Bold of you to assume the 3DS will ever die. I’ll have you know mine has full battery.

One thing that most people dont realize is that you can basically play all the pokemon series prior to switch on the 3ds, and almost all dragonquest entries published both on ds and 3ds.

So many things were on the 3DS that should be on Switch. Folders, themes, badges, activity log, streetpass, etc.

Rest in piece Mario & Luigi rpg franchise...

Didn’t even talk about the 3Ds home screen themes (and lack of them on the switch)

Miitopia became one of my favorite 3DS RPGs. It’s not good in gameplay, but any game that lets you have Luigi and Iron Man fighting Spongebob is a good one to me.

Now that the 3DS is officially discontinued, I have to say, I LOVED the DS and 3DS series. They carried me through middle and high school and I will never forget the fun I had with them. I will never, ever stop loving this generation of handhelds. No matter what. It makes me so nostalgic and said that those easier days are over, as well as MANY amazing games no longer able to be legally experienced. You were good, 3DS. Real good.

"...and then Ziplash happened." *_Scott Wozniak has requested a partnership_*

The 3DS went from a console that I didn't give much of a damn about, to a console I cherished up until the Switch, probably from Dark Moon alone!

I love how his last point is basicaly "the switch has a crappy UI' which cannot be more true

10:33 the detail of the 3DS activity log is something I LOVE about it. It's so interesting to see what games I played on what days and when with all of those stats. I wish every console did that.

No no no, I LOVED the activity log. My favorite part, I also loved the step counter. The 3ds helped me keep my sanity underway on a sub.

The 3DS is obviously the best handheld ever because it has the most Kirby games out of every handheld, and that’s the only thing that matters.

The 3ds is a lot like the original gameboy, it was innovative and help shaped Nintendo to what it is today, and they both live for eons.

Dude. Rhythm Thief and the Emperor's Treasure needs some more love. Seriously, that game was my JAM when I was younger.

Coming back here after the 3DS ceases production. What a phenomenal system. The sheer quality and quantity of its exclusives is legitimately mind-blowing.

I would love it if Nintendo was to add a proper Activity Log, Mii Plaza and themes to the Switch, they made my 3DS feel so much more personal

OMG I unironically want folders for the switch they'd be so helpful.

I find it amazing that the 3DS is still one of the best handheld consoles Nintendo has ever made. Not only did I really like the backwards compatibility, but the many games that I owned and had a lot of fun with. Super Mario 3D Land, Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon, Super Street Fighter IV 3D edition, Super Smash Bros. For 3DS, Legend of Zelda: Link Between Worlds, Resident Evil: Revelations, Fire Emblem Awakening, Mario Kart 7, THE MII PLAZA, the Ace Attorney games... I'M NOT EVEN DONE with most of my games and I can't wait to get back into them and collect even more.

Find Mii and Kersploosh? Don't you mean Streetpass Quest and Splash or Crash?

the 3ds is by far my favorite console ever just because of all of the memories i have had playing it. i love my switch and all, but my 3ds will always be my baby.

Remember when there was that paper Mario the thousand year door remake rumour for 3DS back in the day?

Not even mentioning the huge amount of homebrew stuff you could do on the 3ds.

Fantasy Life was an amazing game man, absolute hidden gem.

Bro, I loved the activity log too, you’re not alone, I really wanted it on switch

Miitopia is a very underrated game, sure a more casual RPG, and long, but still a fun time.

I first tried earthbound on the 3ds, and now I’m hyper-addicted to the series

AntDude: The 3DS is at the end of it's live. Me: *Looks at the upload date and realizes this was made a few months after I bought my first 3DS* huh.. okay then.

If I had a dollar every time he said "hidden gem" i could feed my family at cracker barrel

>original 3ds doesn't support snes games >homebrew a snes emulator >solid 60fps >mfw

13:31 the cost of reviving Fire Emblem was actually Advance Wars And how high of a cost that was

The 3DS was and still is the RPG Heaven. SO. MANY. RPGS. My favorite RPG and number one favorite 3DS game of all time was DEFINITELY Fantasy Life. That game was soooooo good and I sunk so many hours into it and I occasionally play it even to this day. I just wish I could experience it’s co-op.

I love 3ds because it has the best rpg known to humankind. Miitopia My miitopia team was Unironic picks: sans,peach,black Mage,waluigi and geno Dank meme picks, Ernie, miku the anime bull, lancer deltarune, heavy weapons guy, and flowey Post game teammates(so far) Garfield,guy fieri,deku (I didn't even choose deku)

Y'know, the Switch really lost a lot of the charm the 3DS had. Such as Mii games being very quirky in a good way, MiiS ACTUALLY BEING USED- and that vibrant color scheme.

The 3DS has and will become a classic I am definitely keeping mine for years to come, so many amazing games, so many fun memories, fun car rides, the that audio app, wow so many memories

I can't believe Antdude foreshadowed the Switch receiving folders three years after this video came out. Congratulations Kirby Guy your wish has been granted.

