PLAYING EVERY NINTENDO DS LAUNCH GAME

Join Ben as he looks back at the European Nintendo DS launch line up of games. How do they hold up now? What did Nintendo's new handheld innovation look like in 2004/2005? Watch to find out!
#DS #NintendoDS #Nintendo
Games covered in this Nintendo DS video:
• Asphalt Urban GT
• Metroid Prime Hunters - First Hunt (Demo)
• Mr. Driller: Drill Spirits
• Ping Pals
• Pokemon Dash
• Polarium
• Project Rub
• Rayman DS
• Retro Atari Classics
• Robots
• Spider-Man 2
• Sprung! The Dating Game
• Super Mario 64 DS
• The Urbz: Sims in the City
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour
• WarioWare: Touched
• Zoo Keeper
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[@TeamTripleJump]

We'll be taking a little break from the Launch Games videos as we approach Christmas, but they'll return in earnest in the new year with episodes looking at the PlayStation 1 and GameCube's launch titles!

[@kintypoo121]

Looking forward to the return! These types of videos are really entertaining and a nice trip down memory lane! Have a good rest ~

[@rymonddog2317]

These are great videos, but I'd love to see more of your "Every ___ Ranked" series! Maybe do every star wars game or every Marvel game (perhaps excluding Spider-Man, since he had his own list)

[@joshzumstien6289]

You guys are awesome. Happy Christmas 🎄!

[@Plush.Hunter]

Oh yeah, here we go, Christmas time! Looking forward to the return, especially for ps1!

[@ArchangelSteve]

Hey Ben and Peter, it's really cool that you're putting the console's average at the end of every video, but could you also display like a leader board with the previous console averages too? That way we could see how the various lineups compare and get some idea of which console had the best launch lineup (which I know is ultimately subjective, but since we're going off of metacritic anyway we might as well use that as a metric).

[@OfficialFingazMC]

Oh yeah, here we go launch time!

[@slinkbradshaw8674]

I've played DS games before. But I haven't played most of these games here. So I'm gonna give watching my best shot!

[@AlmightyPolarBear]

Oh yeah, Here we go! DS TIME!

[@MasonVanderpool]

I wonder if he’ll give it everything he’s got

[@ridensroom6957]

I had the Nintendo official magazine to act as a guide for what to buy and avoid.

[@TylerNichols55]

You should do a series where you play the final game released from every old console?

[@6GenGamer]

So it's always sports time? With Just Dance sometimes.

[@LiamP-597]

@@6GenGamer Not always. Sometimes it's something like Frogger (SNES/Genesis) or Axiom Verge (Wii U).

[@GraciousBears]

I like this. Very much.

[@juicepouch1]

@@6GenGamer OH YEAH, HERE WE GO SPORTS TIME

[@TylerNichols55]

Fine like the final Sports and Non sports games. Also dont include Just Dance 😂

[@reeebvc]

That feeling of finally hearing an “ Oh yeah! Sports time!” was beautiful

[@RyuzakiTaiyou]

Only one "oh yeah here we go, sports time". The DS had a really weak launch library.

[@TCSFilms]

He only did the European launch lineup. If I remember right, the USA also had Madden NFL 2005. Although all it was was a PS1 Madden NFL with the ability to select your play from the touch screen.

[@tallboiedd2846]

Usa's launch lineup for ds is god awful. They basically got one game

[@DL-df3lg]

@@tallboiedd2846 exactly lol. I was at peace with it because the ds version of sm64 was my first 3d game so that lasted me like a year but by then still not much else good was out. Then I finally got a console but right after that the ds library exploded lol.

[@kandikidzora]

I would kill for a hoodie that says " here we go sports time!"

[@CrashMcCloudX29]

Or a spots jersey

[@AllOfGrace8265]

you can make one yourself.

[@Se7en2107]

16:33 Say the line, Bart!

[@_-Lx-_]

Seems pretty enthusiastic to me.

[@ARIXANDRE]

Wow, it takes 17 minutes to get to our favorite Ben catchphrase!

[@TheSmegPod]

Shame, we almost got a whole video without it

[@GTA40120]

Oh yeah, here we go, sports time

[@AlmightyPolarBear]

Oh yeah, here we go, DS Time!

[@scottlawson1800]

The Urbz Sims in the City went hugely under the radar. Underrated gem

[@opossums3]

The Urbz is truly a hidden gem in the DS's game catalogue. If you manage to play it till the end you realize it has a great and wacky story, with engaging characters and locations, and fun minigames. Might look like ass in today's standards but I always end up coming back to it!

