Author Topic: My 3DS XL thread - come join the fun! (Read 175963 times)

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #60 on:** August 19, 2012, 06:24:32 PM »

fuck nintendo

demi · « **Reply #61 on:** August 19, 2012, 08:49:19 PM »

Just put my saves that were on my flashcart onto my retail copies using 2 small files

http://forum.romulation.net/index.php?topic=37662.0

<3

This is for DS games only... now I can open my sealed copy of DQ6 and continue where I left off

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #62 on:** August 20, 2012, 01:33:32 AM »

Ugh, I'm aware that the screen color gamut of the XL is warmer than that of the original 3DS, but I ran into the *same* problem I had with with my original 3DS where the *upper* screen is a degree or two warmer than the lower screen. It's not bad until you run a game or an app that combines the two screen into one big vertical display (some DS games, Activity log, browser -- check GAF's mobile site for example). Then when you start scrolling the same white background between the two displays, it becomes noticeable and kinda distracting. I know for a fact it didn't happen to *all* original 3DS, as I've checked them first hand, so if there are XL devices that don't share the problem, I'm gonna take mine back because I'm *sick* of it.

Can anyone check their XLs?

Quote from: Andrex on August 19, 2012, 05:16:53 PM

I dunno, seems logical to me the system would need to be online to check that stuff. Lack of a proper account system sucks of course.

Let's not bring "logic" into this discussion, because yes, the logical thing to do was implement an (Nintendo club) account system in the first place and be done with this backwards, awkward method. I can never take their DD plans seriously until they do, and if rumors are to be believed, they will, BUT IT WOULD BE TOO LATE BY THEN!

Quote from: bork laser on August 19, 2012, 05:14:45 PM

Shaka- take following steps:

1. Make sure that the firmware is up to date on both systems and that each is plugged in or fully-charged.
2. Copy the contents of your 2GB 3DS SD card to the 4GB SD card that comes in the XL.
3. Put the 4GB card into the old 3DS and leave the XL empty.
4. Start the transfer process.
5. Press "OK" on 40 different menus.
6 Your shit will copy over. It takes a while.
7. At the end you can take the 4GB card and put it into the XL.
8. Your original 3DS will be restored to factory settings.

Thanks. I'll do this tomorrow if the system is still there and un-formatted (

:'(). I was able to acquire the wifi pass of the neighboring restaurant, but only too late.

demi · « **Reply #63 on:** August 20, 2012, 02:28:41 AM »

Mine is fine.

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #64 on:** August 20, 2012, 03:58:56 AM »

Which color did you get, Demi?

bork · « **Reply #65 on:** August 20, 2012, 08:56:17 AM »

Mine is fine too. Is the power-save mode on, Shaka? You can check it in the screen brightness settings.

archnemesis · « **Reply #66 on:** August 20, 2012, 09:02:16 AM »

I haven't noticed any yellow tint, but I don't own an original 3DS to do a side-by-side comparison.

demi · « **Reply #67 on:** August 20, 2012, 09:05:34 AM »

Quote from: Shaka Khan on August 20, 2012, 03:58:56 AM

Which color did you get, Demi?

Freshly stained Red

bork · « **Reply #68 on:** August 20, 2012, 09:27:30 AM »

Quote from: archnemesis on August 20, 2012, 09:02:16 AM

I haven't noticed any yellow tint, but I don't own an original 3DS to do a side-by-side comparison.

People are talking about this:

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Which, AFAIK, is because the power-saving mode is enabled. I think the system ships with it set to on by default. Just disable it and no more pee yellow.

demi · « **Reply #69 on:** August 20, 2012, 09:28:22 AM »

That definitely looks like my Power Saving mode.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #70 on:** August 20, 2012, 09:33:25 AM »

You bought the rare Pee Edition, Shaka. It's a collector's item.

demi · « **Reply #71 on:** August 20, 2012, 12:42:13 PM »

Are there any sexy cart holders now that I have to juggle games again?

bork · « **Reply #72 on:** August 20, 2012, 01:15:40 PM »

Hori makes Card Palettes that come in different sizes and colors.

I have some clear ones for the Vita. Good quality.

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #73 on:** August 20, 2012, 01:18:53 PM »

Yup, mine *looks* like it has saving on but it's not. I'm going there right now, hopefully they'll do something about it.

demi · « **Reply #74 on:** August 20, 2012, 01:21:48 PM »

That pic is blocked, fat edge. Is it this one?

http://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-3DS-Game-Card-Case-24/dp/B004K6LQC6

bork · « **Reply #75 on:** August 20, 2012, 01:24:19 PM »

Yeah, pretty much the same thing.