The 3DS was the first console I purchased myself.

I imported the Japanese version of rhythm heaven megamix before they announced they were gonna releases an English version So I bought a Japanese 3ds . . Then they made an English port

Honestly this makes me so sad, my 3DS broke partly to my little sis, and I had some games I would love to play, I’m saving up to get another one at the moment

nice to see a shoutout to both radiant historia and virtue’s lads reward those games are soooo good

You'll never know true power until you actually mod the 3DS.

10:08 I still bring my Nintendo 3DS everywhere i go And the Switch should be using the Mii's more.

The eshop on the 3DS is so good. I am so happy that you brought that up. I spent a lot of my 2013 and 2014 playing that stuff. Gun Man Clive was so good. Remember Harmoknight!! I also liked the street pass games, which is I think were underrated.

AntDude saying that the Switch's ace in the hole would be the addition of folders cracks me up in hindsight. The Switch's ace in the hole was stupidly amazing timing

The 3DS is one of the best things Nintendo has ever made, no questions

4:52 I actually still use this Stand for the Switch. It fits incredibly well with the system and I can still plug it in with the charger unlike it's own kickstand.

Fantastic work! Really enjoyed it all. Folders 😄

Atlus really went all-out with RPGs on this system.

At least he mentioned the Yo-Kai watch series. Especially with the release of the “third” game

So are illustrated thumbnails just a thing now?

My first 3DS games were Mario 3d Land, Pokémon Rumble Blast, and Mario Kart 7, and they're all really good, especially Rumble Blast, its a hidden gem

I loved this thing it introduced me to one of my favorite games Mario and Luigi dream team I’ll miss this thing.

Link Between Worlds, the Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask remakes, Samus Returns, Dragon Quest VIII, the DS backwards compatability, the Virtual Console... Man, the 3DS was amazing!

The 3DS is my favorite console of all time as I have the best memories with it. The Switch is awesome, but 3DS just reigns supreme to me.

11:08 "The 3DS had a lot of games!" *SMASH ULTIMATE AD PLAYS (literally)*

I love how you uses the mane profesor layton theme for the whole video its still to this day my favorite seiris of games

Also: Dragon Quest 8 on the motherfuckin’ 3DS? Yeah, this little console is rather special.

15:20 Someone acknowledging Rhythm Thief's existence! PRAISE THE LORD! This game is amazing, and it's a shame it never got a sequel of any kind. Fun story, amazing music, it's just really good.

3DS was awesome! I still play those GBA Ambassador games! You also aren't alone in wanting the playtime stats on the Switch. I was looking for them myself recently! Did you ever take advantage of the 3DS camera to take 3D pictures? So many little novelties that added up to a phenomenal console. I remember thinking that the telescoping stylus was such a cool idea! Great video!

I’m so happy to hear love for Rhythm Thief, one of my favorite 3DS games as a kid and I still love it

Anyone else play the badge game that let you get decorations for the home menu from a claw machine??? I loved that thing

I need to yell something...here goes: I EFFIN' LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE the 3DS! Thanks dude.

The 3DS has to be my favorite system ever. So many fantastic games, DS backward compatibility, and a fantastic design all come together to make a great little handheld

Im so glad you brought up the activity log

Anyone else go to reach for their 3ds

I honestly think the 3DS is one of the best handhelds out there. Of course, that might just be because I'm biased for Kirby and Planet Robobot is my favorite game ever, but still, it's a good system.

My back catalogue of 3DS games is a bit insane. It has some of my favorite games I have ever experienced. Bravely Default and Second rekindled my love for tradition turn based RPGs. Pokémon X/Y made my head explode seeing Pokémon in 3D. Seriously 3DS is probably the greatest consoles of all time once you included the DS backwards compatibility.

The 3ds was awesome. Loved collecting hats and puzzle pieces using the plaza. All the games I spent soo many hours on including: pokemon, fossil fighters frontier, puzzle and dragons, fantasy life, animal crossing, mario kart this is just off of the top of my head and the list goes on.

Let's not forget that the 3DS is also home to Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy, a.k.a. the closest we're ever gonna get to an Elite Beat Agents sequel

The highlight of the 3DS for sure was Xenoblade Chronicles. It has become my favorite game and the 3DS allowed me to experience that. Thank you Nintendo!

I hated the e-shop because every category always had the “new!” banner whether there was actually any new releases or not. They still do to this day, with nothing coming out. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Triforce heroes was so good wth. Played that game to death and had so much fun playing it with friends

13:46 Sweet! Now I Have To Wait Impatiantly/ Force Antdude To Play Miitopia

what about 3DS menu themes? I'd want that on switch for sure

It's nearly 2022 and I still love my original 3ds.

3:49 aw, right in the feels...

