chakoo Posted March 15, 2019 Author Share Posted March 15, 2019 12 hours ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said: I bought one of t hose grips for my 3DS. Husband has one for his and I quite like it. The damn thing has gotten to where it cramps my hands quite a bit. Which model you using? I found both XL units would cramp my hands after a while. n3ds model I can hold out for longer without cramps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameDadGrant Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 @chakoo I would tend to agree. Back when I used the XL unit, it felt extra top-heavy and awkward to use. Still fine overall, but nowhere near as comfy and the OG model or the n3DS. Handheld systems need a good balance between having large enough screens but not too heavy/awkward so it can be used for extended periods of time. I feel the OG 3DS, the n3DS, and the Vita all handled pretty well this past gen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 5 hours ago, chakoo said: Which model you using? I found both XL units would cramp my hands after a while. n3ds model I can hold out for longer without cramps. N3DSXL. Hurts the saddle joints in my thumbs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakoo Posted March 15, 2019 Author Share Posted March 15, 2019 Have you two tried a n2ds to see if they’re any better? (I own one but don’t use it for play). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 52 minutes ago, chakoo said: Have you two tried a n2ds to see if they’re any better? (I own one but don’t use it for play). No, I'm not terribly interested in buying another unit at the moment. I used my husband's grip last night when playing and it was a ton better. I think buying one for myself for $20 is more economical for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameDadGrant Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 15 hours ago, chakoo said: Have you two tried a n2ds to see if they’re any better? (I own one but don’t use it for play). It’s about the same as the n3DS, but with a lighter top for obvious reasons. It’s good. 14 hours ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said: I used my husband's grip last night Hey oh. TMI, lulz! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameDadGrant Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 Happy 8th birthday, Nintendo 3DS. What a run it had! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakoo Posted May 19, 2019 Author Share Posted May 19, 2019 I don't know why I waited so long. I'm trying to hunt down a copy of the 3DS Catalog nintendo released a while back in japan and I'm having the hardest time finding it. =/ The reason it matters is I really want the physical book (even though nintendo released a pdf of it) but I'm having a hard time finding the name or the original nintendo.co.jp post on it. =/ -Edit- Scratch that. I found it again and was able to grab one off yahoo auctions. I thought it was a book but it ends up being a magazine created with Famitsu. Still it has the entire jpn 3DS catalog up to it's publish date. Here is a youtube video of someone flipping through it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameDadGrant Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 @chakoo Please tell me you downloaded that $100 eye-test thing off the eShop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakoo Posted June 1, 2019 Author Share Posted June 1, 2019 Friendly reminder, one of the few last 3DS games for USA is out next week. Persona Q2, make sure to buy a copy ASAP. I've even started noticing the LE is out of stock at a few retailers here in canada. You don't want this to turn into a Yo-kai Watch 3 on you (which is going for x2 above retail on ebay now and it's only a few months old) @GameDadGrant No, I didn't even know this exist. I admittedly haven't put any focus on my 3DS recently but that will change next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Wow, I guess I'm glad I got YW3, even if I've barely touched it. and I've got the CE for PQ2 preordered, holy shit that one crept up on me! Supposed to have a new friend coming over on Sunday and he wants to play Triforce Heroes. Haven't messed with that one in a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakoo Posted June 1, 2019 Author Share Posted June 1, 2019 @CastlevaniaNut18 you should give YW3 a go when you have time. I've enjoyed the time I've put into it so far, specially for Hailey (the girl) side of the story. As for PQ2, I'm glad I have a preorder of the LE from amazon waiting for me. Yet with it selling out and YW3 going for crazy prices I'm tempted to not open it and buy a regular copy of PQ2 to play (I really enjoyed the first game, so I'm looking forward to digging into this one next week). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Wonder how rare Q2 will actually be. The premium edition is still up for preorder on Amazon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakoo Posted June 1, 2019 Author Share Posted June 1, 2019 7 minutes ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said: Wonder how rare Q2 will actually be. The premium edition is still up for preorder on Amazon. It really depends how quickly copies dry up after launch. There wasn't much to indicate YW3 was a low print run till a week later when it was scarce. Etrian Odyssey Nexus was following the same fate until another batch showed up at retail a few weeks later. For the most part, 3DS space at retail locally has been dropping off pretty fast this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 I wouldn't know about locally since I get all my games from Amazon, with the exception of an occasional LE preorder from Gamestop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakoo Posted June 4, 2019 Author Share Posted June 4, 2019 It's Showtime !! (yeah I did end up buying a 2nd copy =/). --edit-- Also since this seems to be the last major release for the system. It won't be my last 3ds pickup though. I still have a lot i'm missing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 Nice. I'm going to go pick mine up here in a little while. I so want to open it for the plushie, but I'm torn. I did open my PQ LE back in the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaku3 Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 I got a 2DS XL refurbished from Nintendo for 100 dollars. Tempted by their 3DS XL for 120. I have no need for it because I have abandoned the 3ds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 32 minutes ago, Zaku3 said: I got a 2DS XL refurbished from Nintendo for 100 dollars. Tempted by their 3DS XL for 120. I have no need for it because I have abandoned the 3ds. This post seems rather contradictory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaku3 Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 21 hours ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said: This post seems rather