Topic: Universal Recommendations Thread

@110percentful: Super Paper Mario is a fun platformer/RPG, and New Super Mario Bros. DS is good too, but knowing how much you like Electroplankton, I suggest to get Rhythm Heaven. It's loaded with rhythm-based small games (JUST DON'T MISTAKE THIS FOR A LAME MINIGAME COLLECTION) It's really fun, and I think it was $30 when I got it.

So I guess Chuck Rock is a bad game, huh?
_{Please someone reply}

StarBoy, I think we'd reply if we'd ever heard of that game.

I played it on a friend's Game Gear and remember enjoying it, but that was nearly 20 years ago so I don't know how much that's gonna help you.

You know it's a platformer right? And you chuck rocks just like the name implies, and of course you play as Chuck Rock. There are some Mine Kart sections a la donkey kong country. And it's quite hard, but then again I found most games more challenging when I was little.

No matter how much I recommend to myself NOT to see the Percy Jackson movie tomorrow, the fanboy in me recommends it

Whoopie! Due to my birthday, and a general mix-up between the guests, I now am in possession of THREE points cards! Two of them are going towards my Wii. I've already purchased Secret of Mana with one...The OTHER one is going towards my DSi.
So! I'm open to suggestions at the moment, if anyone cares to give any for either system!

VC/WiiWare:
Donkey Kong Country
Sonic 2
Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario World
Sin and Punishment
Legend of Zelda: OoT
Secret of Mana
Pokemon Snap!
Earthworm Jim
Onslaught
Water Warfare
Cubello
SPCG4AP: Episode 1
Bit Trip Beat
Bit Trip Core
Defend Your Castle

DSiWare:
Wario Ware: Snapped!
Art Style: Aquia
Art Style: PiCTOBiTS
Art Style: precipice
Pop+ Solo
Mario vs. DK: MMA!
Pop Island
Glow Artisan
Electroplankton: Luminarrow
Electroplankton: Beatness
Electroplankton: Hanenbow

Currently on My Wishlist:
Mega Man 2
Zelda: Link to the Past
Super Metroid
Bit Trip Void

(...For DSiWare...who knows? )

@Bleachfan

Is the top list what you own? If so, and the wishlist is what you want to get, I say just get those. For DSi, I'd suggest Mighty Flip Champ and Dark Void.

Any other virtual consel games I should for sure own?

VC list:
Blaster Master
Mario bros 3
super mario world
paper mario
super metroid
legend of zelda
link to the past
orcarina of time
sonic 2
megaman 2
shining force
street fighter 2
gunstar heros
donkey kong country
bomberman 93
kirby crystal shards

And for wiiware, There are a bunch I know i shoud get, but I havent gotten around to it

Wiiware
Megaman 9
Excitebikes
toki tori
lost winds
water warfare
pokemon ranch

If you guys could recommend some of either that i should own that would be great!
For wiiware im for sure getting MM10, castlevania rebirth, maybe contra rebirth, and some other that i cannot recall...

@Supermegaman: I suggest for WiiWare, Swords & Soldiers, World of Goo, and Onslaught are all I can think of at the moment, and for the VC Kirby's Dream Course is a very fun and unique twist on golf.

Essential wiiware games? I have none.

Ehm...any more suggestions? Just wondering...

It seems like you got a pretty good wishlist right there. That out to leave you with at least 500 points. As for DSiware, you're missing two of the best games on the service, Dark Void and Mighty Flip Champ. Why not just get those?

@Mickeymac: I've played Mighty Flip Champs on someone else's DSi, and I thought it was pretty meh... Dark Void on the other hand piques my interest...thanks!

Well then, I'd recommend Dark Void, Reflect Missile, Starship Patrol, and either another 500-point game, or two 200 point games.

Alright, it's about time for another Gamestop trip for me. I want to get Batallion Wars 2, since it's a game I've wanted for a long time and it's going out of print, but I also want a 360 game to go along with it. I'm thinking either Bayonetta, Modern Warfere 2, or Street Fighter 4. I'm leaning towards MW2, since everyone and their dog has played through it already at this point, and I still haven't gotten in on the action. However, I want the other 2 games real badly as well.

Suggestions?

Some suggestions would be really nice right about now...

If everyone and his dog has Modern Warfare 2, it shouldn't be too hard to find a friend you can borrow it from. Since Super Street Fighter 4 is coming out later this year, I'd suggest holding off on SF4 and just get Bayonetta.

@Ricardo91: I say go with Modern Warfare 2. Super Street Fighter IV is going to be released in about two months, plus Bayonetta is single-player, so save that for later.

Thanks, guys. I knew someone would respond eventually.

@Mickey. Well, most of my friends are still addicted to the multiplayer mode, so borrowing a copy could be a problem.

@SSBFan. Wasn't SSFIV held back? That's what I read in Game Informer anyway. But it is Game Informer after all, so it could be wrong. Either way, I guess I'll wait for that one, since the both of you suggested I do that. Also, I don't mind that Bayonetta is a single-player game.

I'll probably wind up with MW2, Even though I really want Bayonetta (the OXM demo I played of it was amazing!). I'm really jonesing for a good multiplayer game on 360, and I'd feel jipped if I got SFIV, only for it's superior version to come out only months later. Thanks for the advice!

For anyone with a GBA/DS who doesn't have an Advance Wars game... If you have friends to play it with (and remember you can take it in turns on one cartridge) it's possibly the most satisfying game on either system.