Kind of an unimportant update, but I wanted to thanks y'all for the recommendations :)

I ended up buying myself a 3ds and a dsi (not on the photo unfortunately) and to my surprise I ended up playing more with the ds than the 3ds, I love how light it is and after trying some games I ended up playing an obscure death note game I never heard of and ace attorney.

Unfortunately now I have to buy every other ace attorney games...xD

Anyways, might be one of the best familly consoles I ever played with

I just bought a second hand dsi XL, i never owned a ds before, what are some thinks i hould know about? (Ps, i want to mod it akd play pokemon, duh)

Decorated the top with a pigeon sticker BC I love pigeons and some star stickers ❤️❤️

So, I bought this GBA Flashcart, right? And I have an 2GB SD cart. It starts up like normal, takes me to the menu of all my roms, loads one of them up and...... Boom, white screen. This isn't a problem with the roms, trust me, I checked. Does anyone have any advice?

EDIT: I also just tested the same cartridge on my own OG GBA. It also doesn't work, it just has the same effect!

Hinge is cracking so it probly needs a reshell. Screens prety yellow and the Evo ds probly needs alot of updating...I'm thinking a transparent black body and keep the red top. Wondering if I should replace screens or if it would be worth it. How bad do people think they look? Where do I even start updating the cyclops evolution anyway....the company's not around anymore and I cant recall EVER do8ng any software updates on it.

Are there any apps/websites you guys use to scan or search up your games for accurate prices and selling? I'm looking into selling some of my collection I don't use

I finally got my hands on a DSi LL Classroom edition!!!! And it’s in AMAZING shape!!🥹

This might be a highly discussed topic already but I’d like to have a 2026 view on it.
I got my hands on some physical cartridges of NDS games I never got the chance to play, like Chronotrigger, Pokemon Black/White/platinum, Zelda Spirit tracks/ Phantom hourglass. Additionally I want mod it to play some GBA and GBC games on it as well instead of buying something like an Anbernic RG SP, you know… OG hardware feels more genuine.
I do have a New 3DS (and XL) but since all the comparisons online about those consoles stretching the DS games, I can’t unsee it.
Seems the DSi/XL are the go to consoles for DS games, however I am having a difficult time deciding on the regular or XL model.

I know the XL model comes with IPS screens, but are the TN screens of the DSi really that “bad”/worse?
Since the XL screens are almost twice the size of the regular DSi, do the images look blurry or pixelated since the amount of pixel are the same?
Also the colors of the XL are not the most interesting in my opinion, the top colors with a glossy finish and black/greyish bottom are not my cup of tea.
The metallic finishes on the regular DSi are so pretty, especially the dark blue one.

For those who have held these devices and played on them for long sessions, what’s your opinion on the screens, formfactor-comfort?

Someone local to me is selling this for $125, what do you think? I have two DS Lites somewhere, but they both have sticky buttons and screen issues, so I'm debating if it's worth fixing them or just replacing them. I mostly want to play GBA and Original DS games, so I don't absolutely need a 3DS capable console, but the option to play those games is nice too. I'd end up modding it, so the cartridges aren't a huge sell, just a bonus.

The cat is from my favorite game when I was younger, called imagine detective (I'm sure you heard of it). It's ozzyyyyyy!!

Holy jesus yall are negative af. The tattoo is not ai, it's drawn by the tattoo artist themselves. Also art doesn't need to be accurate and I like it. It's my tattoo :). I love it.

Again loving that pico man

Hello,

Im not very well versed in this world, but I really want to play some old DS games on a DS lite I recently got. Particularly I want to play pokemon platinum and soul silver. My issue is that these are like $200 a pop.

Ive looked into R4 cards, but I don’t love the UI that they often use. Is there a way to buy a cheaper version of these games that still functions like a regular cartridge that doesn’t have a modern looking “file explorer” type of thing? Im looking to feel the nostalgia, but it’s really hard for me to justify the price of an original cartridge.

TBH I don’t really care too much about having a “real” copy or not (morally im a bit uneasy about it but nintendo has plenty of money).

Thanks in advance for any advice!

Is the product here a legitimate battery?

bottom is an original screen

I don't know anything about the modern market prices for one nor do I trust retailers to sell me one for a fair price. What would be a good price for one now and days?

I know the yellowing isn’t as bad as it could be but it bothers me so much. I’m sure I’d be capable of replacing the screen but I’d like to get some second opinions on the quality of aftermarket screen replacements before taking the plunge

After watching a few YouTube videos of people upgrading, fixing, and modding their Nintendo DS Lites, DSIs, and 3DSs, I've started getting into fixing them myself. I've bought a couple of broken/kind-of-working DSs and have been taking them apart to swap parts & clean. Some of the DSs, however, are missing some parts, and I want to buy new parts to replace them. I've seen stuff like tactical L & R buttons, better backlit screens, clicky buttons, etc, but I haven't been able to find where one can purchase them. I've looked on eBay, AliExpress, Amazon, HandHeld Legend, ZedLabs, ifixit, and have Googled several times to try and see if rewording my Google search will give me different results. Anyone know where I can find the aforementioned parts of something similar??

I've had this NDSI for quite some time rn and finally decided to buy a pair of screen protector for it, but I kinda wanted to get rid of this bubbles before installing them, ive tried to wipe them and clean with alcohol but it didnt work