3DS's Stereoscopic 3D is Good, Actually

[@Danominator]

Oh, so THIS is the year where people finally start to notice!

[@WarningStrangerDanger]

We always knew, but the people who wear glasses or have vision problems are in the majority! 😅

[@leonro]

​@@WarningStrangerDangerI wear glasses and have always used 3D. My vision is also fairly bad, so idk why everyone complains about 3D not working with glasses. In the worst case I'd just keep the slider halfway up.

[@Danominator]

@@WarningStrangerDanger It's funny, I both wear glasses and have near-constant vertigo and yet I've never had any issues with the 3D, if anything it's made my favorite games ever better! Weird, right? 😂😵‍💫

[@WarningStrangerDanger]

@@leonro Different kinds of vision problems can affect this. A lot of people are cross-eyed, wall-eyed, lazy-eyed, etc. These include people who are only likely to develop these problems when fatigued.

[@veggiet2009]

Time for Nintendo to add 3D to the Switch 2

[@zenithquasar9623]

I'm one of those rare people who can super enjoy stereoscopic 3D with no issues, so, I was obsessed with 3DS and very sad that the concept is dead... :(

[@halami2149]

Same. It’s sad that we can’t have amazing immersiveness of 3D because people just had to hate on it

[@PloopChute]

It's Nintendo's own fault people hate on the 3D. The OG models were way too finicky. It was a constant battle to keep it in its sweet spot and wasn't worth it to most people. At least not beyond that initial "Hey, this is neat" when they first buy it. Had they managed to launch the 3DS with the face tracking found in the N3DS from the start, people would almost certainly have a much different opinion of the feature. By the time it was great, people had already written it off as a gimmick that at its best was frustrating and, at worst, was painful and nauseating. I've shown people my N3DS who were actually blown away after having only used a launch model in the past.

[@Gabbycatty]

same, oot 3d release day I full blasted 3d and ended up beating it the same day lmao, even smash 3ds was full blast

[@ogre706]

There's some truth there. Not sure why Nintendo couldn't do the stable 3D on launch. /:

[@Chrisgonal]

There are some laptops that use similar 3d tech and allow you to play games in 3d. They are not cheap though.

[@MystifiedBeef]

World 5-2 in Super Mario 3D Land is one of my favorite uses of 3D because it’s like he's jumping out of the screen to punch you in the face

[@NinToby]

I’m assuming that’s that top down Zelda inspired level?

[@novustalks7525]

The one where your from the clouds using propellers is stunning

[@gersonsalinas7960]

Those levels were so cool in 3D

[@davew2theoodward]

I remember when people bitched and moaned about the 3-D feature and acted like it was mandatory. Then Nintendo had to go and remove it completely. I always use that feature full blast and loved every second of it.

[@adam145]

Yep, I never moved it from the Max setting myself. Metroid 2 made you really feel like you're in the caves and in Monster Hunter it actually made it easier to judge the distance between you and monsters.

[@thewanderingchelmet]

I mean it DOES drain battery faster

[@Star.6739]

​@@thewanderingchelmet So turn it off when your battery is low, or play plugged in

[@halami2149]

@@Star.6739exactly, imagine lessening your experience for the sake of saving battery when you could just, plug it in 😑

[@thewanderingchelmet]

@halami2149 but what if I'm on the go? I can't just plug in charger all the time

[@dcashley303]

The upgrade with the 'new' 3DS cannot be understated. I loved the 3D with my original 3DS but I was always having to fiddle with it and find the right spot. With the 'new' 3DS...boom! There it is, look at it, it's in 3D!

[@FazedNebulix]

yep it used to give me neck cramps from holding still but now with the face tracked new 3DS it keeps up really well especially for just siting in normal play

[@TakumiJoyconBoyz]

You mean overstated. Understated in the context of your sentence would mean it was useless.

[@n8ivegogo1]

Yea NEW 3DS was a Game Changer ‼️ I actually feel sorry for the people that got stuck with a regular 3DS lol

[@lawrence703]

KZbin fully supported 3D. Most 3D TVs had a KZbin video to show off their TV. All viewable on 3DS. I also took videos of those Harry Potter models at the Leavesden HP studio tour. Great to be able to watch it back in 3D

[@prismaticseal2553]

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD FINALLY, I never had issues with 3D, but I did see that most people I lend my 3DS to, had some issues with it, I played with 3D every single game all the time, I even tilted the console to the side on the old model to have some games that have ''3D Depth'' to have instead ''3D pop'', it was cool, it felt immersive, my only issues is that some games didnt implement it well and had this effect where you have a faded 2nd image on the side instead of the 3d effect, but I never understood why this gimmick was so hated, do I have some kind of ''3D immunity'' perk?

