I'm planning on buying one console and some pokémon games. The thing is i don't know which console to buy as not all games are playable on each one.Which one would you recommend? And which version? I feel like XL would be too much for a handheld console but i really don't know.
>>56948159Steam deck and emulator
>>56948159Buy a DS (not DSi) so you can play both the GBA and DS games. You're not really missing out on much by skipping the 3DS games.
>>56948159Also picrel, DS can play gen 3 to 5 games and 3DS can play gen 4 to 7 games.DSi ain't worth it since only gen 4 to 5 games can be played.
>>56948176Also forgot to mention i actually own a DS Lite, but the screen is broken (it goes backwards and i have to hold it so the screen displays properly) do you know a proper fix to this? Or it's fucked and should i buy another one?
>>56948159Honestly, go for the New 3DS XL. trust me, it's quite small comparatively (lego 2x2 brick for scale) and it can literally play every mainline game from gens 1-7 on it if you homebrew it. and if I, someone with koala brain, can manage to do it? you can, too.
New 3DS XL is my main one, it’s still hackable, and plays everything apart from GBA games. Easily the best (being one of the last ones they manufactured) if you’re picking up something that’ll be a daily driver for playing games.
>>56948176>>56948181you can technically play gba games on a modded 3ds, but idk i always felt it didn't work well, both in old and new models whether using direct emulation or vc injectionso yeah your best bet is to go with a regular ds or a ds lite
>>56948159ds lite. 3ds games are all shit and you can’t use gba features on it
>>569481593DS can play:3DSDSGBAGBCGBThere is NOTHING a DS can do that a 3DS can't.
>>56948227how do i transfer mons from gen 3 to gen 4 legally? the only worth thing on the 3ds is the dream radar
Get a regular DS if you want to use the GBA slot, Gen 4 pokemon uses dual slot mode for a few things, otherwise just get a 3DS. A DSi is a waste of time, cfw for it is worse and the 3DS does everything better, though at the end of the day they can both play DS roms with the same capability.>>56948192Just buy a replacement shell, it'll be tricky to put it together if it's your first time taking apart a handheld but it's not like your DS lite isn't already broken>>56948227post the 3DS's GBA slot
>>56948286>he needs a GBA slotyou can just hack it dumbass
>>56948227THIS. Anyone who says a DS is better than a 3DS (assuming you can only get one of the two) is either a contrarian or has an obsession with playing games with native resolution. A cfw 3DS can play the first seven generations while a DS can only play Gens 3 to 5. Even without cfw, a 3DS can play all gens except Gen 3, though ORAS exists if you want to play Hoenn.You can also transfer Pokémon up to Pokémon Home and from there to Switch games using Pokémon Bank and Gen 1 and 2 Pokémon to Gen 7+ via Pokétransporter and Bank.>>56948235Unless you're autistic about catching your Pokémon again using Palpark and waiting the arbitrary 24 hours after transferring six Pokemon, you really don't need a GBA slot. Just use PKSM to transfer. BTW, I have two 3DSs and several Gen 4 and 5 games, so I could theoretically use Poketransfer lab but I still prefer to use PKSM instead since I'm not autistic about pointless minigames. If you really must catch the Pokémon again, then you can just dump the saved onto your PC and transfer over the Palpark data using PKHeX. I suppose you might miss out on the GBA inserts exclusives you can catch in DPPt, but you can catch those on the GBA games and just transfer them over, so you're not missing much. >>56948370Unless he has physical GBA cartridges, he really doesn't need one. Just make a virtual console 3DS cia for it using Super Ultimate Injector and you can play it whenever you want.
I'd go for 3DS XL and get the homebrew menu installed on it, it's great. I have all the games I want on it, so no need to carry cartridges, including pokemon ruby and firered, as well as the more straight forward DS/3DS games. I even have abe's oddysee and abe's exoddus on there which run perfectly. Also you can transfer saves from and to your (DS/3DS) cartridges at will so you don't even need to start a new game to go cartridgeless, and can put your progress back on if you ever want to start using the cartridge again.The GBA pokemon games can't trade/battle with others as far as I know, but any DS (HGSS, platinum) and onwards can, no trouble.
>>56948789I should add the XL isn't that much bigger in terms of bulkiness, if one could fit in your pocket or bag, the other probably can too and won't really be noticably different, but it's much better to look at/play, I have both and the XL is far preferable.I think it might have to specifically be the NEW 3DS XL to get the most out of homebrew as well but maybe there's something different but equivalent for the older one, I don't know.
>>56948286>post the 3DS's GBA slotIt may not have a slot for the cartridges, but it does have all of the GBA hardware inside of it. GBA games run natively on the 3DS. Yes, this even means the Game Boy(original)'s sound circuitry is in there, too, since GBA games have access to that.
>>56948861Do you know if it's possible to use link features like trading for 3rd Gen games?I'm under the impression it isn't, but I haven't tried.
