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Legendrew

3DS UK collection

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I've been lurking around on this reddit for a year or so now and been admiring people's collections so thought I'd share my own. My ambition is to collect all the nintendo-published 3DS games and I think I'm well on my way to that. Let me know any I'm missing! I've included my DS games too which is nowhere near as complete a collection but I count them as one in the same as I played most on my 3DS over the past few years!

I've noticed most collections are USA based too so it might be nice to see how a 3DS shelf looks here in the UK!

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My current hit list games are:

Dragon quest VII

Dragon quest VIII

Fire Emblem Echoes

Fire Emble Fates: Conquest

Yoshi and Poochys Woolly World

Kirby's extra epic Yarn

Yokai Watch 3

Yokai Watch 2: Psychic Spectres

Posted Jan 23, 2020, 2:38 PM UTC · edited

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Captainpanda55•

Very nice! Good news for you is that Fire Emblem Echoes is still really cheap, for some reason. That'll be an easy one.

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LegendrewOP•

Indeed, one I've been meaning to pick up for quite a while. Was recently on sale for £5.99 at Argos but sadly not in stock around where I live so shall have to track down another reasonably priced copy.

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devensega•

I picked it up for around that price from Amazon I think. Check out Hot UK Deals regularly, it usually pops up. Although, understandably, 3DS deals are becoming less and less common.

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LegendrewOP•

Less common for sure but I've noticed that when deals do pop up they seem to be very cheap as I think stores are now trying to clear most 3DS inventory. For instance a few days ago I got the Bravely second collectors edition for £6 from Argos - crazy low price!

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TheGentlemansHat•

No way.... wish I’d known that

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Captainpanda55•

Oof that's an amazing price for anyone who can go and collect. The cheapest I've found online right now is 16 quid here.

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mekatuku•

Hey great collection you got there, I am collecting 3ds and ds titles too. Where do you go game hunting ? I mostly end up looking at every CEX shop that I come across to get a good deal and some from amazon.

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LegendrewOP•

CEX is always a good place to look - I like that you can see the games but also their condition as I'm a bit of a stickler for trying to get games in nice condition with all the inserts. I've been known many times to check each copy for the inserts and move them into the best condition case/cover before then buying that one (yes i'm that person).

Ebay can be good but I tend to just go for buy it nows as I don't have the time for watching auctions really.

Failing that keeping an eye on Hotukdeals every few days is always good as others have said as it will let you know of any sales that are ongoing. For instance Argos has had some great deals lately!

Sadly sometimes for the rarer or more sought after games you just have to stump up the money if you want to play them or add them to your collection. Now is a great time for collecting though as we're beginning to enter clearance price territory as shops wind down selling 3DS things and ebay prices are dropping as fewer people are looking to buy 3ds games + people are selling their collections to pay for newer games on the switch.

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mekatuku•

Thank you sir!

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MPS64•

I lost Mario Party DS and it was my favorite game :(

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magmafanaticCOR BLIMEY•

I think I've only got half the amount of DS/3DS games you've got, like 70-something.

But on the other hand, I've played through all but 6 of them. Considering the size of my backlog 4 years ago, I'm really proud of that.

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LegendrewOP•

Indeed, there's something satisfying about having a collection but having had the time to play through a large number. Whenever I have time I slowly work my way through some of the games. With the 3DS being so portable I always take it with me on holiday or when visiting family so that is always a good chance to play some of the games i've not yet gotten around to.

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daisybubbles•

Great collection! I just bought a used 3ds and am starting to collect some games. If you had to pick a top 5 which ones would it be?

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LegendrewOP•

Tough Question!

In no particular order I'd probably say:

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Animal Crossing New Leaf (Probably my most played 3ds game)

Pokemon Ultra Sun (All the pokemon 3ds games are good but I think ultra sun/moon are probably the best on there)

The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (Majora's Mask is a close second!)

Ever Oasis (hugely underrated I think and a surprisingly huge game with a very addictive gameplay loop)

Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy (One of my favourite series which I've played all the way from the first game and this was a satisfying end to the mainline series)

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I could probably keep listing more but they are the ones which stand out in my memory and there are still quite a few i've yet to play at great length - Bravely DEFAULT for instance I've not had much time to play yet but I love Octopath traveller on the switch so I think it would have a good chance of making the top 5 once i finally play it!

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daisybubbles•

Thank you so much for answer! I love hearing other peoples favourites. I have pokemon and heard of all the others except for Ever oasis- I looked it up and I love the look of it! Im excited to add more to my collection!

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Skittles_the_Jester•

I was gonna mention that you needed Kirby’s yarn adventure but I saw you listed it

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theowillcox•

Looking like a Nintendo store

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