[@halami2149]

Yes I did that too! It was fun to reverse the 3D sometimes. I always preferred when games did more pop out 3D instead of only super deep 3D

[@vianabdullah2837]

I was lucky enough to only get a 3DS when the "new" line was out. So it was always cranked up to the max for games like Kirby Triple Deluxe, Majora's Mask and 3D Land. It was genuinely upsetting when Gen 7 Pokemon didn't even have 3D support, as much as I love those games.

[@Mephy.]

I think if it was New 3DS exclusive, Gen 7 would support 3D. It was hardly working on my base model especially in team battles

[@Feroror]

At least gen 7 had better performance on the new 3ds so the upgrade was still worth it!

[@Lucrei.]

@@Feroror it still runs pretty poorly though even on new 3ds... I'd hate to see how bad it is on the original models

[@FazedNebulix]

SBS 3D is featured in the Citra and even Dolphin emulator which means with a VR headset you can experience those games on any sized screen and prefect 3D no matter how much you move your head. One wild thing to check out is Super paper mario as its 2D until you flip in to 3D and makes such a cool instant contrast in the visuals, even the transitions in to buildings and through pipes suddenly show you this 4th wall effect as the world gets folded open in to a room or with pipes its crumpled from the back and sucked in

[@jamiecal11]

In Ocarina, when you get like medallion etc the 3D looks AMAZING. To see it burst out the screen and float in mid air, so beautiful.

[@Hicchan]

The 3D effects in the Layton and Bravely games are my favourite, simply because they're so pretty and clever. I turn on the 3D and just spend time looking at the screen, taking in all the little details. A Link Between Worlds is also very cool because of the angle and the way enemies get bigger and "pop out" of the screen.

[@leonro]

I always felt like Ocarina's 3D effect was really strong, so I didn't keep the slider all the way up. I think most early 3DS games had a strong 3D effect, perhaps with the idea that you'd turn it down if you didn't like it, but I imagine that people complained about it enough that everyone started toning the 3D down. This would explain why Majora's Mask has a softer 3D effect than Ocarina of Time. But I never played a 3DS game with the 3D turned off, not even Smash Bros. It's what made the console special.

[@Poever]

I think WEAKER 3D is ironically worse for your eyes than strong 3D. For me, weak 3D makes my eyes strain to see something that isn’t there, while with strong 3D, it is much more immersive

[@MadsterV]

The reason they had a slider for it is that the effect depends on the distance between your eyes themselves the distance between your eyes and the console, the size of the screen and how the game itself implements the effect. When everything clicks, it looks GREAT.

[@kevinfromsales9445]

So that's why some games had very cool looking 3D while others barely had any 3D effect to them. Maybe it was also a framerate issue? But honestly I never felt 3D was useful, I'd usually see this double effect or I had to hold the 3DS in a different angle for it to look right. It also felt like of a dumb trend of it's short time instead of innovating gameplay experience like the Wii and WiiU did. Nintendo could've spent that investment money on more powerful hardware for 3DS.

[@zenithquasar9623]

Also, the games looked so much better with 3D on imo. Something about aliasing being more visible to me, and shadows etc.. I think 3D masked the low gfx more.

[@kaninepete]

I agree! It doubled the resolution (in a way)

[@cj90123]

yup the games look pretty blurry imo with the 3D off. most of time that slider stays all the way up

[@danielgaldamesorellana5871]

Probably, antialiasing goes out the window when 3d demands more processing power. I like the crunchy graphics, but sometimes it just made things unreadable in 3D. I had to turn it off for some games because of that :(

[@UndeadEggmiester]

The 3ds is underrated gem and possibly one of the best if not the best handheld released.

