Nope
Hell, people are even pirating straight from the official server and they aren't getting banned (sadly, in that case). There's no way for Nintendo to tell.
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3DS HOMEBREW Discussion Thread [exploits/carts/applications/games]
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Nope
Hell, people are even pirating straight from the official server and they aren't getting banned (sadly, in that case). There's no way for Nintendo to tell.
Young Magus
Junior Member
Yo,
Wanna try the new 11.0.0.33 hack but saw that you need to system transfer and my other n3ds is 10.whatever and system transferred to my 11.0.0.33 n3dsxl.
Can I transfer the homebrew game if
A.) The 10.whatever n3dsxl has no nnid on it
B.) An system transfer had taken place in the past already between the two systems
Wanna try the new 11.0.0.33 hack but saw that you need to system transfer and my other n3ds is 10.whatever and system transferred to my 11.0.0.33 n3dsxl.
Can I transfer the homebrew game if
A.) The 10.whatever n3dsxl has no nnid on it
B.) An system transfer had taken place in the past already between the two systems
So I am confused. I read in this forum how great emulators run on the new 3ds. I installed Retroarch last night and tried playing Chrono Trigger on all the snes cores and tried playing Metroid Zero mission on all gba cores and was unimpressed. On snes I had tearing on the left side of the screen (vsync is on), and gba ran slow with popping sound.
Am I missing something?
Am I missing something?
Robin64
Member
Did you install the latest nightly or the most recent stable version?
Adam Prime
hates soccer, is Mexican
Same issue for me. I downloaded the most recent nightlies and was unimpressed. So yeah, anyone know what date had the last best stability?
EDIT: Apparently its these: https://buildbot.libretro.com/stable/1.3.3/nintendo/3ds/
Elaugaufein
Member
A) Yes. In fact you should create a new NNID to do the transfer even if you have one already.
B) Yes, as long as its not within a week.
D
Deleted member 126221
Unconfirmed Member
Retroarch stables have been f*cked for a while... Use 1.3.3.
You can inject GBA on both Old and New 3DS to use the Nintendo-created built-in GBA emulator if RetroArch isn't cutting it for you. Couple the injection with the blur remover and the color restorer options and it's amazing
Phew just done with Part 4 of Plailect guide and will do the final part tomorrow night.
Funny how the difficulty kinda inverted for me as I got stuck at the INIT HAX... stage during Part 2 of the guide for a whole day (well my stupidity of using an older MenuHax doesn't help hehe).
Later steps are pretty straightforward with the only issue that I encountered is the black screen after reboot at certain steps which are solved by removing the microSD and rebooting the New 3DS.
Funny how the difficulty kinda inverted for me as I got stuck at the INIT HAX... stage during Part 2 of the guide for a whole day (well my stupidity of using an older MenuHax doesn't help hehe).
Later steps are pretty straightforward with the only issue that I encountered is the black screen after reboot at certain steps which are solved by removing the microSD and rebooting the New 3DS.
deletethis123
Banned
2DS? how about this:
native hardware gba support (flawless 100% accurate GBA playback on all 3DS models) - and now you can turn off the blur/ghosting and darkening filter Nintendo had turned on in the original Ambassador releases. It's by far the best way to play GBA games, imo:
and then you have numerous homebrew emulators - the New 3DS can play everything up to the NeoGeo with no issues, the 2DS and OG aren't as powerful - but you can still have stuff like this:
you can also back up all of your 3DS games to your internal SD and have them available as digital titles. Which is useful as hell.
What exactly do I need to achieve this? CFW? To have ambassador program games on my system?
I would really like to have my GBA colleciton on the 3DS.
DarkLegion
Member
Does MAME from retroarch work for anyone? It freezes when I try to start it up(both the 200 and 2003).
You can inject GBA on both Old and New 3DS to use the Nintendo-created built-in GBA emulator if RetroArch isn't cutting it for you. Couple the injection with the blur remover and the color restorer options and it's amazing
wait, can I do this with 11.0.0-33?
just cfw and the apps I posted above in combination with a standard GBA rom of your choice. You don't need any ambassador games.
Lunarwhale
Member
spoonfeed me a little, gaf. I haven't touched 3DS homebrew in ages. I've got a Japanese N3DS and I still use ReiNAND because I was too afraid to give a9hl a go back in the day, so I've got a few questions:
- What's the safest way to do a9hl?
- Should I undo my current setup, or does a9hl build on top of that?
- What's LUMA?
