Still Playing 3DS in 2022? - Nintendo 3DS Forum

Not_Soos · 2022-01-13T02:14:04+00:00

The Switch has been the hot new thing for some time now, and it's basically become the only console I play anymore. It's just so cumbersome having to dust off my other systems, plug the HDMI into the TV and the AC adapter into the wall, make sure the controllers are kept charged, and (if it's an old console) having to deal with the pain of wired controllers and scratchy disks. Most of my favorite retro games have been ported to Switch in some way, though, so I'm not missing out on much. (Still waiting for GameCube games--pretty please!) The 3DS is an exception, though--its portable nature makes it really convenient to come back to, since I don't have to worry about hooking anything up; I just have to remember to keep the darn thing charged. It also helps that the 3DS still has some great exclusives that haven't been ported to Switch: Kid Icarus Uprising, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Kirby: Planet Robobot, and the remasters of Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask, to name a few. That's not even mentioning the stereoscopic 3D; it can be hard going back to standard-definition games for me on other systems, but the effect just looks SO GOOD! It still gives the system an identity of its own that the Switch will never be able to take away. Unfortunately, I've been having some concerning visual issues where I see a bit of a double-image in real life, so I don't know if I'll use the 3D very much going forward. (The two things probably aren't related, but just to be safe.) Due to the pandemic, 2020 was a pretty slow year for games, so I went back and bought some late 3DS titles I missed out on, specifically: the Luigi's Mansion port, Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn, and Bowser's Inside Story + insertunnecessarysubtitlehere. (The Switch isn't the only port machine.) I never beat Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam back in the day, as I was miffed there were no original characters and got bored with it. I'm planning to go back and finally cross that one off my backlog before the massive influx of new games that comes out this year, since it at least still has the classic turn-based gameplay unlike Paper Mario. **AHEM.** I loved Dragon Quest 11 on Switch and this was my first DQ game, which really makes me want to go back and play the others. I really wanna try DQ8, as I hear it's the next best one, though I still want to give 7 a try too in spite of hearing the pacing is very slow. I feel like the moment I buy the 3DS versions, they'll get announced to be coming to Switch or something. I have the same problem with Yoshi's Woolly world (which I did own on Wii U, but I want to replay it), where I'm worried it will come to Switch if I buy it. The gameplay is great, but the visual downgrade is so significant, I'm not sure if it's worth it. Thoughts? I typically like to purchase games physically, but since the 3DS has been discontinued, cartridges seem to be getting quite expensive. So moving forward, I'll probably just download retail games to my SD card since I have nothing else to save that memory for anyways. I am getting close to filling it up, though. I also feel like it's a sin that I haven't played every Mario game, so I may even download that Mario and Donkey Kong game off the eShop after hearing AntDude praise it--the one with 3D gameplay--and also Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure. I've also heard great things about Fantasy Life, but I don't know if it would be worth owning in 2022 if playing online is necessary to have the best experience. I've also been itching to replay the Superstar Saga remaster (which I rushed through to beat before Odyssey came out), as well as A Link Between Worlds. Hopefully, a lot of these games will find their way to the Switch someday, but in the meantime...what, if anything, have you guys been playing on 3DS? Tell me down below! Let me know if you're still active, even if it's just a little bit here and there. (Switch is still the console I put hundreds of hours into every year, but I always get that little itch to go back to it every now and then.) If people are interested, maybe we could even share friend codes to have a nostalgic romp through old games like Mario Kart 7 or something. Also, what 3DS games would you suggest I try that you don't think will ever be ported to Switch? I have most of Nintendo's first-party games but not a lot of third-parties for 3DS. I've also never been big on RPGs outside of Mario and now Dragon Quest, so I was a bit miffed at how many JRPGs the handheld got in its last few years and not much else. I would be open to trying some of them now, though--I've heard great things about Bravely Default, and Ever Oasis seems like a hidden gem. (That one definitely deserves a second chance on Switch.) Anyways, that's it for me! Sorry I typed a book, but I'm a very wordy person. Can't wait to get no replies because probably no one posts in this category anymore. 🙃

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DaftAda
Thu 4th Aug 2022

I’m playing Badge Arcade every day in a vain attempt to get all the Pokemon Pixel badges before it’s shut down for good. Some of the puzzles are impossible without paying cold hard cash to complete. I know it’s very unlikely, but I’d love a Switch version. Or at least for Ninty to change the 3DS game to use play coins after the eShop closes.

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