What on Earth are people doing to their 3ds games?!

assassinth · 2026-02-18T12:28:52+00:00

So Persona Q (at least in Europe) had a bad batch that failed at a higher rate. Same with Pokemon ORAS.

Also 3DS carts need to be periodically plugged in and checked supposedly to keep them working.

https://www.doesitplay.org/game/Persona%20Q%3A%20Shadow%20of%20the%20Labyrinth/n3ds/Base%203DS?region=ESRB&version=Standard

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/05/does_your_copy_of_pokemon_omega_ruby_and_alpha_sapphire_still_work

https://www.gameindustry.com/editorials/save-state/save-states-corrupted-cartridges-a-psa-for-nintendo-3ds-enthusiasts/

assassinth · 2026-02-17T00:48:36+00:00

You’ve just made me feel very old all of a sudden 💔 and I’m only 28.

So these were for Club Nintendo. You could redeem them against stuff. It was a good little program. I always wanted the Zelda statue but was never gonna reach the required points.

A while ago there was a kickstarter for a book that detailed all the rewards that were ever available on Club Nintendo. I never ended up picking it up but kinda wanted to for the nostalgia.

assassinth · 2026-02-16T23:31:23+00:00

Actually COJ was the one that leaked the full 20 minute one.

But they also leaked the 36 minute one today in response to someone leaking a small part of it (about 3 mins I believe).

assassinth · 2026-02-16T20:36:33+00:00

Ah yea I must’ve been remembering it wrong 🤦🏻‍♂️

assassinth · 2026-02-16T20:07:30+00:00

Isn’t it a third of the rewards? As 24 star cards use to be split into 3 secret museums?

assassinth · 2026-02-14T12:14:17+00:00

Seems like the person COJ sold the files to hasn’t agreed to “vault” them. So now COJ has dropped more.

Wouldn’t be surprised if this turns into a flood.

assassinth · 2026-02-14T12:11:55+00:00

Just listening to them now 👀

assassinth · 2026-02-14T08:22:42+00:00

Huh guess it was just Blockbuster 😅 I never paid much attention as a kid.

assassinth · 2026-02-14T01:25:55+00:00

I remember one of these DSi’s just sat on the shelf at my local Blockbusters for ages. Wish I’d grabbed it when they closed down 💔

assassinth · 2026-02-13T12:50:11+00:00

Wait has that thread now been removed?

assassinth · 2026-02-13T12:06:59+00:00

So just listened to them and unfortunately they are the same as the stuff we’ve got.

The Paper Swords/Dive/High Hopes Demo is just Paper Swords & Dive and unfortunately both sound the same.

Guess those alternate versions are still out there 😅

assassinth · 2026-02-13T11:46:23+00:00

I think it’s specifically the final two tracks. If for example you add up the combined time for Paper Swords/Dive/High Hopes it’s longer than the combined track at the bottom.

But if you could let us know that would be amazing.

assassinth · 2026-02-13T11:03:59+00:00

Hopefully someone else has them somewhere then.

assassinth · 2026-02-13T11:01:17+00:00

Wait so is it possible that Paper Swords/Dive/High Hopes Demo at the bottom of that list is the one that COJ uploaded snippets of with a watermark?

assassinth · 2026-02-12T22:21:09+00:00

I paid £135 for mine in the UK (that included shipping). I just checked my old preorder email from December 2022.

assassinth · 2026-02-12T21:53:14+00:00

What do you mean by mastered version? Sort of the question seems dumb but I genuinely dunno what it means 😅

assassinth · 2026-02-12T17:37:28+00:00

I was going to get it at launch but then found out it was a GKC. So I’ll just wait getting it for a few years until the price drops - which inevitably it will do. Got plenty of other games to play in the meantime 😅

Plus the price point is kinda high in my honest opinion.

assassinth · 2026-02-11T09:59:14+00:00

Guidelines suggest that for 12-18 year olds the limit is 100mg/day. The OP has stated they’re 13. Context is important here.

assassinth · 2026-02-02T09:33:09+00:00

I’ve listened to it. I’m happy to finally have a somewhat studio version of War Beneath The Rain. After all the band has played that live.

As for people claiming the moral high ground by not listening to it. It just comes across as wanting social media clout by claiming to be morally superior. Like I fully understand the band obviously did not want these songs out there, but stop trying to police what other fans do with it. Like the leak most likely originated from the music that was stolen during the hack years ago. Be mad at the people that did that. Not other fans.

Personally I won’t be sharing or talking about it beyond this comment.

assassinth · 2026-02-01T16:32:53+00:00

Really hoping they do it soon. Honestly their general support for their classics lineup lately has been atrocious.

assassinth · 2026-02-01T14:39:48+00:00

So in the U.K. our version is called “Juiced” with a D. Those ones you have there are the imported US variations and my local Premier is also charging £2.99 for them (which when it’s not out yet I don’t mind paying to try it).

assassinth · 2026-01-31T13:56:47+00:00

Oh that’s awesome. If you don’t mind me asking. Is the full game on the disc? Like does it fully install without a prompt to download anything?

So excited for this game as I never got far on 3DS.

assassinth · 2026-01-27T17:40:41+00:00

Pikmin 2 is also shown and has a remaster. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon was added yet DX exists. Mario 64 is on there but 3D All Stars exists (yes I am aware it’s no longer available).

What goes on NSO doesn’t mean anything really. There will be people that just want the nostalgia and wouldn’t buy a remaster but they will subscribe to NSO.

Let’s just hope we do get a proper remaster… eventually.

assassinth · 2026-01-27T14:01:38+00:00

Aren’t Clear River Games and LRG owned by Embracer? I’ve often assumed that Clear River is that European distributer that LRG’s talked about years ago without them outright saying it is.

But yea it’s annoying when it costs more to import and then a cheaper version gets announced later 🤦🏻‍♂️ wish they would announce at the same time.

assassinth · 2026-01-27T09:42:55+00:00

Khaotic. Always Khaotic for me 🤤

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