u/PirateDry4992

Hey everyone …quick question for the handheld preservation crowd

For those of you who store your DS / 3DS systems long-term ish, what battery level do you usually leave them at?

I rotate through my handhelds, but some of them sit unused for a few months at a time and I’m trying to be more intentional about battery health. I’ve heard everything from:

- leave them around 40–60%?

- fully charged is fine?? Heard mixed feelings about it

- remove the battery completely (for older DS models)?

Curious what people here actually do in practice, especially for systems like:

• DS Lite

• 3DS / New 3DS

I try to power mine on occasionally, but not always consistently. Realized them were almost full charged but heard that is not good. Also, my systems aren’t modded so there’s no way to know when is the 60% range.

I am currently leaving them on for a few hours to drain a little so I can tuck them in again

What’s been working best for you long-term collectors?

Spring has been great so far mostly because we can all go sit outside and play! Golden Sun has been an incredible journey so far. It’s my first time and I’m loving it

Hi everyone. I am a new member and wanted to say hello. Just saw y’all’s amazing gaming rooms! Just wanted to share my humble gaming set up (loft) I have in my apartment. If you have any tips on how I can improve or any thoughts.

One day I’ll have something like so many of y’all’s rooms! I’m amazed.

EDIT: I can’t thank you folks enough for the amazing feedback. I always thought it was a lame game room and not at all compared to the amazing ones you see on here / Pinterest. But I do enjoy spending time here and looking at my little games and toys. Thank you so much for validating it! 🩶