3ds reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 281 Reddit reviews across 16 subreddits and 31 posts to rank the best 3ds brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/JRPG, r/3dspiracy, r/SBCGaming, r/EmulationOniOS, r/3DS. Top-rated brands include Nintendo 3DS (4.8/5), Nintendo (4.5/5), Azahar (4.8/5).
Stats
Reviews281
Subreddits16
Posts31
Brands76
Products41
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#1
Nintendo 3DS
4.8
(80)
"Several Pokemon Mystery Dungeon games."
"My recommendation is obviously The World Ends With You."
"Tales of Abyss on the DS. It’s widely considered top 2-3 in the franchise."
"Radiant Historia and Fantasy Life."
"I prefer the non-xl New 3DS. best version of a great portable."
"I made a list of hidden gems."
"Chrono Trigger?"
"999 is an amazing visual novel that fully utilizes the 3DS' capabilities."
"I would keep it."
"I shouldn’t trade in that 3ds, I would regret that very fast personally"
#2
Nintendo
4.5
(39)
"There's no reason to get anything besides a modded 3DS or 2DS XL."
"Nothing is a better experience for 3ds and ds than the actual hardware sadly nothing comes close...yet"
"Tales of the Abyss (currently playing it now on 3DS)."
"Persona Q & Persona Q 2"
"Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga
Dragon Quest VIII"
"New 3DS/XL"
"New 3ds xl has all features and the best build quality of the 'new' models"
"Tomodachi life is literally the only game I play on the 3ds anymore, definitely worth it"
"Two JRPGs I wished I knew exist earlier. Masterpiece."
"Shin Megami Tensei Strange Journey Redux is a must play. Probably the best game on 3DS after EOIV and EOV."
#3
Azahar
4.8
(12)
"Citra MMJ for performance, and Azahar for accuracy."
"Azahar is probably the best but, citra works as well for most games"
"Azahar is the only correct answer."
"Azahar."
"Citra Nightly or Azahar Emulator"
"Azahar is the best one out right now"
"I use azahar. it works fantastic."
"Azahar is best and you can still get final build of citra from the website"
"Azahar is currently the best 3DS emulator."
"Look up Azahar emulator on YouTube. Or use Citra emulator."
#4
XONE
4.0
(11)
"At this moment Xone with Jit fastest"
"XONE just got an new update for 3DS games and it works even better than Folium! FOR FREE"
"Folium or Xone with JiT enabled."
"Right now I personally think xone is superior due to save states and how well it runs without jit"
"I’m using xone and it’s been the best for me so far"
"Xone and folium are the best."
"With jit, xone"
"Get then xone first (incase if its get removed from appstore again,happened before). Folium should work on iphone15plus"
"Xone 1.0.5(sideloaded version support XS)Appstore version 1.0.4 need iphone 11 above."
"XONE but imo they are the same, Xone is easier ig and free"
#5
Folium
3.9
(9)
"Sideload folium, make sure you enable everything JIT related in the config.ini file (look it up), then enable JIT. Folium will play like a charm"
"Folium or Xone with JiT enabled."
"Xone and folium are the best."
"Folium with jit works 100% better"
"Folium via appstore 5$."
"Folium or Manic I’d say"
"I never tried JIT and sideloading folium cuz i want to choose the easiest way, just installed Folium(5$) from appstore, got my roms and started to play for example Pokemon Ultra sun."
"Follium with jit activated or for the easiest process simply xone directly from apple’s app store but performance will be worse"
"Folium 1.20 runs good but with grapic glitch."
#6
Bravely Default
4.9
(7)
"Bravely default, dragon quest 7 and 8, ever oasis, alliance alive, legend of legacy."
"Bravely Default/Second."
"Bravely Default/Second (IMO the 3ds's best JRPGs)"
"Bravely default"
"Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology. And Bravely Default."
"Bravely default and Bravely second if you like RPGs."
"The Bravely (Default and Second) games are cool"
#7
Stella Glow
4.8
(6)
"I HIGHLY RECOMMEND Stella Glow!!!"
"Stella Glow."
"Stella Glow."
"Stella Glow is absolutely fantastic."
"Stella Glow is incredibly good you should definitely give it a shot."
"Stella Glow is one of my favorite SRPGs."
#8
Manic
3.5
(8)
"Manic actually runs USUM beautifully"
"I’m using manic for Pokémon alpha sapphire, it’s good and simple to use"
"Without jit, manic."
"For me Manic without JIT on iPad Pro M4. Most games are running in full, no crashes half way into the game or levels not loading properly."
"Manic can barley handle Pokemon omega ruby for me"
"Manic runs better than folium otherwise."
"I’ve been using manic. Runs decent"
"Maniac istant crash 3ds."
