Not one to comment or like tech walkthroughs like this, but your attention to detail in preparation, the concise delivery of instructions, and the clearly illustrated points to look for really made this one stand out. Thank you because this was the clearest, easiest answer to the question I've gotten.
it’s a fun system to use for tons of games. I have a lot of fun putting things like GBA rom hacks and SNES games and stuff on it. custom themes and badges are also a cool way to play around with the home screen
Seriously man thank you! My Samus Returns cartridge I got at a pawn shop works but it’s faulty at the same time and couldn’t continue the game much, this helped out a lot! Thanks again!
Can you explain how to inject that back up in the game? I tried using the injection method with godmode 9 and it keeps giving me the injection failed message, any help would be greatly appreciated
Jeff Parker you can do it all within checkpoint. Before you dump the game you need to make a backup. (If you didn’t then you can always just put the cartridge back into the 3ds and then make the backup.) once you have the backup and have named it something really fucking funny like milf Denny’s, you need to run the dumped game. After that just go back into checkpoint select milf Denny’s or whatever u named it and then hit restore.
Pretty good video. Now I can play my old Pókemon Pearl and erasing my savegames the times I want (without needing backup and restore). Thank you so much :)
I'm stuck with a black and white screen. I don't know where the roms are supposed to be left and I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong with rewatching this guide. EDIT: Never mind, I figured it out. Both the nds and cia files had different file names so I made them both identical. Now it works. Thank you so much for helping me with this video.
I'm still stuck at the black and white screen. I noticed that the forwarder 3DS creates a nds rom (kb in date) and cia file with a forwarder prefix, but the original rom (mb of data) still exists. Any guidance here as I have 3 files.
I ran into a couple problems with this while trying to dump a copy of one of my DS cartridges onto my cfw 2ds. I kept getting a "cartridge not inserted" error. I figured out this was a result of two issues. The first one is that you need to find the "_nds" folder he references but appears to have vanished from the links in his description. You can find them if you do a web search for "nds forwarder" and go to the latest gbatemp page. Scroll down, and you will find it discretely embedded in a section below all the main links. It simply says "download THIS" and no longer resembles the link he shows in the video. So read carefully and you'll find it. Secondly after downloading and extracting the "_nds" folder to the sd card, the second issue I ran into was that the forwarder needs to be set to a Target of "3DS SD Card". He doesn't highlight the importance of this setting for members using sd cards, but the forwarder program appeared to be set by default to "r4". So I suggest double checking to make sure the app is set to "Target - 3DS SD Card". Overall a great tutorial but things have clearly changed a bit since he posted this. Hopefully my input will help someone else in need.
my luck was that i know some about this nps dump already so i noticed both problems, the dislikes on this video probably come from people that didnt know or didnt noticed
For everyone wondering; Yes, these roms can connect to the actual cartridges, ASSUMING that you ARE using twilight menu (for ds and dsi games. Not tried the 3ds games yet)
When dumping games does it affect the original game in the cartridge? or is it only copying the game and exporting it into the 3ds? I would like to be able to play my games using the cartridge or sell them in the future.
Is there a reason why the "trim" variant was chosen to become the .cia file and not the original? I can see they are different sizes, but does it matter which one you choose?
Hey, quick question: So I downloaded both the Forwarder 3DS & 3DS SD Card file and I put the nds file in the root of my 3DS SD Card. But when I opened the Forwarder 3DS, the target remains blank. Is there something I did wrong?
Is it possible to transfer its gameplay data? I wanted the play my Pokemon Diamond with the items and pokemon I have in the card rather than start entierly new. I guess I could just trade myself back the pokemon but I would like to have my items back too. Guess I'm asking for too much since I've been waiting for DS dumping for years.
Currently testing this out, let's see if this works. I'll edit this post if it does. Edit; Damn, this actually works! Thanks! Note that don't delete the CIA file with DS games, unlike me who has to repeat the process again now because I didn't pay attention.
@@sthetixofficial I still only have the trim.nds file in the gm9 folder. I don't know how to convert the trim.nds file to a trim.cia file. Maybe it's not even necessary?! Because the program on the pc is only used to create a link to the trim.nds file in the gm9 folder. This works for me with Pokémon SoulSilver, but not with Golden Sun Dark Dawn. The screen stays black.