[@juarezamorim]

it's more fun than the other Sims DS games

[@Se7en2107]

I never played the DS version but I loved the PS2 version when I was a kid. It was so cool how different it was from the Sims on PC.

[@topeconhello]

"It's called fashion honey, look it up"

[@TonyTheTiger94]

I cant lie Urbz Sims in the city was awesome I had both the GBA and DS ports.

[@Calaveso]

Man, I love the DS. Not quite a launch game, but Pokémon Diamond was quite possibly my most played game on my DS Lite.

[@Boy123Jim]

Still waiting for playing "Every PS2 Launch Title" video lol. This DS vid is cool though

[@jacobalthiser5730]

Just wanted to say thank you Ben and Peter for wishing me a happy b-day on my birthday over your live stream on the 5th. You are awesome. Btw this is one of my favorite series. Launch titles. Thank you for being you.

[@jbleichman]

Misty's Gym, huh? Should've brought an electric-type.

[@AlmightyPolarBear]

Or a Grass-Type. They love that wet stuff.

[@AlmightyPolarBear]

@matt fahringer I see you want to challenge your monster companions.

[@draig97]

Could we get a graph that compares the overall average lineup score to the other consoles you've covered so far? Could be interesting

[@genwunnergreen2100]

If you want the best experience of SM64DS, then playing on a 3DS is your best bet. The analog stick on the 3DS helps a ton, and demoted my NDS to a GBA.

[@anthonyc3496]

Man that Metroid demo was so good I never played the full game though

[@siv9939]

I'm really looking forward to the day when you work your way back to do all the launch titles for the glorious Atari Lynx.

[@AlmightyPolarBear]

I didn't know "Robots" was a launch title on DS, yet I *love* that movie. So charming and funny.

[@H0lyMoley]

Is it bad that I immediately want to play "Sprung" and "The Urbz" as soon as I possibly can? I think both of those games might have been made for an audience of one. I might absolutely be that one.

[@aclstudios]

I had the Gamecube Urbz... hated it.

[@GregsGameRoom]

Also addicted to Zoo Keeper. A hidden gem for sure.

[@ambozz3726]

I've only recently discovered this channel, but this is the video I've been waiting for!

[@espurious]

Welcome to the Walrus Clan!

[@aronleppik3359]

I've never played a console's launch title before, but I've watched this guy play it. So I'm gonna give this all I've got.

[@sirprintalot]

WarioWare Touched was a great game.

[@falo4043]

One of the weakest wario ware games, not bad but not as fun as twisted,the first one on Gba and the wii one

[@fckSashka]

I absolutely loved it

[@BardTheDragonProductions]

WarioWare games are overrated

[@danielj8085]

@@BardTheDragonProductions Not at all. Calling something overrated is not a good argument.

[@BardTheDragonProductions]

@@danielj8085 oh didn’t know

[@samJUSTtalking]

A playstation 1 version of this video would be a good nostalgia trip

[@ThePsychoticWombat]

Metroid prime hunters is the prime example for the usefulness of a stylus strapped to your thumb

[@nintendonerdjoseph]

Good video! What a nostalgic little trip. Subscribed.

[@young__blacksmith]

Never imagined the actual sound of pikachu laughing would make me laugh so hard

[@themelbornememer9575]

while the DS had a weak launch lineup, I believe that super mario 64 DS holds it together as it is really good, it was the first mario game in my opinion to get the character models right, and the fact that it was bigger than SM64 was amazing. THe DS is one of the best consoles of all time

[@ridensroom6957]

I was so tempted in march 05 but I was playing the gba non stop and bought a gamecube in Feb, so I decided to wait til September when Meteos came out. That and Mario 64 were my first two games. Then it seemed every week there was an amazing game coming out.

[@toainsully]

14:11 16 years later and Waluigi is not found. They do say that every copy of SM64 (and SM64 DS) is personalised, so there could be hope

[@ChrisGorski]

Zoo Keeper was great fun. 74% doesn't show how addictive the game was.

[@deNNis5Hopp]

I got really worried there was going to be no Sports time!

[@Hardyt3kyoyo]

I had completely blocked out my time playing Robots as a kid. Thanks for bringing that back....

[@OnionApocalypse]

This is the first console that you guys have done that I actually had at it's launch! I remember so many of these games!!!