contradictory. I know. It's terrible I have a 3ds addiction but I hate using it since I got the Switch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 23 minutes ago, Zaku3 said: I know. It's terrible I have a 3ds addiction but I hate using it since I got the Switch. Nothing wrong with using both. I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakoo Posted June 11, 2019 Author Share Posted June 11, 2019 I got my book in today. I also did a horrible job opening the envelope and cut the bottom left corner. I know nintendo provided a PDF of the book but if you're a big time fan of the 3DS I highly recommend you seek out a copy while you can (there was only a handful on yahoo auctions). It's not super expensive so once you factor proxy and shipping it's roughly $20-$30 and totally worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakoo Posted June 18, 2019 Author Share Posted June 18, 2019 Yay, yesterday while out on a stroll over lunch I decided to drop by a local EBGames. I'm glad I did because someone recently traded a handful of games (was talking with the clerk about it) and one of them happened to be boxed Xenoblade for 3DS. I regret not buying this game ages ago when it was new for $30, now used copies are going for twice that locally. =/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameDadGrant Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Seems there will be at least one more retail release of some repute coming soon(ish). Those thugs over at Limited Run Games are doing an “Atooi Collection” that will have 5 Jools Watsham games on a single card: Bomb Monkey, Chicken Wiggle, Mutant Mudds, Mutant Mudds: Super Challenge and Xeodrifter. Yeah I’m gonna buy it. Who’s with me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakoo Posted June 26, 2019 Author Share Posted June 26, 2019 Well, I was ordering stuff off amazon yesterday and decided to throw in a copy of Etrian Odyssey 5. It didn't dawn on me till it showed up yesterday that I'm probably going to end up oddly buying the EO series in reverse order (I have nexus, now just got 5, I've seen 4 floating around at local shops). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameDadGrant Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 I have been thinking about picking up the OG versions of the Etrian Odyssey for the DS. I heard they are pretty expensive nowadays, though. Especially if they are CiB. I've wasted my money on worse things though. Maybe I'll go for it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakoo Posted July 7, 2019 Author Share Posted July 7, 2019 Picked up a few more 3DS titles recently. First off grabbed a copy of Samurai Warriors: Chronicles off amazon for dirt cheap. Second I went with a friend to a game store I don't hit up all that often and they end up having a ton of stuff I wanted but I end up limiting myself to a used copy of Layton's Mystery Journey (the last one) and new copy of Monster Hunter Stories. There were other titles there I wanted to grab, so I'll probably end up going back to get others in a month. LMJ I'm happy to get because while I don't think it's super rare, I really don't think tons of copies were produced as I don't remember ever seeing it on shelves when it came out and it's still going for near retail price on ebay. MHS end up being the same price it was at launch, I regret not buying one when bestbuy was clearing them out for $30 Canadian. =/ -edit- With these pick-ups, I've hit 133 titles. (I'm running out of space in the bins I keep 3DS games in, going to need a 4th one soon). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakoo Posted July 27, 2019 Author Share Posted July 27, 2019 Sadly i’ve thrown another game on the backlog. Picked up a new copy of Etrian Mystery Dungeon LE. Might as well grab it while I still saw copies locally. It also doesn’t break my streak of buying Etrian games in reverse order, I imported the EMD 2 a while back. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameDadGrant Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 I’ve never played a Mystery Dungeon game. Is it worth playing an Etrian version of it to get my feet wet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakoo Posted July 28, 2019 Author Share Posted July 28, 2019 40 minutes ago, GameDadGrant said: I’ve never played a Mystery Dungeon game. Is it worth playing an Etrian version of it to get my feet wet? I’ve played a few shirens & brandish games in the past but haven’t played this series yet. They’re reasonably well rated so you can’t go wrong giving it a shot. You just need to be good with rogue-like games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakoo Posted September 21, 2019 Author Share Posted September 21, 2019 If you still haven't bought Persona Q2 for 3DS yet, GO get on it! It's currently on sale on eShop. https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/persona-q2-new-cinema-labyrinth-3ds/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 I feel like I should buy Q2 for that price, but I probably have another 30+ hours of Persona Q to play before I finish that, and I've barely played Persona 5. And I have a couple other dungeon crawlers on my 3DS that I've barely put any time into. So yeah, I'll probably download that tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShreddieMercury Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 This thread is mostly dead, but I wanted to get some opinions. I saw the 2DS with New Super Mario Bros. 2 going for $69, which seems like a steal for a system with such an expansive and celebrated library. Should I pull the trigger? I have a Switch but it's too big for me to carry around or play games while traveling, so I use it docked for the most part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 20 minutes ago, ShreddieMercuryRising said: This thread is mostly dead, but I wanted to get some opinions. I saw the 2DS with New Super Mario Bros. 2 going for $69, which seems like a steal for a system with such an expansive and celebrated library. Should I pull the trigger? I have a Switch but it's too big for me to carry around or play games while traveling, so I use it docked for the most part. Yes, yes, yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakoo Posted October 18, 2019 Author Share Posted October 18, 2019 54 minutes ago, ShreddieMercuryRising said: This thread is mostly dead, but I wanted to get some opinions. I saw the 2DS with New Super Mario Bros. 2 going for $69, which seems like a steal for a system with such an expansive and celebrated library. Should I pull the trigger? I have a Switch but it's too big for me to carry around or play games while traveling, so I use it docked for the most part. Uhh. Yes. Great intro system into the 3DS library (well the n2ds would be if it drops in price before stock disappears). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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