Thanks for the guide, it was helpful. I actually found over on the Retroarch site, you are supposed to create a "unused" directory and move cores you won't be using into this folder. Once you only have a handful of cores in the main folder, retroarch and subsequent cores will only takes seconds to load instead of nearly a minute. It may be helpful to issue a small update to this guide for your viewers. I know I am a lot happier with my retroarch setup after making this change! Thanks again for the video, I like your content.
Thanks so much i followed the homebrew guide from the last video and this retro arch guide and it's all worked thanks so much you definitely deserve way more subscribers and views likes etc
Your very underrated keep going man you are doing so many people a favor People just gotta realize it your the professional guy showing us these things so keep going dude
I'm Jakob, Ryan's friend. I never knew you had a RUclips channel! That's really cool! I also never knew you've written, like, three books and you were the manager of a babbages (now gamestop)😁
If you can, try and get more than one emulator on your card in the event one has graphical glitches. I have a stand alone NES emulator and I play games game via Twilight Menu ++. Sometimes the latter has graphical glitches so I turn to the stand alone emulator in cases like that. Remember, these devices were not made to run some of these programs and errors can occur.
Hey there! just finished watching your videos love how easy they are to do. i am very new to this, do you have a community discord? also is there a way to save the game for example super Mario ? thanks for the tutorials!
@@blainelocklair yo do u need help with one i can make a really base discord server with roles, channels and bots. Idk abt the complex stuff tho but yeah hmu if u want me to make a quick one
Hay I’ve gotten to 4:50 and I’m like right there but it will act like it’s starting up but just gets back on the Home Screen dose anyone know how to fix it
Thank you so much for your cleariest explanations!!! Everything is so easy with your patience when you do step by step :) i will follow you a lot now i ve discovered your channel :)
Interestingly, the first time I launched a core, it created a channel on the HOME screen with that core. When I launched that channel, it launched Retroarch.
this is nice but can you launch retroarch from the desktop once its done? or make shortcuts to games please? Don't like the idea of fiddling through all the menus each time thankyou
For GBA, I use ultimate VC injector for perfect GBA playback. For SNES I use SNES 9X 4.3 instead of the retroarch core and it plays full speed (except for some Super FX and SA-1 games).
I'm just about to give up lol. Firstly, I got continuously booted back to the homescreen trying to book retroarch. Then when I managed to fix that, I loaded a core and the whole thing just went blackscreen, and continues to remain a black screen no matter how many times I relaunch retroarch. Crazy lol.
Hi, does this jailbreak allow for save states? Like can I play a game, hit a hotkey to instantly save, and return to that exact moment later if I wanted?
I have an issue, when I wanted to download a core I had an error with crash dump and now half my 3ds data is missing on the 3ds but when I plug the sd into my computer everything is there
What if I install retroarch through universal updater would i possibly be able to still use it and play Roms and is it the same version? Because I tried when you copy an paste the retroarch file to the 3ds sd directory but when I tried it it said some of the files inside don’t match or are not named correctly or something could someone possibly help??
Ok so I have another question. I've been using the microsd Management function to move Cia game files onto my 2DS with no issues. However, when I try to move the retroarch Cia on there it says I don't have permission. I can just take the SD card out and try it that way but was wondering what caused this?
I'm having trouble figuring out how to get nintendo ds games to run there doesn't seem to be a nintendo ds core anywhere in sight, I'm also trying to run a psp rom because the retroarch website says it supports both nintendo ds and psp roms but neither the psp or nintendo ds cores are anywhere to be found in the list of cores, very confused please help me
It's honestly easier to just buy one of those multi cart games from ebay for the ds. They work perfectly and it's as simple as putting the game in like a normal ds card. I have no idea about psp and didn't think a 3ds could handle it to be honest.
Snes9x is it better Super Nintendo emulator to use then retroarch When installing retroarch you don't have to install leave one every CIA emulator you can just leave the ones inside that you want to use also you can just choose to install the emulators by themselves but you won't be able to use all the features of retroarch like favorites
@@thasboy I don't get the fuss about retroarch, it's buggy and more difficult than it needs to be. A dedicated emulator is always better for the specific system.
