From: GenesisTwilight | #056
The bigger size is just more of a hindrance than a help and it means that DS games and even 3DS games will probably look worse on the bigger screen.
Actually, it's quite the opposite.
You can play original DS games in 1:1 mode on the 3DS, and this eliminates the blur caused by the resolution upscaling in fullscreen mode. The problem is, this puts a border around the screen, which shrinks the viewable area to a very small size. But, on the 3DS XL's larger screens, if you use 1:1 mode, the viewable area is actually a tiny bit BIGGER than the normal DSi's screen.
tl;dr - playing an original DS game on a 3DS XL will look almost exactly the same as playing it on a DSi.
Best news ever. The two reasons I skipped out on the original model were the battery life and DS games looking crappy. so it looks like this could be a day 1 purchase for me.
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