets, sequel runs, and licensed software.
Nevertheless, IGN have found some hidden greats, and they deserve better, which is why they are featuring them in one big series here. Some games would be great for US release, some perfect for importing (remember, DS has no region lock, so you can play imports with your US handhelds), and others are just too weird to ignore. If you're looking for the best in import goodness though, you've come to the right place.
Space opera fans deserve a chance to experience the vastness of Infinite Space, and Sega needs to make up for its mistake.
I still go back to Infinite Space from time to time. Probably the most underrated game I ever played.
Pac-Pix launched in 2005 as a Nintendo DS exclusive, and deserves to make a comeback on modern touchscreen devices.
The new Nintendo-focused emulator for the iPhone is now available with support for several classic systems.
Sued for what? It's just an emulator no ROMs are with it. ROMs are easy to get anyway, but with iPhone you can't just copy and paste like Android unless it's jail broken I think. Anyway Nintendo should be more concerned with their ROMs up to torrent for years for all of their concoles, but then again they can't do nothing about it, they never will and I love it. 🤣
Won't belong before Nintendo bangs on Apple's door to have the emu removed. Like I say you take down one six more take it's place. Problem is people are putting emu's on such stupid platforms. The good emus are the ones not on stupid platforms like a red target. The good emu's are word of mouth and keep a low profile.
The Soma Bringer looks really great, for a DS.
Hope we get a US translation soon.