@oost_javeln Yeah I know but it takes time to find a seller and I don't have money for more games atm (plus I already got 5 version os Minecraft elsewhere)
I think the main problem was that the 3DS was outdated by 2017. After all, that’s the year the switch came out, and Minecraft has a pretty successful Nintendo switch version going. The 3DS was on its way out by the time Minecraft got a 3DS release. Not only that, but it’s not even playable on all versions, it’s only playable on specific revisions.
Honestly I really like the 3DS edition. It’s not perfect but it has a lot of charm and it was the first Minecraft that I was able to play at more than 7 fps lol
@@MemeGamerYT261 Just mod your 3DS if that’s much of a problem, I’ve quite literally seen someone somehow get shaders running. It probably has to do with a fact it’s just a really old version of bedrock.
The 3DS edition is actually based on Minecraft Pocket Edition! You can even use very basic shader bin mods on it, as well as custom texture packs. Its a super interesting outlier among the many many versions of the game.
And there is also very linear mods like sheeptastic, better creepers, giant baby zombies, and other stuff! There are also downloadable worlds people have made, and custom skins and so much more! I just wish there was more mods, maybe some day... I also wish there was online multiplayer, but that's just a dream for now.
@burnt-potatoes Before 2018 it actually used to be console edition but with better together update Switch and Xbox switched from console edition to Bedrock edition
@@JmKrokY “always”? In the 8 year life of the 3ds, it was only on the eshop at all for up to a year depending on where you were. It was probably selling alright, maybe a few hundred thousand total, but if it was discontinued that quickly then there is no way it was selling well.
@@JmKrokY probably just a marketing thing Nintendo agreed on with mojang, and if it isn’t there’s another reasonable explanation. The 3ds was essentially dead by then, selling barely 5 million copies when 3ds Minecraft was out, meaning it could have sold a hundred thousand copies and still be the top deer by far.
@@minecrafter3448 pretty sure minecraft switch edition would have been out for 5 months by the time this released too, pretty weird this didnt release earlier like when the new 3ds just came out
I loved it when minecraft had limited worlds. It was a fun challenge being forced to survive and build in a small area. If it was still an option I would always make my worlds like that
You can still create limited worlds in a way by manipulating the world border, but that requires the use of commands and can only go so far. But I can definetly see what you are after. Imposing a limit on your world size forces you to rethink how you play and focus more on renewable resources. It has a special appeal that I too enjoy.
I actually found a custom map pack someone made that replicates limited world sizes in both Java and Bedrock, I use it in a special modpack I have for my Steam Deck that replicates Console Edition as close as possible in Java and it feels super accurate
@@Xhepyxopila just emulate minecraft ps3 edition (I did it and it slapped) Not only that but I also connected a ps4 controller to play the full experience.
@@RealValkor i'm not gonna go through the effort of setting up a PS3 emulator and downloading a ROM of Minecraft just to play an outdated version of Minecraft when I can just use a custom map and modpack on Java to get the same experience
This looks so weird before the update. I bought Minecraft on 4 different platforms and this was my second purchase, I never regretted it. My biggest gripe with the game is that there is no snow. You can spawn it with cheats but can't find it anywhere In the world. I wanted to make snow golem guardians for my clifside home and couldn't make any without invalidating archivements.
@@JmKrokY There was, they must've just gotten unlucky and got a world without any. There was always naturally generating snow in every version of every edition except Java.
I recently picked up a new 3ds with this version and have put a surprising amount of time into it. I remember wanting a 3ds version of minecraft for on the go play for so long, but by the time it came out the switch edition had been out for a year. It's so refreshing to play old versions with interesting gimics and limitations
@@zorromagico4534the n64 is more powerful than the ps1, also the new 3ds is able to emulate ps1, which means the 3ds is at the very least 5x more powerful than the ps1. I'd say its a hybrid between the gamecube and the n64.
