3DS Built-in Games - AR Cards, Face Raiders, Streetpass & More

[@BellhopDrew]

Do NOT fix your amiibo jon

[@PhantomHavok]

*Jon implodes in on himself*

[@Sir_PH]

Never forget when I used the notes app to get autographs from the Brazilian voice actors of Goku and Ash Ketchum because I met them and had nothing to be signed but my sweet reliable portable 3DS

[@Miisee]

I feel that this is what the Switch was missing to me. Make no mistake, the Switch's minimalistic approach to its menus and features were deliberately designed to make getting into games as quick and efficient as possible, and I know many really prefer that approach of "no fluff", but I think what makes the 3DS (and to an extension the Wii U) so special in hindsight beyond just their game library is how much charm and personality was packed into it. Stuff like StreetPass, AR Cards, Face Raiders, and Swapnote showed how much Nintendo wanted the experience to be as memorable as possible even if you weren't playing the games you bought for the system. Sure, you can just chalk these up to glorififed tech-demos just to show what the 3DS can do and that they had little to no substance, but I always saw them as small breathers I would engage with if I wanted a break from a game I was playing. I have my doubts, but I do hope the Switch successor takes some inspiration from the 3DS and Wii U and experiments with cool apps and features. Maybe a more visually intersting UI with music/ambiance (that includes the eShop and Mii Maker too).

[@Lymund]

Agreed. Its all that charm and character that also is what makes these consoles standout from just owning a pc, or in 3ds's case just buying an all in one emulator handheld.

[@JoshLeitzel]

It’s not necessary at all, but it really does add that Nintendo character to the console itself. Gave you something to do if you were like me and bought systems without being able to afford a game too lol. Hoping the next one just has a bit more pizzazz and sauce, or at the very least better customization features…

[@Feroror]

I actually dont think the Switch needed this at all. Nintendo went too far with a home console with a bloaty OS with the WiiU. You could get a college degree in the time it took to boot up Mario Kart 8. All just so you can see a bunch of Miis vibing on the home screen With the hardware the Switch had at the time, a super minimalist UI was the perfect solution IMO. They probably couldve at least done PNG static theme backgrounds though 🤷‍♂️

[@pruett89]

Jon has THE BEST voice of any human ever born. You can’t convince me otherwise.

[@j3a0Channel]

He needs to do a ASMR channel where he can talk to us about Amiibo in that voice

[@drasnaescastle]

His voice makes me cream low-key

[@JitterBob]

💯

[@lilypadlilith]

I love how Jon's videos have simultaneously gotten more chaotic but also more casual as time goes on

[@bendito247]

I love seeing GVG titles that are just the most niche and unthinkable topics ever and going “yup, that’s a Jon video.”

[@TommyDeonauthsArchives]

Heck, even if the video isn't involved Jon, I tend to read the descriptions in his voice.

[@morksisnthererightnow8738]

It’s a good thing throughout this video the amiibos in the back remain perfectly upright and stationary!

[@Tudsamfa]

He's just keeping the Amiibo face-down to distract from the fact that his collection is missing the Gold Wii offered to the late Queen Elizabeth II.

[@HighlandHellboy]

Never thought Jon could be scary until now

[@mrrfyW]

OMG INCINEROOOAAARR!!!!!!!!1!1!

[@SamuSteiner-ng5um]

I took pictures with the 3DS a lot - mostly on school trips. Also, there was this artist - Orioto? I need to go through my old bookmarks... - who did amazing digital fanart of SNES games and stuff in watercolour style and then made 3D versions you could view/download on 3DS. So freaking awesome. I also took screenshots for the very first time on 3DS, mostly when admiring the scenery in Xenoblade ;) But the activity log is the app I miss the most. I like viewing my own gaming statistics, I guess.

[@By-the_Way]

Streetpass Quest / Find Mii actually had really good music! I still love the boss battle themes.

[@tsunamirider9895]

The 3D camera is totally underrated. I love the 3D pictures I've taken over the years. Snow globes, figures, etc. So cool to have these things in 3D. Depending on the subject, there was potential of definitely taking amazing 3D pictures. Really wish there was an HD 3DS, w/upgraded HD 3D screens and cameras. Would be very cool.

[@nelson-haha89]

"Do I actually look like that?" "How do we tell them" Too freaking real Jon. Too freaking real.

[@kikko4E]

Just wanted to say I really appreciated this vid. I immediately went and found my (new) 3DS box to see if there were any AR cards inside. Of course there was so I played with them and the other apps that I never bothered to open with glee for quite a while actually! My hat is off to you, Sir 🙂/🎩

[@Bagawaya]

Enjoyed the video, I was smiling the whole time. Just a reminder, how special the 3DS was and Nintendo's magic.

[@MarkLangdahl]

I like how your Amiibo simulates an actual battlefield. 🙂

[@ryans.1900]

This intro is why i f'n love Jon lol You should knock one additional amiibo over every video someone comments about it

[@BenPaz]

This all reminds me of the first weekend I owned a 3DS and didn't get an actual 3DS game to go along with it. Spent multiple days on Streetpass Puzzle Swap and Face Raiders

[@RyderPlatinumWarpstar]

When I was young I spent HOURS trying to beat the final boss in Face Raiders… I wish more consoles had more built-in content like this though, closest thing we’ve had recently is Astro’s Playroom.

[@Leon-pg1bh]

Sounds like another Jon video: All 3DS games that used AR Would love to see it!

[@KLGB76]

I remember spending so much time just completing my AR fish collection.

[@ZeldaLilly330]

When I took a Level Design class in college, one of the games we made levels for was Excitebike. I never heard of the game before then, but I had blast with it the moment we started playing it.

[@ponyote]

As the owner of several 3DS family consoles, it's nice to see the recognition of some less used features. I absolutely loved StreetPass and was the office go to for strange short colors.

[@theblubus]

Thank you for featuring the 3DS' built-in software :) The 3DS had the best built-in software of any console to-date and I don't think that it will be beaten in that regard looking into the future with the way things are going.

[@SPac316]

You can also make stop-motion animated films with your 3DS camera! I had a lot of fun playing with that!

[@andrewchilton7186]

You are such a great storyteller and I followed you from NL because your videos are just the best. Cheers.

[@foconut]

strategically continuing to let you know your amiibo have fallen over because i am evil and want amiibo daruk to continue to suffer

[@FlukerFiction091]

He failed to stop the Calamity, and now his punishment is to eat ground on a man's shelf... What a sad life for Daruk.

[@MicaiahBaron]

I bought my 3DS used years after launch. No one really talked about the AR cards much so it was a lot time before I knew what I didn't have.

[@SupaDaBloopa]

The 3DS remains my favorite console of all time due to these features! I really hope the ‘Switch 2’ takes a handful of notes from the 3DS, because the Switch just feels so lackluster and boring in comparison…

[@lol-ih1tl]

These features take up space in the system storage and people only use them when they buy the console for the very first time and then never again.

[@SupaDaBloopa]

@@lol-ih1tl Wow, you’re boring. Let the rest of us have fun.

[@markozivkovic8895]

@@lol-ih1tl i don't think that is the issue in 2024.

[@lol-ih1tl]

@@markozivkovic8895 the second argument is true. These features are primarily used when people buy a console for the first time and then never touch them ever again.

[@AlphaOblivion7]

I forgot how awesome the Sound app on 3DS was. I used to listen to music and play with the Visualizers a lot before Mario 3D Land & Mario Kart 7 came out

[@Granadico]

I had no idea about the visualizer feature on thr Music player. I actaually used the music player a little. But the Activity Log and StreetPass are still sorely missed. I went to university in 2013 so it. was the perfect time for streetpasses. I got every puzzle and beat most of the games. I never knew why they didnt at least make a phone app for it.

[@TommyDeonauthsArchives]

I bought a Japanese 3DS last year (close to when the eShop was about to close down), and even though I downloaded a bunch of games on it, i ended up using it as a camera for the most part.

[@markozivkovic8895]

when he says that people have done horrible things with 3d camera, you can see the trauma and flashbacks on his face xD.

[@sias.2569]

I can’t wait for the majora’s mask 3D project restoration video. The people need to know Jon! ✊

[@ValkyriesTakingFlight]

Speaking of the AR cards, I’ve gotten into printing out jumbo versions on 4x6 card stock and laminating them in holofoil! So far I have the stock ones and jumbo ones for Bravely Default

[@techsales22]

I skipped out on early 3DS when Capcom canceled Mega Man Legends 3. I ended up getting a Majora's Mask new 3DS in 2015 and had a lot of games to catch up with. It was a blast to play then and I am still finding new stuff to enjoy with 3DS.