[@oak8194]

It definitely is THE BEST to me because outside of the 3D it also has: - Amazing library of games with a healthy support of 3rd parties and indies (heck I still can't believe it has SF4, Tekken and DOA!) - Convenience of the second screen that I still would like to see Nintendo bring back somehow - Jam-packed with other features like 3D camera, AR, sound editor and activity log (though sadly were used to their full potential) - Nice and customisable home menu with both free and paid ways to get more decorations - StreetPass games that make full use of the console's portability nature - I especially liked seeing how many fellow 3DS users I've run into while on a holiday abroad - Beautiful clamshell design that not only protect the screens but allow for so many nice limited edition designs Man, I love the 3DS...

[@ProjectionProjects2.7182]

Not sure if the 3DS is underrated, it usually gets the credit for being great that it deserves.

[@legoboy7107]

@@oak8194 And also, don't forget that the 3DS is still, at its core, a DS. Meaning you also have the entire DS library to play, and even the option to play them in pixel-perfect mode by holding START when booting up a DS game. And it also, being a DS, has native GBA hardware built in, though normally all you could use this for is the few Virtual Console games they put on the Ambassador program, but that's not a problem with Homebrew where you can load and run as many GBA games natively as you want!

[@cj90123]

oh it’s easily the best handheld ever made. the clamshell design, the fantastic 3D and of top of that one of the best libraries on any gaming console ever.

[@LunarWingCloud]

Speak the truth, King/Queen/Monarch

[@noobstoise1024]

I guess hindsight is 3d now. I really liked having visible depth in may games it made everything pop out and made things easier to discern. I wish 3d in general caught on more.

[@keatonlovlyn2848]

“Hindsight is 3D now” lmao that’s a great line

[@mademedothis424]

Thank you! I love the 3DS's tech. To this day whenever I go back to it it looks... cool. It's still as much of a magic trick today as it was on launch day, especially with the eye tracking on the new 3DS.

[@leonbabic7185]

Always used the 3D, even on the "old" 3DS, though I get that most people found it really inconvenient to use on that model. With the New 3DS, it basically fixed it's main flaw. Also, if pople find the 3D uncofortable to use it most likely signifies a problem with their vision, rather than a hardware design flaw. Besides that, if you find the 3D effect too strong at first, that's normal! Most people need time to get used to a stronger effect, that was also true for me. And guess what, that's why the 3D slider exists.

[@halami2149]

It feels like some people would turn on the 3D and then say “it’s too much” and not even try the depth slider, even though that’s what it’s exactly there for. I also found it interesting how you could see it change in real time. I don’t get how this wasn’t cooler to more people

[@nazor1]

The 2DS reveal is hilarious XD. Thanks for the story Steve

[@jaspertandy]

A diorama is exactly how I used to describe it. Playing Mario Kart, 3D Land, Link Between Worlds, Pilotwings in 3D was as close as I ever felt to playing with physical toys in a game. It has real presence. I fired up my 3DS for the VirtualBoy emulator again recently and that feeling is still there. The 3DS is a really singular experience that is absolutely un-emulatable and irreplaceable for me. I really think my 3DS would be my desert island console. I love it so much.

[@Space_Lion]

The intro for monster hunter 4 ultimate almost blew my head off in 3d. I've never been so ready to play a video game in my life after watching that. If you've got the game and a 3ds and haven't tried it with the slider up, you've gotta see that, omg

[@LostBunga]

KUNIO NO KUN!!! The series is at its peak in the 3ds. Amazing double dragon sprit gameplay with rpg leveling up and a retro tokyo 3d sprite background? Amazing

[@richfrommitch]

I bought a 3DS XL this year. The 3D effect is essential to the whole thing. It's not like anything else. Between that and the dual screens, it's something you can't emulate. I have it maxed out always.

[@chronossage]

I mean I have emulated the 3ds on my 3d tv and kind of think it looks even better upscaled to 1080p. I realize I'm a very rare user right now. I've also done it with dolphin's 3d setting.

[@richfrommitch]

@@chronossage that makes me miss my old 3D telly...

[@Arcad3n]

My favorite use of the 3DS is to play 2D pixel art games in 3D. Cave Story looks SO much cooler with stereoscopic 3D!! Along with shovel knight, the Nintendo 3D classics, and the Sega 3D games too!

[@jamiecal11]

Got my nephew a pre owned 3ds for 50 bucks recently, hacked with an sd for another 10, absolutely amazing gift for a young child. Only put like 10 3DS and 5 DS games, no new to overload them, but my nephew is absolutslg glued to it.

