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Nolgthorn
Jan 30, 2001

The pendulum of the mind alternates between sense and nonsense

Blackbelt Bobman posted:

It can't save more than 32 GB so why would you get a card bigger than 32 GB??

This is truth. That's why a new format even needed to be introduced in the first place, to handle a larger data set. Format something larger than 32GB with SDHC and... well what did they need a new format for. If you want more space you need to format with SDXC and the 3DS doesn't support it.

Nolgthorn fucked around with this message at 06:47 on Feb 15, 2015

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8-bit Miniboss
May 24, 2005

CORPO COPS CAME FOR MY :filez:

Wamdoodle posted:

Anybody grabbing or has grabbed a shell for the NEW 3DS? I'm paranoid about my luxury electronics :shobon:

Using a Hori Duraflexi at the moment, it's made out of TPU like for phones. I had to import it as it won't be available until March in NA. It's OK though I with the shoulder button areas were cut out a bit more.

Adam Bowen
Jan 6, 2003

This post probably contains a Rickroll link!
Anyone else noticing sudden brightness drops? I've been playing 3D Land and occasionally the brightness will take a big dip, and then it seems like it slowly creeps back to normal.

Hip-Hoptimus Rhyme
Mar 19, 2009

Gods don't make mistakes

Adam Bowen posted:

Anyone else noticing sudden brightness drops? I've been playing 3D Land and occasionally the brightness will take a big dip, and then it seems like it slowly creeps back to normal.

Did you turn off auto-brightness? It's on the home menu where you change themes

noirstronaut
Aug 10, 2012

by Cowcaster
Please put "turn off auto brightness" in the thread title

Adam Bowen
Jan 6, 2003

This post probably contains a Rickroll link!
Thanks, I don't remember ever having something like that on the XL so I didn't even think to look for it.

Hip-Hoptimus Rhyme
Mar 19, 2009

Gods don't make mistakes
I don't think it was, I only found it by fiddling around on the home screen. I definitely noticed the screen being darker than I remembered.

8-bit Miniboss
May 24, 2005

CORPO COPS CAME FOR MY :filez:

Adam Bowen posted:

Thanks, I don't remember ever having something like that on the XL so I didn't even think to look for it.


Hip-Hoptimus Rhyme posted:

I don't think it was, I only found it by fiddling around on the home screen. I definitely noticed the screen being darker than I remembered.

It's a new feature for the New 3DS XL.

tlarn
Mar 1, 2013

You see,
God doesn't help little frogs.

He helps people like me.
Is it weird that the main reason I wanted a New 3DS XL was because I discovered the scaling on DS games isn't quite right on the regular 3DS, leading to some blurriness, and it scales correctly on the XL's larger resolution screens?

noirstronaut
Aug 10, 2012

by Cowcaster
Does anyone else feel like the New 3DS screens are noticeably better? I feel like I've gone from a Gamecube over composite to component.

8-bit Miniboss
May 24, 2005

CORPO COPS CAME FOR MY :filez:

tlarn posted:

Is it weird that the main reason I wanted a New 3DS XL was because I discovered the scaling on DS games isn't quite right on the regular 3DS, leading to some blurriness, and it scales correctly on the XL's larger resolution screens?

Uh no? It's still blurry. You still need to hold down Start or Select to run DS games in 1:1 native which is crisp but doesn't use the entire screens.

DoctorWhat
Nov 18, 2011

A little privacy, please?

tlarn posted:

Is it weird that the main reason I wanted a New 3DS XL was because I discovered the scaling on DS games isn't quite right on the regular 3DS, leading to some blurriness, and it scales correctly on the XL's larger resolution screens?

The XL has the same resolution screens as the regular, and the New doesn't change that. However, on both the XL and Bite-Size models, you can hold START (or SELECT) while DS games boot up to get them to render at native resolution, with black space around the image, and on the XL models, the reduced screen size is less egregious.

tlarn
Mar 1, 2013

You see,
God doesn't help little frogs.

He helps people like me.
Ooh, good to know!

corn in the bible
Jun 5, 2004

Oh no oh god it's all true!
Is there some repository of friend codes somewhere

Supercar Gautier
Jun 10, 2006

tlarn posted:

Is it weird that the main reason I wanted a New 3DS XL was because I discovered the scaling on DS games isn't quite right on the regular 3DS, leading to some blurriness, and it scales correctly on the XL's larger resolution screens?

The XL doesn't have larger resolution screens. The regular 3DS, the XL, the New XL, and the 2DS all have the exact same resolution, so the same scaling filter is applied on all of them.

To have DS or Game Boy games display at their original resolution with no blurring effect, you hold select or start while booting them, which works on any 3DS model.

