Thanks for the info 🙏

Thanks for letting me know. I wasn’t aware that was an option. I completely skipped the ds generation as a kid. So, I’m going to try to catch up. Normally I’d emulate, but the dual screens is annoying to emulate.

Thanks! The seller I’m talking to has a gba sp so, I might pickup a dsi and sp if the price isn’t too high.

I’m also considering picking up a ds light from him instead, but I’d like the sp so I can also play my gameboy color games with backlight.

Thank you, but according to this wiki there are a bunch of games that do not run well on the dsi.

https://wiki.gbatemp.net/wiki/GBARunner2/DSi_3DS_Compatibility_List#Retail_games

As someone starting a small business, it has helped tremendously. I use a lot of image generation.

If that didn’t exist, I’d either has to use crappy looking clip art or pay a designer which I literally can’t afford.

Now my projects actually look good. It makes my first projects look like a highschooler did them last minute.

There are many other uses, but I rely on it daily. My business can exist without it, but the quality of my product is significantly better and the cost to create it is much lower.

Thanks, I think I’ll go the platinum route.

Luckily I still have my copy of red, blue, and gold. I also have my gameboy pocket and color.

I plan to pickup a 3ds xl, and I’ll emulate the ds titles. I’ll probably emulate emerald on my steamdeck unless I get a 3ds first.

I was using fast forward tools for red, but it didn’t feel as fun. I did the same on gold, but stopped and switched to playing on the gameboy color.

Fast forward, made me feel even more impatient to progress where the normal mode just let me play here and there.

Thanks! I just checked comparison a of the games and I was happy to see that platinum fixed the surf speed.

I’m totally going to go that route.

I just need one more badge in gold? Elite 4, then johto

After that, I’ll do emerald, then platinum.

Thanks! I wasn’t aware of the issues, so I’ll watch a comparison video when I get to that point.

Yeah! Exactly. I rarely care about a games story and Pokémon doesn’t let you skip any of that stuff.

Each time it comes up it’s like a boring interruption to the game.

It’s the main reason that I stopped playing those games.

I think I’ll play up to black and white 2, but if there is too much story, I’ll just drop it.

Thanks! I plan to replay them up until that point.

A follow up question, I’ve never played diamond/pearl. Should I play the switch or the ds versions?

Yes, 100% but I wasn’t a Trek fan back then. So I was just “the guy from Star Trek”

That’s so crazy, the US did all this dark stuff and no one knows or really cares.

I don’t blame people for not caring as there is so much, “US is the shining beacon of freedom and justice in the world” propaganda.

But it’s just crazy how these things happen and a few years later the world acts like it didn’t.

This is pretty funny tbh.

Thanks! The video was great. Since I don’t plan to upgrade until I finish Pokemon gold, I’m going to keep an eye out for a 3dsxl. The “new” ones where I live are so expensive. You can get a switch for less 😂

But I guess what I really learned is that I’d be happy with any of the 3ds versions.

Thanks I’m going to check out the video.

I’m far from an expert and only know what I know from a short story.

But the Hmong people are from Laos but many of them fled to Thailand as refugees I think it was from some military action.

I’m not sure, but it might have been the US military. I read somewhere that Laos had the most bombs dropped on it or something.

Again, this info could be off, so please double check if you want to learn more, but this might get you started.

I’m not sure if you will know the answer to this, but in my region 2ds, 3ds xl are at least $200 but the original 3ds is just like $90.

Is there something about the original that makes it so much cheaper? I only plan to use it for pokemon. I have a steamdeck for everything else. It’s just the dual screens are kind of important for those titles.

I like getting the original hardware partly as I may get the original carts down the line, and the console prices are not too bad at the moment.

I actually already have those things, but they are in America and I don’t live there any more. I’ll transport them to where I live at some point, but until then…