Anyone ever use the circle pad pro with the 3DS? Aka

[jukeboxhero2396]

Saw a post about Kid Icarus Uprising and it reminded me of this:

The circle pad pro. Basically making the 3DS into a handheld switch because it had an analog stick and shoulder buttons. Found it weird that it had very limited compatibility, but I remember games like RE revelations or MGS3 were practically a new experience with it.

Weird how they pretty much cut support for it. It was okay for KH3D but I remember it was hard to use the face buttons and the 2nd analog.

edit: typo in title

 

[AustinJ]

I bought it for resident evil revelations. I don't think it got much use after that.

 

[ArcLyte]

Hell yes, loved playing Resident Evil Revelations on that thing

 

[Deleted member 14377]

A baffling blunder and reminder that nintendo had made a mistake. Obviously it's one that they fixed. Early 3DS adopters got it rough

 

[Khanimus]

Acouple times. A comically awkward solution to a problem that could have been avoided.

 

[Hollywood Duo]

Used it on one game then never again

 

[Deleted member 34949]

I used it for Resident Evil Revelations, Kingdom Hearts 3D and not much else, though I'd have probably used it for Monster Hunter if I hadn't had a New 3DS by the time I got into the series.

 

[banter]

I did, back before the new 3DS came out. It was definitely awkward, but welcome in monster hunter 3U. I got the new 3ds monster hunter edition when mh4u came out.

 

[Deleted member 2834]

Yeah I did for Monster Hunter. It's big but the right stick to control the camera did improve the game by a lot.

 

[Perkin_Warbeck]

Definitely one of the stranger peripherals ever made IMO

 

[Youabra]

Saw a post about Kid Icarus Uprising and it reminded me of this:

The circle pad pro. Basically making the 3DS into a handheld switch because it had an analog stick and shoulder buttons. Found it weird that it had very limited compatibility, but I remember games like RE revelations or MGS3 were practically a new experience with it.

Weird how they pretty much cut support for it. It was okay for KH3D but I remember it was hard to use the face buttons and the 2nd analog.

edit: typo in title

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Played all the monster hunter games with this before getting a New 3DS. I still prefer this over the mini-button the New has.

 

[Mejilan]

I still have mine somewhere. One of the Nintendo-iest peripherals around.
Of course, my n3DS completely replaced that abomination.

 

[JiyuuTenshi]

Regularly used it when I played at home. Made the original 3DS much more comfortable to hold and was great for games that actually supported it.

 

[ClickyCal']

A baffling blunder and reminder that nintendo had made a mistake. Obviously it's one that they fixed. Early 3DS adopters got it rough

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They didn't fix it because the nub sucks to use.

 

[Android Sophia]

It's baffling that this thing wasn't supported system wide. The 3DS was SO MUCH MORE comfy to hold with it. I could play Monster Hunter for hours.

 

[wossname]

I had to use it to play Kid Icarus Uprising because I'm left handed. Aside from that only ever used it for Resident Evil Revelations.

 

[CannonFodder52]

I only ever had a New 3DS, but I honestly don't even remember using the nub thumb stick on that.

 

[TeraDax]

Use it a lot for Resident Evil Rev and also Monster Hunter!

For those game it was a game changer for me! Even if I got a New 3DS later, I always found the Circle Pad Pro more confortable than the nub for aiming!

 

[ghostcrew]

Yep. I got one of the XL ones for my 3DS XL.

Absolutely GINORMOUS but made playing MH a joy in a pre-Switch world.

 

[Alvis]

I always wanted it but it was always out of stock where I live. Became irrelevant once the New 3DS released and I upgraded to it

 

[mrjohill]

I did for monster hunter Generations

 

[Slime Stack]

Yeah it rules for Monster Hunter.

 

[dom]

A baffling blunder and reminder that nintendo had made a mistake. Obviously it's one that they fixed. Early 3DS adopters got it rough

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The nub isn't a fix, it's far worse than this add-on.

 

[SirNinja]

I have one for the XL. It's kinda unwieldy, but depending on the game, I actually prefer it to the tiny laptop-nub the New models have.

