Game blog Brittlefish has
taken a look at the best games that should be on the Nintendo DS. The stylus, touch and dual screen technology
has given developers a chance to develop games that previously wouldn't be playable on a portable system. The key
ingredient is the DS's capability for emulating the functions of a mouse, which is normally reserved for the PC gaming
crowd.
Brittlefish suggests that the older Lucasarts game should be ported to the DS (a Rebel Assault version would be simply inspired) due to their point and click nature. A transulent keyboard could come up for any parts of the game where text entry is required. They also take a look at a Multiplayer version of Marble Madness, with the top screen being used to display the opponent's position in a time trial style game-type.
The one game that could possibly be the DS' "killer app" would be a DS port of Starcraft. That name alone would be enough to get the millions of PC gamers that played the original onto the DS platform. The chances of this famous strategy game coming to the DS are also not that bad, since Blizzard have been asking their fans what they'd think if they ported this title.
Here's where we apply the Joystiq slant on the future for wires free gaming to Blizzard; A portable version of World of Warcraft that could link up to your character via wifi hotspots. Never spend another moment away from your online personality. The DS certainly has the technological capability with a microphone, mouse emulation, wifi and lots of screen space all being features of the console.
[Thanks, Grant]
