
Whenever anyone mentions the word "Pokémon," one of two reactions is usually triggered. The first is that the person smiles fondly, either because they still love playing those games or, at the very least, they still harbor fond memories of wanting to be the very best. The second and, sadly, probably more common reaction is a sneer of some sort, or perhaps an eye roll, from people who have long dismissed the series as a cash cow that lacks inspiration.

The Nintendo DS has some amazing titles available. Here are some of the best nostalgic games that every child of the DS era grew up playing.
I enjoyed both Rush games, I did think the action was sometimes too fast to see what was coming up in terms of hazards though, which meant replaying the same stage a bunch of times, other than that they were enjoyable, good special stages, 3D sections and bosses for the most part.
DS is one of the best consoles of all time. Such a rich library of software
Zelda were all glorious on it.

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A new Pokemon leak has revealed the timeline for upcoming games until 2030 alongside details on potentially canceled titles and Beta builds.