- Is there a way to change my system's region? I don't care too much about this, but I got the new Kirby game (US copy) and running it through NTR still has the game play in Japanese. I don't need the Japanese eShop and would like to just make it an American system if possible.
Plailect's guide really is the holy grail of advice for how to set up a9hl + cfw. The section dedicated to how to get started is here, I'm not massively familiar with ReiNAND, but I think the answer of where to start will depend on your sysnand version.
Pretty sure you'll have at least already done Part 1, and possibly Part 2 & 3.
Luma is the most user friendly custom firmware that is set up by default to do all the things you'd want a cfw to do.
If you complete Plailect's guide, your 3DS will be able to run cartridges of any region. You don't need to change it's region, it will just be functionally region free, at least as far as booting games of a cartridge is concerned.
Edit: I think you can change the region of your device if you prefer, but I also think you can just configure the eShop to be the US version, which might be the simpler solution. I've not really messed with the region stuff though, so perhaps someone else can offer more insight.
Are you using FBA roms? I copied my FBA roms from my laptop right over and they all worked perfectly. Take a moment to load, though. Same with NeoGeo.
captain_skyhawk
Member
I've been keeping an eye on this thread for a long time but have a hard time keeping pace with the discussion. Is there a new way to "softmod" the 3ds that won't get patched out any time soon?
I'd really like to get some emulators on my 3ds but don't fancy jumping through too many hoops like I have in the past for other consoles.
I'd really like to get some emulators on my 3ds but don't fancy jumping through too many hoops like I have in the past for other consoles.
Latest nightly. Should I use 1.33 listed above?
crazy monkey
Banned
I can get 3ds for 50 bucks. Should i get it? I have gba advance. Will i be able to play those games on 3ds easily? Do nes snes games work as well? Or should i get new 3ds. This is for my kid.
New 3DS if you want to play SNES games.
crazy monkey
Banned
Cool. I was getting it with 2 old pokemon games. I will look for a deal.
WAR recon zero
Banned
What is the last hackable firm?
Daniel Jackson
Member
At this moment, the very latest one: 11.0.0.33
Menuhax and browsehax have been updated to support this version. They will allow you to run basic homebrew.
If you have access to another 3DS already running A9LH, you use it to downgrade the 11.0.0.3 system
Game like puzzle fighter and Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix work. Could be the version I found aren't good? Have you had any luck running super turbo and alpha 2?
Oh, sorry. I totally read that wrong. I don't think GBA injection is possible in 11.0. Sorry
Oh, sorry. I totally read that wrong. I don't think GBA injection is possible in 11.0. Sorry
haha no worries, I had thought that was the case
luckily I still have my OG GBA and GBA SP
Pancakes R Us
Member
This is awesome. Though I'd argue that the best way to play GBA games is on GBA hardware. The A/B button placement is so much better than 3/DS, hands down.2DS? how about this:
native hardware gba support (flawless 100% accurate GBA playback on all 3DS models) - and now you can turn off the blur/ghosting and darkening filter Nintendo had turned on in the original Ambassador releases. It's by far the best way to play GBA games, imo:
and then you have numerous homebrew emulators - the New 3DS can play everything up to the NeoGeo with no issues, the 2DS and OG aren't as powerful - but you can still have stuff like this:
you can also back up all of your 3DS games to your internal SD and have them available as digital titles. Which is useful as hell.
Any chance I can do any of this stuff via the Cubic Ninja hack? I'm still rocking the game to use Retro Arch (using a build back from October) for SNES emulation.
actually, it isn't that bad when you realise X also doubles up as B in GBA VC. If you place your thumb over A and X, it's the same layout as B and Y.
Pancakes R Us
Member
Yeah, I think I'd dislike that even more than 3DS' A/B. The 3DS' A/B would be perfect if it wasn't completely diamond shaped. I prefer the slant of the GBA buttons. Just a preference which I know a lot of people aren't fussed about. However, after playing GBA hardware for so long, I just can't get used to 3DS' buttons for GBA games.
Daniel Jackson
Member
Yes. But on the latest FW it's now a secondary exploit. It's no longer fully self-running.
GBA - use VC inject. It's native GBA hardware with 100% compatibility.
SNES - either VC inject or CatSFC. I would heavily recommend going the VC inject route as Nintendo's emulator is fantastic and has far superior sound emulation and compatibility.
NES - nestopia
Mega Drive and Master System - Genesis Plus GX.
basic? does video streaming work?