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #76 on:** August 20, 2012, 03:10:15 PM »

Here's rough picture. If that's how everyone's 3DS looks like then I'll STFU.

Oh, and there seems to be a white speck that I thought I could wipe, but now it appears to be under the screen. When the screen is on, it looks like a dead pixel. The GS reps basically told me to take it to Nintendo as they were "sold out of systems, we can't replace or show you one to compare." FML.

demi · « **Reply #77 on:** August 20, 2012, 03:11:51 PM »

I'm colorblind cause I'm not sure what the problem is. I dont really have a good camera to show mine.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #78 on:** August 20, 2012, 03:22:43 PM »

Looks like lo-res trash; your 3DS is working perfectly.

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #79 on:** August 20, 2012, 03:34:58 PM »

I'm doing the transfer at GS right now. I had to buy food from a restaurant before daring to ask about their wifi pass, and when I did they told me sorry the network is not for guests. So then I went to *another* restaurant and order something to get their pass. ^_^

Did I tell you how I had to buy a new charger for my old 3DS before trading it in? They couldn't sell my old weird looking one. The universe was giving me so many signs to not go through with this lol.

demi · « **Reply #80 on:** August 20, 2012, 03:54:39 PM »

I read that the new speakers on XL are noticably "weaker" than the OG unit... and I would agree with them, the sound does feel low for being at max

bork · « **Reply #81 on:** August 20, 2012, 04:08:02 PM »

Quote from: demi on August 20, 2012, 03:54:39 PM

I read that the new speakers on XL are noticably "weaker" than the OG unit... and I would agree with them, the sound does feel low for being at max

Didn't seem weaker to me- the speakers are shitty on the regular 3DS too.

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #82 on:** August 20, 2012, 04:48:43 PM »

Yeah, it's been discussed on Ask Iwata if I'm not mistaking that they needed to go with different, smaller (and I'm guessing cheaper) speakers to make more room for the screen.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #83 on:** August 20, 2012, 04:57:46 PM »

And then they pass the savings on to you.

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #84 on:** August 20, 2012, 05:06:42 PM »

I've finally completed the transfer. I lost the wifi connection halfway through and when the OG 3DS tried to connect to the eShop it interrupted the whole process. It didn't give me a retry option or anything, just cancel out and start the whole process again. Nice error throwing, bro. It was fun to hard reset the XL while it was stuck on the transferring screen.

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #85 on:** August 20, 2012, 05:38:43 PM »

Okay, now that I'm done bitching I can start playing games.

Device feels real good in my hand, screen size is sweet, DS games are finally playable, not to mention the extra battery life. So far everything feels so good I can forgive the lower dpi and piss yellow screens. The circle pad and d-pad don't feel any different in size tbh though, any difference is so minute it's negligible. I traded in some PS3 games and got Kingdom Hearts instead of NSMB2

demi · « **Reply #86 on:** August 20, 2012, 06:07:19 PM »

I wonder why you cant gift like Wii. I would have gladly accepted free VC games.

demi · « **Reply #87 on:** August 20, 2012, 06:40:23 PM »

Shaka post your number, gaymo.

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #88 on:** August 20, 2012, 06:48:11 PM »

4725-7997-9310

(Same as before w/ friendlist intact. Pretty sweet)

bork · « **Reply #89 on:** August 20, 2012, 10:24:08 PM »

Wow, RE Revelations looks fantastic on the XL- nothing lost from the game screen being blown up, unlike Mercenaries.

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #90 on:** August 20, 2012, 10:26:49 PM »

Dark10x was complaining about some more pronounced dithering when playing it on the 3DS. How noticeable is that?

bork · « **Reply #91 on:** August 20, 2012, 10:40:39 PM »

Quote from: Shaka Khan on August 20, 2012, 10:26:49 PM

Dark10x was complaining about some more pronounced dithering when playing it on the 3DS. How noticeable is that?

It's not bad at all- Dark10x tends to notice those little details nobody else does anyway.

demi · « **Reply #92 on:** August 20, 2012, 10:44:22 PM »

Ghost Recon is that fire, yo. Shame the iOS version never came to light.

Purple Filth · « **Reply #93 on:** August 20, 2012, 10:49:28 PM »

Quote from: bork laser on August 20, 2012, 10:40:39 PM

Quote from: Shaka Khan on August 20, 2012, 10:26:49 PM
Dark10x was complaining about some more pronounced dithering when playing it on the 3DS. How noticeable is that?

It's not bad at all- Dark10x tends to notice those little details nobody else does anyway.

yet strangley enough he sticks to consoles (mainly the PS3)

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #94 on:** August 20, 2012, 10:50:33 PM »

Ghost Recon is great. I completed the entire campaign on elite. Hands down my favorite 3DS game of 2011.

Purple Filth · « **Reply #95 on:** August 20, 2012, 11:05:54 PM »

only one out of the 2 games i would buy a 3ds for is out :'(

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #96 on:** August 21, 2012, 09:43:55 PM »

Quote from: Shaka Khan on August 20, 2012, 10:50:33 PM

Ghost Recon is great. I completed the entire campaign on elite. Hands down my favorite 3DS game of 2011.

Oh wait, scratch that. Pushmo was released in 2011.

demi · « **Reply #97 on:** August 23, 2012, 09:20:30 AM »

Hey dudes,

Does your 3DSeXL pull apart easily around the volume area? I can pull back the red shell with ease, but everywhere else is snug and doesnt pull back. I guess it doesnt bother me (maybe a clip broke or something?) but I am curious if your guys does it too.

archnemesis · « **Reply #98 on:** August 23, 2012, 09:31:58 AM »

Nope, I never noticed anything similar to what you're describing.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #99 on:** August 23, 2012, 09:35:41 AM »

Yeah, I'd take that back. Stuff like that tends to only get worse over time.

demi · « **Reply #100 on:** August 23, 2012, 09:39:33 AM »

Here I took a pic...

http://i.imgur.com/0Tr60.jpg

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #101 on:** August 23, 2012, 09:50:36 AM »

yikes, that's a huge gap, take it back

archnemesis · « **Reply #102 on:** August 23, 2012, 09:51:32 AM »

I can check mine when I get back home from the office.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #103 on:** August 23, 2012, 11:10:55 AM »

Budget Nintendo hardware.

Raban · « **Reply #104 on:** August 23, 2012, 01:19:06 PM »

Quote from: demi on August 23, 2012, 09:39:33 AM

Here I took a pic...

http://i.imgur.com/0Tr60.jpg

delicious finger

demi · « **Reply #105 on:** August 23, 2012, 01:58:13 PM »

I can put it other places too, Raban.

bork · « **Reply #106 on:** August 23, 2012, 02:20:31 PM »

Pretty sure it was mentioned that the plastic top and bottom covers come off somewhat easily, leading to speculation that different color covers may be released.

archnemesis · « **Reply #107 on:** August 23, 2012, 02:40:38 PM »

I checked mine and the cover is firmly in place around all edges.

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #108 on:** August 23, 2012, 03:13:12 PM »

Same here. Take it back, me say.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #109 on:** August 23, 2012, 03:35:02 PM »

Experience the shame of buying a 3DSXL all over again.

demi · « **Reply #110 on:** August 23, 2012, 03:39:14 PM »

Joe, be nice.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #111 on:** August 23, 2012, 03:42:26 PM »

I'm just counting down the days until I buy one.

Positive Touch · « **Reply #112 on:** August 23, 2012, 04:02:07 PM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov® EDGE™ on August 23, 2012, 03:35:02 PM

Experience the shame of buying a 3DSXL all over again.

SantaC · « **Reply #113 on:** August 23, 2012, 04:10:45 PM »

Quote from: Oscar the Grouch on August 20, 2012, 11:25:45 PM

Quote from: Purple Filth on August 20, 2012, 10:49:28 PM
yet strangley enough he sticks to consoles (mainly the PS3)

he tends not to notice them on ps3. 59 fps on an xbox game and he'll screech bloody murder, variable 20-30 fps on ps3 and he'll say oh it's okay cuz motion blur or some shit.

it is funny how he blasted Gamecube and Xbox for poor visuals and yet he praised ps2 all the fucking time. Could dark10x be the biggest hypocrite of all time?

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #114 on:** August 23, 2012, 07:02:38 PM »

Hope you didn't buy any eShop shit on that XL

Anyone have Tetris Axis? It is like $12 on Amazon and has 10 player online or some shit. Any takers?

demi · « **Reply #115 on:** August 23, 2012, 07:37:36 PM »

I'm not taking it back... the unit works fine and the shell is fine unless I deliberately open it like shown.

Damian79 · « **Reply #116 on:** August 23, 2012, 08:44:06 PM »

Take it back demi, get someone else to do it for you like i would.

demi · « **Reply #117 on:** August 23, 2012, 08:54:23 PM »

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #118 on:** August 23, 2012, 09:04:08 PM »

i'd just be concerned about crud or trash getting in there

demi · « **Reply #119 on:** August 23, 2012, 09:13:27 PM »

I dont even think any insides or components are visible if you take off the shell.

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Author Topic: My 3DS XL thread - come join the fun! (Read 175963 times)