I showed my 10 year old nephew Mario Kart on 3ds. He didn't seem too impressed... until I told him to push the slider on the side. It turned 3d and his eyes LIT UP. His 'wow' was the same as ours when we first saw the console. I think the 3ds is truly unique and there will never be another console with that gimmick. Its important to keep it alive.

Retro games are where it's at, I do not like the way the industry is "evolving". And no one should subscribe to services like that, make our voices known, we do not want to rent games we love. We want to own them and cherish them forever like the gems they are. Even if the price increases, I'd still buy a game if I can legit own it.

Great pickups! I luckily got back into collecting for my 3ds early last year and was able to get some of the more sought after games like layton vs ace attorney, dragon quest 7 & 8, and mgs 3 for so pretty good steals...just glad i did especially after looking at the prices now.

Just actually picked up Fire Emblem Awakening and Bravely Default, looking to bolster my collection here and there

For removing the sticky gunk on the Zelda case, what I do is use the sticker itself, stick it on the gunk, and rip it off repeatedly. Just keep sticking it on there and ripping it off and it should get rid of all of it. Since the sticker isn't on the case anymore, you'll have to find a different object with a sticker on it and use that. Hope this helps!

Tales of the Abyss is legit one of the best jrpgs ever made and criminally overlooked.

Just subscribed and great video! I just picked up Culdecet Revolt, Kirby Robobot, and League of Legacy on 3ds. I'm adding more to my collection before the store closes too. I also picked up Alien Chaos cartridge game only...its expensive for a cib game but its not even on the eshop anymore. I recommend these games as well. Also pick up Lord of Magna Maiden in Heaven! Its a very hidden jrpg as well.

I started collecting physical games for the 3DS in 2019. I'm mostly done, however Tales of the Abyss is one title on my Wishlist that is still missing. It's gotten very expensive and it's not downloadable from the Canadian eShop anymore. After the 3DS and my sizeable (for me) Switch collection, I think I will be done with video games and enjoy my stash of games to play until I croak ;-) There were wonderful sales around the New Year, I hope there will be more before the August deadline.

I'd love to collect but some of the games i've been looking at are already crazy high. I've been buying physical when I can and digital for half the price when needed.

just found you through this video, excellent video! I will definitely be getting more 3ds/ds games this year for sure.

Matty, love this channel and everything you do. Great work man, been watching since fo4 rumor days.

Dope pickups! I'm basically at the tail end of my 3DS physical collection; got all the Persona/SMT games, one of every mainline Pokemon and all the Fire Emblems. Anything else would just be a bonus at this point and realistically I probably won't have time to get through all of them in the near future haha.

If you like JRPGs, then you should pick up Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology if you haven't yet already. It's very reminiscent of Chrono Trigger, has a unique battle system, and has a banger soundtrack. Last I checked the price was already pretty high, but I suspect it will only get higher as time goes on.

Nice video. You just reminded me I never played my copy of 7th Dragon III. I need to pop it in.

I got into collecting DS and 3DS several years ago when prices were much lower. I still regret waiting to get SMT4A when the price was around $40 used. I picked up all the other SMT games at good prices. I figured I would pick it up at $30 but it never dropped in price...I also need to grab the fire emblem games while they are still around $40...

Had a random longing for old game boy/DS games and just ordered a modded 3DS off eBay. Sold my 2DS XL during the pandemic for some extra money, but the news of the eShop closing pushed me back in. Can’t wait for it to come in

Just got my 3ds a few months ago, and have been enjoying hunting down games for it. Picked up both Bravely Default and Second Collector Editions, Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology, and DS Chrono Trigger recently.

Nintendo 3DS is region locked, so I focused on getting as many 3DS games in my local gaming regional stores as possible before they become too hard to find since 2016. Between that to 2020, it was important to get as many games as possible before they became too hard to find.

7th Dragon is fantastic! I recently played the previous two games on PSP and enjoyed every single minute 👌 Great pick-ups you got there!

Hey, make sure to pick up some of the digital games on the eShop like "Parascientific Escape", "Gurumin 3D", "The Denpa Men", and of course "Clash of the Elementalists"! These games are great and they'll be gone for good when the shop closes up.

I saw in another video it is not just the games but the updates too. So even if you have physical copies, it may be worth getting the updates for them too before the store shuts down. Including ones that you may not have yet but would regret if you did not.

Nice pickups! The only two 3ds games I want for now is Etrian odyssey 4 and mystery dungeon.