I have done the Jail Break. Worked fine. I have loaded the Retroarch. It worked fine. Within the Retroarch, I updated all of the systems and now none of the systems work, like mame, atari, nes blah blah. Is there a way to either uninstall Retroarch and start over? Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.
With all the standalone emulators available for the 3DS, Retroach really isn't necessary and will just become a source of aggrivation as it's very sluggish to run. Retroarch is a necessary evil on devices like the Vita if you want to play old Sega and Nintendo titles, but gladly that isn't the case for the 3DS.
I seem to have misplaced the cores file, when i go to load content, it says no core available at the ‘suggested core’ page. I am able to select ‘download a core’ and a list of cores pops up but then nothing happens. I did separate the list of cores into cores/coresNotused so i dont know if that has anything to do with it…
I have an odd problem. When i go to my ROM folder press an archived game browse it says no items and i know that the files are there because i do have twilight menu++ and was hoping retro arch would be better but well yeah
I deleted the .cia and the retroarch folder from de 3ds sd, but It still marks that I have the same amount of free memory when I first put all the retroarch files, can someone help me please?
Copy the entire Retroarch folder to the root of your SD card, not just the CIA file. Try another newer version of Retroarch as well if that doesn't work.
Blaine Locklair, So mad props to creating the visual walk through. But I have a question, what would be the best way to play GBA games on the 3ds? I use a couple of the emulator though retro arch, but the sound is cracking and the frames are not stable. What would you or anyone recommend?
just watched the jailbreaking of the 3ds video! its great! i even went out and bought a 64 gb sd card. However, once i put it in the 3ds it couldnt find it. I did the google and saw it only supports up to 32 gig and has to be fat 32. so i had to partition the card to 32 gb sadly. any tips or videos on how to be able to use the entire 64 gb?
@@the_hectorman thanks. I was going to try a fresh reinstall later so I guess I would have basically done the same thing in the end. Worst comes to the worst I will just try the other version that launches through the homebrew app.
successfully installed the CIA, however every time I try and load up RetroArch my device goes black and I get kicked back to the home screen. I'm on an older model 3ds that's been in storage for a pretty long time now, so im inclined to believe its just the hardware, however I may have also messed up the installation somehow. In any case, does anyone have any troubleshooting tips or should I just give up
Same here LOL Joking. I actually have a solution. You probably didn't copy the entire Retroarch folder (Not just the CIA folder) to the root of your SD card. I found this out the hard way, as I thought I only needed the CIA file.
I'm trying to figure out why this guy doesn't have more followers his videos are in-depth and amazing like he gets everything down to the T
I Jailbreak my PSP, PS Vita, PS3, 3DS and Wii U because he made so easy.
Thanks for the guide, it was helpful. I actually found over on the Retroarch site, you are supposed to create a "unused" directory and move cores you won't be using into this folder. Once you only have a handful of cores in the main folder, retroarch and subsequent cores will only takes seconds to load instead of nearly a minute. It may be helpful to issue a small update to this guide for your viewers. I know I am a lot happier with my retroarch setup after making this change! Thanks again for the video, I like your content.
@@blainelocklair Can you please do a video on this?
this channel is EXTREMELY underrated
Thanks so much i followed the homebrew guide from the last video and this retro arch guide and it's all worked thanks so much you definitely deserve way more subscribers and views likes etc
Your very underrated keep going man you are doing so many people a favor People just gotta realize it your the professional guy showing us these things so keep going dude
I'm Jakob, Ryan's friend. I never knew you had a RUclips channel! That's really cool! I also never knew you've written, like, three books and you were the manager of a babbages (now gamestop)😁
@Noble Mineblox what? What do you mean 😅
Wow! Great video thanks for keeping you tutorials simplistic so anyone can know what to do when doing these type of things!
I have never subscribed to someone this fast in my life thank you so much i love your content and everything you are doing for us!!!!!!! Thanks
Thanks I done it wrong at first but then I done exactly what you did and I got sonic and knuckles on my 3ds
Thanks, I can now play with the original Gameboy DMG green and grainy palette on my 3DS, at 4.3 resolution with gameboy bezel on the sides.
