Nintendo DS Games | Super Mario, Pokemon & More

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In this video, Did You Know Gaming takes a look at some facts, secrets and Easter eggs surrounding several Nintendo DS games, including Super Mario 64 DS, Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver, New Super Mario Bros., Animal Crossing: Wild World and more!
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Special thanks to Ronnie Dickson and Jacob Newcomb for the Japanese translations.
Sources/Further Reading:
Super Mario 64 DS
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Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver + Black & White
tcrf.net/Pok%C3%A9mon_HeartGo...
comicbook.com/anime/news/poke...
Phantasy Star 0
www.pso-world.com/psz-items.ph...
www.pso-world.com/psz-items.ph...
www.pso-world.com/psz-items.p...
www.pso-world.com/psz-items.ph...
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
nintendoeverything.com/castle...
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New Super Mario Bros.
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Mario Party DS
www.vgfacts.com/trivia/14912/
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Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
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Final Fantasy III
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www.eurogamer.net/fantasy-reb...
Super Princess Peach
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Tetris DS (SPP was also made by Tose, use that for the segue)
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www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/new...
Animal Crossing: Wild World
myacwwdiary.wordpress.com/200...
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
tcrf.net/Fire_Emblem:_Shadow_...
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Partners in TIme
legendsoflocalization.com/qa-...
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Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training/ Brain Age
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www.wired.com/2008/01/dr-kawa...
Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded
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www.kh2.co.uk/kingdom-hearts-r...
www.khwiki.com/Quotes:Tidus
gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/...
True Swing Golf
nintendo.fandom.com/wiki/True...
Yoshi’s Island DS
theverge.com/2019/2/20/182335...
Yoshi Touch & Go
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X-Scape
nindb.net/ds/x-scape/index.html
Hotel Dusk: Room 215
www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/1001/i...
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver (Again)
Nintendo Dream Vol. 187 (November 2009)
#nintendods #nintendo #mario #supermario

[@DidYouKnowGamin]

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[@JulianR2JG]

Game - Did You Know Gaming? Feat. Person

[@setsers1]

Game - Did You Know Gaming? Feat. Person That already sounds like it was a joke.

[@SterbsMcGurbs]

It was so brave of Displate to sponsor a video about game. And especially with it featuring Person. I applaud Displate.

[@ajx2956]

Yes! the video we always needed! 🙌

[@hamtaro126]

@@SterbsMcGurbs THUMBS DOWN!!!

[@hoobidibahbidibah8119]

I was actually most surprised to learn that Dr. Kawashima is an actual person and not just a character created for Brain Age. Seems like a respectable fellow as well, donating his would-be royalties.

[@Poyostar]

Honestly, the Starfy cameo in Super Princess Peach is super hilarious to me; like, his disguise here is just as clever as Superman claiming to be a different person while wearing glasses. Hilarity!

[@SterbsMcGurbs]

Game - Did You Know Gaming? Feat. Person My favorite game and favorite gaming celebrity on the same video!

[@callumjdonovan]

Funny how they went above and beyond for HGSS and they ended up being one of the most beloved Pokémon games to this day.

[@OdysseyExe]

Thank goodness for their efforts.. Makes me resent the DP remakes more now though I know they were made by a different company but still..

[@NDSIser]

Even the notes around just giving them HD upscale would be doing a disservice but they ended up letting that happen to diamond and Pearl.

[@Ar021]

And now you see what they did with the DP remakes 🤦‍♂️

[@drnobody418]

I remember watching my older brother play the N64 version. Years later I got to experience the game on my DS. One of the most fun games I played on that handheld.

[@MuchWhittering]

Can't believe you managed to get Person on this episode.

[@Zinkolo]

Is this a bot? Who the hell is "person"?

[@SEESBoy-hy8jz]

"Game" is a hidden gem indeed, glad they're covering it

[@trgabrielgf]

​​​@@Zinkolo When this episode was intially uploaded, the title read "Game - Did You Know Gaming? Feat. Person"

[@staircaseofkneecaps783]

​@@trgabrielgf OH I thought I was going crazy

[@xxlarrytfvwxx9531]

​@@trgabrielgf probably forgot to change the preset title.

[@Asai]

Ah, yes. The classic content “Game - Did You Know Gaming? Feat. Person.”

[@EndingAbyss165]

I’ve been waiting for an episode on Game! And having Person narrate it is genuinely a fantastic choice!

[@BR-jw7pm]

Holy smokes; I thought it said Pearson but this is funnier! 😂

[@IamaPERSON]

Wait, I don’t remember narrating this

[@GraveUypo]

12:24 i can answer that. When you don't have the assets, you use placeholders to set the "mood" of the scene, and then later the actual assets can be more easily made by just showing to the other team "hey, this is what we're going for, make something along these lines".

