Most Confusing Nintendo 3Ds Ports

[@paulo-zl7gs]

the bosses on the majoras mask port are just like any resident evil one hahaahhaha

[@InfiniteBits]

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[@patriziaperu]

lol

[@TheLazyGamer91]

I think The xenoblade port is great, the fact that the whole game was ported to 3ds with no cut content is amazing.

[@runningdecadeix4780]

It is amazing, but that kind of game works better in more powerful hardware. It's great that it gave 3DS owners the opportunity to enjoy the game, and it was a good port; it's just that the 3ds isn't the ideal platform you'd think of for a game like that

[@withoutthejuice7193]

@@runningdecadeix4780 maybe, but before the definitive edition on switch, this was not a bad way to play it portable

[@NYCJoeBlack]

@@runningdecadeix4780 - I disagree and it is probably that mindset that developers bypassed the Nintendo 3DS when considering sports titles, shooters, side-scrollers, and 3D horror games which the N3DS is lacking.

[@sias.2569]

Didn’t the switch port copy the art style of xenoblade 2? Yeah, prefer the original art style and portability. Therefore the 3DS is my preferred version of the game.

[@jacobmonks3722]

@@sias.2569 Not a straight copy, they still adhered to the original character art as much as possible. It looks a lot cleaner, but it doesn't look like just another anime game like XC2. I think it looks great.

[@daddykarlmarx6183]

Snake eater is definitely one of the strangest ports to me, also you can play lugis mansion with dual analog with either the circle pad pro or the new 3ds models and it works fine enough

[@leeartlee915]

Hmmm, do you need to turn that setting on or something? When I try to use the nub in Dark Moon, it seems to do nothing…

[@usingtiltcontrols3695]

@@leeartlee915 It’s not in Dark Moon, only in the remake of the first one

[@leeartlee915]

@@usingtiltcontrols3695 Ohhhh, gotcha. Well that sucks, lol.

[@InfiniteBits]

That's an odd one too

[@daddykarlmarx6183]

@@leeartlee915 honestly dark moon was my first Luigi's mansion and I had no issues learning to use the buttons almost immediately while I found using the c stick in the remake to be pretty imprecise, maybe the circle pad pro is better tho

[@Mojojojo9001]

I literally remember asking a friend back before mario maker 2 was released if he wanted to play my mario maker 1 levels, and he said “I can’t, I only have the 3ds version”

[@oppenheimerfaaaaaan5547]

Lol

[@InfiniteBits]

Haha

[@rachaelgreen1812]

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[@Larry]

Luigi's Mansion was always meant to be a 3D game, Nintendo were developing 3D hardware for the Gamecube during it's developement, but scrapped it towards the end, so it really was an easy port for them.

[@ruebnn]

Well, the port felt awful, the fps drops and the controls just made want to go play it on the gamecube

[@InfiniteBits]

Oh that's cool! Didn't know the GameCube was supposed to have 3D

[@Larry]

@@InfiniteBits Yeah, I only found out recently. They've never said how it would have actually worked though. Guessing 3D glasses or something. Waverace might have meant to be 3D too. Oh, there's a scrapped 2 player co-op mode in the gamecube version too!

[@yeetstreetUSA]

@@InfiniteBits dawg how could you make a video like this and not look that stuff up 😭😭. Really just bad research

[@vergilcold1167]

Hello you

[@bigcade554]

The later ports make sense to go to 3DS despite the Switch being out because there was still an audience to support with content at that point, and porting games would be easier than making a bunch of brand new 3DS titles, freeing up more resources to make new stuff for Switch. I mean Nintendo did still make some original games for the 3DS post Switch launch, but they were mostly deep into development anyway, were generally smaller scale, and there was a greater focus on the ports.

[@GenerationZ313]

Well the way I see it is that Nintendo themselves weren't quite sure if the switch was going to be very successful I mean I certainly didn't. So the 3DS ports were just there as backup in case the Nintendo switch failed.

[@k_kubes]

@@GenerationZ313 definitely! Nintendo used this same strategy in the Nintendo DS launch saying it wasn't a GBA successor so in case that the DS failed they would continue support for the GBA instead. they did that with the Nintendo Switch recently saying that it wouldn't replace the Nintendo 3DS, just in case if the Switch failed

[@catriamflockentanz]

About Luigi's Mansion: It was originally intended to be a stereoscopic 3D Title during development so it makes sense they ported it to the 3DS. It was just very late to the party. Especially as having a port of the original before the sequel came out on the same system in 2013 would've made a lot of sense... Even more baffling concerning Hyrule Warriors 3D was that they kept updating the Wii U Version. Not one Character is unique to the 3DS Version. Sure, it has a little extra content in form of a little Extra at the end of the story yet other Adventure Maps but that's hardly a reason to buy it. (Though I bought it for the Compass Clock alone and never even started it so who am I to judge?) Not that this matters at all given that Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition exists for the Switch now. And yes, it is a better game than Age of Calamity by far. But then again beating a game that cannot even have a good menu, when countless games in the same style by the same developer had, isn't anything to be proud of... And about your suspicion it probably was just done for the sake of being done: I am sure Hyrule Warriors 3D owes its entire existence to Dynasty Warriors VS... I will break a lance for motion controls here for OoT 3D and MM3D: Regardless of whether you're using the slingshot or the bow. This works better than it did ever before. (And to be transparent here I am used to the GC Ports which are already better than the N64 version in terms of precision.) About overcorrection in MM3D: I like the changes to the boss fight with Gyorg as the original fight was basic as hell. Giant Link wrestling against Twinmold on the other hand I could've lived without. The Giant Eye Thing wasn't needed whatsoever though. Another questionable change: That you can timewarp to any point in Time makes the time management that some sidequests require(d) null and void. It really hurts the pay-off for the Kafei Quest in my opinion. (I know this point is very specific, but still:) Why does the Inverted Song of Time ("Hymn of Chronos" is a way better name btw) only double the amount of Time you have? If it was still tripling it the Two-Cycle Challenge would still be possible. It plain-out isn't in MM3D.) Why the change with the Ice Arrows happened is actually known. They were a known clipping tool. But couldn't they work out another way to prevent that? Concerning Mario Maker's absurd decision that you cannot search for Levels online: I would've understood if they made the restriction that you have to download the levels instead of streaming them. That would've made sense. Yet it isn't the case.

