Nintendo 3DS Retrospective Part 3: A System's Function Continued
I hit the image limit on the previous part, and there's so many more screenshots I want to share with you all! I won't let the limit stop me from blabbing on!
Here is the third part where I continue on about all the system functions and other software I didn't have a chance to show in the other parts. This retrospective was originally one part, and then it became two, and then it became three....
Part 3 is under the cut!
Nintendo 3DS Camera
For the DS/3DS line, one of the main features is the dual cameras featured on the inside and outside of the system. To go with the camera, you need a camera application!
It is a simple application that lets you take photos and videos, and view them all. I used to spend a lot of time here, messing around with all the effects you could set and recording random videos here and there.
You couldn't record any videos on the DSi, so I went a little crazy with it back when. I still have all the old photos and videos I took, although the quality of the photos aren't that great.
It honestly feels like a downgrade from the Nintendo DSi Camera, as there are less effects and ways to edit your image. I miss distorting my images!
But it still was pretty cool to use.
Nintendo 3DS Sound
The DS/3DS line also had a microphone, so of course we need an application that lets you record voice clips and listen to music!
I loved recording myself. I would record the most weirdest of things that makes me wonder what I was thinking back then.
Let me list some of the highlights:
Me swearing very intensely for no real reason in particular, I think I just wanted to say “god damn piece of shit” while emphasizing the last part.
Me singing the beginning to Dragostea Din Tei because I really like this song.
Me singing the entirety of the English cover of A Female Ninja, but I Want To Love because I was really into Yandere Simulator for a bit.
My brother saying “asshole” over and over.
Me recording myself saying a garble of words when reversed, would sound like me saying “moving on the ground”, like Mario.
A whole bunch of calls from Stevo, my quail I used to have.
There is Streetpass, but I never knew how to use it back then. I still don’t know how to use it in fact, it won’t let me add anything to the Streetpass playlist in order for me to turn on Streetpass for this application.
Perhaps one day, I’ll be able to try it out.
Nintendo eShop
Even though it shut down a while ago, you still can use it at the time I post this retrospective.
I really love the eShop a lot. It had soul and our little shopping bag guy. I was there when the shutdown occurred, downloading any last games or demos I wanted.
It looks rather empty without everything...but I'm glad we still can access it and listen to the banger BGM! I always have a smile on my face when I come on here.
I used to spend a lot of time on here as a kid when I had access to the internet, downloading a whole bunch of demos and exploring what games there was!
One time, my dad put $50 into my account since he saw I was on it with his card. I remember being so grateful, he didn't have to put in any money!
I could have bought a single game, but I bought multiple smaller games since I went a little crazy. You can't blame kid me, $50 was a lot of money to me!
From memory, I bought:
Colors 3D
Pokemon Dream Radar
Crystal Monsters
A Shaun the Sheep Episode Set
I wish I could go back to the heyday. It's crazy to think I bought these things over 10 years ago....
I love the Other Settings menu. I used to spend my time here scrolling through it all, seeing what each of the options did. The BGM makes me really emotional when I hear it.
Before the shutdown occurred, I spent over five minutes on this screen trying not to cry. It feels like a part of my childhood got stripped away without my consent. I know we still can use it, but one day....they will stop it too.
Thank you, Nintendo eShop!
Face Raiders
I liked this game a lot! I'm surprised people didn't, I think it's rather charming!
This is my favourite opening animation, the faces sing in a row but the last one messes up and the others gang up on that face.
I used to play this a lot back when I got my red 3DS, since it was one of the only games already on the system. You take a picture of someone's face and then hit the shit out of it with balls over and over in various stages.
My favourite mode was "Share the Fun", especially the underwater stage. I know it was meant for someone else to try out the game, but I used to do it for myself!
Every time it would say to pass the system over to the other person, I would pretend to pass it to myself.
In the underwater stage, you hit someone's face over and over before it falls down onto the floor, with a new version of the face appearing when you destroy it.
I used to always challenge myself to beat my record.
