This Is AMAZING! Use Your Nintendo 3DS Like A Switch With Artic Base & Citra!

I am excited... this is awesome and is extremely useful to me! New Homebrew tool Artic Base!
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[@Madlittlepixel]

*looked at my editing, I accidently moved the gameplay audio track so it sounds out of sync. Wasn't actually out of sync IRL. My bad. github.com/PabloMK7/ArticBaseServer/releases github.com/PabloMK7/citra/releases universal-team.net/projects/universal-updater New Game Preorders On Amazon: amzn.to/3UIAYZ2 My online shop www.madpixelshop.com is back! Buy 1 get 1 30% off! Become a channel member: bit.ly/2KeqCuN Buy Asian Import Games Play-Asia: bit.ly/2m4xq5c Shop at Stone Age Gamer to help support my channel: bit.ly/3pUMUoS As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases from links posted in my description & comments section. Other links listed are affiliate links as well and purchases made via any links may result in my earning a small commission. Become a Patron: bit.ly/33wCm3Z Check me out on Instagram: instagram.com/madlittlepixel/ Follow me on Twitter bit.ly/33uce9Y

[@FullMetalMaster]

I still don't know how to get the citra build

[@davidluopa4627]

As a disabled person this effectively opens up the 3ds to me since through my computer I have accessible controllers. Thanks for sharing.

[@mash_]

One thing I found is that on a New 3DS System, the Artic Base application switches to the „old“ clocks. This causes issues in larger games like MK7 or Pokémon. But, if you start the server for the game you want to play, then open the Rosalina menu (L + Dpad down + Select), go to New 3DS settings and change it to enable L2 cache and set it to the higher clock speeds, it doesn't stop the server and I get a higher network connection speed, and no audio stutters like I did before.

[@mash_]

I noticed a big improvement in Pokémon Y, the load times are faster, and the music doesn't cut out at all.

[@Madlittlepixel]

Very cool, thanks for the info!

[@succ..eggssquilliam2298]

Is there a reason why the New 3DS menu setting doesnt pop up when I open Rosalina Menu? I only get Take screenshot, Change screen brightness, Cheats, etc.

[@simplyelwin]

I would love to use this with a Wii U controller and have the 2nd screen in my hands. To me this would be the ultimate way to play ocarina of time.

[@volodesi0000]

I am sure someone is still going to figure out a way to say this is morally wrong and still hurting Nintendo.

[@OddRob92]

“THIS IS MORALLY WRONG AND HURTS NINTENDO” - said by blue collar Nintendo shills

[@thelastdragon5551]

You’re welcome to do whatever in the comfort of your own home. Nintendo is welcome to do whatever they can to stop their IPs from getting to people’s hands for free. Now you’ll say, “They don’t sell it anymore so we’re able to get it whichever way we can.” Except they might sell you those “abandonware” games sometime down the future. Whether it’s through NSO or remakes/remasters. Then when N does resell those oldies, pirates will bash N saying “I’ve played those games already.”

[@kingmario5518]

Well, they're wrong, so who cares? 😃

[@user-wl2xl5hm7k]

Ouch! Poor Nintendo… waaaaaah! 😭💦

[@user-wl2xl5hm7k]

Nintendo: “Charlie bit my finger!”

[@LaPineBear]

wow this is awesome, I bought a new 3dsxl from eBay awhile back, I didn't even realize it was hacked at first, i was just buying it so i could play actual carts! i was glad it was actual hacked! i just had to load some of the software to finish the job.

[@Madlittlepixel]

yeah its crazy, I bought a 3ds for really cheap bidding on it on ebay not long ago and not listed as hacked and it wound up being all set up ready to go. Maybe people don't want to list them as hacked in the title or description, but usually they would show in screenshots they are hacked.. but the one I bought didn't show anything.

[@LaPineBear]

@@Madlittlepixel that's crazy:)

[@spark154]

While this quite good indeed, the New 3DS has allowed for a while to stream from the console to a PC, the downside being that you get the same resolution of the console and it's not that reliable, but it indeed existed

[@Anthony-uz5tj]

@@Madlittlepixel i grabbed one in 2020 for like 60 bucks to mod and i use it more then switch i love it the ds library has so many great games and remakes

[@NeoVejiita]

Thanks for sharing this. It works way better than I expected it to, and because it is just streaming the rom rather than the gameplay there is no added input lag beyond any that the emulator has, just increased loading times/small loading hitches. I can definitely see myself using this a lot.