My 3DS forwarder download is different than yours. I have a .jar file which is completely different to what is shown in the video. Please help. The website was also changed and there is no link to it in the description, the top link it says to download in the video is no longer listed on the site.
at 3:46 what do i do, i cant get to that website to download those things, and then with the NDS forwarder link in the description, using that in win rar wont give me the file you said we needed.
Hey, I have a problem. I tried the method with the nds forwarder you linked in the description. I used Winrar and I have Java installed. When I wanted to generate the cia files, the folder „generated“ appeared, but the folders inside the folder were empty. I tried it with Mario & Luigi Bowsers inside story. And please excuse my bad english. It isn‘t the best, especially in this technical area. I hope you could help my anyways
It doesn't make a difference. Even though the non-trim model is a bigger size, it looks like it gets trimmed anyway when converted to CIA. So, unless you're creating .3ds files to back up on your computer, there is no difference. Even then, worse case scenario, the game just takes up a little bit more space than it should, since the cartridge tends to be a little bigger than the actual size of the game. I just converted both the trim and non-trim to CIA, and they are both the exact same size, despite the non-trim one was bigger to begin with. So, I wouldn't really worry about it.
if you have to leave the. nds file on the card and install it as a cia.....arent you using double the space for each game? or can i delete the nds file once i install and delete the cia using fbi? thx.
@@yeetboard6812 hi so how I did it was create a nds file on my root of sd card and put the nds files on there then I used the frowarder and used the cias in the nds file I created. Going forward if you want to access your saves you can go to that folder and it should have a saves folder with your game saves just be careful that editing your saves may corrupt the game! (I did this with soul silver)
great video, thanks. but I have a question. do you know if nintendo bans you if you download a game illegaly today and, for example, play online with it? or is the ban wave over?
could you help me some of my games that i downloaded from fbi like pokemon ultra moon are in a startup screen loop from the 3ds with these red arrows but if i delete the update it is fixed but i need the update... my mario maker game is also ruined. I BOUGHT IT FROM THE STORE.....
I just wanted to add something in. I notice this works for a lot of people, and for them I am super happy! ... Like really!! However, this completely bricked my 3DS, and thanks to PENCE's advice on backing everything up (the "sysnand" file) I was able to bring it back to life. What happened was that the NDS game landed on my home menu (Mario Kart), but once I ran it the 3DS frooze and I had to make a force exit after waiting for 10 minutes by a black top screen and a white bottom screen. Once I loaded it up again, the D and Circular pad didn't work anymore, either the touch screen. But by loading my sysnand file and running it through GodMode9 I could save it. So, I wouldn't recommend putting the NDS file on your home menu, but it's up to you. Just wanted to put it out there.
I think there s something i don t get ! You need to install a 3DS game each time you want to install a DS game converted in cia ? And do you absolutly need to dump the NDS.rom from a legit game or from an R4 (or else) or is it possible to copy a rom downloaded from the net into the out folder of gm9 ?
Yo just a heads up, I followed the steps but it didn't appear on the home screen as new software after installing and deleting the cia so I was confused, I went into titles, at the bottom was a TWLNAND-installed title which was a purple coloured title for my game copy that I didn't get to appear on the home screen, I pressed A on it and launch was an option so I did and it ran and now it appears as software on my home screen and it works great! Just a heads up tho, don't mess about in that titles section, ESPECIALLY don't delete stuff unless you know FOR SURE what you're deleting otherwise is very bad. EDIT: Just a heads up it all works fine but now the music for hovering over the game plays whilst hovering over anything in the menu, this is a damn bop tho so I aint even mad
Why I can get the generated file folder but inside the folder don’t show up the CIA file as your. 6:19. Also thank you I start watching your videos and I learning a lot with your videos. Thank you.
I've struggled for a couple of hours now wondering of something. When Im using the Forwarder, it doesnt generate a cia file. In the generated folder it generates another folder, but with nothing in it. Please help me. Im in desperate need of playing Mario Party DS
btw this works using a sky3ds cart with 3ds games on it. ive been dumping all my games on the SD card since the sky card kept having discontect issues. live saver!
Why does it keep failing to convert to CIA??? I followed instructions... So far so good. But when I go to convert it as instructed, it loads as usual.. only to be abruptly stopped as it tells me it's failed. Is it because I need more space????
