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My modded 3DS is my constant companion. I've got a pc, the AYN Odin, a switch, but it'd the 3DS that I always come back to.
Truly one of the best libraries and one of the most charming devices out there.
Let's have a thread commemorating it! Share your memories, favorite games, anything.
The thing I will always miss the most about the 3DS was Streetpass. I made a few friends in collage because we kept Streetpassing each other all the time and eventually met up and starting talking. Not to mention I'd take my 3DS with me on trips to NYC and get hundreds of Streetpasses from people all over the world. It definitely made carrying around the 3DS worthwhile and it's a shame that we'll probably never see something like that again.
Streetpass was such a cool, and fun thing. I'd love to have an app on my phone that worked like streetpass, with some modern controls. Just collecting people's miis was silly and some people got really creative with it.
Man I miss StreetPass too. Years ago when I had an original 3DS I'd try and leave it in sleep mode as often as possible when my family would drive several states away to see distant families at Christmas. For one trip id get dozens of hits.
I just bought a New 3DS XL right before last Christmas and I tried the same thing and got zero hits from either drive.
If anybody here hasn't hacked your 3ds yet, make sure to do so before updating. Nintendo pushed an update to break most hacks after closing the eShop.
As in if you get the update you can't apply the hacks? Am I good if I have an old hacked one or do I need to watch our for Nintendo doing some sneaky update that'll brick it? I hacked mine like 4 years ago but I haven't touched it a while so not sure if I need to do anything else.
If you're already hacked with a reasonably recent luma it's safe to update, the latest update just breaks most of the initial exploits that let you hack it in the first place.
3ds.hacks.guide has a note about it with more details on the main page.
General rule of thumb is to update luma before performing a system update. If the luma version is old, then it wont support the latest 3ds update and wont boot to the home menu.
This doesnt mean its bricked, but that you are now forced to take out your sd card and update luma to boot to the home menu properly.
So just update luma, then do a system update and you are good. Worst case is that it fails to boot, you update luma on your sd card, and then boot just fine anyways.
Is there any reason to ever do a system update now that the shop is closed, or can I just happily go on ignoring that and install homebrew and cias to my hearts content?
No reason to update, really. Afaik they haven't added any features of bugfixes for years. You can get rid of the annoying system update popups by deleting pending titles in FBI and disabling Wi-fi.
The only reason would be playing games online, old firmware gets locked out a couple weeks after an update releases.
But there's also no real reason not to if you're already running CFW. As long as Luma is reasonably up-to-date, a system update can't break anything.
You can honestly probably just ingore it, but I would still update luma and update to the latest 3ds update cuz:
you can still install game updates iirc on the latest version
you will be missing new features that luma offers now (I also notice better performance in general like quicker boot times)
latest homebrew assumes you are up to date so it may cause some rare problems.
Updating luma is also literally just dragging the boot file into the root of your sd card and clicking "replace" so its very little work. And then of course, you then update in the system settings.
Btw for cias, check out erista. QR codes if you are lazy or direct downloads for huge installs. (like if you have a 64/128 gb sd card)
I’ve been playing Pokémon Sun now on my modded 3DS for a month and closing in on filling the dex. It definitely feels good to just grab a small handheld (even tho mine is XL) and play a light game.
There's this game I played on my ds many years ago called Lost In Blue and that series is only available on DS. I really want to play it. Is it easy to find a molded DS?
Lost in Blue came out on the original DS. You could always get a cheap DS lite and a flashcart off of Ali Express.
If you want a 3DS you may be able to find a pre-modded system but I would avoid paying extra for it. The whole process doesn't take very long and there's a lot of good guides out there.
Also you'll likely get random mainstream games when buying a pre-modded system. They won't have every game out there due to the size of 3DS and DS games (compared to something like NES ROMs) so you'll likely end up having to do a little bit of work yourself.
I used this guide by the way
Ooh, saving this. Right up my alley 🎳 🙌
DSs tend to be cheap but you can also easily play DS titles on a 3ds with twilight menu++ if you have one!
That was the cool survival, island game right?
Yep! That's the one. I have a thing for survival games like that. And especially ones that take place on an island
I love the Ace Attorney, Professor Layton, Zero Escape, and Ghost Trick games. We really haven't had anything since. I'll always think fondly on those "digital novel" games.
Love those games! Do you know Hotel Dusk - Room 215? Noir detective style game, it was exceptional.
And it fits in my pocket! I don’t like the move to tablets for handheld gaming, I don’t mind a small screen!
I've always wanted a 3DS but never really got around to owning one. I guess I'll stay a PSP fanboy to the end, I still have a working PSP Go that I got off a garage sale for $20. Hoping I can get a 3DS for that cheap some day.
I bought a 3DS just over 1 year ago, I love it!
I'm aggravated by all the people who said the 3DS was "dead" now, when the eshop closed. Like, no? There are no new games, sure, but there's a shitload of old ones, and nothing has actually replaced the 3DS. I'll be playing and enjoying it for a long time yet!
It feels like saying a kitten is dead just because they've finished growing - it just means they're a complete cat now. That's great. (yes, I realize this metaphor is a bit much. But even so.)
I've got a soft modded 3DS I haven't touched it in a while, but I'd love to find some new title to get back into it. What are some of your favorite games?
Here is my entire list of curated games! Note that a strike through means I ininstalled it for now.
Wow that's a great list, thanks! I'm seeing a lot in here I've never tried.