Nintendo DS Retrospective

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Hiroshi Yamauchi’s idea for a dual-screened console web.archive.org/web/200404051...
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Nintendo’s “third pillar” www.nintendojo.com/features/s...
Yamauchi’s quote about the DS’ success and failure web.archive.org/web/200601272...
Nintendo DS Sales as of 2016 www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/library...
Nintendo FAQ: What does DS stand for? web.archive.org/web/201601170...
Top selling DS games www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/fina...
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[@ross3695_basedhax]

Going from 16 bit retro graphics to dual screens with 3D graphics and Wi-Fi was legendary

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

yes

[@YRGHY2010]

Tbf the GBA was 32bit but I get your point

[@GerardMenvussa]

@@YRGHY2010 And it had a few 3D games. Not sure any of them were good though XD

[@_NekOz]

​@@GerardMenvussaThe Asterix and Obelix one was surprisingly good!

[@Dominicn123]

Lol it was a desperate move bug it worked out

[@michellequinn1940]

I work at Nintendo, and there's a group of us that still play Mario Kart DS every week. It was every day until Covid. It certainly is not obsolete.

[@MacenW]

Out of curiosity, I just turned 21 and finished high school, who do you have to contact, what school do you have to go to, and what do you do to get a job at Nintendo?

[@notmanciv5016]

Same thing but not me and it’s halo CE for the Xbox

[@michellequinn1940]

@@MacenW Depends on what you want to do. Check out the careers page of the website to get an idea of the roles.

[@orangejjay]

The answer to this is the same for all companies: Go to their website and check the careers page. But you're young. Don't limit yourself by choosing a brand for a job. Do what actually makes sense and enjoy your life. Never give yourself to companies that care more about their product than they do work-life balance. The money ain't worth it and when you're old, you'll only wish you worked less and didn't drink the corporate flavor-aid.

[@skunkop]

Why did they get rid of the ds? It is so cool and I miss it everyday(even though I have one) I wear gloves whenever I play my 3ds just because I want to preserve it

[@SuperLegendOf364]

I gain an extra two years of life anytime someone speaks positively on Mario 64 DS.

[@traviscunningham7062]

Imo, it’s the better version to play Mario 64.

[@derekrequiem4359]

I played hours and hours of Mario 64 DS when I was in middle school and I consider it to be one of my favorite games. Enjoy your increased life expectancy 😁

[@Greendawn-di3dl]

@@traviscunningham7062i mean it's Def not control wise but the graphics look so good and all the extras are super cool. I just wish there was a mod for 3ds where it had analog control with all the extra bells and whistles. But objectively the controls are bad unless you did the weird touch pad control scheme which I couldn't fathom being confortable longform

[@ronnieradon]

I never got the whole deal about the d pad. Yeah it sure as hell wasn't optimal but it wasn't that big an issue..

[@TheNiteNinja19]

I was really good at using the stylus as an analog stick with the ds, and Super Mario 64 DS had an excellent adaptation to it. It felt natural to me.

[@lucasredfern8877]

The DS was such a magical little thing. I have so many fond memories of it :)

[@traviscunningham7062]

Same. Even though I had a 3DS.

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

Same. I have the DS in my shelves, but the battery already died out.

[@JamJellyFishJam]

i broke like 3 growing up ass thanks tourettes. ny ticks sucked way more ass back then

[@lilxxupnext]

as a registered s@x offender, i find myself returning to my 2ds a lot. my ex wife can get a restraining order on me and my family can want nothing to do with me, but at least i can enjoy some amazing games. that’s something no one can take away from me ❤

[@zenithquasar9623]

It was my first Nintendo product and made me a fan. The amount of fun I had with this device! And me actually commuting to uni was perfect!

[@aceyirl]

Flipnotes was seriously the reason for such great memories.

[@lilxxupnext]

as a registered s@x offender, i find myself returning to my 2ds a lot. my ex wife can get a restraining order on me and my family can want nothing to do with me, but at least i can enjoy some amazing games. that’s something no one can take away from me ❤

[@stickmanverycool]

​@@lilxxupnext If this is a joke then you are not funny

[@B3VR]

That was such amazing time 🥲 felt so magical back then

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

The Nintendo DS is already advanced for its time. It's cool that the DSi pre-dated the idea of touch screen devices way before smartphones were introduced.

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

i see

[@Shyguy2434]

And before that, we had pda's

[@aheiiv]

The DSi came out 2 years after original iPhone.

