My 3DS is still very much a regular, I’m playing it right now! I chip away at a bunch of puzzle games and also play some RetroArch.
For me it the perfect Nintendo and truly the end of an era. To think that you can use VC to play dozens of platforms, including Game Boy series, and all DS series. And more if you bring in RetroArch. It really is a powerhouse.
It’s also the last real home of Mii, of Music when browsing the menu system and shop. It’s the last of “old school Nintendo”. That doesn’t mean that “new school Nintendo” is bad… just different.
My N3DS with Hanafuda cover plates
RetroArch playing a PS1 Hanafuda game on N3DS
Cart Storage, still in use today
Pilotwings Resort, an early and enduring favourite. This plays even better if you run it at N3DS speed using homebrew.
I had waited so long for another Pilotwings I was pretty hyped when Pilotwings Resort was released!
A photo from an official 3DS preview event, 2011, London.
