The Nintendo DS hosted far more than familiar remakes and monster-catching adventures. These ten RPGs stand out for distinctive combat, memorable stories, flexible progression and clever use of the handheld’s two screens, with regional notes and honest tradeoffs for every recommendation.

Grand Theft Auto VI preorders are open ahead of the November 19, 2026 launch. Here is what the Standard and Ultimate Editions include, how the physical code-in-box release works, which bonuses have platform-specific deadlines, and what buyers should verify before paying.

The NES hosted far more than one kind of role-playing adventure. This ranking compares ten released NES or Famicom RPGs by character growth, party decisions, exploration, combat variety, historical importance and approachability, from Dragon Warrior’s focused solo quest to Dragon Warrior III’s flexible class system.

Build a total-cost ceiling for a collectible game by matching the exact release, completeness, condition, shipping, tax, fees and uncertainty before bidding on Super Mario 64, Ocarina of Time, PS2 classics or Nintendo DS cartridges.

Nintendo’s GameCube platformer library stretches from precise 3D obstacle courses to rhythm-driven acrobatics, egg-powered puzzles and brawling collectathons. These ten games rank the system’s strongest platform-focused adventures by movement, level design, originality, campaign consistency and replay value, while explaining the compromises behind each choice.

Rockstar has confirmed a 34-track Atlantic Records album for GTA VI, while Only Raw Records supplies fictional music-business worldbuilding. Neither announcement reveals the game’s complete radio lineup.

The Game Boy Advance has more strategic variety than its small screen suggests. From elegant military puzzles and unforgiving character tactics to real-time mech construction, these ten games earn their places through meaningful decisions, distinct campaign structures and replay value—not merely because they contain battles or party management.

Build a dependable offense and defense in the original PlayStation 2 edition of ESPN NFL 2K5. This guide explains controls, play selection, special teams, and a complete Franchise routine from roster setup through the regular season, playoffs, and offseason, with practical fixes for turnovers, sacks, defensive breakdowns, and costly roster decisions.

Learn the original GameCube racer's two-character system, build a useful kart pairing, and work through its Grand Prix cups and unlocks. This guide covers starts, drifting, special items, every course, Battle mode, cooperative play, and the habits that make a difficult championship more consistent from one race to the next.

Get better at the original Wii Sports with practical guides to Tennis, Baseball, Bowling, Golf, and Boxing. Learn repeatable motions, common mistakes, all fifteen training activities, and a shot plan for each of the nine golf holes. Set useful goals for Pro status, medals, and more consistent scores.

Rockstar’s three major GTA VI videos establish a story built around Jason and Lucia, a broad Leonida setting, and a criminal partnership surrounded by visible gameplay. They also show plenty of activity without confirming every system fans have inferred from the footage.

The Nintendo 64 platformer library is smaller than its PlayStation counterpart, but it helped define 3D movement. This ranked selection covers open 3D collectathons, focused stage adventures, 2.5D action and platform-adventure hybrids, with regional notes, limitations and audience guidance for every game.

Defeat every colossus in the original PlayStation 2 game on Normal difficulty. Each encounter includes the ride from the Shrine of Worship, the arena's climbing puzzle, weak-point tactics, stamina management, and a way to recover after a fall. Follow the complete campaign through the final shrine sequence and ending.

Reach the ending of the original Nintendo 64 game with a complete 70-star route, then finish the remaining stars for a 120-star save. Follow course-by-course directions, castle unlocks, cap switches, and all three Bowser encounters, with running star totals and practical help for tricky jumps, red coins, and optional cleanup.

Follow Kratos from the Aegean Sea to his final battle with Ares in the original PlayStation 2 game. This walkthrough explains the combat encounters, temple puzzles, dangerous climbs, and boss fights along the main story, with upgrade advice and recovery tips for the sections most likely to interrupt your run.

Finish the original Dreamcast adventure from Sonic's first stage through the Perfect Chaos finale. Follow all six character stories with hub directions, required upgrades, Action Stage routes, boss strategies, and help for Big's fishing. Optional emblems, extra upgrades, and Chao activities have their own sections after the main story route.

This walkthrough is built for the original North American Nintendo Entertainment System release of Castlevania II: Simon's Quest. It gives you a full first-clear route from Jova to Dracula's castle, including the five mansion relics, the required Magic Cross, crystal puzzles, ferry routing, optional upgrades, recovery advice after mistakes, and a separate explanation of the three time-based endings.

Use this route to finish the original North American NES cartridge-style edition of Metroid without sequence breaks or full item cleanup. You will build a dependable loadout in Brinstar and Norfair, defeat Ridley first and the real Kraid second, then enter Tourian with Ice Beam and enough loaded missiles to clear Metroids, Mother Brain and the escape.

Follow the North American Nintendo 64 version of Ocarina of Time from Kokiri Forest to the ending without mixing in 3DS or Master Quest changes. This route focuses on required songs, dungeon items, age swaps, temple order, boss methods, and the few side trips that are effectively mandatory for smooth story completion.

