ece508 No.16508548
Including piracy which handheld has the best library? Spec don't matter, no console war bullshit, just what games do you like the best?
b8ab8b No.16508553
a3e43f No.16508577
DS, then 3DS, then PSP, then Vita
but if you aren't interested in nintendo games like Pokémon I'd get a PSP or maybe even a vita since there was a new CFW hack for them recently
Vita and 3DS can play both their predecessors games, but on 3DS DS games tend not to look as good, and you'll need a flashcart that works with it if you want to pirate DS games since some don't
2301a9 No.16508640
120228 No.16508657
>>16508548
3ds has a lot of games that is best enjoy on its native platform than emulated on something. PSP doesn't have the same gimmicky nature of 2ds/3ds/wii
86756f No.16508660
Best choice is to have both a hacked 3ds and a Vita but if I had to stick with only one I would choose Vita.
Vita has access to the entire psp, ps1 and vita library + great for emulation and oled screen is goodly.
The 3ds/DS libraries are superficially larger but many of those ds/3ds games are of questionable quality and tend to be fairly repetitious(hope you like pokemon because the majority of RPGs try to mimick it on the 3ds) and they are just generally less diverse.
12a8fb No.16508789
b1bd02 No.16508811
something that's always kept me from going for a 3DS is the scratches on the resistive touch screen. all (n)3DS(XL)/2DS(XL) I've seen have scratches on the bottom, even if the top is spotless. How do you prevent screen scratches? Do film protectors do anything?
>>16508660
>oled model
back then when we had CRTs everything was designed with burn-in in mind. that's no longer true. enjoy your progressively staining screen.
9e58fe No.16508845
>>16508548
>PSP vs 3DS
PSP, you shouldn't buy a PSP however, a Vita offers everything a PSP does and more.
Now if we're including DS and Vita games, i'd say they're even, depends a lot on what kind of games you like.
30e174 No.16508851
>>16508811
Aged Vita OLED screens just show darker "stains" when showing almost entirely black, otherwise they're a straight upgrade, I can't go back to the crappy IPS screens in second generation. Plus, 3G models are the best for jailbreaking.
>>16508548
PSPs are generally usurped by Vita in terms of what you can do with them. Both it and 3DS are excellent, it depends what games you want.
120ab5 No.16508861
>>16508660
> but many of those ds/3ds games are of questionable quality and tend to be fairly repetitious(hope you like pokemon because the majority of RPGs try to mimick it on the 3ds
Congrats, you posted the biggest bullshit on the board today. How does it feel?
029b86 No.16508893
>Everyone suggesting the vita now that it's no longer in production
I mean it's valid but there's less Vitas around than PSPs.
eedd13 No.16508922
Speaking of crappy screens, my n3ds has an ips which is nice (some have the lesser quality tn) but there is screen blurring whenever 3d is disabled. The only emulators I know of that correct this issue are gameyob and bubble2k's snes9x, picodrive, temper, and virtuanes which are all great.
b7e911 No.16508936
A Vita has both the PSP and Vita library. Both of which have a better library than the 3DS. The 3DS has some great games like Rune Factory 4, Etrian Odyssey 4 - X, 7th Dragon VFD, and Monster Hunter but the Vita just has way more quality titles like Utawarerumono, Dungeon Travelers 2, Toukiden Kawami, multiple fighting game ports, STG games, tons of visual novels, and it's still getting games made for it. You can also emulate nearly every 3DS game perfectly on PC with a higher resolution unlike the 3DS's horrid resolution.
>>16508893
Then it would be a good idea to get 2. One for playing and the other for storage when the other dies.
ff374b No.16508940
>>16508548
3DS/DS library is better than PSP/Vita library.
d751f1 No.16508954
>which console has better games
>Not console wars i swear
kek
Anyways the Vita should be compared to the 3DS since it has its own library and the PSP; likewise with the 3DS and the DS.
Both are great though. I prefer the Vita side of games. 3DS library was generally made for kids. However the Atlus games on the DS were insanely good.
30e174 No.16508964
>>16508893
They're easy to find, and getting them is time-critical if they need Trinity to break them.