[@lionvscow]

No lol

[@officeranime9299]

​@@lionvscow Yes.

[@theanonymousgamer4638]

This channel has such a "late-night podcast" vibe to it and I love it.

[@paulgilbert5278]

My thoughts exactly

[@ninaborsboom1644]

what does this mean

[@MOOTAR1000]

I need a late night podcast vibe video playlist 😅

[@theanonymousgamer4638]

​@@MOOTAR1000same 😎

[@BladeCrossEXE]

It hindsight, the Nintendo DS is probably one of the most important gaming consoles in my entire life. I could never have seen that during my time playing it during middle school and high school, but the butterfly effect that it had would go on to affect the rest of my life in some of the best ways. In addition to giving me several games that I still love to play to this day, including Mario 64 DS, and and enhanced version of Mega Man Battle Network 5, it also gave us what I consider to be the best out of the little known Boktai series, known outside Japan as Lunar Knights. I sunk countless hours into this game, and fell in love with the character designs, the fast-paced gameplay, the charming voice acting, and the kicking music. This game also makes good use of every important feature that the console offers for your standard DS game, including the touch screen and microphone, but without being overly gimmicky. It updated some of the core gameplay of its predecessors and honestly it improved in several areas. However, what was most important in hindsight for me specifically, was that I experienced my first Pokemon game on the DS. Yeah, I was really late to the party. But, Pokemon Heart Gold was my first, and it led to a several year long obsession. And that obsession would eventually lead to me meeting my wife. I'm not even joking, I sincerely met my wife because of Pokemon. And that wouldn't have happened without the Nintendo DS. It continued to be important during our early dating years because whenever I would go to her house to hang out with her and her sisters, we would play Mario Kart or Mario Party DS using download play. They didn't have many multiplayer games on their other consoles, so we had several hours of good and bonding moments with these games. Even though when it first came out I was hesitant about the touch screen and thinking that the console was gimmicky, I wouldn't trade the experience of getting that DS Lite for Christmas for the world because it's set into motion a chain of events that has improved my life in ways that I can't even begin to quantify.

[@i_marcus_quintus]

That quote about the DS needing to succeed is a little dramatic, but the company's name means leave luck to heaven, so it fits.

[@paulgilbert5278]

You have to keep things in perspective. The DS was pure novelty back when it released. There was no blueprint after all, it was a portable with 2 screens and touch controls? It was unheard of

[@lilxxupnext]

as a registered s@x offender, i find myself returning to my 2ds a lot. my ex wife can get a restraining order on me and my family can want nothing to do with me, but at least i can enjoy some amazing games. that’s something no one can take away from me ❤

[@derekrequiem4359]

@@lilxxupnext *holdup-*

[@chloebourassa4115]

​@@derekrequiem4359let's round back to that comment because I'm shook

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

​@@lilxxupnext Ayo! Gotta report this guy for spamming.

[@salmence100]

Getting a Steam Deck surprisingly reignited my love for the DS. So many of the games were, and still are, so innovative

[@alexthewrecker4666]

Emudeck goes crazy

[@mahirahmed6523]

very nice seeing you here salmence 😊

[@Ek70R]

Are you able to play Ds games on steam deck? How is the steam deck btw does it hold up?

[@mrcoolguy32]

@@Ek70Rit’s amazing you can basically play most things on it (like DS emulators ) and you can even use regular apps like discord and the web bowser

[@Ek70R]

@@mrcoolguy32 Bro the steam deck sounds incredible. You play Ds Emulators (or any other emulator) by jailbreaking the thing? or is it possible to it as it is?

[@TheRealCastopoh]

A 51 minute liam triforce video always makes the day, especially when I watch it for the 20th time.

[@lilxxupnext]

as a registered s@x offender, i find myself returning to my 2ds a lot. my ex wife can get a restraining order on me and my family can want nothing to do with me, but at least i can enjoy some amazing games. that’s something no one can take away from me ❤

[@randomguywithacar]

​@@lilxxupnext What the actual..... what.....

[@murppyisdurppy1816]

what?@@randomguywithacar

[@randomguywithacar]

@@murppyisdurppy1816 Nothing....