@@sthetixofficial yeah i tryed pokemon games that where on the ds which i know have installed thanks to ur video are not showing up and i have a saved game on the virtual version
Glad I found this, DS games were all I had missing. turns out I had everything I needed this whole time. I was waiting for an Injector... one question on the off chance you still monitor the comments on this video: I did this with a bunch of DS games and the all worked except for my legit Spirit tracks, guess what happens? the Anti Piracy Train controls glitch. Which is wierd considering its a dump from a legit game right? do you know any workaround for this? do i need to somehow patch the trim.nds file before creating the forwarder?
Thanks sthetix, I figured it out! For anyone else in the future, I had remnants of TWLoader and some other things used to play ds roms. -I got rid of everything from this tutorial using a back up (ALWAYS BACK UP YOUR SD CARD AT A FUNCTIONING STATE). -I got rid of stuff lying around on the sd card from TWLoader and some other ds emulation stuff/ custom dsi menus so there could be no conflict. -Checked that Luma CFW and boot9strap and my NTR CFW were all up to date. - Installed TWLIGHT MENU ++ and it's updater from your other video. -Followed the instructions in this video and it now works! I assume there was a boot conflict with the left over files from other homebrew apps.
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“Download Java, then download winrar.”
*checks calendar to make sure it’s not 1998*
That would be crazy
“Download Java, then download winrar.”
*Flips calendar back to 1987*
@@DatWingMan bad idea your 3ds will disintegrate
@@fatyoshi1456 it’s inevitable 😏
I love how its so simple to install 3ds games but not nds
@@akisblack ye I deleted the cias because they didn't work unlike twilight menu worked like a charm
@@doomdesire3460 I have twilight menu but i dont really like it because I like my games to be shown on the home screen
@@musicviolamusician4392 I know, right?
Yeah this method is much cleaner
@@musicviolamusician4392 NDS forwarder
Not one to comment or like tech walkthroughs like this, but your attention to detail in preparation, the concise delivery of instructions, and the clearly illustrated points to look for really made this one stand out. Thank you because this was the clearest, easiest answer to the question I've gotten.
thx
Brrooooo i was about to request this !
Thanks man ! I just homebrewed my 3ds with your vids like 3 days ago and im enjoying it soo much!
ur welcome
Same i got cfw on my 2ds and its dope
it’s a fun system to use for tons of games. I have a lot of fun putting things like GBA rom hacks and SNES games and stuff on it. custom themes and badges are also a cool way to play around with the home screen
Nykie bro will u please help me buy sending me pokemon heart gold cia file ? I am not able to run java on my computer......
Damg i wanted to do this yesterday couldnt find a video and he does it like he read my mind i even contacted him on discord and hes awesome!
I always wanted to have DS games directly on my Home menu. Thanks for the info!
Yeah they recommend twilight menu but I don't do any emulation on my 3DS. I don't need GBARunner2 because I use VC.
@@notcat56 exactly. I'll be doing this when I get home. I patched a phoenix wright game, do you think it'll work?
@@solidsnakeandgrayfox Have you gotten home yet?
Dude I do really thank you, I tried a lot of things to play both zeldas nds on my 3ds, and nothings worked, you're a God, subscribed for sure :D
its really nice how you talk slowly instead of otter people who rush there videos
Seriously man thank you! My Samus Returns cartridge I got at a pawn shop works but it’s faulty at the same time and couldn’t continue the game much, this helped out a lot! Thanks again!
u r welcome
Dude, you have perfect tutorials and nice looking video's. Thank you for your contribution.
u r welcome
Reminder to make a backup of the game in checkpoint before you dump it so u can get ur progress back
Can you explain how to inject that back up in the game? I tried using the injection method with godmode 9 and it keeps giving me the injection failed message, any help would be greatly appreciated
Jeff Parker you can do it all within checkpoint. Before you dump the game you need to make a backup. (If you didn’t then you can always just put the cartridge back into the 3ds and then make the backup.) once you have the backup and have named it something really fucking funny like milf Denny’s, you need to run the dumped game. After that just go back into checkpoint select milf Denny’s or whatever u named it and then hit restore.
Do I have to back up the save first? Because I already dumped the game.
Fire-NRG u can back it up now from the cartridge and then remove the cartridge and then I think you’ll be fine
Pretty good video. Now I can play my old Pókemon Pearl and erasing my savegames the times I want (without needing backup and restore). Thank you so much :)
your intro never gets old its so good!!!
Very useful! This should make it a lot easier to play on Citra and not accidentally install some virus.