[@steventechno]

Man. Seeing “Project Rub” AKA “Feel the Magic ” as I knew it brought back some memories. I remember that one being generally neglected but one day I picked it up, and actually thought it was good when i finally finished it. This was forever ago. I had that , Asphalt urban GT and SM64 DS, and later games like Metroid, THAW etc. Those were some times!

[@TPD]

great video lads. enjoyed this one very much

[@tarabaci]

Zoo Keeper was the first game I played with my flashcard. I had the whole library on my hand but I always came back to this game. As you said: very addictive.

[@MuchWhittering]

I really liked Pokémon Dash back in the day. With the caveat that I don't think I've played it since the late 2000s. But I know it was the DS game I wanted the most before I got the system.

[@anyaw743]

I had Project Rub on an R4 flash cart as a kid and I had no idea what it was; I just have a vivid memory of the minigame with a goldfish in a guy’s stomach. One of the weirdest games I’ve played and idek if it’s something 6yo me should’ve been playing

[@MrBeardsley]

This series gets better and better with every installment.

[@sideshowdayv]

Phew, I was beginning to worry we wouldn't get any sports time

[@MightyDekuTree]

I cannot express how much I loved Wario Ware Touched and the embarrassing amount of time I spent playing that game!

[@Jorgemagottnumber9]

I remember playing almost every game in this list in a ds flashcard when i got my first ds

[@nypad5]

I had almost every DS launch game hahahaha! I loved the DS. I remember in Asphalt Urban GT there was an oversight where you could buy a car model, then sell it at like 500 dollar profit or something LOL. So I spent like a few hours doing that and was able to buy everything hahahahahhaa

[@theronmiller6584]

That asphalt game brings back so many memories

[@niche8137]

One thing I have to give Sprung, though, is how a majority of things are animated. It could be my bias on...well, animation, but I'd be willing to play the game because of it alone!

[@RichardLarge88]

Just starting the video but the thumb stylus worked great for the Metroid Prime Hunters demo that came with the original DS console (and allowed you to play the game while holding the console 2 handed)

[@RobertSeeJen]

I love how they thought it was a good idea to sell a chat app, when one came preloaded on the system. I guess it's not that different than companies selling mspaint clones on PC back when.

[@Man_of_Oil]

I will always defend Super Mario 64 DS. I had the original on N64 growing up but the DS version is the one I spent an obsessive amount of time with. I know it gets crap these days for the d-pad controls but back then it didn’t stop me from having a good time!! It’s an incredibly impressive feat for the handheld for sure.

[@ridensroom6957]

And playing it on the 3ds feels perfect

[@emancipationofmimi]

never did i think i would see my queen kimberley walsh in a trimplejump video

[@larryinc64]

Sims Urbz is actually quite good, It's a adventure game with a lot going for it. I played it quite a bit back in the day. There is also an emulator hack out there to get proper analogue control into SM64DS and it's amazing.

[@jameshill3403]

They really should've added a few more puzzle games in the launch titles

[@adammatis5527]

I remember this came out shortly after I got my first summer job. I had to choose between a DS and a Tippmann 98 custom WITH....a flatline barrel. I played paintball the following year.

[@Agent2171]

Sprung was in the US too, you even show the NTSC cover art for it

[@granzert1711]

14:28 Best introduction for this lovable character!

[@granzert1711]

And beaten by this one : 17:50

[@j2dlyc]

I remember getting one of these. The graphics do not look good now, but playing 3D games on a handheld foe the first time was incredible back then.

[@billfrantz1638]

I bought Metroid Hunters for my Wii U (which I gave to my mom for Breath of the Wild) and WOW, if you want to see some pixels expanded to a normal television, try it. Totally worth it.

[@LukasZdan]

I am waiting for "Playing EVERY PS5 Launch Game In 2040" I hope I'll be still alive... lol

[@glioblastome]

Prime Hunters memories... oh yeah it feels good

[@voodoolew]

Out of curiosity. How many of these did you have physical and how many had to be emulated?

[@lastspartan15]

The Urbz segment killed me. Actually kinda made me wanna play it.

[@ridensroom6957]

One of my favourite machines ever. My white ds lite was a beauty and even the original silver console was still great. I've been rebuying some old faves like sonic rush and phantom hourglass recently too. Better get them before prices shoot up.

[@nightday2030]

I love at the end he would always tell us the metascrore of each game.