I used a wet wipe and wrapped it around my finger dipped it in a tiny bit olive oil and that’s how I got stickers off without damaging the case and usually take the cover out an put a lil bit cardboard there so it doesn’t damage it just be careful how hard you press down and it should be fine \m/

I bought many 3ds games since the beginning of the year, plus a dual ips 3ds. You can still get affordable new copies of most games on amazon where I live, but I also have the feeling this isn't gonna last much longer. Matty, I do hope you have a copy of Radiant Historia, if not, I think it would fit nicely into your collection.

Nice haul! I'm debating picking up the old Zeldas myself, given how clunky the originals are to control in NSO. I feel like I should go for Link Between Worlds first, though... In a similar vein of thinking to you, I finally bought Dragon Quest VII and VIII! Been wanting to for years and this finally convinced me. I just had to look at DQIV, V and VI prices to know it was now or never.

$15 for that copy of OoT is a steal, considering the Selects print is $20. Just get a new box if you don't wanna bother getting rid of the sticker glue, or buy a sealed shovelware to swap the case. A few obvious ones here, btw. Some I never see on any lists (7th Dragon, wow!), but I'm also surprised you mentioned SMT4A but not SMT4, then went on to show SMT4 footage. They're different games and although Apocalypse improves on a lot of aspects that 4 brought to the table, 4 still has more of that classic SMT atmosphere whereas Apocalypse is a tad more juvenille. I also have to recommend Culdcept Revolt, a criminally underrated mix of Monopoly and MTG concepts. The whole Culdcept series has always been quite niche in the West, sadly, but it's worth having at the very least, considering it might be the last in the series and it's pretty good for what it is.

Wanted to grab SMT IV & SMT IV: Apocalypse but paying $150 for both just isn't feasible. So I picked them up digitally and paid $18 for both...

3DS!!! Still my favorite handheld in memory. It is truly amazing and I love the 3D effect.

You gotta check out the Majora's Mask 3D nodding scene. You have to hack your 3DS to run the mods, but they completely transformed the game to take the best aspects of the original and 3D versions to make the ultimate Majora's Mask experience on the 3DS. It's so great after some of Nintendo's updates actually broke some parts of the game (namely the momentum physics, and some boss fights)

I’ve only recently known about Seventh Dragon and that’s because the artist of Seventh Dragon is working on Soul Hackers 2, Atlus’ upcoming JRPG.

I got these games back then at low prices, i was in love with the 3ds and i still am.

For the OoT case you might as well just switch everything with another game and the better case can be for OoT.

If you dislike stickers and glue residue it easily comes of with isopropyl alkohol, do remove the insert before you do because if some gets under there it can disolve away some color on that too. It also works with those silver security stickers as well, you just have to rub for a good while with a q-tip. You're welcome. As for the closing question. Yep I am buying basicly anything 3DS of reasonable quality when I see it under current market price, have been doing so for a year or two (with the exception of recent releases since they're not at the bottom of their curve.

Matty, TheTree Oil and Methylated Spirits and that sticker residue will come right off and will look brand new 👍👍

I've also been picking up some 3ds stuff recently. Although I still have about 30 titles I want to pick up.

Bought up all the 3DS games I ever wanted in 2019 when the Switch lite was announced. Happy I did.

I started doing this 3DS game pickup when Nintendo announced they weren’t producing anymore 2DSs about a year ago. They were bundled at Walmart with a digital copy of MarioKart7 for $99. I picked up Metroid, Zelda and a few others. I had Kid Icarus for $24.99 but returned it because I just really didn’t like it at all. I’m sorta regretting giving it back because the value will increase.🥺

I just recently got Kid Icarus Uprising and played through it. Surprisingly fun! It was also pretty funny in a silly way.

Completely forgot about Super Mystery Dungeon. I’ve been meaning to pick up 3D Land and Ultra Sun for a while, now’s as good a time as any

Look in to heptane for removing sticker residue. There are awesome videos on here about it. I know it has some brand names, but I don't remember what they were. It is even safe to use on cover art, just have to let it 100% dry before putting it back in the case.

Do y’all know where I can buy a New Nintendo 2DS XL online?? I’ve been wanting to buy one of these for a long time since I didn’t had the chance play any games from the 3DS era

8:29 : for anyone reading this and to you retro rebound : i'm from France so i dont know if u guys can try to buy this product on Amazon. It's called "eau écarlate" and trust me, it does wonders. I use it to clean my cases even my booklets and it gets rid of a lot of dirt, stickers leftovers that are annoying etc... A bottle is really cheap on amazon France so yeah guys i had to share with u.