If you can, try and get more than one emulator on your card in the event one has graphical glitches. I have a stand alone NES emulator and I play games game via Twilight Menu ++. Sometimes the latter has graphical glitches so I turn to the stand alone emulator in cases like that. Remember, these devices were not made to run some of these programs and errors can occur.
Could you do a tutorial for downloading Nintendo 3DS games to the Console?
@Orochi HD I need help
@Speedemon I need help if you still have time :)
Hey there! just finished watching your videos love how easy they are to do. i am very new to this, do you have a community discord? also is there a way to save the game for example super Mario ? thanks for the tutorials!
is it possible to use wireless communication on 3ds with gba through retroarch
@@blainelocklair yo do u need help with one i can make a really base discord server with roles, channels and bots. Idk abt the complex stuff tho but yeah hmu if u want me to make a quick one
Hay I’ve gotten to 4:50 and I’m like right there but it will act like it’s starting up but just gets back on the Home Screen dose anyone know how to fix it
same
Thanks so much for this! How well does MAME run through retroarch on 3ds?
@@blainelocklair Thanks!
Also, if you decide to remove retroarch later down the road is it as simple as just deleting it through data management on the 3ds?
super handy tutorial. Thanks as always
Thanks gonna try this out as well!
Thank you so much for your cleariest explanations!!! Everything is so easy with your patience when you do step by step :) i will follow you a lot now i ve discovered your channel :)
This was helpful, thank you much!
Can you show us how to do retroarch the 3dsx way as well?
Thanks worked perfectly!
Video: This can take a few minutes
My computer: Yeah this is gonna take about an hour
Guess I'll be back here later, lol
Never mind
5 seconds later it said 10 minutes
Technology confuses me
Hi I was wondering if there was a guild or something for normal ds games
The r4 gold flashcart is a great alternative for this
@@TheScripflipNetwork Im not sure how to use those that's the problem
If anyone's having lagging issues use the snes 2005 core
nice ..thx man..i got retroarch onmy ps vita,now on my 3ds,,will i ever got time to play all the games..haha
Is there a way to install a specific core as a channel and have a better game menu with pics of the game ?
Interestingly, the first time I launched a core, it created a channel on the HOME screen with that core. When I launched that channel, it launched Retroarch.
1:00 couldn’t load this one new 3DS XL. Should I load it on my Mac and copy the files?
why does retroarch keep closing when i try to launch mine in my 2dsxl
this is nice but can you launch retroarch from the desktop once its done? or make shortcuts to games please? Don't like the idea of fiddling through all the menus each time thankyou
Your tutorials are so much much much much excellent I make money by jail braking peoples consoles
Hi Blaine! When I downloaded RetroArch, all I got was the cia folder. I didn’t get the “retroarch” folder like you did. What do I do?
Same with me.
same here
same here. ANYONE have an answer?
@@BoneDaddy1991 same, I'm sad, any blessed soul that can help?
Is the Homebrew Channel for the 3ds similar to the channel on the old Wii console?
How change to down screen?
This guy is fricken awesome
SNES games and GBA games are a bit laggy in gameplay and sound.
Yea you're right same here
For GBA, I use ultimate VC injector for perfect GBA playback. For SNES I use SNES 9X 4.3 instead of the retroarch core and it plays full speed (except for some Super FX and SA-1 games).
I think I ended up finding some program that turned ROMs into CIAs that made them work perfectly
@@HuntMac21 you mean that injector kinda stuff
what site do you use to get roms at
I use vimm’s roms, you tubers can’t say where they get roms or else their video gets banned
Is there a way to turn off that large black screen of text/code at the bottom?
Retroachievement works? And if it yes, the will update automatically when you are connected to internet?
I'm just about to give up lol. Firstly, I got continuously booted back to the homescreen trying to book retroarch. Then when I managed to fix that, I loaded a core and the whole thing just went blackscreen, and continues to remain a black screen no matter how many times I relaunch retroarch. Crazy lol.
Same here. How did you fix the initial booting back to the homescreen problem?
How did you fixed that problem
Just buy a psp/vita if u wanna play ps1/ps2 games that badly atp
Hi, does this jailbreak allow for save states? Like can I play a game, hit a hotkey to instantly save, and return to that exact moment later if I wanted?