[@nicolevarnam2290]

Awesome Video. Thanks to all the boys and girls involved💙

[@dananasplitgl9926]

looking back at the launch titles really takes me back to when i initially got my ds for christmas back in 2005, i believe? i wanted something else to play aside from sm64ds and around that time there wasn’t anything available aside from most of these games in my local target. grandpa told me to pick out two games so in my bright adolescent mind i decided to buy ping pals and mr driller drill spirits. i managed to make way more enjoyment out of ping pals than i’d like to admit but even back then i remember absolutely hating it

[@vap1777]

Oh yeah, here we go, TripleJump time!

[@ryz8]

hello sir i have finally subscribed for these swell videos about video games. cheers.

[@Pikachu132]

Project Rub was bloody brilliant, and my favorite of the launch titles.

[@TEEN1DOL]

This channel has been the best KZbin Recommended discovery of 2020.

[@RatedX29]

the wario minigame game was my favourite through the whole life cycle of the ds and I remember competing for high scores on the playground of my school with my friends, my second favourite probably was the super mario 64 like game, I did not know both were launch games

[@_MisterC]

Oh yeah, here we go! Stylus time!

[@TheOfficalAndI]

The Urbz DS is actually quite a fun game. It has multiple interesting locations and npc encounters, job minigames, sidequests and things to explore :)

[@KrossLayer]

Great video! Really enjoyed it :3 One thing though! You fault Rayman DS for its awful looping music, but you use the most annoying stock music ever as background music yourself, so maybe work on that x'D Cheers from Holland

[@Spintechfilms]

I had a thumb stylus, loved that thing

[@James-gj8rn]

Lets be honest here the only one that mattered here was Super Mario 64 DS but i am nostalgic for Mr Driller Drill Spirits :)

[@eduardoibarra2714]

I thought Yoshi's touch and go was a launch game. It came with my NDS (along with SMB64DS and Metroid Prime Hunters Demo). Amazing times.

[@MYSEGAISBROKEN]

My first games were mario 64 ds and spiderman 2. I was probably 11 or 12 roughly when it came out. But my favorite was oddly enough urbz sims in the city.

[@alvarochaves1999]

Launch titles you didn't played in the video: >麻雀大会 >研修医 天堂独太 >大合奏!バンドブラザーズ

[@speedwaynutt]

OH YEAH, HERE WE GO, SPORTS TIME!!!!!!

[@fckSashka]

Project Rub may be one of my favourite games of all time (probably because of the nostalgia)

[@davidberko9379]

I know you're probably saving the holy mecca that is the PS2 for last but I'm gonna demand it regardless.

[@og87]

Payed by the wipe 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I’m actually dead that’s tooo good. 😂😂😂

[@Mcoskii]

2:31 this is now more relevant than ever

[@lra1095]

Sims Urbs is quite decent if you get into it, I never beat it but it's basicly an adventure game with Sims mechanics.

[@tommydplayskeys]

Slightly embarrassed how much I laughed at 'swinging mechanic'

[@annenaan1786]

I have quite the nostalgia for Pokémon Dash actually :). I liked it as a kid. I wonder what I would think of it now if I played it again.

[@Woodstockpl]

It's great to see Ricky from trailer park boys is enjoying some golf

[@poke_poor]

Yes!!, this is the comment I was looking for! LOL

[@allypitts3794]

I was the one weird kid who liked Ping Pals. Used to borrow it and Zoo Keeper from blockbuster, good times

[@KittenishgirlJess]

I was gonna ask, more importantly, why do YOU have that rubbing stylus thing? Hmmm? 😂

[@iamanidiotbut5523]

I think I had that zookeeper game! I don’t remember the title but i remember the gameplay

[@reecerox2]

Quick note worth mentioning! The Urbz is basically the same as the GBA game of the same name.

[@LucasAndrowick]

The original DS has a stylus nub on the lanyard intentionally so you could attach it to your thumb for a thumb stylus. This was intentional for games like Metroid or other FPS games. The thumb stylus was always intentional for the system.

[@vegoutwithvegge]

In the Tiger Woods game did you make Ricky from Trailer Park Boys?

[@MINI_JasperJunior]

Oh boy, here we go, DS time!! 🥳

[@KingBatiatus]

Playing every Xbox Series X launch lineup next week!

[@jootoobersters]

I love this series

[@claireh539]

I’d love a proper Wario Ware game for the switch honestly. I can’t tell you how many hours I spent playing that game on the ds as a child