Hardware are most 3DS games playable without the joystick ?

[blueagent004]

my friend at work wants to sell his 3DS console to me which has a broken off joystick, so i was wondering if i can just use the D-PAD to play most of the 3DS games?

or do all 3ds games actually require a functional joystick in order to be played properly?

(can i play JRPG games like SMT4/StellaGlow/Etrian oddessy/Bravely Default with just the D-PAD?)


thanks for letting me know.

 

[RedBlueGreen]

Most 3DS games do need the circle pad.

 

[migles]

what above user said. in most cases you require the circle pad.
but you get a replacement cicle pad for not that expensive i think...

either way if it has a broken circle pad and it's from a friend, i would try to take advantage and get it really really cheap..
otherwise it's not worth the hassle

 

[hyprskllz]

All of the games you mentioned needs functional circle pad to be played, except Stella Glow because i haven't played it yet.

 

[Deleted User]

could probably just use it as a glorified DS for the time being, until you get the circle pad fixed. because all DS games work just fine, if not some cases better than with the circle pad

 

[hyprskllz]

Metal Gear Solid 3 dont need circle pad pro (but move camera with a b x and y is strange)
Resident evil revelations dont need circle pad pro too (with classic controls dont need move camera)
Zelda majoras mask playable without circle pad
And I dont remember more games

he meant the left circle pad, not the circle pad pro. Of course they will always be playable without cpp.

 

[SANIC]

Metal Gear Solid 3 dont need circle pad pro (but move camera with a b x and y is strange)
Resident evil revelations dont need circle pad pro too (with classic controls dont need move camera)
Zelda majoras mask playable without circle pad
And I dont remember more games

Majora's Mask is unplayable without Circle Pad

 

[blueagent004]

thanks for letting me know everyone! seems like repair cost for the broken circle pad is another factor to consider, i think i'll just tell my friend that i don't want it afterall.

 

[SANIC]

A 2DS costs $60

 

[BetterDuck]

Nah, if you're getting it cheap, I'd definitely recommend getting it. Replacing is isn't very expensive or difficult. You just need to be careful when doing it.

 

[SANIC]

He doesnt want to fix it himself, plus he would need to replace the parts himself, which he doesnt want. 2DS is the most reccomended option for budget