Hardware Is it still worth buying an old 3ds xl in 2018?

[Langley911]

the business is done ty all xd

 

[TurdPooCharger]

You can play 3DS games on Windows computer using the Citra emulator if you're on tight budget.

If there are no New 3DS exclusives games you wish to play, the (iQue) old 3DS XL/LL works fine for pretty much everything else.

Since you live in Hong Kong, you should be able to find and buy an NTRboot DS flashcart to hack your 3DS.

 

[Langley911]

ty but if i had time at home i would use Citra to play ,as im busy going to school,extra classes and stuffs lol and i dont really want to use emulators cause of the fps drop,screen resolution, etc...

 

[Kaiser7044]

I think its still worth it. I just bought one, I will be giving my old 3DS XL to my fiancee. So we can play together. And with cfw, there are lots of games to enjoy

 

[SagaP]

It is definitely worth it!, you got the rest of the Ace Attorney and Layton Saga, Chase: Cold Case Investigations, the incredible beautiful RPG Bravely Defult and it's secuel, the Etrian Odisey and Shin Megami Tensei games, Kid Icarus uprising for really nice unconventional shooter game with and excellent story and many, many other games worth having .

 

[Deleted member 412537]

I would definitely get another one in a color that was never released outside of Japan.
The mint x white version is my personal favorite.

 

[Langley911]

thanks for all your replies! Gonna buy one next week,oh and i just found out i can get a N3ds or even an XL for the same money im gonna invest in (around 110$)

 

[Langley911]

I would definitely get another one in a color that was never released outside of Japan.
The mint x white version is my personal favorite.

duh look at Manaka's deluxe 3ds ll edition,im gonna grab one once i have enough moneym,its in mint x white too

 

[MarkPrime24]

Better save money and buy a switch{with your current budget you should go for a used/second hand one}

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It is already hacked down and is possible to emulate on multiple cores..

 

[Langley911]

Better save money and buy a switch{with your current budget you should go for a used/second hand one}

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It is already hacked down and is possible to emulate on multiple cores..

well im not into that kind of handheld and its game library is not for me,im into visual novels and RPGs that i can play on the go without worrying about battery life,the size and yes,Persona Q2 is coming so 3ds is still my 1st priority
maybe i will consider buying a Switch after i have moved to the America next year
thanks a lot!
(i've played most 3rd party games on Switch with my PC so yeah ..)

 

[MarkPrime24]

well im not into that kind of handheld and its game library is not for me,im into visual novels and RPGs that i can play on the go without worrying about battery life,the size and yes,Persona Q2 is coming so 3ds is still my 1st priority
maybe i will consider buying a Switch after i have moved to the America next year
thanks a lot!
(i've played most 3rd party games on Switch with my PC so yeah ..)

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But be more future proof because now you can emulate 3ds even on a potato pc and more switch title will come up in future

 

[H1B1Esquire]

Do it. You bought a DS, right? So get a 3DS again.I still play Smash, Kart, RPGs that I was like, "2-do pile 4u", and the homebrew is fun.

Either way, your life will be immeasurably enhanced by the purchase of a 3DS...and I'm not even making money off of telling that to you.

 

[Langley911]

sure pal just got my N3DS and currently waiting for PQ2 to be released this month xd

 

[The Real Jdbye]

I used to have the original 3ds and a 2ds but sold them nearly 2 years ago cause 1 of them could not be hacked and i dont like the second one's design (i mean the 2ds).I missed many good games (finished Pkm Moon at the time) .Just bought a dsi xl and started playing the Phoenix Wright series again as i havent played the whole trilogy yet and to think there are much cooler games like that on the 3DS makes me want to buy one again but i wonder if its still a good deal or not and if im into detective,a little-(J)RPG-with-good storyline games (maybe some shooters if they have good stories) which title should i play?
also i love dating sims,but unfortunately new love plus's English patch has not been completed yet and seems like they have dropped the project)
oh and i can not afford a n3ds or anything above so pls no (

I would say no. If you care about 3D, the n3DS XL gives you a much better 3D experience, and if you don't care about 3D, the n2DS XL is still a better choice.

 

[Langley911]

well i only care about games,not the "3D" function of the console

 

[H1B1Esquire]

sure pal

Aww, thanks, buddy.
You'll probably (definitely) get PQ2 before I (and many others) do; please, let us know how good of a game it is.

 

[MarkPrime24]

I would say no. If you care about 3D, the n3DS XL gives you a much better 3D experience, and if you don't care about 3D, the n2DS XL is still a better choice.

It is not 3D,More like Head-Ache

 

[The Real Jdbye]

It is not 3D,More like Head-Ache

To some people it is, but personally I've never had that problem and I don't know anyone who does.

 

[foob]

I guess it depends on price (whether it is worth it or not).

To me the unit will have to be very cheap since I consider the original 3DS Nintendo's worst design of any gaming portable they have made. Buttons behind a membrane, silver-painted plastic, obnoxious gloss. Basically a combo of all the things I hate.

Re: 3D
Eyeaches and headaches are the result of the 3D feature to me, so I keep 3D on for only brief periods for 'pop'. 3D is interesting but not interesting enough for Nintendo to continue it in their Switch, apparently.

Or probably not cheap enough, kid-eye-friendly enough, battery-friendly enough, etc. It speaks volumes that Nintendo chose to confuse the 3DS brand with 2DS (it shocked me) and dropped 3D in the Switch altogether.

 

[Langley911]

UPDATE: after adding up a little more bucks i got this beauty feelsgoodman