#9
Citra
4.0
(6)
"I’m using Citra, and it’s fine"
"Azahar is probably the best but, citra works as well for most games"
"Citra - as long as your device has the power to run it"
"Citra canary"
"Look up Azahar emulator on YouTube. Or use Citra emulator."
"Citra Nightly or Azahar Emulator"
#10
Citra MMJ
4.4
(5)
"AzaharPlus or Citra MMJ both are great"
"I use Citra MMJ. Works great. No complaints."
"Citra MMJ for performance, and Azahar for accuracy."
"Yes but better use citra mmj version, it is more stable."
"Try azahar or citra mmj"
#11
Dragon Quest
4.4
(5)
"My god I love Dragon Quest VII so much"
"The Dragon Quest 7 remake is an exclusive and really good."
"3 games that I have in my carrying case: DQ8, Bravely Default, and Tales of the Abyss."
"Dragon Quest VII is good."
"There's also Dragon Quest VIII, which is phenomenal."
#12
Dragon Quest VIII
4.0
(4)
"Dragon Quest 7 8 and 9!"
"Dragon Quest VII/VIII"
"Dragon quest VIII"
"Some of my favorite non-SMT JRPGS for the 3ds are Dragon Quest VIII, Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology."
#13
Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology
5.0
(3)
"Radiant historia: perfect chonology"
"Some of my favorite non-SMT JRPGS for the 3ds are Dragon Quest VIII, Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology."
"Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology. And Bravely Default."
#14
3DS
5.0
(3)
"A 3ds is the best way to play 3ds games by far and its not even close."
"3ds is the most cost effective and best way at the moment."
"The best retro handheld for 3DS would be 2DS/3DS."
#15
Radiant Historia
4.7
(3)
"Radiant Historia Perfect Chronology is one of the best JRPG's ever made."
"Radiant Historia."
"Radiant Historia is liked by many."
#16
Tales of the Abyss
4.3
(3)
"Tales of the Abyss. I brought the 3DS just for that game and was worth every cent!"
"Tales of the abyss"
"Tales of the Abyss is a great old-school a-jrpg."
#17
Lime3DS
4.3
(3)
"Lime3DS is the best 3DS emulator."
"Lime3ds has given me no issues with Pokemon X."
"Personally I’d say lime3ds which is citra but still active"
#18
Anbernic
4.3
(3)
"RG CUBE! The Android model not the XX."
"Best Anbernic for DS/3DS is undoubtedly the RG Cube."
"I am playing DS and 3DS on the RG-556."
#19
Fantasy Life
5.0
(2)
"Fantasy Life."
"One of my all time favorites is Fantasy Life."
#20
Fire Emblem Awakening
5.0
(2)
"Fire Emblem: Awakening, Pokemon X+Y."
"Fire Emblem Awakening/Fates/Echoes"
#21
New 3DS XL
5.0
(2)
"Nothing beats new 3ds xl with hshop and cfw."
"I’m in love with my New 3DS XL."
#22
Fire Emblem Fates
5.0
(2)
"My favorites Fire Emblem Fates."
"Fire Emblem Awakening/Fates/Echoes"
#23
Atlus
5.0
(2)
"Atlus published and Atlus made games are all very good."
"It’s honestly one of the best of the whole series that I’m worried is going to sort of get lost to time being on 3ds"
#24
Shin Megami Tensei IV
4.5
(2)
"Smt 4 is my favorite jrpg of all time."
"Shin Megami Tensei 4 and 4A are some of my favourites."
#25
Odin 2
4.5
(2)
"Odin 2 though would take my vote for best size to portability ratio for 3ds emulation"
"It’s pretty good on my Odin 2"
#26
Azahar Plus
4.5
(2)
"AzaharPlus or Citra MMJ both are great"
"Azaharplus"
#27
Ever Oasis
4.5
(2)
"Check out Ever Oasis."
"If you want an action adventure RPG you should try out Ever Oasis."
#28
Dragon Quest VII
4.0
(2)
"Dragon Quest 7 8 and 9!"
"Dragon Quest VII/VIII"
#29
Bravely Second
4.0
(2)
"Bravely Second's great! I think it improved on nearly everything from Default."
"Bravely Second is definitely an improvement over its predecessor."
#30
Sims
4.0
(2)
"Sims 3, Tomodachi Life, Nintendo Cats & Dogs, Splinter Cell 3D"
"Sims 3"
#31
Ayaneo
3.5
(2)
"If you want the best DS/3DS experience, you probably want one of these."
"The best options for 3ds and ds is ayaneo flip ds but its way too expensive."
