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Have you ever owned a pre-3DS DS model?

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And, if so, which model(s) did you get? OG? Lite? DSi (XL)?
Do you still have it? Do you ever use it?

I personally have owned a red DS lite, a light blue DSi, and a 25th Anniversary Mario Red DSi XL. Of those, I own the latter two, the lite having been stolen shortly before the purchase of the blue DSi.
 
I bought the original fat one direct from Nintendo a month before release (it was a Club Nintendo promotion), then I bought a white DSLite when that was released. I still use the DSLite though the bottom screen is so well used that touch screen controls aren't as responsive.
 
I had a light pink Nintendo Lite. I loved it and then spilt water on it causing the screen to go blue. Instead of repairing it, I upgraded and got a 3ds. :)
 
I had the ice blue ds lite which, being so clumsy, I managed to drop it enough for the entire top screen to fall off. I also had a white dsi but I traded it in.
 
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I have the original silver ds that I put purple stickers on. I still have it because I think its rounded edges make it more comfortable to hold, though I haven't played it in a while.
 
I've had the original red one(came with Mario Kart), a metallic pink Lite, and I still have a white DSi :)
 
I had the original one in pink. For some reason the calibration would not sync properly on mine.

The next one I had was the lite one in black. I ended up breaking that one when I got frustrated with catching a Pokemon. It still works but the cartridges won't stay in unless you tape them down.

No idea how my 3ds is still in good condition and works perfectly fine.
 
I had the black DS Lite and a DSi. The screen won't stay up on the Lite but I still play it for FireRed =u=
 
I had one of the original chunky DS models in pink, and later I got the white DSi. Oddly enough, every iteration of the DS I've owned has had a dead pixel on one of the screens, it's like a curse. Even my N3DSXL has one but I couldn't exchange it because it's one of the limited edition MM3D ones, and they were out of stock immediately after I got it. It's annoying but I've learned to ignore it, plus you barely see it when a game is running anyway.

The DSi was a fun console, I remember I Ioved the camera feature and always took pictures of flowers and my cat. I should look it out some day. I was always sad that it didn't have a GBA slot though, my only complaint.
 
I had a white DS lite and a blue DSi. I don't own either anymore.
 
I bought a DS Lite years back so I could play Pokemon HeartGold after one of my friends brought its existence to my attention. I still use it from time to time, and also like to utilize the alarm clock feature when necessary. I wish the 3DS included that.
 
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When I first seen this, I thought the title was asking if you had a pre-owned Nintendo DS before getting a 3DS, hahaha

I have a Nintendo DS Lite that I got a year before I got my original 3DS. It was a thrift store find and the reason I will perform my own repairs on my Nintendo systems. (I spent $100+ on repairing it because of a faulty touch screen and broken shoulder buttons.) Within the last 6 months, I made a case swap on it adding a matte black shell to the bottom part of the console in place of the glossy black because I hate finger prints and it looks really good and it has encouraged me to use it a lot more since the mod.

I'll come back here and edit in a link to pictures of it later... ;)
 
Before the 3DS I've only owned a teal coloured old DS. My aunt had the DS Lite so sometimes I played on that :p
 
I've owned the light pink DS Lite and the teal DSi.
The Lite is currently collecting dust in my storage, with its stylus still missing.
The DSi was unfortunately lost/stolen when I was out and about one day
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Sure, I'm usually one to get a new console once it comes out.
My progression so far has been:

Original DS phat > White DS Lite > Original blue 3DS > Galaxy New Nintendo 3DSxl

I lent my original DS to a friend, but they ended up breaking it and haven't shown any sign of returning it. I usually hold on to my old systems cause after a few years go by, it's more fun to play old games on their intended system. I'm kinda upset I don't have an original DS, but I have the lite, so no need to be greedy ~
 
I had the first-gen DS the big, fat, grey one. Unfortunately, the hinges before during a big move. My fiance packed it without bubble wrap :(
 
I owned the Red 25th Anniversary Mario DSi XL. It's been years since I played or bought any Nintendo product so I'd called that my "comeback Nintendo console" and that's the same year the 3DS was about to get released. I didn't start collecting until the next iteration.
 
Yeah, I have a white DS Lite; lots of good memories with that handheld. It's awesome that it can play Gameboy games as well, I've always got either Pokemon Fire Red or Emerald in there. I never did get a DSi and in retrospect I'm glad I just waited and got a 3DS.
 
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