[@YukonJon]

Your Amiibo are looking stunningly upright today Jon

[@cutecharacterpower]

We really need a StreetPass equivalent for the next switch. This was so awesome

[@starmangalaxy2001]

Kingdom Hearts 3D also had AR cards for the dream eaters, they also had a lot of pretty strong ones that you could recruit for free, and I'm pretty sure you could use the cards to have your Dream eaters in reality, in a much closer approximation to Pokemon Go's AR.

[@Squidveemo]

Hey Jon, I don't know if you knew this, but some Amiibo seem to have fallen over. Please knock the other ones down too, so it all fits together nicely.

[@wesreleases6346]

I remember the 3DS marketing had a slogan something like “Endless Fun, Right Rut of the Box”. The fun wasn’t endless, but I definitely had fun with all these games early in the 3DS era when I was a kid. I remember thinking the lack of big launch titles wasn’t a problem at first but pretty quickly feeling the lack of cool things to play. I may not have spent 20 hours in Face Raiders or AR games, but I thought they were really cool and played through them a few times.

[@PurpleLink11]

I've had the dark realization I got that giant AR card from club Nintendo back in the day and I have no idea where it is

[@KevinTheTimeGeek86]

Full disclosure, Jon: I never even noticed that your amiibo were fallen over til you pointed it out. I was genuinely engaged with the video and that cozy voice of yours that I really didn't notice. :D

[@linkthehero8431]

24:01 Excite Truck would translate well to a regular analog stick. I did that using my Switch controller, a budget one with no motion capabilities, and it works surprisingly well. Just tilt the analog stick as you would a Wiimote and you'll have all the same control. You can map the Wiimote motion to an analog stick in Dolphin itself, so with the Switch capabilities, it would make a great conversion as you'd be able to use motion or analog stick, and there can be a setting you can change to do it.

[@Farkonso]

Used to have so much fun with these things and making stop motion as a kid

[@Blaker36]

20:14 is that supposed to be Derrick?

[@aaliguy9986]

I've had my 3DS forever, and I didn't even know about all those mini games, except for the Target game.

[@haroldtorres2710]

Start the Death Note Music at the Beginning when Jon says, "c'mere!

[@chrisfig2257]

SUPER MARIO ON THE PS5! WAHOO 3:35

[@charlestrudel8308]

i loved playing bowling while racing in excite bots.

[@fernando98322]

I never thought about the AR games in the 3DS like the precursor to Pokémon Go before. We don't know the timeline so it's all speculation, but Nintendo is always researching new technologies so they can find the best opportunity to use them in the future

[@reluctantHogFan]

I’m a mega fan of Excite bike and it’s phenomenal on 3DS

[@TMS-Oddbot]

I did NOT knowing about all the Sound thing could do. I'm tempted to pull out my old 3DS to look at that, but I also...really need a new 3DS. Surely I won't need the messed up buttons for these visualizers though, right?

[@TakisEnjoyer]

Really missed this stuff on Switch, so much to do even without games on the system

[@dcashley303]

The play history... I still love that. Just wish it didn't have a limit on the number of games / demos.

[@PikaLink91]

I remember finding the AR thing cool for a good 20 minutes. And of course the 3D-without-glasses thing was revolutionary. I NEVER played a game without 3D on.

[@geofatic]

The way he opened the video had me SWEATING lol

[@bananabike279]

Now I understand why some of the puzzles in Streetpass felt more like digital showcases for the hardware, because... that's really what they are lol. SOme of them are really impressive though, like all the Kirby ones!

