7 Weird & Forgotten 3DS Games

I loved Ever Oasis!! It is a gorgeous and fun to play game and I'm so happy to hear someone talking about it!!

Freaky forms is prob got 3rd or 4th most hours on my 3ds behind animal Crossing,ever oasis and fantasy life 😂😂😂😂

Garfield car? I think you mean... Carfield?

I'm not sure how I feel about Dot Runner's Bolt being designed as a reference to Tron,.what with the cannibal thing and all.

Hey someone talking about Gun Volt again! :)

Pls for the love of god play the jp voice script of gunvolt 1 instead it’s so much better

Popping in here purely to mention you're playing the old translation of Gunvolt done by the company 8-4, which seemingly on-purpose botched the translation & cut an insane amount of dialogue on top of altering what was already there. The updated translation by Matt Papa is set by picking "English (Japanese Voice Mode)" in the 3DS & Steam version, and is standard in all other releases. Matt restored all the cut dialogue & did the translation work for the future Gunvolt titles in place of 8-4 all up to Luminous Avenger iX2.
It's also sad to see it considered forgotten when GV made a bunch of appearances in other Indie games like Runbow & Blade Strangers, and is still ongoing. The series deserves more love & recognition as one of the best indie platformer series I have played & yet is overshadowed completely.

You need to play teddy together, it's amazing

All the possible intros and you had to start the video by SPITTING GUNVOLT FACTS⚡️⚡️⚡️

I remember being at GameStop one time looking for a new weeb game as a kid and Azure Strike caught my attention. I played about 5 seconds of it before growing bored. Nowadays I probably would've held out longer.

FreakyForms was such an odd game. I had it when the system launched. Interesting to see another living creature acknowledge its existence

I was a late bloomer with RPGs and Ever Oasis was my first one. It's honestly a great way to introduce someone to RPGs if they're hesitant and want something on the chiller side. I absolutely adore that game <3 I wish I still had my 3ds so I could play it again.

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Some notes:

Barbie Groom and Glam Pups, despite being a pretty awful shovelware baby game, is actually THE rarest 3DS game of all time easily going for $300+ USD LOOSE. The game full in box can potentially cost THOUSANDS. I have no idea why that game out of everything is so expensive. Probably has to do something with the game's NA version only launching in Canada as a Toys R Us exclusive AND as a limited physical release right before Toys R Us went backrupt.

I'm a huge fan of Gunvolt, and man you did the Gunvolt series dirty. For one, your gameplay was absolutely awful. And I thought I sucked at the game. 😂Good tip, if you have the default armor equipped as long as you arent using electricity you will automatically null all attacks while depleating your EP guage. By spamming EP refill (down+down) you can remain pratically invincible. This is a good way for beginners like us to automatically dodge the more challenging attacks.

Secondly, Gunvolt isnt a 3DS game. In fact, the 3DS version of Gunvolt 1 is actually the WORST version because it uses a botched, outdated translation that goes as far as to contradict canon. The best version of all the games are the Nintendo Switch versions, but the PC versions are alright too. Just make sure when playing Gunvolt 1 on PC you switch the language to "Japanese w/ English Subtitles" when starting the game in order to get the game's real translation and full story. Just selecting "English" gives you the butchered OG translation which removes 90% of the dialogue and randomly censors things like Xonda's gender.

Gunvolt has a ton of media assossiated with it with more on the way, because Gunvolt actually has super in-depth lore akin to the Mega Man series it was inspired by. However, as of Gunvolt 3's DLC tons of things both in the past and future of the current timeline are left unexplained. This is because Gunvolt 2 ends on a cliff hanger that is never explained or elaborated on because theres a 50 year timeskip from Gunvolt 2 to Gunvolt 3. Gunvolt 3's true ending and the resulting DLC bonus campeign also ends on a massive cliff hanger. Hopefully there will be more games in the future planned, hopefully involving fleshing out the period between GV2 and GV3 and also making a direct sequel to GV3.

Finally, two heads up. While the first Ix game (Gunvolt spinoff) is really good, the second Ix game is kind of mid in spite of it being a huge graphical leap for the series and the first game to get an english dub. And the dub is high quality too, lots of famous anime VAs are included. Ix2 is also infamous for the game's true ending being locked behind hard mode, which lives up to it's name of being ABSURDLY difficult. DO NOT PLAY IX2'S HARD MODE. It is not worth the pain for like 5 minutes of extra story. Just get the standard good ending and be done with it. The final boss on Normal is already hard enough, and even with a "Not So Hard" option fir Hard Mode being added in an update Hard Mode is still insufferable. Ix2 is also hated because of it's insanely overpriced DLC that is practically required to make the game remotely as fun as Ix1 due to DLC-locked bonus abilities that add much needed QoL. Thankfully all of GV3's DLC were completely free (and was freaking awesome) to make up for the shitshow that was Ix2.

The second heads up is that as of July 2024, Gunvolt's story in GV2 is inpossible to complete on Linux or SteamDeck due to a bug in the final boss' special move. Basically on only 3DS and PC, and only if a active microphone is plugged in, the final boss of Gunvolt 2 will have a special attack that requires the player to SING JAPANESE KARAOKE to win. This "feature" was disabled on the Switch and PS4 versions due to those systems lacking mics, but there's a bug on Linux and Steam Deck (which uses Linux) where that final attack will crash the game 100% of the time due the encoder for the microphone integration on Linux being bugged. The only way to fix this issue is to go into your Steam Deck's desktop mode, go into command prompt, and completely disable microphone use, but this is easier said and done and requires coding knowlege. If a microphone is not detected the final boss will use an alternate special move instead. This issue has been known since around the Steam Deck's launch and still hasn't been fixed. Just a fair warning.

god I loved ever oasis i 100%ed it. the character and design is incredible

Lol, dude casually pulls out the most expensive 3ds game in the middle of the video like it's no big deal

Groom and Glam Pups is anything but forgotten. It’s one of the most expensive 3DS games. Any collector knows about it.

