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Well, I took some time to jot down some thoughts on the one handheld that everyone seems to agree was the bee's knees: the Nintendo 3DS (and all its various iterations thereafter!)

It's one I've gone through a few 'phases' with - collecting, modding, selling, then buying a 'perfect' one, then...the pattern just repeats and repeats. I love how truly customizable it is now that it is...essentially an abandoned generation. The community took things to great new heights (those themes!!!), 3D printed docks and displays, vinyl stickers...it makes me so happy to see how very few 3DS consoles look like anyone else's.

The market is getting crazy though. Prices are only going up (and special editions are going waaaay up), but it's nice to see options like the Thor, Pocket DS and Anbernic's RG DS coming up to give modern users some solutions to playing.

Anyway

Don't expect anything wonderful here, I wasn't even sure what to write for this article. I guess while I call it a retrospective, it just touches on some key points in the lifetime of the 3DS system.

If you wanna read me rambling (as always) but this time on the flippy console, then this is the link for you to go and check it out!

P.S. 100% ready for any 3DS games recommendations to be shared!!!!

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[–] neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

What are your game recommendations?

[–] v4ld1z@lemmy.zip 3 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

Not OP, but I haven't seen it recommended in this thread yet: the Monster Hunter games for 3DS are really good. Specifically 4 Ultimate is considered by fans of the games to be among the very best the series has to offer. Added verticality to the previously very flat games, lots of new moves for existing weapons that make them actually viable options, amazing new monster designs and areas etc etc. Huge recommendation. The story is also actually quite passable and engaging compared to previous entries.

If you've played Monster Hunter back in the PSP days, Generations might be up your alley since it's kind of like a best-of title of most main-line MH games prior. Really beautiful homage to the roots of the franchise

[–] neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 6 hours ago

Thanks, I did give that a try and didn’t have much of an opinion of it. I’ll give it another try though.

[–] PerfectDark@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago (3 children)
  • Shin Megami Tensei 4
  • Bravely Default
  • Professor Layton (I LOVE PROFESSOR LAYTON!!!)
  • Kid Icarus: Uprising
  • Metroid: Samus Returns (I'm obsessed with Metroid)

But I'm also playing The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D for the very first time on the AYN Thor at the moment. I've never stuck with it, and I'm enjoying it so much. What a game! I'd have expected the ancient age would make it less of a game, but nope. It's perfect!

There's so many more, but that's a nice little cross-section of GREAT games :)

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 15 hours ago

There is a modded version of Majora's Mask 3D out there that fixes the stupid shit they broke

[–] darkreader2636@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

+1 for Bravely Default I love how much Revo cooked with OST

[–] neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago

Thanks for this list.

I played the Metroid game and I love that series.

I’m not sure I liked smt4 too much, but I’m not familiar with the others. I’ll check them out.

I got a 3dsxl about 6 months ago for some Pokémon action, now I need something new.