[@ShurikanBlade]

To get the 3ds hyrule warriors content in the wii u version im pretty sure you had to own the 3ds copy and they gave you a code to redeem which gave you the characters only. The 3ds version still exusivley had the wind waker map and the linkle side mode until definitive edition came out. It still blows my mind how the 3ds version almost doubled the roster. Definitive editions roster is huge because of the 3ds version and its really cool.

[@catriamflockentanz]

@@ShurikanBlade The first one cannot be because I got the additional content without owning the 3DS Version at the time.

[@ShurikanBlade]

@@catriamflockentanz then maybe it was added as paid dlc and the 3ds version gave you a code for free? Who knows but I remember getting the characters from the 3ds version on the wii u because I owned the 3ds version.

[@bigcade554]

Also Luigi's Mansion 2 was on 3DS, so a 3DS port of the first made more sense at the time. Otherwise you would play 1 on Switch, then downgrade to 3DS for 2, then back to Switch for 3. I guess they could have done Switch ports of both 1 and 2, but the alternative was easier (and cheaper).

[@diodora2381]

Majora’s Mask 3D has a restoration mod that’s pretty good.

[@GryynGlo]

I’ll give my two cents as someone who actually played through Xenoblade on 3DS. Is it the best way to play xenoblade? No. Is it a good way to play Xenoblade. Maybe. What you have to remember is that the game came out when Xenoblade was very rare and if my memory serves me correct not yet available on the Wii U eshop. If you wanted to play the game you would have to pay steep prices for a second hand copy. As someone who needed to get a new 3DS anyways I was thrilled that I finally got the chance to play the game. TLDR playing a sub-optimal port of a game is better than not playing it at all

[@famillesabot5719]

Now there is the Switch. It's maybe not the best option.

[@ca9inec0mic58]

Wii version or 3DS, which one is better

[@famillesabot5719]

@@ca9inec0mic58 for my part I would say the wii.

[@mariokarter13]

The appeal of Xenoblade on the 3DS was the ability to play a 100+ hour RPG anytime, anywhere. For that same reason they took a second crack at it on the Switch.

[@sonic2isbetterthan3]

the thing that annoys me in this video is he always says that it shouldve been ported to switch game ports are made so that people who dont own a specific console can still take a bite of the cake. it expands the community and still makes nintendo lots more money.

[@chronoblue418]

For someone like me who primarily owns handhelds, the 3ds versions of these games where a great way to get easy access to them. Even if it was at the cost of some performance they were all still great editions despite not being equal graphically to what the most top of the line PC's and consoles could put out. Instead of asking why didn't they exclude the 3ds versions at that play bases expense they should be asking why Nintendo hasn't ported those games to the switch as well after all these years. Especially since we're talking about primarily first party games.

[@camharkness]

Also Luigi's mansion and majoras mask 3D aren't ports. They're remakes.

[@JoshDun6]

@@camharkness i still dont get how was luigis mansion a remake.. it was str8 up downmake if u will

[@camharkness]

@@JoshDun6 By a technicality it's a "remake" even though the original is better. They remade the game and tried to make it better on a system that was newer.

[@Howitchewstofeel5gum]

Ummm, no. Ports are made for the same reason as any other game: To make money. And to port a game to hardware that is in the process of quickly dying off instead of your new hardware that is selling like hot-cakes is just dumb.

[@pasqualembisceglia1989]

I love playing The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (2011), The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D (2015) and Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World (2017) on my Nintendo 3DS.

[@Dreadjaws]

Majora's Mask might have a few odd changes, but there were also certainly a few positive ones, like the boss portal after you defeat a boss so you don't have to do the whole dungeon again and the more complete quest tracker. Those changes don't necessarily make the game easier, but they make it a ton less frustrating.

[@sias.2569]

Majora’s mask 3d restoration is great if you don’t know about that. It restores zora swimming, deku hopping and a whole lot more.

[@King_Luigi]

That Boss Teleporter was always there. Though they did tweak its usage requirement for the 3DS version. (Which did make it slightly easier to access.)

[@bastian8271]

What's funny is the 3DS port of Hyrule Warriors ended up being the version I 100%ed and poured in 746 hours into. 🤣 Somehow the limitations made the game a lot better because they had made it a lot easier to rack up KOs and added TONS of QoL improvements. Definitive Edition wasnt a thing at the time so we only had this vastly improved portable version or the original WiiU version which is SUPER barebones compared to the new versions.

[@CassiDS]

Nintendo also announced plans to _continue_ supporting the 3DS once the Switch launched, but I daresay for the most part you're better off sticking with the _original_ post-Switch-launch 3DS games such as Ever Oasis and WarioWare Gold.

