It wouldn't be right if I didn't nominate this: 97. Solatorobo: Red The Hunter One of the most artistically beautiful games on DS I've ever seen, this action-rpg has a lot of heart to it, a memorable cast, great music, and nice graphics for ds. It's a spiritual follow-up to Tail Concerto and I think...

I'm surprised no one mentioned Minecraft

I'm fairly sure that it's because early third party ram carts had to change between 1M and 4M expansion for some games that would throw a fit if they had the wrong ram. Later carts (action replay) either fixed this or switch it automatically.

It could be for pirate famiclone controllers imo, as most I've dealt with have been nine-pin. Not that there's many worth converting to usb though. You could always make an adapter as mentioned, I'm sure there's famiclone pinouts out there. With a properly wired adapter it could probably use Nes or ...

I see no mention of Vice: Project Doom!

Kickass ninja-gaiden-ish gameplay with a cheesy plot. (complete with NG-style cinemas!) Switches between vertical driving/shooter and sidescrolling levels. It's okay to hate a bit on the driving levels but the sidescrolling levels are pretty classy.

A small note, if that route doesn't work: http://www.tototek.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=23&products_id=56 This adapter allows psx controllers on famicom clones. While not going to NES specifically, it should be the right kind of signal you would need. For instance, I've...