Because the DS mode is a separate environment which requires using the ARM9 core to play games. When you're done with a DS game and tell the 3DS to go back to the home menu, it has to reboot back to the normal operating mode. The same goes for GBA games on the VC.
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guys, if the first thing you eat for the day is in the afternoon, is that lunch or breakfast? -
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lunch is food in the afternoon, sure, but breakfast is break fast, breaking your fasting
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grill chicken salad is IMO way better to start the day than wylk and all that sugar and carbs+1 -
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you gotta go score Heinz pickle ketchup! absolute game-changer. and some smol sub or pretzel buns.+1
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