[@obsidianchao]

Dude this is awesome and just what I've been looking for!! So glad this released.

[@dallyguin8642]

This is awesome! Thanks for sharing

[@IrieIslandGaming]

Nice that is awesome! I have wanted something like this to record gameplay of my physical 3ds games!

[@MrWhatsthatsound]

wow this is cool! continue the series! excited to go back and play samus returns holy crap

[@Aurun30]

Just be advised. Make sure to use checkpoint to backup your saves. I tried to play A Link Between Worlds and it deleted my current saves. I had a backup so I was good but this is still being developed so be careful

[@aidanwhiterow1043]

I had the same for A Link Between Worlds, and saves for it don't persist after shutdown 🫤. Other games i've tried are fine though, Pokemon Sun, Super Mario 3D Land

[@aidanwhiterow1043]

It's now fixed the latest PabloMK7/citra build is needed

[@Aurun30]

@@aidanwhiterow1043 yeah that was the same for me with Bravely Default. I had no issue

[@kilrathikiller]

This is freaking amazing. Gonna give this a try real soon.

[@etharp1980]

Id like a full on how to from scratch if you can please

[@SaiyanChamp]

This looks amazing! I hope to be able to use my new 2ds xl as the controller soon👀

[@AndresRodriguez-cc5ky]

This for the Monster hunter series for those of us who don't have the newer models with the extra joystick is honestly super awesome

[@Blaumagier]

This is really neat. I have a loopy capture New 3DS XL and I still might use this just so I can easily up the graphical fidelity through emulation when I record. I know I could *already* do that, but a major concern for me in doing this is starting a series on emulator only for it to run fine at first but have major boo boo issues at some point. But with this, I could just go back to recording right off the 3DS itself if I did run into that scenario and then swap back once I get past the point that's emulated badly.

[@officialnofriendo]

Dang dude! Thats so sick!

[@choconado232]

like you say, this is amazing and groundbreaking for things like streaming. Like hardware modifications are expensive, and snickerstream has *several* problems (no native sound capture, only works on the "new" generation, etc). This is huge!

[@XVa-uj8m]

Wow this is nice! Can't wait to play my 3DS on the big screen!

[@hroland]

This IS SO SICK, a dream come true. Hope this gets forwarded to the Switch too. Docking the system, but on steroids, 4k60 😮‍💨

[@layol692k7]

Great Find Ron

[@dionelr]

This is awesome! I can see this being great for people who have vision problems and need a little accessibility help. Those tiny screens are hard to see.

[@derpydashdjblazekin]

Yay I'll finally be able to make that new leaf let's play I've been meaning to do

[@kyky121911]

so this is perfect for people that dont know how to solder to install the type c video out mod

[@cwvc16]

Yeah this is absolutely amazing!

[@PersonaSama]

This is pretty neat! How does it handle spotpass features though? Like the Guild Cards in Etrian Odyssey games? Would the other spotpassed people’s data still show up in your game? Would your spotpass data be updated on switching back to the handheld? What a cool piece of tech! Incredible that this is coming out now - I can’t wait to see how it evolves in the future.

[@JoeRetroWorld]

I have a second 3ds, gonna have to try this.

[@ALTHiR]

Dude censored local IP. What a chad.

[@Rolodzeo]

Yeah I noticed it too lol

[@jonwwillis]

Not my private IP 😲

[@ChicagoMel23]

He really didn't need to but if he doesn't people comment and say do it. He can't win

[@thatguyinabeanie]

I find it hilarious everytime a KZbinr censors NAT ips lol

[@jaymethysell5111]

Oh wow. This is really cool. And useful.

[@3grouch]

This is really cool. If it doesn't already have increased play speed I would love to see that in a future update. Would be amazing using that while resetting for shiny celebi in Pokemon crystal.

[@ronm6585]

Nice! Thanks.

[@eapleitez]

I just tried this out and I am pretty impressed. Never tried Citra before. 3D works very well on my passive 4K 3D TV. I tested it out with Starfox 64. Occasional little stutter. When I tried to resume Starfox 64 on the 3DS, it crashed. After a power cycle, to loaded up fine and the progress I had done on Citra was there. Hopefully the quirks get ironed out.

