what are good gameboy advance games to get for ds? i might get super mario 3 advance. are the classic nes series any good?

why dont you ask which gameboy advance games are good, being that the DS plays all GBA games?

All three Castlevania games.
Both Metroids
Mario Kart
Warioware and Warioware:Twisted
Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga
Zelda: minish cap

The Mario and Zelda ports (though you may want to wait if you're getting a revolution as the downloads will probably be cheaper.

Advance wars 1 & 2 if you're into strategy games.

Those are turn based, iirc.

You recall correctly.

Sorry, I hate those types of games so I don't know all the differences.

The Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Astro Boy: Omega Factor

These three games are Must-Play games.

Yep, can't believe I forgot Mario and Luigi.

I'm hoping Rebelstar: Tactical Command is good. I should be getting it today.

There's no way a pseudo-sequel to Xcom can be bad, even if it is more of an Xcom Lite.

Also, nobody's mentioned the Fire Emblems. Personally, I preferred the Advanced Wars, but there's no denying the quality of the same type of gameplay with an RPG story.

Fire Emblem 1 & 2. If you lucky you can get Fire Emblem 1 $14.99 at Target (Clearance right now)

I played a lot of Mario Golf Advance when it came out. A nod goes to Super Puzzle Fighter as well.