15 Essential Uses for 3DS Homebrew

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Snickerstream: github.com/Rat...
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[@ShimmeringVapidCoal]

0:03 Jon 0:33 15. Input Redirection (Using a Controller) 1:31 14. Rehid (Button Remapping) 2:23 13. Taking Screenshots 2:42 12.5 BootNTR & Snickerstream (Screen Capture) 3:38 12. BootNTR (Widgets/Overlays) 4:43 11. Luma Clockspeed (N3DS/N2DS Frame Acceleration) 6:31 10.5 Cheat Codes for select games (N3DS/N2DS Frame Acceleration) 7:04 10. Bypass Region Locking (Play 3DS games in other regions) 7:26 9. Pretendo (Nintendo Network/Miiverse Revival for after 4/8/2024 when online functions end) 8:26 8. open_agb_firm/NSUI (Native GBA gameplay/injection) 9:31 7. Game Modding including CTGP-7 (Fan Translations, Custom Content and SFX/Music Restoration) 11:36 6. Red Viper (Virtual Boy Emulation with stereoscopic 3D) 12:26 5. 3D Movie Viewer (Convert and watch 3D movies on your 3DS; alternatively you can use Video Player 3DS, which isn't showcased in the video) 12:50 4. 3D Cheat Codes (Enhance/Strengthen 3D Effect) 13:20 3. BootNTR (Realtime Save/Save States) 13:42 2. Twilight Widescreen Patch + Circle Pad Codes (Enhanced DS Games) 14:38 1. Homebrew Games/Ports (OpenLara, SM64, Sonic Mania) You're welcome! I hope I didn't forget anything! Also, Jon, if you're seeing this, I'd like to see you cover Playstation, N64, Pico-8, and Windows DOS Emulation on the 3DS! And maybe also GYTB Custom Badges, Anemone Custom Themes, SatellaZone, and Wumiibo? Thanks!

[@adamkingofficial]

ty!

[@bossgd100]

ty

[@Davs04]

Hero, thank you mate!!

[@justp0w3r154]

anyone know how to do those overlays at 3:38? the instructions weren't really clear

[@DemoniteBL]

the goat

[@duplicake4054]

The 3DS is really coming back to life with the community

[@lol-ih1tl]

I mean that's the case with every major console once they're abandoned by the manufacturer. Expect the same thing to happen with Switch, PS4 and Xbox One after Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft abandon them.

[@duplicake4054]

@@lol-ih1tl The PS3 and Xbox 360 don't get very much community support at all. It's only Nintendo products (like the Wii, 3ds and Wii U) that get support for some reason.

[@lol-ih1tl]

@@duplicake4054 that's not true, PSP and PS Vita do have just as much homebrew support as Nintendo consoles. PS3 also has a decent homebrew support as well. Also from my experience, the Wii U homebrew scene is very dead.

[@duplicake4054]

@@lol-ih1tl I forgot about the PS Vita and PSP but according to google trends data, Wii U homebrew is more popular than PS3 homebrew.

[@VisaCardholder]

A system truly dead before it's time. I'd have loved if games kept coming out on 3DS....

[@AStupidID]

Jon biologically has to mention Puyo Puyo or Tetris at least once in every video or he will explode.

[@dragonusmolamola4140]

i should subscribe to this channel then

[@BBWahoo]

Do you think Israel should be renamed to Warioland?

[@samuelolagunju9263]

then hes based as fuck

[@zozzinator]

I'll cosplay as mario and destroy it then​@@BBWahoo

[@BBWahoo]

@@zozzinator "Free Sarassaland! Wahoo!!"

[@alynnzz0491]

As futuristic as the Star Fox series is, I always preferred how the voice clips sounded when compressed. Just feels right for communications over a transceiver.

[@flynt251]

Yeah, it didn't seem right to have the voices be uncompressed. Don't get me wrong, it's cool, but it kinda breaks the idea they're speaking over a comms system. I'm sure someone could apply an audio filter and use that instead.

[@TheRealSwood]

12:26 I always hoped that with Netflix on the 3DS that they would allow you to stream 3D movies, but that never happened, so this is pretty cool. Nintendo Video was pretty much the only distribution. Anyone else remember that 3D Kirby short that they distributed through it that brought back the cast from Kirby Right Back at Ya?

[@Medachod]

Yeah. It partially redeemed them canning the uncut Yu-Gi-Oh dub in fear of their competitor making too much off DVD sales.

[@SharkandMinno]

Kabuki Kirby! A ninja blessed with magical powers passed on from generations before!