[@murppyisdurppy1816]

I will personally book a hotel room for me and u and I will willingly touch u @@randomguywithacar

[@TiredSnowBerry]

I actually have super fond memories of pictochat. My brother and I didn't get our own phones until we were 12, so these allowed us to stay up and chat late at night long after our parents had sent us to bed. It felt pretty revolutionary for a couple a kids with limited access to technology 😂

[@TMJovins]

When I heard the DSi menu theme it was like I was just hit by a truck... I probably haven't heard that music once in a decade, but I still got awakened by memories instantly after just the first couple of notes. During my childhood/teenage years the DSi was the only console I was allowed to own. Many memories that were almost gone are forever bound to that handheld, many bad ones tbh, which was also the first device I owned that had a camera. Today photos and videos of that time live only in my mind along with the unforgettable experiences in many games which have indelebly shaped the person (and player) I am today... and I also had quite some fun, as a child, dealing with R4 cards. You made me cry after a long time, thanks Liam.

[@Nando75549]

The Nintendo DS still is and always will be a huge part of my childhood along with the PS2. I've spend so many hours playing games like Kirby Superstar Ultra and even more hours on Pokemon Black & White 2. Truely one of the greatest portable consoles of all time.

[@pux0rb]

Holy crap, I had forgotten all about Flipnote Studio, but as soon as you started playing the animations, it all came back to me. I remember every single one of those animations you showed.

[@jacobrose7780]

I wonder what people like BOSS do now 😂

[@pux0rb]

@@jacobrose7780 I'm going to have to look him up now, because the name is immediately familiar. I'm guessing he was the big action stick figure animator?

[@jacobrose7780]

@pux0rb yeah! He was the OG that everyone copied for stickfights. There were others, like "100%", but I remember BOSS the best

[@danielward4868]

I saw my old ones last week and it was so nostalgic!

[@lilxxupnext]

as a registered s@x offender, i find myself returning to my 2ds a lot. my ex wife can get a restraining order on me and my family can want nothing to do with me, but at least i can enjoy some amazing games. that’s something no one can take away from me ❤

[@milesrodger3724]

Nothing will replace my memories of download play and mariokart ds during sports tournaments as a youth. Love the DS with my whole heart

[@traviscunningham7062]

Same even though I grew up with a 3DS.

[@paulgilbert5278]

Same here with 3DS. But you know the 3DS is essentially the DS by proxy. Kids growing up with the 3DS still experienced most of the magic that kids with the DS did.

[@lilxxupnext]

as a registered s@x offender, i find myself returning to my 2ds a lot. my ex wife can get a restraining order on me and my family can want nothing to do with me, but at least i can enjoy some amazing games. that’s something no one can take away from me ❤

[@BassMeisterable]

@@paulgilbert5278 Being around for Pokemon Dash on the original fatboy DS was something else. The 3DS was great but having been around for the launch of the original was incredible. You have to understand that before this there was the Gameboy Advance (great in its own right) with a single screen. Dual screen with one being a touch screen? Amazing. Not to mention you could still play GBA games on the OG DS and DS Lite. Pokemon Diamond and Pearl even made use of GBA Pokemon cartridges to find pokemon in the wild. Another massive jump from GBA was the wifi and local wireless connection with Pictochat and DS Download Play (Mario Kart DS parties anyone?). To do multiplayer on a GBA you had to use a link cable 😂 Later on, they did make a wireless adapter for GBA which I guess is a precursor.

[@3ftninja132]

I used to play Mario Kart DS and Mario Party DS with my two cousins on plane trips when we went on holiday. Great times :D

[@FennekinFox326]

The DSi was easily the peak of the gaming industry. It was a piece of art.

[@leroiarouf1142]

What a time to be à child😢😢😢

[@alexandrebelair4360]

That's just nostalgia.

[@Adamtendo_player_1]

The Nintendo DS is one of my biggest regrets. I wish I had given it a chance instead of passing on it for the PSP. It’s a timeless system that was way ahead of its time in innovation.

[@ElectrikStatik900]

So was the Wii

[@1spore2]

It was a letdown for me because it didn't play gameboy games. The dsi xl was the best for playing ds games though. But the ds lite was peak for me!

[@robertgreblheo]

Can we go back 😭

[@Genuinely_Crabby]

TWEWY is an absolute classic among classics. Utterly unique gameplay

[@turtleanton6539]

Indeed it is😊

[@Josuh]

It's a Wonderful World

[@jennilocke]

God i love TWEWY

[@jimenamelendez8251]

I was a 3DS kid. This video might not be directed to me, but I very much can relate to the fondness of looking back at old photos stored in these devices... nostalgia is a very peculiar feeling

[@ToxicMothBoi]

The ds just had a certain charm that no other console on this planet has. Sure the wii was so iconic that everyone had 2, but same with the ds lineup. It was just to nice having something to play on the go or just chilling outside with friends and the ds absolutely nailed it

[@lol-xs9wz]

Btw, I love the Nintendo DS 3D graphics and it surprisingly aged well in art. I don't use Twitter anymore and I can't remember the name anymore but there is a famous DS artist that I liked to follow.

