Kit:
- iPad Pro M1 (11in)
- Ignited Emulator
- Stadia Gamepad (with Bluetooth firmware)
- Apple Pencil clone
- EIZO FlexScan Display (Any external or airplay will work)
AFAIK Ignited doesn’t support multiplayer DS games as of yet. :(
My favorite thing about DS family is the portability so can’t say I agree. Cool setup though.
Samsung Galaxy Fold probably has an even better experience because of the two screens and portable form-factor. But nothing beats playing on an original 3DS.
I do have a fold 4, and can say it’s decent as a 2DS, but it was 1200 dollars. A Quest 3 with Citra VR is 3DS, not just 2DS, for 500 dollars. Full functionality. Smooth 1080p on most games, higher on some, lower on others. You can set the 3D depth, also there is a fun option of playing some games in first person 360° immersive VR. Kind of fun to be able to “exist” inside the world of the games you played as a kid, or… younger adult… or in some cases the games your parents played and showed you when you got old enough to want a portable device, but young enough that your parents wanted it to be something cheap and durable.
Footnote: Using the d-pad in Citra VR is not obvious, just place your thumb on the rest pad of either controller and the other controllers joystick becomes the d-pad. It’s not as complicated as it sounds, it feels pretty intuitive once you do it a couple times.
It’s neat but I think I would still prefer using the 3DS. Especially for games like Moon where you have to use the touchpad and D-pad at the same time.
Personally, for me, the advantages with the DS is that it runs GBA games and that it doesn’t verify games, which makes Homebrew a lot more easier.
Fair enough. I would probably just rely on emulators or, if I felt like putting in some additional effort, the virtual console and modified CIA files. I say would because I don’t typically use my DS or 3DS for anything but those games.
This is in the
Your Scientists Were So Preoccupied With Whether Or Not They Could, They Didn’t Stop To Think If They Should
Category.
I’m part of this world. I found myself trying to rebuild a Amiga for hundreds of dollars when I literally could just get a emulator.
The fun is getting it to work.
Even with emulators there’s a lot of room for tinkering. Just look at !sbcgaming@lemmy.ml
But Citra VR came out for Quest 3… Playing 3DS in 3D, at 1080p for 500$ all-in. And the screens can be whatever size you want and wherever you want. You could put it 20 feet away and through a wall if need be. The eyes love when stuff is 20 feet away, very comfortable.
And before it was available as stand alone on the Quest 3, it was available on PCVR, with any computer strong enough to run the emulator. Which could be similarly pretty cheap. Like a raspberry pi or some such device.
It is also technically available on Quest 2, but you’d have to go lower than 1080p on most games. But still higher than native. Native was 400x240 for the 3D screen. But Quest 2 lowers the all-in price to like 300 dollars. Assuming you are buying new. Used would be cheaper.
I didn’t even know this existed! I’m about to go home and play kingdom y dream drop distance in VR
