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Re: Nintendo 3DS discontinued after almost a decade

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Post by jldugger » Thu, Sep 17, 2020, 9:06 PM UTC

simlevesque wrote: post #148

jldugger wrote: post #140

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So many questions. Like, do you really need pokemon to live? And why specifically Super Castlevania, which is regarded as kind of a garbage castlevania (the player sprite is bigger so you get less of a heads up on whats ahead, and it's not part of the "metrovania" pantheon). Why Fusion and Super Metroid? Does the original LoZ hold up as well as say Link's Awakening? Why are there only 3 companies represented on this…

Metroid Fusion in my opinion was the king of Metroidvanias for a really long time. It achieved perfection.

I think there's a number of people upset it doesn't have any sequence breaks, is super linear, and much of the exploration is of the "guess and check" variety. https://youtu.be/FsZ9Bb4IW5s?t=1315

Re: Nintendo 3DS discontinued after almost a decade

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Post by Gengar » Thu, Sep 17, 2020, 9:11 PM UTC

Tepix wrote: post #141

DCKing wrote: post #58

The 3DS, in particular the "New" models, I think are really recommended to pick up cheap. They are well built devices that are supremely hackable with access to lots of fun games. The 3DS library is good despite somewhat lacking in diversity. But the 3DS also has native compatibility with the entire excellent DS library, and after hacking it can also run the entire great GBA library without emulation (like Matroshka…

Personally I think the PS Vita is just as good, if not an even better value. You can get lightly used ones for around 80-100€ and they have a very nice OLED and a fast CPU. They can emulate pretty much anything up to PS1/N64.

PS Vita game library is nowhere near as strong though. It is another cool cheap device for homebrew.

Re: Nintendo 3DS discontinued after almost a decade

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Post by gonehome » Thu, Sep 17, 2020, 9:27 PM UTC

devindotcom wrote: post #159

gonehome wrote: post #155

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I was confused by this article because the 3DS has been unavailable for months now (except for random editions from Amazon sellers for above MSRP). The main change seems to be them removing the 3DS page from the Nintendo website? My impression was that they stopped making them long ago and were only making new versions of the 2DS (which kind of defeats the entire purpose of the device). They also don't make enough Sw…

I don't think the 2DS defeats the purpose of the device. The 3D aspect was by design only used in optional ways by nearly all developers and the 2DS as a great, cheaper, lighter alternative to the original. If anything it makes the handheld more focused and useful by stripping away something that was never really effective to begin with.

In my case I was trying to get a gift for a friend who plays a lot of monster hunter world and the 3D apparently helps with gameplay since being able to sense the depth makes it easier to fight the monsters.

By “defeat the purpose” I just meant that a version of the 3DS without the 3D part isn’t really the same thing.

I generally find Nintendo the company frustrating to interact with when trying to buy things from them.

Re: Nintendo 3DS discontinued after almost a decade

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Post by anotherman554 » Thu, Sep 17, 2020, 9:37 PM UTC

Gengar wrote: post #162

Tepix wrote: post #141

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Personally I think the PS Vita is just as good, if not an even better value. You can get lightly used ones for around 80-100€ and they have a very nice OLED and a fast CPU. They can emulate pretty much anything up to PS1/N64.

PS Vita game library is nowhere near as strong though. It is another cool cheap device for homebrew.

Vita runs PSP games and PS1 games, so it's a strong library if you don't have a PSP already.

Re: Nintendo 3DS discontinued after almost a decade

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Sep 17, 2020, 9:37 PM UTC

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Re: Nintendo 3DS discontinued after almost a decade

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Post by aflag » Thu, Sep 17, 2020, 9:39 PM UTC

evan_ wrote: post #145

echelon wrote: post #99

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Pokemon isn't based around collecting a fixed number of items. There's strategy to pick an ideal team. To ev/iv farm if you're really into it. There's a story, you can battle friends, you can make trades. Pokemon isn't pog collecting.