[@ronniedickson6302]

Hey DYKG team, Thanks for using my translations! Means a lot :)

[@Greyspecies9999]

hearing that not only was G&S was such a special game for Gamefreak back then and because of that they put so much time and effort on the remakes, but that they also put the Heart and Soul names in the titles to communicate this feeling of affection with Pokemon as a whole, really filled the soul of the younger side of Me with such joy

[@JonGon005]

I'll never forget the first time I played Game as a kid, it introduced me to so many concepts and gameplays that defined my gamer career. I'm so glad DYKG and Person gave it the coverage it deserves

[@he1274]

I'll never forget the ending of game. Character's death made me see life in a different way.

[@morayfrye]

I'll never forget the climax of game. The twist was one of the most shocking I have ever seen in a video game. After I beat the game as a kid, I was so sad (and still am) about the ending

[@sethbessinger2025]

@@he1274Enemy’s death was horrible. Evil doesn’t go unpunished. Game is still in my top 10 games of all time.

[@AbeM.]

Friend was an annoying character though.

[@KanaIzumiya]

Girl was pretty cute. I had a crush on her when I was younger.

[@mypal1990]

Game was pretty much my childhood. Glad Person is covering the Game. Thanks DidYouKnowGaming!

[@DeAthWaGer]

Since vinyl records have sold so well in the last few years, there is now a 10-20 year gap of people who never used a record player, so now younger people are MORE likely to use one. In most stores today the vinyl section is twice the size of the CD one, if not bigger, which hasn't been the case for nearly 40 years

[@jendorei]

Vinyls are twice the size of CDs, if not more.

[@shibba2517]

I hate vinyls. Madonna released American Life remixes exclusively for RSD in VINYL format and because of that I had to pass on that album.

[@DeAthWaGer]

@@jendorei i'm talking selection, not just space. They are the size of 4 CDs but only 1/2 as thick. I'm old enough to remember long-box CDs, which were made to use the same displays that held records. Both Walmart and Target have exclusive colors or versions, which collectors snag. Also it's nice to have a copy to listen to since original pressings are skyrocketing in value.

[@jendorei]

@@DeAthWaGer it's joke :^)

[@Popcultureguy3000]

@@shibba2517 And here I am, wanting to get a good record/multi format music player so I can listen to Big Finish Doctor Who audio dramas on Vinyl like The Chimes of Midnight and some of those Ninth Doctor Audio Drama’s ( *which ACTUALLY stars Christopher Eccleston as the Ninth Doctor* ). You really don’t appreciate how much better it sounds compared to cd’s and MP3 files, do you?

[@gobarber2]

Ah yes, I’m a very big fan of Game featuring Person😌, thank you for recognizing the fandom.

[@recht_voor_zijn_raap5506]

Can you please explain why everyone keeps saying that? I expected a mistake in the video but that happens nowhere.

[@gobarber2]

@@recht_voor_zijn_raap5506 When this video first got uploaded publicly, they accidentally used the temp. title “Game feat. Person” instead of the actual title of the video. Hope that clears it up

[@recht_voor_zijn_raap5506]

@@gobarber2 Thanks.. It does 😁

[@JeskidoYT]

Finally the 4 year long awaited sequel to the original is here! 26:00 new info here

[@KDeusgeetar]

when mario 64 came out on the DS, I was blown away that it was possible to put a game like that on handheld, and have it run so well.

[@TheHornet79]

I played since Emerald. I remember being 14 and playing black and white on my crappy windows PC through an emulator. Even though it was slow and buggy, it still became my favorite Pokémon game.

[@Chaos89P]

​@@caspay21 Both games have become cult classics in recent years. But, as someone who has played every mainline Gen 4 game, y'all are probably better off with those emulators; those games can feel sluggish without the 4x speed.

[@mattwo7]

21:20 Probably worth noting that Kingdom Hearts Coded was originally a mobile game on the NTT docomo service (a lot of old Japanese mobile games were) which was released episodically.

[@windowsos4029]

Game featuring Person. Thank you DYKG, very cool!

[@catmachine109]

your pfp is everyone’s pfp in 2016 i swear

[@turbo-trex6163]

They took lots of time on Heart Gold and Soul Silver because they wanted to make them better and better. Then look at what happened with Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl...