[@aneasteregg8171]

It's the same as when they claimed they'd keep supporting the GBA when announcing DS. They weren't 100% confident the new system would be a success, so they were hedging their bets in case it failed.

[@mariokarter13]

They learned their lesson with the Virtual Boy. It's the same reason they added backwards compatibility to most of their systems since. You can still sell games for your successful console on the unsuccessful follow-up. Putting all your eggs in one basket doesn't tend to end well. It's only after they knew the Switch was a massive success that they decided to retire the 3DS because the gamble had paid off.

[@samuelhealy4425]

Luigis mansion was prob on 3ds because they could reuse a lot of assets from dark moon while Luigi mansion 3 wasn’t done yet so it was probably smarter not too split the working team into two and just have the team focus on one game

[@negativekike589]

for those who have luma, there is a patch for zelda called Majoras restorarion, there really aren't many problems in the game, but the patch helps improve the experience by fixing all the bad things, swimming, bosses, wrong textures, color little things.

[@WickerOSeer]

In defense of Majora’s Mask 3D, the Zora swimming wasn’t nerfed quite that badly. You could hold R and it would go up to the original speed, although that uses up magic. I think the change was to help get around in some of the tighter spaces. I can’t remember if it helps much, but last time I played the original, only being able to go fast got annoying sometimes. Overall, I thought a bunch of the other changes were nice (not so much the ones you brought up though)

[@Simkets]

2:12 or New 3DS's C-stick (Also, no frame drops on the New 3DS) 3:06 the New 3DS has a lot more enemies. Frame rate is stable and good on the New 3DS too. (It was released on the base version for it to be used as a marketing purpose to upgrade to the New Nintendo 3DS)

[@therealjaystone2344]

Fire Emblem Warriors too

[@Simkets]

@@therealjaystone2344 Fire Emblem Warriors was not released for the base version.

[@andresreynoso7254]

Then why didn’t they make it a New 3DS exclusive then?

[@Simkets]

@@andresreynoso7254 The warriors game? They used it for marketing purposes. They basically were like "Look how much this game sucks on the 3DS! OMG look how much better it is on the new 3DS! It's crazy! Buy the new version!"

[@andresreynoso7254]

@@Simkets oh i was generalizing, but now that I think about it, we can say the same thing about the other games

[@FagatronUchiha]

Majora's Mask 3d was actually my favorite game along with OOT3D

[@daddykarlmarx6183]

Watch nerrels video on mm3d

[@sias.2569]

Here is the Nerrel video referring to majora’s mask 3D (w/ the restoration mod) as the definitive way to play majora’s mask btw. m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/p33HeZypnddoidk

[@garrettchandler1948]

The best port was definitely the first one, Super Street fighter 4. It was a launch title and was a very faithful port. Even had decent online play from what I remember.

[@Skallva]

And tap-screen specials that completely broke the game. Nothing like Guile aggressively approaching you with his booms.

[@El_Chuchuca]

@@Skallva Dee Jay finally higher in tier lists.

[@CarlosAlon]

I personally disagree with Majora's mask 3D easier difficulty but the rest doesn't bother me, I even like it

[@Shadow650Nintendero]

Don't forget that Zora swimming gets faster when pressing the R button (same speed as the default speed in N64 version), so that feature was not deleted. In fact, it's better that way, since in the original game it was very difficult to control at some points.

[@TyTeaStrings]

@@Shadow650Nintendero that issue was that they made going faster dependent on your magic meter.

[@BrySkye]

@@TyTeaStrings Which makes the Chateau Romani incredibly worthwhile getting now.

[@TyTeaStrings]

@@BrySkye it’s a solution to a problem that didn’t need to be fixed.

[@el_mr6439]

Also he ignored actually good changes, like giving the "Fish boss" a new phase where you had to fight underwater, or the song to skip time

[@drewbreezy5854]

I wish we had even more stupid ports on the 3ds...I cannot get enough of this system. Kinda sad it's run is nearly over.

[@hypotheticaltapeworm]

Nearly? My sibling in Christ the last games for the 3DS came out years ago, the 3DS has *been* dead.

[@masterretro1585]

It's been dead for a couple years now dude.

[@jacobsmith7094]

One bad port he didn’t mention was the bowser’s inside story remake

[@aneasteregg8171]

@@masterretro1585 It's not dead until they stop selling games for it

[@masterretro1585]

@@aneasteregg8171 Fine, let me put it another way... It's just a shell of its former self. The eshop is closing, and while some games are still enjoyable to play, those games can easily be emulated or there are better versions on the switch. I love the 3ds as much as any other person, but even I have to admit that it's not what it used to be. Anyway why are we fighting (I know we're not fighting, just having a "debate") over this, who cares if it's dead or not, it's still a game console at the end of the day, and even though it will be dead really soon (with the closure of the eshop) let's just remember the good times we had with the 3ds. So I take back what I said, nothing is dead until it's forgotten, the virtual boy is dead, no one remembers that crap. This is why the wii isn't dead, people love that console, there's home brew and people made fan servers for Mario kart and smash bros., so let's just forget I called this system "dead".

[@Spectral_Thief10]

I liked the xenoblade chronicles port and I feel it did a good job of showcasing the new 3ds. I also needed a Majora's mask port after I played ocarina of time. Mario Maker 2 would have been an amazing port if Nintendo added the online functionality especially because the bottom screen on the 3ds made it really easy to create levels.

[@armand4116]

One cool thing about the MGS Snake eater port for the 3DS (besides the 3D effect) is that It's the only version of this game where Snake can walk while crouching .

