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BoxTrick: Ep 111 - 3DS Classics with Age_of_Retro | Animal Crossing New Leaf, Pokemon X, New Super Mario Bros 2 and more!!!

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Overclocking is the reason to get the Analog 3D; GoldenEye in overclock mode feels like a totally different game.

1. BoxTrick Ep. 111 pairs a pickups segment, including the Analog 3D and Pokemon Legends Z-A, with a 3DS retrospective covering Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Metroid: Samus Returns, and Pokemon X. 2. Host Matt, known online as SuperGamesBros, talks with Kyle of Age_of_Retro, who has tested the Analog 3D and held a 3DS since the March 2010-era launch he recalls. 3. The central thread is that hardware and timing shape how much a game means: Matt says the 3DS arrived when he was commuting an hour a day and back in college. 4. Kyle says the Analog 3D's image is "very clean, very crisp," but that its overclocking is the real draw, and he notes the unit outputs only 1080p or 4K, not the 1440p his monitors support. 5. Matt calls Pokemon Legends Z-A's battle system "best Pokemon battle system ever hands down," but describes a roughly three-hour intro tutorial as a slog and compares Pokemon's 3D struggles to Sonic's. 6. Matt says Hades II is his game of the year, describing it as more crowd-control focused and "like Diablo" compared with the speed-rushing of the first game, while conceding Clair Obscur will probably win at the Game Awards. 7. On Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Matt says being the mayor and setting ordinances made it the best entry for him, and he plays about 30 minutes a day and revisits his town every six months or so. 8. They discuss Metroid: Samus Returns, which Kyle calls a gorgeous remake of Metroid II with a melee parry he dislikes, and they ask why A Link Between Worlds and other 3DS games never reached Switch. 9. Matt describes Pokemon X as the first 3D mainline Pokemon generation, citing roller skates, Mega Evolution compared to "going Super Saiyan," and the Fairy type as the first counter to Dragon in a long time. 10. Retro handheld collectors and Nintendo fans who like mixed-topic gaming chat.

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