[@JoshArtisto]

Playing 3DS for the first time, Street Fighter 4 being the first game I played at a gamestop, was still the most impressive and fascinating game experience for me. I couldn't believe my eyes that there could be a way to view 3D without the glasses. And the icing on the cake was how beautiful the system was. I still think aqua 3DS is the best looking system. I still always keep the 3D slider on. I've never gotten a headache. I love the 3DS!

[@itsaxel8088]

"3D was always great and I'm done pretending it's not"

[@kevinf2757]

Until the 3DS came out I never knew I didn't have proper depth perception. I have strabismus which is corrected by glasses/contacts but even with those I couldn't see the 3d effect when I first got the 3DS! My dominant eye was too dominant I guess. I had to train my eyes and brain to see it but I can now and 3d is really weird and cool. It took years for me to do and a lot of headaches but I love the 3DS so it made it worth it.

[@TheAngel24]

I was one of the 3% of people who always had the 3D turned all the way up when playing the 3DS. I remember playing Ocarina of Time 3D, and whenever you got one of the spiritual stones, it looked like you can reach out and grab it. It was something small, but I found it cool.

[@GrumpySylveon]

Oh so NOW I notice the 3D animation in the GVG logo

[@Jamsch101]

Fire emblem awakening and fates still have my favorite 3D on the system. Glasses-less 3D should return for nintendo at some point.

[@billyhatfield7049]

I LOVE that the discussion videos are back. Hopefully they do well and get to continue. I also loved the 3D effect, but my poor 3ds has an issue nowadays where it doesn't quite work.

[@bananachild1936]

The glasses-free stereoscopic 3D function of the 3DS was pretty cool. But recently I got to watching some exclusive 3D 'Shaun The Sheep' shorts and some other on my hacked N3DS (which I never knew existed) and I gotta say, even if they aren't as sharp or high res as I would've liked, I REALLY dig stereoscopic 3D medias now. I've never seen a 3D movie before in my life and the 3DS was the first device to give me that experience right at the comfort of my palms. So yeah even though '3D' went out of style like a decade ago or so, I still would like to see Nintendo or someone come back to this concept. But with a higher resolution offering sometime in the future someday. As unlikely as that might happen.

[@MadsterV]

THERE'S 3D SHAUN THE SHEEP SHORTS?? looking them up ASAP. Thanks for the heads up. You can play 3D media in a less comfortable but more reliable way in a VR headset. There is zero crosstalk between eyes and you can move around safely. And you have a huge visor stuck to your face. I was hoping for 3DS emulation on full VR (with a virtual touchscreen and stylus), but I guess that'll have to wait for a while.

[@dannyreynolds2022]

The 3DS will go down has the end of gaming culture from the early to mid 90’s- 2017 that most of us grew up loving. Such a huge switch in gaming culture since the release of the Nintendo Switch.

[@Lucrei.]

For real... now gaming is popular - which is great - but different like you said

[@Mimi.1001]

It's the last system where you could reasonably have smaller games/entries in franchises from AAA-developers/publishers. Nowadays (Full-HD and plus) development is so costly (both in time & money) that the only smaller titles are indie or mobile games. You would have the odd smaller & potentially niche games on Switch, but even those games aren't easy to make, and Microsoft & Sony + Third-Parties on their platforms have outright given up for the most part.

[@John-uk2lp]

My favourite 3D moments are simply getting an item (especially small keys) in Ocarina of Time 3D... It really looks like you can just reach into your screen and pick it up!

[@Yipper64]

19:40 the kirby games would have sections where you have to choose a path, with gordos in the way, but some of them where not actually blocking your path so you need 3D. Also there was a boss that you dont *need* 3D but it would paint some objects and the *real* objects would stick out in 3D and the others would be paper.

[@natetheaverage5270]

Stereoscopic 3D is cool and all but if there's more to a game than just "woah look guys it's 3D!!!", like it's an actual full game, they should have accessibility features for people who can't use the 3D. The camera in Mario 3D Land is positioned in a way that emphasizes the 3D effect, but I can't see out of my left eye, so the effect doesn't work for me, so I miss easy jumps just because the camera is locked into specific angles and I don't see the depth of a platform. I can put up with it but it would be so much easier if I could just have the camera behind Mario and/or pointed slightly downward instead of just the two extremes of directly looking at his side and directly looking at his hat.