A full campaign walkthrough for the North American Nintendo GameCube release of The Wind Waker, guiding you from Outset Island through the Triforce hunt, Ganon's Tower, and the ending. The structure separates required story progress from optional upgrades, flags original GameCube-specific steps such as Tingle chart deciphering, and keeps the route practical for a first-time player.

Rockstar has confirmed a broad Leonida setting, six officially labeled destinations and a reported comparison with GTA V. It has not published a definitive square-kilometre figure, scale bar or complete map of regional boundaries.

A full route through the original North American PlayStation release of Metal Gear Solid, from the dock infiltration to the final jeep escape.

Step-by-step campaign walkthrough for the Nintendo DS release of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, covering all five cases included in the DS/Western edition through the true ending. Includes investigation routing, courtroom strategies, use of DS-specific evidence tools, failure recovery and exact completion checks so you can reach the game’s final verdict without guesswork.

Buying Super Mario 64, Ocarina of Time, Shadow of the Colossus, God of War, Phoenix Wright or Final Fantasy III from a marketplace involves more than checking labels and discs. Learn why off-platform payment removes useful protection, how impersonation and urgency tactics work, what evidence to request and when walking away is the safest choice.

Step-by-step campaign walkthrough for the original 1985 Super Mario Bros. (NES, World release). Covers controls, power-ups, enemy counters, every level from World 1-1 through World 8-4, castle strategies, warp zones and key secrets, plus optional no-warp and completion checks so you can finish the original NES ending reliably.

Rockstar has confirmed GTA VI for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, but it has not published final frame-rate targets or promised 30 FPS, 40 FPS or 60 FPS modes. Here is what the official listings, preview footage and technical analysis actually support.

Step-by-step Windows walkthrough for the required 34-stage story route: 29 Main Path levels and 5 Boss levels, ending with The Past Unmasked and the campaign credits. The 9 Timeline levels, 21 Flashback Levels, N. Verted stages, gems and relics are optional follow-up content unless separately pursued.

A complete PlayStation 4 walkthrough for the original Bloodborne campaign. Follow the safest progression through Yharnam, unlock shortcuts, defeat every required boss, preserve useful NPC quests, collect the items needed for the secret ending, and finish with Gehrman and the Moon Presence. Optional regions, bosses, Chalice Dungeon goals, and endgame checks are separated from the required route.

Step-by-step campaign coverage for The Witcher: Enhanced Edition on GOG. This walkthrough takes you from the Kaer Morhen prologue through Chapters I–V to the official epilogue, explains key choices that change late-game outcomes, and shows how to handle the Striga, ally routes and final confrontation while using the Enhanced Edition fixes.

Step-by-step campaign walkthrough for the original 1995 North American SNES release of Chrono Trigger. Covers every required main-story objective from the Millennial Fair through Prehistory, the Tyranno Lair, Zeal, Mountain of Woe, the Ocean Palace, the Black Omen, and the final Lavos confrontation, with practical party and Tech advice, optional side-quests, the original SNES New Game+ requirement, and verified routes to the standard SNES endings.

Complete Burg's opening preparations, recruit Ramus, obtain Alex's Dagger and Heavy Clothes from the basement chest, buy Luna's Sling, collect the Old Ring from Ramus's house, learn the field menu and saving procedure, train near the Stone Monument, and reach the sealed White Dragon Cave entrance. End before using the Old Ring or entering the cave; Quark and all interior cave events belong to Chapter 2.

Follow the complete main campaign of Final Fantasy Tactics Advance on the original Game Boy Advance, from the opening missions through Royal Valley and the ending. Learn how to manage laws, jobs, abilities and your clan, then use the postgame chapter for optional recruitment and mission planning. The main-story route is complete; the optional section is not an exhaustive 300-mission catalog.

Practical, start-to-finish coverage for Square Enix’s North American PlayStation Portable release of the 20th Anniversary version of the original Final Fantasy. The route follows Cornelia, Pravoka, the Crown and Astos sequence, the Earth Cave and Cavern of Ice, the Airship, Mount Gulg, Sunken Shrine, Flying Fortress, the past Chaos Shrine, and Chaos, with PSP bonus dungeons clearly separated as optional content.

Complete the original North American PlayStation release of Spyro the Dragon from Artisans through Peace Keepers, Magic Crafters, Beast Makers, Dream Weavers and Gnasty’s World. The guide covers required balloonist thresholds, level routes, dragons, eggs, gems, flight stages, boss methods, failure recovery and the optional post-boss 100% route. Gnasty’s Loot is unlocked only after Gnasty Gnorc is defeated, Magnus is freed in Gnorc Gnexus, and the inventory reaches 12,000 gems, 80 dragons and 12 dragon eggs; completing it adds 2,000 gems and raises the game to 120%.

Rockstar has announced Grand Theft Auto VI for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, not PC. Here is what the official information says, what GTA V and Red Dead Redemption 2 suggest, and why a later PC release remains only a possibility.

