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I finally got around to modding my 2DSXL and am trying a bunch of games I haven't before. But ngl I still prefer to play things such as shooters, which the 3DS is just terrible at due to lack of 2nd thumbstick (and the C-Stick is not much of an upgrade).

In the past I was actually playing with the idea of getting a non-New 3DS just to be able to use circle pad pro.

But now I'm thinking, would it maybe make sense to try to play some games southpaw - i.e. left handed - i.e. use the face buttons for movement and the thumbstick for camera?

Any right handed people playing like that?

The DS family of handhelds is home to a lot of interesting titles, which forgo the traditional gameplay for other elements, such as a story or unique experiences.

"Book games" are among these. The term can be understood in a couple ways.

One is simply games where you do a lot of reading, like visual novels. Again, (3)DS has a lot of these, such as the popular Professor Layton series and many others.

Then there are games that make you hold your handheld sideways, like a book. The most well known is Hotel Dusk, that also falls into the first category. But there are a few more, especially Japanese exclusives (see comments under that article).

And third, there are also actual books you can read on the (3)DS, such as 100 Classic Book Collection

I've been wanting to play Hotel Dusk for a while, got the cartridge a few years ago but only explored a little. (So use the spoiler tag, please.) While I'm personally not a huge fan of visual novels, the design of (3)DS that allows to get two screens into a handheld, makes it the most practical device for these.

Well, do you like books in your games, or do you prefer the more traditional ones?

Funilly enough, another topic for weekly discussion I was planning, was plastic and food. Really not a fan of having plastic around stuff that I eat, especially when heating it.

A study of baby-food containers shows that microwaving plastic releases millions upon millions of polymer bits.

It's a weird study, comparing ChatGPT answers to answers provided for free on Reddit, and the results then being rated by physicians rather than patients.

Still, in my fairly rich experience with doctors, I'd also prefer to talk to a robot if I knew the answers to be reliable.

Credit: https://lemmy.world/post/1221768

We thought it would be a nice idea to not just post news, but also help share some human element directly with discussion topics every week or so.

So, first topic of the week: How are you handling the weather? The northern hemisphere is being scorched, many places being over 40 °C for weeks, or even over 50. (50 °C = 122 °F.)

Humans have survived some ice ages and cold periods, but we aren't well biologically equipped to handle heat for long periods.