[@K3fka_]

The glasses-free 3D feature was a huge selling point to me, and it's still kind of shocking to me that it seems the vast majority of people rarely or never used the 3D! The original model definitely had the issue of needing to be in the "sweet spot" to get it to work, but the New 3DS added the eye tracking feature that made it work so much better. I was super disappointed when games like Pokemon X/Y and Sun/Moon limited the 3D effect to specific parts of the game.

[@CsBTransition]

I played most games in full 3D. Project X Zone had a simple effect but it made all the difference. My only regret is games like Luigi’s Mansion Dark Moon with ghosting (ha!).

[@cidadearts4369]

Imagine the 3d effect with a bigger screen and HD visuals, would have been amazing, a 3D Switch

[@Lucrei.]

@Nobddy it would also allow them to port 3DS games just like the did Wii U games this gen... I kinda like it

[@nmoharo829]

Something I’m noticing while playing Gaist Crusher on 3DS (voice acted, furigana, can replay, take at own pace, only like 300 yen used) is the 3D effect also makes text boxes feel much better. No longer do they overlap the characters, but it actually feels like it’s own window and distinct from everything behind it

[@Tartubeman]

I always played Kid Icarus Uprising's flight sections in 3D. Then I turn it off for the land battle because my arms get lazy and don't wanna hold it in place properly. If I got a New 3DS XL with eye-tracking, I'd probably never turn it off.

[@chronossage]

This is why Kid Icarus came with the weird stand thing when it came out.

[@Apenknul]

I really hope the successor of the Switch gets 3D in some way. I really miss it, and I believe it would be so nice to see games like Splatoon in 3D. And even then I really hope games like Red Dead Redemption II gets on it, and seeing that beautiful world in 3D would be so gorgeous. I do imagine that if the successor of the Switch gets 3D, it'll be via a headset, so it can be handled in both handheld mode and TV mode. Like, it would look like a VR headset, but it would just give the normal gameplay you are used to, but with the 3D effect. And while you play, people in your surrounding can watch your gameplay on the console's screen or TV screen. I made a concept of it in Paint, but I wish I could show it here in the comments.

[@aantony2001]

I wish 3D had caught on and I still hope it does. The industry is constantly looking at ways to improve image quality and they're overlooking the most obvious one, real images have depth, human eyes can perceive depth, and the difference between 2D and 3D is much larger compared to 1080p vs 4K in most cases.

[@Hectoreo]

I played the apollo justice trilogy on 3DS and I have to say the 3D effect in those games are so good AA4 just has the usual sprite layering thing, but DD and SoJ do the kind of diorama look and it's so cool to see

[@ben8446]

Luigi’s mansion 2. Man the 3D in that game was so flippin amazing. Mario kart also

[@gonzaloenterkiou]

I love this 3DS videos. Please keep making it

[@inktendo]

the 3D in the 3DS is something I can't live without. the New 2D XL is beautifully designed, but I just can't. I love playing games in 3D and it's an experience that can't be replicated anywhere else. Luigi's Mansion 2 has to be my favorite one to use the feature

[@keatonlovlyn2848]

I have ALWAYS had that slider cranked! Made the 3ds feel so freaking cool! Have to say I enjoyed the 3ds but when I got my majora’s mask new 3ds I played it sooo much more. The face tracking 3D did not get enough love for how well it works! After modding my 3ds it’s a whole new world for discovering 3D games that I missed out on. There’s something really special about playing games on this console now…

[@oak8194]

This is one of the reasons why the 3DS is still my number one Nintendo console of all times, even more than the Switch, because the built-in 3D is so dang good! It still looks good even to these days, and I boot up my 3DS still, from time to time just to enjoy games like StarFox, Resident Evil and MGS3 in 3D. I still remember my friend boasting how Monster Hunter 3G looked amazing in 3D, especially how immersive it was with moments like the Rathalos spewing a fireball right out of your screen! I was so jealous but also excited to see it for myself as I hadn't owned one yet at the time. Even now, Monster Hunter games (MH4 in particular) still hold a dear place in my heart because the 3D really make things pop and come alive. It's a shame that a lot of haters made it their mission to be super vocal about the feature being useless or even outright horrible. Had Nintendo released the better camera as used in the New 3DS from the get-go, the reception might have been much better. I mean going back to the old 3DS myself, I found it frustrating too with how limited the 3D range is, and with intensive action games like Monster Hunter, it's really hard to keep the console still to keep the 3D effect steady. LOL Imagine if Switch 2 brings back the 3D feature... It will never happen, but I can still dream. Though, if anything, I can see them going the VR route; the technology is much more advanced and stable these days and I could see Nintendo doing a lot of interesting things in the VR space, like the small tastes we had with the VR Labo Kits.