[@JRC2397]

I always think of the kid icarus one

[@TheRealSwood]

@@JRC2397 the Kid Icarus shorts were great!

[@infernape716]

DINOSAUR OFFICE RAWWWRR

[@jaydeeduballyew]

There was such a unique charm in growing up alongside the Gameboy / DS handhelds. Glad to see the 3DS has such a cool modding community active in keeping it alive!

[@PancakeInu]

The 3DS was Nintendo's last true portable device and is still my favorite. One the best 3DS mods out there is the Project Restoration mod for Majora's Mask 3D which undoes all the unnecessary changes made to the game with additional QOL changes. Also there's a mod that adds C-stick support to Ocarina of Time 3D which never got Circle Pad Pro support. Now you can freely move the camera around like in Majora's Mask 3D.

[@Vladimav1996]

Hey, what's the name of ocarina's stick mod?

[@pointlessgarbage8587]

Pleaseee give us the OoT mod name 😭

[@PancakeInu]

@@pointlessgarbage8587 OoT3D_Standalone_Free_Cam

[@daddykarlmarx6183]

​@@pointlessgarbage8587yeah im surprised I've never heard of it

[@LazarNaskov]

Project Restoration is fantastic, and up until they start doing crazy stuff with the MM native port I think it's the definitive way of playing the game.

[@SHIGUFEVER]

Arle in the Thumbnail; it's a Jon video.

[@PokiRet]

Not even. 3ds or DS video? It’s a Jon video.

[@gluttonousmaximus9048]

Any video about repurposing old console for unexpected stuff? It's Jon's.

[@HighlandHellboy]

I’ve just gotten into puyo puyo, played all of Adventure mode in PPT, now playing PPT2, seeing Arle made me happy

[@GSS1Sirius]

I was about to ask the name of the character. 👍

[@fernandoportal5422]

Of course

[@PressPlaytoJayson]

Puyo Puyo Chronicles was the reason I needed my 3DS modded, and now, thanks to Arle, I have entered a rabbit hole.

[@Feroror]

I’m a big fan of moving saves between real hardware and emulators, so something basic like Checkpoint which comes with the homebrew is amazing!!

[@latt.qcd9221]

This was always one of the biggest selling points of homebrew, for me. It's especially nice for games where you only have two or three save files, but you make some game-changing choices at certain points in the game that are nice to be able to backup while playing on original hardware.

[@Mik3l24]

Checkpoint can also be used to have effectively multiple save slots in Pokemon games!

[@lordeilluminati]

I think JKSV is far better than Checkpoint. JKSV is more simple and intuitive, I hate how everything on checkpoint is done by button combos that are not explained well. I was infuriated how some games didnt appear because the game list is refreshed by a button combination, on JKSV you just click "Reload game list" as it should. For Pokemon games there is also PKSV which acts like a local Pokemon Bank

[@lordeilluminati]

I rather JKSV than Checkpoint. I hate how Checkpoint has an awful UI that relies too much on button combos for important features that the user needs to remember. JKSV is far easier and straightforward to use, just refresh your game list, choose it to create a new backup or to restore a save from that game and done. For Pokemon games there is PKSV also.

[@Twiddle_things]

Took my 2DS XL with me when I travelled this weekend. I played on it whenever I had the chance. Waiting for my food, waiting for the train, sitting down to take in the scenery, and when I was done I'd put it into sleep mode and let the play coins rack up! I love this console to death and am beyond happy to see it get revived by the community

[@cheese22]

what are play coins? I have a modded new 3ds xl and never heard of em

[@meep255]

@@cheese22whenever your 3ds/2ds is in sleep mode, you get play coins for walking around with it, i think its 100 steps = 1 play coin? theyre pretty useless tho, usually just to buy random items in nintendo games. i only ever used them to get fortune cookies in ACNL

[@SamualN]

​​@@cheese22look at the top of the top screen on the home screen. steps get converted into coins which you can spend in streetpass plaza and games

[@scarymonsters.supercreeps]

@@cheese22they’re the street pass coins you get for waking with your 3ds. You can use them in the games in street pass plaza.