Your 3ds Guides are very useful! Keep up the great work! But could you make a video about how to restore the NAND from a backup?
yes maybe later
He already did
@@Jay-re1ej ....
Erm well I thought so heh heh eehhhh err... just hit backup with backup in the gm9 in (latterly in the “in” folder) folder
wail27 ^
I was about to spend money on a r4 card just to play 1 DS game on 3DS then. You helped me save a couple of bucks right there 🤣
i converted my entire 3DS game collection (about 600 games) to my 3DS on a 256gb sd card thanks sthetix
wow thank cool. can you make a video show it off
There's a hard limit of 300 icons on the system menu though
_laughs in folders_
@@NottJoeyOfficial uh, folders?
@@TheDavidish click on an empty space on the home menu and press create folder.
Pressed like button even before watching the video, very useful content.
this guy is the best and the best for 3ds and other consoles
This alone makes 3ds hacking worth it
What got me to do cfw was improving the performance of games by using the more of the power of new 3ds.
I'm stuck with a black and white screen. I don't know where the roms are supposed to be left and I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong with rewatching this guide.
EDIT: Never mind, I figured it out. Both the nds and cia files had different file names so I made them both identical. Now it works. Thank you so much for helping me with this video.
Been trying to figure this out for weeks! Thankyou!
@@robertmena9541 Not a problem. Receive free, give free. That's one of my rules.
I'm still stuck at the black and white screen. I noticed that the forwarder 3DS creates a nds rom (kb in date) and cia file with a forwarder prefix, but the original rom (mb of data) still exists. Any guidance here as I have 3 files.
watch my new guide
Nice! Didn't know there was a forwarder for NDS games, thanks again!
I didn't know that was possible. Awesome vid!
I love your videos I missed my three 3ds using your tutorial.
I ran into a couple problems with this while trying to dump a copy of one of my DS cartridges onto my cfw 2ds. I kept getting a "cartridge not inserted" error. I figured out this was a result of two issues.
The first one is that you need to find the "_nds" folder he references but appears to have vanished from the links in his description. You can find them if you do a web search for "nds forwarder" and go to the latest gbatemp page. Scroll down, and you will find it discretely embedded in a section below all the main links. It simply says "download THIS" and no longer resembles the link he shows in the video. So read carefully and you'll find it.
Secondly after downloading and extracting the "_nds" folder to the sd card, the second issue I ran into was that the forwarder needs to be set to a Target of "3DS SD Card". He doesn't highlight the importance of this setting for members using sd cards, but the forwarder program appeared to be set by default to "r4". So I suggest double checking to make sure the app is set to "Target - 3DS SD Card".
Overall a great tutorial but things have clearly changed a bit since he posted this. Hopefully my input will help someone else in need.
for me it was working yesterday but today when i try to convert it it just comes out as a nds file
Scettles same
@@Adsmak i figured it out it was a digital only game so i just had to download from a different site that it was directly a cia
my luck was that i know some about this nps dump already so i noticed both problems, the dislikes on this video probably come from people that didnt know or didnt noticed
Bravo! Thanks for teach us! It's time for sell my NDS and 3DS games. Greetings from Chile ^^
I've been waiting to dump NDS games for ages - thanks!
No more need for my flash cart now ! Going to to give this a try haha
RUclips somehow recommended me this which I don't need but might be useful for the future
Used this video as a guide to dump my games and load them on Steam Deck. Very helpful!
For everyone wondering;
Yes, these roms can connect to the actual cartridges, ASSUMING that you ARE using twilight menu (for ds and dsi games. Not tried the 3ds games yet)
4:11 the download link for the forwarder doesn't have a NDS file that i can move to the sd card is that ok?
Did you ever get an answer to this?
@@KobiHema the link to it is in the desc :)
Great job man as always dont stop.
thanks..
When dumping games does it affect the original game in the cartridge? or is it only copying the game and exporting it into the 3ds? I would like to be able to play my games using the cartridge or sell them in the future.
@Samuel Wilson Thats good to hear. That means I don't have to use Twighlight menu ++
Afaik the normal file (without .trim at the end) contains the game along with its spot pass data, therefore making it a bit more big.
Is there a reason why the "trim" variant was chosen to become the .cia file and not the original? I can see they are different sizes, but does it matter which one you choose?
you can ask at discord.gg/MWxPgEp
6:40 Nice aggressive insert 😏
when i generate my cia file i go into generated and go into the letters and numbers like u did but theres no cia can somebody help please?
