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10 3DS Games Still Worth Playing Today
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8/1/2024
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Welcome to Mojo Plays, and today we're taking a look at the 10 best Nintendo 3DS games that
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still hold up incredibly well today.
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Before we begin, we publish new videos all week long, so be sure to subscribe to Mojo
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Mario Kart 7 We'll be the first to admit that MK7 doesn't
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have as strong of a track selection as the other games in the franchise, nor does it
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have the strongest character selection.
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Metal Mario?
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Seriously?
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But don't let that deter you, MK7 does hold some fun gimmicks to spice things up a bit.
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One of the first things you'll notice is the ability to build your very own kart.
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Bodies, wheels, and gliders will affect your stats on top of your character's weight
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class, making it crucial to create a kart that suits your playstyle.
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Of course, the way the game utilizes the 3DS's capabilities to give the visuals a ton of
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depth between your kart and the incoming obstacles is incredibly immersive.
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Pokemon X and Y The 3DS did get a handful of wonderful mainline
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Pokemon games.
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If you prefer Sun and Moon or the remakes of Ruby and Sapphire, more power to you.
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For us, X and Y were just as great as the titles before it.
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Not only did we get a whole new generation of pocket monsters to collect, we also got
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to see the world of Pokemon in a new light with the 3D functionality.
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Plus, we now had a handheld Pokemon game that sported 3D character models of each Pokemon
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instead of 2D sprites.
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Basically, it was a technical step up in the long-running franchise.
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Plus, the megaforms were a cool gimmick.
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If only this level of quality had carried over into the Switch's lifespan.
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Fire Emblem Awakening It almost feels like every new Fire Emblem
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is better than the last, Engage notwithstanding.
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Engage is kind of eh.
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As for Awakening, well, it's almost hard to describe just how impressive this game
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was.
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From the beautifully written story to the new features to adhere to both casual and
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hardcore tactics fans, Awakening managed to rejuvenate the franchise in a way Nintendo
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had never anticipated.
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While planned to be the final game in the series, Nintendo and developer Intelligent
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Systems went all out on the production value here, which is something you can't say about
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a lot of 3DS games, let alone handheld games in general.
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Kirby Planet Robobot Kirby saw a large handful of titles thrown
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his way during the 3DS days.
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Triple Deluxe, the port of Epic Yarn, the 3D remake of Kirby's Adventure, they're
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all well and good.
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Planet Robobot, on the other hand, total blast.
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Look you don't need much reason to play this game, ok?
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It's Kirby and he's got a freaking mecha.
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And not only do you still get copy abilities like any normal Kirby game, but the mecha
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can get copy abilities too.
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It all conjures into one of the most destructive and most fun games the 3DS ever saw.
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Dead or Alive Dimensions With the exception of one notable title you'll
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see soon, Dead or Alive Dimensions was the only major fighting game that gracefully translated
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from more powerful home consoles to the 3DS.
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Whereas Tekken and Street Fighter did get 3DS games, they suffered from technical setbacks
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like lower framerates or missing features, while Dead or Alive managed to deliver a complete
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package.
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You had an entire story campaign, smooth framerates, exceptional audio and visual fidelity, an
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online mode, and, as with every Dead or Alive, a plethora of costumes to unlock between both
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gameplay and spot pass.
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This was the ultimate love letter to the fans of the franchise.
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Kid Icarus Uprising
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Kid Icarus is one of Nintendo's many neglected franchises that simply does not get enough
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love, especially with its 3DS outing.
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Kid Icarus Uprising presented a unique control scheme for the system, one less reliant on
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button presses and more on stylus controls.
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It sounds weird at first, until you find the Groove.
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Suddenly dodging attacks, countering, and charging up attacks feels immensely satisfying.
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On top of that, every one of the on-rails shooter segments is thrilling, as Palutena
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has Pit flying through narrow gaps and across wide open vistas and chaotic skies.
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In terms of aesthetics, combat, and set pieces, this was Nintendo's own God of War, in its
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own special way, of course.
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Animal Crossing New Leaf
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The exciting part about New Leaf wasn't just some of the new characters like Isabelle
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or the refined graphics that made Animal Crossing even cuter with the right amount of detail.
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No, it was the premise that sold us.
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For years, we lived in the villages of Animal Crossing as mere residents that could shake
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trees and dig up fossils, all while dealing with an ever-increasing amount of debt from
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that shady Tom Nook.
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In New Leaf, we were no longer just residents, but mayors.
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Yes, now you could run your very own village with community projects and enacting ordinances,
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all while dealing with an ever-increasing debt from Tom Nook.
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There's just no escaping that damn raccoon, is there?
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The Legend of Zelda A Link Between Worlds
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As with many, many 3DS games, A Link Between Worlds took everything we knew and loved about
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Zelda and forced us to start thinking about perspective.
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The trick in A Link Between Worlds came in the form of Link suddenly being able to turn
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two-dimensional.
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While you still had to rely on some gear to solve puzzles and explore dungeons, there
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were times where merging into walls would be required to progress.
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Sometimes even leading to secret areas.
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And even if you weren't super crazy about this one, there were two other Zelda titles
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to wet your whistle.
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Really, the remakes of Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask greatly improve upon the originals
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thanks to the 3DS's touch screen.
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Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
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Oh, Smash Bros., what an obvious choice for a list about games on a Nintendo console.
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Well, yeah?
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I mean, Smash 3DS was a remarkable experience, and not just because it was the first game
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in the franchise to be on a handheld.
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Smash 3DS took every concern someone uttered about the franchise possibly going on a smaller
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screen, and it solved nearly every one of those problems without taking a beat.
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A UI that was easy to read, stages that were simple enough yet still had fun schticks to
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distinguish them all, and a wealth of game modes both old and new were all smashed into
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one tiny cartridge.
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No pun intended.
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Whether you enjoyed single player, smash run, or fighting friends through download play,
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there was just too much to love here.
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And we didn't even mention the impressive roster that was built for this installment.
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Come on, Mega Man, and Pac-Man, and Sonic, and Mario, in one game.
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Super Mario 3D Land
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It's somewhat befuddling how some gaming outlets would cry back then about how boring
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Mario supposedly was, yet continued to give the games high scores.
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Even 3D Land managed to prove them wrong in how it offered a ton of different ideas and
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gameplay regardless of how ancient, of how long Mario has been around for.
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From platforms that switch positions when you jump, to that tricky Shadow Mario following
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your every move, Super Mario 3D Land made the simplest ideas fun and challenging.
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Couple that with fun items like the boomerang flower, and cleverly hidden secrets like prize
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boxes, and sure enough, this was another title showing Mario is always, always at the top
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of his game.
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Thanks for watching.
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If you enjoyed the video, there's more where that came from.
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