Start using your 3DS again

Every time I post a video about portable emulators, people tell me I should just mod a 3DS instead. So here we are, putting homebrew on a 3DS to see what it can do...

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[ShankMods]

3ds is so underrated. Here's a few other neat things I can recommend using if for:
-GBA virtual console isnt exactly emulation. It's running (mostly) natively using the DS's backwards compatibility. There are a few functions that are emulated, but it's mostly running natively. You can use rom injection to play basically any GBA game, and apply a patch to remove the dark filter.
-snes virtual console on the new 3ds run really well, and even has a pixel perfect mode
-there is a port of the super Mario 64 pc port for 3ds that runs fantastic on new 3ds. The build I played used both the left eye and right eye pixels in 2d mode, making it have double the horizontal screen resolution of a normal 3ds game! It looks really, really good.

[Nichslvl]

Yessir! I love seeing a bigger youtuber talking about the 3DS again! I've recently bought a new one just to mod, and one of the main things I want to try and push is for everyone to start using streetpass again!!

[DJ_Penguin]

Idk why people never used the 3ds' 3D. It was always super impressive how much depth could be shown with it and made the N64 Zelda games super immersive

[ratboy]

I just modded my old 3ds XL and I barely touched my switch since. I even bought a little case and stylus set for it, feels like I was ten years old again. The 3ds isn’t just a retro portable it also has sooo many amazing 3ds games including the definitive 3D zeldas (Majora’s mask, ocarina of time), 3D Pokémon, and arguably the best of the animal crossing franchise, New Leaf. For someone who doesn’t have a 3ds but wants to access the library of games, get an old 2ds. It’s the cheapest out of all the editions and the design is the most comfortable to hold, plus it just looks the cutest.

[leeartlee]

Part of the reason I like to mod handhelds vs emulation machines is for two reason: native play and form function. Nintendo has been making handhelds for over 40 years. No one is making a better handheld than those guys. And like he said in the video, if you wanna play DS or 3DS games, no other system is gonna have the 2 screen, touch screen set up.

[arthur]

The novelty of the 3D effect never wore off for me. It's my favorite feature of the system and I wish everything else had it. Would kill for another 3D handheld from Nintendo.

[luke]

I actually never had a 3DS but I did do this on my DSi and it's INCREDIBLE. Being able to play GB, GBA, NES, SNES, Gensis, and DS games all on one console is INSANE. It works like a charm!

[uidsea]

The 3DS was such a fun time in gaming. The console came out at a time when I could actually afford the majority of the library and I had so much fun with friends. Time to fire up the 3DS again!

[ddnava]

Little warning about twilight menu: Unlike an R4 or an emulator, it will NOT apply anti-piracy patches automatically. You have to add the necessary AR codes for each game

[eadgbe]

I never stopped playing my 3DS. I love it. The clamshell design is ideal for travel and can be pulled out at any time to enjoy just a few minutes of gaming.

[SuperMario]

I modded my 2DS XL around the summer of 2020 while COVID was heavy and all I have to say is that it was so worth it when I got all the configurations that the modding community has to offer. So with that said, Thank you WULFF DEN for covering this video and showing what the 3DS is capable of doing with the CFW.

[Bray-wmhx]

For Mario 64 specifically you can actually find a version of the decomp built for the 3ds with perfect performance.

[nebiyumeseret]

I actually just tried this about 2 weeks ago. It was super easy which surprised me. Been having a lot of fun with my 3dsxl and Wii U quite a bit this past year.

[mademedothis]

I never once turned off the 3D slider on any of my 3DSs. The loss of that screen feature is a damn tragedy, as far as I'm concerned. I recently went back to a 3DS after a while and how seamlessly the eye tracking works on the New 3DS is just frickin' magical. I've been using VR for a while and it feels so weird to just see 3D graphics on a little window without anything strapped to your face. I wish we could get these screens on something else these days.

[dayfay]

People in 2042 be like: Start using your Switch again

[ParanoidThalyyMVS]

The coolest thing about Twilight to me is the ability to load as many DSiWare as you want, if you get those games from the eShop (or other means), they can ONLY be played from the Internal storage and, not the SD Card, that way, your storage will be full pretty soon, if you use Twilight however, they can be booted from there. I waited a long time for that to become a thing and, now that it is, it was 100% worth the wait.

[Moonlighter_TV]

What neat timing. I just spent a few hours setting my 3ds up and filling up my SD card.

[Frankk]

I grabbed a 2DS XL for $99 a year or so ago, immediately modded it and I can say it was WELL worth it!

[k_klaw]

hey! huge fan of the mods, for emulation I actually recommend the ultimate injector, basically making them authentic virtual counsel titles, that run beautifully because it's Nintendo's own emulator made for their own handheld. Plus they look better while running, and feel more authentic.

[StarTrekBro]

Homebrew 3ds was the best choice i ever made. My favorite console hands down. And IMO so much more comfortable to play and hold than the switch. I sold mine just to collect more 3DS consoles.