[@traviscunningham7062]

Twitter is dead now. X

[@darinholm8795]

Just a shot in the dark was the artist Kekeflipnote?

[@_NekOz]

​​@@traviscunningham7062Nah, Twitter. That is all it is ever going to be, new layer of painting does not matter.

[@alexthewrecker4666]

​@@traviscunningham7062Deadnaming twitter is the morally correct thing to do. It will never be X

[@lilxxupnext]

as a registered s@x offender, i find myself returning to my 2ds a lot. my ex wife can get a restraining order on me and my family can want nothing to do with me, but at least i can enjoy some amazing games. that’s something no one can take away from me ❤

[@YuukitheMighty1]

2006 was a great year for me for gaming. I was gifted a DS lite for good grades over the summer and for christmas I got the Wii. Good times.

[@turtleanton6539]

Goodtimes indeed😊

[@jessedarlin]

I will always be grateful for the DS for giving 11 year old me the chance to be Chrono Trigger, my favorite game of all time! And many people say that the DS version of Chrono Trigger is the best version of the game too!

[@darthdeze]

I agree, Chrono Trigger DS is the definitive release of one of the best RPGs ever

[@coolbrotherf127]

I got the original DS at launch and got the new ones until the 3DS in 2012. The DSi is my absolute favorite console ever. Having the ability to connect to the Internet opened up a ton of possibilities for all the downloadable titles and interactive online communities like Flipnote Hatena. It was an amazing device that was far above what the average smartphone could do in 2009.

[@Mikesfails]

It just hit me today that next year will mark the 20th anniversary of the DS. Coincidentally, I was wondering if you were going to make a retrospective of it this morning. Funny how life works.

[@Breembin]

The DS was the system that resonated with me the most. So many incredible games and memories.

[@NealBones]

I vivdly and deeply felt what you said about the DSI. Between childhood illness and trauma myself, the DS and DSI hold a special place in my heart. Awesome video man.

[@RealRaven6229]

By the end I was getting worried you weren't going to mention flipnote. So fun to hear about it again. The stick figure fights were legendary.

[@TheWaffleState]

I will always have memories of my friends and I playing Mario Kart DS on the bus ride on our way to school. It was a pretty long bus ride, so everyday, we would race against each other and it was so much fun.

[@dgray5100able]

The DS Lite is my favorite game console of all time. It had a massive library of DS and GBA games which you could swap out, the dual screen/touch screen gimmicks were actually novel and useful, and there was so much creativity and unique experiences that I adore.

[@technicolorwerewolf]

The moment I knew the DS was legendary was my absolute favorite memory from middle school: I had a very stereotypical bully. Picked on me, threw wads of paper at me, called me names, you know the one. But one day, after school, he came up to me and noticed I had a DS. I asked him if he played Pokemon, and lo and behold - he brings out a DS as well! For a few blessed, blessed minutes before our parents came to pick us up, we battled each other in Pokemon Diamond and Pearl, and it actually felt like we could get along - like, we laughed and had fun. At the time I couldn't process it, but I hold this memory VERY dear. It held two very important learning moments for me: 1 - Video games bring people....together?! Maybe Nintendo is onto something with this "DS" thing. 2 - People have more depth than what I had thought. Every now and again, I'll think about this moment - and after getting home from a kind of rough day at work, this video brought me back to that exact time in history. I felt relaxed again. I hope that kid is doing well. Hopefully you're still into Pokemon and playing video games today.

[@derekrequiem4359]

I didn't have consoles like the PS or Wii when I was young, but I played hours and hours on the DS. Great memories and an important part of my childhood 😄

[@Psyducks-headache]

42:50 man. This whole video was a throwback to simpler times but hearing this for the first time in over a decade. Wow

[@GiantEnemyCrabtree]