The cia is in those folders. The numbers correspond to different games.
@@repentofyoursinsandbelieve629 that was 9 months ago
@@jfmgamingjfmgaming728
Just in case
great video I'm gonna follow this guide sometime later
"Close the FBI"
Okay.
Why doesn't my 3DS shut down automatically at 0:46?
u lose the boot.firm?
sthetix I’ll check.
@@sthetixofficial No, it's in the root of my SD card.
question, can I use the old saves? like game.sav that emulators and flashcards use? if yes, how?
and thx, great video
Tem uma pasta que fica o save do jogo, acredito eu que se você substituir o arquivo .sav atual pelo antigo, você consegue rodar o save antigo
I really want to know too, please inform me if its possible bro :) !
I believe using checkpoint you can edit the save states.
use JKSMK, or checkpoint
For the NDS Games: Just get yourself Twilight Menu and you can play the dumped game straight out the out file ...
I just wanna take my save data from the physical copy and move it to my digital
Hey, quick question: So I downloaded both the Forwarder 3DS & 3DS SD Card file and I put the nds file in the root of my 3DS SD Card. But when I opened the Forwarder 3DS, the target remains blank. Is there something I did wrong?
ur the god in god mode 9
Is it possible to transfer its gameplay data? I wanted the play my Pokemon Diamond with the items and pokemon I have in the card rather than start entierly new. I guess I could just trade myself back the pokemon but I would like to have my items back too. Guess I'm asking for too much since I've been waiting for DS dumping for years.
One question. I just entered the gamecart, i have a .3ds and a trim.3ds file. Wich one do i export to gm9-out?
I just tried with the trim.3ds but it didn't give me any .nds file
Any suggestions?
try the 3ds
Neither worked... 🤔
ask at discord.gg/MWxPgEp
I’m very surprised that (other than most dsiware games) Nintendo only released ONE NDS game on the 3ds eshop
Sehr cooler Trick um seine eigenen Roms herzustellen
This man is a legend
It won’t convert to CIA Files😫😫😫😫
Yes I’m running JAVA and they are Dumps of my Games😭😭😭😭😭
Got the same issue - answer in the FAQ; need to do it on a 64-bit Machine (Won't run in x86/32-bit environment.)
Currently testing this out, let's see if this works. I'll edit this post if it does.
Edit; Damn, this actually works! Thanks!
Note that don't delete the CIA file with DS games, unlike me who has to repeat the process again now because I didn't pay attention.
Does this work with any Pokémon ds games?
It works with all ds games
I'm having trouble with SoulSilver, keeps crashing randomly
great guide my only question is why do we use the trim part instead of the other file on the cart?
I read from. 3ds.hacks.guide
Time to go to my library and dump the 3ds games they have!
SAME
Thanks Man for the video
u r welcome
when i try to make a cia file fron the nds file, nothing happens when I push the save button Icon
I figured out the problem and fixed it.
@@daydoe40s what was the problem?
I have the same problem! Please share what you did
@@malladott8439 If you have custom firmware, click under where it says Target and choose 3DS SD CARD. Hope this helps
@@felixdiaz801 I did do this too, but for some reason it still didn´t work ://
very helpful - thank you!
Could we delete the file that's in gm9 out after we're done with everything
@pro at evrything thanks alot
Let's Go, My heroes
I just wanna kiss u man ty so much
you make this video for all ppl thanks you tho your the reason i have a hecked 3ds and may make a new one as all
6:54 Where's this cia file come from? You only put the cia file in the root folder of the sd card. I only have the nds file in there.
i have it here
@@sthetixofficial I still only have the trim.nds file in the gm9 folder. I don't know how to convert the trim.nds file to a trim.cia file. Maybe it's not even necessary?! Because the program on the pc is only used to create a link to the trim.nds file in the gm9 folder. This works for me with Pokémon SoulSilver, but not with Golden Sun Dark Dawn. The screen stays black.
U cannot convert nds to cia
You need to create a short cut. You can watch the guide on odysee.com/@sthetixofficial:9
Niiiiice dood i was always wondering how to do that
My 3DS forwarder download is different than yours. I have a .jar file which is completely different to what is shown in the video. Please help. The website was also changed and there is no link to it in the description, the top link it says to download in the video is no longer listed on the site.
I'm missing the DS forwarder where can I get it?
Nevermind I already have that installed but I can get the .jar file to open
@@poco7193did you get a solution
@@poco7193I can’t open jar either I’m about to spazz
Bit of a weird question, how would you get your existing save data over (namely Nintendo 3DS) on the cartridge to your console?
at 3:46 what do i do, i cant get to that website to download those things, and then with the NDS forwarder link in the description, using that in win rar wont give me the file you said we needed.
use the jarfix
Came here because I heard about the bad batch of Persona Q game cartridges. Thanks, my guy.
great guide! i do have one question tho. will the progress you've made in your game be gone when you convert it from cartridge to cia?
it stays.
No it doesnt
How do you get the installed rom to use the original save files?
Hey, I have a problem. I tried the method with the nds forwarder you linked in the description. I used Winrar and I have Java installed. When I wanted to generate the cia files, the folder „generated“ appeared, but the folders inside the folder were empty. I tried it with Mario & Luigi Bowsers inside story.
And please excuse my bad english. It isn‘t the best, especially in this technical area. I hope you could help my anyways
try doing this www.sthetix.info/the-easiest-way-to-install-nds-games-to-your-3ds-using-the-nds-forwarder-generator/
Very Nice Bro!!! I love you =) The Best Video! >> Perfekt
Love the tutorial 👍
i never used the .trim file and its working perfectly. so whats the difrent between these files?
It doesn't make a difference. Even though the non-trim model is a bigger size, it looks like it gets trimmed anyway when converted to CIA. So, unless you're creating .3ds files to back up on your computer, there is no difference. Even then, worse case scenario, the game just takes up a little bit more space than it should, since the cartridge tends to be a little bigger than the actual size of the game.
I just converted both the trim and non-trim to CIA, and they are both the exact same size, despite the non-trim one was bigger to begin with. So, I wouldn't really worry about it.
of course. its not converting but u are creating a nds forwarder a. k. a shortcut.. so the NDS file should residen on the sdcard
if you have to leave the. nds file on the card and install it as a cia.....arent you using double the space for each game? or can i delete the nds file once i install and delete the cia using fbi? thx.
I now have a working pokemon black 2 randomizer on my 3ds thanks bro
in 6:05 you didn't mention to change the target path to 3DS SD Card, i had to figure it out myself
anyway thanks
Amazing video! How do I access the save files of the downloaded cia's??
you can only access save data inside the cart using checkpoint.
@@sthetixofficial Thx aswell
@@sthetixofficial btw how would you retrieve the save data of nds games
try using checkpoint
@@yeetboard6812 hi so how I did it was create a nds file on my root of sd card and put the nds files on there then I used the frowarder and used the cias in the nds file I created. Going forward if you want to access your saves you can go to that folder and it should have a saves folder with your game saves just be careful that editing your saves may corrupt the game! (I did this with soul silver)
This tutorial broke my sd card, thanks!
Sorry to hear that. But your SD card has NOTHING do with the guide. Blame the card company for your card issue
Dos my cartridge save still be on the game cartridge or dos This move it compleatly from the game cartridge to the 3ds? Or dos it just copy the save
the game data will be intact
it is not necessary to copy to gm9. You can convert to .cia from gamecart/ select trim file/NCSD image options, then build to .cia file
how do ii fix arm9 data abort i need to deleat a save or a game without using sytem settings so how do i do that
did u use a pirated game?
sthetix I fixed it it’s okay
*I need help!*
I tried with GTA:CTW and all I get is the startup screen and the menu. After that, I get a black screen. That’s it
great video, thanks. but I have a question. do you know if nintendo bans you if you download a game illegaly today and, for example, play online with it? or is the ban wave over?
You better ask discord.gg/MWxPgEp
could you help me some of my games that i downloaded from fbi like pokemon ultra moon are in a startup screen loop from the 3ds with these red arrows but if i delete the update it is fixed but i need the update... my mario maker game is also ruined. I BOUGHT IT FROM THE STORE.....
bad sd card probably?
I just wanted to add something in.
I notice this works for a lot of people, and for them I am super happy! ... Like really!!
However, this completely bricked my 3DS, and thanks to PENCE's advice on backing everything up (the "sysnand" file) I was able to bring it back to life.
What happened was that the NDS game landed on my home menu (Mario Kart), but once I ran it the 3DS frooze and I had to make a force exit after waiting for 10 minutes by a black top screen and a white bottom screen.
Once I loaded it up again, the D and Circular pad didn't work anymore, either the touch screen.