To everyone who sees this comment: At this point, just mod your 3DS. It's stupid easy, and adds so much missing functionality. You can have custom home menu themes and you can even inject GBA games to use the VC emulator the ambassador GBA games used. I used this to play Rhythm Tengoku and it's godly. Edit: Here's a link to the guide on how to do it, if you're thinking about it: 3ds.hacks.guide/ The risk of bricking is like a million to one if you follow the instructions exactly, and I messed up a couple times in setup of mine and my 3DS was fine and is now fully set up with CFW. Also he mentioned Rhythm Heaven! I can die happy knowing a big KZfaqr plays Rhythm Heaven!!!

3:51 WHOS GONNA ROCK THE PLACE? Never forget

As good as the Switch may be, the biggest thing the 3DS had going for it was the charm it had compared to the Switch. From something as simple to gradients, to ambient music in the menus, to the *Mii Maker and Eshop having music* (with the Eshop using unique music every few months!) The Switch, on the other hand? Flat colors, silent everything, *only 2 themes*. The best way you can remedy most of these issues is if you dive into the world of Homebrew to install themes and the like, but even that has consequences. Got my console banned because of it, though I never really used online all that much.

You nailed it, I was thinking about it the other day and the thing that was missing to let this awesome console be the best ever is great third party games. Don’t get me wrong, I adore first party, but sometimes you want more of other sources and this console lacked proper Castlevania and Megaman entries that made it worthwhile, plus I’m sure it missed other entries from other franchises. Still I love this experiment and I’m grateful it exists.

Monster hunter 3 ultimate, monster hunter 4 ultimate, monster hunter generations and dragon quest 8 are my fav 3ds games their the ones I played the most.

Antdude gushes about 3ds for about 18 minutes Love it :)

Fantastic video! Radiant Historia is one of my favorite games ever. :)

This video brought back some good memories, I remember when my buddy Estan got me one as a gift, good times. I still play that thing, then the street pass and making sure I got walking points all the time, plus those puzzle pieces. Dang I love this thing!!!

When he showed that small array of DS games, my heart lit up at Drawn to Life. While I have not played the Wii version of The Next Chapter, I've played both of the DS games. I still to this day play the DS version of Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter, and even have found a wonderful assortment of glitches from how much time I've put into it. Thank you, Antdude, for even that tiny shoutout to a beautiful series.

Great video. I know people hate the 3D but that’s the one thing that makes the handheld completely unique to me. I love the depth perception. And it has a great library. They can kill it off, but I’ll be playing mine for decades too!

My soul is crumbling at The Denpa Men not being mentioned in this video. That series was hands-down my favorite set of 3DS games, as well as _RPG games,_ and I’m sad as hell that there doesn’t seem to be much of a fanbase for it outside of Japan.

theres so many rpg's that i found just by looking in the 3DS virtual shop with titles like stella glow a game with some dating sim aspects and radiant historia perfect chronology a adventure where you travel to different time lines to solve puzzles.

everybody gangsta until the 3DS e-shop requires you to have a 3DS XL to play SNES games

Nintendo: makes a device that's a handheld with the power of a console Also Nintendo: doesn't add folders

God as much as the switch is objectively better, my heart will still always be with the DS/3DS lines That game library (both cartridge titles and, as Ant mentioned, the eShop) and even all the silly goofy charming things like Streetpass, the spinning menu icons when you blew in the mic... these levels of charm and pointless silly fun just aren't on the switch anymore

The 2DS and NSMB2 were my only things Nintendo for the longest time. I mained the Xbox One from 2016-2019, with PVZ GW2, Minecraft, Lego Dimensions, Rocket League, and Fortnite, but i always had a soft spot for NSMB2. Then we got a Switch in 2019, and i was hooked. Now, here we are. Just got a 3DS in February, and i have gotten a good library for both the 3DS and Switch. I cant have one without the other.

He showed Fantasy Life. I can’t believe someone else actually knows about this game.

Rest In Peace, 3ds gave some good times, from Pokémon rumble blast, down to Pokémon ultra sun

I'm right with you on the Activity Log, I wish it was exactly like it is with the 3DS including time played, average time per session, times booted, last played etc.

(6 years ago)At my summer camp i saw a group of kids playing with pokemon cards, i thought they were really cool at the time and since i had the 3ds, i asked my parents for pokemon x for christmas. I played the game for hours and to this day it is my favorite pokemon game, as future releases came out, i got every single game along with the ds games and the game boy games, now im 14 and i still love the franchise, ill never forget the 3ds because of the amazing memories it brought me

You should have mentioned how *stupid* it was for WarioWare Gold to come out only at the end of the system's lifespan rather than its start.

I had the 3DS since day one and it still works. Kinda sad that Nintendo won't make more games for this

Dude I gotta say your not the only one upset about the change about how many hours you played I love see how much time I've put into a game especially a game I love like New Leaf :D

Finally watching this video after having it in my watch later playlist for a year