What a wave of nostalgia. I remember getting the OG DS release year for Christmas. I got Mario 64 DS and Feel the Magic XY/XX and played so much. Mario 64 was so awesome to me because I never got to play the OG on it's own as I never had an N64. The included minigames, characters and changes made it the perfect launch game for me to sink time into. A couple other friends got DS' as well and we would goof off on pictochat outside in a circle drawing multipage characters. A weird quirk that I had to deal with was being left-handed, as many games play and control better as right handed. Interestingly enough, the strap that came with it had a small plastic cap on the end where you would slip your thumb through and could use it like a "joystick." I remember controlling Metroid Prime Hunters basically like a FPS and smoking everyone in the neighborhood. The GBA compatibility was awesome too and bringing up Pokemon from Leaf Green and Emerald into Diamond was an amazing feature. Over time though, I started playing it less and less. I eventually got an Xbox and discovered Xbox Live with Halo 2. Made tons of friends online and at school. No one played DS and I spent my time at home playing on the TV talking to friends instead of huddled on the couch by myself. Even though I would still play a ton of 3DS and Switch through their lifespans, the magic wasn't there anymore as my interests and trends changed. Gone were the days on game share Mario Kart during breaks. Everyone has smartphones with game apps, music, social media, etc. As I moved farther into adulthood the concept of portable gaming was long gone. Playing on your phone in a waiting area, or a Switch in brief moments of travel or lounge was the norm. I'll miss those simple days of huddling around, laughing our asses off at a 5 page mural of Shrek fighting every character we could draw.

[@bane2201]

Yeah, left-handedness can really screw with game controls. Two of the worst offenders are TWEWY and Kid Icarus Uprising (yeah, not for the DS, but whatever).

[@liammcnicholas918]

@@bane2201Kid Icarus Uprising’s control scheme alone merits a remake.

[@songsofcolor]

as a DSI kid I squealed when I saw this on my page, it was my last reminder as a child of my extended family when they were trapped in Venezuela for years, and I’ve preserved the one my cousin gifted me ever since, thank you

[@wild6886]

43:30 DUDE Gizmo was my big introduction to Flipnote Hatena with their content lolol. Genuinely incredible service for what it was.

[@slimcognito383]

42:52 I love flipnotes and while I never created animation (at least the DSi version) I love them and still watch them to this day

[@wesleyferreira7511]

I bought a ds for the first time this year and the games are so much fun, i'm having a blast

[@traviscunningham7062]

I’m planning to get a 2DS soon since my other 3DS is wearing off.

[@maccamachine]

Hell yeah been waiting for this one man. The DS was such an amazing system I have a lot of good memories with it as a kid I’m glad I got to experience it in its peak

[@atotalfiasco4213]

Another console I had but was never able to truly enjoy to the fullest because I had either no friends or no idea these features/games existed. Thank you for doing these retrospectives and giving my childhood new angles to consider!

[@JordiLA]

Im 46 from Spain and suffering 20 years with anxiety but for some reason Nintendo in general but the handhelds in first place, help me a lot in my dark moments! your video moved me because I felt every word of what you said. That people has something diferent in their way to create games for us. Mr. Iwata was so great! I still enjoying NDS with Drastic Emulator in my tablet. I wish you Merry Christmas! 🎉

[@NeverSaySandwich1]

Flipnote Hatena was an incredible experience to have on the DSi. Hours of fun going through all thw creations people had

[@lasercraft32]

Even though I barely remember playing New Super Mario Bros. (nor was I really invested in it), I still somehow can't help but feel nostalgia to hear Mario say "buh-bye!" when you close the DS.

[@pjchurch1641]

A great library is a great library, and the DS's unique hardware makes it worth all playing on. I still break out my 3DS for DS games, and I kept a DS to play GBA games on a bigger brighter screen. Great retrospective!

[@T1nk]

A fantastic retrospective for a fantastic system. The DS was the first ever gaming system that I actually owned for myself, I only learned about it because I saw my cousin playing on one and let me have a go, and that was what got me into gaming in the first place. New Super Mario Bros and Pokemon Heartgold still being some of my favourite games to date because of it! - so the DS has a very special place in my heart :)

[@thornels]

A lot of my memories before I turned 14 are gone, but there's still so much positive memories from me playing with my DSi. Thank you for this nostalgia trip, I really needed it.

[@alicevioleta3184]

i wonder what it is about 14. i'm the same way. vividly remember my DS and PSP, of course.

[@supersmashmaster43]

Oh man the DSi bit kinda got to me. I share the same nostalgic sentiment that you do except it's with the OG 3DS. Takes me back to my final years of childhood in the early 2010s. Had many pics of my old dog as a puppy at that time, family trips, and a lot of old youtube videos I filmed back in the day with my mario toys. It got stolen from me around summer 2015 and along with losing my system, I lost all those childhood memories😔I would kill to be able to look back and see those again, but sadly I cannot and it's just fond memories for me now. Whenever I hear 3DS themes such as the photo app or settings, it always takes me right back yet brings some sadness attached to it, as simpler times and old childhood memories are gone forever. With all that being said, the 3DS gave me many fun hours of gameplay and fond memories playing multiplayer with friends, and overall an experience to my last years of childhood that I will greatly cherish forever.