#32
Nintendo 3DS XL
5.0
(1)
"It's my most valuable console. I wouldn't trade it for any new console"
#33
Emuthreeds
5.0
(1)
"Emuthreeds"
#34
Dolphinios
5.0
(1)
"I use dolphinios ( i have trollstore tho)"
#35
Miitopia
5.0
(1)
"I played mainly Miitopia on a weeklong trip to Yellowstone and had a blast."
#36
Fire Emblem
5.0
(1)
"Fire emblem awakening is all you need"
#37
Monster Hunter
5.0
(1)
"Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, Kid Icarus Uprising, Bravely Default, Kirby Planet Robobot."
#38
Konami
5.0
(1)
"Castlevania Symphony of the Night on a PSX emulator."
#39
Mario & Luigi
5.0
(1)
"Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story is top tier."
#40
Pokémon
5.0
(1)
"I’d have to recommend Pokémon, plus using a computer and cias, you can get older Pokémon games too."
#41
Alliance Alive
5.0
(1)
"But I will also highly recommend Alliance Alive."
#42
DS/3DS
5.0
(1)
"Best device? DS/3DS."
#43
New 2DS LL
5.0
(1)
"100% get a "New" 3DS or a "New" 2DS."
#44
The World Ends With You
5.0
(1)
"The World Ends With You."
#45
Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
5.0
(1)
"Zelda: a link between worlds was the most fun I had playing a zelda game since Wind waker."
#46
Fire Emblem Echoes
5.0
(1)
"Fire Emblem Awakening/Fates/Echoes"
#47
Chrono Trigger
5.0
(1)
"Since Radiant Historia was already recommended, I'll go with Chrono Trigger."
#48
Xenoblade Chronicles
5.0
(1)
"Xenoblade Chronicles"
#49
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
5.0
(1)
"Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia."
#50
Final Fantasy
5.0
(1)
"Final Fantasy Theatrhythm"
#51
Capcom
5.0
(1)
"MH4U."
#52
Mario Party
4.0
(1)
"I really like star rush, it’s like the 2v2 mode from super Mario party."
#53
Pokemon
4.0
(1)
"The DS Pokemon games I really enjoy personally."
#54
CTGP
4.0
(1)
"In terms of rom hacks, I can recommend CTGP-7 and Newer Super Mario Bros. DS."
#55
BoxBoy
4.0
(1)
"BoxBoy"
#56
Angry Birds
4.0
(1)
"Yes, the famous mobile game on your 3DS."
#57
ProvenanceXL
4.0
(1)
"ProvenanceXL is way more user friendly and has save states for 3DS and a bunch of other cores."
#58
New 2DS XL
4.0
(1)
"You could also buy a New 2DS XL."
#59
New 3DS / New 3DS XL
4.0
(1)
"If you’re getting a “new” console I suggest sticking with a New 3DS / New 3DS XL."
#60
Mandarine
4.0
(1)
"You can also try Mandarine. Make sure to enable the Vulkan graphics backend to fix any glitches."
#61
Persona Q
4.0
(1)
"If you played P3 or P4 then I recommend the Q duology"
#62
Codename STEAM
4.0
(1)
"I see Codename STEAM hasn't been recommended yet."
#63
7th Dragon III: Code VFD
4.0
(1)
"7th Dragon III: Code VFD, though I'd highly recommend playing the first 3 games."
#64
Monster Hunter Generations
4.0
(1)
"Monster Hunter Generations/4 Ultimate (if you count it as a JRPG)"
#65
Rune Factory 4
4.0
(1)
"And Rune Factory 4 (if you like farming/life sim elements)."
#66
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth
4.0
(1)
"Not sure if you count these as SMT games since there are similarities, but Persona Q 1 & 2 are both great games."
#67
Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth
4.0
(1)
"Not sure if you count these as SMT games since there are similarities, but Persona Q 1 & 2 are both great games."
#68
Devil Survivor: Overclocked
4.0
(1)
"Devil Survivor Overclocked/2 Record Breaker."
#69
Etrian Odyssey IV
4.0
(1)
"Etrian Odyssey IV/V."
#70
Project X Zone
4.0
(1)
"Project x Zone /2."
#71
Pokemon X
4.0
(1)
"Fire Emblem: Awakening, Pokemon X+Y."
#72
Crimson Shroud
4.0
(1)
"I want to add Crimson Shroud to the list."
#73
Sega
4.0
(1)
"The Sega Saturn Soul Hackers game is remade for 3DS"
#74
7th Dragon
4.0
(1)
"I enjoyed 7th dragon code. Party builder rpg. Similar to etrian odyssey with some fun unique classes"
#75
Android Phone
4.0
(1)
"Honestly an Android phone if you have a controller like Backbone, I've had a fun time playing 3DS games on it"
#76
Minecraft
3.0
(1)
"It's not a good version as everyone has said, but it reminds me of the good old days."
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