[@st4r64]

I think that Majora is the only one that doesn't fit in this video, since I think it makes a lot of sense to put it on the console since Ocarina was on the 3DS in the first place! (It was also probably to sell the New 3DS)

[@daddykarlmarx6183]

I think it's on because the way it was handled was bizarre, also they only even made it because of fan out cry, the creator actually was hoping people would forget about it

[@King_Luigi]

@@daddykarlmarx6183 As it turns out they had started making it almost immediately after they finished OoT 3D. So something like fan outcry didn't convince them to make it... but perhaps it helped them to keep going, at least.

[@Howitchewstofeel5gum]

@@daddykarlmarx6183 Yeeeaaah that's not true fam

[@FelOld]

Well, OoT3D is awesome, the definitive version of the game. But MM3D is garbage, way worse than the original in almost every aspect. This includes the looks, the game being that colorful ruined the atmosphere the original once had. That dark and haunting mood that followed you trough the end of existance is now gone.

[@King_Luigi]

@@Howitchewstofeel5gum As far as that last part of his message goes... yeah, it kinda is true. Mr. Aonuma _really_ didn't want to come back to MM and work on another version of it, so much so that he was in a state of: "please pretend it didn't happen" until that point. It was due to Mr. Miyamoto's insistence, that he went back over it to see if he thought everything was alright as it was.

[@DakotaRileyMedia]

The New 3DS was around for most of the 3DS's life, from late 2014 to 2020 when the line was discontinued, though it didn't make it stateside until early 2015. A lot of the ports in the last few years of its life were life preservers in case the Switch failed like the Wii U, but honestly, within a year of being released, we all knew the Switch was a success, and it continues to defy all odds despite the dated hardware, even at launch.

[@rustyshackleford234]

Nintendo switch: got most of it’s ports in it’s first years. 3DS: got most of it’s ports in it’s last years.

[@RosbifChaud]

I would also consider Poochy & Yoshi's Wooly World a confusing port.

[@idunno_]

It really is confusing. Why would they port a game that's all about the artstyle to a system with worse visuals? They could've ported it to the Switch instead

[@CookieCrescendo]

I bought the Wiiu version when it came out and halfway through playing I kid you not the disk straight up stopped working. Zero scratches or anything, I even brought it to my friend’s Wiiu and it still didn’t work. So that was a straight up loss. Years later I finally finished the game by buying the 3DS port and honestly it’s a pretty great port. It never felt like I was playing a worse version and the visuals were still pretty great. Even some new stuff the Wiiu didn’t have. Also a lot more people own 3DS’s and got a chance to play it so that might be a reason

[@samisthebest6991]

@@idunno_ the switch didn’t come out when the port came out

[@idunno_]

@@samisthebest6991 really? Well nevermind then. I thought the port came out in late 2017 not in January

[@drewbreezy5854]

It has extra content...that is always nice???

[@aneasteregg8171]

Honestly I don't mind most of these. But maybe that's because I like 3DS more than the Switch in a lot of ways, so I don't feel cheated out of a Switch version (of course some of them came to Switch anyway). The lacking online functionality in Mario Maker 3DS was definitely a terrible decision though that basically ruined what could have been a great game... just a core part of the experience missing.

[@graemetang4173]

I thoroughly enjoyed the Xenoblade port. Maybe I just appreciate novelty more than actual quality, but it was a huge reason why I originally upgraded to the new 3ds over my original.

[@RainingMetal]

I got it for the opposite reason in chronology. I got a New 3DS because I used my original so much in my college days. So I wanted a game that could take advantage of the New 3DS hardware. So I learned that there was a Xenoblade port for the New 3DS, with a character fighter in Smash Bros 4. And the rest is history.

[@leethompson-kolar6333]

I liked the additions made to Extra Epic Yarn, though I think an option to play the vanilla version would've been welcomed for veterans. The Ravel Abilities are implemented a bit sloppily, with them activating at the same time your Yarn Whip extends. Should've been a separate button, I feel. The worst part for me is the lack of multiplayer. I played Epic Yarn with all my friends growing up, but this port gutted it entirely. Prince Fluff, the game's original protagonist before it joined the Kirby series, has been reduced to an NPC who cameos in every stage. Ouch. I wouldn't want to live in a world where KEEY never existed, but I would like it ported to the Switch with some additional changes.

[@PacDork]

I feel like you for got the 3DS is...3D. That was the cool thing about seeing ports on 3DS - 3D! No one expected extreme home console performance from their pocket system...but we loved that the games popped out of the screen! It's still extremely impressive.

[@Diwasho]

By the time the really weird ports started coming out on the system Nintendo forgot about 3D too, so much so that they even introduced a whole budget sub-line of the handheld that removes the 3D feature. After the first few years since launch most major games started coming out with half-heartedly implemented 3D that barely popped or worked only in specific locations, some games dropped it entirely. Nothing like Mario 3D Land where you actually were at disadvantage if you didn't have 3D turned on for some puzzles.

[@fullmetalgamer6062]

I absolutely hated it. The 3D hurt my eyes.

[@PacDork]

@@fullmetalgamer6062 Sorry, I guess it wasn’t for everyone. I thought it was a magical piece of tech & the effect was beautiful.

