Bought it off an eBay auction, noticed it had a SD card in it. Opened up the camera and actually found some photos!

There were a lot of selfies of the previous owner (a little Japanese kid) but I have not included them, (or any other faces) out of respect for privacy.

I put one on my console a week or two ago, and my son really liked it so I ordered a red one for his red/white 2DS. We think it looks really sleek!

I'm only showing this off because of how much progress I've made. I feel proud to share it. I've still got a long way to go but thanks to the Gamecube version bundling the debug symbols, it makes decompiling the PC version a lot faster and easier. 3D renderer works, 2D renderer works, but still a ways to go! Yes its based off the PC version and no there was no pre-existing fully completed decomp project for NFSU2 unlike Sonic Mania and other related decomp projects we've seen brought to 3DS. Making changes such as what you see in the photo to make it nicer for a 3DS, as the game was a one-screen game famously, so I'm going to be taking some things and putting them on the bottom screen instead for a nicer experience.

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I found this case and I'm very tempted to get it because my New 2ds XL is just in my nightstand all the time. Has anyone got this case and is it worth it?

Hola a todos, últimamente me han dado ganas de comprar una 3DS (en específico, el modelo "New"). La idea, bastante como con mi PS Vita, es usarla para jugar juegos nativos y también títulos de su predecesora (la DS original). Pero de verdad me gustaría exprimir sus capacidades más allá instalando emuladores, desde SNES y Game Boy Advance hasta quizá incluso Nintendo 64 para así tener juegos de ambas compañías separados de forma ordenada en sus respectivas consolas. Así que, ¿se puede hacer esto? ¿El proceso es más tedioso que en la Vita? He visto reportes de que le cuesta con la emulación de Nintendo 64 y que incluso tiene problemas con algunos juegos de Game Boy Advance.

How do I know I have 100% completed the game? Is it indicated by the gold star on my File 1 save?

This can be absolutely any game i can get on the 3ds even homebrew ports

Gap between the top & bottom board. I bought this second hand, it was like that when i got it. i checked the battery & it’s not bloated..
It works fine. should i be concerned? 😭

Never own any Nintendo DS console before and I want to buy one. These are images of a used New Nintendo 3DS that has been listed online. Are these some kind of damage on the upper lcd screen or just on the lcd protector?

I’m happy with how it turned out and have uploaded it on themeplaza (though it’s at pending and I’m not sure the bgm works)

I wanted to get this model but was wondering- does the plastic body itself of the 3ds inevitably yellow over time?

Last year i started using my 3ds again and its amazing! I take it with me everywhere.
Only one problem. 2018 as you can see i decided to put these pingu stickers on my console. Since coming back i’ve been very conscious about using it in public, well no more.

I finally took the time and removed the stickers as well as all residue left and man it looks better! But now I’m wondering if i should customize it, but this time a little more tastefully and planned out.

Question 🙋
Do you guys like the all natural look or should i give it another shot customizing it 8 years later?

Edit: May my boy rest in peace 😢💔

Edit 2: Ok so apparently people absolutely love comrade pingu!? so maybe just maybe he will return better and stronger… who knows what the future holds…🫣

You can see the other drawing I made when trying Art Academy: First Semester at the bottom screen. They're surprisingly good guides for art in my opinion and the drawing programs are pretty good when it comes to the 3ds.

I already know this little guy is slightly expanding and a new battery is on the way. However, I am also currently addicted to Tomodachi Life and don't want to miss out on the daily stuff. Is this safe to use until my new battery comes in? Note: the battery is almost 15-year-old.

I recently bought my 3DS XL from GameStop. I’ve completely played through Pokémon black and had no problems. Then I was starting to do a play through through Pokémon Alpha Sapphire, and then when I went to go into the game, it said I had to download an update. I didn’t have an SD card at the time so I went and got an SD card and put it in once I put it in. It gave me the same updating screen and the update wasn’t making any progress and then eventually it errored out. What am I missing?

opened my new 3ds xl earlier today to check on the battery (it was also my first time doing it). decided to check it again just in case and noticed there was suddenly some grease on the right side (opposite from the battery). I cleaned it up with some wipes so that's how I know it was a darkish brown. It just smelled like grease or something adjacent to that. The battery was completely dry also so I know it didn't come from that. Everything works fine also!

I actually haven't used this 3ds very often and it's been stored far away from liquids so I know it's not water or anything, especially since it only appeared in the span of a couple of hours. I've been trying to find answers for it and there seem to be similar posts about it in the past (1) (2) (3) (4) but not many answers that fit my situation. the closest I've gotten to an answer is this comment from post 4 about it being flux because I bought it refurbished.

if anyone knows the answer, I would love to be informed! especially since i'm not sure what could have caused it to leak so suddenly

I finally bit the bullet and went to my local game shop and had them do a usb c mod, I must say they did a fine job too!

I dug up this SNES new 3ds xl and noticed many problems:
Scratched up top screen

Colors on bottom screen has much less contrast (2DS for reference)

C stick is all boogered up

Struggles to read microSD cards and game cards

Struggles to read the battery and turn on

Missing back plate (got this one from another new 3ds xl as well as the battery)

Do you think it’s possible to repair this, or to get someone else to, or should I just let this go?