Node
2022
1995
It's super cute! There's not much to do, and doesn't really have much of a difficulty (Though, there is a hard mode in the options if you press the 3 face buttons on the title screen. There's also some nice dolphin facts on that same screen, which I appreciate), but that's fine. It's mostly just a nice playground to just jump around as a cute dolphin, which I appreciate! The story is cute too, and honestly it's just a really pleasant experience all around.
2002
Kinda fun in short bursts! Kinda stiff control wise, especially in combat, but you get used to it! Also has a lot of hollow references to a lot of other games and otaku culture if you're into that kinda thing. I think it's kinda cute, personally! My favorite part is definitely the stock cat photos in your dorm room.
1996
2018
2009
I don't think I've ever actually had a game run that bad before on DSi. I think the main gameplay is really fun like any tower defense game! But holy shit you cannot play this game comfortably after ~round 70. The frames just drop into the single digits, so it's impossible to place your units after a wave has started. You just kinda have to hope nothing bad happens in the meantime. It definitely would've been better if I'd played it on a different platform because I still think that at its core bloons is always some good fun.