Oh shit. Well it has been quite a long time now since I played on original hardware. I don’t even know where my 3DS is anymore. I was gonna just play on an emulator honestly. Maybe I’ll try to find it and boot it up again just to be safe…
Is that still an issue? That's an article from 2021, about a game on a console that is surely new enough to be able to push game updates to patch issues like that.
It's a cartridge type that uses flash media that degrades over time. So yeah, it's still an issue. More cartridges have probably died since 2021. I know one out of my three did back in 2023.
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And yet that could still probably sell for 100 bucks on eBay. Retro game prices are insane
Haha fair. If it makes you feel better I was well into college when this system came out
Makes it worse. >:(
Spoiler: one of the screens is dead, and Up on the D-pad doesn’t work, but otherwise it runs perfectly
Still has charge on the battery
My trypophobia...
Probably still works too.
I was going to ask can someone try turning it on?
I bet it still works and has 80% battery.
Whatever they (Nintendo) did with their batteries, can everyone else do that too?
That octopus put its entire life into that game.
When you play DS instead of ferrying the souls of the dead.
Now I wanna replay Alpha Sapphire…
When is the last time you played it? Because... ummm..... there might be some bad news.
Oh shit. Well it has been quite a long time now since I played on original hardware. I don’t even know where my 3DS is anymore. I was gonna just play on an emulator honestly. Maybe I’ll try to find it and boot it up again just to be safe…
Is that still an issue? That's an article from 2021, about a game on a console that is surely new enough to be able to push game updates to patch issues like that.
It's a cartridge type that uses flash media that degrades over time. So yeah, it's still an issue. More cartridges have probably died since 2021. I know one out of my three did back in 2023.
The 3DS handheld has an automatic repair function built-in that may be able to correct issues, but we also have tools you can use if you have custom firmware.
Nintendo lawyers are getting ready to sue those barnacles for back rent...
Octopuses are pretty smart. I foubt they play pokemon
Feels like background art in Another Crab’s Treasure