[@notscorchingsands9718]

Still better than original

[@V-Jes]

@MarthOfHyrule and by "half-as*ed" you mean the games took lot more effort to make after Gen 5 because everythings in 3D now but that leads to less content because the development time is still the same so fans pretend they are just lazy now, heck the perfect example for that is XY as those are the games with most effort put into it in the entire series yet those are also some of the most content lacking games in the series as well...

[@StrikerSML]

Ah, Game. I played it when I was a young child and have so many memories with it. I revisited in my later childhood years and made even more. In my adulthood I would play it at work. I am now approaching my middle-adulthood and my memories with Game will always stick with me.

[@Apophis324]

I'm happy that Cing made the decision to make Hotel Dusk (and Last Window) vertical games. It's such a unique mechanic and Cing was really great at doing unique things with their games. I think both games would be quite less interesting (but still definitely a must play) if you didn't play them in a vertical style.

[@hentaispyder]

I swear Totaka's Tune is just a Horcrux. that creepy tune is hidden in so many places that that guy will never die.

[@ezequielmolina]

Game

[@Ultra_64]

Featuring - Person

[@MrMW-vm1cm]

You guys always provide some consistently great content to listen to through out the years! Genuinely, thanks for all your work!

[@toohie]

The DS is such a great handheld. It has become my favorite over the years. So many hidden gems and RPGs.

[@dreadskeleton]

It's very wholesome for larger channels like Person to narrate for smaller channels like DYKG.

[@thesnesgeek]

He’s been doing this for years.

[@pkmntrainermark8881]

Man, I love 64DS. I used to play that game all the time as a kid.

[@pkmntrainermark8881]

NSMB and Mario Party DS too. So many memories.

[@eddiedombrowski1960]

When I was a kid I played Game like, nonstop, so I'm glad you guys got Person on to talk about it!

[@supergamingwarriorgamerult4705]

I love the supposed Mario Party 3 reference in DS, though to clarify the music you played was "What to do?" not "Let's Get a move on"

[@deGoomyan5538]

The last fact about pokemon taking 3 years to develop just so we get a good game really dampens my heart since they seemed to have changed their attitude to making recent pokemon games

[@VideoGamer110]

More likely that they have stricter deadlines pushed on them by The Pokémon Company to have the games released on a schedule that aligns with the anime and TCG's schedules. Scarlet and Violet had multiple glitches that even most smaller dev teams wouldn't let happen (like using 2 controllers to double your character's speed). No studio WANTS to release games in that state, it's pretty clear that it's an outside source.

[@primal44]

Dude I bet working at game freak is hell, I just know the Pokémon company will never give them enough time for their games. We already saw how much potential they have recently with legends

[@Vianyte]

AAA games nowadays typically take 4-7 years to make and that's with teams of hundreds of people as well. GameFreak don't have that time or that size team, so their games are going to be lackluster.

[@MegaZeta]

Welcome to the _No Man's Sky_ era, where every developer knows Stockholm syndrome will get them praise for releasing unfinished crud and 50% patching it up later.

[@peazeralus]

It's wild to find Game and Person in the same video, but we already knew DYKG is capable of miracles

[@Helluminatus]

It's also worth noting that in the English version of Dawn of Sorrow, Zephyr says "Star Platinum" referencing Jotaro instead of DIO

[@bensell982]

The ai in Mario Party DS not targeting player 1 explains so much about TRGs let's play of the game.

[@frds_skce]

OMG, DidYouKnowGaming finally cover one of my favorite topic of all time GAME!!!

[@wfr2615]

Game - Did You Know Gaming? Feat. Person

[@Linkmstr]

New DS info?! Hell yes!

[@JakeRanney]

Game ft. Person

[@NoisemanX]

My favorite feature "person"

[@RicPendragon]

I've not played Final Fantasy X since 2004, but even I remember it was Tidus telling Yuna to laugh to cheer her up 😆

[@the-NightStar]

I remember FFX. I wish I hadn't, though. That game was garbage and the entire reason I gave up on the Final Fantasy series, forever.

[@wolfetteplays8894]

@@the-NightStar nah, it was actually pretty good. Better than 12

[@cerealguy9979]

@@the-NightStar hahaha, it's funny that your opinion is bad.

[@cerealguy9979]

@@wolfetteplays8894 ehhhhhh....big disagree.

[@retrospect]

Awesome. The DS is an icon for sure

[@animezilla4486]

You can say that again I wonder are we going to get a lot of DS games that's going to be a part of the Nintendo switch online expansion pack

[@V-Jes]

@@animezilla4486 Unlikely because how inconvenient it is to place 2 screens to 1, especially for a handheld console.

[@InsultMeCauseYoureScared]

Bots suck, don’t you agree?