[@FTChomp9980]

I still have my DS Lite to this day as well as my most played DS games some I don't have anymore but the memories I have at it during car trips and playing with my cousins was such an enjoyable childhood! Played MKDS,New Super Mario Bros,Fossil Fighters and its Sequel which r severely underrated,Spore Creatures,Lego BatMan which was the 1st game I 100% until my cousin deleted the save which well I definitely wasn't happy about that,Kirby Super Star Ultra,Pokemon Platinum was the 1st main series game I played in the series love Gen 4 to this day,Pokemon Ranger,and messing around in PictoChat with my cousins.

[@Kimairan]

FF/FFC and Spore Creatures are so goddamn underappreciated. Nice tastes.

[@dingus_maximus]

I remember once when I was little, I lost my stylus, so I used toothpicks instead. But for some reason the toothpicks were dyed blue, so the sweat on my fingers rubbed off the dye and I ended up with blue fingers after a session of Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games. Good times!

[@rickyleenorton6884]

Thanks Liam! I really enjoyed this video and have a ton of fond memories with the DS as well. The DS was also the first Nintendo system I owned as a kid alongside the Wii, and I love the creativity and uniquely chill and fun vibes that both systems and alot of their games have.

[@romanumeralz]

8:40 Those mini-games were legendary. 💎

[@traviscunningham7062]

Those were also in 64 DS.

[@ktcat146]

Such a great video! I love how in-depth you went with everything. The DS was my childhood, and I'm glad you took the time to give it the respect it deserves. Makes me want to take it off the shelf and play it again.

[@gregtom3272]

we have yet an other phenomenal retro perspective , thank you Liam

[@specterinspector7462]

always a good start to the day when Liam uploads a new video

[@tatsumitwi348]

You dont know real gambling until Luigi in a tux is dealing the cards

[@MolternK]

Thanks for all the great videos Liam

[@chapter2989]

A great Christmas gift from Liam. Thanks, G! I pre-ordered the DS on the OG launch and was literally obsessed with it. Playing Pokemon Pearl, Metroid Hunters, Mario Kart, and other titles gave rise to many great memories.

[@riley718]

i’m always so happy when i see a new liamtriforce video! you’re my fave

[@super8bitable]

I recently got back into DS games after finding my old blue DSi and was looking for videos like this the other day, so this being uploaded was absolutely perfect timing.

[@michaelmontoya3899]

Hotel dusk was a Great game that used the DS and features in a awesome way. Wish more games like that were made.

[@rileyhoward7344]

i've never watched any of ur videos before now but this retrospective has me in genuine tears

[@Mekadoragon]

Yet another retrospective video to fall asleep to, thank you Liam

[@ThePseudonoob]

I had my DS on my person for a loooooooong time as a kid. I remember taking it to a family friend's house, having The Legendary Starfy on, and having its music on while playing table tennis in real life. Good times.

[@andrewrobert5019]

Thanks for this video. Really good stuff. Can't wait to watch more!

[@AMTRAX]

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[@YoungAverageJoe]

This was a very delightful video to watch. The DS was my very first gaming console, and even when I toss away the rose-tinted glasses, I still admire so much about it to this day. The flipnote section of the video really spoke to me, given how that was pretty much my introduction to the internet and the idea of online fandoms. Whether it be with the games or with the software, I think that everybody has that same fondest for the system that both you and I have!

[@SaiyanEuc]

God i probably have the most memories with this console and there will probably be nothing that surpasses it, the switch was very close

[@Charlie-hv3dh]

Amazingly beautiful video, I loved seeing you talk about these games fromative for all of us! The DS truly was an amazing system, and the games you talked about truly showed that the console had a reason to exist!

[@hectorpagan4812]

My first console was the Gameboy Color but man I also had the DS , it was so magical , I still have a DS

[@dennisvillamor2806]

I love watching these retrospective videos… they remind me of simpler times when I didn’t hate everything immediately

[@billclintonsmagicbeefarm5799]

Man I'm so glad you loved TWEWY as much as I did, easily my favorite game of all time. Glad you loved 999 too, one of the best VNs ever IMO

[@CYPH3RsD0M41N]

I got a second-hand DSi XL from a friend of mine, and boy was it a blast to have! The games, the UI, the controls, everything about it was just...mind-blowing at the time. Modding it was cool as well and it gave it more life and meaning.