[@mariajimenafigueroa233]

1:26 Actually, the 3DS version introducced Gooigi, who's in Luigi's Mansion 3 Fun video, I'm curious if you could cover the Switch ports

[@captainnintendo]

Speaking of weird ports and launch titles I find it funny how 3 gens of Nintendo handhelds all were able to feature a Rayman game port as a launch title. The GBA had a really compromised port of PS1 Rayman The DS had a servicable port of Rayman 2 just renamed to Rayman DS And the 3DS also had a Rayman 2 port (apparently based on the Dreamcast version) renamed again to Rayman 3D

[@GenerationZ313]

Don't forget they also did Rayman Legends for the Nintendo switch

[@captainnintendo]

@@GenerationZ313 was that a launch game? I remember legends was at some point planned to be a launch title for the WiiU but it got pushed a bit and then when Ubisoft suddenly decided to go multi- platform, it got pushed an additional half year

[@GenerationZ313]

@@captainnintendo Rayman Legends was supposed to be a launch title but because Ubisoft began to lose confidence with the Nintendo Wii U they decided to delay the game by a full year so that they can release it alongside the other versions. Fast forward to 2018 and they release the game again on the Nintendo switch, calling it to definitive edition (even though it only allows you to play with up to four players instead of 5 like the Wii U version).

[@patrickshaw411]

Xenoblade on 3DS was my first way to experience the game. And you know what? It worked! I was awed by the story and world to the point where the graphics didn’t matter. Of course with the switch port, I’ll never go back, but it did it’s job.

[@RudeKeyser]

Luigi's Mansion on 3DS makes sense, because the original was built to support 3D on the GameCube, but that functionality was scrapped.

[@gabeznl3591]

2:12 It's not necessary to play with the d-pad, the motion controls works too, and the C-Stick is also possible if you have a New 3Ds. I've never would get to play this game if it wasn't available on 3Ds, lol! Finished this game two times back then, but I do think it should have a version to the Switch too.

[@LGF18]

You didn't mention that there is dual analog controls for Luigi's Mansion on New 3DS, the system most people would play this on. Obviously this was made for 3DS because it needed a piece of software in Nintnedos eyes at that point.

[@Starlight_235]

just need to correct something you said, the 3ds HAVE a second joystick (new 3ds has a small stick over the abxy buttons and older 3ds have an accessory adding a joystick)

[@da_pikmin_coder8367]

I remember Eiji Aonuma saying Majora's Mask is painful to remake. He said it's one of those projects where you rushed a lot of decisions and wished you did it differently. But people really liked the final product, and wanted a new and improved version.

[@Leon-um1zj]

It wasn't that nintendo forgot the switch at rhe moment of some ports, nintendos idea was to have the two consoles coexist

[@KaitouKaiju]

It was the same excuse they used when the DS came out when they didn't want to risk the Gameboy brand

[@glasssawsslipperstraws7410]

I love the Xenoblade port tbh. Even with Definitive Edition on the switch out, I think its fun to revisit Xenoblade 3DS sometimes.

[@GenerationZ313]

I've actually been conflicted on whether or not I should play my copy of the 3DS version or cough up the money for the definitive edition. I mean the definitive edition of of course has brand new content but the anime inspired character models feel out of place.

[@glasssawsslipperstraws7410]

@@GenerationZ313 tbh I really do prefer the original artstyle more, but the anime-style models have started to grow on me.

[@GenerationZ313]

@@glasssawsslipperstraws7410 if anything I was actually hoping they would use the model in Super Smash Brothers as a base for the remaster

[@floatsyourgoats6200]

@@GenerationZ313 Definitive Edition has a decent number of upgrades beyond just the graphics. Better menu design and quest tracking, custom map markers, being able to pick armor and weapon cosmetics separate from what you have equipped, an optional icon to show when your characters are in position for an arts bonus effect, sound settings that weren't in the original, the ability to lower your levels at will for easy grinding, an easy mode, and of course the new Future Connected chapter where you explore the Bionis Shoulder area that was cut from the original game.

[@Benjamillion]

I didn't mind the changes in Majora's Mask honestly, I didn't play the original very much as I wasn't a fan of the 3 day system formula.

[@Supersayainpikmin]

I like how Nintendo couldn't even be bothered to add online, one of Mario Maker's main components, to the 3DS port and people are still shocked/upset they didn't go the extra mile and replace the Mario U assets with Mario 2 assets.

[@tattertot8259]

So this get's us closer to saving Marin from being trapped as a seagull forever ?

[@seraloro]

God bless this video! Seriously, you dissuaded me from buying so many unnecessary 3DS games!😂🥰🙏🏻 Thank you!!

[@oppenheimerfaaaaaan5547]

Another thing I found odd is that they ported so many of these games on the 3ds WHEN the Switch was already out and than later ported them on the switch. Makes no sense

[@Awnos]

Th 3ds install base is massive. Of course it makes sense, they had no idea the switch would be successful let alone how popular it has actually become.

[@martinde-serres8724]

It took about 2 years for the Switch to become so successful, so those 3DS ports were done because the handheld already has a huge player base.

[@Jimbo1221]

I love finding video game KZbinrs who aren't fucking annoying. Great video! Just subbed :)

[@dylbill56remixes28]

I honestly don't like that they removed co-op in the Epic Yarn port. Sure, I usually played the original by myself and it's hard to find someone with a 3DS to do download play with today, but not only was it a nice game to play co-op in, but other 3DS game like NSMB2 or DKCR are able to co-op just fine. Heck, one of the ports in this video never HAD co-op in the original. Plus, it ends up turning Prince Fluff into a backround character instead of a main one since he now just shows up halfway through stages to give you beads and nothing else. Yay.

[@RetroCollector]

Completely unrelated, but I kinda find it funny when you prolong your pronunciations of words. Like when you say “3dsssss” “Workssss” Lol

[@CassiDS]

Luigi's Mansion 3D should've either released a couple years earlier (2015 or 2016) or just not released on the 3DS at all.