You can actually install shaders on the 3DS version and it doesn't hurt performance at all. I'd also like to clarify some things. Multiplayer actually still works because it's local and not online. The game isn't perfect but I think the fact that it CAN run minecraft is pretty incredible, you can barely run PS1 games on it at 25 FPS if you mod it. Updates are supposed to show up when you launch the game so I'm not sure why it didn't work for you. I'm actually quite happy I bought the game when I did and I'm not disappointed at all, I enjoy being able to build no matter where I am. I like to think I own the last copy of the game because I bought it 11 minutes before the eShop closed.
@@josheeb It depends on the game. I was using retroarch running Sheep Raider. It runs fine on some levels but on others it drops so low the run button doesn't even work.
i mod it and got the game, i put the shader, i was wanting to remove, but there is no mod to remove it and im awful at removing files without hurting the entire game and making it unplayable
I have been playing it recently, and i love it. Its a good way to change up the formula. It is just so charmingly pathetic, i love it! Also, there is a north american physical copy, so all you need to do is jailbreak your 3ds or get a north american version in order to play it
I joined Minecraft right around the time that the nether update was ending. So, I’ve always been accustomed to the 256 height limit. Now, it’s 300 and something.
It’s crazy that this version actually launched months AFTER the Switch Version… I guess they figured the massive 3DS install base would work in their favor. But it didn’t because every kid with a 3DS was probably waiting on a Switch for Christmas…
shame that the Switch version is so bad now. I don't think it was always like this though, as I remember it running perfectly within the early years of owning ther Switch
@ask343 The previous version (legacy console edition) had better performance than the current Bedrock version and even the first version of Bedrock that my Switch cartridge shipped with ran WAY smoother than the current update but that's to be expected because Minecraft has made some pretty big updates since then
@@JmKrokYIt's not even just Switch. I swear whatever they did to bedrock completely fucked it for all platforms. You just feel it on switch and mobile the worst.
@fourscarlet7581 They expanded worlds by A LOT in the caves and cliffs update which resulted in worse performance on old devices such as Nintendo Switch and less powerful smartphones. On top of all that they don't try to improve the performance as much as they should on any platform, not even the more powerful console versions. Honestly I always found Java Edition to run better on PC than Bedrock like it doesn't have good performance like the others say at all.
I can't stand that your thumbnail says the version sucks. It doesn't, it's a technical marvel and for the 3ds systems to even pull it off is so amazing.
Fun Fact: You can actually play the Mario Mash-Up pack on Bedrock Edition, but it's only available on Switch (they also put it on the Switch's Legacy Edition)
They should have called “Minecraft Mini” or something similar and leaned into the failures as features. I can imagine a market for this if it had been marketed perhaps differently. Because I don’t own a 3ds, but I’d have bought one to play Minecraft mini on the go.
thats basically what pocket edition already was during that period so ehhh. In general minecraft was just super unbalanced during that time and it rlly didnt have much hope imo
I always find the stuff that gets created under performance constraints fascinating. It reminds me of the Tiger Handheld ports of iconic games like Sonic 3, Street Fighter 2, and even an impressive but cancelled version of Castlevania SotN on PS1; which actually ended up online for us to be amazed they even attempted it back then!
@@luisdelarosa3588 Yeah I can’t even imagine how that’d work lol, especially gaining abilities and tracking that stuff over the course of the game. From what I remember these tiger games weren’t capable of saving either so you’d have to beat it in one sitting I guess
I have the fondest memories playing 3Ds minecraft with my little brother. He didn't have any other console, so that's what we were stuck with. I love it for that reason
Tbh, I’m not surprised there aren’t that many sold. In my experience a DS/DS lite/DSi/3DS/2DS has always been a secondary console, meaning most people have a 3DS or other hand held in addition to their main console.
This was my first version of Minecraft other than an Xbox 360 that hasn't been able to be updated since 2013. I got a physical copy of the game just in time too. I found the game in a Walmart after my birthday in September, and got it for Christmas that year. I almost never put that game away once I got it. I had every single world slot filled with fully fleshed out worlds before some of the inputs on my DS finally gave out. I haven't played it in a very long time now, but this video has made me want to get the replacement parts and fix it up.