[@Jon_Cummins]

The greatest and final true Nintendo handheld 😢

[@JoshLeitzel]

3DS Sound wasn’t at the top of my activity log, but 3DS/DSi actually was my mp3 player along with some dodgy dollar store device until I got a smartphone in 2014. And iirc most of it was Selena Gomez, SpongeBob songs, Daft Punk and other things I’d rather not admit I listened to as a snot nose 😂

[@belstar1128]

does anyone remember the Nintendo video app ? it wasn't very good people wanted a proper KZbin app for the 3ds that did came out but it was kind of interesting looking back

[@Morffin2210]

I got the 3ds the day it came out, but I didnt buy any games for it, so I was stuck playing around with the content packed in and old ds games until ocarina of time 3d came out

[@SuperFromND]

i literally just bought a 3ds yesterday to replace my decade-long-broken-screen one, great timing jon LOL

[@Michirin9801]

I always thought these AR card games were neat, but I never really delved that deep into them cuz, well, I got 3D Land with my 3DS so... Priorities lol But yeah, I never knew there was that much more to them! I did use 3DS Sound A LOT though, cuz my phone at the time was rubbish, so I listened to music on my 3DS instead

[@sonnyman454]

Jon I need to know, do you do the voice for the Gillet razor adverts? I swear if it’s not you then you have some kind of clone.

[@cjt217]

AR fishing was the only one I ever really spent time playing tbh

[@bintobox]

23:37 my hottest take is that Excitebots is the better arcade racer on the Wii despite it's bafflingly limited release. Also Excitebike/VS. continues to be some of my most played games on NSO, before F-Zero 99 came out I really wanted to see an Excitebike 99

[@-_soy_-888]

Those amibo are never standing up again Might as well glue em down

[@horseman8349]

I remember I printed out a giant ar card on paper so I could play the games but make them bigger

[@thebeetlecrew]

Hey Jon, have you looked into the XBAND for SNES and Genesis? With your recent videos of connecting retro consoles online, I thought it would make for an interesting video topic

[@saladplainzone]

I really hope the Switch 2 has something neat like this packed in, whether it's a couple individual experiences, or one big one like sony's Astro's Playroom

[@Jim-dx2gt]

A video about all the mii plaza games would be cool

[@seanking7134]

Excitebike 99 sounds like a pretty likely thing

[@GamingBren]

I can tell Nintendo watched How to Train Your Dragon when they made AR Games

[@AStupidID]

Pilotwings Resort is a banger.

[@emilioboyer4170]

God I've fished so many AR fish in my life

[@MichaelHeide]

When I bought my 3DS at launch, I got Street Fighter IV 3D... and Pokémon Black. Which wasn't even a 3D game.

[@Kevintendo]

A simpler time! A better time 🥹

[@Pownchao]

How does it feel knowing your faces could be collected in my face raiders app, GVG crew? Bwahahahahah, I must collect more faces from popular Nintendo KZbinrs!😈

[@AzumarillConGafasBv]

ANOTHER NINTENDO 3DS BANGER VIDEO

[@Kobob_KC]

jon makes the best videos

[@tedioustotoro4885]

Hey, Jon, some of your amiibo are stood up, you need to knock them over.

[@Tenji140]

Amiibo lovers in SHAMBLES 😭

[@JeskidoYT]

17:53 Um, what kind of game is that??

[@soyeahsauce]

My n3ds xl never had the ar cards...

[@shigerumiyamoto9612]

THATS ME ON THE THUMBNAIL

[@BBWahoo]

*DADDY!*

[@Vic_Chaos_]

0:32 this is why I keep my amiibo boxed, like a normal person who treasures their stuff and wants it to last longer.

[@avidtothepast]

Hey you know what, just knock over all your amiibo, let them match. Complete the set. 👍

[@josharcher2718]

I miss streetpass so much, I don’t see why with all Nintendo’s mobile games they never made it an app

[@zeoclash]

hey some amiibo are standing up!

[@yashjani99]

what is that browser based game? and how to access it?

[@lol-ih1tl]

Games people played when they bought the 3DS for the first time and then never touched again.

[@Mr.C0ffee]

Miis need to come back on the switch 2. That and street Pass

[@pugman9672]

I wanna see the elephant picture

[@redtutel]

Kingdom Hearts 3D had AR cards

[@BartholomewMahershalalhashbaz]

I love Face Raiders

[@VirtualMementos]

hey jon your amiibo fell over D:

[@GameAW1]

Hey man! Your amiibo have fallen over! Pick them up!

[@GamingBren]

_don’t_

[@johnedington1983]

CAN WE STILL BUY THESE MINIGAMES WITH PLAY COINS OR WAS IT TIED R TO ESHOP?

[@geo_101]

🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨WEEKEND JONNER!?!!?!? 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