{"id":62488,"date":"2011-03-21T21:10:01","date_gmt":"2011-03-22T01:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendoeverything.com\/index.php\/?p=62488"},"modified":"2011-03-21T21:10:01","modified_gmt":"2011-03-22T01:10:01","slug":"playing-ds-games-on-your-3ds-results-in-a-loss-of-quality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nintendoeverything.com\/playing-ds-games-on-your-3ds-results-in-a-loss-of-quality\/","title":{"rendered":"Playing DS games on your 3DS results in a loss of quality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While some people will dismiss this as unimportant, I think it&#8217;s fair to say that I should at least put it out there before making the assumption that no one wants to hear it. According to some tests by Destructoid editor Nick Chester, the 3DS actually displays regular DS games in poorer quality. 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