Top 15 Best 3DS Games!

Sharing 15 of my favourite games for the Nintendo 3DS! Let me know your best games in the comments!

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Podcast:

Video contents:
Games:
Cave story 3D
Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance
Sega 3D Classics
Mario Kart 7
Resident Evil Revelations
Metroid Samus Returns
Rhythm Heaven Megamix
New Super Mario Bros 2
Super Pokémon Rumble
Animal Crossing New Leaf
Shanta and the Pirates Curse
Zelda Link Between Worlds
Kirby Planet Robobot
Zelda Ocarina of Time / Majoras Mask 3D
Kid Icarus Uprising

00:00 intro
00:19 Game 1
01:36 Game 2
02:34 Game 3
04:11 Game 4
05:02 Game 5
06:25 Game 6
08:06 Game 7
08:57 Game 8
10:28 Game 9
11:32 Game 10
12:45 Game 11
13:55 Game 12
15:21 Game 13
16:13 Game 14
17:21 Game 15

Thanks for watching!

[RetroBreak]

Also check out some more of my DS / 3DS videos here: 

Playing some of my favourite 3DS games! (Live stream VOD) -

Buy These 3DS eShop Hidden Gems Before It's TOO LATE! -

Learning To Love The Nintendo 3DS in 2021! -


Top 15 Nintendo DS Hidden Gems! -

[socrates]

I absolutely love the 3D effect on the 3DS. However, the implementation with the original 3DS hardware was a bit lacking, but on the New 3DS, it worked fabulously. I love it and am sad as well that Nintendo didn't continue it.

[arvian]

Totally agree, I always had the 3D effect on, I can't imagine The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds without 3D. I often hear that people turn off 3D immediately after buying 3DS, but for me it's too bad that the technology never really got popular.

[alexpine]

Your background of all the 3DS games is impressive! Loved seeing you mention Cave Story 3D and Rhythm Heaven Megamix! I finished Cave Story eShop about a month ago and I’m waiting on my new Rhythm Heaven game to ship atm. So many great games on this platform! Mario, Animal Crossing, Shantae, Zelda, Kirby, so much to play! I still stand by my idea of 3D Zelda games like Ocarina of Time getting ported to Switch and using the Breath of the Wild engine for combat. Would love to see that! Love seeing 3DS content from your channel, hope to see some more on the future!

[Jhrickgamer]

Recently got my hands on a 3DS and really rediscovered how fun is playing with the 3D on, definetely one of the features i'll miss the most

[SteveMassart]

As someone who's just picked up a 3ds for the first time, this is a fantastic list, thanks I've added a few extra games to my want list 👍🏼

[lightshift]

Hey, your videos are getting better and better! Not just the content, but your confidence and tone as well. Loving it! Never had a 3ds until just last year, and been building my collection. This video helps!

[diegog]

The 3DS is my favorite console of all time, love playing it, love collecting for it. And we share our favorite game! I love kid icarus, I actually have a full binder with like 60% of the AR cards. Really really like the art and the universe, the insane difficulty that the game can have, the slight rpg elements with the weapons. Really great game and honestly the best showpiece for the capabilities of the 3DS, specially at the time, I hope nintendo brings a sequel to the switch.
You mentioned that Zelda ALBW was a little too easy for your liking. I strongly recommend hero mode, this game in hero mode is one of my favorite zelda experiences to have and I replay it somewhat frequently on that difficulty. Enemies do four times the damage, which means more deaths, which means actually potentially loosing your rented items, which is great, adds a lot of tension.

[tomdugdale]

I always wonder why Nintendo dropped the 3D as well, for some games it is absolutely brilliant, and it would be fantastic in a more powerful console like the switch if 60fps stereoscopic 3D could be implemented. Recently played through Nano Assault EX and the 3D makes it so much easier to track projectiles. I also loved Kid Icarus but I must admit the hand cramp was intense at times!! I would love to see a remaster for switch...

[drift]

I'm so happy to find someone as enthusiastic as I am about the 3D on the 3DS. I can't imagine games like Kid Icarus Uprising or A Link Between Worlds without it. I never turned mine off on any 3DS system I've owned (and I'm an Ambassador).

[gunbuckchuck]

I love the 3D feature! Massively underated

[dominicrinaldi]

the quality of your videos paired with your personality make me surprised this channel only has 19k subs. We need to pump those numbers up!

[ctochtli]

Also:
-Code name S.T.E.A.M.
-New Yoshi Island.
-Fire Emblem Awakening/Fate/Echoes.
-Project Diva Mirai.
-Street Fighter IV.
-Atlus games.
And etc.

[tryptobphan]

I love the 3D feature and I think some of the games are unique because of that feature. Also, great selection of games. They’re different from my top picks but awesome to see different tastes. Really cool background, by the way!

[electricturbodata]

Great list! 👍 How nice to find someone who thinks the same way about the 3D on the 3DS. I liked it a lot and it indeed looks best in games like 2D platformers and for example Paper Mario.

I think they made a mistake when they marketed 3DS 3D with "realism". Depth doesn't look like that for real! 😅 The good thing about 3D is that it makes things look more like a fold out book or something from those old view master toys (i.e. more fake and plasticy haha). Nintendo are unnecessarily afraid of xbox/pc realism fans who whine about Nintendo games while Nintendo fans clearly are the opposite, looking for games with a cartoony, exaggerated, innovative style "from the idea world / dream world" rather than realism. I think part of the switches success is an organic counter reaction against 20-25 years of dark, gritty and "realistic" pop culture.

[robl]

3ds was my favorite system hands down. I agree with your choices. The 2 Luigi's Mansions made great use of the 3d. Also loved Castlevania.

[Friedchunk]

Excellent list and video! I just bought a copy of Planet Robobot on the back of your recommendation. Can't wait to check it out!

Some of my favourites include the Monster Hunter games, Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright and Fantasy Life ❤ I also really enjoyed the Inazuma Eleven GO series. The first one is a pretty straightforward sports RPG but the second and third ones have crazy plots about time travel and space travel. They play football against dinosaurs and aliens...it's bonkers. Sadly the third (and for me the best) one never made it out of Japan, so you need to understand Japanese to enjoy it.

[shazang]

Looking forward to the hidden gems followup. I personally love the 3D effect.

[cooperbohrer]

Great video! Haven’t played link between worlds since I was 12 and I struggled so hearing you call it easy got me lol

[palomamuniz]

really enjoying your content! loved the 3ds stream the other day hopefully more of those will come in the future. loved seeing you play cave story. keep up the good work!