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[Seik]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p71phKljSAE

Final Fantasy VII on a nintendo handheld, this is like...

This is getting interesting now...o_o

 

[jackal27]

This is getting interesting now...o_o

Yeah. These days I usually wait for PSOne emulation to reach a solid point before I jump into a homebrew scene. It's a pretty good gauge of where the rest of emulation is at.

 

[smisk]

What's the difference between catsfc and catsfc plus? Also curious, anyone tried the virtual boy core on this yet?

 

[Seik]

Can't believe I had Cubic Ninja for so long without actually using it, the emulators on this are awesome!

Tried NES/SNES/GB/GEN so far, everything feels good. Breath of life for my 3DS, definitely.

 

[Radius4]

What's the difference between catsfc and catsfc plus? Also curious, anyone tried the virtual boy core on this yet?

Plus has blargg's APU, so, better sound

 

[Radius4]

I'm getting really frustrated. This started great for me, but now no games will save, and most games don't load saved games. The files are where they should be. When I start it up the bottom screen says "Retroarch [INFO] :: SRAM will not be saved" and when I start a game it says "Retroarch [INFO] :: skipping SRAM load" I can't find anything that'd indicate that I've turned off SRAM loading. For some reason all of my folders are getting flagged as Read Only, and even when I turn it off, it gets set again (or it tells me that the password is invalid when I turn it off). I'm not even able to change the directory where savefiles go without that being switched back to the default.

I've deleted everything related to homebrew off my card and restarted but I'm having no luck. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Edit: I re-re-reinstalled everything and copied my sram files to both the roms directory and the retroarch/cores/savefiles directory and now they load...but they only save if I back into the menu and hit Quit Retroarch. I didn't have to do that before. Retroarch settings like hot key bindings still don't save. God this is irritating; it all started when I installed the 10/1 nightly.

SRAM always flushes on exit in Retroarch. Always been like that.
There is SRAM auto save but that uses a second thread and I'm not sure that's working already. Config also saves on exit. That's always been like that too

BTW, no need to get pissed, RA 3ds is an alpha, it was mostly abandoned till we decided to have nightlies two days ago.

 

[Jo Shishido's Cheeks]

What? PS3 most definitely runs PS1 discs man...

In general sure, but there are a few incompatible games. The PAL version of FFVIII is one the them. On the slim you can't even load up the main menu.

 

[Lutherian]

Tried R-Type Delta on RetroArch PCSX Rearmed, it loads... and runs at 12 FPS. But it's a start !

 

[Audioboxer]

Just got this working, really nice

Is there a way to launch Homebrew channel without going through YouTube/weird DNS settings? It's more so about the fact having custom DNS seems to stop the store working.

Cheers

 

[Rich!]

Just got this working, really nice

Is there a way to launch Homebrew channel without going through YouTube/weird DNS settings? It's more so about the fact having custom DNS seems to stop the store working.

Cheers

Yep. themehax. You just hold L when booting the home menu.

 

[Audioboxer]

Yep. themehax. You just hold L when booting the home menu.

Thanks!

Is there anyway to load it once a 3DS is on, or does it always require turning off and booting with L held down? (still much better than YT).

 

[Rich!]

Thanks!

Is there anyway to load it once a 3DS is on, or does it always require turning off and booting with L held down? (still much better than YT).

Yep. Press the power button once and you get the menu screen that gives you the option to shut down or press home to return to the home menu. Press the home button, then hold L.

Using that method you can boot into the HBL from literally any 3DS game or menu.

 

[Audioboxer]

Yep. Press the power button once and you get the menu screen that gives you the option to shut down or press home to return to the home menu. Press the home button, then hold L.

Using that method you can boot into the HBL from literally any 3DS game or menu.

Thanks! Seem to have some issues installing themehax though

Failed to copy and write thememanage.bin.

It does say install finished successfully though, but it doesn't seem to be working.

 

[BGBW]

I know he DNS/YouTube method leaves no trace on your system. Does this themehax method make permanent changes to the system?

 

[Rich!]

I know he DNS/YouTube method leaves no trace on your system. Does this themehax method make permanent changes to the system?

none at all. it's purely SD card based.

 

[Audioboxer]

Got it working Had to go into theme manager, switch theme, and then switch back to default and run themehax again. Upon opening theme manager it said it was setting something up on the SD card - So anyone who buys a new 3DS maybe has to go into theme manager first.

 

[Maintenance]

The best GBA emulation is gpsp? GB, GBC, and most SNES games are fine, but GBA I'm not getting good framerates.

 

[Rich!]

The best GBA emulation is gpsp?

Yep, its improved vastly. Make sure you have a BIOS set correctly. And the newest nightly.

Got it working Had to go into theme manager, switch theme, and then switch back to default and run themehax again. Upon opening theme manager it said it was setting something up on the SD card - So anyone who buys a new 3DS maybe has to go into theme manager first.

