Topic: Nintendo Switch 2

Anyone up for Split Fiction? I'm playing Fire Emblem Path of Radiance but I'd be game for a half hour or so of co-op.

Ooh. It would be really cool to play Fire Emblem Path of Radiance over Gamechat at the same time, strategizing together and helping each other as you play the same maps. More ppl need to experience GameChat with screen sharing. I watched Kaz play some Fire Emblem Sacred Stones last week and just maximized his screen, set the controller down and observed. It's such a neat feature.

@skywake
Did you ever get a New 3DS or New 3DS XL?

I have both, and I must say, I prefer the smaller New 3DS. Few reasons why.

1) Smaller screen = higher pixel density. Games look better

2) Smaller screen = better glasses-free 3D effect, as the larger the screen is the more the popped image can screw up.

3) More portable and pocketable.

4) Swappable faceplates

Bonus: Using a 3rd party extendable stylus that collapses to normal size to slide into its storage slot but extend to be twice as long when using is a must.

I also soft-modded my New 3DS and dumped my entire physical game digitally, and overclock the RAM. And injected English-translated versions of all 6 JP-exclusive Fire Emblems 1-6 into Virtual Console shells so they look identical to the ones purchased but have them in English.

Then dumped my DS collection digitally onto another mSD inserted into an R4 card and keep that in the game slot so I have my full DS/3DS collection digitally. Including the English translated JP-exclusive DS game Shadow Dragon aka FE12, the predecessor to Awakening, and the first to introduce casual mode.

Also installed RedViper Virtual Boy emulator so it shows as its own icon, and has all 23 released games for the system playable in glasses-free 3D. It's so dope.

@Lazz Live a Live is one of the best games on Switch and it makes me sad I don't see anyone talking about it. Could not recommend it enough.

@JaxonH
I got an OG 3DS in the first year, just early enough to be in the ambassador program. Then I got a Zelda edition XL with A Link Between Worlds when it launched because by then my 3DS was a bit worn. I never got a New 3DS because my XL was still serving me well enough right up until the announcement of the Switch

But yeah, I remember around late 2017 they were basically giving them away at the shops. The New 2DS in particular was pretty cheap. If I was to get one at this stage it would definitely be the non-XL SKU. Probably the regular New 3DS with the replaceable plates

At the current used prices though a dedicated emulation device seems like a decent option. If I was to dive back into 3DS/DS. For now though, Steam Deck does ok enough

@skywake
Man, I was loving Deck for Metroid Prime Trilogy Primehack with gyro aiming. Took me like 3 days to get buttons mapped properly, gyro working as "mouse" and the in game mouse cursor to move instead of a real mouse cursor over the screen. Finally got it. Was so happy.

Then I installed Emulation Station for normal Dolphin and it borked my Metroid Prime Trilogy controls. Now I can't get it to work right. Was so upset I think that's when I stopped using my Steamdeck for good.

My brother is thinking about buying one of those HD dual screen devices for running 3DS games. Told him I want to see it in person if he gets one.

Hey @JaxonH. Thanks for the game chat invite. I'm currently watching Drag Race with my partner but will definitely be up for some chat later. Maybe some Split Fiction?

@Ignatius_Cheese
Sounds good to me!

Just shoot an invite later if you want. I'm down for some Split Fiction. Though my save file is a few hours in already due to playing with my brother. Should be able to jump right in though. Story is simple- two women who are fiction authors come to a tech company to have their imaginations read and programmed into a computer, but one freaks out and jumps out of her "bubble" at the last second, stumbling into another's, where they find themselves in an imaginary world of both their works of fiction combined (one fantasy, the other sci-fi).

That's pretty much it. You'll have to learn the mechanics of your character but we can figure it out. Otherwise I can just start a new save, if you really want.

@Lazz ,

I mostly wait for the sales too, and I often have the games for less even at launch. That being said Europe (and especially my country Holland) is very expensive. In my opinion anyway. Speaking of a Mariokart World roadmap: I am not so sure about that, but we'll see!

Live A Live had the misfortune of coming out right around the time I was busy playing other stuff. And then, after getting relegated to the backlog wishlist, it. . . managed to hold a place of "Not quite actually becoming a priority". Whenever I had RPG time not taken up by Trails games, there always managed to be something else that appealed to me more, like Xenoblade or the Star Ocean 2 remake.