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Bad #9: Captain N's Favorite 3DS Games of 2016: Part 1


On 02/09/2017 at 12:41 AM by Captain N

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Hiya everyone. We are moving away from consoles (for now) and going portable. I really love my 3DS, and while I didn't play many 2016 releases I did play alot of good games. Here is part 1 of my favorite 3DS Games of 2016:

Xenoblade Chronicles 3D

Xenoblade Chronicles 3D: I know, this game came out in 2015, and I got it at launch but didn't finish it till last year actually. Original Wii port is a massive game, it's quite an achievement porting this to a handheld. The New 3DS version doesn't really offer much in terms of new content, there's a sound test, there's a model viewer to view the character models from the game, and amiibo functionality. Spoiler, amiibo doesn't do much. It's an amazing game and while I think the Wii version is the definitive way to play it, the New 3DS version should be good enough if you've missed the original Wii version.

Pokemon Red

Pokemon Red: This was an unexpected surprise last year, just in time to kick off with the 20th anniversary of the series. I remember wanting Pokemon Red as a kid but got Blue version instead. It didn't bum me out since both versions were the same. But finally got the version I always wanted. The Virtual Console release has all the glitches intact from the original. The games are massively dated from the current games, but there was nothing like this back in the day and a good way to relive nostalgia if you're a long time fan like me, or a newcomer who wants to see how the original games were.

Kirby Triple Deluxe

Kirby Triple Deluxe: Yes I know, this game came out a long time ago. It wasn't till this year that I played through the whole game and finished it. It's a very fun game with some really good music and has some really good use of the 3D Effect. It's almost like a portable version of Returns to Dreamland since it's basically the same engine. Definitely worth a look, especially now that's been budget priced as a Nintendo Selects game.

Adventure of Link

Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link: I know what you're thinking "out of all the Zelda games, why did you play this one?" Well since I never tried this one, I had it as a free 3DS Ambassador game, so I thought I might as well give this one a go. I haven't finished it yet, but I can say it's very different from the rest of the games. It definitely has more rpg-like elements to it and I can see a bunch of things the later games borrowed from this one like towns, sword techniques, and whatnot. It's not as hard as I thought it would be but quite challenging.

That's all for now, part 2 is tomorrow so hope you look forward to that. Thanks for reading and...

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Comments

Nicoleb1989

02/09/2017 at 12:49 AM

Kirby Triple Deluxe is amazing, it was a short game and quite easy to beat. I still enjoyed it. Pokemon Yellow was the one I bought, I was quite surprised they released them on 3ds but it was a nice surprise.

Captain N

02/09/2017 at 08:19 PM

Yeah, Triple Deluxe is pretty short and easy, but it's a great game. Same here on Pokemon, didn't expect that. Wish they would put out the Gen 2 games too.

Nicoleb1989

02/09/2017 at 09:03 PM

I kind of wonder if they plan to remake any of other older titles now. They just released the new ones, I could see a remake of one of the older series coming next so to keep its momentum going.

KnightDriver

02/09/2017 at 01:14 AM

Just dusted off my 3DS and started collecting Miis again. I love my 3DS. 

Captain N

02/09/2017 at 08:19 PM

I love my 3DS too.

Catherine Hauser Staff Alumnus

02/09/2017 at 09:58 AM

What is a 3DS Ambassador??

Captain N

02/09/2017 at 08:15 PM

It was a program Nintendo had some time after Nintendo launched the 3DS. Nintendo dropped the price of the 3DS because it wasn't selling, but those who got it at alunch were entitled to 20 free games on their 3DS. 10 NES and 10 GBA games.

Super Step Contributing Writer

02/09/2017 at 02:55 PM

I also got Blue, but that's the one I wanted. Water beats fire, why is everyone riding Charizard, my 8-year-old self wondered.

Zelda 2 is actually fun, aside from where you start from should you happen to die. That ruined the game for me. Majora's Mask is its equivalent in 3D for my money, because while I loved the dark story and masks in that game, the time mechanic hindered my enjoyment.

Captain N

02/09/2017 at 08:21 PM

I really didn't mind, since I got to choose Charmander either way. I'm a huge Charizard fan and he is definitely overrated I guess.

Yeah, it really is, definitely challenging though. I love MM too. The time mechanic could of been better though.

Cary Woodham

02/09/2017 at 05:08 PM

Wait'll you get to Death Mountain. :)

Kirby's Triple Deluxe is great.  Now you need to try Planet Robobot.

Captain N

02/09/2017 at 08:21 PM

Huh, we'll see how challenging it gets :P

It is fun. And don't worry, you might be seeing Robobot soon.

jgusw

02/09/2017 at 09:17 PM

I would like to get Xenoblade Chronicles 3D just to have it.

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