DS Daily: What's in your backlog?

Posted Apr 12th 2008 10:30AM by Candace Savino
Filed under: DS Daily

If you're anything like us, you've probably bought tons of games that you haven't even touched (or maybe just barely scratched the surface). So, how big is your DS backlog? What games have you bought, but not really delved into? Do you expect to actually play them any time soon? And, speaking of which, why haven't you played said games yet? Lack of time, or perhaps buyer's remorse?

Tags: backlog

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4-16-2008 @ 4:19PM

The Theory said...

Beyond Good & Evil is awesome. Get on that!

4-12-2008 @ 1:14PM

MidnightScott said...

Here is my collection: http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/8899/mydscollection101007pc9.jpg

Most of my games in there are backlogs...and I have 47 (counting the 3 you don't see: Castlevania PoR, LifeSigns, and Ontamarama)

4-12-2008 @ 1:19PM

MidnightScott said...

Oh I forgot to include the list of backlogged games:

Asphalt Urban GT
Meteos
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
DragonBall Z: Supersonic Warriors 2
Metroid Prime Hunters
New Super Mario Bros.
Pokémon Trozei
Trauma Center: Under the Knife
StarFox Command
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team
Kirby: Squeak Squad
Mega Man ZX
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
Magical Starsign
Cooking Mama
Wario: Master of Disguise
Pokémon Pearl
Yoshi's Island DS
Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales
DK: Jungle Climber
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Chibi-Robo: Park Patrol

4-12-2008 @ 1:58PM

matsam said...

I need to finish:
- Zelda: PH
- Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker
- Phoenix Wright 3
- Lost Magic (I don't actually plan to finish this one)

I need to start:
- Advance Wars: Dual Strike

I need to play post-game stuff in:
- Castlevania: PoR
- Etrian Odyssey
- Final Fantasy III

So yeah, but it's not nearly as big as my PS2 backlog...oh my...

4-12-2008 @ 2:24PM

Safiel said...

I've got a backlog of 79 games if you span every system I own. But my ds list is (if you count 2 games i'm in the middle of and 2 that I just ordered):

Pokemon Diamond
Star Fox
Etrian Odyssey
Magical Starsign
Drawn to life
Drill Dozer
Rune factory Harvest Moon
Scurge
Fire Emblem
Spectrobes
Advance Wars DS Days of Ruin
Luminous Arc
Heroes of mana
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
Mario and Luigi
Ace Attorney Appolo Justice
Polarium
Tetris DS

Guess that means I've played about 40 ds games since the little guy came out.

4-12-2008 @ 2:49PM

Ry Guy said...

I've managed to clear out pretty much all my DS backlog. And I've taken all but my most loved DS titles and sold them at a pretty good price. What I'm left with is the Phoenix Wright series, since it's too excellent to sell, even if I won't likely play it again, and Days of Ruin, New Mario Brothers, and Tetris DS as my DS games I'll simply never get sick of.

4-12-2008 @ 2:49PM

jsutcliffe said...

Oh God, I haven't finished _any_ DS games yet (I got my DS just before Christmas), unless you count Layton (quest finished, but I'm on 134/135 puzzles complete overall).

Zelda:PH
Advance Wars: Dual Strike
Advance Wars: Days of Ruin
Advance Wars: Black Hole Rising (GBA)
Golden Sun (GBA)
FF:TA (GBA)
FFIII
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
Picross
Fire Emblem: Sacred Stones (GBA)
Front Mission (Damn you, destroy the SAM sites mission!)
Yoshi's Island
Luminous Arc

... wait! I see I did finish one:
Mario Kart DS

4-12-2008 @ 3:09PM

Pizza Pasta said...

I have a copy of Dimentium with about 12 minutes of gameplay on it and even though I've powered up most of my drones in Geometry Wars, it still sits in my DS case with only the first level completed.

4-12-2008 @ 3:50PM

Puddles said...

Now playing:

Zelda: Phantom Hourglass - 90% done
FF Crystal Chronicles: ROF - 80% done
Etrian Odyssey - 10% done

Backlog:

FF 12: Revenant Wings
FF3
Harvest Moon: Rune Factory

My main concern is that there are about 5 games I want that are coming out in the next 4 months...

4-12-2008 @ 4:34PM

Mr Khan said...

