What's On My Modded 3DS? (Games, Homebrew and More!)

Today we are checking out what is on my modded 3ds. I recently modded my 3ds and have been loving it so far! I will be showcasing the games, homebrew, and more that I have put on my modded 3ds. Modding your 3ds really gives it a second life with all of the homebrew and apps that are available.
#3DS #nintendo3DS

[@theunicyclist3440]

Before modding my 3ds, I looked for the "pros and cons" type videos, but almost all of them listed little to no cons. I thought it was strange, but I figured I'd go for it and hope for the best. I quickly learned that there are zero reasons why you wouldn't mod your 3ds these days. I use my 3ds more now than I did back when it first launched.

[@FranchisePlayyer]

Yeah there’s really no need to keep it stock nowadays. What games have you been playing on it since modding?

[@theunicyclist3440]

@@FranchisePlayyer I was always interested in Project X Zone, so I've been into that, as well as playing lots of CTGP7 for Mario Kart 7.

[@user-ow1jb7wg8u]

I got my "New 3DS XL" back in late 2020 at a pawnshop for cheap because they said the cartridge slot wouldn't read games, I talked them down from $30 to $25 (including tax) and bought it. It was missing the stylus but I bought a replacement on eBay. I fixed the cartridge slot with a toothpick (one pin was slightly misaligned) and it reads games fine. I still Jailbroke/modded it and it was my main one until I got a new 2DS XL (it just feels better in the hand) I've got about 200 games from different systems on mine, about 50 of them are 3DS games. I still play it a decent amount.

[@FranchisePlayyer]

$25 is a steal you robbed that pawn shop haha

[@robmalcolm8042]

The new models of 3ds also run super nintendo natively. On top of ds and gba. Ds I think might only be native thru a flashcart or actual game cartridge. The ones I have go thru bootstrap and I don't think that's native.

[@thelastdragon5551]

$15 for that condition? What a steal. Thought I got a great deal in 2019 for $75. 😮

[@FranchisePlayyer]

I got super lucky dude it seems like most goodwills sell all of their high value stuff online now

[@thelastdragon5551]

@@FranchisePlayyer I’ll be lucky to see a Wii game case with a disc in it at my local GW.

[@davidsturgeon2008]

I just paid $210 AU for a poor condition XL today after giving up on finding a good condition one. Going to case swap it and restore it over the coming weeks but the price of decent units has gone crazy in Australia at least

[@SazawaArt]

I cannot recommend the YoKai Watch games enough, they’re genuinely so fun! YKW3 is my favorite of the ones on the 3ds, and the blasters games are really fun too.

[@FranchisePlayyer]

I’ve heard great things about the YoKai series

[@ChicagoMel23]

4 needs to come out In the us

[@SazawaArt]

@@ChicagoMel23 It really does!! I’d love to play it all again for some official English translations, the game was so much fun‼️

[@oxycarter420]

Back in my day we had to get are games from a qr code

[@FranchisePlayyer]

It’s so easy now it’s ridiculous lol

[@JemelChocomel]

Back in my day we had to put games on the sd

[@ThatSavoieDude]

And extract them through FBI one at a time lol used to be painful to be in the modding scene ​@@JemelChocomel

[@Cart1416]

​@@JemelChocomelback in my day we had to put the game on the usb drive and install it

[@th3radlad_727]

back in my day we actually got them from the eshop

[@FrankdoesArt]

Nice, makes me sad I lost my modded 3ds but nice vid bro.

[@FranchisePlayyer]

Dang sorry you lost it. Thanks for watching bro

[@DatCrazyNerf]

You'll be modding one again soon enough, friendo!

[@ThatSavoieDude]

Checkpoint is a beaut cause you can inject the saves into another 3ds regardless of accounts/miis. So you can resume progress across consoles

[@FranchisePlayyer]

That’s pretty cool especially if you have multiple 3DS

[@caramelc0rn]

awesome video awesome games awesome color as well!! i have a white n3dsxl and its really great, my family could never afford one growing up but my cousin had one and, generally, just living/growing up in my pre teen years during the 3ds era, i get a lot of nostalgia from it even though i never owned one myself. hope you have lots of fun bro, the 3ds is kinda crazy once its modded lol hella possibilities

[@FranchisePlayyer]

Thanks bro! Yeah totally agree, once the 3DS is modded it’s crazy what you can do. What games do you play on yours?

