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Dedicated to the appreciation the Nintendo DS and its library of games, applications, and more. Coming when it's ready™. 🟦 🟦👈🏾We are the Touch Generation!! [ youtube.com/@ThirdPillarDS | thirdpillards.com ] Hosted & curated by @sylverstonekhandr.com.

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THIRD PILLAR @thirdpillards.com · Nov 22

Episode #0 [An Introduction to THIRD PILLAR] is available to watch right now on the YouTube channel!

This is where we begin. 😁
youtu.be/va1rIead9rA | #THIRDPILLAR #NintendoDS

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Sylverstone Khandr ✨ @sylverstonekhandr.com · 7h

So yeah, 2026 or bust for the THIRD PILLAR project.
Wish me luck! [🧵5/5]

(also sub to the channel pls - youtube.com/@ThirdPillarDS)
(and bsky too - @thirdpillards.com)

THIRD PILLAR

A channel dedicated to appreciating the Nintendo DS and its library of games, applications, and more. 🟦 🟦👈🏾We are the Touch Generation!! Hosted and curated by Sylverstone Khandr.

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Sylverstone Khandr ✨ @sylverstonekhandr.com · 7h

Also, seeing those dual-screen handhelds definitely sparked interest for me to consider getting one later down the line, and migrating my DS library I have on my Steam Deck/PC to it.

But yeah, there's still movement behind the scenes. Just taking time to get it all together. [🧵4/5]

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Sylverstone Khandr ✨ @sylverstonekhandr.com · 7h

I also thought about getting a TP pilot episode down by the DS' 21st anniversary next month, but work on that should've started already if I had that goal, so it's likely gonna be 2026 territory.

At most, maybe an Episode 0.5 or something just to say "hey, it's not dead!" is more feasible. [🧵3/5]

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Sylverstone Khandr ✨ @sylverstonekhandr.com · 7h

Obviously, nothing can be perfect out the gate + it's better to do the thing & make it good later but at the same time, I know it's something I'd like to honestly take time with.

I'm already making moves to change the direction of SYLVER.STREAM in 2026 to work in tandem with THIRD PILLAR. [🧵2/5]

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Sylverstone Khandr ✨ @sylverstonekhandr.com · 7h

Also wanted to get this out there while I'm somewhat lucid mid-work day:

I still feel a bit upset that things stalled with THIRD PILLAR. I kinda got inside my own head about the presentation style, plus I wanted to dip back into seeing contemporaries and their output a bit more. [🧵1/5]

THIRD PILLAR @thirdpillards.com · Nov 22

Episode #0 [An Introduction to THIRD PILLAR] is available to watch right now on the YouTube channel!

This is where we begin. 😁
youtu.be/va1rIead9rA | #THIRDPILLAR #NintendoDS

An Introduction to THIRD PILLAR

YouTube video by THIRD PILLAR

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THIRD PILLAR @thirdpillards.com · 7h

Under $100? Oh my... that's definitely one to keep an eye on!

THIRD PILLAR @thirdpillards.com · 7h

The recent rise of dual-screen retro handhelds in the last year or so has been a joy to witness.

Gonna need to compare/contrast some of these with DS models down the line!

SteamDeckHQ @steamdeckhq.com · 9h

A huge thank you to AYN for sending over the new AYN Thor for us to review! Already loving the device, and can’t wait to explore the experience more.

And yes, it feels perfect for any dual screen emulation with those OLED screens.

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Nintendormant podcast @nintendormant.bsky.social · Sep 3

It’s time to cheer - the ELITE BEAT AGENTS are here! Join debutant @liamrobertson.bsky.social with @nantenjex.bsky.social and @georgebanks.bsky.social as they resurrect this DS classic along with OSU! TATAKAE! OUENDAN, on this weeks NintenDormant - a Nintendo podcast. youtu.be/foqQ4bQd21U?...

NintenDormant | Elite Beat Agents x Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan feat. Liam Robertson & Josh Goldie

YouTube video by NintenDormant - a Nintendo podcast

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KinoFabino 🇵🇸 @kinofabino.bsky.social · Aug 19

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HyperComboGamer @hypercombogamer.bsky.social · Jul 24

🎮 Nintendo DS Lite European Magazine Ad (2008)

#Gaming #Nintendo #Art #RetroGaming #NintendoDS #GameArt #RetroGames #Artwork #2000s #Advertising #Marketing #ArtSky #GameDev #IndieDev

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Sylverstone Khandr ✨ @sylverstonekhandr.com · Jul 10

GG @mr-shasta.fastestfurs.com!!