[@RouterRoidz]

​@@cheese22 you get play coins from walking with your system in sleep mode. Every 100 steps grants you a play coin. You can earn up to 10 a day and up to 300 in total. You use these coins in supported games

[@bodakuggakonty818]

The number one reason is """piracy""", and I'm not saying this in a bad way. With Nintendo closing their eShop (even though they could have still kept games purchasable via the website, if maintaining the 3DS app up to current security standards was too much of a hassle), modding the 3DS and """"""pirating"""""" games is pretty much the only way to play the 3DS library. Sure you can buy physical games, but the developer/publisher won't see a single cent out of a second-hand purchase, so there's really no moral reason to do so other than personal interest in collecting physical games.

[@xxsusmasterxx5491]

Exactly!!!!!!! This is what I have been saying.

[@ShursGarden]

Rhythm Thief Mention, my day is made

[@gluttonousmaximus9048]

12:32 There's also the "video player for 3DS" that supports a lot more common video formats/codecs and multiple subtitle/audio tracks. If you're not into proprietary 3D movies, this option might be your jam.

[@ChaoCollective]

I use that! works fantastic on my N3ds but havent managed to get it working on an old 3ds. If your memory card is big enough you can put a ton of movies on it all you really need to do is get it down to the right resolution (thanks handbrake!)

[@andrewmares6875]

@@ChaoCollective where do you get the video files from? I remember when the hshop used to have movies on there but they have since been taken down :(

[@ChaoCollective]

@@andrewmares6875 all over the place really. If you want a good place to start I would take a gander at the r/piracy megathread.

[@chiyuryuu2687]

I don't like jam , I like honey... and I kiss it on the lipppssss.

[@bubmario]

I can't even find the 3D movie viewer app. It isn't in universal update or anywhere on the web...seems to have up and disappeared.

[@frostykyogre]

Gotta say, you nailed your intro jingle. I start watching sometimes just for that instant hit of good vibes.

[@erickbodom10v312]

I’ve seen heaps of ‘3DS must have modded features’ videos and yours is by far the most useful. Almost everything you mentioned hasn’t been said in other videos. Super useful and show awesome features that are actually very useful!

[@alienJIZ1990]

The only person on KZbin who both puts the links in the description and doesn't clutter it with ads before they links

[@mariotaz]

As someone who can speak Japanese (now), my 3DS lately has been one the best emulation machines out there. I'm still thinking of buying a Retroid Pocket 4 Pro but honestly, playing games like Mizzurna Falls, Yuuyami Doori Tankentai (one of my goals) and as of this week, Boku no Natsuyasumi, my N3DS running these games as a CIA has been such a great experience. Even more recently with the new Virtual Boy emulator that os now running natively on the 3DS is insanely good! I recently conpleted Wario Land on it and its by far the best game on VB and one of the best Wario Land games. Using the actual 3DS 3D slider and being able to change the colours from Red to anything else is such a huge inprovement. PS1 on the 3DS and now playing these region/language locked games has made the 3DS one of the best and cheapest handheld emulators out there. Funny side story, while I was in Japan Nov 2023, I ended up street passing with a Nintendo employee, but it said my most recent game was PS1 Virtual Console lol. So now there's a Nintendo employee with someone who had a PS1 emulator on their 3DS now appear in their Mii Plaza.

[@1993StrangeBoy]

The 3DS can be ok for emulating some old stuff, but the Retroid Pocket 4 and specially the Odin 2 are much better as general emulation devices, but it really depends on what you want to play.

[@mariotaz]

@@1993StrangeBoy Oh 100% for sure. But at the moment, playing all these games like this is really nice. I'm planning on buying a RP4P later on

[@dearmadeline]

this post hurt my brain i'm so confused what the last part meant ☠️

[@MakotoHD]

That employee is about to hunt you down 💀

[@mariotaz]

@@MakotoHD I hear knocking outside my house

[@bp77-f]

Timestamps Intro 0:00 Luma 3DS 0:43 RehidHelper 1:33 Screen Recording 2:27 Universal Updater 2:48 Boot NTR 2:55 Overlays via NTR 3:41 New 3DS Clockspeeds 4:55 Bypass Region 7:07 Pretendo Nimbus 7:41 Native GBA Emulation 8:33 Mods 9:34 VirtualBoy Emulation 11:41 3D Movie Viewer 12:29 Enhance 3D Effect 12:55 Save States via NTR 13:24 Enhance DS Games 13:47 Homebrew Games 14:41

[@ZulaCrash]

Just modded my 3DS yesterday, this is gonna come in handy.

[@certifiedfridge]

Same, did mine a few days ago. I rock a purple new 2ds xl

[@WindyREDPanda]

Welcome to the Homebrew life.

[@EternalKratos91]

I modded my old 3ds about two weeks ago. So this video came at the right time for mee, too xD Sooner or later i gonna mod my new 3ds, but at the start i was a bit afraid to do it right away because there are tons of paid Software on it 😅

[@FlareOfLegacy]

Seeing that New 3DS face plate...I kinda regret not getting them when they were just official RRP - now it's just the 2nd hand market at wildly inflated prices.

[@EuroMIX2]

I deeply regret not being able to buy one when they were a reasonable price, but for me it's for the extra system power and buttons.

[@sjb626]

Love my N3DS XL and even enjoy the form factor of the 2DS XL but…. forever regret not buying the New 3DS bundle with the Pokémon Red/Blue special edition faceplates… kills me every time I see pictures of it

[@SergalCheeseHead]

You're honestly better off just buying 3rd party faceplates for the normal sized New 3DS, depending on what plate it is anyway A lot of them are also inflated now, but I'd rather pay roughly $35-40 for a 3rd party clone of the Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire faceplates then spend $120+ for the actual OEM ones. The 3rd party clone does the job perfectly fine.

[@savagej4y241]

I lost the New 3DS I bought on Thanksgiving at Best Buy back in 2016 at some point while on a trip the next Summer. Hopefully someone out there has it and is enjoying it...

[@Ninjaeule97]

Understandable I have a XL model that looks like a SNES. While I am still baffled that you could never swap the front plates on these models luckily mine is already in the style that I want it to be.

[@knuclear200x]

Nintendo couldve sold Virtual Boy games. The financial opportunity was RIGHT THERE. They really missed out

[@lol-ih1tl]

most people wouldn't give a shit if that happened.

[@knuclear200x]

@@lol-ih1tl Nintendo would've still earned money from it

[@CUTIE_POXX]

We need to think in terms of development costs vs financial gain ratios. The devs who ported those games to the 3DS did so on their free time, but if Nintendo were to do it themselves they'd have to spend money on devs who'd need to be paid for this, as small as this kind of project may seem. I don't think many people would be interested in those games like they'd be in NES/SNES/Game Boy stuff. But it is pretty sad to see that those games will essentially become unknown to the majority of people due to the fact they're tied to a system that failed.

[@savagej4y241]

Yeah, but probably the only one that would've been worth working on was VB Wario Land. That would've taken way more effort than just porting the existing Wario Land titles, and didn't think there were enough of us from the 90's who really wanted to play the game but just couldn't stand the Virtual Boy form factor. That thing made me feel like I needed a neck brace after 15 minutes trying it at a demo kiosk in '95 lol

[@Generaider]

I can definitely say that VB Wario Land looks amazing on a modded New 3DS

[@Orthros]

I've got a couple CFW N3DSXLs that I use for recording, but I'd like to thank you for showing all these great uses! That said, a key one I think you missed would be Checkpoint. The ability to back up saves of physical and digital NDS and 3DS titles directly to your SD card is extremely valuable. Not only is your save protected from any sort of hardware issue, you can transfer that save to another cartridge, console or even to an emulator on PC.

[@Tara67353]

I found this video looking for GBA VC injection since the rhythm-based combat makes emulating Mother 3 harder, so bonus points for you having footage of the game in this video!

[@Kaleido.Knight]

Hey Jon! Just watched your video on modding the 3DS, and I have to say, you really hit on everything I love about modding mine. The level of detail you went into is something I truly appreciate-especially after the journey I've been through with my 3DS. My 3DS has been through the wringer-starting with a minor scratch on the glass cover that led to a series of unfortunate repairs. I ended up sourcing all the repair parts myself and, after 3 years of frustration and countless setbacks, it's finally in a playable state again. It's been a draining experience, but I'm thrilled to be able to enjoy my games once more. The last repair was done by someone who was miles above any of the previous attempts, and I'm super grateful for his work. However, there's still one lingering issue-the 3D effect. The 3D component seems slightly misaligned, leading to some ghosting. I've tried using the calibration tool in the OG 3DS firmware, but no setting seems to bring back that perfect 3D effect. I was wondering, since you mentioned so many different homebrew apps in your video, do you know if there's one that can help with further calibrating the 3D effect beyond what the stock calibrator offers? The repairman is in another province, and I really don't want to go through the hassle of shipping the 3DS again for something that seems like it should be a simple fix. Thanks again for all the awesome content you put out-I vibe so well with everything you do on the channel. Keep up the great work!

[@ErikSchuessler]

Absolutely loving these cfw videos. Thanks Jon.

[@PowerfulMint]

One of these days Jon's just gonna come out with a video titled "how to break out of jail" and I'll nod along, immersed in the explanation and not questioning anything

[@NoiseCommander3DS]

You asked what else there is, I am writing a music making app for the 3ds 😊 Mentioning this in comments usually gets it automatically deleted by KZbin unfortunately. Maybe I am lucky this time. Thanks for the great video, I learned many new things!

[@LloydTheZephyrian]

How's the app-making going?

[@NoiseCommander3DS]

@@LloydTheZephyrian Thanks for asking! It's slow due to lack of spare time, added a sequencer clip matrix and tracker editing recently. The effects are still experimental. It is possible to perform long DJ sets with the current state nevertheless. I hope to be able to upload a new demo video soon but I am attending a demo scene party (Evoke 2024) next weekend and am preparing something for it.

[@simhpl]

I really appreciate that you went way deeper and way more into it than others, where they stop at "mod it and try homebrew yourself!". Awesome 👍

[@blackkat101]

BootNTR + Snickerstream works only on New 3DS and 2DS LL because of their better hardware. Only runs one screen (your choice) at 30fps and the other at far less. NEWER better way though to wirelessly stream that works on ALL 3DS models is to use Artic Base + Citra. Currently only works with 3DS games, but streams at an almost constant 60fps. Has upscaler options that can look quite nice if you want to use them. Seems to be compatible with 95% or so of 3DS games. Is still in development to get more things working (hopefully DS and DSi games in the future). Since everything runs natively on the 3DS, you do not need to dump games and all saves stay on the 3DS. Meaning once you disconnect the stream (turn off Artic Base) and you then just start the game on your 3DS, you can continue where you left off, since the game is on the 3DS as well as the Saves no matter if you're playing it on the handheld or the PC. Of course, Citra supports controllers, allowing for easy play on the PC as well and you can slap your overlays or OBS on it for making it look nice and streaming.

[@typemasters2871]

Modded a slightly broken 3DS (top screen brightness is set to max) so that I could make physical backups of games I am planning on modding my main 3DS once Pokemon Bank is no longer around (I am happy that Bank is still sticking around after 3DS online is closed down, I am just annoyed that GameFreak decided to turn Pokemon transfers from an in-built feature into a paid service with a limited lifespan)

[@1993StrangeBoy]

PKSM is much better than the official Pokémon Bank, being able to transfer mons from one generation to the other should never be a paid service indeed, soon or later it will become impossible to officially transfer Pokémon from the 3DS and bellow to the newer games.

[@ManiacOfYouTube]

​@@1993StrangeBoypokemon bank is no longer a paid service. also, you cannot transfer to switch games using pksm.

[@MishKoz]

3DS homebrew is truly a wonderful thing. I put off doing it for a long time, but I finally ended up doing it last week. The fact that it only takes an SD card and ~30 minutes of setup is sublime.

[@nonary9304]

its kinda crazy watching videos about modding 3ds' from you guys when i remember old ass interviews of you guys sitting with bill trinen about smash lol

[@svenbtb]

That DQ8 mod is a godsend omg, thank you for making me aware of that, and all the other cool stuff you can do!

[@thephirex]

This is your first video of yours I've seen but I love your little into animation it's so good

[@Gfreak250]

My personal favorite is the music mod for Majora's Mask 3D by JoeFilms. It's an incredible mod that updates all of the music in the game with fanmade orchestral versions and if you install it with a digital version of the game, it can simultaneously work with a physical cartridge.

[@_Banjo_]

probably sounds creepy but honestly seeing Jon's face is always a joy.

[@EuroMIX2]

He's definitely easy on the eyes.

[@6scar911]

He's a friendly, handsome, and witty fella. What isn't there to appreciate?

[@CUTIE_POXX]

Nothing creepy about appreciating the look of someone as handsome and friendly-looking as Jon!

[@samiframe4255]

Jon is a daddy

[@ThePreciseClimber]

When it came to the official 3DS support, the biggest missed opportunities were definitely: - lack of Virtual Boy Virtual Console - lack of proper GBA Virtual Console - no Super Mario 64 3D - no Wario platformer - only one (and kinda weak) Final Fantasy game

[@danielevans7439]

I really appreciate all the nods to playing with the 3D bar on. I really love the 3D effect and the Virtua Boy and homebrew games might be enough to finally get me to homebrew.

[@alexevaldez]

This might be the definitive 3DS homebrew list. :O I have my 3DS homebrewed for a decade now, and was active in the homebrew scene. I didnt even know these existed! Thanks Jon!🥰🥰

[@kas2k4]

Absolutely loving the 3DS homebrew content John! Keep em coming!