My kids actually play this on their 3DS's still. The only other version they play regularly is maybe on an old Amazon fire 7 tablet. So the experience is kinda similar lol!
I still have an old Kindle Fire that we had when I was in 5th grade that technically was supposed to be my grandma's (but she never used it). At the time we eventually got Minecraft Pocket Edition on it, back when it was still in Alpha. That install of PE was never updated, which means to this day I still have a working fully-intact copy of an Alpha version of Pocket Edition with all my old worlds I made when I was like 10 that was never updated, since the Kindle thankfully still works as long as it's plugged into a charger.
The main issue I think is that this is a post-Switch 3DS game, which usually never did well also did you know that this is the only version of Minecraft where you can craft a melon block into 9 slices? You can do the reverse on every version but this is the only one where you can get max melon efficiency with Silk Touch
Non-3D on the 3DS That's like having Minecraft VR for Labo but instead of virtually being in the Minecraft world, you're virtually in a room with a screen that plays Minecraft.
It really isn't a bad game at all, you just have to get used to the controls. I almost love the game, really, and I love the portability aspect, and the community.
When I was younger when it came out, we bought it, without realizing the "New" meant it required the new 3ds. So we returned it, after it didn't work in my 3ds XL, when the game came out. I do have the Wii U version still!
My favorite way to play this game is on the steam deck. You get the full fat java edition and are always up to date with the latest version. It runs great, being able to crank up settings to pretty high while still retaining good fps (though i keep a render distance of 16 for the sake of battery life, but if you're not worried about that you can do more). Plus you're able to use mobs, from stuff as simple of quality of life mods like a mini map to adding big stuff like new mobs and blocks.
This used to be my jam. When I was broke and moving around a lot, I didn't have time to buy a console or play one, no point in getting a PC either, so I just had a 3DS. I spent a LOT of time on 3DS Minecraft and Binding of Isaac, really solid ports for what they were able to do with the hardware.
This version of minecraft would've been my favorite despite its issues if it wasn't for my 500+hour kingdom and underground city didn't get yeeted by a hard corruption.
I remember this being the only version of Minecraft I could play for a while, I used to transform those old massive village seeds into big citites since Tango Tek was making his Villager mod at the time. Lots of great memories
My cousin actually has this game on a cartridge... maybe it was just digital-only in Europe? It reminds me of the old Pocket Edition so I find it nostalgic for that reason despite never actually playing myself.
I think that you did an overall great job of research everything, but as someone who plays Minecraft primarily on my 3ds I want to correct some things you got wrong. I personally love the 3ds version and play it every day, despite having access to for example, a ps5 or pc. So here are some smaller things I noticed: - 6:53 there is a 20 minute autosave, there's no need to manually save the game - 7:00 the still is and always has been local multiplayer, it was never online though in the first place. - 7:04 you can't play splitscreen on a 3ds - 9:02 the render distance is 3 chunks, 2 chunks when it's raining and in the end dimension it's 3 chunks but without any fog to see even further - 11:31 you aren't supposed to slide the c stick, but pressing in on it is the way to go. But I agree that it's not the ideal way to play the game. It's possible to upgrade it easily with a ps portable stick cap. - 21:30 stuttering only happens when generation new chunks, most of the time. So over all I wouldn't agree on the video title that you shouldn't play it. It has a very small but dedicated player base and an amazing modding community (they did for example the 1.17 textures, small self made patches and so on). But, it's still a very informative video about the game :D
The little nub stick for shifting your view totally ruins it imo, starts hurting your hand almost straight away. Thats nintendos fault. Wish theyd have given us two circle pads, especially on the new 2ds xl. Woulda been a really good reason tp buy one as the 3ds was on its way out. The citcle pad IMO for a clamshell handheld is basically perfect. I cant imagine a better design without a cutout on the top half for the sticks to sit in. It was the PSPs control stick done right. Also the biggest crime of this port is the lack of 3d. Especially as its new 3ds only. They deffo could have done it, and IMO should have done it, even if it didnt sell as well as they hoped. Not only did they promise it, its the 3ds. Its expected. Its literally the only reason ypud play this vs other versions unless its all you have The Vita port is the worst one IMO tho which is a shame cos i love the vita so much.
