journaling: i modded my 3ds!

[batiferrite]

I've been meaning to mod it for *such* a long time, but honestly, when it was still supported I was a little scared of getting my account banned... and then I straight up forgot about it, honestly. But then I started playing various Pokemon ROM hacks and other gbc/gba games on my phone to replace mobile gaming / scrolling, and I started really craving a proper controller and one thing led to another... I used this guide and everything went completely smoothly! Unrelated, though, the rubber on my joystick completely fell to pieces after just being sticky for a while. It's so annoying how badly rubber ages, ugh. Looks like that'll have to be a project for another day...

Besides that, did a little bit of decorating!  I got a couple stickers from a friend a while ago including this Shinx that I thought fit well with this cute Luxray theme I found. Then I crocheted a little four-pointed star dangly charm-thing to look like her tail. :3

Some random ROM hack recs / etc:

• Pokemon Lazarus: really beautiful, gen II-style graphics and putting a spotlight on gen II mons. clothing options. following Pokemon. Stardew Valley-style fishing. quests (including wanting you to catch all the Pokemon on each individual route. I've been sinking a lot of time into doing those, lol). really enjoying it! I'm also a big fan of their other hack, Emerald Seaglass, which is Emerald redone in the same style
• Pokemon Sour Crystal: Crystal with a few quality of life updates (most importantly, the box system is more like gen III and you can catch mareep <3)
• Karpe Diem: a short and sweet fishing-themed Pokemon fangame. very chill and cozy!
• Taiyaki's Fabulous Museum of Fish: a nonogram-based rpg for gbc. love this, great vibes

I dunno, I've just really fallen in love with the Gameboy Color recently; there's something that's just so charming about these graphics. I downloaded various others, but decision paralysis tends to kick my ass, so I've been defaulting to these (to start with, at least). I might also get FE: Gay Awakening (lol) and finally marry Cherche as fem!Robin <3

[Also, I got sooo badly sunburned from yesterday, yowch!! ( ꩜﹏꩜; ) ]

Comments

[kitchenstaff]

Oooh, your 3DS is so pretty, I really like the decorations you did to it! :3

[phantasmalpoison]

The charm-tail is such a cool idea, and it looks really cute.
I was wondering if you'd managed to change the colour of the whole of your 3DS, but it looks like it's just a colour that never came out in Europe. Anyway, it all goes so well together with your theme, so pleasing to look at.
Maybe one day they'll invent analogue sticks that are comfortable and don't fall apart, I feel like it's always a matter of compromising between the two.

Hope you have a good time with the ROM hacks!

[i_like_the_stars]

YES OMG I HACKED MY 3DS RECENTLY, TOO!!! It’s SO fun. So much freedom, now… I’m a Sonic fan, so every ROM I’ve downloaded has been Sonic related LOL and it feels great to play these games!

[merrileemakes]

Your 3DS is so pretty! The crochet star is a really unique touch, love it.