I think I got the latest firmware, but video recording is the only homebrew feature I'm actually interested in...
You can inject GBA on both Old and New 3DS to use the Nintendo-created built-in GBA emulator if RetroArch isn't cutting it for you. Couple the injection with the blur remover and the color restorer options and it's amazing
I thought someone in this thread or elsewhere on GAF found out removing the blur makes the screen burn in?
It was Rich! (who posted just before you). But let me quote what he said in the previous page:
Are there step by step guides on how to inject?
Also I have heard the sound on the VC games is very quiet on the new 3ds speakers, is this true and is there any way to boost it?
Lastly what are the best homebrew apps available?
for SNES I've found CatSFC to be pretty bad, unless you mean CatSFC Plus which has worked fine for me. that and Pocket Snes have both been good for me while CatSFC has had some video issues.
edit: scratch that, both CatSFC emulators have some video issues for me. Pocket Snes has been the best for me. or maybe it's something specific to DKC 3
Well, it's not just "injecting," there seems to be a LOT of steps involved in prepping the 3DS to get the games installed and running. I'm personally lost on what it is exactly I need to do if I all I want is to install my own GBA and SNES .CIA files. I don't even need to make my own .CIA files, I found a resource with all the games I want ready to go.
I've looked at some of the linked guides and I am just totally lost on the jargon. ATM, i have menuhax installed on a N3DS on the latest firmware. I haven't installed a CFW, although I think I need to? I don't have a clue how to proceed. A lot of info is outdated.
The process of getting custom VC games running seems to be far more complicated and potentially unsafe than it ever was on Wii and vWii. And Wii U is super easy, like, insanely easy and fool-proof by comparison.
Both of those games running well for me.
Daniel Jackson
Member
Installing CIAs requires a CFW indeed. That's because it's unsigned code. Normally the 3DS would refuse to run it. But a CFW can do signature patching..
Ok, so the first thing I need to worry about is getting a CFW installed.
What is the easiest guide to follow for the best-suited CFW for installing .CIA files? I'm not currently interested in much else at the moment, although I'd love to be able to run r3Ddragon and emulate VB games. Apparently it doesn't support the latest firmware.
Really appreciate it!
Anyone know if there is a plugin for NTRCFW or something that allows Super Mario 3D Land, Ridge Racer 3D, or any other games to have their framerate cap removed on a New 3DS? I already use NTRCFW to re-enable the New3DS improved hardware but for many games there is a hardcoded 30FPS cap even though the New3DS hardware could probably hit a near constant-60FPS.
Oh, I would actually like to do this as well. That's amazing of possible.
What do you mean by "re-enable the New3DS improved hardware?" Does installing a CFW mess with how games detect the hardware they are running on or something? I don't want to lose N3DS features.
Daniel Jackson
Member
The Plailect guide is the very best:
https://github.com/Plailect/Guide/wiki
Very complete, very clear.
If you follow this guide completely, you'll end up with a fully hacked and very brick-proof system.
But the process of getting there is always at your own risk. There's a chance of bricking the system. A pretty small chance, but it's still there.
stan423321
Member
While I'm not knowledgeable about that, such a feature could not be universal. The game can simply run all of its logic discretely in 30 Hz which saves a lot of number crunching time while making such a patch quite a mess. Especially on O3DS which doesn't have the fastest CPU on the earth.
Hey, maybe someone will know this. I've tried to get regular, non-kernel-hacking homebrew on latest FW (mostly for fun, I don't really need HB or I would stay on older FW at least) and while browserhax boots, anytime I try to target OoT and install oothax 3DS freezes at yellow screen. Any ideas what could be causing the problem?
Excellent, thank you!
I will work on this tonight and I might have some questions as I go if anyone is willing to answer them.
The New 3DS has twice the number of CPU cores as the Old 3DS and each core's clock rate has been tripled. The problem is all older games have something in their headers telling the New 3DS to reset its specs to what they were on the Old 3DS. Using NTRCRW or LUMACFW users can get around this and have games like Pokemon X and Y which officially set the New 3DS to be running with Old 3DS specs to be running at New 3DS specs and reduce frame-rate drops. Some games have bugs with the higher clock rates but by using NTRCFW and properly timing the clockrate switches it is possible to have games like Ridge Racer 3D run with absolutely no crashes or framerates drops on a New 3DS.
EDIT: But I am wondering if there is a way to get RidgeRacer 3D to run at an unlocked frame-rate instead of its locked 30FPS on New 3DS.