What core should I use to play ds games?
is there a way i can boost the fps on a old 3ds because it is very late and choppy
When I install retroarch on 3ds for playiing ps1 games, i need the archive cia or just the bin?
0:00: TYPO "UP NEXT" > "UP BEXT" OOPS!
hey did this but the roms are running really slow
Same here, did you find a fix?
sadly not
@@KRAYTOS0420
Can you make one of those homebrew starter kits but updated? No one has the new ones for the 11.14 update
Any way to have a save state? playing mgs and the aim is really terrible so i wanna load the game asap.
I have an issue, when I wanted to download a core I had an error with crash dump and now half my 3ds data is missing on the 3ds but when I plug the sd into my computer everything is there
where did the retro arch folder come from in downloads? all i had was a folder that said cia.
Doesn’t the 3ds have virtual console which is basically a selections of a bunch of old games?
What if I install retroarch through universal updater would i possibly be able to still use it and play Roms and is it the same version? Because I tried when you copy an paste the retroarch file to the 3ds sd directory but when I tried it it said some of the files inside don’t match or are not named correctly or something could someone possibly help??
Where die you get that Roms Folder from
When I try to go on rechroarch it kicks me off
Is the side down every time I try to enter it it's unavailable and I don't know how to download it else
How to play games in the 3ds web browser??
I won’t work it opens on the internet explorer and when I extract it nothing happens
Excellent tutorial, but I don't like RetroArch in 3ds I wish they make it like the Ps Vita CrazyMac but I think I going to try emulators alone.
Ok so I have another question. I've been using the microsd Management function to move Cia game files onto my 2DS with no issues. However, when I try to move the retroarch Cia on there it says I don't have permission. I can just take the SD card out and try it that way but was wondering what caused this?
Quick question, would if i wanted to transfer everything from one sd card to another, can i simply copy and paste it all?
The retro arch emulator for Gameboy advance is really slow 10-20 FPS. Does anyone have the same problem ?
For some reason, I was expecting a UI more comparable to the Anbernic, not just... a list of files.
I'm having trouble figuring out how to get nintendo ds games to run there doesn't seem to be a nintendo ds core anywhere in sight, I'm also trying to run a psp rom because the retroarch website says it supports both nintendo ds and psp roms but neither the psp or nintendo ds cores are anywhere to be found in the list of cores, very confused please help me
It's honestly easier to just buy one of those multi cart games from ebay for the ds. They work perfectly and it's as simple as putting the game in like a normal ds card. I have no idea about psp and didn't think a 3ds could handle it to be honest.
0:01 "UP BEXT" (typo) 😅
Snes9x is it better Super Nintendo emulator to use then retroarch
When installing retroarch you don't have to install leave one every CIA emulator you can just leave the ones inside that you want to use also you can just choose to install the emulators by themselves but you won't be able to use all the features of retroarch like favorites
Retroarch uses snes9x with different versions to choose from.
@@thasboy
I don't get the fuss about retroarch, it's buggy and more difficult than it needs to be. A dedicated emulator is always better for the specific system.
Can I do this on my iPad Air if I don’t have a laptop???
no trog
I have done the Jail Break. Worked fine.
I have loaded the Retroarch. It worked fine.
Within the Retroarch, I updated all of the systems and now none of the systems work, like mame, atari, nes blah blah.
Is there a way to either uninstall Retroarch and start over?
Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.
this very helperful blane uncle thanks teach me how to download 3ds rechrongame
Does the retroarch works on old 3DSXL (3DSLL) with Luma3Ds v10.2.1 firmware?
Hi Blaine my only problem is you jumped into fbi but where do you get it ??
Will cheat codes work for retroarch on 3ds?
can you play killer instinct arcade through this
black screen after start retroarch
With all the standalone emulators available for the 3DS, Retroach really isn't necessary and will just become a source of aggrivation as it's very sluggish to run. Retroarch is a necessary evil on devices like the Vita if you want to play old Sega and Nintendo titles, but gladly that isn't the case for the 3DS.
what other emulators can play psp games and gba games tho
@@adawg8290 gba has a standalone emulator. How are you running psp on the 3DS?
Do I need an R4 card to put roms on here or can I use the sd cards That are in the links?
