Retro_Link Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 GT Best 3DS Game of E3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamba Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Just going through all of my Letterbox inbox.... Trying so hard to get up to date but there are SO MANY!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drahkon Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Quick question: Can you play UK DS games with a German 3DS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khilafah Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 cant see why not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cvl Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Quick question:Can you play UK DS games with a German 3DS? Well, I can play US DS games on my PAL 3DS so I'm pretty sure you're safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rummy Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Quick question:Can you play UK DS games with a German 3DS? UK 3DS games, or just UK DS games? As it's pal region though, I'd certainly guess strongly at yes for both(it's a definite yes for just regular DS games, as cvl said). US 3DS games apparently not, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Gibbs Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Unless its a DSI enhanced game it should work on the 3DS, if the game itself was region locked due to DSI enhancement then its unlikely to work or so i've gathered from reading up on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drahkon Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 UK 3DS games, or just UK DS games? Actually just DS games. UK 3DS games work, too, then? Nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcubed Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Quick question:Can you play UK DS games with a German 3DS? Germany and UK are in the same region (Europe/Australia), so that's a yes (for all consoles, not just DS/3DS) But regardless, original DS games are region free anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tapedeck Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 After last year's stellar Christmas for the 3DS, what the hell is coming out this year? I was quite looking forward to some cracking online Animal Crossing but that's not happening. Anything stellar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnus Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Luigi's Mansion and Paper Mario ring a bell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lens of Truth Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Pretty much all of the announced games are 'holiday' releases aren't they? Paper Mario, Epic Mickey, Luigi's Mansion, Castlevania all look top notch to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V. Amoleo Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Does anybody think we'll ever get the ability to use the Home menu with DS games? It would be quite handy to have the ability to use the notes app with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burny Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 Does anybody think we'll ever get the ability to use the Home menu with DS games? It would be quite handy to have the ability to use the notes app with them. Not going to happen. When playing DS games the 3DS seems literally to be a DSi from a hardware point of view, probably downclocked processor and all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V. Amoleo Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 Not going to happen. When playing DS games the 3DS seems literally to be a DSi from a hardware point of view, probably downclocked processor and all. That was my original thinking on the matter but the home button still works when playing DS games. It just brings up the close software menu instead of the actual home menu. So there has to be some 3DS functionality going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rummy Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 I think to have the functionality it might be that the games themselves need to have it worked in so they go into a suspended state and the 3DS can do its business alongside, but the games never *were* designed like that so they can't. I have absolutely nothing to back this up though and wonder how comes they can't do a workaround. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V. Amoleo Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 When you press home while in a DS game currently it does suspend the game. It's currently the same situation with the GBA VC games, though I'm hoping that will be changed when/if they're officially released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burny Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 So there has to be some 3DS functionality going on. The functionality to end the game and go back into "3DS mode". The 3DS' system seems to somehow boot when you leave these games. Do you think Nintendo would bother, even if it were possible? It's not like they would get an immediate return out of it, just like they wouldn't with tinkering with the Wii U's backwards compatibility for "HD-Wii games". It would just cost them time developing the functionality and is unlikely to boost sales. AS a rule of thumb: If it would cost money/time to develop and seems unlikely to be a sellable or required feature, Nintendo won't bother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcubed Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 (edited) When you press home while in a DS game currently it does suspend the game. It's currently the same situation with the GBA VC games, though I'm hoping that will be changed when/if they're officially released. That's easy, it just activates the DS' sleep mode function (so when you press the menu button, the game thinks you've closed the lid) Since GBA games don't have that option built into the SDK (where you can activate sleep mode by closing the lid), the game just keeps running when you press Home - just like how it does on a DS when you try closing the lid. When GBA games get released officially, they'll no doubt be running in an emulator - complete with all the bells and whistles that you get with other VC games. Edited June 24, 2012 by Dcubed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V. Amoleo Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 That's easy, it just activates the DS' sleep mode function (so when you press the menu button, the game thinks you've closed the lid) Even so, that's still suspending it in memory while the 3DS 'exit or continue' menu appears. If you start the DS games in original resolution mode you can see that the 'exit or continue' menu renders at the 3DS resolution and not the DS. That to me suggests that it is the 3DS software controlling the exiting and not a modification to the DS software. This is different to how the Wii handles Gamecube software.. @Burny is right about Nintendo though. Even if it were possible, I can't see them bothering. Since GBA games don't have that option built into the SDK (where you can activate sleep mode by closing the lid), the game just keeps running when you press Home - just like how it does on a DS when you try closing the lid. When GBA games get released officially, they'll no doubt be running in an emulator - complete with all the bells and whistles that you get with other VC games. I hadn't even considered that the GBA games were simply running in the GBA compatibility mode of the DS. I wonder if the lack of a real software emulator will hold back the GBA VC for some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog-amoto Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 This has probably been asked before, but does anyone else experience hand cramps while playing. All it takes is 5 mins of Mario Kart and the pain begins. Any tips on alleviating this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Dem0- Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 No cramps for me, how are you holding the console? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f00had Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 My hands don't cramp but they are really small... Maybe you need to invest in a 3DS XL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Dem0- Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 or @Dog\-amoto if you have a CPP try playing with it, it's really comfortable. If not then try and buy the steering wheel for the 3DS, or a 3DS hand grip accessory. Like this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog-amoto Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 I've tried a few ways of holding it. It happens with most games, but Mario Kart is especially bad. Thanks, I'll try getting an add on, rather than shelling out loads on the XL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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