>>56948159New 3dsxl, mod it, pirate all games on the system, wrap the rest of the GBA games into apps on your home screen, download pokesm for events and moving pokemon. Anyone recommend otherwise is a faggot
>>56948970What if I already had 2 fully functioning n3dsxls, and i bought a ds lite with gba games anyway because I wanted to feel the original experience?
>>56948664OP could actually play games with the native resolution on the 3DS too.>>56948159OP GET A 3DS AND MOD IT
>>56948992That's fine, I like playing original hardware as well, but as OP was looking for a single console that's what I recommend because you can play everything worth playing (everything up to switch)
>>56948159DS games look really blurry on the 3DS.
>>56948919You can't trade between two Gen 3 games on a 3DS, but as far a I know you can't trade between two Gen 3 games on the Original DS or DS Lite either. The DS Lite can do Palpark, but with PKSM on the 3DS allowing you to transfer between saves of different Generations, that's honestly a moot point. If you want to trade between two Gen 3 games, you'll need two GBAs and a link cable and/or Wireless Adapter. One workaround with the 3DS is to dump the saves onto your SD card using Godmode9 and then load them on your computer with a GBA emulator that supports trading like VBA-link or mGBA and then trade between both ROMs. That's quite time consuming though, so I'd recommend editing the Gen 3 ROM using Universal Pokemon Randomizer (select the option "change impossible evolutions" and leave everything else the same) prior to making the Virtual Console cia with NSUI. That way you can bypass trade evolutions and if ever you need to "trade" you can simply transfer Pokemon from one Gen 3 save to another using PKSM. To be honest, the only time I ever dump my Gen 3 Pokemon saves using Godmode9 is if I want to transfer from a Gamecube/Dolphin game like Colosseum or XD. Otherwise I just use PKSM because it's easier.
>>56949031hold start and select while you open the game
>>56949031Holding the select and start buttons while launching a original DS game runs it at its original resolution, unscaled.
>>56949063>>56949064That makes the screen tiny. It sucks compared to OG hardware.
>>56949056Ok, thought so. That'd be a good project, to make an app that tricks roms into thinking is the link cable but uses 3DS wireless. I do have an SP and the actual game as well but I'm enjoying the convenience of just needing my 3DS for everything. I can use PkHex to sort out trade evolvers which is an equivalent of the one you mentioned
>>569481593DS with homebrew is THE ultimate Pokemon console. you can play Gens 1-7, and move Pokemon freely between them with PKSM.seriously OP, do not waste hundreds of dollars buying the carts just for "legitimacy", GF is not going to see a single cent, just sharks who prey on people like you. it's a complete waste of money unless you are a serious collector of physical items. it takes less than half an hour to hack a 3DS and it's foolproof, you'll be happy you did it.
>>56949070>That makes the screen tinyit makes it the same resolution as the OG hardware, dumbfuck.
>>56949138It's the same resolution, but it's tiny. Are you going to say the Game Boy Micro isn't small because it's the same resolution as the GBA?It looks like shit no matter what option you pick, the original DS is the best option for DS games.
>>56949145it's not tiny, it's literally the same size as it would be on the OG hardware. the 3DS screen is just bigger than the DS by default, so that makes for some empty space. but side by side, the playable area on the 3DS vs the og DS is exactly the same. this is really simple to grasp, dude.
>>56949156>it's literally the same size as it would be on the OG hardware.No they're not. The DS had a pair of 3-inch screens, same as the 3DS's bottom screen. The 3DS is simply a higher resolution.
3DS. You can mod any version of it under 10 minutes and play everything from the GBC, GBA, DS and 3DS.
>>56948159A N3DSXL is the objective best starting point, as others have stated. Though if you end up caring at all about the GBA games, you'll eventually want an original DS/Lite, a real GBA, and a GameCube. Don't buy the Gen 3 carts, either buy single-game flashcarts (so you can use Pal Park) or splurge on an EZ-Flash Omega Definitive Edition so you can have Pal Park support AND all your games on one cart. And don't waste money on the GameCube games either, there's a million solutions for loading ISOs on the GC.