 

[Fisty]

Cant believe they apparently didnt hear people bitching about the single stick on PSP for all those years only to fall into the same trap

 

[SmokedSalmon]

Yeah. I used it for RE Revelations. I thought it worked pretty well.

 

[Micro]

It was the best way to play Snake Eater 3D when it came out. The N3DS replaces any need for it though- I surprisingly don't mind the tiny nub lol.

 

[ArkhamFantasy]

I was told it was compatible with Kid Icarus Uprising, and the way i see it Nintendo owes me $20.

 

[eddiemunstr]

I loved that thing and would have used it on every single game if I could have before I got a XL. The circle pad pro made the original 3ds infinitely more comfortable to hold for me and the bigger shoulder buttons were better.

 

[G_Shumi]

I've used the XL version when I had a regular 3DS XL. I didn't really use it for its intended purpose but it was really, really comfortable as a grip. The 3DS was prone to giving me (and plenty of others) hand cramps after prolonged use. The Circle Pad Pro made those hand cramps go away.

 

[BrickArts295]

I had the original one but for the life of me I can't remember what I used it for. Probably Kid Icarus and the KH3D demo.
Definetly better than the small one in the newer ones.

 

[Dineren]

I used it for Monster Hunter, it worked well enough I guess, but I didn't find it that comfortable.

 

[twentytwo22]

I bought it for Monster Hunter when I lived in Japan but was so used to PSP monster Hunter controls that I just didn't really bother. It was freaking huge.

 

[GemmolSwitchPS4]

Saw a post about Kid Icarus Uprising and it reminded me of this:

The circle pad pro. Basically making the 3DS into a handheld switch because it had an analog stick and shoulder buttons. Found it weird that it had very limited compatibility, but I remember games like RE revelations or MGS3 were practically a new experience with it.

Weird how they pretty much cut support for it. It was okay for KH3D but I remember it was hard to use the face buttons and the 2nd analog.

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still got it

 

[RonianAT]

It is called Frankenpad and I never owned it.

 

[Elfotografoalocado]

Yeah, I did. I just handled my OG 3DS after a long time since I'm back at my parents' place for the quarantine and holy fuck, are the ergonomics of this thing bad. I don't know how I could play that thing without herniating my wrist joints.

 

[dirtyjane]

I have one, this thing is better than the nub and made Monster Hunter that much better.
Not really a worthwhile investment but i liked it.

 

[Deleted member 11370]

I mostly used it for the ergonomics, to be honest. Too bad the N3DS didn't have something like that, because the teeny tiny nub isn't comparable to the big ass circle pad from this attachment.

 

[Reinhardt Schneider]

Oh yes I did, for a loooong time. It was comfortable as fuck and made games like Ironfall and Monster Hunter completely playable.

Stopped using it recently when I got my New 3DS, but the nub is unusable for complex movements

 

[MarcelRguez]

It made MH3U, RE:R, and MGS3D much more enjoyable.

Funnily enough, the portable peaked for me around the time this got widespread use. That late-2012-to-late-2013 period was incredible.

 

[Mr.Deadshot]

I used it for Monster Hunter I think. It was pretty bad.

 

[SiG]

Yes I have, but no longer use it ever since aqcuiring a new3DS.

 

[Novocaine]

I had one I got for MonHun. I actually clipped it on sometimes while playing animal crossing because it was more ergonomically comfortable to hold than the unit alone

 

[Zombine]

I'm pretty sure I had/have this, but I genuinely have no idea what happened to it.

 

[Klappdrachen]

It was great for After Burner II and Galaxy Force II.

 

[Teepo671]

Yep, I've still got mine. I remember getting a lot of use out of it before picking up the new 3ds xl, especially with the monster hunter games.

 

[StallionDan]

Used it on Resident Evil Revelations and MGS3.

Tried to use it to fix the awful Kid Icarus controls since I saw it supported it but all they did was swap the analogue nub that was used, fixing nothing.

 

[blockhead1700]

To me, this thing made the 3DS more comfortable to hold. I much preferred playing monster hunter with the circle pad over the nub on the new 3DS.

 

[sirap]

I bought an XL and CPP just for Monster Hunter.

 

[Madao]

i never got it because my 3DS had the capture video mod and it made impossible to attach this thing to the 3DS.