[@danimedina4969]

I'm playing through Professor Layton vs Ace Attorney now, and I have to say it's my favorite use so far. Ace Attorney already did a good job of using the diorama box style, but the Professor Layton Investigation sections just pop so beautifully on the New 3DS, and you can move your head around to see different angles. Truly remarkable

[@ArctiqZero]

Bravely Default/Second had some of the best 3D. Looked like a painting come to life.

[@punkydudester3]

The 3D on the NEW 3DS XL is so good & improved I can't go back to the original. Me & my family all love the 3D games. It's Such a shame that many games made for that system didn't use it. I would have liked to see all of the great NES games get that treatment. Sega was doing a pretty good job with it too.

[@BW13771]

I’m a massive 3D fan. This video makes me happy.

[@sonicgamer178]

Haven't watched the video yet, but I LOVEEE the 3D so much. I used to use it all the time on my playthrough of Zelda Ocarina of Time. Made the adventure SUPER immersive!

[@sporadiceel6246]

For me, I always played with the 3D on. No matter which system I had, I always preferred it. It got easier when I finally got my hands on a Black Friday 3DS, with the face tracking 3D and more compact form factor. If I game has 3D, I'm using it.

[@LunarWingCloud]

I used to always use the 3D on the 3DS. I don't always use it now but I also don't always play actual 3DS games on my 3DS. Recently I played through Bravely Default and I absolutely used it frequently.

[@ogre706]

It's great that people are starting to realize how cool the 3D on the 3DS was, but it would've been even better if people had this love for it back in the day. /:

[@squibbley6]

I used the 3D a lot on my original 3DS, but on my New 3DS XL it seemed like even with the eye tracking it wasn't lined up properly and would have a sort of "ghost" around stuff, most noticeable with darker backgrounds.

[@hyperbolicdelirium]

Finally someone else with it I was wondering if it was a new 3ds model error or just the way the 3ds xl looks

[@Shadiss]

Honestly the new 3ds's enhanced 3d was just worse and activey seemed to break the 3d effect for me. I just turned off the face tracking. Muscle memory from the old 3ds made it never a problem, I just naturally hold it in the right position.

[@snowhawkthorne630]

I have a New 3DS XL Zelda edition with this exact issue. Never looked as good as my original 3DS XL that I sadly sold :(

[@ProjectionProjects2.7182]

Its better then the 3D with the old model. At least the New one can adjust to were your eyes are looking even if its not 100% perfect.

[@halami2149]

I would notice that sometimes too, but angling the system slightly up or down helps. Or adjusting the distance it is from your face helps a little too. But also, there’s an option to “calibrate” the 3D in the settings, where you’ll change this arbitrary number until it looks good, but the example image isn’t very good to easy tell which way you should put it

[@thepixeltavern]

I never turned the 3D off. It looked amazing ( especially on the "New" series of consoles) and gives a more unique experience than any other handheld. Such a shame that it wasn't popular enough to be on the Switch as well

[@Raphtor13]

I didn't care for the 3D when I got my launch 3DS but when the new 3ds came out I started using it much more. Recently the majority of my gaming time in on my modded 3ds or modded Vita.

[@kjetilfrugard8395]

What a timing. Just charged up my 3DS for the first time since the eShop shut down last year. Let's hope porting games to stereoscopic 3D for the 3DS will become a huge thing moving forward.

[@Michirin9801]

I seldom play with the 3D on, but I like having it there, and it's always neat to turn that slider up every once in a while to see what the game looks like with it on, and play like that for a while, but because I have an old 3DS, it gets a bit tiring to hold it in *Just The Right Spot* for so long, so I end up inevitably turning it back off after too long... I'd probably use it more if I had a new one... Or maybe not... Tbh, part of the reason why I leave it off, along with the wireless off, and on the lowest brightness whenever possible, is to drain the battery less so I can play longer!

[@MxBeccas]

I’m getting my 3ds back from my kid and I will try one more with the 3d on.