EDIT: oh well I got beaten multiple times over

noirstronaut
Aug 10, 2012

by Cowcaster

corn in the bible posted:

Is there some repository of friend codes somewhere

There is, but the way the 3DS works, you both need to add each other to be added, so it's better to just add people naturally.

Araxxor
Oct 20, 2012

My disdain for you all knows no bounds.
Yeah, the size of the display on the reduced screens is the same as the Nintendo DS' screens, so the reduction in screen size on the XL is a lot less jarring.

Playing in the DS' native resolution on the 3DS results in a super tiny screen.

Looper
Mar 1, 2012
Am I allowed to post in here if I have an old 3DS?

Hip-Hoptimus Rhyme
Mar 19, 2009

Gods don't make mistakes

Looper posted:

Am I allowed to post in here if I have an old 3DS?

Only if you feel really bad about it

noirstronaut
Aug 10, 2012

by Cowcaster

Looper posted:

Am I allowed to post in here if I have an old 3DS?

only if you feel bad about it

e: woah, ok

tlarn
Mar 1, 2013

You see,
God doesn't help little frogs.

He helps people like me.

noirstronaut posted:

only if you feel bad about it

e: woah, ok

Someone's mindtaking you, son.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-klQ-kpq98

loudog999
Apr 30, 2006

I've been hoarding all of my 3ds games waiting until the new one came out. Now that it has I have way too many games and no ideas where to start. I'm looking at either link between worlds, fantasy life, mh4u, or Majora's mask. It's a good problem to have.

noirstronaut
Aug 10, 2012

by Cowcaster

loudog999 posted:

I've been hoarding all of my 3ds games waiting until the new one came out. Now that it has I have way too many games and no ideas where to start. I'm looking at either link between worlds, fantasy life, mh4u, or Majora's mask. It's a good problem to have.

You should start with 3D Land

Cialis Railman
Apr 20, 2007

Looper posted:

Am I allowed to post in here if I have an old 3DS?

I'm not going to get a NuDS until there are more games that require the new processor, and even then it'll be a hard sell unless it's on discount. Xenoblade doesn't count, I already have it for the Wii U.

Soul Glo
Aug 27, 2003

Just let it shine through

loudog999 posted:

I've been hoarding all of my 3ds games waiting until the new one came out. Now that it has I have way too many games and no ideas where to start. I'm looking at either link between worlds, fantasy life, mh4u, or Majora's mask. It's a good problem to have.

Link Between Worlds is the best Zelda game since LTTP.

Soooooo.

e: I'm playing MM using the zeldadungeon.net walkthrough and am having fun when I never even got to the first temple on the N64. I think I'll end up liking this more than OOT (which I've never finished, though a 3DS copy is in the mail).

Doug Dinsdale
Aug 31, 2003

Shorts
Comfy: {Yes}
Easy to Wear: {Yes}
Alright, we're good to go! :neckbeard:

Phone posted:

I have a 3DS XL right now and I'm looking to probably get a Japanese New 3DS non-XL (or LL for those in the know). Anybody have an idea how the Japanese eShop works and if I can just buy a bunch of pre-loaded cash cards to pick up games that way?

I just use my Canadian Visa with no issue on the JP e-shop (I live in Canada).

noirstronaut
Aug 10, 2012

by Cowcaster

Soul Glo posted:

Link Between Worlds is the best Zelda game since LTTP.

Soooooo.

e: I'm playing MM using the zeldadungeon.net walkthrough and am having fun when I never even got to the first temple on the N64. I think I'll end up liking this more than OOT (which I've never finished, though a 3DS copy is in the mail).

I have this theory that OoT is simply not a good game and is only so well-liked across boards because it's the first 3D Zelda. Majora's Mask is emo as hell and trippy and weird, so even if the gameplay was bad, people would say the tone carries it.

Looper
Mar 1, 2012

Cialis Railman posted:

I'm not going to get a NuDS until there are more games that require the new processor, and even then it'll be a hard sell unless it's on discount. Xenoblade doesn't count, I already have it for the Wii U.

Yeah I'm not interested in a N3DS XL at all right now

cp91886
Oct 26, 2005
I bought a New 3ds, the last one within 40 miles of me with about 10 seconds to spare. The people right behind me came up asking for one. Suckers. Anyway, I've never owned any 3ds and I'm loving it so far. Should I just be going balls out with this 3d slider or gradually increasing it? Or just adjust it on a game by game basis? I've only played 3d land, which looks amazing with it, and Ocarina which didn't seem so hot. Don't know if it's just my eyes needing time to adjust or if some games just struggle with it.

noirstronaut
Aug 10, 2012

by Cowcaster

Looper posted:

Yeah I'm not interested in a N3DS XL at all right now

jesus, can we get this guy banned?

cp91886 posted:

I bought a New 3ds, the last one within 40 miles of me with about 10 seconds to spare. The people right behind me came up asking for one. Suckers. Anyway, I've never owned any 3ds and I'm loving it so far. Should I just be going balls out with this 3d slider or gradually increasing it? Or just adjust it on a game by game basis? I've only played 3d land, which looks amazing with it, and Ocarina which didn't seem so hot. Don't know if it's just my eyes needing time to adjust or if some games just struggle with it.