[@MikeTheNBAGuy]

I actually have completed the baby penguin mission as Yoshi, constantly spitting him out down the mountain. It took so long 😂

[@KnightsDisillusion]

Sends 11 million to science then tells his family if you want money, go out and earn it. What a king.

[@omegadoodle]

This was an amazing episode! It's always great to see Mario & Luigi: Partner's in Time.

[@Midieka]

O yes my favourite "Game" featuring my beloved "Person" How perfect!

[@ChrisTrenary]

Yo they finally got Person on an episode! Super fitting that it's the one about Game

[@joharakiri]

Apart from my dad's original Gameboy and N64 the DS was my first gaming system and it will always be special to me. I bought a DSi a year ago and was surprised to find out how well many of the games hold up, although a lot of them suffered from devs trying to include touch more than made sense. But still it's one of the few systems where emulation doesn't come close to original hardware since it's so unique.

[@fireembliam9090]

Your Dad is a gamer.

[@XXXXX8]

Why not buy a 3ds so that you can play ds and 3ds games? Sounds like an incredibly stupid purchase

[@joharakiri]

@@XXXXX8 Because it costs five times the money, is harder to repair and I don't care about 3DS games since I never had one growing up. Also watch your mouth.

[@XXXXX8]

@@joharakiri Whatever you say, pumpkin face.

[@ethanchaotic]

LOL nice title guys

[@Rpodnee]

I loved the FF3 remake on DS! I haven't played it since it came out though. I might have to give it another go.

[@TheCartoonGamer8000]

8:40 I always thought Castlevania and Jojo had a lot of similarities, but that brings it full circle. Awesome.

[@Legoluigi26]

Full Circle of the Moon.

[@TheCartoonGamer8000]

@@Legoluigi26 Nice.

[@daniellelondon439]

Pokémon Heartgold and Soulsilver have been a favorite of mine for years. I really enjoyed them as a kid.

[@scraps7624]

Another banger, I love the work from all the team

[@pgj1997]

2:10 I always found that dialogue hilarious as a kid. Mostly because of the cavities excuse.

[@mattwo7]

2:36 Pretty sure that's a reference to namahage, oni (ogre spirits) that kidnap misbehaving children. Sort of like a Japanese equivalent of the Krampus.

[@michael_salem]

lmao the title

[@FuzzballRenakitty]

20:56 Holy crap what a GUY- so much respect c:

[@Fernando17892]

Dr kawashima really said "mo money mo problems"

[@1martymcfly298]

It's been awhile since i watched one of your videos. Thank you for still keeping them a-w-e-some.

[@FireallyXTheories]

I think I'm the only one that saw "footage from DynamoJono" and knew who that was. Glad to see his stuff here; he's a really chill guy!

[@fireembliam9090]

15:07 Great pun you put there Startle.

[@TehDeiddmage]

Crazy how hard they went with remaking gold and silver compared to diamond and pearl

[@notscorchingsands9718]

But they didn't make that

[@Popcultureguy3000]

@@notscorchingsands9718 And they didn’t give Grezzo the time to make a remake that went harder like they did about ten years ago. Nintendo gave them time to make great remakes of Zelda games, what’s The Pokémon Company’s problem with making time for quality products?

[@notscorchingsands9718]

@@Popcultureguy3000 I can't understand

[@Popcultureguy3000]

@@notscorchingsands9718 Grezzo is the third-party company that made the Diamond and Pearl remakes. But they *_ALSO_* remade The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Majora’s Mask, and Link’s Awakening for the 3DS and Switch, respectively. They were given *TIME* by Nintendo to develop these three games, and 2/3 were great remakes! The Pokémon Company doesn’t give even their third party developers the proper amount of time to make quality games anymore, you either do it under their absurd time crunch, or you don’t work.

[@notscorchingsands9718]

@@Popcultureguy3000 People still wouldn't like it.

[@mattwo7]

6:35 Sweet, Phantasy Star trivia!

[@wickedviscus2139]

I still remember the day I bought Super Mario 64 DS. I remember telling my dad it was a game about Mario’s life, I guess? But I remember using that exact wording lol. I’m pretty sure I was in 1st grade, so around 6 years old. I’m 21 now

[@Jairrzz]

Mario ds 64 ,Pearl and platinum were goated so many great memories :”)

[@FrankFckngWest]

I love DYKG's video "Game" featuring Person

[@blockeontheleafeon]

This is the DYKG Episode of all time.

[@Wundarrphul]

Ah yes I love Game! And it’s great to see person here too!

[@catriamflockentanz]

6:28 The chance to recieve a discount? Incredible. Seriously though, having a typo in a sponsored segment is kinda hilarious.