Both>Diamond and Pearl>Platinum>HeartGold and SoulSilver>Black and White>Black 2 and White 2>Ranger>Ranger: Shadows of Almira>Ranger: Guardian Signs>Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team>Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness>Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky>Dash>Trozei!>Conquest>Typing Adventure>Card Game: How to Play DSNintendo DS Lite>Ruby and Sapphire>FireRed and LeafGreen>Emerald>Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team>Pinball: Ruby & SapphireNew Nintendo 3DS XL (assuming homebrew for region-locked games, eShop downloads, and Virtual Console games)>X and Y>Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire>Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Special Demo (eShop)>Sun and Moon>Sun and Moon Special Demo (eShop)>Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon>Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity>Super Mystery Dungeon>Rumble Blast>Rumble World (eShop)>Picross (eShop)>Battle Trozei! (eShop)>Shuffle (eShop)>The Thieves and the 1000 Pokémon (Japan only, eShop)>Detective Pikachu: Birth of a New Duo (Japan only, eShop)>Detective Pikachu>Art Academy>Pokédex 3D (eShop)>Pokédex 3D Pro (eShop)>Dream Radar (eShop)>Poké Transporter (eShop)>Bank (eShop)>Red and Green / Red and Blue (Virtual Console)>Blue (Virtual Console)>Yellow (Virtual Console)>Gold and Silver (Virtual Console)>Crystal (Virtual Console)>Trading Card Game (Virtual Console)>Puzzle Challenge (Virtual Console)and also access to>Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS>HarmoKnight>Nintendo Badge Arcade (defunct)If you're going homebrew, you can also get the 3DS game updates, GBA games, and whatever remaining GB/GBC games there are as well. The one advantage the DS Lite has over the New 3DS XL is that the Gen IV games can use Pal Park with the Gen III games, and DPPt can use dual-slot mode to find a bunch of Pokémon. This may be a major consideration for you. Anyway, I imagine you can pick up a DS Lite pretty cheap nowadays.
>>56949225Also I want to add that playing the GBA games on a DS or DS Lite prevents any use of accessories like link cables for trading/battling, the GBA-GameCube cable for Box, Colosseum, and XD functionality, or the e-Reader.Get a New 3DS XL. You can even play DS games at their native resolution, and it looks FAR better on a New 3DS XL than on a DS Lite or 3DS.
>>56949214Which do you think is better, the EZ-Flash Omega Definitive Edition or the Everdrive?
>>56950175The Everdrive can't do Pal Park, so if Pokemon is your priority then you really don't have a choice other than the EZ-Flash.
>>56950182Good to know, thanks anon :)
Do not listen to anybody suggesting you play DS games on a 3DS. The options for DS games on a 3DS are big and blurry or sharp but tiny. Get yourself a DSi XL while they are still affordable. Regardless of video mode only a few N3DS models have IPS screens and those are ridiculously expensive. Every single DSi XL has an IPS screen, they are big and beautiful, and at least for now, affordable. This is your final warning before I buy them all.P.S. The best way to play GBA games is on an AGS-101, don't fall for youtubers and redditors shilling the latest flavor of the month screen mods from china, they all have the wrong pixels and look like you're playing on a computer. That's not how the games look on genuine screens. Don't fall for the ghosting meme, it's not worth the tradeoff for giving up the correct pixel rendering.
>>56950175The everdrive GBA is pretty feature barren, it kind of sucks, especially since the GBC everdrive is actually really good. I wish I knew about the EZ-Flash definitive before buying mine.
>>56950300do not listen to reddit boy. very distrust. modification exist many year now to fix problem. reddit boy love black cock, 3ds man stomp his balls
>>56950300The best way to play GB, GBC, and GBA games is on an Analogue Pocket. Only preference for form factor really makes a difference. DS games look fine on a New 3DS XL, it's the original 3DS that makes them look blurry and washed out. The DSi and DSi XL both have better screens than the DS Lite and DS, but they also lack Pal Park and dual-slot mode.Of official hardware>Only the GBC has infrared for Gen II's Mystery Gift>The AGS-101 has the best screen>The Micro only works for GBA games and lacks compatibility with many of its accessories>The DS and DS Lite have backwards compatibility with the GBA, but lack accessory compatibilityIf we're talking the most functionality, it's a New 3DS XL with homebrew, covers practically every GB, GBC, GBA, DS, and 3DS game.
>>56950556>DS games look fine on a New 3DS XLThat's not true, in native resolution the screen size is about the size of a DS lite, much smaller than a DSi XL. If you play DS games full screen on a n3ds XL it will be blurry.
>>56950619>marioi love pokemon, but i dont bootlick for shitendo.
get 1 3DS to play 3DS games and DS gamesget 1 DS lite to play DS games and GBA gamesyou can use them to trade with yourself in gen 4 and 5 pokemon games.
>>56950300>DSi XLI had the Mario 25th one as a kid before some nigger stole it from me. I guess it's about time I look into getting another.
Just wanna say that on non-XL 3DS models the screens are small enough that the blurring of DS games in full screen really isn't bad On the other hand native res is uncomfortably miniscule
>>56950619It's not the size of the screen that matters, it's the colors and sharpness.
>>56950647This
>>56950672I agree, for color and sharpness a DSi XL is better since they all have IPS screens.
>>56950682But certain New 3DS XLs have IPS screens already, and the whole "can do everything a DSi XL does and more" factor make it an easy choice.
>>56950712IPS screens on n3ds XLs are very rare and they can't display native resolutions as big as a DSi XL. The best you can achieve is a look almost as good as a DS lite and at the point you are better off with a DS lite.
Imagine being so retarded that you don't know the 3DS is the next gen successor to the DS
