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Alright, so the other day, this gamer dude, Randolph—yeah, that’s his name—found something totally wild about his Nintendo 3DS case. He swears it was brand new, sealed tight as a drum. Anyway, he opens it up, all excited like, only to find it’s turned into dust. Poof. It’s like one of those old vampire movies where they hit the sunlight.
Now, we all know Nintendo’s stuff usually lasts forever, right? But, putting a case on your 3DS? Good idea back in the day. Protects from the inevitable “whoops, I dropped it” moments and lets you bling it up without a permanent makeover. But here we are with people freaking out, checking their old cases, wondering if they’ve got dust where there should be plastic (or whatever it was).
Okay, let me backtrack. Randolph’s case was supposed to look all cute with little slimes or something, from Dragon Quest 8, I think. But inside the box? It looked like someone had crumbled some crackers in there. Color all poof, disappeared too.
Apparently, the case was made of this stuff called TPU—thermoplastic poly-whatsit, which apparently doesn’t last forever. Who knew, right? Turns out, it’s biodegradable, meant to break down after like three to five years. So, can’t be mad if you’ve got a 10-year-old case crumbling away, I guess?
So yeah, biodegradable sounds good for mother earth and all, but tough luck if you wanted to keep that case pristine. My guess? They thought no one’s gonna use these cases for more than a couple of years, or they’d get beaten up and chucked. Not all cases are made of this dusty magic material, though, so your collection might still be safe. But hey, might wanna peek at your old gear if it’s been lying around since your 3DS glory days. Who knows what other time bombs are waiting to be discovered?
Anyway, there was another story floating around—something about a Nintendo Switch collection surviving a house fire. Yep, flames everywhere, but those little cartridges are tougher than they look. You just can’t predict what’ll last these days – some stuff surprises you, some stuff just…well, vanishes in the box.
And hey, speaking of games, Dragon Quest 8, the game that was supposed to match Randolph’s magical dust case, great game back then. Played it on PlayStation, I think? Or was it my phone? Details get sketchy over time. Still, worth checking out if you can handle the tech whiplash. Anyway, sorry—rambling. But yeah, watch your stuff, folks!
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Hope you enjoyed your little stroll through my tangled thoughts.