[@hellohaveagoodday]

Dual analog kid icarud sounds awsome! I've actually been looking for something like that, I just need to pick up a new 3ds lmao

[@nothanksfools]

I’ve had a modded switch for years but the form factor of the 3ds is hard to beat when you feel like playing a portable great video

[@Dasaltwarrior]

I'm gonna guess and say that the frame drops in a Link Between worlds is due to the game loading things in view on the fly while IN the game world, as opposed to the fast travels fade to black allowing the system to free up bandwith by not needing to render anything, thus not stressing the 3DS as much So the slowdown probably isn't an artistic choice so much as it is a "good enough" sorta situation

[@popd8830]

OMG someone that actually includes LINKS!?? It's a miracle! Seriously though, I hate watching a video or a stream and they have information without any links.

[@luckraiw]

the voices is making me feel safe

[@userspace]

3DS is getting a lot of love even the servers are shutting down soon, this makes me really happy ❤

[@antonius1864]

These 3ds videos are amazing honestly, really appreciate the love for this system🙂

[@OwensSkateStory]

Your graphic design is so good

[@kryophobia2829]

I’ve only just recently modded a 3DS after buying a new one because I missed it and I sold my old one. I’ve seen a lot of 3DS modding videos and this one is BY FAR the best explained and most concise videos on this topic. Thank you for your work! 👏

[@courtneymertz4596]

The 3DS is essentially a comfort food handheld for me. So many great games to play, plenty of features to enjoy, and adding Homebrew just makes the experience even better! Mods, native GBA, even better DS enhancements and way to play them from the SD card, oh my this is great stuff! All I know is that the 3DS Homebrew scene is here to stay!

[@dittom3426]

NTR is a very unfortunate acronym to keep repeating throughout the video lmao

[@CiromBreeze]

It's short for the codename of the NDS, Nitro. Blame Nintendo, but on all NDS hardware, you can see the codename NTR written on the back. Similarly, all 3DS has CTR written on the back, as the 3DS codename is Citra (and yes, that's where the emulator got its name from)

[@darxoonwasser]

@@CiromBreeze I don't think either Nitro or Citra are confirmed code names. They make sense but I'm pretty sure that only NTR and CTR are official

[@darealquest]

Looked in the comments for this after he said it lol

[@UndeadCollector]

@@darxoonwasser But Nitro is. There are existing offical Nintendo DS Hardware, called "IS Nitro Video". "IS" stands for "Intelligent Systems" (they made the hardware for Nintendo and they also makes Games like Wario Ware or Advance Wars) Nitro (the codename for the Nintendo DS) and "video" just means video output to a TV. I own one of this and also made a small video about it. In short: it's a Console with Game Cube Cables to use on a TV.

[@darxoonwasser]

@@UndeadCollector oh interesting, I didn't know that, thanks!

[@MadaoAU]

fantastic video 3ds lives on

[@rustkitty]

That frame rate and battery overlay was an unexpected hit of nostalgia. I had a very similar looking overlay on my old modded PSP.

[@mhfsilver_]

The input redirection has changed everything for me. I also have a 3DS with a capture card, and this goes perfectly with that. Had a homebrew'd 3DS since it was possible and didn't even know this was a thing. Based Jon

[@PotentialLegend]

These are some great tips I didn't know about! I've really only ever used the Rosalina menu to force old 3DS games to use the full New 3DS CPU which makes games like Pokemon show the battles without any frame drops.

[@AdamsApples]

Never knew about the clock speeds!!

[@MegaManNeo]

There are some interesting things I haven't heard of yet. Thanks, Jon! Especially the button remapper as my 3DSXL's A button has no proper contact with the PCB anymore, making it really difficult to play games like Mario Kart. Also that Universal Updater is something I only know from the Switch homebrew scene. Interesting to see it in action on 3DS. Makes collecting homebrew much more relaxing.

[@Josh_Stuchbery]

It's incredible what you can do with the 3ds. It's really been given a second life with all these mods.

[@ZechOfTheWest]

I'm glad you mentioned/showed a few Sonic games in there, most Nintendo fans dont know the peak that is the handheld Sonics.

[@medleysa]

Who knew Benedict Cumberbatch knew so much about the 3DS?