Step-by-step walkthrough for the Nintendo DS release of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney — Justice for All. Covers every investigation and courtroom section across all four main episodes, plus the DS-specific interface, the Magatama / Psyche-Lock mechanic introduced in this title, failure recovery and clear completion checks so you can reach the game's true ending.

Step-by-step walkthrough of the North American NES release of Super Mario Bros. 2 (USA, Rev A). This guide covers controls, character choices, enemy and item tactics, every world and boss through Wart, and practical recovery and optional completion advice. Designed so a newcomer can finish the main campaign and confirm the true ending on the original NES edition.

The Iorveth Act II route begins with Prelude to War: Aedirn and The War Council, then follows the cure and curse objectives: Subterranean Life, Hunting Magic, Where is Triss Merigold?, Royal Blood, A Matter of Life and Death, Hatred Symbolized, Death Symbolized, The Eternal Battle and Vergen Besieged. Suspect: Thorak and The Walls Have Ears are optional, order-sensitive Royal Blood evidence investigations that can affect the Stennis judgment and additional rewards, but they are not prerequisites for delivering Saskia’s cure or finishing the main campaign. The timed Iorveth-sword decision in Act I changes the immediate Flotsam consequences; the later At a Crossroads: Vernon Roche or At a Crossroads: Scoia’tael commitment determines whether Act II follows Roche or Iorveth. The chapter must distinguish required progression from optional Vergen investigations and identify the pre-siege cutoff.

Rockstar has confirmed GTA VI as a single-player game launching on November 19, 2026, but it has not announced a name, release date, platforms, cross-play plan, or progression policy for a successor to GTA Online.

The original PlayStation’s platformer library reaches far beyond Crash and Spyro. This ranking weighs movement, level design, originality, exploration, replay value, camera behavior and regional availability across 2D, 2.5D and fully 3D releases, then explains which players each game suits best.

Practical, step-by-step coverage of Final Fantasy XIII-2 on the original PlayStation 3 release: how to progress every main episode, use the Historia Crux, open gates, handle key bosses, capture and develop monsters, finish the post-game Paradox Endings, collect all 160 base-game Fragments, trigger the base-game secret ending, and complete optional owned DLC such as the Coliseum battles and Requiem of the Goddess episode.

Step-by-step walkthrough for the original U.S. Nintendo Wii release [RMGE01], covering the Comet Observatory, every dome including the Garden, Bowser's required Grand-Star route, The Fate of the Universe, all Hungry Luma and Trial Galaxy content, comet and hidden-star cleanup, Mario's 120-Star completion, Super Luigi Galaxy, Luigi's 120-Star completion, and both Grand Finale Galaxy Stars.

Step-by-step campaign walkthrough for the original 1996 Crash Bandicoot (NTSC-U / USA) on PlayStation. Covers the island-map route from N. Sanity Beach through all required levels and bosses, including Nitrus Brio, Dr. Neo Cortex, gem and bonus mechanics, the two Cortex-key secret levels, the Clear Gem route through The Great Hall, and practical recovery strategies for completing the campaign or the full 26-gem target.

Step-by-step walkthrough to finish all five episodes of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations on the Nintendo DS (USA). Covers investigation habits, courtroom tactics, how episodes unlock, handling psyche‑locks, recovering from mistakes, the Edgeworth playable segment, and a concrete completion checklist to confirm you reached the game's true ending.

Step-by-step campaign walkthrough for the original Nintendo Entertainment System release of Super Mario Bros. 3 (North America, USA Rev A). Covers overworld navigation, item and power-up strategy, every world route, fortress/airship boss tactics, warp whistle routing, two-player turn mechanics, and concrete checks to confirm the official ending.

Step-by-step walkthrough for the original 1997 North American PlayStation release. Covers controls, the five correctly ordered main Warp Rooms, all five bosses, the Secret Warp Room and hidden entrances, the final Cortex chase, and optional 42-gem completion. The original release has no time-trial or relic system, so those later-version features are excluded.

Step-by-step campaign walkthrough for the original North American Nintendo DS release of Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney. Covers the four official cases—Turnabout Trump, Turnabout Corner, Turnabout Serenade, and Turnabout Succession—from the opening courtroom sequence through the final Jurist System resolution. It also explains DS controls, the single-save structure, Perceive, selected 3-D evidence examinations, the MASON System, recovery from trial mistakes, and the differences between the original cartridge and later ports.

Practical, route-focused walkthrough for the original North American PlayStation release of Crash Bandicoot: Warped. It covers the five Warp Rooms, the 25 crystal stages, the four chamber bosses, the final Neo Cortex encounter, colored gems, Secret Warp Room stages, relic progression, the alternate ending threshold, and the separate maximum 105% route.

Rockstar’s Extended Look establishes a broad mix of crime missions, combat, character switching, police pursuits, environmental interactions and recreational activities. It does not confirm every system fans have inferred from trailer footage, reporting, patents or leaks.

Step through all five linked episodes of Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth (Nintendo DS, USA).