Ah, they definitely do. Sorry, I assumed you had already messed with that.

Themes write to exdata on the SD. Themehax then overwrites that.

 

[Maintenance]

Yep, its improved vastly. Make sure you have a BIOS set correctly.

I thought you just needed to put it in the right folder and it was done.

 

[thechristoph]

SRAM always flushes on exit in Retroarch. Always been like that.
There is SRAM auto save but that uses a second thread and I'm not sure that's working already. Config also saves on exit. That's always been like that too

BTW, no need to get pissed, RA 3ds is an alpha, it was mostly abandoned till we decided to have nightlies two days ago.

That's really interesting because I could swear I've never had to exit Retroarch to get SRAM to save between 9/24 and 10/1. And Retroarch definitely would load saved config files. Now I save them, I see the name of the .cfg file change to reflect the date, but the next time I load up the app it's back to retroarch.cfg and it's not loading any custom configuration.

I'm only frustrated because I can't figure it out. I feel dumb. I know these are not 'stable' releases. Just excited is all.

 

[Audioboxer]

I'm guessing there is no way to get sleep mode/suspend working with homebrew? Closing the 3DS and opening it just leaves me with a black screen and a power off is needed.

 

[flowsnake]

I'm guessing there is no way to get sleep mode/suspend working with homebrew? Closing the 3DS and opening it just leaves me with a black screen and a power off is needed.

It's in the works.

 

[sörine]

This might be off topic, but with the strides that emulation on the 3DS has had, is it known exactly what changes Nintendo made to the hardware? Is it more cores or did they bump up the mhz?

They did both. From dual core 268 MHz to quad core 804 MHz. Memory also got a big boost (6 MB to 10 MB on chip, 128 MB to 256 MB RAM, 1 GB to 4 GB flash). The GPU and slave CPU (ARM9) were left unchanged.

 

[Audioboxer]

They did both. From dual core 268 MHz to quad core 804 MHz. Memory also got a big boost (6 MB to 10 MB on chip, 128 MB to 256 MB RAM, 1 GB to 4 GB flash). The GPU and slave CPU (ARM9) were left unchanged.

Woah that's quite a big bump. I remember thinking it wasn't much of a change.

 

[Rich!]

Awww shiiiiiiiiit.... Just started a new game of DKC2. Newest nightly. CatSFC. Just got to here:

So far, not a single frame drop. No lag on controls (unlike on my Xperia android phone), and it looks fantastic on my new XL.

It may not seem like much, but this is significant to me - DKC2 is my favourite game of all time, ever since I first got it by chance as a birthday present when it was released back in 1995. And ever since that point, I've always wanted a decent handheld version. But until now, that's been an impossible task. The GBA port was shit. PSP emulation for SNES was poor as hell. Homebrew handhelds always had poor controls or other issues. Android devices had poor controls, lag and other issues.

This, however, is perfect. I've waited literally twenty years for this.

 

[smisk]

I've been watching Chrontendo's videos on the Sega Master System, which inspired me to try out Phantasy Star on the Genesis Plus GX core. Runs perfectly at full speed

 

[Audioboxer]

Awww shiiiiiiiiit.... Just started a new game of DKC2. Newest nightly. CatSFC. Just got to here:



So far, not a single frame drop. No lag on controls (unlike on my Xperia android phone), and it looks fantastic on my new XL.

It may not seem like much, but this is significant to me - DKC2 is my favourite game of all time, ever since I first got it by chance as a birthday present when it was released back in 1995. And ever since that point, I've always wanted a decent handheld version. But until now, that's been an impossible task. The GBA port was shit. PSP emulation for SNES was poor as hell. Homebrew handhelds always had poor controls or other issues. Android devices had poor controls, lag and other issues.

This, however, is perfect. I've waited literally twenty years for this.

What makes the New 3DS so good at this? Is it tapping into software Nintendo have already created for emulation or all built from scratch?

 

[Radius4]

Nope, the N3DS is fast, as it stands now (raw CPU power) it's faster than the Vita (804Mhz vs 444Mhz).

Not sure that's the full Vita hardware potential but that's what can be used as of now.

 

[Owari]

Is it possible to add these files via wifi data transfer? My MacBook doesn't have SD

 

[Audioboxer]

Is it possible to add these files via wifi data transfer? My MacBook doesn't have SD

It is, I did it earlier Albeit on Windows.

 

[Owari]

It is, I did it earlier Albeit on Windows.

... oh boy! I'll try it out asap assuming it works on the latest fw

 

[Owari]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p71phKljSAE

Final Fantasy VII on a nintendo handheld, this is like...

Wait is this available in the nightlies?

