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[TheFuzz]

Simple thread.

You're stranded on a desert island but you get to take any one of the following Nintendo handhelds:

Game Boy
Game Boy Color
Game Boy Advance
DS
3DS

Any backwards compatibility is fine. Since it's a deserted island, there's no internet (no eshop or multiplayer online)

Here's what I'm taking: Game Boy Advance

1) Super Mario Advance 3: Super Mario World

2) Link's Awakening DX

3) Castlevania: AoS


Edit since this is apparently a question: don't worry about power supply on said island. Endless batteries and or a charging cable.

 

[Scrawnton]

Nintendo 3DS:

Animal Crossing New Leaf

Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate

Dragon Quest IX

 

[joker3782]

3DS

Majoras mask 3d
Fire emblem fates (Am I allowed to have all 3 versions of Fates?)
Smash bros 3DS

 

[sixteen-bit]

Joke post: DS and the Survival Kids / Lost in Blue games

 

[Lord of Ostia]

Gameboy Advance

Fire Emblem (7)

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance

Pokémon Leaf Green

 

[Inferno313]

Nintendo DS:

Mario Kart DS
Pokemon Soul Silver
Elite Fuckin' Beat Agents.

 

[Platy]

DS

Maestro Jump in Music
Astroboy (GBA retrocompatibility)
Soul Bubbles

or maybe ...

 

[toythatkills]

Here's what I'm taking: Game Boy Advance

1) Super Mario Advance 3: Super Mario World

2) Link's Awakening DX

3) Castlevania: AoS

What are you gonna do in the second week after you've beaten those three games?

 

[Dunkley]

Nintendo 3DS, with Kirby Superstar Ultra, Animal Crossing New Leaf and Majora's Mask 3D.

 

[Pinky]

3DS

Ocarina of Time 3D
A Link Between Worlds
Link's Awakening (VC)

 

[delSai]

Nintendo DS with Jump Ultimate Stars, Pokemon HeartGold and Animal Crossing

 

[Kgamer314]

3DS

Chrono Trigger
Pokémon Diamond
Fire Emblem Fates (Special Edition - gotta have all three versions)

 

[DorkyMohr]

Nintendo Switch

Zelda Breath of the Wild
Puyo Puyo Tetris
Binding of Isaac

 

[efyu_lemonardo]

How would you charge it?

 

[Apenheul]

Nintendo 3DS

- Fire Emblem Fates SE; best Fire Emblem per Euro ratio
- Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate; mastering all the weapons will keep me busy for a while
- Super Mario Maker 3DS; I don't even have this game but I would if I knew I'd be stranded

 

[Panthalassic]

3DS:
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Chrono Trigger
Monster Hunter Generations

 

[Skyzard]

How would you charge it?

3 hours of gaming then bored forever lol

 

[NinjaCoachZ]

3DS:
- Animal Crossing: New Leaf
- Mario Kart DS
- Pokemon White 2

Hell, swap out New Leaf for Wild World and White 2 for Pokemon Pearl and that practically was my go-to list when I first had my DS.

 

[Dr. Feel Good]

1. Pokémon FireRed
2. Animal Crossing: New Leaf
3. Tetris

 

[FirmBizBws]

3DS

MH4U
Pokémon Sun
Bravely second end layer or a fire emblem game

 

[10k]

3DS

Pokemon Moon
Fire Emblem Awakening
Super Mario 3D Land

 

[Funkyhamster]

Game Boy Color

Pokemon Gold
Zelda Oracle of Seasons
Wario Land 3

 

[MTC100]

How would you charge it?

My thought exactly, with the low battery life of the 3DS you'll have fun for 3 hours at most...

I'd go with a Gameboy Pocket, a solar AAA battery charger and Tetris, Super Mario Land and Solar Striker

 

[Strangelove77]

GBA

Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
Final Fantasy 6 Advance
Super Mario Bros. 3

 

[ZorroMcNube]

3DS.
Star Fox 64 3D
Animal Crossing New Leaf
Smash 4.

 

[bobone]

3DS

Pokemon (any)
Monster Hunter (any)
Smash Bros 4

That would easily keep me occupied. Those games are basically unending. And I've been playing all 3 series since their first entry, so I'm in no way bored of them.