Oh.... you played the vita version. The controls are better for sure but the performance is absolutley awful. I couldnt even get 30fps on a skyblock map with the later updates.
@@lainwired3946 I am pretty sure it supports the same titles as c stick does but yeah it's not available for the New 3DS and the ergonomics are questionable
I personally REALLY love this version, as someone who currently owns 5 versions of the game haha. To me, it's the simplicity that reaches me. It brings me back to when I was around 6 years old and played the game, mostly messing around in creative or being scared in survival. While ofc, I could simply use an older version via java edition of minecraft, I really like having a more recent and fully updated version of the game that STILL holds an older time of it's life.
I recently modded my 3DS just to play this version and while yes, this is probably the worst version of the game, there is a lot of charm to this version. just the fact that the 3DS can run it is wild. also i personally dont think the c stick is that bad lol
Gonna be nitpicking here about a few things.. • You said that saving is manual when it’s not, it auto saves every 20 minutes like how it would on Xbox 360/PS3/Vita/Wii U. • You can still play multiplayer as it’s local not online.
By the way, the game did release physical at least in the U.S. I had a copy of it before i traded it in for Minecraft on Switch and modded my 3ds to install it later
It's interesting seeing that in the UK it was download only, because in America cartridges actually *did* get released, and I was able to snag myself a second hand cartridge to play Minecraft N3DS Edition (as well as one for Terraria 3DS because I love my weird console ports of games) I don't hold much opinion for Bedrock, but old Pocket Edition warms my soul enough to get a kick out of this 3DS version on a sheer "how the heck" level.
As someone who played 3DS Minecraft as their third video game ever, (the other 2 were Pokèmon) I ENJOYED it. Fight me Java players, 3DS Minecraft is the SUPERIOR Minecraft.
Probably got cancelled because the new 3ds failed massively, since it was the only model with a second stick, it was the only one where you'd be able to aim in Minecraft
I love 3DS Minecraft, more than anything for the controls. I don't know why but I love controlling the camera with the little nub it just feels so much more responsive than an analog stick. One of my favorite ways to play Minecraft. The Retroid Pocket Flip is a close second because of the hall-effect 3DS sliders. Great for playing some modern bedrock
i have 1k hours in MC 3ds edition, i dont wanna hear "dont play it" i wanna hear "why you should play it" because i dug the biggest hole in MC 3ds edition, in survival
The failure segment of this video completely overlooks the overall situation with the Nintendo 3DS family in 2018 and 2019. It was completely overshadowed by the launch and success of the Nintendo Switch. It was the main contributor to the alleged low sales was because people were very quickly losing interest in a last-generation handheld console. If you didn't know, even some Nintendo-published games on the 3DS experienced critical financial failures in 2019, even though they were well-developed and had just as much advertising as the Nintendo Switch games at the time. Additionally, being a New 3DS exclusive effectively cuts that demographic in half, as many 3DS owners at the time did not upgrade.
I would most definitely say that this version for the New Nin3ds is the most innovative using 2 screens since no other console, by any means to this day, has done that. If anything it feels like the perfect and most legitimate way to play it on the go, locally or just by one's self.
a small detail i noticed is at the start screen the top screen's background is the overworld and the bottom screen has the nether. nice small touch i think.
the fact that so many people in the comments played Minecraft for the first time on a 3DS when it came out in 2018 makes me feel kinda old lol, ps vita player right here
Since it was only available on New Nintendo 3DS/2DS it had limited reach with match smaller possible install base compared to games that work on standard Nintendo 3DS.
This is a pretty rough port but I like to think theres a kid out there who only had a new 3ds and was overjoyed to see that he can finally play minecraft on his only game console.
Me and one of my brothers beat the game using a dupe glitch where one person joining the game would go into their inventory, the host would, while the joiner was still in their inventory, save the game. The joiner would then throw any items they wanted duped. It was fun, it also broke the game lol.