[@user-id8lw9wn3r]

Such a beautiful masterpiece from all our childhood, time to go back to my old videos from my ds nostalgia at its best

[@AvatartheLastAirbenderNetflix]

Incredible video as usual Liam ! What a nostalgia trip❤

[@gardevoirtrainer4526]

My all-time favorite DS game is Bleach Dark Souls. Sega and Treasure poured so much love and passion into this licensed fighting game. 44 characters, 29 stages, English voice acting, an insane in depth Bleach encyclopedia, 6 game modes, tons of art, etc...

[@butterspread]

Man this makes me want to blow off the dust on my 3DSxl and GBA sp, being able to play 4/5 generations of amazing handheld games is a real treat, especiallg when you can get a bunch of them on the cheap

[@TheOtakuArtist]

This video is really special, I can tell how much passion and work was put into the script of it. You really did a wonderful job expressing how important the DS was.

[@5days5hearts25]

I don't know how to describe it, but Mario Kart DS has such a firm grip on my mind that it has a smell and taste to it. I spent so many hours as a kid playing that game and it was one of the first games I ever played.

[@pokemaniacdavid]

When I was in middle school, the pictochat room was filled while riding on the school bus, it is a beautiful memory of a bygone era. Almost seems like a different world thinking back on it.. good times

[@redangel745]

Brilliant video as usual. Well done

[@thebigexist4380]

The mario vs luigi minigame from nsmb was definitely my favourite thing out of the DS. Download play was a gift

[@paulgilbert5278]

It was fantastic

[@turtleanton6539]

Indeed😊

[@ZeranZeran]

Beautiful video Liam Thank you for the work you put into these, it means a lot to me ♥

[@Marcomanexists]

My favourite thing about the DSI was Flipnote Hatena. I spent so many hours of my life making and watching animations on there. I was so sad when it got discontinued. I'm glad you remember that too. It was so soo good.

[@misskiwi2977]

When I reached the BrainAge portion of this video i suddenly remembered, back when I watched Merlin with my friend, seeing behind the scenes photos of members of the cast playing with their DS Specifically seeing the actor who played King Uther holding a pink DS (which i also own!) Made me really realize how widespread the DS was at the time

[@jacktravis2718]

Ocarina of Time AND Majora’s Mask remakes, which are the quintessential way to enjoy these games now. But what I remember the most about the DS was having massive Mario Cart parties on the back of the bus in the way to sporting or band gigs in middle school. It was truly an amazing time for nerds to connect, and looking back, i’m so glad I was able to enjoy some of these features while they existed. Cheers!

[@traviscunningham7062]

Those were on the 3DS though.

[@FFGAir]

Flip note really was so amazing

[@orehcele]

Great video. The DS was such an unique and mind blowing experience to me as a kid. The variety, the interactivity, the social aspect in boosted. All was perfect

[@Brodrdude97]

About year ago I found my old dsi plus the charger at my parents place. I turned it on for the first time in years, on home screen was old picture of my dog that had past couple years ago. I started balling my eyes out. Thank you for this video it threw me back at the older simple times

[@AnnieChieDesigns]

So glad you mentioned The World Ends With You, and I had a feeling it would come up considering the topic and just how incredible and unique it was. It was a really important part of my pre-teen to teen years. As for the DSi, I think the one thing that was really going for it was it came out right about the time that many kids I knew ran through their DS Lites. We were all in need of replacements due to the upper screen getting floppy and over all wear and tear.

[@BRONZALiVE]

I was born in 2000 and was the perfect age to experience the DS’s journey, I remember I got the og ds in 2005, the ds lite Christmas 2006 and dsi/dsixl, 3ds and ect…. I remember every tiny sound and aspect from these devices, the games and all, it’s a heavy feeling of nostalgia, with a touch of sadness as these times were so long ago in a much simpler time to be a kid. I remember getting an iPod touch in 2013, and kinda phasing out of ds’s until the last year where I took a look at all my old ds’s still in mint condition, and all my sounds and recordings were there, the fact that it’s been 20 years since I got my first ds is crazy to, I’m glad I got to grow up in a time without smart phones and all this crazy social media stuff that’s sadly consuming todays youth with tik tok and all that crap.

