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created by Miserable_Speed5474 on 01/02/2025 at 22:27 UTC
1016 upvotes, 38 top-level comments (showing 25)
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I wanted to inquire if anyone had any ideas on a hinge I should buy to make the Steam deck into a clamshell or if anyone has a 3D-Print that I can start off with. I really want to be able to play all my childhood 3DS games in all their glory, so say hell to my prototype SteamDS. I’m using some generic Dell panel for the top screen, an Anker power bank, and a generic USB-C hub.
Comment by boosnie at 01/02/2025 at 22:39 UTC
238 upvotes, 6 direct replies
I don't know why you guys are asking all this stuff from this device but it seems to me this is the most beloved gaming device in history
Gabe is sure proud (from his 4 miles yacht)
Comment by BunnyDunker at 01/02/2025 at 23:02 UTC
64 upvotes, 5 direct replies
This makes me wanna figure out a way to use the steam deck like the WiiU, having the deck be the DS touch screen and my TV be the main pokemon screen.
Comment by Itchy_Lab6034 at 01/02/2025 at 23:10 UTC
78 upvotes, 3 direct replies
Jsaux needs to release a screen with a clamp that can fun off the decks type c
Comment by luthfins at 02/02/2025 at 01:53 UTC
21 upvotes, 0 direct replies
nintendo legal team is screeching right now
Comment by Ok-Prune8093 at 01/02/2025 at 23:21 UTC
10 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Gotta love the decks flexibility, but gotta love all of yours creativity even more. Looks awesome!
Comment by GoatedOnTheSticksM8 at 01/02/2025 at 22:44 UTC
8 upvotes, 1 direct replies
looks sick!
Comment by JubX at 01/02/2025 at 22:52 UTC
6 upvotes, 1 direct replies
What screen is that?
Comment by rjh9898 at 01/02/2025 at 23:19 UTC
6 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Pokémon ranger would be crazy on that haha awesome!
Comment by ConnorP25 at 02/02/2025 at 02:29 UTC
5 upvotes, 0 direct replies
With the shape of the deck, it even looks kinda like an OG DS! Super cool and creative, man.
Comment by zbro3 at 01/02/2025 at 23:17 UTC
2 upvotes, 2 direct replies
I wonder if there's a way to make a modified version of the deckmate and have it so it has hinges and a top set of clips for the other screen
Comment by Werewolf_Capable at 02/02/2025 at 07:52 UTC
2 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I use an extender cable from my dock to my deck and use the TV as "upper 3DS screen". Not really mobile tho 😅
Comment by Grabthar-the-Avenger at 02/02/2025 at 10:35 UTC
2 upvotes, 1 direct replies
It does make you wonder what Valve was thinking not making it dual screen natively. Just imagine if that was a flip screen that folded in for travel.
Comment by StanDan95 at 02/02/2025 at 12:15 UTC
2 upvotes, 2 direct replies
You all are insane sometimes, I love you all and would do the same thing! (If my touchscreen worked)
Comment by phoenix66six at 02/02/2025 at 13:54 UTC
2 upvotes, 2 direct replies
I did a similar thing!
Comment by curiouslyunpopular at 02/02/2025 at 00:39 UTC
1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Honest question do you think you can play games like The World Ends with You on SD (where you have to use a stylus and do shapedrawing fast) or is it way out of its league? I have LCD
Comment by the-purple-chicken72 at 02/02/2025 at 04:54 UTC
1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
How do you do this? If I connect to a regular monitor what settings do I use to make the deck screen the bottom one and the monitor the top? This is so cool!! I was so annoyed I couldn't play Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow properly
Comment by GodsBadAssBlade at 02/02/2025 at 05:40 UTC
1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Just need a way to mount the screen in front of that port and to have it clam shell with the other screen
Comment by CompC at 02/02/2025 at 07:05 UTC
1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Which emulator is that?
Comment by Suicicoo at 02/02/2025 at 09:00 UTC
1 upvotes, 2 direct replies
childhood 3DS games
...are you calling me old? 🧐
Comment by eyeswulf at 02/02/2025 at 11:09 UTC
1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Re: hinge, I'd use a "mechanism" mount and use the smart phone magnetic attachment, and put a mag safe sticker on the back of the monitor.
It won't hinge, but it will be secure and mobile
Comment by xzile400 at 02/02/2025 at 11:19 UTC
1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I wish there was an easier way to set up dual screen mode for the DS/3ds emulators on the steam deck.
I was helping my sister set hers up because she's not very tech savvy and bought a steam deck. I wanted her to be able to launch all of her emulated games I set up for her from the steam OS's library, so I did that via EmuDeck. Sadly, I had bad luck getting ps3, OG xbox and any DS or 3DS games to work properly. I could get DS/3ds games to work if I manual launched the emulator from desktop mode and set up the dual screen manually (every time), but launching any game from any of the supplied emudeck emulators via the steamOS library screen would result in a blank screen and/or crash.
I also wanted to try to get her switch games going on there, but I don't even know where to start for that since all the easy setups for it are basically gone. Emudeck wont supply an easy one click download / setup for any switch emulators anymore since their main downloads were taken down a while back, making setting that up a PITA. Especially since I don't know much about linux myself. Setting up all her other emulators was a little bit of a learning experience to begin with.
Comment by nhSnork at 02/02/2025 at 11:36 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Comment by Volarath at 02/02/2025 at 14:28 UTC
1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Oh wow. I was wondering how the deck might handle some 3ds games. I've been itching to play FE Awakening again.
Comment by BigCryptographer2034 at 02/02/2025 at 14:59 UTC
1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
My arm would fall off
Comment by Thannondorf- at 02/02/2025 at 17:37 UTC
1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I was thinking of getting one of these screens that's in a case, and doing this with the deck mate