The 3D slider is/should be a one-time setting thing. Like, it doesn't make things more 3D, it's there so you can adjust it to see things in 3D in a way that looks better for you. I can't explain it perfectly, but when I wear glasses, all the way up is better, but without them, I have it at about the mid-level.

Kewpuh
Oct 22, 2003

when i dip you dip we dip
i guess the sdxc card i bought is just hosed because i've been trying to redownload all my games for a couple days now and the eshop keeps making GBS threads out error codes at me once i hit like 16gb on the sd card. trying one final hurrah with the full (overwrite) option with sdformatter and i guess if that doesnt work then yay

ImpAtom
May 24, 2007

Kewpuh posted:

i guess the sdxc card i bought is just hosed because i've been trying to redownload all my games for a couple days now and the eshop keeps making GBS threads out error codes at me once i hit like 16gb on the sd card. trying one final hurrah with the full (overwrite) option with sdformatter and i guess if that doesnt work then yay

I don't know if 'spend more money' helps as an answer but I bought this one and it works great. It was actually even cheaper when I bought it and goes on sale regularly. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00M55C0NS/

Soul Glo
Aug 27, 2003

Just let it shine through

noirstronaut posted:

I have this theory that OoT is simply not a good game and is only so well-liked across boards because it's the first 3D Zelda. Majora's Mask is emo as hell and trippy and weird, so even if the gameplay was bad, people would say the tone carries it.

OOT did for 3rd person action games what Mario 64 did for 3rd person platformers, but LTTP is just better in every way, and it holds up better in retrospect since it isn't a blurry N64 game.

Also OOT felt like a retread with the 3 dungeon, Master Sword, dark world routine. I still remember being let down at just how empty OOT felt compared to a screenshot of a sprawling city pre-release. Just wasn't what I was hoping it'd be.

Doesn't help that LTTP is probably in my top 5 of ever, :shrug:. That game owns.

THE AWESOME GHOST
Oct 21, 2005

noirstronaut posted:

I have this theory that OoT is simply not a good game and is only so well-liked across boards because it's the first 3D Zelda. Majora's Mask is emo as hell and trippy and weird, so even if the gameplay was bad, people would say the tone carries it.

I am playing OOT for the first time (never had an N64) and it's actually good, sorry.

Kilometers Davis
Jul 9, 2007

They begin again

I'm a little afraid to post in the Monster Hunter thread so I just wanted to say thank you 3DS thread for guiding me to just go ahead and play 4U on my regular XL. It's an amazing game. I'm terrible at it but I can't help but smile when I'm in that wonderful land of giant monsters and cute kitties.

tlarn
Mar 1, 2013

You see,
God doesn't help little frogs.

He helps people like me.
Same, I played the demo several times to try out several weapons and after a while the combos and dodging just clicked. Now I'm downloading it off the shop.

axeil
Feb 14, 2006
Every Gamestop in the DC area has sold out of New 3DSes and I'm super upset about it because for only $100 I'm definitely interested but I can't justify buying one for $200. The head-tracking is really the only reason I'd get one.

noirstronaut
Aug 10, 2012

by Cowcaster

axeil posted:

Every Gamestop in the DC area has sold out of New 3DSes and I'm super upset about it because for only $100 I'm definitely interested but I can't justify buying one for $200. The head-tracking is really the only reason I'd get one.

Sell your 3DS XL on Craigslist.

axeil
Feb 14, 2006

noirstronaut posted:

Sell your 3DS XL on Craigslist.

Well I was also considering using SAMart but now I can't even find anywhere online that's selling the new one. Seems like everywhere is sold out. Or at least Amazon and Gamestop are.

axeil fucked around with this message at 08:40 on Feb 15, 2015

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deadwing
Mar 5, 2007

ImpAtom posted:

I don't know if 'spend more money' helps as an answer but I bought this one and it works great. It was actually even cheaper when I bought it and goes on sale regularly. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00M55C0NS/

Nintendo recommends the next step up from that card (the Extreme line) so that's what I bought.

My drat Majora's Mask 3DS won't be here until Monday though so I'm drowning my sorrows in sweet, sweet Kirby Triple Deluxe until it gets here.

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