[@iand2907]

What an amazing option to have and a lot easier than a physical mod to the 3ds

[@Just3rik]

This is actually amazing

[@troystrain2436]

That was so cool!

[@megamix5403]

It's like they made the Smash 3DS controller but its an actual app to use on your PC! This is a very neat concept.

[@charu002]

not gonna lie. this is a huge godsend for many people. one disadvantage though is that when we are on the go, if we want to capture our 3ds footage for example, hotel, we wouldn't be able to because of the security stuff especially. only one way to mitigate that is to buy a pocket router. i'm on a mission to buy pocket routers that has wep since i want to play ds games. do i need it just for 3ds? nope. but since i want to connect my psp to the internet in case someone made a private server for the games, i got it covered also, maybe cemu team would learn a thing from this video? then again, i'm more worried on how to capture the gamepad in aroma

[@lxs077]

this is going to be great for playing monster hunter. wish i knew about this a week ago, ive been playing metroid samus returns. would have been great if i could play it on a big screen.

[@crippledbazooka]

yeah im going to need you to hold my hand showing me how to do this from scratch Mr.Pixel. Also what wireless controller should I get to do this? will a ps3 controller work?

[@dudda1977]

Your my new favorite KZbinr!!!!

[@derekswitzer9624]

very awesome!! so did you connect your external controller to your PC for citra, or BT on the 3ds? Also, can you also use the 3ds as the controller while playing through citra on the PC (wasn't sure if that's how you were playing mario kart...) Thanks again! And would it help prevent lag to plug the 3ds into the pc also?

[@Madlittlepixel]

Used a bluetooth controller syncd to my pc, not sure if there is a way to use the 3DS as a controller while doing this as the buttons etc close out Artic Base or put the system to sleep.

[@jackofalltrades3011]

So my guess the way this works is it temporarily dumps the game and save file onto the emulator, and when you’re done, it pushes the game save back to the 3ds.

[@ThunderDragonRandy]

Yes, indeed. At least that is also how I think it works when I tested it.

[@ODISeth]

Ngl the main reason I ever want to use an emulator is for recording footage, getting capture cards for a 3DS are super pricey. That said, I still love how the 3DS feels to hold and control, plus it's a lot easier to use the actual console for touchscreen games than trying to use a mouse on an emulator. I really hope a future verison of Arctic Base allows for us to play these games on emulator while still using the 3DS as a controller and reading touch screen inputs from the 3DS, that would be ABSURDLY helpful for me as a content creator.

[@AlaanxGalneryus]

Oh Yes I would love to play SMT on my monitor screen

[@JamesShow]

How do you ALWAYS pull through for me with ish like this? I've been looking up consolizers or whatever for the last two weeks!

[@Necromorph316]

Please let us know when the full hack video will arrive! Thanks Mad!

[@alfredberger1752]

Hell yeah it's awesome I just got a modded 3DS and i play every day special you can play online Mario kart

[@acem7749]

Stream with 3d TV and VR support would be great

[@zultriova89]

i used VR mode + VR box on Citra android, it nice but not for long session.. its hurt my eyes sometimes..

[@eapleitez]

It works on my 4K 3D screen, pretty amazing!

[@raxadian]

This looks like fun.

[@meikaishi]

I thought this would be actually sharing the 3DS screens, but from what I understood all it does is share the ROM and save file while the game is actually being emulated by citra the same way it would if you just loaded a ROM, definitely convenient for anyone who wants to go back and forth and not have to deal with save backups, but anyone who's just interested in playing on PC should just dump the ROMs and play it straight from Citra

[@oblivieon1567]

Oh wow that is really cool. The only real option before was that really expensive Japanese mod. Just in a few months we got Virtual Boy and now this! Sweet! Long live the 3ds!

[@SeaSlug]

do i need to have the game roms on my computer for the emulator ?? or how does that work

[@ACXIAO666]

can you use this to plug your arcade stick into your pc and play from the actual 3DS console, instead of the emulator

[@GiSWiG]

Curious, does DLC and updates work? To load DLC or updates in Citra, you sometime need to install them in Citra as they are separate files.

[@runedude0404]

If the game has been updated on the 3ds, then it will work fine.

[@lap456]

If they made an Rassbarry Pi version that wound be nice. Since we can always paly on a decanded system.

[@BillNey732]

Holy crap first the Zelda ocarina of time pc port now this damn

[@goodwinsretrovertigo6197]

This is streaming the rom to citra right? I dont think its casting the 3DS to an external screen.