[@ericmiranda4211]

He saw 14 million possibilities

[@randonfhing2833]

i was looking for 3ds tips but i accidently found a extremely charismatic narrator

[@KidsBuildingClub]

In the pile of sludge thats been released recently on this channel it’s nice to have a good, informative, and entertaining Jon video

[@WhyYouWahYoo]

In the pile of sludge that’s been this comment it was nice you at least tried to compliment the video. Oh, you still didn’t like that comment? What? I was nice!

[@TheKingdomXIII]

Keep the 3DS content going! Love playing mine! ❤

[@Nenilein]

I didn't even know about a lot of these features! Thank you!

[@gerardoexber]

"Hey everyone, John here!" All I need to listen to complement my day. Good vibes all around.

[@mrratchet]

Jon you are on a roll with the content. Unique, great and helpful. Great work!

[@Blueyzachary]

I bought a 2DS XL because I don’t have stereoscopic vision, but it’s fun to imagine what games would look like in 3D!

[@tomaxzz]

This was actually the first home brew video for the 3ds that actually showed new and cool stuff!

[@rsorry]

Great video, I also recommend making your own custom 3rd themes as well as luma game patches like OoT circle pad fix 🔥

[@kilopo3030]

You made me love my 3rd again. And I appreciate that because I got back into gaming because of the 3ds. Thank you man

[@nintendork07]

buying a new 2DS XL for $100 in like 2018 was one of the best choices I made. barely even touched it until jon started making all of these homebrew videos. now it's my main retro system and there's a surprising amount of great 3DS games. The only regret I have is not being able to try out any 3D

[@desamster]

The 3D effect is pretty great, but you need a new 3DS (XL) with eye tracking to enjoy it properly. I use it all the time.

[@amanechan5405]

3D is basically essential for me. It makes all games look like 2x better.

[@EuroMIX2]

​@@desamsterAs someone with an O3DSXL I really want to use the 3D more but definitely suffer a bit from it lacking the n3DS 3D capabilities. One of my biggest regrets about not being able to get one at the time.

[@uponeric36]

@@EuroMIX2 It was always wild to me that 3DS released without it. It single handedly saves 3D on 3ds. Like on one hand I get it, the success of the 3DS let us have the New 3DS, but I always had the feeling that we never got to experience 3D focused games on the 3DS because of that ironically. Most games use the 3D aesthetically rather than making it core to gameplay, and the awful flickering and one angle nature of the original 3ds 3D is likely responsible for that. Tbh I wish we got a New 3DS with NO SLIDER always on 3D on release so developers would've be forced to actually engage with it to do cool things. And if a game didn't have 3D, it could've just boot into 2D instead.

[@dashannsche8460]

This is the only thing I'm still waiting for ... a mod, that makes a 2DS showing 3D. 😆

[@samuelturner6076]

Checkpoint and the ability to create multiple save files. I kid you not that was the entire reason I cfwed my 3DS and it's brilliant to have multiple saves in a game like Pokémon.

[@DarkWorldQ8]

Thank you, mate. I never knew that I could unlock the New 3DS's clock speed, and I certainly didn't know about save states being a thing on an actual 3DS.

[@suikasuika4157]

having the fact that you can Change the depth of the 3D make me crazy happy ! i'm going to buy another new 3DS and put luma on this i really need that. And mario 64 with 3D ? whaaaaaaaaaaaat

[@CUTIE_POXX]

This feels like the 3DS' unofficial swan song. Not under the form of a game, but of all the absolutely incredible things you can do with it once modded. I love mine so much for this, even more than the PS Vita (which also has an insane modding scene). I'd love to thank the entire 3DS community for all the fantastic mods.

[@GENERIC_CHANNEL_HANDLE]

Discovering I can stream my 3DS to my laptop and then stream that to my TV is _awesome._

[@ct2xperience749]

Wanna know how to make your 3ds display more colors? First open "Rosalina menu". Go to "screen filters". Then go to "Advanced Configuration". Here you will want to change "Gamma" to 2.00 and "Contrast" to 1.20. After that exit back to "Rosalina menu" and then go to "Save settings". And you're done.

[@Mari_Izu]

Funny thing about DQVIII is that the Japanese PS2 version had midi OST while the English localization had orchestrated OST, in the 3DS it is the opposite.

[@juliannocartagena2007]

That is kinda weird. Why’d they do that?

[@Mari_Izu]

@@juliannocartagena2007 My speculation is that by PS2 time English localizers thought a better sounding OST would sell better, as DQ wasn't that popular there yet, then by the time the game was ported to 3DS, the composer was already an annoying prick that don't let people overseas use the orchestra score OST.