>>16508954
You can be civil about which is better. It doesn't have to degenerate into a flamewar.
6e5cc5 No.16509005
>>16508577
Why can't you play DS games without a flashcart? Is there no equivalent to .cia for ds games?
ae5d60 No.16509029
>>16509005
There is actually ndsbootstrap that has been getting better at playing ds games from the sd card.
30e174 No.16509030
>>16509005
Unsure. There was TWLoader which attempted to address that but it's apparently discontinued, and a couple of years back when I tried it it was only sufficient for homebrew. Flash cards are cheap, and also useful for ntrboot anyway. Just get one.
ff374b No.16509046
>>16509005
You can. I already finished two DS games and am playing a third.
f52d8b No.16509109
b1bd02 No.16509116
>>16508811
pls respond ;_;
>>16509005
3DS can use TWiLight Menu++ or nds-bootstrap for software methods. Compatibility varies. From what I saw you need to apply AP patches to some games.
Flashcarts are also a good option and also useful for one method to install CFW, but not essential. make sure to look up whether it works (some only work on DS) and that it doesn't have a (((timebomb))) (manufacturers often lie).
>>16509030
some have (((timebombs))) which makes the card stop working after a certain date. to get around that you can set the clock back instead, or there was some homebrew to get around it. Or better yet, be sure to get a flashcart without (((timebombs))).
ff374b No.16509122
>>16509116
>pls respond ;_;
Mine doesn't have scratches.
5767a8 No.16509125
>>16509030
It's a lot better now, but probably still has some compatibility issues. For example, Bowser's Inside Story used to not work for the longest time before that got fixed some months ago.
https://github.com/DS-Homebrew/TWiLightMenu/releases
https://github.com/ahezard/nds-bootstrap/releases
9c5d0d No.16509131
>>16509116
>How do you prevent screen scratches?
You don't ham-hand it with the stylus.
683bf5 No.16509214
>>16508657
Yep, exactly that. Grab PPSSPP and you're good to go for every PSP game worth playing. If you've got to choose between emulating one and CFWing another, it makes the most sense to go original hardware with the 3ds.
bf615e No.16509410
>>16509005
Just get an old DSTT card and get the Stage2Launcher program for your hacked 3DS. It'll let you launch that flashcart through the 3DS menu.
ff374b No.16509454
>>16509410
Or just install twilight menu instead of paying some Chink/Russian for a dodgy flash cart.
8a0932 No.16509468
DS and PSP for easy piracy.
I don't know how 3DS piracy works, but I don't think it should be that hard. 3DS also has a nice library, so maybe the best option is to use the 3DS because you can play DS games on it also (using R4).
ef5327 No.16509523
A lot of people seem to be forgetting that 3DS emulates every single previous handheld console using injectors and nintendo's native emulator wrapper, in addition to any non portable consoles pre-n64 through the same method. Though it is true that the psp can manage emulation of older nintendo consoles as well, it generally isn't very good at it. If we do include piracy I'm inclined to think 3DS wins in terms of library size on that caveat alone.
Of course the real answer is to get both.
>>16509468
You don't need R4, it can run roms perfectly using tw++ as long as they're AP patched.
a0e19f No.16509616
PSP if you don't care about pokemon
ff374b No.16509645
>>16509523
>Though it is true that the psp can manage emulation of older nintendo consoles as well, it generally isn't very good at it.
Neither one is good at emulation.
f67d7c No.16509709
>>16509645
3DS emulation for all VC is native, faggot.
ff374b No.16509715
>>16509709
And the wrong resolution.
ff1475 No.16509723
>>16508548
Vita instead of psp since it has better emulation and games.
3DS for 3ds games
Vita for emulation
Vita can play n64 games with more games than the 3ds but 3ds does have some good games. If you don't care about 3ds or ds games then get a vita. If you don't care about emulation then get a 3ds.
a3e43f No.16509793
Invidious embed. Click thumbnail to play.
>>16509715
most if not all virtual console games have a way to force the proper resolution, though the method varies depending on which system is being emulated
random example embedded here
12a8fb No.16509804
>>16508553
>>16508640
I want some vita art where she's forced to dress like old consoles because she's only worthy as a nice emulator and she's clearly not comfortable
a3e43f No.16509807
Invidious embed. Click thumbnail to play.