[@caramelc0rn]

@@FranchisePlayyer I mostly play the mainlaine pokemon games, metroid games (samus returns and some older ones i emulate), and tomodachi life!!!

[@DatCrazyNerf]

Cool modded console! I zoned out halfway through, so forgive me if I missed you already having done this one - one thing I recently tried on my modded 2DS XL was using NSUI to inject GBA games onto the 3DS home screen. So now I've got Pokekon Fire Red/Lead Green, Sapphire/Ruby/Emerald. You can choose your own cover art for them etc too. Well worth doing. Seems overly tedious, but realistically only takes minutes to set up and convert to a CIA for good. IMO it's a way better option than using Twilight++, navigating it, loading games up etc. Next up, I'll use the NDS Forwarder to get me some NDS classics.

[@FranchisePlayyer]

Thanks I really enjoyed modding the 3DS! Oh wow no I haven’t done that but sounds way more convenient and super cool to have the custom cover art. Can you do that with original DS games too?

[@DatCrazyNerf]

@@FranchisePlayyer I'm not entirely sure how the NDS forwarder works, but it does tend to be lumped in with the rest of the Homebrew stuff on installation. I've only just started to try these things and I just wanted my two fav Pokemon gens, which are GBA, so the NDS Forwarder didn't work for me. I'm going to try NDS for original soon, but I'm fairly certain that's exactly what the NDS forwarder is for: DS and DSi games. I'm in a rabbit hole now, because I've just found out you can run some PS1 games on the New 3DS gen consoles using specific settings, with CIAs and a PS1 injector... That's what I'm attempting right for the afternoon.

[@FranchisePlayyer]

I was pretty surprised that the 3DS could emulate ps1 games, from what I’ve heard it’s not the greatest but still pretty interesting to even have the option. What ps1 games are you looking forward to playing?

[@Tardnish]

Man I have all of the physical games you mentioned, just thought that was funny, nice video, thanks for showing it

[@FranchisePlayyer]

Thanks for watching dude!

[@104StKaneGeek]

i just modded currently waiting for Kid Icarus to download.. i worked at a Goodwill for 1yr and 4 months we had that bosses let us fr have a lot of stuff i build my retro collection outta there.. from a N64, GameBoy SP, 3ds, DSi XL, New 3ds XL, Ps2 OG & Slim, Ps3, PS Vita & game included .. i would never thought my dream would fall through

[@FranchisePlayyer]

That’s dope, did you see any rare games while working at goodwill?

[@104StKaneGeek]

@@FranchisePlayyer i wouldnt say rare more like games of my interests like from my childhood but i remember gettin my 2nd copy of Def Jam FFNY & Vendetta, WWF No Mercy & WM 2000 unwrapped and new, Max Payne 1 & 2, Zelda Ocarina of Time, Mario Kart 64, i remember seein a Game Gear but i didn’t get that

[@Man0War_Loki]

Hshop used to be the ultimate place to go until they deleted like 95% of all rom hacks and the like. It's still good if you are looking for 3ds stuff but not really for anything else.

[@FranchisePlayyer]

I had no idea they deleted a bunch of rom hacks that sucks

[@TheVegPie]

Where can you get rom hacks from now?

[@dyllangames3592]

Get rom hacks from google

[@tgrujic1965]

Try putting your games in folders it makes searching for games a lot easier

[@FranchisePlayyer]

Good idea, I’ll try that out

[@roninstormYT]

i glad i got my new 3d xl i still keep it glad i modded my 3ds i might factory whipe it too install the new hombrew

[@FranchisePlayyer]

Love the 3DS xl!

[@aquamaxyt]

Is your “new” 3ds xl a ips version? They go for more and that would be extra cool!