You've probably done it by now, but I found a little bit of olive oil is great for removing stickers. I bought a link between worlds, and I didn't notice the piece of cover in the top right corner was ripped off, until I left the store. Like you, I didn't feel like I could go back in, so now I'm looking to buy the game again from somewhere else now.

I just picked up a new Nintendo 3DS XL, not so new. I did had the opportunity to buy this handheld cheap in 2015 but I was obsessed with phonesin that time period. I am glad all the games are cheap now, I just got 6 games. Smash Bros, Ocarina, DKC Returns, Mario 3D World, Mario Tennis and Mario kart 7.

I’ve just bought a new 2ds xl a few days ago, modded it, and now I’m playing all the games from the past 10 years that I never got around to buying

Dope video bro

Matty you should make a video of 3ds & wii u games to buy either physical or digital now that the shops are shutting down

I’m trying to get the essentials myself. Remember to type “update” on the shop and just get all the updates you can lol

Nice pickups! 👍 Not sure how far you’ve delved into Fire Emblem after Awakening but I’d highly recommend the Fire Emblem Gaiden remake on 3DS, “Shadows of Valentia”. It has by far the best writing and production value in the franchise.

did you get the stand with kid icharus, if not im sorry i payed 65 for mine but i got it complete with the stand

Right now is a good time to pick up some first party games. Alot got reprinted as world editions. The carts are the same but the packaging has a lil circle in the corner. I was able to get a new fire emblem awakening that way. Dunno how the prices of them will be affected if you have that version. Probably not as much as a first print. Some of the inserts are missing in those versions. The manul insert is also lower quality. I'm thankful i picked up some heavy hitters at launch though like yokai watch 3 and the collectors editions of persona q 1 and 2. I actually picked up two persona q ce's. I miss gamers club unlocked. ;_;

To get rid of the sticker try alcohol mix with water. So it won't damage the plastic of the box. Also do this in a place with good air flow so that the evaporating alcohol does not damage the plastic or your games. [KEEP DISCS & ORIGINAL GAMEBOY GAMES AS FAR AWAY FROM THE GAS] A cheaper way you can also try is rub it with warn water not hot just warn so it does not burn the plastic, just have in mind it will not take away 100% of the stickiness of the sticker but it is a good start.

Just grabbed another 2ds xl. Came with fire emblem fates, pokemon y, pokemon sun, mk7, and minecraft. Picked up metroid samus returns and plan on getting much more too!

Im glad i been buying them for the past couple of years before all this store closing happened. Still a couple more expensive ones i need to track down

i literally just bought a 2DS and some games the other day for the same reason, the DS is probs my favourite handheld console so its perfect time to pick it up and some old favourites

You can get official Nintendo replacement cases for the 3ds on the Nintendo website.

Nice haul!

Glad Im not alone, I just bought the entire 3DS Mario & Luigi games

It would be nice to have my favourite games of the 3DS physical but is too much money right now. I'm good with my homebrew 3DS XL.

Our collection is vast my friend but thank you for the warning. With all of these games slipping into oblivion I hope this finally gives people pause as to what digital only media is doing to the industry. We (fiancee and I) outright refuse to buy anything digital unless it is the only way. This is where the industry is headed..a place with no past and constant remakes/remasters.

I like your thinking I'm definitely buying a lot of physical games. I will probably buy digital games as well.

That super unknown games was so unknown that an ad played right when you were going to say the title

Right now, I'm focusing on games that have DLC. I just got both of my SMT IV games in the mail.

Brittney Brombacher of What’s Good Games did a review of 7th Dragon, don’t remember if it was on her solo channel or if that was by the time WGG formed & she did it on a regular episode.

I got the 3 Zelda games sealed from Amazon. Still available now for around $30.

I like how they remastered Ocarina of time and Majora's mask on 3ds. I wish they remastered twilight princess or wind waker. I also wish they could remake the game boy advanced too. Also I showed my little brother, he is about like 5 going to be 6, my 3ds. I have some NES game such as The legend of Zelda and Zelda ll. He like Zelda 1 but not 2. He thought it was kinda boring. So I showed him New super Mario Bros 2 on the 3ds. And he loves that game! He constantly asks me if he can play Mario on the 3ds. The 3ds is such a unique consol.

You could probably get a new naked case from Amazon to replace that one for OoT. I did that for some blue rays I had.