 

[Ladekabel]

DS

• Tetris DS
• Pokemon SoulSilver
• Mario Kart DS

Joke Post, I'd only need Tetris DS.

 

[PaulBizkit]

3DS

Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Monster Hunter Generation
And...

 

[TheFuzz]

What are you gonna do in the second week after you've beaten those three games?

Good point.... id replay the hell out of them, though.

Amended post: id probably take a 3DS with:

AC: New Leaf
Smash 3DS
KI: Uprsing

 

[cubicle47b]

DS
Advance Wars: Days of Ruin
Chrono Trigger DS
Tetris DS

 

[Koozek]

Game Boy Color with:

Link's Awakening
Super Mario Land 2
Tetris

 

[Zen Aku]

3DS

Pokemon X
Persona Q or Ocarina of Time
Fantasy Life

 

[Okami Haundo]

Damn... This is pretty tough! I'd go with:

"new" 3DS XL
- Pokemon Soul Silver (DS)
- Zelda: A link to the Past (Pre-downloaded from the eShop)
- Mario 3D Land


If I couldn't pre-download a game, I'd replace Link to the Past with Majora's Mask 3D.

 

[Soapbox Killer]

3DS

SMASH 4
MONSTER HUNTER XX
MARIO KART 7

3ds

Smash, Mk7, and Xenoblade

I HAD XENOBLADE ON MY LIST AT first too....(I also love the song "Purple" by NAS)

 

[Triforce141]

3DS

Kid Icarus Uprising
A Link Between Worlds
Xenoblade Chronicles 3D

 

[Skyzard]

Tetris
Super Mario land


I'd probably get the raspberry pi solar powered one that can run snes games.

 

[Sectorseven]

I guess I have a solar panel to charge that 3DS?

 

[molnizzle]

If you're not listing 3 puzzle games, you're fucking up.

 

[SwiftDeath]

I don't know what system and the other 2 games but Tetris for sure

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

3DS XL

Zelda : ALBW
Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow
Tetris DS

 

[Shogmaster]

If I'm grabbing a handheld for desert island, it's gonna be 64GB GPD XD with 256GB uSD card. Every damn emulator up to Dreamcast bitches. And bunch of videos.

 

[borghe]

if you could ask me again next year, yeah... that would be great.

as it stands now. probably

3DS
Xenoblade
Tetris
MK7 (or Smash)

 

[diaspora]

Switch with BOTW.

Alternatively:

3DS with Zero Mission, Metroid 2, Super Metroid installed.

 

[Principate]

Unless this desert Island has massive power supply that Handheld isn't going to do you any good. Probably be better off putting your effort into surviving and trying to leave,

 

[Ryu Hayabusa]

GBA

• Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
• Sega Arcade Gallery
• Final Fantasy VI Advance

 

[Megatron]

If you bring anything after the og gba, you wont be abke to recharge it on your desert island. The older handheld will work if you happen to have a grip load of batteries with you.

 

[jufonuk]

My 3DS XL
Retail copies:
ALBW (love the soundtrack can listen to that for hours)
DKC:R
Bangai-O

If allowed Pre installed games on my memory card :

The Ambassador NES and GBA games

Plus I have a few other games on my memory card. That's if the rules allow it 😀

I guess the island has a solar charger with a USB port ?
If so by that logic will have to take my travel case with my and it has slots for 8 cards, and as I guess I know I am going I buy a New 3DS XL

So err:
MM
OoT
Kid Icarus uprising
ALBW
DKC:R
Bangai-O
Super Mario 3D Land
MK7

And one in the 3DS Being MGS 3D

And all my downloaded eshop stuff on the memory card.

 

[purseowner]

3DS

Rhythm Heaven Megamix
Pokemon Moon
Professor Layton and the Curious Village

 

[Cepheus]

Switch:

Zelda
Puyo Puyo Tetris
Ultra Street Fighter 2 (pretend it's out)

 

[Falchion]

3DS

Pokemom Alpha Sapphire (since I've already played Moon)
Fire Emblem Awakening
Advance Wars Days of Ruin