>>16509715
another example, don't spread disinfo
ece508 No.16509825
Maybe you fags should suggest some games for the systems not just say the system themselves.
9d4412 No.16509827
>>16508577
>you'll need a flashcart for DS games
nope. just install Twilight Menu++
it loads DS roms through the DSi interface
1e025a No.16509986
If you think it isn't the DS by a landslide you're clearly still a desperate Sony fanboy.
ff374b No.16510000
>>16509793
Cool I didn't even know that option existed.
d6151b No.16510062
>ps vita is only 544p
When will a decent dual-analog 720p handheld come out? I haven't upgraded since my psp 1000. If a jailbreakable 720p ps vita came out I'd be set for life, wouldn't need to go beyond that ever.
1e32e5 No.16510112
>selling my softmodded PSP on eBay since I never used it as much as I hoped to
oh well
8b6951 No.16510142
>>16508936
Visual Novels are… games?
17a6ab No.16510165
>>16508577
>but on 3DS DS games tend not to look as good
You can hold a button down when launching your DS flashcart to make it integer scaled if that's what you don't like the bilinear filtering. I think it was select probably.
067541 No.16510186
>>16508577
but anon you can easily emulate DS even with a Toaster.
>>16508548
3DS seems to have a nice library. PSP also has some nice games but because of PPSSPP and DeSumME the world is your oyster.
>vita
Honest question, does it even have have any games?
ff374b No.16510200
>>16510186
>does it even have have any games?
Not really. Most games on the Vita have better versions on other platforms.
40effb No.16510204
>>16510186
If you like weeb games made for weebs that's the only place you can get.
a3e43f No.16510207
>>16510186
The main Pokémon games are intentionally gimped on the best DS emulators and those happen to be some of the best the series has to offer.
And you miss out on some small but fun aspects of games if you emulate instead of playing on actual hardware, and controls are better on some games.
Also true toasters can only emulate DS games with no 3D successfully, you need something at least semi-good to do the games with 3D without slowdown.
Lastly I just rated the libraries, not what should be bought.
49772b No.16510230
>>16510186
>does it even have have any games?
I mean, yeah, sort of? If you neither know moonrunes nor have any interest in learning them you're better off playing the like 3 normal exclusives it has and otherwise using it as a better PSP or just outright buying another console in its stead.
38ee5f No.16510238
>>16510202
>>16510156
>Posting game grumps clips
>Am i cool yet /v/?
Fuck off
067541 No.16510251
>>16510202
I beat that once as a kid an had no idea how. Apparently unknowingly activated a now well known stair glitch that makes you virtually invincible by giving you infinite lives in Zuul Tower.
>>16510207
I have never ever liked Pokémon games. They always seemed like casual inferior Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy games.
>>16510238
>hating Captain Nintendo
whats your problem bro?
ff374b No.16510252
>>16510238
That's not game grumps, it's the irate gamer.
38ee5f No.16510260
>>16510252
>>16510251
Sorry for not knowing every meme ""celebrity""
067541 No.16510282
>>16510260
>meme
do you even know what that word means boy?
749872 No.16510307
>>16508548
The 3DS has a garbage library for the most part. The games that are good are really good but there is not a huge amount of them. DS>Vita>PSP=3DS
40effb No.16510338
>>16510307
I was trying to think of good to great 3ds games but I can't think of anything that's not really niche. MH and EO are niche, and most RPGs are just nostalgia grab or straight up trash.
749872 No.16510347
>>16510338
RF4 is good too but also fairly niche.
b7e911 No.16510600
>>16510156
>>16510142
VNs are their own medium like manga, anime, and light novels. Some just happen to have gameplay tied to them like Utawarerumono. By default, they're a digital mix between anime and LN. But giving them gameplay makes them a video game.
>>16510186
>does it even have have any games?
It has a general for a reason.
ff374b No.16510615
>>16510600
>necrodancer
Get that shit off there.
