Is the “new” version worth it if I already have an old 3ds xl?
Comment on Bought a 3DS XL last year
rezz@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
New2DSXL is what you want. And a back up motherboard in case yours fails and needs to replace.
It’s the goat pirate/homebrew console. Pretendo is thriving.
neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 hours ago
Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 hours ago
The N3DS differences are one are improved 3D consistency via face tracking, a limited number of system exclusives (Minecraft, Fire Emblem Warriors, Runbow Pocket, Xenoblade Chronicles, and digital-only games), games with N3DS enhancements (including Hyrule Warriors and Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, with most improvements being faster loading times, C-stick support (too small to be usable in my opinion), home menu access for certain games, and the ZR/ZL buttons), and the SNES virtual console.
squaresinger@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Also, if you have a hacked N3DS you can enable the overclocked speed to make stuff like Pokemon games lag less. Going from 268MHz to 804MHz does make a difference.
neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 hours ago
Thanks! It seems that it’s not worth getting the new 3ds since I already have the base one.
Goretantath@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
Without 3D its not worth having a physical console when everything else can be emulated extremely reliably everywhere else and 3DS games are getting better emulated day by day. Its like if you bought a SNES but played it on a shity LCD TV.
squaresinger@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
The (New) 3DS XL has quite nice haptics, and emulating the dual-screen setup is a little awkward especially handheld.
Apart from that I agree with you.
It was worth getting a second-hand New 3DS XL for €100 a few years ago, but the prices people talk about here are just not worth it.
Same holds true for old Gameboys and similar tech.
massive_bereavement@fedia.io 4 hours ago
Same experience here, there have been a couple of interesting devices to run double screen games (AYN Thor), but it's rather expensive for having a dedicated device for just the DS and 3DS catalogues (with some hardware gaps).
squaresinger@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
The cheapest way for a quality emulation experience is probably a phone with a portrait-mode game controller attachment.