[@FranchisePlayyer]

I’m not sure to be honest dude

[@aquamaxyt]

There are homebrew apps like 3dsident that can show you

[@aromanticfranziskavonkarma]

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[@ChicagoMel23]

Now you need Nimbus which is Pretendo which gets you back online though only a few games are supported yet New 3ds can run PS1 games and some N64 but old 3ds sadly can't. I have a purple old 3ds which has served me well but wish I could get a new 3ds Ghost eShop also has orignal DS games

[@FranchisePlayyer]

Do you know what games are supported?

[@justadummy8076]

@@FranchisePlayyerI’m pretty sure all games are supported, whether or not you’ll find anyone for online play is another story tho now that everyone has moved on to the switch

[@robmalcolm8042]

But the only way a 3ds runs ds games natively is thru the real game cartridge or flashcart right? I know bootstrap which is usually what's loaded when a ds game is digitally on your 3ds is not native and is something like gba runner but for nds.

[@-metallicgoku-8299]

You really don't need twilight menus to play og ds games. You just need a forwarder. Then you can play it stright from the homescreen.

[@FranchisePlayyer]

👍👍

[@ChicagoMel23]

You still need twilight because that's the base of what runs the forwarder

[@Colzicki]

@@ChicagoMel23nah you really don’t, I did it today and just the forwarder was enough, cheers

[@gbame5837]

great friend

[@JL-xh4jh]

Hey quick question, this metallic red color of your New 3DS is beautiful, im from Germany and apparently the only way to get this colorway here is to buy one from Japan and Region swap it to Europe to get the desired language. Idk why we only have the metallic blue here... Did you have to do similar or was this metallic red 3DS XL available to the US? I cant seem to get any definitive answers online.

[@FranchisePlayyer]

I believe this color was available in the US, but I actually picked this up at a thrift store a couple of years back. Would you be able to order one on eBay and have it shipped to Germany?

[@JL-xh4jh]

@@FranchisePlayyer yes I already did im currently waiting for it to arrive. I hope the region swap goes as planned but since I already modded 2 3DS I should be fine right? 😂

[@FranchisePlayyer]

You should be good 😂 lol. Enjoy the new 3DS man!

[@alexanderhoffmann9324]

Das sich Deutsche hier rumtreiben

[@lekoopa3219]

@@alexanderhoffmann9324was daran falsch

[@hellohaveagoodday]

Does the new 3ds handle 128gb well? I got an old 3ds for a cheap price and modded it and now I just want more but know barely anything about modding in general.

[@FranchisePlayyer]

I haven’t had any issues with my memory card so far. Have fun with the modded 3DS they are amazing

[@hellohaveagoodday]

@@FranchisePlayyer cool thanks man :D

[@user-ow1jb7wg8u]

I've got a 256 GB in mine and it takes a few seconds to boot, but it's not bad, I have around 200 diff games installed on mine and they all work

[@Videogamelover58]

Nice

[@FranchisePlayyer]

Thanks!

[@flyingdragon2452]

Nice video! Just a few questions; How can you mod it the same way you did? Is it safe to mod your console? p.s. I have the old nintendo 3ds xl

[@FranchisePlayyer]

Thanks dude, and I used a guide from the channel Anton Retro it was pretty quick. I guess there is always some risk to modding a console but as long as you follow the guide you should be good!

[@flyingdragon2452]

@@FranchisePlayyer Thank you so much!! Will definitely try!

[@plank8989]

@@flyingdragon2452 I have modded 4 so far without any prior experience. You really need to go out of your way to potentially damage it. Its overall quite foolproof

[@flyingdragon2452]

@@plank8989 Good to know, thanks!

[@lekoopa3219]

@@FranchisePlayyerdon‘t follow tutorials 🥶

[@braydenbrownn]

Bro... why didn't you install welcome amiibo edition of acnl?

[@FranchisePlayyer]

Can’t you just update the original to that version?

[@braydenbrownn]

@@FranchisePlayyer idk but it's listed as separate on hshop

[@ToonGohan]

Treecko gang rise up!

[@FranchisePlayyer]

Yes sir!!

[@paulkendrick4153]

Just bought a modded 3ds with 128gb. How many games total can you have? Like literally thousands?