But by loading my sysnand file and running it through GodMode9 I could save it.
So, I wouldn't recommend putting the NDS file on your home menu, but it's up to you. Just wanted to put it out there.
What are the differences between ".trim.nds" and ".nds" roms ?
Very good video by the way.
trim maybe it cut the waste of the rom so you can safe space
I think there s something i don t get !
You need to install a 3DS game each time you want to install a DS game converted in cia ?
And do you absolutly need to dump the NDS.rom from a legit game or from an R4 (or else) or is it possible to copy a rom downloaded from the net into the out folder of gm9 ?
u just need to install the game once and u can download pirated games off the internet but i dont support it
@@sthetixofficial Thanks for your answer, i ll retry the tuto .
Yo just a heads up, I followed the steps but it didn't appear on the home screen as new software after installing and deleting the cia so I was confused, I went into titles, at the bottom was a TWLNAND-installed title which was a purple coloured title for my game copy that I didn't get to appear on the home screen, I pressed A on it and launch was an option so I did and it ran and now it appears as software on my home screen and it works great!
Just a heads up tho, don't mess about in that titles section, ESPECIALLY don't delete stuff unless you know FOR SURE what you're deleting otherwise is very bad.
EDIT: Just a heads up it all works fine but now the music for hovering over the game plays whilst hovering over anything in the menu, this is a damn bop tho so I aint even mad
thanks for this comment, I had the same issue
You can configue the loader with twilight menu!
3:35
O geez! I's not centered
Why I can get the generated file folder but inside the folder don’t show up the CIA file as your. 6:19. Also thank you I start watching your videos and I learning a lot with your videos. Thank you.
have u tried dumping other games?
@@sthetixofficial I only try 3 games. New super Mario bros for ds, Mario vs Donkey Kong mini-land mayhem & Mario Party DS.
so did it generate the cia files?
Yes. I know why. 5:32 where it said Target make sure it on DSi/3DS Card. I got it. I watch your video until see what I did wrong.
I've struggled for a couple of hours now wondering of something. When Im using the Forwarder, it doesnt generate a cia file. In the generated folder it generates another folder, but with nothing in it. Please help me. Im in desperate need of playing Mario Party DS
u need a 64bit windows pc
Hi sthetix, thanks for sharing your videos! One question, can you add cia forwarders to nds files in bulk? I have hundreds of nds roms. Thank you!
im stuck at 5:02 because the Forwarder3DS jar keeps popping up but then closing by itself, even though i made sure my java is updated
watch my newest guide about nds installation
btw this works using a sky3ds cart with 3ds games on it. ive been dumping all my games on the SD card since the sky card kept having discontect issues. live saver!
of course..
Why does it keep failing to convert to CIA??? I followed instructions... So far so good. But when I go to convert it as instructed, it loads as usual.. only to be abruptly stopped as it tells me it's failed.
Is it because I need more space????
ok thats awesome great tut but how do i exctract saves because most save editors are not seeing the games
try jksv or checkpoint
@@sthetixofficial yeah i tryed pokemon games that where on the ds which i know have installed thanks to ur video are not showing up and i have a saved game on the virtual version
Glad I found this, DS games were all I had missing. turns out I had everything I needed this whole time. I was waiting for an Injector... one question on the off chance you still monitor the comments on this video: I did this with a bunch of DS games and the all worked except for my legit Spirit tracks, guess what happens? the Anti Piracy Train controls glitch. Which is wierd considering its a dump from a legit game right? do you know any workaround for this? do i need to somehow patch the trim.nds file before creating the forwarder?
try asking at discord.gg/MWxPgEp
Thanks sthetix, I figured it out!
For anyone else in the future, I had remnants of TWLoader and some other things used to play ds roms.
-I got rid of everything from this tutorial using a back up (ALWAYS BACK UP YOUR SD CARD AT A FUNCTIONING STATE).
-I got rid of stuff lying around on the sd card from TWLoader and some other ds emulation stuff/ custom dsi menus so there could be no conflict.
-Checked that Luma CFW and boot9strap and my NTR CFW were all up to date.
- Installed TWLIGHT MENU ++ and it's updater from your other video.
-Followed the instructions in this video and it now works!
I assume there was a boot conflict with the left over files from other homebrew apps.
this may be a dumb question but can you do the opposite with GM9? as in putting any ds/3ds game into a cartrage?
no you cannot