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I purchased this console back in May of 2024. I have no idea why it has taken me this long to post something about it. Maybe it is because I have been enjoying it too much? When I saw it up on AliExpress I had to have it. I would say it was $50 well spent.

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Back when the first model of the DS console was released into the market from Nintendo, my personal thoughts were, "That has got to be the ugliest handheld ever." But I purchased it anyway. It was another innovation in gaming from Nintendo. The DS ML is that original console taken and re-shelled. This is a recycling of the original DS. I would say a big "thank you" to whoever that Chinese individual was. They are a genus. Because of it being a recycling of the old hardware it is a shot in the dark whether you get a nice unit or dead pixels on screen, etc. I am happy that the unit I got is perfect.

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The interesting thing about the console is that there is nothing anywhere on the box or the console itself which gives you any idea that it is Nintendo related in any way. Even the preview of games on the back of the box says nothing about them being Nintendo DS games.

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It came with some simple instructions and an AC adapter.

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All of the buttons work and feel like the original DS. It plays great, both GBA and DS games. Surprisingly the shell is solid and of good quality. A big thumbs up. 

Happy Birthday!! 

@BLUEVOODU I found only two out of my 3DS games, Monster Hunter Generations and Persona Q.
I am glad that my Batman Black Gate worked because I have seen it turning bad too.

I am assuming we are talking about PM?

@BLUEVOODU definitely my kind of game. I might just think about this one..................

I think it is cool. But this is really for people that use their iphone like they would a tablet. I personally use my iphone for texting and calling only. I do nothing else on it. That is why an SE third gen suits me. My phone usage is connected with the culture of my generation, I guess. It's a phone. 

This game never felt like a "Mario" game if you know what I mean. The idea of Mario is connected to platform gaming. It would have been better if some other character, maybe, was used and Mario left out of it, maybe shy guy or a mushroom guy. Not sure if it would have fared any better or not. Without Mario it would probably have been lost in the pool of mediocre games in the Gamecube library and forgotten. But I sort-of enjoyed it at the time, still have it in my cube collection.

I guess I consider this Mario's black-eye. 

I had no idea where to put this, but I guess this is retro gaming? Right?
I have no idea why I have fallen in love with these things. But I really enjoy these Evercade handhelds. I keep getting them and I have a few more that I want for my collection. My Neo Geo Pocket was put into my mailbox yesterday. This craze started last Christmas. I love the fact that they are designed like the original Gameboy but the size is close to the Gameboy Pocket. Just right for gaming. And love the built in game feature with the option of having the game carts too. In my Capcom pocket I have an Irem cart. I am wanting the Neo Geo collection game cart to put into my Neo Geo Pocket.

They are a great value when you think how much you are spending for each game and the console to play them on is included. I have been considering picking up the Evercade VS.


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There are no arcades where I live. If there was I would visit them occasionally, especially if they had some old friends, like centipede, tempest, etc. And those old shoot'em ups.......Defender................yeah.......nice.................

If this is something like everyone getting online at the same time to post, I'm game....

Maybe I am showing my age.  But I don't know what a social login is.

@BLUEVOODU just found my first one. Monster Hunter Generations will not boot. The game is recognized but it will not boot up. I never got into that game anyway. So I am not that upset. I favor Monster Hunter story.

@BLUEVOODU

@retro junkie soo.... update... did you find any more? lol 

Also - did you check to see if any of your games were online capable?  Not a ton were online capable... and I believe most, if not all, the servers are toast now.

Out of the DS games that had the feature of online play, surprisingly I have about 27 games that are capable of going online. You have to keep in mind that I did not even pursue any desire to go online to play with someone else. It was just not in my mind to do so. I missed that feature, it just went under my radar.

My going through my 3DS collection, it is rather slow going, I am getting hung up playing the game.    I have more 3DS games than I thought. From what I understand there are a high number of the game Puzzles & Dragons Mario edition that are failing. So I will not be looking for another one unless I can walk into the store and try it before I buy. It is said that a third of those games are failing.

Do we value a game more if it is a physical hard copy than it just being digital? Or is that just a matter of personal preference? (Me asking this out loud knowing I have several 3DS games that are still sealed.) I have found that I tend to not play a game as much if at all that I have purchased as a digital download. And the only time I did purchase digital downloads was during the heyday of the 3DS.

The trailers alone has gotten me excited about this movie. They have reminded me of the old 50's and 60's comics. It looks like fun.

I'm a retro gamer and I can see it.

People are now getting banned for inserting used games? This is not the only place that I have read this, there are also YouTube videos.


https://www.reddit.com/r/Switch/comments/1lut61s/switch_2_users_be_careful_buying_used_switch_1/?embed_host_url=https%3A%2F%2Fgamerant.com%2Fswitch-2-ban-used-games-why%2F

hmmmm....................I have the 1st gen Vita. And I have it out ready to play. Got "World of Final Fantasy" loaded in the cart slot.