Gunvolt is a full fledged series now, with crossovers and everything.

One day I will play the copies of Gunvolt and Ever Oasis that I own... but that day is not today. Today I mourn because I was informed of Dot Runner 3D's existence far too late to actually buy it, and a world in which I can't run around voring the last remnants of a dying civilization locked in a bitter struggle with another dying civilization as an uncaring outsider only concerned with filling his belly... is a sad, bleak and lesser world.

Everyone hyped for Ever Oasis but I’m here for my GOAT Freakyforms, you were too good for this world sweet prince

Holy shit, I remember seeing the Ever Oasis trailer and LOVING the concept, but not being able to play it because my family never bought me games lmao
I might give it a shot nowadays :3

I remember getting ever oasis gifted on holidays (I disn't ask for that game but my parents picked that) and when I saw it for the first time I fell in love with it

Got gunvolt because of this video, am just about to finish it and all I can say is that this game is soooo amazing. I sat in one spot from start to finish for 5 hours straight and did not feel bored once 10/10

omfggggg im surprised to see 2 games ive already played in this one! i stand by freakyforms forever and im convinced every autist i know who also likes tomodachi life would absolutely lose their minds over it if only it was more in their line of vision💔

God I need to play ever oasis

Ever Oasis is really good at the beginning, but sadly as I kept going it lost me. There's this system where you can have more party members and switch between them, with each member having their own little environmental skill, like a shovel for digging for example. You only can have so many party members with you at once. The problem is that as you progress, the environment gets littered more and more with environmental barriers or things to collect that require a certain party member's skill. Sometimes, areas require more skills than you can have party members, requiring that you go there twice in a row if you want to see everything. I lost interest in the game when I started feeling like whenever I found somewhere new to explore, I had to leave and come back again with the right people for the job.... multiple times in a row!

this inspired me to get Freakyforms Deluxe, looks fun

Ever Oasis is really good, except the post game, it gets so boring

I disagree with Azure Striker and Ever Oasis. Every person I know played those two games. They are just too good.

I guess I should give Ever Oasis another try. I remember playing the demo and not really liking it.

I think the only downside about Ever Oasis is the resource management of your village. You have to cater to everyone or specific people in order to receive the benefits whenever you go out adventuring. That might not be how the game expects you to play, but think I ruined my own enjoyment with this game by focusing too much on gathering resources, grinding materials to upgrade my equipment that I eventually stopped playing. I got about 80% through the game. A real shame, Ever Oasis has a wonderful casts of playable characters and I enjoyed the dynamic relationship between the Water Spirit and the Seedling.

Did somebody say GUNVOLT?!

I actually played Ever Oasis some months ago and it was really enjoyable :)

Did you ever talk about Fantasy Life?

The bit about the oasis of Ever Oasis feeling like a safe haven and wanting to chat with everyone when you get back is something I felt a lot with the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon games, especially Super.

Saw Lumen, Clicked the Video.
I'm a simple man.

EVER OASIS MENTION!!!!

Im not sure which were refering to as bad but i loved the world wnds with you.

Gunvolt is so fucking good im not even joking, the controls can be a bit clunky but god damn the story and abilities are so fucking cool

I see you bating me into a comment by not mentioning Inti-creates doing all the Mega Man Zero and ZX games and Mega Man 9... AND I'M FALLING FOR IT ANYWAY!

you da goat robin but I’m v sad there was no bakugan reference in this video

Fantasy Life is still one of those 3DS games that I can play and feel Joy :3

Kinda surprised I always had a thing for stella glow myself.

I only ever played the demo of Ever Oasis, but I've always thought it deserved better than what it got. I think launching a couple months after Breath of the Wild really screwed it over.

Man i wish there was a way i could buy these games digitally through some sort of digital store. Like some sort of eshop

MORE WEIRD AND OBSCURE GAMES!!! PLEASE!!!

i love freaky forms

Congratulations you summoned the Gunvolt fanbase (hello) also for anyone who wants to play get the striker pack and play with the retranslation (Japanese voices)

Can you help in finding a game?😭 I don’t remember what device it was on ds or 3ds but growing up I had a pink ds and then I got a red 3ds so I just know it’s one of those. But I wanna say it was this game made in Asia idk I might be wrong but it had like multiple mini games on there and you had to try to keep the characters from getting angry, for example there was one where the bus or train would be like tilting and you have to get your stylist and make fast ass circles on your screen to keep it balanced and then there was one that had to do with eating I think like giving a group of people at a table the food they want and when they start to get mad the heads of the character would start to blow up like a balloon and get red oh my gosh that game had me in a choke hold when I was younger i need to know what it is I’ve been searching on and off for a couple of years now😭 I can’t find it I don’t know if I’m not looking properly or searching properly but since I don’t know the name trying to find it from typing the description has not worked at all😭 can you please help me if you can😭

Thank you for mentioning Dot Runner. I haven’t played it in ages and although I didn’t care much for the gameplay I loved the character design of Bolt and wish more people talked about it.

And yeah, I hated Dream Trigger too 😂

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