I've never actually beat the final boss in this game, surprisingly. I have the Final Stage unlocked, but I never understood how to beat it. The whole laser thing went over my head, and I think it still does to this day.
I vow to beat it at some point!
Internet Browser
A very simple browser that had limited functionality, especially on the original 3DS line.
I didn’t really use it much when I was a kid, since I had no internet. I did like going on it anyway to get nowhere. I think I tried to use Youtube on here a few times, which didn't load any videos as you might have guessed.
I did log into Twitter before they removed the legacy support since it would have been a missed opportunity otherwise!
You can download images from here, which is what I used it for mainly! You search up the image on Google, view the full sized image and click on "Save Image"!
Not all images could be saved though.
They had to 480 x 480 or below and even then, it might not work for some reason. I used this feature a lot when I drew on Colors 3DS, so I could colour drop the colours I needed for an artwork.
You could put the image you need on the SD card, but if it doesn’t appear in the Nintendo 3DS Camera, you can’t use it in Colors 3D. I wish it wasn't so complicated.
It’s tough drawing on the 3DS.
Colors Gallery
Speaking of Colors 3DS, this is my opportunity to show the Colors Gallery I was talking about in Part 1! Tumblr limit will always be my enemy.
I love this gallery so much. It's a shame we won't ever see it on the 3DS again after the shutdown, but luckily...it won't completely disappear!
There is the Colors Live gallery online which has all of the 3DS artworks! It’s nice to see that nothing will disappear, although no new artworks will ever be uploaded to the gallery from the 3DS.
It's rather unfortunate. I did make my own account and uploaded some of the artworks I was proud of!
Click here to see my profile!
Here is one of the Tokyo Mew Mew artworks I saved when I was a kid in all its glory. It still looks the same as I remember all those years ago....
Friend List
You're probably wondering, why is the Friend List here?
I really like this part of the system, despite how small of a part it plays. You always go on it to see all your friends, add new ones and set your favourite title!
The BGM is a banger, I could spend hours listening to it without being bored of it. I love how they used your Mii inside this card, they would move and even have their own 3DS while you were playing a game!
I remember trying to add people as a kid but the other person didn’t have my friend code so I would be left with these blank cards while waiting for the other person to be my friend.
Once I realised they would never become my friend, I deleted them after a while. If you have a modded system, you can actually put homebrew software as your favourite title which I find really funny.
“I love the FBI manager so much that I should let everyone know!” - someone probably.
Game Notes
You're also probably wondering, why is the Game Notes here too?
I think it’s one of the functions people often overlook, but I used to use it all the time! You only had three colours you could use and only sixteen notes to draw on which was a bit of a shame.
As you can see above, I used it to draw whatever I felt like. Mostly just Splatoon and Pokémon.
Miiverse
It really is too bad it shutdown.
I didn't get to use it too much back in the day, but I'm glad I was able to use it a bit! I remember looking at everyone's posts and admiring all the wonderful drawings!
I even posted on there too, but I don't remember what I drew. There was an offline mode where you could make a post and save it for later to upload. I wish they kept it, just so we could experience it all again like before.
Swapdoodle
The lovely note application we all know and love!
I decided to make this my last title I'll talk about since I have a lot of memories with it. I used this to draw little notes for myself and my friends, sending them when I felt like doing so.
Nikki is the mascot who writes notes to you and teaches you all the things you can do, unlocking new features as you go. You can put up to four badges as an example, which I like to use a lot since I have many of them.
There was a store you could buy more pencil colours and new note backgrounds, but that stopped working with the eShop shutdown, unfortunately.
I regret not buying a pack or two.
We will never see this little notification appear again. I think it's a shame, but what can you do?
And that's a wrap!
With that, my 3DS retrospective is complete! It was a lot of fun reminiscing. Thank you for all the wonderful memories you have given me, you wonderful handheld.
I wish Nintendo would keep supporting it, but all good things must come to an end. I never thought we would reach this point.
To the next console and beyond!
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