THIRD PILLAR
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Dedicated to the appreciation the Nintendo DS and its library of games, applications, and more. Coming when it's ready™. 🟦 🟦👈🏾We are the Touch Generation!! [ youtube.com/@ThirdPillarDS | thirdpillards.com ] Hosted & curated by @sylverstonekhandr.com.
Can't get more elegant and classier than the Nintendo DSi XL! Launched first in Japan as the DSi LL with the colors Wine Red (Burgundy), Dark Brown (Bronze), and Natural White on November 21, 2009.
Zal@zalman.bsky.social · last mo.Nobody makes video game hardware like this anymore
On a 73-day trip from the base of Mt. Everest, up to its summit, and back down again, Chris Grubb and Neal Mueller made history by making the #NintendoDS the first video game system to be played atop Earth's tallest mountain above sea level.
Persona 3, but on the DS?! Originally a meme, but it's very real now!
The P3D Project@thep3dproject.bsky.social · 2mo agoPersona 3 Dual: v1.0 out now! Please take a look. Join the Discord & keep updated! discord.gg/CQnkc5gS6a Want to contribute in a small way? Become a tester! Want to join the team? We need people for the following roles - Game Dev - Web Dev - Art - Video/Music #p3dual #persona3 #persona
Well well, this is exciting news: DS/DSi-style launcher for Android is in development from developer Mr Rubik! Definitely something to keep an eye out for if you want to show your admiration for the Touch Generation. 😁
Reticent@reticenty2k.bsky.social · 2mo agoMr Rubik showcases their DS & #DSi #Launcher for #Android, coming soon! ▫️ 100% Offline ▫️ Installed Android App Catalog ▫️ Local #DS/#DSi & #GBA ROM Detection ▫️ Sound & Haptic Feedback ▫️ Controller/#Gamepad Navigation ...and more!
20 years ago today (5/15), Mario returned to his platforming roots in New Super Mario Bros. on #NintendoDS! NSMB ushered in a new age for DS with its launch alongside that of the DS Lite in 2006, and a new age altogether for 2D platformers as the genre started to make its grand return.
What happens if you set your Switch's system date back to November 21, 2004...(if only!)
Contact NDS is turns 20 years old in japan now, happy birthday! 🥳🎉 It's RPG by Grasshopper and published by Marvelous Entertainment. A unique & quirky game which you will love it if you love earthbound/mother. Main character design is by Atsuko Fukushima from PopoloCrois series!
Looks like it's finally official - Nintendo Switch is now the highest-selling Nintendo platform of all time. It's quite amazing in retrospect considering how long the DS held on to that achievement. Wonder if they could ever find a few more sales in the seat cushions like Sony did for the PS2. 🤣
VGC@videogameschronicle.com · 7mo agoWith 155.37 million units sold, Nintendo Switch is now officially Nintendo’s best-selling console ever, after overtaking Nintendo DS during the recent holiday sales period. vgc.news/news/switch-...
According to Motoi Okamoto, Mini-Game Director for Super Mario 64 DS, Shigeru Miyamoto would start midnight crunch sessions for the game's development by walking into the office and announcing "It's Mario time."
![“Unlike many people in the company, I was not afraid of Yamauchi-san. I had already fought with him over different issues and I also sometimes publicly opposed his ideas. But Iwata turned me down and said ‘No, we will still give it a try. See what you can do with [it].’ We were both bothered by this, especially since it meant that we had to start all over with our project! So I tried to put my team at ease and I told them ‘I have some experience working with double screens, we will give it our best shot and we’ll see, don’t worry.’ It became Project Nitro, released in 2004 under the name Nintendo DS...”
The radical nature of the Nintendo DS was so out there that even internally, their employees didn’t know what to make of it.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lvnysywy5gahsqpakmlvnlnc/bafkreifdwicqp4yl3z6o42uijb6tdtgswn7j4hs2rkp76dp66v3ikm32vq)
New Super Mario Bros. Improvement (NDS) Added
New Super Mario Bros. Improvement - Content
This is a simple collection of ASM patches that make the game slightly more enjoyable. This also disables the auto-scrolling in the water courses. ASM Patches can be found here: https://nsmbhd.net/th...