8b6520 No.16510624
>>16510615
What's wrong with it on a gameplay standpoint?
ff374b No.16510642
>>16510624
It's SJW trash.
8b6520 No.16510646
>>16510642
That's not gameplay, fagget.
ff374b No.16510656
>>16510646
I don't care, it doesn't belong there.
067541 No.16510657
>>16510600
>all ether on PC or shit
Oh so it really don't have anything remarkable? What a shame.
>>16510646
Its a rouge like which means its probably trash.
8b6520 No.16510679
>>16510656
Nope, suck my dick.
>>16510657
you too
c5b141 No.16510685
I didn't much care for the emulator options on the PSP. I can't say for the others.
c5b141 No.16510691
>>16510657
<rouge
Found the goon too.
49772b No.16510707
>>16510600
I just now realize that list is really lacking actually good games like Soul Sacrifice Delta. Maybe you should fix that.
Also I wouldn't expect the majority of autists and ESLs that dwell within /v/ to appreciate Utawarerumono, you kind of have to be a really hardcore loser/unironic weeb willing to spend 100+ hours on escapist Sengoku/Edo-inspired fabulism to get anything out of the franchise, not to mention as much as I appreciate the translation for all games each has its own issues thanks to pure linguistic limitations and obvious lack of enough time to really polish the script
c5b141 No.16510735
>>16510707
Anything decently translated is on the table for me. That may get me to buy some new hardware.
30e174 No.16510907
>>16509468
>easy piracy
You don't know much. Vita has programs to download straight from PSN. 3DS did for eShop but I know that triggers an instant ban and you have to do the CIA sideloading route now. Still easy.
>>16510600
Both those infographics you posted are out-of-date.
>>16510657
Actually play it it's fun. If it came down to "problematic" developers anything touched by NISA comes off too, and probably more.
>>16510165
Letterboxing. Personally I don't care.
>>16509804
You could go with Uni cosplay images. She technically represents Vita too.
b7e911 No.16510935
>>16510657
I'm glad most games aren't stuck on there. Dungeon Travelers 2 and Utawarerumono should come to PC though. Still, it's all portable which is a plus depending on your circumstances.
>>16510707
And now NISA is handling the series. Of all the series they had to get their hands on.
>>16510907
Thanks for the updated ones.
30e174 No.16510994
>>16510935
The good news is that DT2 and other dungeon crawlers should be among the easier games to emulate, and Vita3K is finally making ways into emulating commercial games. Not remotely playable yet but just being able to boot them is a major step forward.
a401a7 No.16511056
>all the mentions of TwilightMenu
did it somehow get better? I remember very few games worked most running with minor glitches
I was going to get a flashcart since it didn't seem worth it
30e174 No.16511261
>>16510707
Oh sorry I missed you. More games can be added but I will either want a description contributed, or failing that, a detailed enough post about the game to try and write one. It would be stupid to try and personally sell SSD with no knowledge of it. Likewise, I don't know anything about any Japanese exclusives, not good ones anyway.
>>16511056
Again, flash card is useful regardless for ntrboot, and the ones with the toggle switch don't have the timebomb problem.
ff374b No.16511270
c1fbfa No.16511401
The DS had many great games on its own while the PSP was a different beast by sporting 5th-6th gen quality games. The Vita didnt achieve the same feat but despite its lost potential, I consider it a much better choice over the disappointing 3DS library
90d734 No.16511583
>>16508548
The PSP has better games than the 3DS, natively. As far as emulation goes, they're about the same, but the PSP can emulate PS1 games, so I guess it depends on how much you like PS1 games.
495cb6 No.16513294
I'd like to compare the whole of the post-non rechargeable handhelds, since they started to have
power more comprable to 3D consoles. Counting backwards compatability through piracy, I would say
that the 3DS wins. I like a lot of PSV, PSP and PS1 games, but the a shit ton of games i've liked were on the
nintendo handhelds. I do have both a PSV and a 3DS, however, for maximum library. Handhelds have kind of become
my last stop for gaming and since none of the major manufactuers are going to release a new dedicated handheld, I'm fine sticking
with these, which have full compatibility with their predecessors.