[@irrigeoth]

Even after owning a 3ds for 12 years I still can't use the 3d for more than 10 minutes without my eyes hurting

[@perlichtman1562]

I completely agree. I have a New 3DS XL that I got for the first time a few years ago and I practically never turn that 3D slider down. It’s been much better than people said.

[@Axecon1]

Criminal that you didn't mention Kirby Triple Deluxe and Planet Robobot, which arguably had the best 3D effects on the system, especially with the multi-layered gameplay.

[@Lost_n_Found_1]

I am absolutely ready for the homebrew revolution of porting every single retro pixel/sprite based game to stereoscopic 3D for 3DS. Let's do it!

[@personalgamedevyt9830]

I never got to experience the 3D due to having a lazy eye, but the 3DS gave me many good memories. I'm glad many others enjoyed the 3D!

[@daddykarlmarx6183]

I absolutely love the 3d effect and it's such a shame that most people don't realize how magical it is, I think the problem is just that on the original 3ds there was no eye tracking so it can get uncomfortable, and so people just dismissed it entirely, and if they upgraded their 3d to a new model, they get a new 2ds and never experience the awesomely improved 3d eye tracking. Personally, I wish the switch had a 3d screen, I mean imagine that large hd OLED with the 3ds 3d and further improved eye tracking, it could've been glorious, but I guess I'm the only one who cares lol

[@bayleyinc]

They really should have done 3D versions of Mario, Mario 2, Mario 3, Super Mario World, the first two Legend of Zelda games, heck they could have just kept on going. Criminal that they didn't give the original Pokémon games the 3D treatment also, because the 3D kirby, kid iccurus, Twin bee, Sonic games etc all look so good on the 3DS and brought more life to them games

[@Hypershell]

I can't tell you my favorite 3D game, because I never got to play it. I can only watch TV clips of other people playing Mega Man Legends 3: Prototype Version and imagine what the 3D effect does for an over-the-shoulder view of flame-jump-kicking a giant robot. Even so, never turned the 3D on my system off, and only ever turned it down on Pilotwings.

[@robotortoise]

I always constantly used the 3D effect, even when it made the frame rate lower. I loved it.

[@CharlExMachina]

I can finally say I'm not alone when it comes to playing with 3D always on. Even today, I play my 3DS games with the 3D cranked to the very top and I wish so much 3D screens in portable consoles were still used. Experiences like Mario 3D Land cannot simply be replicated because of this

[@birdfish86]

Mario & Luigi Dream Team's environments and backgrounds look amazing in 3D! Great game too all the Mario & Luigi games are great!

[@mrterrychaos]

I struggled with the feature with the original 3DS but the "new" 3DS seemed to have some kind of improved tracking feature that made it work better for me. I'm quite fidgety.

[@Pownchao]

One thing I miss about the og 3DS that is missing on the "new" model is how the "3D" symbol next to the 3D slider lights up. I still keep 3D slider all the way up whenever I play on my 3DS, which is often.

[@Shadow650Nintendero]

3D in Dragon Quest VII and Metal Gear Solid 3D was awesome. The depth is amazing on those games specially when configured properly.

[@NottJoeyOfficial]

I love the 3D feature, even if I don't use it as often as I'd like. The Old 3DS makes it much harder to use, but I still love it! It's amazing in the Ace Attorney games released on 3DS and designed for it, looks beautiful!

[@bintobox]

Best underrated use I've found with it was the 3D FMVs in the Japanese Rail Sim series

[@zaxele]

Every game has a different sweet spot on the slider. But I always used 3D. I hope Nintendo makes another 3D console someday.

[@LordMarlle]

Only had a 3DS for a couple of months now, and the 3D when it's at it's best is fantastic especially on the N3DS. The Virtual Boy emulator in particular is a gamechanger for experiencing those games

[@GrandmasterArk]

When I played Etrian Odyssey IV with 3D on, I felt like I was actually transported into the labyrinth, being able to get fully immersed in the worlds I’m in. Of course, this is a first person game but this kind of experience works best in 3D. Which speaking of, Mario Kart 7 having a first person mode truly added to the 3D allowing for a more immersive racing.

[@GlitchDeity]

Maybe the reason they put a less intense 3D effect in MM3D is because in OoT3D the effect would have a lot of ghosting on everything, even when I turned it down a lot. That could have been something that's different from person to person but I didn't have this issue with any other 3DS game that I can think of and I played every game that supported it with the 3D slider all the way up

[@GamerFunOriginallyAarush]

Well done!