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We're EXTREMELY proud and excited to announce the full release of the English patch for The Series of Haruhi Suzumiya (Suzumiya Haruhi no Chokuretsu) for the Nintendo DS! This has been a lot of work and a long time coming. Please enjoy!
Predictions for Season 2 of DS Destruction Fantasy are now up! Predict what final time I'll get on these upcoming games, and you could make me stream any game you want if you cumulatively have the lowest time by the end of the season! Form closes in a few weeks 🦦 forms.gle/EtDpa3VbGHtq...
DS Destruction Time Fantasy Season 2
Try to guess how long each game over this period of DS Destruction is going to take to beat! Use the format (HH:MM:SS) when submitting your responses (please make my life easier🥺🙏). Lowest cumulative ...
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The Nintendo DS was innovative and it changed the course of video game industry! So I've invited @sylverstonekhandr.com, @shadjv.bsky.social, @redb3ard.bsky.social and Menitta to discuss the Nintendo DS with me on Sharing with Shellshock! NOW ON YOUTUBE! www.youtube.com/watch?v=p32G...
On this day (November 21st) 21 years ago, we were all introduced to the dual-screened wonder that is the Nintendo DS! With a library of close to 3,500 games, 4 different model designs, and so many system variants across those designs, its two screens ushered in a whole new era for Nintendo.
Next up in our music game series: a big profile of Sound Fantasy and Electroplankton creator Toshio Iwai, based on a three-hour call with @radishgames.com.
Toshio Iwai's journey from Sound Fantasy to Electroplankton
We profile the artist behind two of Nintendo's attempts at making experimental music games in the '90s and early 2000s -- one a canceled Super Famicom game based on musical insects, and the other a Ni...
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Nintendo Switch shipped 910k units this quarter, down from 2.62 million units last year (-65%). That’s over 154.01million consoles to date. Nintendo DS lifetime sales are less than 10k units away.
I missed it while live, but I'm beyond excited to see Elite Beat Agents appear at a GDQ event!! Yet another step towards rhythm game speedrunning domination. 😈 Check out the run by @lmmotoss.bsky.social here! youtu.be/kxC0aBag23w
Elite Beat Agents by Motoss in 51:28 - Games Done Queer 2025
YouTube video by Games Done Quick
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Exercise is the key to good health, both for body and mind--and now, there's finally a way to make mental exercise simple and fun, with achievements! You can now play "Brain Age" for the Nintendo DS with achievements over at RetroAchievements. retroachievements.org/game/2141
Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! (Nintendo DS)
There are 66 achievements worth 225 points. Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! for Nintendo DS - explore and compete on this classic game at RetroAchievements.
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Music from the Nintendo DS game New Super Mario Bros. is now available on the #NintendoMusic app! Listen now: ninten.do/6014t8B6u
Anbernic's upcoming dual-screen handheld, the RG DS, got leaked from an AliExpress listing, which confirms pricing, specs, and a December release window. Don't expect heavy 3DS emulation with this one: steamdeckhq.com/the-anbernic...
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With the influx of dual screen devices we have begun adding support for these devices by being able to select which screen ES-DE runs on and which to launch games on.
That's a wrap on the stream! 😉 Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2 has finally been beaten! I was thinking it would be done in under 2 hours, but chapter 7 whooped my ass - especially the final boss. Skipped out on VRChat sadly, because I am absolutely spent after all that time operating.
So yeah, 2026 or bust for the THIRD PILLAR project. Wish me luck! [🧵5/5] (also sub to the channel pls - youtube.com/@ThirdPillarDS) (and bsky too - @thirdpillards.com)
THIRD PILLAR
A channel dedicated to appreciating the Nintendo DS and its library of games, applications, and more. 🟦 🟦👈🏾We are the Touch Generation!! Hosted and curated by Sylverstone Khandr.
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Also, seeing those dual-screen handhelds definitely sparked interest for me to consider getting one later down the line, and migrating my DS library I have on my Steam Deck/PC to it. But yeah, there's still movement behind the scenes. Just taking time to get it all together. [🧵4/5]