Did you even read anything in the link? They specifically mention handhelds. I never said the NX was a portable.
Ancient Aliens: New Nin. 3DS now offers the best SNES emulation on any handheld
- Thread starter Rich!
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Ooooooooooh yyyyeeeeeaaaahhhhhh. SNES on dat OLED.
Though I agree that 'best emulation' might lean towards hyperbole, Android devices do not have this:
The New 3DS is built (and colored) like a portable SNES. It really does breath new life into SNES games. I've emulated on PSP for years but it always felt lacking. With Retroarch on 3DS I've put hours into games I've had in my backlog since the 1990s.
sörine;179749706 said:
I use this over BT :
http://www.nes30.com/
Or this if I'm on the go :
http://store.madcatz.com/categories/controllers-category/Mad-Catz-C-T-R-L-R-Mobile-Gamepad.html
But that defeats the purpose of having a handheld device.
No, it doesn't. They both strap to an iPhone or an Android phone perfectly fine and afaik, they're both portable.
My iPhone and the NES30 don't take more space together than my n3DSXL, that's for sure.
It's defeating the purpose. I have a NES30 and SNES30 and using it with a phone is unweildly and significantly less portable than an actual handheld.
Hitoribhoshi
Member
I wouldn't update a 8.1 system yet, no. (or just sell it for profit, 9.2< N3DS are getting rarer)
just get someone to set emunand on your system first. (you'll loose VC modding which is arguably better than emulation, especially for GBA)
you can also have youtubehax (and retroarch) on a 8.1 system, there's a homebrew called free multi patcher that let's you go on the eshop (but doesnt work on 9.3+)
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
people that post false info in forums always pisses me off.
anyway i get 60 fps CATSFC Plus Liberto in killer instinct
and 59,8987 fps in super mario world
super FX games are a no go
and 40 fps with Snes9x Next Liberto. with killer instinct
stuttering gameplay in super mario world
super fx games work but not playable
my overal best experience is CATSFC
i want things to work 100% or not at all
running on a N3ds
anyway i get 60 fps CATSFC Plus Liberto in killer instinct
and 59,8987 fps in super mario world
super FX games are a no go
and 40 fps with Snes9x Next Liberto. with killer instinct
stuttering gameplay in super mario world
super fx games work but not playable
my overal best experience is CATSFC
i want things to work 100% or not at all
running on a N3ds
This looks amazing, have thought about doing something like this for a while but I've never quite been sold on it.
A couple of simple questions for somebody who is new to this:
Is this going to have any effect on the proper 3DS games on the system that I own?
Can I run the games off a second microSD card if wanted to?
A couple of simple questions for somebody who is new to this:
Is this going to have any effect on the proper 3DS games on the system that I own?
Can I run the games off a second microSD card if wanted to?
Hitoribhoshi
Member
Yeah well,this is relatively new, you might want to give it some time, those are nightlies, no realease candidate or final...
...erm...wow did not see that coming.
I didn't just mean the colors (though the colors are cool). I've used enough controllers over the years to know that they are not all created equal. Just because the buttons are in the same place doesn't mean they are, in fact, the same.
Besides, that Shield thing is frightening. Even in Seoul (where people will carry around just about any device imaginable on the subway) I wouldn't be comfortable busting that out.
Never gonna happen.
It might once we get actual cfw and full system resource access. I get the impression smea and the other key hackers in the community don't plan on going that route until 3DS' active lifespan is over though.
Also this isn't running too bad right now. Impressive.
I'm assuming that's running about half speed atm at 33fps?
thechristoph
Sir!
How did I not know this? To the Internets!
bennywhatever
Member
Outside of GBA, it already is happening. SNES games ran great for me on my OG 3DS using BlargSNES. It's not compatible with all games yet, but it can do quite a few.
Theres a significant difference between blargsnes and retroarch.
sixteen-bit
Member
This Ancient Aliens word filter is amazing btw.
Dr. Zoidberg
Member
Tried this last night on my N3DS. It was super-simple to do. My only complaint is that when one of the RetroArch apps doesn't find a file it's looking for it usually crashes the whole system hard and you have to hold down the power to force off. Then boot up, load the Youtube app (which fails with an error 25% of the time) and try again. Hopefully as it matures, it will crash gracefully.
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
the youtube app gives you an error when your ds is not connected to the internet.
that is when most of the freezing happens to me somehow.
what file can retroarch not find good sir?
maybe i can give you some free tips
Complete beginner to this but I've done the YouTube hack and installed the home-brew channel. How do I install at the emus now that I've got that on there?
Only really looking to play a few of the classic SNES games and maybe a couple of other ROMs so I don't need a whole set of emulators on there. Is that 3DS Portal thing the whole game?