[@polocatfan]

composer was known to do it because they wanted people to buy their soundtracks. which is a dick move. ​@@juliannocartagena2007

[@yagokain4189]

@@Mari_Izu To be fair, we got the WAY better midi soundtrack. I dont even get why he called it "horrible" the western midi is fine, it sounds ok in the video aswell, the original japanese tho...it was used for the old android version of the game aswell and i can assure you, that shit was pain to listen to.

[@lucywoomy]

I homebrewed my 3DS a couple of weeks ago for my birthday because I noticed the console was starting to have some trouble reading the cartridges when I switched them. So I homebrewed it to dump all my games inside (and my sibling’s because I played them too and I want to keep playing them when I have the time) and preserve my games and my save files. I ended up having fun finding custom themes and I’m learning about what else I can do aside from playing roms and games I didn’t have the opportunity to play before.

[@realestAG]

mind dropping some more 3ds games that benefit from additional clock speeds? by far my favorite part of the video!

[@HangOnThereSlick]

Bro thank god I clicked on this video because I've always wanted those overlays to tell me my battery level and stuff

[@JDLP0118]

I have GTA 3 on my New 2DS XL, which is absolutely cool and runs better than I actually thought.And one big big recommendationis making own themes via pc.And to install it on your 3DS/2DS, get "Themely". It's like Anemone (getting some custom themes from others) but when it comes to install YOUR themes, Themely works better

[@glitchy_weasel]

Nice! Glad to see how versatile the 3DS has become. It truly is a marvel of homebrewgineering lol

[@jeromealday614]

*Marvel

[@glitchy_weasel]

@@jeromealday614 lol corrected. thanks

[@JimmyLazers]

Thanks Jon more lovely ideas to try!

[@thecarrieshot6411]

I would absolutely love to keep having the ability to wonder share pokemon on 3ds. Its what makes playthroughs so fun when thats all you can do

[@codingjhames]

DISCLAIMER: the mayority of this homebrew apps only works in NEW 3DS models

[@edwardmcgrainor7152]

great video thanks, and great voice too, i could listen to you all day 😂

[@megamegatron99]

I remember that the first and second reasons for modding my 3DS were: custom themes & playing games that I otherwise wouldn't be able to play I'm quite glad that I got a bigger SD card for my 3DS, because that really expanded how many games I could download & play I know that I can't use some of this information because I have an old 3DS XL, but I still quite enjoyed learning from this video

[@Wizzkidwas]

Not gonna lie I clicked on this purely for puyo in the thumbnail

[@kevinlee7678]

You mean Arle?

[@Wizzkidwas]

@@kevinlee7678 nah i just meant the series in general Carbuncle's there too!

[@cookiethefishy]

This video is gold

[@devamaria2010]

Can u plz do a video tutorial on how to add better Stereoscopic 3D Patches/Cheat Codes on the 3DS? thanks.

[@BenjaminAnderson23]

I second this! 🙏

[@HoroJoga]

My N3DS is modded but I never went beyond installing roms. Thanks for this video, Jon. Already tested a lot of the stuff you shared. Star Fox 64 with the original voice cast is a must!

[@jeanjohnson8499]

Dude… your voice is so manly, it kinda sounds like you’re making it deeper on purpose but I can tell it’s just natural.

[@HauntedBottle]

great video mate. should put some time stamps in next time! interesting how when u play a game with 60 fps the screen looks heaps better on camera

[@pierce7993]

Shout-out to EX Troopers. It's a spinoff of the Lost Planet franchise, and it uses a lot of assets from the cancelled MegaMan Legends 3 prototype. It never released outside of Japan, but a fan-translation was finished in 2022. Definitely give it a try!

[@N3rd_House]

Used SnickerStream years ago; streamed Fire Emblem Fates with it no problem (minus a few random disconnects). However as Jon said there are some quality issues. My biggest gripe was only one screens runs at "full speed", the other has FPS skips so the video looks choppy. Thankfully you can set the "primary" screen and just set that as the main screen in your stream for best viewing, leaving the other screen for menus and whatnot.

[@Bloomkyaaa]

This man has a voice made for radio and a face made for broadway, what the hell... Stop being so cool.

[@stereoplayerdx2308]

Thanks Jon ! After watching your 3DS videos, I cracked my old 3DS ! And I was looking for things to do with it beside playing GBA games !

[@punkydudester3]

I love these videos, keep them coming. This channel just keeps getting better every week. 🤘🎸😎