I must recommend Radiant Historia (from Atlus) and Shin Megami Tensei Devil Survivor Overclocked, and SMT Strange Journey Redux. DSO and Strange Journey are arguably the best in the series and, to me, are must plays.

If you're a Capcom, Namco, or Sega fan. I recommend you pick up the 2 Project x Zone games.

Was able to nab most of the library except for a good 3-4 I want still so Im happy I jumped the gun a slight bit earlier than many did

If you hit the Ocarina of Time case with a hair dryer for about 5 minutes you can peel off the sticker pretty easy

yo love the daredevil shirt hes underrated as hell

Helping people put homebrew on their 3DS is probably better than telling them to panic buy physical copies, which only drives up prices of the remaining physical games on the market.

If I buy them digitally do I always keep them?

Great video.👌use hairspray to remove the sticky label.👍🇮🇪

Definitely invest in bottle of Googone. I need it for about half of my retro buys

same, i'm buying hella lot of 3ds games.. damn i recently bought N2ds xl and N3ds XL

Lemon Essential Oil will get rid of that sticker residue without damaging any other part of the case

If you're worried about the 3DS game cases looking ugly, I think (?) Nintendo still sells replacement cases on their online store for like $10 for a pack of 5.

I've been scooping up physical 3DS games even though I got the whole NA library backed up

Make sure to get SMT Demon Summoner Soul Hackers! SMT Strange Journey and Devil Survivor all decent too. Dont get Persona Q1 physically tho get digital. Sadly theres a defect in most physical copies where the game doesnt work after awhile. If you have Fire Emblem Fates go into one of the games and buy 3rd route Revelations bc other than Special Edition super expensive physical digital is only way to play 3rd version

a little 99% iso rubbing alcohol on a q tip will get rid of the sticker

Acetone (fingernail polish remover) will get sticker goo off very easily. I’d take the insert out so not risk getting any on it though

Nice sweater!

I want to love that mystery dungeon but the balancing is so broken at points its nearly impossible to beat some dungeons just by being outnumbered

I don't know how much value 3ds games will hold with how easy it is to put custom firmware on

Ooooo tales of the abyss is one of my favorite games ever originally played it on my ps2 back in the day ^-^

Glad I gotten these as fast I could before they been going in prices and good pick up Metroid samus returns

im trying to but some of these prices for a physical copy are way up there and i really dont want digital with the whole eshop closing. more so with a bit more obscure rpgs

I have a list of several digital exclusive games I’m gonna buy before the store closes. Games like these that are also physical I ain’t too worried about. I mean sure their price is gonna go up when physical becomes the only way to play them, and no I ain’t rich so that’s gonna suck, but they still EXIST, available for me whenever I do have the cash for them. I am much more worried about the digital only scene, cuz once the store closes they are effectively wiped from existence. Among these I am gonna get are Chase-Cold Case Investtigations - Forgotten Memories (by the guys who made my beloved Another Code series), Dementium Remastered, Dillon’s Rolling Western: The Last Ranger, the Parascientific Escape trilogy, Crimson Shroud, and a silly zombie game called Undead Storm Nightmare.

For your ocarina of time, you could use hot water and soap to get the sticker glue off!!

I started collecting my 3ds library about two years ago and it's always cheaper to find your games online ebay Mercari fb marketplace than any retro game store they are jumping in price way to much

Going off the DS Dragon Quest prices, VII will spike up eventually heck VIII is already $90.

Radiant Historia IMO is the best rpg on the system. I would recommend picking it up asapl.

Well the prices bout to sky rocket from this video 😂

I got star fox 64 3D Mario party 100 Luigi mansion games, ocarina of time ultra moon, smash bros, the last two arent prolly great but the rest was so worth it. I really want to get rhythm heaven and nes remix

Wtf youtube why am I just getting a notification for this now Roadhouse

Ive only just started buying 3DS and WIIU games too properly, beforehand i only had a handful of 3DS games, I never bought Majoras mask on 3DS back in the day as i never fancied it due to the mechanics, but recently saw a youtuber play through it and fancied it, it cos almost £40 though :O Been buying WIIU as i only more recently bought one and the games are still pretty cheap - £10 - £20

Just use some zippo lighter fluid and a qtip to get the sticker residue off, then wipe it with som alcohol after,it works better than goo gone, leaving no residue or smell like goo gone does, it will take 30 seconds of work to get it off

All great games that I already own physical. So it looks like I'm ahead of the curve.