Only really looking to play a few of the classic SNES games and maybe a couple of other ROMs so I don't need a whole set of emulators on there. Is that 3DS Portal thing the whole game?
TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared
Member
I'm not even sure where the SD card slot is my New 3DS XL, and I'm well past the firmware needed.
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
firmware is 10.1.0 for me
and the new3ds xl slot is behind the 2 philips screws
Me too. I might replay Metroid Zero as the original Metroid is too hard for me :'(
Hitoribhoshi
Member
to use homemade VC container-app you need to be on 9.2 or lower.
Also this isn't running too bad right now. Impressive.
Which emu? pcsx?
Wowfunhappy
Member
sörine;179807891 said:
We already have those things on firmware 9.2 and below.
But the current, more limited exploits (appear to be) harder to patch, which is great since we can both use homebrew and stay updated. Might not last forever, of course, but it may well last a while longer.
Dr. Zoidberg
Member
what file can retroarch not find good sir?
maybe i can give you some free tips
I mean things like BIOS files. They don't tell you where to put them on the SD card for RetroArch and there's no "BIOS" folder. Some of the emulators require them and if you don't have them in the right spot, or have the wrong ones, the 3DS will crash completely after it gives you the error in the info dump on the bottom screen. Same thing happens when you attempt to load an arcade game and RA doesn't like your dump because one of the roms is the wrong size or something.
I was able to play Marvel Super Heroes on my 3DS last night using the CPS2 emu and it ran flawlessly. Pretty cool.
Bios go in in the SD:/retroarch/cores/system
Make sure your GBA bios is called "gba_bios.bin"
I'm not sure if it's super important because I had it in the wrong spot before I renamed it, but it 100% works this way
You have an outdated homebrew launcher. Redownload from smealums site.
Skyfireblaze
Member
They came with a firmware <=9.2 right? If so you're lucky and have access to kernel mode .cia's which also can run GBA games fullspeed and soon PSX too from what I heard
And in short, don't ever update past 9.2!
Ah that did it, thank you so much.
Dr. Zoidberg
Member
Any tips for getting stuff to run smoothly? I've got a n3ds and have tried link to the past, and it runs at around 40 fps.
also Golden sun runs at about 30 fps in battles and kingdom hearts chain of memories doesnt launch at all.
Another thing is: How do I save?? I've tried to figure out save states and even using the game's save function didnt work (on golden sun)
Otherwise, very cool and exciting. Thanks for bringing this up Rich XD
also Golden sun runs at about 30 fps in battles and kingdom hearts chain of memories doesnt launch at all.
Another thing is: How do I save?? I've tried to figure out save states and even using the game's save function didnt work (on golden sun)
Otherwise, very cool and exciting. Thanks for bringing this up Rich XD
You're doing something wrong...I've finished the game and it was a locked 60fps throughout.
CatSFC, newest nightly (last nights build) with audio sync off?
Taco_Human
Member
Is it just as good on the normal 3ds? It's all I got, and I don't plan on upgrading...
Ooccoo
Member
Maybe one day publishers will understand that this is what people want. Just like Sony and being unable to give us PS2 classics on the PS4, what the fuck are you doing. Now they'll do it but only because Microsoft announced backwards compatibility at E3. The greed and incompetence is getting on my nerves.
hmmmmmmm havent tried the audio sync thing... will give that a shot. Thanks!
If you have new3ds, you dont need to open it up to access the sd card contents. You can access your 3ds over your local network via your pc
Go to settings/ data management/ sd card management or somthing like that.
Once its set up its super easy to transfer stuff wirelessly to your 3ds
Such a great feature that no one seems to know about
thechristoph
Sir!
Looks like CatSFC doesn't recognize the zL and zR buttons though. That's a drag as I wanted to use one of them for fast forward.
I'm really excited about this even though it's super janky at the moment. There doesn't seem to be a way of backing out of key binding, or resetting things to default if you botch up your settings. I've also had a few hard locks navigating the menus. But I played the intro to FF6 and it worked pretty fantastically. This is definitely something to watch.
I'm really excited about this even though it's super janky at the moment. There doesn't seem to be a way of backing out of key binding, or resetting things to default if you botch up your settings. I've also had a few hard locks navigating the menus. But I played the intro to FF6 and it worked pretty fantastically. This is definitely something to watch.
Your inability to properly setup a BT pad with your phone is irrelevant here.
Also this emulates everything better than the 3DSXL ever will :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9O59A9hJAM (and I say this as someone who owns every 3DS revision (save the regular new one) and both a PSPGo and a Vita and will be ordering an XD as soon as the 64gb model is available)
EDIT : I understand your enthousiasm, it's cool to see the 3DS perform to such a level but neither the emulators nor the scene are mature enough or have any kind of real future.