Can you understand how one might believe that the franchise with the slogan "Gotta Catch 'Em All" might be about collecting a fixed number of items?

It's understandable, though not accurate.

Re: Nintendo 3DS discontinued after almost a decade

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Post by JohnBooty » Thu, Sep 17, 2020, 9:40 PM UTC

SSLy wrote: post #133

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Interesting. (And more importantly, sorry to hear that) So, your brain gets a stereo signal, but because of the "fuzziness" of far-away objects, it doesn't "compute" the depth information? That makes sense to me, but - corrective lenses don't improve the issue? That's fascinating. Is that common with astigmatism? I don't know too much about depth perception issues outside of my own experience. (One might say I'm shor…

>So, your brain gets a stereo signal, but because of the "fuzziness" of far-away objects, it doesn't "compute" the depth information? No, I doubt that's the issue, corrective glasses don't help here at all. >Is that common with astigmatism? I don't know, lol. I've got used to live with it, doesn't bother me during day to day life.

Hahaha yeah, same here. I'm not typically bothered by my lack of depth perception at all -- it's just what I'm used to.

Still, it was super cool to catch a glimpse of that elusive third dimension thanks to Nintendo's little wonder!

Re: Nintendo 3DS discontinued after almost a decade

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Post by JohnBooty » Thu, Sep 17, 2020, 9:40 PM UTC

bogwog wrote: post #63

JohnBooty wrote: post #15

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The PS Vita really deserved better. It really did so many things right. The OLED screen is still unmatched by portable consoles IMO. Sure, somewhat higher resolution or higher refresh rates would be nice, but those infinitely deep black levels? Just amazing. There are a few multiplatform games like Undertale for which I consider the PS Vita the best version.

The PS Vita is an awesome console for homebrew and game development. I've been working on a small cross-platform game, and used my Vita to both implement cross-compiling in my build system (to port to other systems later), and develop the game for both a touch screen and physical controller. Why bother carrying around a controller, android/ios device, and cables to develop a game when a single Vita will do! If Sony a…

God, if I can ever get some free time, I really want to get into that. Thank you for sharing that!

Re: Nintendo 3DS discontinued after almost a decade

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Post by deergomoo » Thu, Sep 17, 2020, 9:42 PM UTC

NwtnsMthd wrote: post #108

DCKing wrote: post #58

The 3DS, in particular the "New" models, I think are really recommended to pick up cheap. They are well built devices that are supremely hackable with access to lots of fun games. The 3DS library is good despite somewhat lacking in diversity. But the 3DS also has native compatibility with the entire excellent DS library, and after hacking it can also run the entire great GBA library without emulation (like Matroshka…

I've recently been eyeing the 3DS, do you have a specific model that you would recommend over others?

I’m not OP but my favourite is the regular sized New 3DS. However this model initially only came out in Europe and Japan, and came to the US later, so depending on your location you may find it more difficult to find than the XL model.

But it’s the ideal size IMO, and it has swappable faceplates and Super Famicom coloured buttons, if you’re into that kind of thing.

Re: Nintendo 3DS discontinued after almost a decade

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Post by zapzupnz » Thu, Sep 17, 2020, 9:45 PM UTC

hannob wrote: post #121

city41 wrote: post #107

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If picking up a 3DS, I highly recommend a "New" model. They include cameras that track your eyes, making the 3D effect much better. It's true the 3D effect is just a gimmick, but it's a very neat one. Games like Metroid Samus Returns are much better in 3D IMO. The game feels like an actual mini diorama is in front of you.

Admittedly I only played one game for a while on a borrowed 3DS (Super Mario 3D Land), but I quickly thought the best thing about the 3D effect is that you can turn it off.

If that was on an old 3DS, that was probably true. On the "New" 3DS, though, with the additional eye tracking to make sure the 3D effect is stable, it's superb.