[@mariajimenafigueroa233]

I say it should had come out in 2015 or 2016 (basically some time before the Switch was released)

[@martinde-serres8724]

It should have released as a New3DS exclusive just like Xenoblade 1 instead of just not released on the 3DS at all.

[@aaranthegamer]

@@martinde-serres8724 yeah cause of the c stick

[@King_Luigi]

That was probably around when the started _making_ it. This was made by Grezzo, so during that time-frame they had _just_ released Majora's Mask 3D & a few months later Triforce Heroes. They likely wouldn't have had the resources to create _another_ remake at the same time.

[@lucywoomy]

Me and my sibling saw ads for super Mario maker and saw there was a 3DS version. We thought there would be no difference between both versions and we didn’t have a Wii U so we asked for the 3DS game. It… had no online feature. We were limited to only play the levels we created, and we couldn’t even share the game because you have to delete your save to play on another 3DS. Great. So basically we only touched it once and now that I’m thinking about it we should probably sell it to a local thrift store

[@DawsonsMemes]

I loved Mario maker 3DS. Online play didn’t bother me as I could never get my Ds on Wi-Fi. Great if you want to make levels. Which is why many people bought the original

[@Coclroach]

Why do you not have that many subscribers that’s just sad. Hope you get more bro

[@InfiniteBits]

Thank you man

[@eichelwurst2929]

Suprised you did not mention Mario + Luigi Bowsers Inside Story + Bowsers Minions. It also released in 2019, was a remake of a ds game, so you could already play the game on a 3ds and the changes that were made were for the worse. In the end it cause the bankruption of Alphadream

[@DeBean970]

I doubt that one game's failure is responsible for Alpha Dream's bankruptcy. Sounds too simple

[@hhhhhhhhhhhhh...]

@@DeBean970 it was the straw that broke the camel's back, basically. AlphaDream's bankruptcy wasn't the fault of that game alone but it was pretty much the breaking point

[@GenerationZ313]

@@hhhhhhhhhhhhh... yeah I mean if you look at all the games that they released it really doesn't look like they made a lot of money outside of Mario & Luigi during the 2010s.

[@Stephanie-pt6vv]

The whole reason they made the remake was because they were in massive debt so they needed to make a game that was easy and cheap that is why they skipped partners in time they wanted to make enough money so they remade the most sold mario rpg

[@JaredtheRabbit]

Nice video with some confusing ports, but I couldn’t help but notice a picture of the Golden Goal in the background.

[@painuchiha2694]

Often times majora mask 3D is underrated imo I know I agree with the complaints 100% but we can’t forget the amount of improvements that made it better than the N64 version The notebook being more useful,changing time to whenever hour you want which drastically speed up the game pace No more 15fps nonesense,and much improved visuals and details,new fishing I really hate they changed stuff that was already perfect so I hope for a better Switch version someday

[@GamingintheAM0801]

To me, the quality of life improvements aren't worth sacrificing the actual game balance and challenge.

[@tyronejennings599]

The WiiU style in mario maker looks good on 3ds in my opinion.

[@oblivitv1337]

Luigi mansion was a good idea in my opinion, Luigi mansion 1 was originally designed for 3d but got scrapped on the GameCube

[@tonysonic456]

I'm probably the only one who actually likes Majora's Mask 3D. I think it looks 1,000 times better than the original game, and I have fun playing it. It's my third favorite Zelda game actually. Yeah, they did handicap a few things, but if the price for a slightly harder game is objectively worse graphics, then I will gladly take the better looking one. This isn't like going from DKC Returns on the Wii to DKC Returns on the 3DS.

[@GamingintheAM0801]

Nah, the 3DS port looks too clean. Looking at the artwork for Majora's Mask, you have a lot of heavy black shading and an overall more dark aesthetic, but the 3DS version doesn't reflect any of that, because they just reused assets from OoT 3D. Granted, the N64 version did the same thing with OoT, but at least in that case the sharp-edged graphics do help the game come off as (pardon the pun) edgier.

[@tonysonic456]

@@GamingintheAM0801 That’s your opinion. I personally can’t stand to look at the N64 version because of how blocky everyone is. I can’t take anything seriously in the N64 version, especially the moon. Meanwhile, the 3DS version’s better if reused models look far more appealing, and the moon is now nightmare inducing.

[@GamingintheAM0801]

@@tonysonic456 I grew up in that era, so I guess I'm just used to blocky graphics. There's a charm to them. And in any case, I'd take gameplay over graphics every time. I'd gladly play a game that *technically* looks less impressive if it means the gameplay isn't neutered like it was in MM3D.

[@tonysonic456]

@@GamingintheAM0801 I can understand that. Typically, when it comes to games if I enjoy them to where the differences between the two versions are negligible, I’m gonna gravitate towards the one that looks more appealing to me.

[@andresreynoso7254]

@@tonysonic456 the original isn’t terrible tho, it’s not Mario 64 levels of terrible models, that’s probably why I think the original majoras mask is superior

[@xXSoulGeoXx]

2:12 the New 3DS has 2 control sticks though

[@GRNKRBY]

Kirby Epic Yarn sounds awesome. Just wish it had 3D.

[@GenerationZ313]

Yeah it looks like Nintendo moreless gave up on the 3D feature themselves towards the end of the 3DS's life cycle

[@sausage5488]

There's fan patch that lets you fix some things in Majora 3ds like swimming for example.