[@Matucks]

Considering the age of the 3DS family, yes we would like a fresh new updated tutorial. It would just be better having less software taking up space and possibly cause issues later.

[@verixforgotten1121]

Was the audio dsync durring the mario showcase just your recording or was it citra?

[@Madlittlepixel]

I honestly didn't notice any dsyncing while doing this, but i will double check. It is possible that since I was recording with 2 camera's and mics and I didn't have those 100% perfectly sync'd to one another that the audio got mixed up slightly.

[@Madlittlepixel]

Ok, found out the issue. I accidently moved the audio track incorrectly while editing and didn't catch it so it made it out of sync. The audio was fine IRL.

[@soulslayer55]

Is this streaming a video feed from your 3ds or loading the assets from the rom to run natively on the emulator?

[@Madlittlepixel]

Not a video feed or stream, its emulating the game from the 3DS, so its loading in the assets and game code etc, which is why the loading takes a little longer than normal.

[@soulslayer55]

@@Madlittlepixel amazing. Just what i was hoping for

[@apr2499]

Yes please make a how to guide on how to set this up.

[@N64Gamer77]

Excellent, now I can play Super Mario Land on it ⭐

[@Nintendofan4000]

This does look exciting and all but my major hang up is emulator optimization for the not so powerful PCs. This has always been my problem with Citra. The slowdown and lag were horrible and I could never rectify it.

[@leinsaat5779]

The Laptop I used had so much struggle with it I couldn't even start the game

[@mhn3773]

I will watch an in depth guide!

[@pokemontrainerbranden3277]

darn and i have a 3ds capture card coming tomorrow

[@RedYoshi664]

Does online play work with this also do mods like ctgp 7 work

[@HCRAYERT.]

Can you do local multiplayer with another 3DS system while casting with Artic base ?

[@leinsaat5779]

No

[@TheShoe1990]

Is it able to stream Nintendo DS games in this way?

[@VivianCanRead]

Does this require the DS to be connected to the internet? My router is inconsistent when im in my room since the 2.4ghz wifi isnt my primary

[@leinsaat5779]

Yes it does

[@jxn304]

yo but how to gety the latest version of citra, i dont have that button of ''Start Artic Base'' thingy

[@ken878]

Not sure if it the citra or my 3ds but i keep getting a black screen. I can hear the music from the game but can't do anything else

[@larsulrik1]

This is really cool! But why did you blur out your 192 address? 😂

[@jonwwillis]

Because it's private 😀

[@ChicagoMel23]

@@jonwwillisit actually isn't needed but if he doesn't people say he should. He can't win

[@petewinder3211]

I follow every step, Luma up to date and 3ds firmware but after launching software on 3ds through arctic base and then attempting to connect through the latest version of Citra by entering the IP address displayed on the 3ds i just keep getting the following message... An error has occurred whilst communicating with the arctic base server. Anyone got any ideas where i'm going wrong? I have made sure to add exception to windows firewall for Citra so not sure what the problem is???

[@Madlittlepixel]

FBI is up to date as well? I ran into this issue only once, but I disconnected everything and restarted the 3ds. Reopened Artic Base, selected my game then connected in Citra and it worked fine.

[@ndk0191]

¿What about DLC? I read those doesn't transfer to citra, and that they have to be installed in citra.

[@thatssomegoodpie]

Would be awesome if someone could get citra running on a wiiU and have the 3DS broadcast via artic base to a wiiU.

[@trixiegg2017]

ya i just tried this and im a 3ds fan for me its not important to play on my 56 inch i love taking it with me :) awesome video and 3ds hacking is fun

[@retroman--]

Because of your aliexpress 3ds video I bought a 3ds from aliexpress. I absolutely love it. I really hope switch 2 is 3D.

[@dantehchad2227]

Lol because of that video, I tried to buy one on AliExpress too. Now I've been waiting for weeks because the seller was a scammer, gave me tracking for an order shipped to a totally different state, and AliExpress is hemming and hawing about having to enforce the protections and guarantees they supposedly have for buyers. It's been real great! 😂

[@danylo2471]

Is this new 3ds only, or old versions will work too?

[@vampirodonordeste]

I tried and it's working 😁

[@ChicagoMel23]

Stuff like this might lag a bit on old 3ds but apparently it will work

[@lunaraura2828]

nice video! does anybody know if there's an equivalent for PSP or PS Vita?

