Nintendo 3DS



The Nintendo 3DS is a handheld game system by Nintendo that was released in February, 2011 in Japan and March 27, 2011 in North America and Europe. The 3DS is the successor to the Nintendo DS and is the first ever system to fully integrate stereoscopic 3D graphics. To do this, the system uses a technique known as autostereoscopy, which involves rendering two separate images, one for each eye. This allows the top screen to present a sense of depth but the 3D is adjustable. Note that the bottom screen is not a 3D screen.

The 3DS is also compatible with the entire backlog of DS games. All Sonic the Hedgehog games released on the DS can also be played on the 3DS. The cards for the 3DS have a bump on the right side in order to avoid them being inserted into a regular DS system.



List of Sonic Games on 3DS

 * Sonic Generations
 * Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games
 * Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed

Upcoming Games

 * Sonic Lost World
 * Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games

Virtual Console
The 3DS allows players to download old games onto their system via the eShop's Virtual Console service, similar to the corresponding service on the Wii U. Like the console version, the 3DS version includes games from non-Nintendo systems. Several Game Gear games are available internationally.

Game Gear games on the Virtual Console come with more features than other Virtual Console games. In addition to Restore Points (save states), users can select whether the display fits the screen as a square, stretches to fill the screen, or is surrounded by a detailed, 3D Game Gear border. The latter comes in 3 colors: red, blue, or black. Screen blurring is an option that emulates the original screen if chosen. Even game performance can be altered between "original" and "special" (original accurately emulates slowdown and special fixes the slowdown issues of the original games).

List of Sonic Games on Virtual Console

 * Sonic the Hedgehog
 * Sonic the Hedgehog 2
 * Sonic Triple Trouble
 * Sonic Drift 2
 * Sonic Blast
 * Sonic Labyrinth
 * Tails Adventure
 * Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine