Immediate note: This is NOT about the Nintendo 3DS or 2DS.
On a whim today, I decided to play Contra 4 on the DS, when I had an epiphany.
This is probably the last great system for traditional sprite-based 2D graphics.
Which made MORE sense, considering the DS graphical capabilities roughly align somewhere above the 32-bit generation, including the 2D powerhouse of Sega Saturn, and around the N64.
Considering the 5th gen has some stunning-looking games, I felt it was only right to finally celebrate the original Nintendo DS as the last great 2D console.
What other stunning 2D games are out on the DS that people may have missed out on? It can be full 2D or a combo of 2D-3D.
JUST GIMME THAT 2D POWER!
Here are some Contra 4 screenshots that I grabbed from across the image search - if anyone has GIFs of these, feel free to post!
Edit: Found some Contra 4 GIFs
On a whim today, I decided to play Contra 4 on the DS, when I had an epiphany.
This is probably the last great system for traditional sprite-based 2D graphics.
Which made MORE sense, considering the DS graphical capabilities roughly align somewhere above the 32-bit generation, including the 2D powerhouse of Sega Saturn, and around the N64.
Considering the 5th gen has some stunning-looking games, I felt it was only right to finally celebrate the original Nintendo DS as the last great 2D console.
What other stunning 2D games are out on the DS that people may have missed out on? It can be full 2D or a combo of 2D-3D.
JUST GIMME THAT 2D POWER!
Here are some Contra 4 screenshots that I grabbed from across the image search - if anyone has GIFs of these, feel free to post!
Edit: Found some Contra 4 GIFs
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