Only 20? Y'all are missing out!

Short answer: yes, if it's something you can reasonably afford.

Long answer: Like any other game system it has its share of exclusives, mods, hacks, and other stuff. If that library and those capabilities are something you want and you can afford it, then go for it. If it's outside your price range and/or you don't see anything enticing enough for the money then pass. High demand doesn't necessarily mean it's something you should get, it just means lots of people want it and the supply isn't getting any larger.

As far as the why: the 3DS has less viable emulation options than other systems (although they do exist and are always getting better), it's difficult to emulate correctly without two screens and a touchscreen, it has a lot of games that have not been ported elsewhere, there are tons of cool hardware variants, and it became "collectible" as soon as it was discontinued thanks to immediate reselling/scalping.

For what it's worth I've been into game collecting and retro gaming since about 2005 and I expect the 3DS will only continue to rise in price.

That little guy? Its name was Thing. Am I so old that only I remember? Was it too hard for them to look that one up?

Fun fact: if you actually do this then you'll turn the game on to discover your Nintendog ran away due to neglect.

Yes, I'm serious. Take care of your virtual pets, people!

As stated in the article for anyone who missed it: it's still available on GOG and is DRM free there. It's also currently discounted to $4.99, so if anyone is worried about having (legal) access to the game then that option is still available (for now).

Boring straight white cisgendered man with regular hair and no facial piercings here: stop trying to normalize your shitty opinions by pretending like everyone thinks them. We don't.

Learn how to cook, go on some camping trips. You'll learn a little bit of self-sufficiency and get a break from society.

Take care of your mental health. The first thing that breaks down in a disaster is usually your mental state.

Discuss your emergency plans with the people that you would be including in them. Know where you're staying if you need to hunker down and know where you're going if you need to leave.

At the end of the day if there's a full economic collapse there's not much you can do except survive and take care of yourself and those you love. A total economic collapse means your money won't be worth anything, your investments will go to zero, and your best bartering chip is going to be food/water over a chunk of gold.

The sad part is that it's not that hard. No food or open drinks at the range, wash your hands/forearms with lead removal soap, change and toss your clothes/gloves into the washer with lead removing detergent. It's a ritual my household performs whenever we finish shooting and it means my preferred range clothes and gloves are always clean for the next visit.

Lead removal soaps and detergents are affordable and abundant. If you're exposed to heavy metals either through shooting or work then pick a few up.

Edit: also lead removal wipes! Super convenient when you're somewhere without water for washing. They come individually packaged as well.

Texan here: we barely get to vote on shit at all. And they're gerrymandering to make it even harder.

I'd call Texas a clown car but it's too big to qualify.

My fix has always been: that's fine! They go off on their own adventures. Now please roll a character that's going to play the game we're running here tonight.

I love Tony's, but they're also reportedly higher in lead content than other brands.

https://www.consumerreports.org/health/food-safety/lead-and-cadmium-in-dark-chocolate-a8480295550/

Valrhona is a solid non-American brand pick from the list of safer chocolate and they're B-Corp certified. I believe their parents company is French.

When it comes to chocolate you're often forced to pick your poison, so to speak.

Rural dwelling pedant here: Dollar General is not a dollar store. Dollar Tree is, but Dollar General is a garbage store with regular-ass prices. They only stock shit and the prices are often higher than regular grocery stores.

It's the only food store my town has and it sucks so bad. At least Dollar Stores are affordable.

The amount of new shooters who aren't taught about proper range safety, including lead exposure management, is pretty high. No one told me when I started, and many people act like I'm weird for caring.

They're also extremely sweet creatures when hand raised. They'll come running and want to be picked up and everything. Eating them or having them die is awful.

You don't have to, you can just look at this one. It's a visual experience.

So sick of Nintendo doing stuff like this. Releasing the GBA SP and requiring a dongle to use headphones? What if I need to charge during a session of Final Fantasy Tactics Advance? This will never catch on.

You can take it from my cold, dead, cheese covered hands!

I'm a pretty avid old video game enjoyer and own multiple CRTs. Also had the pleasure of owning and maintaining a 19" Sony PVM until I traded it to a friend for a mountain of GBA games. Still keep a 13" hooked up for the occasional VHS or old game.

That said, I feel like a lot old sentiment toward emulation and modern display tech is rooted in internet opinions from 2010 or prior.

Yes, older and cheaper LCDs with a Bluetooth controller on old emulation tech pales in comparison to a Super Nintendo hooked up to the cheapest CRT ever. But both display tech and emulation tech have come a long way. High quality upscalers, ultra deep blacks, low latency game modes, insane refresh rates, FPGA, Retroarch run-ahead, cycle accurate emulators, and a dozen other breakthroughs have made retro gaming on modern panels extremely enjoyable.

Beans and rice is the real answer here, +1 to this

Lots of meals are cheap but few will also fill you up.