Just picked up a modded 3DS What is the best way to emulate GBA/DS games twilight, retro arch or something else?
use mgba, either standalone or on retroarch. its one of the best gba emulators. idk about ds tho you will probably have to find that yourself.
How do I get the GUI version?
hello, i know im late but i have a question how do u get roms?
im trying to get ds games to work but im having trouble...any help?
Which one is for Nintendo ds
I seem to have misplaced the cores file, when i go to load content, it says no core available at the ‘suggested core’ page. I am able to select ‘download a core’ and a list of cores pops up but then nothing happens. I did separate the list of cores into cores/coresNotused so i dont know if that has anything to do with it…
I have an odd problem.
When i go to my ROM folder press an archived game browse it says no items and i know that the files are there because i do have twilight menu++ and was hoping retro arch would be better but well yeah
Maybe you did not follow the guide
can ANYONE load the DOS emulator? Mine crashes, saying an exception occurred. Any cluse? Trying to play Lezac and Duke Nukem...
Is there any way to hide that bottom screen
So would it run faster if I delete the cores I don’t need?
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So when I go to open retro arch it crashes to home screen. I followed your jailbreak guide but this is the only part giving me trouble
Its the same for me, It open but after it says nintendo 3ds it just goes back to the start menu
@@h6_ I fixed it just by redoing the whole process
@@brycesmith5244 ok ill try that
Is that normal than it takes *4hours* to copy retroarch to my sd card?
I deleted the .cia and the retroarch folder from de 3ds sd, but It still marks that I have the same amount of free memory when I first put all the retroarch files, can someone help me please?
For some reason every time I want to open retro arch it kicks me out as soon as I get in any thoughts
Copy the entire Retroarch folder to the root of your SD card, not just the CIA file.
Try another newer version of Retroarch as well if that doesn't work.
:( for some reason my retro arch and sharkive just bring me to the homescreen when I tap them can anyone help?
So hypothetically this could be used to play DSi roms? I don't know much about this software
How would I be able to use NDS Roms on my 3ds?
Get twilight menu++
Could retro access a micro SD in the r4 ? I have lots of roms in there already
No. Just copy your rom in your SD card :)
Hey, for some reason when I open the retro app it just crashes 2 seconds later. Any fixes?
same i hope theres a fix
Blaine Locklair, So mad props to creating the visual walk through.
But I have a question, what would be the best way to play GBA games on the 3ds? I use a couple of the emulator though retro arch, but the sound is cracking and the frames are not stable.
What would you or anyone recommend?
I recommend using an injector to play the games, it runs perfectly with no input lag. There is a video by Tech James on how to do it.
I downloaded libreto on the 3ds and it keeps kicking me out
just watched the jailbreaking of the 3ds video! its great! i even went out and bought a 64 gb sd card. However, once i put it in the 3ds it couldnt find it. I did the google and saw it only supports up to 32 gig and has to be fat 32. so i had to partition the card to 32 gb sadly. any tips or videos on how to be able to use the entire 64 gb?
Faulkal there videos on using over 32 gig on 3ds
U need to format it to fat32 that’s why it’s not reading
When I try to open RetroArch, it just takes me back to the home screen. Any advice?
Followed along on original 2DS. Same thing.
@@the_hectorman thanks. I was going to try a fresh reinstall later so I guess I would have basically done the same thing in the end.
Worst comes to the worst I will just try the other version that launches through the homebrew app.
@@the_hectorman so do you have to reinstall retro arch from the beginning
@@the_hectorman basically I have to download it again from the website
@@the_hectorman I ended up following other tutorials and I got it
successfully installed the CIA, however every time I try and load up RetroArch my device goes black and I get kicked back to the home screen. I'm on an older model 3ds that's been in storage for a pretty long time now, so im inclined to believe its just the hardware, however I may have also messed up the installation somehow. In any case, does anyone have any troubleshooting tips or should I just give up
Same problem here!
Same here
Same here LOL
Joking. I actually have a solution. You probably didn't copy the entire Retroarch folder (Not just the CIA folder) to the root of your SD card. I found this out the hard way, as I thought I only needed the CIA file.
When I open everything up on the 3ds it doesn’t show fbi what do I do?