[@FranchisePlayyer]

Tons of games dude

[@GuitArmijo78]

How many games in total?

[@Deadpool-px4bf]

Hshop has not been working for me I keep getting errors and stuff I just got ghost shop instead

[@FranchisePlayyer]

How’s ghost shop?

[@Deadpool-px4bf]

@@FranchisePlayyer works well it’s pretty much just freeshop it has all the 3ds games but also some ds games and most digital exclusives and one thing I like is the fact you can search by system so if you only want to see the 3ds games just search 3ds

[@jerryianobenn9007]

does pokemon bank still work if you get kt from the hshop to pokemon home

[@FranchisePlayyer]

I’m not sure man

[@LostLyfe_]

Yeah it still works if you download it from hshop and it will until its severs shut down in a couple of months

[@ChicagoMel23]

Yes

[@monicodempsey5349]

Awesome video dude!, the new 3ds xl is such an amazing console and definitely the definitive way to play 3ds games!, could I add you on the friend list brother?

[@FranchisePlayyer]

Thanks dude! Yeah the 3DS really holds up well even in 2024. 3DS online just shut down man so there’s no way to play together unless you have a modded system

[@monicodempsey5349]

@@FranchisePlayyer your welcome man!, could I add you just for the sack of it if you don’t mind because I’m trying to grow my friend list

[@GokuBlackXD.]

I have a question?

[@suomzz2487]

Does multiplayer still work with the games from h shop?

[@FranchisePlayyer]

Yeah it does, I’ve played Mario kart online with it

[@suomzz2487]

@@FranchisePlayyer that’s sweet love the video thank you for the reply :)

[@FranchisePlayyer]

No problem, I’m pretty sure 3DS online is getting shut down soon just to give you a heads up

[@ChicagoMel23]

It dos if you get pretendo

[@user-ei8ig3kw4i]

Yo bro pls id there a way to keep your 3ds 😊 themes after unmodding it

[@FranchisePlayyer]

I’m not sure bro

[@user-ei8ig3kw4i]

@@FranchisePlayyer thx for trying

[@kkristyan]

is it too late to mod a 3ds? Finally found my ds yesterday and really wanna mod it cuz its useless without games now

[@FranchisePlayyer]

Nope, if anything now is the best time to do it since the shop is closed

[@kkristyan]

@@FranchisePlayyer oh ok! also do u recommend buying a separate sd card or is it okay to use the one that came with the nintendo?

[@FranchisePlayyer]

I would recommend buying a new one that is at least 32gb!

[@nflame]

@@FranchisePlayyer 4gb+ works as well! i use it, even though im upgrading to 64gb tomorrow, i still have a ton of games even with just 8 gb

[@jeremiahevans6346]

It's never too late

[@UrbanRave1982]

The first one checkpoint is for cheats too

[@impapas10]

Hey! Pikmin is an alright game but its not really similar to the other Pikmin games.

[@FranchisePlayyer]

I’ll have to give it a shot, I’ve never played any of the pikmin games before

[@Colzicki]

You think a 32GB sd is enough? Thats what I’ve got with my modded 3ds XL

[@FranchisePlayyer]

I would try to get a 128gb card, that’s what I have

[@Colzicki]

@@FranchisePlayyer yeah I upgraded right away, so much more room for activities, lol

[@FranchisePlayyer]

@@Colzicki lol nice dude!

[@ccxfrank109]

MOD YOUR 3DS. JUST DO IT. DO IT!!!!!! NOWWWWWWW!

[@FranchisePlayyer]

100% worth it

[@TravelChimp]

Es En E Es. You may as well just say super Nintendo its shorter 😅

[@veghesther3204]

I can't MOD my 3DS and buying one that's already HACKED at a $150 cost its still NOT WORTH IT.

[@FranchisePlayyer]

They are super easy to mod just follow a guide on KZbin

[@aquamaxyt]

All you need is a computer or a android that can use sd cards

[@TheVegPie]

Lol

[@simplified42]

Just folloq every step and dont ever skip a part because it looks boring

[@MirrorsEdgeFan.]

It literally takes 10 mins of work nowadays. It wasn't even that hard back then.