an "obscure" one: Swords and Soldiers
aside from NES games I only ever have 4 games on my system (i.e. not SD card)
Swords and Soldiers is almost always sitting just below the Internet channel

any other suggestions I would make would be the obvious ones
like Dr Mario, Lost Winds, Megaman 9 or something like that
and obviously non 1000 point games like Tetris Party, World of Goo, Bit Trip Beat etc
the stuff that doesn't need to be said

Universal recommendations (not games):
Sigur Rós' Ágætis byrjun
My Bloody Valentine's Loveless
www.ted.com
tolerance and all those other things
etc, etc

If you haven't yet, get Bubble Bobble Plus. That's a real fun one.

I know nobody will probably respond to this because it's an inane question, but I need to know if I should get yoshi's island. I know it's gotten alot of praise, but I need to know what somebody specifically liked about it. I've only tried the gameboy version for a little bit and the ROM, but it doesn't seem like that much fun. Does it get better along the way?

Excitebike: World Rally

@Twario: I personally never have played the game before, but I believe it does. Try the Super Nintendo Entertainment System version on the cartridge if you have an SNES.

Is Deadly Creatures worth it? I think it's only about $20, now.

@Twario - I think Yoshi's Island is a great game, and one I recommend you try. And yes, it does get better as you go along.

i got the excitebike and i figure just not getting bit boy

Is rocket knight any good? What's good about it?

Rocket Knight Adventures is very good. It's got charming characters, solid controls, and great stage design.

I can't even afford a MegaDrive at the moment. Perhaps I'll skip to the SNES Sparkster game, seeing as I have an SNES console.

Oh, btw, I decided which DS game to get for Xmas(Contra 4), but I ended up getting Magical Starsign instead(it was on sale, and I couldn't find Contra 4 ).

Ew, no. Sparkster is nowhere near as good...

It's a weird question, but should I get a 3DO or a Neo Geo CD? I heard that the 3DO has a lot of good games for the system, but the Neo CD also has some pretty fun games & the load times on some of the later games on there don't bother me too much.

Also, should I get Samurai Shodown V or SVC Chaos for the Xbox?

Hm...that's a tough one. I guess I'd recommend SVC Chaos over SamSho5, since SVC has some really awesome extra characters.

Left 4 Dead is available for $7.50 on Steam until 11am EST tomorrow. Get it if you haven't already.

Blast, I couldn't find this thread when I needed it...
Oh well, I was wondering what you guys thought for me to spend my last 200 DSi Points.
I could've gotten an Electroplankton game, a different game, or I could've waited for Flipper.
I'm happy to say I got Electroplankton: Luminarrow. It's great fun for me, being musically inclined...I just might get a few more.
What do you guys think of Beatness and Tracy?

Should I get castlevainia IV? I want to get it, but it looks too hard. Is it extremely difficult?

@Twario - Super Castlevania IV is okay, not my favorite game, but it is worth downloading on the VC. It can be hard in the later stages, but not frustratingly hard. Also, if you manage to beat the first quest and press Start after "The End" or "Presented by Konami" in the credits portion, there's a second, harder quest (which for some STRANGE reason is barely ever talked about). It's not my favorite, but it's worth checking out either way.

@bleachfan I suggest beatness, it's fun to make remixes. Tracy is not as good as a lot of people say. I would recommend hanenbow over tracy. Tracy is not as fun because most of the time you just get a loud cacophony of random notes, and no music unless you take your time [and I mean take your time.] Hanenbow is fun to play arounnd with, and I can actually focus on it for hours. The three that everyone should have [If you're obsessed with electroplankton like me, get them all] are beatness, luminarrow, and hanenbow. Hope this helps!