It's still pretty subtle, but I do believe that the plastic of my Nintendo New 2DS LL is starting to yellow. I guess that makes it officially one of the all time great video game systems, like the SNES and the Dreamcast. Didn't Our Chad used to have a theory about this?

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Posted by A Little Yellow in your White Line and Opa Opa on June 14, 2023 at 14:43:30 EST.

It's still pretty subtle, but I do believe that the plastic of my Nintendo New 2DS LL is starting to yellow. I guess that makes it officially one of the all time great video game systems, like the SNES and the Dreamcast. Didn't Our Chad used to have a theory about this?

n/t

To be honest, I find it kind of surprising since there's hardly any good original games for the 3DS. Physically, it's a nice system, though, and almost perfect for emulation, so maybe that's it.

(Virtual Console and Opa Opa)

(14:47:10 06/14/23 EST)

there's some cool ones! but it definitely didn't get the cavalcade of weirdness the DS did. We made a little list here on insert credit

(exodus)

(14:32:35 06/15/23 EST)

That's a legitimately good list of games! Attack of the Friday Monsters, SMT IV, Ridge 'effin Racer DS.

(Jeurja)

(20:17:18 06/15/23 EST)

rediscovering ridge racer 6 2 years ago was a full-on delight. "the track is perfect, the car is perfect, and I feel perfect!"

(exodus)

(14:11:41 06/16/23 EST)

that's ridge racer six, two years ago, not ridge racer sixty two years ago.

(exodus)

(14:12:06 06/16/23 EST)

I never thought Ridge Racer DS or Ridge Racer 3D were all that good. I mean, they're fine, but they've just got no soul. Sometimes, I wonder if the reason 3DS games feel so uninspired is because I only have a 2DS, but the 3D can't be enough to make a bland game fun...can it? The Playstation Ridge Racer games emulate nicely on the 2DS and I do play them a lot. Playstation (3DO) Road Rash is what it's really about, though.

(Slim Jim and Opa Opa)

(14:43:21 06/16/23 EST)

it's true that ridge racer 3D isn't that good - it's just an upgraded version of the DS game which is an upgraded version of the n64 ridge racer... I think. I just included that one because it's a ridge racer you can't play elsewhere.

(exodus)

(14:49:55 06/20/23 EST)

I don't think the 3DS game is based on the DS/N64 games. I just played it a bit to compare and there doesn't seem to be much similarity beyond the common tracks and elements in all Ridge Racer games. If it's based on any of the games I've played, it might be Type 4, but I'd have to play that one again to see. It's pretty heavy on nitrous and slipstreaming, which are from Ridge Racer 6, right? It might even be an original game and not a remake, which would be quite a surprise since at least half of 3DS games seem to be remakes or something.

(Trial Size and Opa Opa)

(19:28:25 06/23/23 EST)

Thanks, I'll try out Attack of the Friday Monsters. It sounds interesting. I don't really like story-driven games, though, and that's what most of this list (and others I've seen) are full of. What was the discussion of Crash City Mayhem? I've been playing that recently, though I'd say the Dreamcast Runabout game is a lot better.

(Felonious Mayhem and Opa Opa)

(14:32:58 06/16/23 EST)

unfortunately I can't remember what we talk about after we do it so I'm not sure what was said!! it is a story-heavy list but kokuga is not, and I think you'd like that one. gotta protectors is also not, and that one's real fun, but more fun with friends. and I bet you'd get something out of the GG series games, or legend of dark witch.

(exodus)

(14:48:41 06/20/23 EST)

Is the G.G series all DSiware? No native 3DS games? Not that it matters. I never had a DSi and never have gotten around to looking at all those games on my 2DS. I think there's supposed to be a lot of pretty cool arcade and casual games.

(Stuffed Things and Opa Opa)

(22:03:45 06/23/23 EST)

There was a standalone DS cart of the G.G. Series. It's pretty great, though unlocking the games is a pain.

(Jeurja)

(15:34:18 06/26/23 EST)

I think it's dsiware probably yeah - and you can play them all on the 3DS. I've still got my ancient copy of that gameloft castlevania-like (soul of darkness) that I enjoyed. that was released as DSiware, an up-port from the feature phone Java original. if that doesn't get you excited I don't know what will!!

(exodus)

(18:29:56 06/27/23 EST)

Attack of the Friday Monsters is more than amazing. I would advise wearing headphones though! It's been literal decades since Guts told us to play Boku no Natsu Yasumi and that was by the same developer. Friday is a short and easy to play adventure to see if you like these games!

(Mental)

(13:48:47 08/13/23 EST)

I’m not sure what theory you’re remembering but I’ve restored a number of white things from yellow and my current understanding is basically that 1: all white plastic eventually yellows. If bleached back to white it will eventually yellow again and 2: if you want something to never yellow you have to paint it, which is a giant pain in the ass to do properly.

(SignOfZeta)

(16:34:36 06/29/23 EST)

I don't get it. Why would I not want these systems to be yellow? The yellow is what demonstrates their excellence.

(Sure We All Do and Opa Opa)

(13:32:26 07/02/23 EST)

While it is proof that they are loved hard working machines I guess it seems like just another reminder that people don’t need of their own entropy…or maybe they just don’t like piss and cigarettes which it also evokes. It is interesting that the PCE, Saturn, Dreamcast, GB, and DS are famous for turning yellow and also famous for being kick ass machines whereas nobody every complains about the XBox or 3DO or PS2 turning yellow. Also, I should say that even black plastic yellows, it’s just much harder to see. You can sorta see it on some Genesis systems.

(SignOfZeta)

(14:58:26 07/12/23 EST)

Hah, piss and cigarettes...I like that. Meanwhile, a white system evokes purity and colonialism. Actually, a yellow system might evoke colonialism, too, I guess. Piss and colonialism!

(Dreams Deferred and Opa Opa)

(21:28:01 07/18/23 EST)

Purity yes, but I’ve seen some seriously aged PC Engines and SNES systems that are probably about the color of Ponce de Leon.

(SignOfZeta)

(15:26:20 07/20/23 EST)

It's taken me most of my life to come to terms with what a dumb concept purity really is. I guess I used to think of it as a kind of excellence (or maybe even the other way around), but no, it's just emptiness. The thing of it is that it's so damned enticing until you understand that, though, and being a desirable thing with no value makes it a pretty good feeling to be co-opted by all the usual suspects that want to co-opt our feelings for stupid reasons.

(You Want and Opa Opa)

(16:13:58 08/04/23 EST)

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