 

[Hitoribhoshi]

yes but it's a lot slower with the .3dsx build.
(no dynamic recompilation)

 

[Audioboxer]

... oh boy! I'll try it out asap assuming it works on the latest fw

I'm on the latest FW

 

[anotherVegan]

But this doesn't really work on an OG 3DS, correct?

This may just push me over the edge and pick up a n3DS, even though I adore my OG.

 

[Easy_D]

Will totally pick up a New 3DS for this eventually, nice emulation machine plus my DS/3DS library? Ultimate handheld confirmed.

 

[Audioboxer]

But this doesn't really work on an OG 3DS, correct?

This may just push me over the edge and pick up a n3DS, even though I adore my OG.

I had an old 3DSXL and the New 3DS is much better, even on build quality.

 

[Solid SOAP]

Hey, so I got the Extra Mario Bros. hack working on my 3DS in the Quick NES emulator. It seems to work perfectly, however, there's no music... any idea why that may be?

EDIT: NVM, I guess the first area's music wasn't working or there is none, but now the music works. Cool!

 

[PlayingKarrde]

It seem everytime I close my n3DS when homebrew is running, the screen remains black when I reopen it.

Is there a way for the screen to turn back on?

Press the home button before closing the screen (there will be no feedback to let you know it works but it does).

 

[Dremorak]

That's really interesting because I could swear I've never had to exit Retroarch to get SRAM to save between 9/24 and 10/1. And Retroarch definitely would load saved config files. Now I save them, I see the name of the .cfg file change to reflect the date, but the next time I load up the app it's back to retroarch.cfg and it's not loading any custom configuration.

I'm only frustrated because I can't figure it out. I feel dumb. I know these are not 'stable' releases. Just excited is all.

This might sound like a silly question.... but you didn't accidentally hit the data lock switch on the side of the sd card, right?

 

[Overside]

But this doesn't really work on an OG 3DS, correct?

This may just push me over the edge and pick up a n3DS, even though I adore my OG.

If, IIIIFFFFF You have an og3ds with low enough firmware you can use .cia, which has dynamic recompiling, which helps A LOT.

Otherwise... it will be pretty slow.

 

[Audioboxer]

I can't seem to save retroarch config files. Do I need to create a folder on the sdcard first or something?

 

[SweetJohnnyCage]

Is there any way to access the homebrew channel from YouTube without an internet connection? I ask because I'm on the train to work and want to keep playing Super Metroid haha.

 

[Rich!]

Is there any way to access the homebrew channel from YouTube without an internet connection? I ask because I'm on the train to work and want to keep playing Super Metroid haha.

Themehax.

You install it, then just hold L whilst booting to the home menu.

 

[hunnies28]

Is there any way to access the homebrew channel from YouTube without an internet connection? I ask because I'm on the train to work and want to keep playing Super Metroid haha.

You need internet for it I believe. Maybe tethering?

Beaten and wrong

 

[SweetJohnnyCage]

Themehax.

You install it, then just hold L whilst booting to the home menu.

Thanks. In order to do that I have to get into HBC first, right? No way to install offline?

 

[Audioboxer]

Thanks. In order to do that I have to get into HBC first, right? No way to install offline?

Yeah you need to go into HBC. Also make sure if your 3DS is new you visit the theme manager section on the OS. It seems to create a folder/files on your sdcard which need to be there for themehax.

 

[SweetJohnnyCage]

Yeah you need to go into HBC. Also make sure if your 3DS is new you visit the theme manager section on the OS. It seems to create a folder/files on your sdcard which need to be there for themehax.

Thanks for the heads up. I've already downloaded a bunch of themes in the past, so I think I should be set. I'll give it a try on my work WiFi while I'm at lunch.

Installed themehax fine. Went into theme manager (assuming this is the "Change Theme" option in the settings menu) to see if it would do anything, nothing happened. Rebooted the system holding L, nothing happens. Is there another step?

 

[Audioboxer]

Thanks for the heads up. I've already downloaded a bunch of themes in the past, so I think I should be set. I'll give it a try on my work WiFi while I'm at lunch.

Installed themehax fine. Went into theme manager (assuming this is the "Change Theme" option in the settings menu) to see if it would do anything, nothing happened. Rebooted the system holding L, nothing happens. Is there another step?

Sorry I might have confused you. After installing themehax do not visit the theme menu or change the theme. This uninstalls themehax. The only downside to themehax is you can't use custom themes, and this is why.

Just install it again and do nothing else and it should be working

 

[SweetJohnnyCage]

Sorry I might have confused you. After installing themehax do not visit the theme menu or change the theme. This uninstalls themehax. The only downside to themehax is you can't use custom themes, and this is why.

Just install it again and do nothing else and it should be working

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO my Majora's Mask theeeeeeeeeeemee!!!!!!!!!!! I don't know if I'm willing to pay such a high price!