Glad to see Zelda: Phantom Hourglass getting some love at #SGDQ2025.

Mr_Shasta completes an Any% run of The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS) in 3:06:50.7!

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THIRD PILLAR @thirdpillards.com · Jul 7

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Retro Game Art 🎮🖼️🎃🦇 @retrogameart.bsky.social · Jun 21

Yoshi Touch & Go as (2005)

#retro #art #gaming #Yoshi

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daniël @kaasiand.cool · Apr 13

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THIRD PILLAR @thirdpillards.com · Apr 25

Believe it or not, there is a somewhat-active Discord server for UMK DS players!

Check it out if you need some opponents to fight, either for regular matches or Puzzle Kombat.

discord.gg/3nTuUqAhWe

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Marc Normandin @marcnormandin.bsky.social · Apr 25

This is a lot of words for what's a $5 digital game, but, it's not just about A Kappa's Trail, but also about Brownie Brown, ex-Square devs becoming Nintendo favorites, and a change in the kind of games and experimentation that Nintendo seems willing to put their energy towards in the last decade.

Re-release this: A Kappa's Trail

A Brownie Brown rarity, in that it's not an RPG, but also in the sense that it released as DSiWare and is no longer available anywhere.

retroxp.beehiiv.com

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AK @akfamilyhome.com · Apr 25

peak gaming

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Video Game Art Archive @gameartarchive.bsky.social · Apr 14

Needle Power
'Kirby Canvas Curse'
Nintendo DS

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THIRD PILLAR @thirdpillards.com · Feb 26

PictoChat is back in a way you probably didn't expect! Anyone got an iPhone?

Idrees 🌗 @idreesinc.com · Feb 26

Remember pulling out your Nintendo DS on the bus and messaging your friends over PictoChat? To bring that feeling back, I made "PicoChat" for iMessage! It's free and open-source (of course), so give it a try and let me know what you think!
apps.apple.com/us/app/picoc...

THIRD PILLAR @thirdpillards.com · Jan 30

This will definitely make a lot of Nintendo DS researching easier in the long run!

Huge kudos to the VGHF for making this possible.

Video Game History Foundation @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social · Jan 30

The Video Game History Foundation Library is now in early access. For free. For everyone. Wherever you are.

Read more: gamehistory.org/vghf-library...

library.gamehistory.org — Now in early access

YouTube video by The Video Game History Foundation

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kathyanhy @kathyanhy.bsky.social · Jan 20

Today is the 19th Anniversary of Resident Evil: Deadly Silence 🧟

19 years ago, Capcom released Resident Evil: Deadly Silence for the Nintendo DS in Japan.

#ResidentEvil #ChrisRedfield #JillValentine #NintendoDS

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PypeBros @pypebros.bsky.social · Dec 20

okay, for those who just discover me, I've been working not only on NDS game but also on #gamedev tools running on the #nintendoDS:
sprite editor, level editor, animation editor ... and a game preview with WiFi file swapping.

They're #OpenSource, too.

sylvainhb.blogspot.com/2024/02/tool...

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Jordan Miinch @blueroses707.bsky.social · Jan 3

Trying art everyday this year 1/365

#art #nintendo #acnl #newleaf #Animalcrossingnewleaf #nintendods #3Ds #nostalgia

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Ermelber @ermiisoft.net · Jan 15

MKDS: WIP Wii Maple Treeway port featuring Wiggler (no animation yet)

#mariokartds #modding #nintendods

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Sylverstone Khandr ✨ @sylverstonekhandr.com · Jan 20

Polarium was definitely an early sign that the puzzle genre would absolutely blow up on the #NintendoDS.

My first time playing the game was at a DS kiosk in a small electronics store I'd frequently pass by after church on Sundays with my aunt.

The title screen and menu of the Nintendo DS puzzle game, Polarium. The game was published by Nintendo, and developed by Mitchell Corporation.

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