My 3DS XL is broken. It's been that way for a while, as I've been waiting for a sale or price drop to replace the unit.
While waiting, I grabbed a old DS Lite a few months ago and realized that (a) I really like the form factor and build quality of the DS Lite, (b) I like being able to play GBA games on the unit, and (c) I own way more DS games than 3DS games anyway...
So when I saw another DS Lite on Kijiji recently with a handful of (mostly unlisted) games included and in very good condition, I decided to grab it as a backup unit. Ok, $40 CAD was a bit more than I wanted to pay... but the one game listed was Mario Kart and I've never actually played a portable version since the GBA release, so maybe this was going to work out ok.
Picked it up tonight, and was all kinds of happy.
First off, the woman selling it was gorgeous. That makes me sound shallow and doesn't really enter into the story in any meaningful way... but who doesn't like chatting with good looking people? I do, and I'm ok admitting it. We talked about being game nerds (and just nerds in general) for a couple minutes, and then I left without really checking what games she had included - honestly, the games were a secondary concern for me.
However, when I opened the case later, I found out that the games inside are actually pretty awesome.
* Mario Kart DS
* Trackmania DS
* Picross 3D (yes!!)
* Brain Age
* My Fun Facts Coach
* Big Brain Academy (already own this)
* Brain Age 2 (already own this)
Ok, maybe "awesome" is a bit strong... But I am genuinely excited about at least the first 3 in that list, and there is nothing I'd label as junk.
Pretty cool night for me, all in all.