I got my old game boys and have been playing pokemon gold on the gameboy color. I also have red and blue.

But, I want to play through the rest of them on original hardware up until the switch. I plan to use flash carts or some kind of mods to play the games as they are quite expensive.

Please let me know if there are any flaws in my plan.

Gameboy Advance SP (I like this as it’s backlit and will let me play my other gameboy games)

  • Pokemon Emerald

New 3dsxl/2dsxl

  • the rest of the games I’d like to play them all using flash carts or software mods. Since these games are not as old I’ll buy the original if they are under $100

Is it as simple as picking up these two consoles to play all the pre-switch pokemon games? Is there a better non-emulation option?

  • neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
    2·
    24 hours ago

    Thanks. I kind of want the option to buy the original carts later and thought the gba would be better since it plays gameboy games.

    Then the 3ds should handle all the ds stuff.

    I figured this way I could get maximum compatibility and have the option of buying original game carts down the line.

    • the16bitgamer@programming.devEnglish
      2·
      16 hours ago

      Then you’ll definitely want an DS or DS Lite and the R4 since you can backup your cart and make your own ROM with it.

      The GBxCart is also another good value backup tool.

      3DS and DS games are best backed up on a modded 3DS

      • neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
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        13 hours ago

        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.

        • the16bitgamer@programming.devEnglish
          2·
          10 hours ago

          I made a video a while ago going over the DS line if you want to watch my opinion: https://youtu.be/LAzUY1L0yOE

          If you want to go into the nitty gritty 3DBrew has a wiki for it: https://3dbrew.org/wiki/Hardware

          However to directly answer your question. 3DS, 2DS and 3DS XL do have minor differences between the versions, at their core are the same machines with an ARM 9 Processor.

          3DS was the original release, and while it’s hardware hasn’t aged well. The system sold well enough.

          2DS was a budget friendly option, going as low as $99 USD with game bundles. The system only had a single display pretending to be a dual screen.

          3DS XL was for those who wanted a bigger screen. Bigger didn’t mean more pixels. Just physically larger.

          The New Nintendo 3DS line N3DS, N3DSXL, and N2DSXL were the ones with hardware upgrades and are worth a pretty penny. If you were looking to emulate more than what Nintendo offered this is the one to get.

          However if you want more details I’d watch some videos going over them. It’s hard to understand their differences without seeing it.

          • neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
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            2 hours ago

            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.