[@softchirps]

Fantastic video great work

[@snipman4295]

sometimes you had to use your weenie as a stylus, I remember the days, I always lost or broke my stylus

[@tjay3769]

Liam I love you bro keep doing your thing.

[@averyjenson]

Wow I’m so glad you talked about Flipnote Studio omfg. Hatena was what taught & pushed me to draw; I basically taught myself how to draw and experiment with my art thanks to that community. I don’t draw too much anymore, but it’s a fun skill I’m glad I have, and it helped me pass the time & expand my imagination at school or elsewhere when i couldn’t play around with my DSi. I cherish my old work, as well as the work of the countless people involved on Hatena (sadly shut down 10 years ago, where does the time go?) The stick figure fights, comics, goofy AMVs, the memes, the silly little quizzes and games that people would make, the incredible artistry that people would show off, the quirky personalities and OCs people would create, the SPRITE animations people made with ripped sprites no less(!!?), the full-on animated series people would make on there too!! What an unfortunately short lived community that was never revived for a second leg on the 3DS, aside from people sharing their creations on youtube. And I didn’t even get INVOLVED with the community on there!! I was more or less just part of their audience. One that I’m indebted to for all of the amazing memories and artistic skills they’ve left me with all these years later. Yet seeing it’s had such a lasting impact on not just my life, but thousands of others, makes me so happy.

[@NottJoeyOfficial]

Flipnote Studio on the DSi is something that only people around in those few short years of 2010 to 2013 will understand. Flipnote Hatena was amazing and I browsed it so much back when it existed. It was magic and I loved it. I still have hundreds of Flipnotes I downloaded from the service back then, and God I am so happy I do. That was so magical and is an experience that no one would understand these days. The DSi XL Mario edition was my first DS console as a kid, and I love that thing. Like you said, every time I boot it up I see a picture I took in my childhood of the most random things. My grandma, pets I had at the time, and even pictures I took of funny moments in the Pokémon anime. It really is great to see those pop back up now. We weren't aware at the time, but those would become special memories that would last forever.

[@VideoGamer2oo4]

I absolutely love 999 and Zero Escape in general. Glad to see it mentioned here. Also great video on the DS.

[@bane2201]

Nice to see a fellow Zero Escape fan! It's my favorite VN series, and probably even my favorite game series. I've listened to the music from the escape rooms for easily 500 hours. Those tracks are _awesome_ for coding and writing.

[@VideoGamer2oo4]

@@bane2201 For sure! I recommend some Uchikoshi's other work as well if you're looking for good visual novels. The Infinity series is good as well, especially Ever 17.

[@Chrisezo]

For me the Nintendo DS was my first self-owned handheld, coming from a poor family my brothers and I had to share the consoles, and being the youngest brother, I would barely ever get a turn in to use the consoles, since my brothers had seniority and they would even kick me off while I was playing something if they were bored. Growing up I always envied other kids who had things like Gameboys or Gamegears or whatever else was out there, because they would basically take their games on the go, and show off how fun the games they had were or how since Pokemon had always had a crazy phase, they would discuss how to find and catch certain mons in the playground, and would even trade or battle each other, and I would always find myself excluded from everyone in class, because I could not join them in their conversations or play with them, so when I started doing real well in school, I used part of the funds from my first scholarship to get myself my first handheld, and I loved playing on the DS as well as sharing it, since not many people in my school owned one being the newest thing on the market, and I finally got other people's attention and I had started fitting in, that is until my so called "best friend" messed with my Pokemon Diamond save file, so I banned him from ever playing that game, and despite him being able to play all my other games he didn't appreciate that ban, because he was a huge Pokemon fan and his family didn't let him own any of the games, as they came from a very religious family, so what he did to get back at me was coordinate with some thugs at school, to steal my DS and all of my games, all because I didn't let him play a dumb game that didn't have multiple save files, and even though in the end justice was served and I got all my stuff back eventually, it was a traumatizing event that still affects me today, that I literally got betrayed by the person I was closest to, all because of a stupid game like Pokemon Diamond, so even though I do have fond memories of playing on the DS, I can't say I am really happy of ever owning it mostly because of that traumatizing experience.

[@maritimus_]

hi liam, havent watched the full video yet, but thank you for always making wonderful essays to listen to while im at work! i rly appreciate all the effort you put in your videos :) Edit: once again proven right, this was a great video :D

[@PiNkSuGaRx2Alicia]

amazing video! I enjoyed it and share many of the same memories as you