[@XRazeYT]

i become errors when i try to connect idk why im in the same network and all is up to date

[@CarbonatedTurtle]

Definitely very cool, but am I crazy or did both Mario Bros. and Mario Kart run a little slow?

[@ThunderDragonRandy]

Broadcasting from your 3DS to Citra will be slower than loading the games directly in Citra as Artic Base on 3DS will be uploading game data from your 3DS to Citra.

[@craigthomas4163]

Thinking of hacking my 3ds. What size microSD is recommended?

[@CucumberGamez]

I have 64gb and it works fine but most people get 128gb

[@kemy6775]

So is it emulating, or is it streaming?

[@Madlittlepixel]

Emulating by transferring the game code info to Citra.

[@leinsaat5779]

I tried playing Ocarina of Time and Planet Robobot but I couldn't even have the game started. It didn't Register any Button Press and it ran at 3FPS or something

[@Madlittlepixel]

Make sure you configure the controls in Citra before playing, as far as performance this could be due to any number of things. I don't know you PC specs obviously, but Citra on PC requires a GPU that supports OpenGL 4.3 or higher, or Vulkan 1.1. Check to see if your GPU needs an update. With Artic Base things take a little longer to load then normal, so initial performance hiccups could be present but should smooth out after a moment as it is streaming the game info to Citra.

[@NephilimShaman]

Hell Yeah! I got my girl a pearl one from Japan and hacked it to be english, they are great systems!

[@KenSch2020]

I would like to see a full tutorial on hacking a New 3DS XL. That would be helpful.

[@Evixyn]

This is heavily neat for those who would like to get into these things. I would love to do this especially since I have a modded new two duel screen now. I just do not have the time for it unfortunately.

[@jimmiephilavanh9730]

Thank you Hacker Emulation Artic Base Citra for the whole Family of 3DS to always play switch Emulations until whatever the Switch 2 is called because fans we all still love 3DS games dupping roms Wii U Games hacking homebrew as well is great!

[@crugg]

You actually didn't have to censor that IP. Anything that stars with 192.168. is inside your network. The only thing this would allow is for someone who is literally physically logged into your Wifi in your home to connect to your 3DS.

[@CucumberGamez]

Please i cant figure out how to get the connect thing on citra

[@Madlittlepixel]

You have FBI and Luma updated to the latest versions? Also double check the ip address thing shown on the Artic Base server on the 3DS and make sure you type it exactly the same in Citra.

[@CucumberGamez]

@@Madlittlepixel I don’t have any issues with the cia more so citra I’m on Mac so I do not have a connect, file or anything tab I can not figure out how to connect it

[@imnot4chriss]

I’m hoping in the future i can use my 3ds to control it

[@leinsaat5779]

They plan on Implementing it

[@runedude0404]

Is it possible to use mouse for touch screen?

[@ThunderDragonRandy]

Yes

[@runedude0404]

Amazing!@@ThunderDragonRandy

[@pedrobeckup456]

Does this work on old 3ds?

[@leinsaat5779]

Yes

[@Bawkr]

Whoooooa cool!

[@EneRec]

I wish we could use the console screens too

[@leinsaat5779]

Will Happen in the Future according to devs

[@EneRec]

@@leinsaat5779 OH

[@Pozorrogo]

Imagine the p[eople out there who have a 3ds with a broken or messed up top screen this would bring semi-broken systems back to life like a zombie. Finally in 2024 we have a 3ds doing the same thing a Sega Nomad did in 1998

[@meticulouselectronics]

By God. We could make 3DS macros like the DS Macros. Or 3DS game consoles. I'm interested

[@Fonz128]

My only problem with the 3DS is that it’s so low in resolution. I’m spoiled by the Nintendo Switch.

[@8bit_billy]

What resolution does the switch have?

[@Fonz128]

@@8bit_billy Not sure, but it looked blurry to me. I played the Earthbound (SNES) on 3DS then I played the same game on Switch and the pixels on Switch look so sharp and crisp.

[@LS-td4yf]

Switch is 720p handheld and 1080p (HD) docked

[@mechapingas3425]

Sooo dose this need wifi ???

[@dadou3jdcify]

dear Capcom..... I just want to play Monster hunter 4 ultimate on the big screen!!