I keep my purchases in check so i usually almost never have a backlog

Final Fantasy III DS i never finished, and never will, the amount of grinding necessary before the point of no return is mind-boggling

Bomberman DS (the first one) i never finished either, I would like, someday, to escape from Stark Mountain on Diamond & Pearl (with the shiny Graveler i acquired), the one storyline on StarFox Command where you have to go through the stage with all the missiles,

I think that's about it

4-12-2008 @ 5:11PM

nil said...

I am now only buying a game once I've completed the last one I bought before it, but my backlog is pretty insane, which is why I have this new rule. Seems that The World Ends With You will be bought after I finish Rondo of Swords.

The backlog:
One's I currently play regularly:
Puzzle Quest
Shiren the Wanderer
Izuna
Etrian Odyssey
Nanostray 2
FFCC: Ring of Fates

The games I need to get back to:
Lunar Knights
Deltora Quest (on hold until I finish the books, which are a FAQ for the game)
Final Fantasy III
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
SD G Generation Cross Drive
Super Robot Taisen W

4-12-2008 @ 5:21PM

Jenni said...

Vitamin X Evolution and Puchi Eva: Evangelion @ Game are both in my backlog. >.< Crisis Core and Patapon have forced me to push my DS aside.

4-12-2008 @ 7:00PM

J.K. said...

My list is pretty reasonable thankfully.

As far as DS goes just Contact and FF3 which are both like 80% done or so. On the Wii technically Godfather but the story is done, and on GC just Zelda: TP which I stalled 25% into.

The GBA though is a whole other matter as I just picked up a nearly new micro stupid cheap and then grabbed a handful of games to deal with. A few don't really 'end' like V-Rally 3 or Mr Driller 2, but as far as work in progress go there's: Tales of Phantasia (20%), Wing Commander Prophecy (70%~), Dragonball Advanced Adventure (at least 50%), Baldurs Gate (15-20%), Metal Slug Advance (25%), Drill Dozer (20%), and Mario Kart (33% unlocked.)

Not bad really as I just pick away at a few most days like today where I downed like 1/2 of Wing Commander and did another 1 1/2 worlds of Drill Dozer, along with starting Baldur's Gate.

4-12-2008 @ 7:05PM

therpham said...

I just finished the first Phoenix Wright yesterday. I started it almost two years ago.

3 more to go, plus a thousand other things.

4-12-2008 @ 9:02PM

Haohmaru said...

My DS backlog is pretty low, but that's because I buy very few DS games due to the fact that I pretty much only play my DS at work during lunch breaks or particularly slow days since I work at a call center. My actual console game backlog is pretty huge, though. For that, I'm going to blame Lord of the Rings Online. :P

DS:
Sonic Rush
Zelda: Phantom Hourglass

GCN:
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (Only have a few missions to go, but when you consider I've owned the game for over a year now..)
Starfox Adventures (Haven't even started.)
F-Zero GX (Story mode is ridiculous!)

Wii:
Super Mario Galaxy (Have enough stars to travel to the final area, but I'm one of those who have to do EVERYTHING in a game.)
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Ninja Spirit
Breath of Fire II (Though I beat it on SNES long ago.)
Super Metroid (See above.)
ActRaiser (See above!)
Neutopia
Air Zonk

And despite this, I've got The World Ends With You and Mario Kart Wii pre-ordered. After those, I should totally resolve to NOT buy any more games until I finish the ones I have. But realistically, I know that's not going to happen!

4-12-2008 @ 10:38PM

Terrence said...

Metroid Prime
Dragon Ball Z Supersonic Warriors
New Super Mario Brothers
Pokemon Diamond
Castlevania: Down of Sorrows
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
Nintendogs(extremely gay. I don't even know why i bought it)
Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time

4-12-2008 @ 11:19PM

Gid said...

My DS backlog list might also be called my "what was I thinking?" list. I bought these at deep discount but not sure I'll ever get around to actually playing them.

- Age of Empires
- Elements of Destruction
- Napoleon Dynamite

4-13-2008 @ 6:51AM

I Love Bowser said...

Lists!

4-13-2008 @ 8:17AM

Reeve said...

Right now, my only sizable backlogs are PS2, PC, and GameCube ones. My (small) DS backlog has been cleared, but that might change soon once certain games come out!

4-13-2008 @ 10:03AM

Dra said...

Advance Wars: DOR (last mission now) - but I have been playing all the side missions over and over again for some reason...
FF XII: Revenant Wings
Lunar Knights
New Super Mario Bros.

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