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

[@Madlittlepixel]

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[@FullMetalMaster]

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

[@pinkandbluebloxplayers3320]

@@FullMetalMaster try Lime3DS emulator

[@davidluopa4627]

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

[@appltron1827]

I'm so happy for you ❤

[@Shadowwarrior996]

Imagine the Nintendo ninjas try to shut this down

[@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.

[@d3w222]

the wii u has cemu emulator + homebrew. I have zero clue if said cemu and arctic base have wii u versions/compatibility. let alone compatibility with virtual console, but the wii u has ocarina of time n64 edition in the virtual console. i'd look into this for sure!

[@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.

[@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.

[@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? 😃

[@Praying_Light_Force]

If You Pirate Current Gen Games That Are Still Legally On The Market Then It's Wrong. If You Pirate Old Games That Are No Longer On The Legal Market Then It Is Okay.

[@ChicagoMel23]

@@user-wl2xl5hm7kthey are not wrong. People use what they create for their livelyhood and you'd allowmitmto be stolen without consequence. It needs to be fixed but not abolished. You woukdnt want your creations stolen. Wake up.

[@computertutorials1286]

This will definitely increase how much I play my 3DS significantly, I never used Citra as syncing saves would be a big hassle. Being able to play on a big screen wirelessly with virtually no lag is a game changer, not mention that you can crank up the resolution in Citra so that the games look even better.

[@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.

[@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

[@etharp1980]

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

[@obsidianchao]

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

[@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!

[@dallyguin8642]

This is awesome! Thanks for sharing

[@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.

[@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

[@SaiyanChamp]

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

[@kyky121911]

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

[@dman1848]

If Nintendo still supported the 3DS there's no doubt it'd still be selling well

[@escapetherace1943]

they should make a switch 2 and release switch 2 lite as a clamshell

[@d3w222]

the clamshell is peak (just like flip phones of old). Imagine some sort of switch ds hybrid that had full support and backwards compatibility (no virtual console/nintendo proprietary emulator) for the past 20 years of nintendo hardware. I think it would sell like hotcakes.

[@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

[@hroland]

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

[@kilrathikiller]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@comicaldays]

Know you dont want your mother to hack ur pc do you?

[@NoiseCommander3DS]

I need to try this and record my gaming, thanks for sharing

[@XVa-uj8m]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@iand2907]

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

[@dammarxo]

I modded my 3ds about two years ago but would need a refresher video on how to mod so I can for my brothers and our friends

[@derpydashdjblazekin]

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

[@cwvc16]

Yeah this is absolutely amazing!

[@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.

[@Just3rik]

This is actually amazing

[@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.

[@RealLuca]

I need something like that for my digital NDS games on my modded 3DS as well, that would be amazing

[@alfredberger1752]

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

[@officialnofriendo]

Dang dude! Thats so sick!

[@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.

[@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! 😂

[@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.

[@jaymethysell5111]

Oh wow. This is really cool. And useful.

[@iamapie13]

I would love to see something like this but that uses something similar to Dolphins net play so the game runs exactly the same on both the emulator and 3DS at the same time. I'm not sure how doable that really is but it were possible it'd be really 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.

[@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.

[@TheSkullKlownTSK]

I got a hacked 3DS not that long ago. Best chose I ever have done.

[@dudda1977]

Your my new favorite KZbinr!!!!

[@layol692k7]

Great Find Ron

[@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.

[@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!

[@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?

[@JoeRetroWorld]

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

[@G3n0t]

Hey! great video! But I have a question. Can I stream to citra DS games too or only works with 3DS games?

[@lap456]

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

[@troystrain2436]

That was so cool!

[@thatssomegoodpie]

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

[@ronm6585]

Nice! Thanks.

[@apr2499]

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

[@Necromorph316]

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

[@anddcap7243]

whenever i try to connect i get an error on citra saying "an error has occurred whilst communicating with the artic base server" anyone know how to fix this? I am on the same wifi network and i see things happening in the debug menu on artic base when i attempt to connect...

[@joyfulgum8869]

Dude i got the same error :(

[@notjao]

Thanks for the tutorial, is it possible to use with virtual console games on the 3ds?5

[@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!

[@gentepessoa2156]

Do you believe that Multiplayer can be implemented in the future? Even if it's Local? It would be incredible!

[@BillNey732]

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

[@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

[@SeaSlug]

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

[@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!

[@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

[@raxadian]

This looks like fun.

[@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

[@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.

[@64-Bit-Gamer]

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

[@emilioperez3274]

So where to i go to download the app for mac? I found the link for Arctic Base but need help on where to install the program you used on my mac

[@gameguider321GO]

So does it stream using the 3DS's power or the computer's?

[@MC5677]

sadly, it does not work. despite having everything completely updated and working properly, citra gives me an error saying it cannot connect to the artic base server. i'm assuming this is a new issue, because there is nothing online that actually fixes it.

[@YokiBrewster]

I know I am late but if this developer can pull licenses like McDonalds and Nike.. imagine a new cool spot game.. a new dominoes gizmo game… make official sequels to actual games with major licenses from back in the day and limited run them.

[@mahkeemdehmah10boo87]

is there an alternative way to do this? All I want is to be able to stream the games I own on my 3ds to my friends on Discord and playthrough games with them watching. Like even some cable I can hook my unit to my PC but I dont want to homebrew or do any mods to mine, atm at least :/

[@HCRAYERT.]

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

[@leinsaat5779]

No

[@EneRec]

I wish we could use the console screens too

[@leinsaat5779]

Will Happen in the Future according to devs

[@EneRec]

@@leinsaat5779 OH

[@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

[@rscar]

If your PC specs are beefy enough, most emulators have upscaling built-in to get you closer to modern gaming resolutions. Not sure if Artic Base plays nicely with Citra's upscaling or introduces additional latency/issues.

[@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.

[@Gekkodox]

Will I be able to use the Touchscreen? I need the Touchscreen for WarioWare and Tomodachi Life. If not, this will be not better than Snickerstream for me sadly.

[@Jakcoon]

Mine fails to connect to the arctic servers 😭 i dont know what im doing wrong

[@eapleitez]

I had to update Luma 3DS to get it to load Arctic Base. From there, enter the IP address it gives you into Citra.

[@Jakcoon]

@@eapleitez yeah i had to update luma aswell and i entered the i.p it gave me but still wont work... ill give it another.. :) its such a cool feature!

[@Jakcoon]

still cant get it to work sadly ive even tried a different version of citra :(

[@petewinder3211]

@@Jakcoon Yeah it doesn't work for me either sadly, i tried for hours!

[@Jakcoon]

@@petewinder3211 I worked out I had my 3DS connected to my wifi extender and not the router my PC is plugged into so I got it working! 😅😅 Feel like an idiot but I'm glad it's working :)

[@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.

[@jacopo7106]

When I connect to Artic Base with Citra from my phone it connects but then disconnects immediately. What can I do?

[@AC-LING666]

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

[@imnot4chriss]

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

[@leinsaat5779]

They plan on Implementing it

[@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.

[@goodwinsretrovertigo6197]

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

[@KenSch2020]

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

[@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

[@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

[@mynamesjeffe782]

What if my game requires the touch screen? How do you do that on a controller?

[@TheShoe1990]

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

[@pokemontrainerbranden3277]

darn and i have a 3ds capture card coming tomorrow

[@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

[@nxtt12]

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