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Now that the DS brand is finally dead... which was the best looking console out of all of them?
- Thread starter Lant_War
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DS Lite is beautiful, except for the classic Nintendo plastic-that-yellows-with-ages touch on the white model
Lovely colour!DS Lite all the way. The light blue one is the best-looking piece of gaming hardware I have ever bought:
DS Lite gets my vote too. Just a great size and a nice form with no weird unnecessary bits.
The regular sized New 3DS is also nice. The XL models are just too bulky to me, even though I have a 3DS XL, I like the bigger screen, but it looks more toy-like to me.
Best looking maybe DS Lite. But looks + comfort I'd say 2DS XL
Tho I own a DS Lite and only played with a 2DS XL short term at the store, so maybe I'm wrong.
The New 2DS XL imo competes with the PSP GO for the best looking handheld ever!
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The Wine Red DSi XL was gorgeous.
Runner up would easily be the white n3DS for its changeable faceplates and the classic button colours.
Clear loser would be the 2DS because its fucking awful. The XLs look so much better.
Runner up would easily be the white n3DS for its changeable faceplates and the classic button colours.
Clear loser would be the 2DS because its fucking awful. The XLs look so much better.
It always bothered me a bit that the sides on the 3DS models were never totally flush when closed (I guess because of the 3D slider placement). They fixed that on the New 2DS but I don't like the protruding hinge on it so my pick is the DS Lite or DSi, leaning more towards the DSi because of the matte surface.
I wish I got one of the non XL models of the 3DS. I don't mind how 3DS games look on the larger screen but I've been working through my DS collection and some of those don't scale up so well. The DS Lite is probably my favorite model of the family though, and I don't care what people say I love the squishy buttons.
I like the bigger screens of the XL devices and they do fit in my hands nicely, but the smaller ones are way more eye pleasing. Once a device that is intended for a pocket reaches a certain size it starts to look comical and all of the XLs suffer from that. They tend to look a little less like toys than their XL counterparts.
As for narrowing down the rest of the field, I think the DSi is out because the edges are a little too sharp and the camera looks ridiculous on the non-black models. The original 3DS is also out for me because of the oddly chamfered edges which the external cameras sit on, which breaks up the whole design. The New 3DS is close to the best, with nicely rounded edges and the heavier rounding on the (front?) corners is just the right amount. It's let down by the seam where it opens (not the hinge). It looks really silly since it's rounded over. The way the DS Lite closes and makes a continuous edge along the sides looks awesome. For that reason, the DS Lite is #1 to me.
As for narrowing down the rest of the field, I think the DSi is out because the edges are a little too sharp and the camera looks ridiculous on the non-black models. The original 3DS is also out for me because of the oddly chamfered edges which the external cameras sit on, which breaks up the whole design. The New 3DS is close to the best, with nicely rounded edges and the heavier rounding on the (front?) corners is just the right amount. It's let down by the seam where it opens (not the hinge). It looks really silly since it's rounded over. The way the DS Lite closes and makes a continuous edge along the sides looks awesome. For that reason, the DS Lite is #1 to me.
You know what I'm surprised with? The fact that way more people voted the "new" 3ds, than the original one.
The very first 3DS looked the most premium and elegant, with every successive iteration looking more toy-like.
The very first 3DS looked the most premium and elegant, with every successive iteration looking more toy-like.
DS Lite is still a gorgeous system and I still use it for playing certain titles like the DS Dragon Quest games and Chrono Trigger DS.
I'll never forget when I got my Lite and NSMB in spring 2006, it was such a beautiful upgrade and made the Phat look like a completely shoddy and unappealing joke.
I'll never forget when I got my Lite and NSMB in spring 2006, it was such a beautiful upgrade and made the Phat look like a completely shoddy and unappealing joke.
They're all charming in their own way. How dare you make me choose okay it's the DS Lite
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Regular DSi. DSi XL is slighly too heavy, but it probably comes in second.
Third, I'd probably say New 3DS (despite the annoying hinge), though admittedly I've never owned a 2DS XL.
Is the DS Lite winning just because that's what most people owned? It feels flimsy and the plastic looks cheap compared to the DSi.
Third, I'd probably say New 3DS (despite the annoying hinge), though admittedly I've never owned a 2DS XL.
Is the DS Lite winning just because that's what most people owned? It feels flimsy and the plastic looks cheap compared to the DSi.
While the DS Lite is indeed fantastic, DSi is an even sleeker iteration of that design. And since we're talking strictly about looks and not functionality (RIP GBA slot), DSi is hands-down the winner IMO.
That said, the various 3DS models were all pretty solid too.
That said, the various 3DS models were all pretty solid too.
It's clearly the DS Lite.
I remember watching this YouTube review 13(!!!) years ago and marvelling at how much an improvement it was over the OG.
I remember watching this YouTube review 13(!!!) years ago and marvelling at how much an improvement it was over the OG.
