Nintendo 3DS, 2DS and DS

I only have a 16GB one, but I just freed up a 32GB card by upgrading the one in my phone, so the 2DSXL gets a mild upgrade too.

I guess it would be cool to have a collection of all the games under the sun, but since I barely play lately anyway, this outta be enough... If not, guess I'll upgrade another 64GB card in another device and move it to the 2DSXL. The handheld is like the youngest sibling, always getting what the older ones don't need anymore.

Or should I be considering a major upgrade in the future...?

Hey again!

To keep this place both livelier and closer to its original purpose, let's do a little debate club / reading club thingy.

For this, every month, or week, or two weeks depending on how it goes - we shall pick a game to talk about, or some other topic.

We'll do community suggestions and voting too of course, this is just a launch.

So the first pinned topic: Big games on small systems

We tend to think of handheld games to be smaller, shorter and simpler. But sometimes they're quite grand on its own. From the beginning, GameBoy has been getting major games. Link's Awakening is one of the most loved Zelda games, Metroid had a sequel on GB too.

Another major source of big games are re-releases of console games from previous generations. Zelda comes to mind again with OoT. My personal favorite on 3DS is Xenoblade Chronicles, which is a really mind-blowing experimence on such a tiny system.

Other times, it's the reverse, where a handheld game is good enough to get a release on main platforms later. For many, Resident Evil Revelations was the return to form for RE, and it started on the 3DS.

A game I also need to point out is GTA Chinatown Wars. I know it's a best seller, but I still find it underrated. It may be odd, but when I'm randomly thinking of a GTA game, it's this one. Those were good times playing GTA while waiting in my taxi for a passenger.

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NEWS

For pickups, collections, and other "look what I have/got/found" topics, there is now a single pinned thread. Lemmy makes it easy to attach an image directly (or multiple) in a comment.

So don't make individual posts for this purpose. If the mega thread fills up (I don't know what the comment limit is), we'll make a new one and link the history.

Of course you can still make a new post if you have a question or need help with your game or gear, or it's something to talk about beyond a single photo. (Or it's something suuuuper cool.)

I'll update the sidebar at some point too.

Thank you!

Any of you had some of these?

I had 3 Soviet knockoffs. I'm in my old family home rn so I'll look for them.

I recently picked up a 3DS LL and i've already been playing some games on it and i'm having a blast so far, I'm just wondering if anyone could recommend me some short but charming games since those types of games are the ones i usually find myself enjoying the most.

Hey everyone,

This community has been up for 3 weeks, and it’s a small and cozy place. I personally think it’s fine if there isn’t a lot of activity, these consoles are already “retro” after all. People can still write and if you’re subscribed, you’ll see it, so it’s not like posts become invisible.

That said, would you prefer that we have some extra activity here to keep things lively? Such as weekly, bi-weekly or monthly discussions on some particular topic? Or something like a reading club, to check out a particular game? Or some other idea?

Next, should we have a megathread for collections and pickups? I personally think we should, as most communities/subs for specific older consoles tend to only have these kinds of posts, and I’m not a huge fan of that (maybe I’m just jealous).

Next next, should this community be specific to just a) 3DS, b) 3DS+DS, c) all Ninty handhelds (except Switch)?

Originally I intended to have it all here since 3DS is so well compatible with everything that before, but [email protected] looks pretty lively and is probably a better place for things like GB homebrew or alternative handhelds.

I'd still keep this open to things like the Game&Watch or flip-style emulation handhelds anyway.

Finally, I could use a backup mod or a few. Nothing bad is happening here, so there’s no work for the time being (unless you want to be very active in posting etc.). My intent is to keep the community friendly but also allow a bit of rowdiness, as people can be passionate or have a bad day, so I don’t like being too hasty with bans. Just gotta keep it civil in general. Either way, everyone is 100% nice here, so that’s just theoretical.

Let me know if you’d like to be a mod. At this time I can only take users of lemmy.world to avoid bugs and incompatibilities that stem from federation. We can expand again later as things get smoother.

Anything else, lmk.

Thanks.

Ha, just a few days ago I was asking about DS multiplayer...

Inspired by this comment, I'm curious how many people play DS or 3DS online, or even older GB games by some virtual Link Cable emulation? (If that exists?)

Last time I played was RE Revelations quite a while ago, and that was pretty active. I wonder how it's now. I imagine people still playing Mario Kart.

While I'm too busy with other stuff at this time, I think it would be cool to gather information and resources and maybe coordinate some online games for the handheld lemmies.

It's also worth noting that 3DS is one of the newest consoles that still offers free multiplayer. I only have a PS3 and 3DS and as such, I still can't wrap my head around it that all the current consoles require a subscription to play with fiends. In other words, [email protected].

It's not in great condition - broken hinge, missing stylus and GBA insert, some scratches - I'm still really happy with it though :)

Ignore the ad in the YT snippet

My list:

• Crosswords DS
• Bejeweled 3
• Plants vs Zombies
• Peggle Dual Shot
• Dragon Quest V
• Mario Kart DS
• Elite Beat Agents
• Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime
• Ace Attorney Phoenix Wright
• Puzzle Quest

Maaaan if only this thing had two normal analog sticks...

GB Studio is a visual game builder with no programming knowledge required allowing you to make real Game Boy ROMs in minutes. You can run the games on any emulator or you can run them on your Game Boy if you've got a flash cart!

After promising myself I'd take my 3DS everywhere with me this year, I got my first legitimate StreetPass of the year a few days ago and it felt amazing. Does anyone else still get StreetPass hits? :)

The Nintendo DS, the worlds best selling hand held games console ever. But just how powerful is this thing really? How does it compare with home consoles like the N64 and the original PlayStation and what about its main rival the Play Station Portable?

Really interesting video about the early days of 3DS hacking