[@demontamerbf18]

Love the title man of the video in my notifications, Game is definitely one of the games of all time and Person is such a great narrator.

[@NGO9000]

Yes, my favorite DYKG video. GAME FT. PERSON

[@ajx2956]

Yes! the video we always needed! 🙌

[@eliptical7033]

Game - Did you know gaming? Feat. Person MY FAVORITE EPISODE

[@mystikx2205]

28:41 Now if only they still did that in this day and age...

[@SeraphGamingYT]

POV: you're reading all the comments poking fun at the original/placeholder title of the video

[@Marcie-301]

'Game - Did You Know Gaming Ft. Person' Whoa. Anyone else see that sudden change? Lol

[@Nosretep]

Yoshi and Penguin mission is still possible. Just keep spitting it out.

[@Topdoggie7]

Game is life, Game is love. Thanks Person.

[@kylespevak6781]

How is possible corruption a deterrent for speedrunners when some speedrun tactics are literally corrupting a game in a certain way on purpose

[@ShaneJackson1985]

I have bought and downloaded a lot of Nintendo DS video games from the Nintendo eShop onto my Wii U Virtual Console and I sure hope that Nintendo are going to put their Nintendo GameCube video games and Nintendo DS video games on the Nintendo Switch Online soon so I can play them at cosplay conventions and UCLA.

[@originsofruin22]

Game ft. PERSON?!?!?!?!?! Never thought this collab would happen

[@Cathy5614]

im pretty sure it wasn't Tidus who needed to be cheered up in that scene.

[@Mattakschwa]

Phantasy star zero is one of the greatest games I’ve ever played, shame what happened to the franchise

[@GabePuratekuta]

I know... Collaborations with Vtubers!

[@miragebangbravern2024]

Collaborators with Vtubers is the least of it's problems but give it time enough then it be fine as I enjoyed the game myself

[@BlazeHeartPanther]

21:04 "If they want money, go out and earn it" FAWKING BASED XD

[@f4rr3r]

Woah I love game feat. person!

[@KiwiHavok777]

Game Person

[@hummus_exual]

I need more Dawn of Sorrow (and DSvanias in general) love, it’s *so* good 😭

[@7grandmac]

Ah yes, I love Game. It’s the best!

[@maliciousfry]

Feat. Person, too! I absolutely 𝑳𝑶𝑽𝑬 their work!!!

[@frds_skce]

Yes me too, i love game very much

[@sacredeyes3508]

I've been waiting 12 years for them to cover Game

[@Samsungor]

28:50 I can't imagine this much planning going into another game again.

[@GamingintheAM0801]

It's worth noting that, until the Pixel Remasters, the 3D remake of FF3 was the only version of the game to be released outside of Japan, and the only time the game had been re-released period. For comparison, by the time FF3 DS was released, FF1 had been re-released/remade five times, FF2 four times, FF4 three times, and FF5 and 6 twice each. FF3 was the only mainline game pre-FF7 that wasn't released on GBA, and the only one pre-FFX that wasn't released on PS1. So as of 2006, FF3 was the only mainline 2D FF game to never be released outside of Japan, and up through 2021 was the only one not playable in its original 2D (since the PSP and PC versions were both ports of the DS remake, not the original Famicom version). Honestly, probably the biggest deal about the Pixel Remasters for me was that it was the first time 2D FF3 had been re-released in *32 years.*

[@pkmntrainermark8881]

Worth noting that Starfy also wears sunglasses sometimes.

[@pkmntrainermark8881]

Starfy has a love interest?

[@BananaReidy]

When Tpci and Gf had passion for thier series. 😮‍💨

[@DaCaptainDerpy]

My favorite game to learn about- Game

[@dxqx3794]

Fun fact! European DS game Actionloop is possibly the only game capable of adding extra content/stages to a GBA cart. If you have Polarium for the GBA inserted in slot-2 of an old DS and boot Actionloop there will be options in settings to unlock two tile sets and transfer 10 themed special stages. As far as I know, there is not a single other DS title that can add new content to an older GBA title in this way. Even the American version of Actionloop, Magnetica, did not offer this unlock feature. This is potentially because Magnetica was released before Polarium in the US, where in Europe it was the other way around.

[@drexmasterfly7782]

Growing up I never had a real home console like a wii or GameCube but my parents got me a DS and I have so many memories of playing a lot of these games!!

[@mattwo7]

4:24 That appears to be a texture file for a 3DCG model.

[@BlueJack222]

Oh boy that interview the comments section is going to be very interesting

[@patrickla6452]

game-did you know gaming? feat. person