[@KratosAurionPlays]

The hyrule warriors port still upsets me honestly. I put so many hours into the wii u version and it was just like why didn't we get this content? I think they got some if not all of it later but it was still really annoying the way it was rolled out.

[@KaitouKaiju]

Yeah I'm kinda bummed all my progress on Wii U basically meant nothing

[@SorcererLance]

Another downgrade on Mario Maker 3DS; they removed the unlockable sprite skins from clearing a number of levels, scanning your Amiibo, or playing exclusive levels uploaded online by Nintendo. Kinda puts a damper on making differently-themed levels based on the characters you could dress up as instead of being perpetually Mario all the time. Xenoblade was fine for me after getting used to it, aside from the tiny nub that controls the camera on the 3DS, I've had next to no issues with it. Hyrule Warriors is playable on the New 3DS, but I HIGHLY recommend not to play it with the 3D effect turned on. It gives the game way more slowdown and it becomes much more obvious in the victory animations at the end of missions as the animation and audio become totally out of sync. Metal Gear Solid 3D: Snake Eater is another baffling port... the controls are made more convoluted to what we were used to on PS2 controls. A minor gripe is you can hear newly-recorded audio of the voice actors when teaching you the controls on the 3DS, the sound quality is notably different from the original dialog 20 years ago. Either way, the game became delisted and I presume hard-to-find nowadays. Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Transformed is a mixed bag, it's a decent competitor to Mario Kart 7 but the frame rate and image resolution keep it from being a decent recommendation. They gave up on giving it DLC after only one DLC pack of one character and race track, as the Steam version got various more characters There's plenty more baffling ports the 3DS had that the WiiU or Switch could've gotten instead, but I guess the 3DS was on life-support being given enhanced/downgraded ports before the Switch inherited that job.

[@jameslewis3133]

Nobody gonna talk about Minecraft coming out on the 3ds about 5 years late

[@JGr2000]

I’d love to see you rank the 2D and 3D sonic games

[@mistermangoman69]

It’s kinda sad what happened to this console after the switch came out, Nintendo just starting porting everything or slightly stretching out Kirby sub games until they just gave up

[@MrWeakDoesThings]

I mean Luigi's mansion was always meant for 3D, so that was honestly good but still confusing choice. *Now M&L Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, hoo boy do I have a lot to say about that.*

[@babysinclairfan]

Luigi's mansion made a lot of sense. Not only was the original game supposed to be in 3d, but the original was nearly 2 decades old at that point!

[@omegawario7479]

I will dismiss any criticism of xenoblade 3D as it allowed me to experience one of the greatest games of all time and added a whole new meaning to games for me.

[@brendantjeerdsma492]

I’d actually defend the Xenoblade 3DS port. At the time, the only way to play the game was the original disc, which was super rare despite the reprint, the Wii U port, which not everyone had a Wii U, or the 3DS port. Not only did they choose a great game to promote the new system, it gave people a chance to play the game that Shulk was from, a character many were introduced to in Smash 4 originally.

[@GenerationZ313]

It also did not help that GameStop was taking reprinted copies of the Wii version and jacking up the price by selling them as used copy

[@jowardgamer2708]

Congrats on 25k

[@brjtney]

Great video, I hope you’ll be able to make a weirdest switch Potts video in a few years

[@InfiniteBits]

lol we'll see

[@mikeyarts5342]

And then basically as soon as Mario Maker 2 came out in June of 2019, Mario Maker for 3DS soon costed about 10 bucks at the lowest

[@saricubra2867]

10:47 No, just no. The time sink of sidequests or waiting in the original, the bugged or convoluted saving system (specially for the poor people that played the Gamecube port), the awful goron controls due to the low framerate, kinda cryptic and unpolished 3 day bomber's book, the Great Bay temple... The original is unplayable, the remake is not as polished like Ocarina of Time 3D, but at least would make Majora's Mask playable for the newer generations...

[@saricubra2867]

Having eyeballs for bosses don't make Majora's Mask 3D overall worse than the original. That is a very minor thing vs a saving system that doesn't work (and A Linkt To The Past, an SNES game, did it right 10 years before)...

[@Adum]

Nah, Majora's Mask 3D is a garbage remake

[@saricubra2867]

@@Adum Majora's Mask is not a good game.

[@Adum]

@@saricubra2867 yes it is

[@MrWilljthrill]

This is the video I needed in my feed

[@negativekike589]

these launches were due to the release of the new 2ds xl that came out in 2017 and that incorporated an stick and more buttons

[@FTChomp9980]

Wii U games getting ports on the 3Ds is kinda funny and sad as a former Wii U owner.(sold to to get my Switch on Launch I regret it to this day don't get me wrong I love my Switch but c mon it's the Wii U) Yoshis Wooly World is the last system it was ported to on the 3Ds and I seriously want it on the Switch!

[@daddykarlmarx6183]

Honestly with all the Wii u ports to switch and 3ds I don't really see the purpose of owning a Wii u besides for the Zelda remakes which will probably get a switch release at some point anyways

[@pasqualembisceglia1989]

Star Fox 64 is in 1997 for Nintendo 64, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is in 1998 for Nintendo 64, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask is in 2000 for Nintendo 64, Luigi's Mansion is in 2001 for Nintendo GameCube and Kirby's Epic Yarn is in 2010 for Nintendo Wii

[@BruhJohnsonJr.]

They should port Amogus to the 3DS

[@pasqualembisceglia1989]

What about Banjo-Kazooie 3D, Banjo-Tooie 3D, Conker's Bad Fur Day 3D, Donkey Kong 64 3D and Paper Mario 64 3D? They're N64 remakes for Nintendo 3DS, too.

