With the 3DS eShop closure imminent, it really is your last chance to play through Rusty’s Real Deal Baseball. I played though most of it yesterday, and it is, perhaps, one of the most bizarre games on any system.
It is, mostly, a series of baseball-themed vision training mini-games, and all of them are pretty fun. (Also, they are perfect for stereoscopic 3D.) You unlock items and levels by playing through various challenges, and I suspect that getting a gold medal on every challenge would be quite the endeavor. It is framed, however, by a VN in which you haggle with a washed up former baseball player - the titular Rusty, who is also an anthropomorphic dog - to purchase the mini games. You negotiate the actual price of the game in real US dollars, and getting a good deal on the mini games is, at least, half of the experience. (If you pay full price, skipping all the haggling, the game would likely be $60. I got everything for about $12, though.) It is the bizarrest approach to micro-transactions, and haggling with Rusty - whose wife left him and whose business is failing - is a lot of fun.
Sadly, I think we’ll lose this incredibly unique experience when the 3DS eShop closes in a few days; so, if you’re the least bit interested in this game, don’t wait around much longer!