[@nintoforgi]

My other comment is fairly dismissive of 3D, but I actually want to separately shout out what I think is by far the best ever use of it, because it’s going to inevitably be lost to time. In the first Great Ace Attorney game, one of the cases makes a lot of hay about a historically-novel invention, the stereoscope, which allows you to see still images in 3D. Not only does featuring this in the case make for a cute link to the system’s gimmick, but their utter confoundment at the possibilities of the technology really draws attention to how far technology has come, given your own infinitely more advanced device through which you’re experiencing the story. This especially rings heavy once you stop and appreciate that, even so many technological steps behind, they’re still tasked with the same thing the justice system would be today: apprehending the truth. While I’m ofc stoked the duology eventually made it here, I do think it’s kind of a shame it had to lose some degree of this very interesting idea in the process.

[@QunMang]

I never got to enjoy the original 3DS's finicky 3d, but once I joined the 3DS ecosystem with the New 3DS I was enthralled with the 3D effect. I would never play a game with it turned off. I definitely loved that SM3DLand had those spots where 3D was required. Lo-res as the camera was, taking 3D videos was also quite interesting. OT question: does anyone know why Jon's cropped/profile image is normal but his full-screen image is mirrored? The other two don't do that. Just curious on the choice to do that- two different cameras at play?

[@SquidStuff]

I always loved the 3d I never got why people didn’t like it. It’s not great in some games but in others it makes it so much better. Plus now you can do Virtual boy emulation in 3d if you have a modded one

[@fanana6193]

I think if Nintendo had the face tracking feature in the original 3DS, people wouldn't hate on it nearly as much. Personally, I love the 3D effect and use it whenever I can on my New 3DS. I hope this technology is brought back, not just for games but for movies too.

[@43madnox]

i use my 3ds a lot again to play zelda and the visual novel games like phoenix wright and virtues last reward again and it‘s so cool with 3d

[@atomD21]

I love the 3D on my 3DS! The first party stuff is awesome, and things like After Burner and Space Harrier are so cool!

[@seseiSeki]

3D was the thing I missed most, when I started playing Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate on Switch. The 3DS MH games are one of my top picks for good 3D usage. Especially when you're underwater in MH3U.

[@ledojaeger7474]

I STILL have the same childlike sense of ‘3D? WITHOUT glasses?!’ And sometimes go back to it in disbelief that it was real and the primary console gimmick, just so cool. I hope Switch 2 has some kind of ‘wow, that’s so neat!’ going for it ;-;

[@halami2149]

It won’t because people hate “gimmicks” so I think Nintendo has given up on that

[@ledojaeger7474]

@@halami2149 yea, it probably won’t have anything too far out there like 3D or the Gamepad. We’ll see!

[@sausage5488]

That's why I follow you guys

[@coneg2714]

i generally wasn't a fan of having the 3d slider on but i have Two Exceptions: 1. you mentioned in the video, but kirby's adventure 3d classics was really good. the way they layered all that detailed nes spritework was incredible, and not slowing to a crawl every few seconds is the best way to play it 2. mario & luigi: dream team. i think the later mario & luigi games canned the 3d function which sucks, because those sprites look beautiful with depth. the mountain themed after bodybuilding in particular looked great

[@creativealias85]

god i really wish my new 3ds hadn’t been defective back in the day. for whatever reason the eye tracking just didn’t work on mine. i’ve been finding myself looking back fondly at that really overblown 3D effect you get when you turn it up to max! wish i’d never sold mine 😭😭😭😭

[@FloreaFoxglove]

The 3D on Rayman 3D is crazy too! You're gonna want a modded New 3DS to get the performance up to 60fps, but if you can get that the effect is awesome.

[@JarlBarbossa]

The new 3DS XL's 3D is awesome. You need the XL because the 3D only looks good if you hold it farther from your face.

[@mallow2902]

The 3D effect was always good and I never pretended it wasn't.

[@cheesewombatTV]

I'd like to welcome everyone back onto the 3DS train again. You didn't have to leave but we're happy you're here 🥲

[@CrowTRobot]

YAY more group discussions please! I wonder if Luigi's Mansion GC's original 3D features would be possible to access some day?