DS or DSi? Which should be played today?

If you're looking into playing DS games, what's the best way to play? Let's figure this out together.
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[@joshuabrown3525]

I personally have a DSi XL, which thanks to larger screens made it more fun to play certain games. I loved playing Final fantasy, Super Mario 64 DS, Chrono Trigger, and the Tony Hawk series (except motion). (Unfortunately, I no longer have Chrono Trigger DS because I sold it, and I sorely regret doing that). I also have a DS Lite as well but the smaller screen makes the system impractical for me. (My mom uses it to play Tetris DS and Planet Puzzle League so it doesn't just lay around gathering dust). If I want to play a GBA, I use my GBA SP. In case you're wondering, I play Metroid Fusion mostly. I have a few others which are RPGs.

[@Rayzur99]

mod your dsi. it's easy

[@bgjck]

If you want to play DS and GBA games or you want to play DS games that specifically take advantage of the GBA card slot like Guitar hero then go with the DS Lite or the DS Phat if you are a monster. If You only really care about playing DS games or you wanna play DS and GBA games and you are wanting or willing to mod a DSi then go with the DSi XL for it's bigger size and screen. I wouldn't consider the regular DSi in 2024 because the shop channel has been down for years and without the bigger size, a DS Lite is a much better choice.

[@RikoF1]

I actually prefer the DSi, I feel the XL is too big and heavy for my hands. I don't care about GBA either, have the Analogue Pocket to play them. The build quality of the DSi feels better compared to the DS Lite. I think every device has it's own use case.

[@aetheralmeowstic2392]

I don't like how blurry DS games look on a 3DS, and the pixel perfect scaling option makes the playable areas too small for my liking

[@TheCesspool_]

Exactly I feel the same

[@DABADDESTBARB]

@@TheCesspool_ they look better on the original ds ? and dsi?

[@DABADDESTBARB]

@@TheCesspool_ I want to get a ds system I have the 2ds should I get a ds or 3ds in 2025?

[@tomasdqwx2781]

you should play 3ds then you have ds games too

[@TheCesspool_]

I did mention that and it's a valid point but in my opinion I think original DS games visually look better on the DS family compared to the 3DS but that's preference

[@tomasdqwx2781]

@@TheCesspool_ There is option on 3ds to change size of ds games to their original size when you hold some button while lauching them.

[@autumn_mnya]

​@@tomasdqwx2781 It'll be even smaller physically than any official ds size. original ds hardware is 100% the best, especially since the console is super small. Plus the dsi uses the same charger as the 3ds anyways, and is even easier to mod than the 3ds lmao. Very good system

[@leecollins5479]

ds games look rubbish on a 3ds. best thing to do is play ds on a dsi xl

[@DABADDESTBARB]

really? I only have the 2ds shoudl I get a 3ds or ds in 2025?