Rare Blow-Out 64 DS: While the Nintendo 64 takes a lot of hits for their high prices and cartridge-based media, few can debate the impact Rare had on the world of video gaming at that time. These days the company is over in Microsoft's camp making Xbox 360 games, but that doesn't mean we can't get a best-of collection from one of the few companies to make the Nintendo 64 sing. It's the Rare Blow-Out 64 DS, a collection of their best Nintendo 64 games on the Nintendo DS.

Who could resist a collection featuring such hits as GoldenEye 007, Perfect Dark, and Donkey Kong 64? And the hits don't stop there, I'm sure more than a few people would pick up a portable compilation that featured both Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie. And this would be the first time for a portable Blast Corps, one of Rare's forgotten gems. I suppose if Rare wanted to get crazy they could include a few of the games that were uncharacateristic for them, such as Killer Instinct Gold and Mickey's Speedway USA. But ultimately most people just want the hits, and there's no reason Rare can't give it to them.

Electronic Arts Brutality Box Set: When you think about Electronic Arts chances are you don't think about big video game collections. These days their games seem to fit into one of three categories, a sports game, a long-running franchise, or a game based off of a movie (or some other terrible license). But that wasn't always the case; back in the days of the Sega Genesis Electronic Arts was an adventurous company full of unique ideas. We say that if EA isn't going to update these classic games, then why not release a whole set of classic 16-Bit titles for the PSP or Nintendo DS?

While people probably wouldn't line up for Shaq Fu or Sesame Street Counting Caf?, I suspect people would love to get their hands on the three Genesis Road Rash games, or maybe the Stike series, or even Mutant League Football (and to a lesser extent, Mutant League Hockey). There are unique adventure games to include (The Immortal), silly novelty games (Toughman Contest), strange platformers (B.O.B.) and a few exciting four-player party games (General Chaos). Electronic Arts has dozens of 16-Bit games to choose from and just as long as they keep the James Pond series out this set could generate a lot of interest. Come on EA; show us the game that made you the biggest video game company in the world.

LucasArts Adventure Set: Here is another collection that would be perfect for the Nintendo DS' touch screen technology. It's the LucasArts Adventure Set, a compilation of point and click adventure games originally released on the PC. I'm talking about games like Loom and Grim Fandango, quirky adventure games that moved at their own pace and offered rich (and bizarre) stories and characters. But this collection could be so much more than just giving us a chance to relive LucasArts' obscure adventures; it could be a time to finally get back in touch with Full Auto, Maniac Mansion, Sam & Max, and all of those Monkey Island games. With a standard game control these games aren't that exciting, but the Nintendo DS seems designed just for these types of games. Now that those Star Wars movies have finally come and gone I think it's time for LucasArts to get back to what it knows best, offering these linear point and click adventures with amazing characters.

Super Mario Advance All-Stars: Outside of a few puzzle compilations from time to time Nintendo isn't big on video game collections. This seems odd considering it was their first big collection, Super Mario All-Stars, that remains one of the best received compilations of all time. But lately Nintendo has opted to release the games separately instead of together, perhaps to make a few extra bucks off of ancient games. That's why I am calling for Super Mario Advance All-Stars, a DS collection that would combine all four of the Super Mario Advance GBA games!

Just imagine being able to switch between Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario World, Yoshi's Island, and Super Mario Bros. 3, what an amazing DS card that would be. And who knows, maybe Nintendo will even include that Game Boy Advance rendition of the original 1983 Mario Bros. they managed to include in every copy of Super Mario Advance they sold. They didn't even change it for the sequels; it just remained that same Mario Bros. mini game time after time. Oh Nintendo, isn't it about time you give us a set with all of your Mario games? Quit trying to get us to buy them one at a time, embrace the video game collection like all your third parties have.

The Comprehensive Treasure Box: Is there another video game company out there with a bigger cult following? No matter what they do Treasure fans will embrace just about anything their beloved company churns out. It doesn't help that nearly every Treasure outing is completely different, always offering something new and original worth paying attention to. But a lot of these adventurous titles have been completely forgotten about, due in large part to the systems they appeared on. Oh sure, people still remember Gunstar Heroes and Dynamite Headdy, but what about Radiant Silvergun (a game only released in Japan)? I say it's about time for Treasure to release a comprehensive collection of ALL of their classic games, including the obscure softs. I'm talking about games like Yu Yu Hakusho, Light Crusader, Alien Soldier, Silhouette Mirage, and heck, even McDonald's Treasure Land! Mix in the classic Treasure games we've come to know and love and you would have one of the best video game collections of all time.

The Dragon Quest Adventure Collection: If Enix (now Square Enix) wants us Americans to get excited about the Dragon Quest then maybe they should give us a disc (or card) full of old Dragon Quest adventures. Both handhelds are hurting for quality role-playing games and what better way to get us Yankees into the series than to give us five or six games to go through in one package? So I propose the Dragon Quest Adventure Collection, a set of original Dragon Quest adventures the way they were meant to be played. This is perfect for the millions of Americans who have yet to play through more than one Dragon Quest adventure, and who knows, I suspect a lot of them would like it enough to pick up the newest PlayStation 2 sequel (and any other version that is released in the future).

This is a win-win situation for all countries. While the Dragon Quest series has yet to take off in the U.S., it's a whole different ballgame in Japan. Kids and adults alike take the day off and camp outside retailers looking to purchase the newest game. The Japanese are gaga over this series and that seems like it would only assure blockbuster sales for this little collection. Millions of Japanese will buy it and American gamers will be turned on to the series for the very first time, what's the harm in that? If Square Enix knew what was good for them this compilation would already be in development.

Maxis Simulation Classics: I hate to be the first person to say this, but those SimCity games are perfect for the Nintendo DS. Since the days of the Super NES companies have been doing everything they can to make Maxis' line of popular city building simulators work on consoles, but thanks to the clumsy interface (which was not helped by the fact that there wasn't a mouse or keyboard to use) most console gamers never understood what the big deal was. Well now's your chance Maxis, the Nintendo DS is the perfect handheld game system for this type of game, with the touch screen and the dual displays this system seems designed for SimCity. And this can be so much more than just a port of one or two SimCity games, how about finally releasing the rest of the SimGames, such as Sim Theme Park, SimEarth, SimCoaster, SimCopter, SimFarm, SimGolf, SimLife, and maybe even SimAnt? Chances are these games wouldn't sell on their own, but in a big collection like this Nintendo DS owners might be more interested in spending the money to have so many unique games.