Wow old topic. Not sure how I missed this. I miss the heyday of the Vita. I was surprised how much I like this console. I loved this console because you could do so much with it. I took it on business trips at the time and had video conferences with my family on the road using skype. First time I played a Persona game, Persona 4 golden. First time I played online, played Ragnarok Odyssey. I could get email, etc. I had it connected to my PS3. When Sony dropped support for it then everybody dropped it and ran. What had became my favorite system at the time was suddenly abandoned. It was reduced to nothing more than a gaming system. I have the PlayStation console where you can play the games on TV. I really did not use tat very much.

The Vita is still a good handheld, IMO. I don't really think it needs that much improvement. All it needed was support, games. 

@BLUEVOODU I am going to pull out all my 3DS games and start going through them just to see if I have any that exhibits any of the characteristics of the failing flash memory. I have two, maybe three, games that are still sealed, several years old. 

I returned the game for a refund. Hesitant but considering purchasing it again. Might look for the game new, not used.

The WEP issue is probably the reason my DS consoles will not make the connection. I have fiber optic internet with my service provider supplying the router. Modern tech.

I had grilled hamburgers over charcoal with hickory wood chips. I love smoking those burgers. 

Watched fireworks out our picture window from the neighbors down the street.

Happy 4th to everyone.

The key-cards make me suspicious and skeptical. At anytime, not that they would do it, they could fix it so that if you decided to sell that key-card, the one who purchased it from you, would have to repurchase the game. Or they could make it non transferable. I know that Nintendo's intentions are stopping piracy by requiring the key card to play the game. An inconvenience for anyone desiring digital only.
and I agree with CreepinDeth and feel the same as SpartanEvolved

I will probably wait for a switch 2 lite? Here is hoping for some type of price drop on games, used? I will watch prices on the Switch 1 to see if that drop. Might finally pick one up to go with my Switch lite.   

I like all that stuff on that side bar.

At some point several years ago I switched to a Galaxy A01 phone simply because TracFone offered it for $15. This week I was set free of that horrid monstrosity! I finally switched back to an iphone. I am now sporting an iphone SE 3rd generation. It feels so good.

@BLUEVOODU so those particular DS models never received any firmware updates.....

@BLUEVOODU I do not have that feature on my old original DS.    I find this interesting. Yours looks like a totally different firmware. Or is it modded? There is nothing in my menu that will enable me to set up for wifi.

(So you had to have a game that contained the software to connect to the net. Hardware was there but no way to access unless you had an "online play" game. That is why I never knew it had that capability. Not until they included the software in the DSi.)

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@CreepinDeth just purchased this game last week I do not know the history of the game.

@retro junkie  -
BTW - My original DS did play online... I played Tetris online with it... and it was a lot of fun.

The "original DS" did not have any feature that would enable it to be connected to the internet. Neither did the DS Lite. The DSi was the first model that featured internet access. Now they did have the ability to connect with another DS in the same area for gameplay, or using the picochat.

I know for sure that it is not the console, per say, that is the problem. And that is because the same issue manifests itself on all four 3DS, one of them is a 2DS. And that is a big assumption on my part.

The pins on the game looks good, no corrosion. I have tried cleaning in case there is something that I cannot see. I do want to purchase another copy. I will try that route to see if I find the same issue. Knowing that some games as they are released can have fixes, like the first batch can have bugs, and the next batch would have a fix in the game. I have read that some 3DS games have an issue with some of the flash memory deteriorating which effects the game.

I have a game that I purchased used for my 3DS. It will play for five, ten, or maybe three minutes and then crash, producing an error code. I keep searching the net for answers but have found nothing that satisfies. The Nintendo help section only addresses "the thinking" that the console is defective. But I have the same issue with this game on all four of my 3DS consoles. I think that simply verifies that it is a game issue.

The question that I have floating around in my mind is, "When games and their consoles enter the realm of "old hat," which are no longer supported, would this result in issues to play the game, or certain games?

I am not expecting any answers so don't feel pressured. I am just thinking out loud. Do updates that fix bugs in the firmware of a console effect the gameplay, or booting, of games creating the situation for the need of the game update? When going back to something like the SNES it is a closed system, never needing an update, neither the games. But then again is it the internet and security that instigates the need for an update?
None of my DS consoles can connect to the internet anymore. Not sure why. The original DS and the DS lite never connected to the internet, so no updates were ever needed. I don't remember of any games for the DS ever having an update either. I have been reading and watching YouTube addressing the problem of some 3DS games deteriorating and becoming unplayable.

I have been playing this game that motivated this post. If I get to a save point before the game crashes, I can restart the game and continue at that point. It is some what frustrating, but the game is fun to play. Puzzles & Dragons Mario edition, I hesitate to invest any money trying to purchase another one, even a brand new one. Now I am somewhat cautious about the 3DS format and its games. I do have another one that has quit working.
Any thoughts?
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Whaat?!
Oh..........Happy Belated Birthday!!!