[@LuckyLuke_94]

Extra epic yarn was quite solid tbh

[@XYGamingRemedyG]

"I can't even see what I'm supposed to be attacking" sounded like stereotype Italian/Italian-English almost 😄

[@alexgutierrez9807]

Super Mario Maker on the 3ds is easily the worst.

[@smileEXE-gn9iw]

You haven’t Talking about the flop that was Mario & Luigi bowser’s inside story did but great video over all. Good work 👍

[@safebox36]

Should be noted that Nintendo didn't work on either of the Zelda ports. It was a 3rd party developer who were given original design docs along with assets. Because of that, they were also given the go ahead to make tweaks based on negative feedback of the original releases.

[@julioflores4784]

This is one of the worst takes I’ve heard on Majora’s mask 3D, easily

[@Driggsdamonstah]

These names give me aneurysms and also the so called “new” 3DS’s will make less and less sense as time goes on.

[@InfiniteBits]

The "new" naming system is so odd too

[@daddykarlmarx6183]

Yeah and it causes a lot of confusion for people who are trying to buy a 3ds and accessories online, like the "new" could just be them saying it's a new product or something, my friend just bought a new 3ds xl and they ended up buying a case meant for the 3ds xl

[@Auchaser643]

A bit too harsh, Xenoblade being done like that is a freaking miracle.

[@callumsparrow4379]

The fact that there weren’t any 3DS remakes for either the Sonic Adventure duo or the Mega Man Legends duo of games is still a massively missed opportunity (ESPECIALLY when Legends 1&2 were both remade for the PSP as Japan exclusives).

[@valletas]

They werent remade they were ported to the psp The reason was that the original versions ran horribely on the ps1 emulator on the psp and legends 2 doesnt run at all unless you use some third party software

[@GenerationZ313]

Well Mega Man was more lessons dormant during the 2010s because nobody at Capcom was willing to take charge of the franchise.

[@AussieNationalist]

nice video dude

[@InfiniteBits]

Thanks bro

[@Megamon0001]

I love Luigi’s mansion GCN’s 3ds port and the new achievements and such and the amiibo support. I agree with what you said on the controls I played the original and the 3ds port controls are like a new challenge on its own

[@leeartlee915]

Nintendo during the Wii U/3DS era was so odd. To try and cut their losses, they kept doing these console level releases on the 3DS to prop up their profits. I really wonder if it worked at all. I have my doubts a game like Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn blew up the sales charts.

[@daddykarlmarx6183]

Honestly with how poorly the Wii u sold I think Nintendo probably relied mostly on the previous gen ds and Wii sales supplemented with the lukewarm success of the 3ds to get though that generation

[@leeartlee915]

@@daddykarlmarx6183 Agreed. I thank my lucky stars Nintendo had the 3DS to fall back on. If they hadn’t, I’m not sure they would have made it to the Switch.

[@GenerationZ313]

Not to mention the remake of Bowser's Inside Story what's the last game alphadream foot out before filing for bankruptcy

[@Tribdinosaur]

The Wii U was a failure financially, and the 3DS was their lifeline, not to mention the 3rd highest-selling console in Japan at the time. It's not surprising to me at all that they supported it for so long even while the Switch was coming. Although it was a really bad decision for them to have no online for Mario Maker 3DS. The rest seem fine; I would much rather that the "weird" ports are there rather than them not existing at all.

[@Zinkolo]

New 3DS existed for basically half of the 3DS's lifetime. It was not a small forgotten upgrade and was quite significant. Xenoblade Chronicles 3DS was great and was my introduction to the franchise and became my favorite game of all time too. So much so that I bought the Wii version after beating the 3DS version numerous times

[@EbolaGW]

Luigi's Mansion 1 if played on New 3DS systems you can use the second stick. Also for historical reasons, the original Luigi's Mansion was originally in 3D. So it actually makes sense why it was ported to the 3DS.

[@josiaharaki7310]

Luigi's mansion is pretty easy to figure out. 1. Nintendo was still insisting at that point that the Switch was a companion to the 3ds, not a replacement. They released the New 2DS XL in July of 2017, 4 months AFTER the Switch. 2. It was meant to be played on the NEW 3ds, which had a small C-stick nipple thing. Further, Luigi's mansion 2 launched with a peripheral called the Circle Pad Pro that added a second circle-pad, meaning you technically can play it with 2 sticks on any 3/2DS sans the original 2ds (Which never got a circlepad pro) Further, at the time of it's release, virtually the only 3ds model still on store shelves was the New 2ds, New 3ds, and New2dsXL, all of which had the second toggle. 3. 2018 was a pretty crowded year for Nintendo Switch so releasing a HD port of a Luigi's Mansion would potentially cannibalize sales. 4. Luigi's Mansion 1 was a Gamecube game. It was likely easier to port to the 3ds, which had equal or worse graphics than the GC, which already had Gamecube and WII games ported to it , than to remake it in HD on the Switch. As for Games like Hyrule Warriors legends not being a N3ds exclusive?, that's likely because it could technically run, even if not very well, on the base 3ds. That is actually a powerful marketing strategy. By showing a side by side, they demonstrated how much more powerful the N3ds was than the original.

[@Soulintent95]

Some of these i thought were their own unique entries into their respective series. I guess that proves his point.

[@zacharycortez1228]

First time watcher I believe. You've got a great video style and instantly pulled me in. Glad you came up on my feed

[@silask.1966]

Zelda Majoras mask 3d is really good