Homebrew PinBox - Desktop remote streaming

namkazt

Well-Known Member
OP
Newcomer
Joined
Jul 21, 2017
Messages
79
Trophies
0
Age
32
XP
410
Country
Vietnam
banner.png


Welcome to Pinbox! Pinbox is a homebrew application for the Nintendo 3DS that streams content from your Windows PC to the 3DS. Keep in mind, Pinbox is currenty in alpha, so bugs will occur! Contact Namkazt on the Pinbox Discord for help.

Offical Discord: Link


Preview Video (beta 0.2.4 )




Current Version
Release 0.2.4

Download
Github Download: Latest

Current Support
  • Streaming from Windows PC to a 3DS - 60 FPS on N3DS ( i do not have O3DS but 30FPS is acceptable
  • Early Audio Support
  • Hardware acceleration Y2R
  • Emulation Xbox 360 Controller for awesome game support ( by ViGEm )
  • Support for Keyboard mapping with profile select from 3DS side
All contributions are welcome at : https://github.com/namkazt/PinBox

Change Logs:

  • Early audio support
  • Optimized video quality and fix some bugs.
  • minors improvement


Requirements to get Pinbox to run:
  • Visual C++ Redistrbutable for Visual Studio 2015 : Link
  • Xbox 360 Accessories Software 1.2 (contains the missing device drivers) : Link
  • Make sure Windows is up to date with the latest security patches and updates
  • Install the Virtural Gamepad Emulation Framework : Link

Keep in mind: The requirements to Pinbox may change, please check the How-to-get-it-work section of The Pinbox Discord Server first.

Notes
  • Enable firewall to allow port 1234 in and out (or disable the firewall when using the software and enable the firewall when done)
  • Make sure devices are connected to Wifi

Installation

  • Step 1: Download Pinbox_Server.rar and extract it with Winrar or Z-zip to a folder on your PC
  • Step 2: Download Pinbox_hb.rar and extract it to your 3ds's 3ds folder on you SD card. Example: E:\3ds
  • Step 3: Launch the Pinbox Application on your PC
  • Step 4: Launch Homebrew on your 3ds
  • Step 5: Type in your Ip address from your computer (remember to type in the port number when connecting!)

How to launch Homebrew with Luma CFW
KjHZC6D.png


If you are having issues don't hesitate to ask for help in our official discord channel! Link

Credits:
  • libctru
  • libcitro3d (thanks to @fincs)
  • libsf2d ( borrow some code of graphics from here )
  • Nitendo Homebrew channel ( for help me out with many problem)
  • and more... ( dont blame me if i forgot )
 
Last edited by namkazt,

namkazt

Well-Known Member
OP
Newcomer
Joined
Jul 21, 2017
Messages
79
Trophies
0
Age
32
XP
410
Country
Vietnam
mmm, it gives me missing dlls errors, i already installed vc_redist, any tips?
check discord channel. i updated wrong dll file in release channel. also asking for help in that channel too

--------------------- MERGED ---------------------------

if I already use an xbox one controller on windows 10, do I need the xbox 360 controller drivers for this to function?
no, windows 10 already include it.

--------------------- MERGED ---------------------------

can this stream 3d ?
No, at the moment
 
  • Like
Reactions: weatMod

Giodude

GBAtemp's official rock
Member
Joined
May 17, 2015
Messages
5,094
Trophies
1
Age
23
Location
New York
XP
2,761
Country
United States
Looks amazing, but could you run a native PC game that possibly runs at 60fps as a demo? I can't tell if the streaming is stuttering or the emulator. Maybe something like quake or shovel Knight would be much better.
 
Last edited by Giodude,

DarkRioru

reach for the stars
Member
Joined
Aug 29, 2015
Messages
2,114
Trophies
0
Age
26
Location
looking up at the stars
Website
steamcommunity.com
XP
1,892
Country
United States
Looks amazing, but could you run a native PC game that possibly runs at 60fps as a demo? I can't tell if the streaming is stuttering or the emulator. Something like quake or shovel Knight would be much better.
skyrim or danganronpa please!
 

namkazt

Well-Known Member
OP
Newcomer
Joined
Jul 21, 2017
Messages
79
Trophies
0
Age
32
XP
410
Country
Vietnam
the msvcp140d.dll was not included with the program (like many other homebrew programs that need it to run) so I downloaded the .dll file and placed it into th directory in the photo and I got the error you see here...

wrong dll file. please check on discord on #how-to-get-it-work channel. i put it there
 

namkazt

Well-Known Member
OP
Newcomer
Joined
Jul 21, 2017
Messages
79
Trophies
0
Age
32
XP
410
Country
Vietnam

GGLinnk

Member
Newcomer
Joined
Jan 28, 2016
Messages
10
Trophies
0
Age
34
XP
153
Country
France
Voici une version CIA, pour ceux qui veulent (Un bug au niveau de l'affichage de la bannière, sera corrigé très prochainement !)
There is a CIA version, for who wants one (Just a little bug with the banner, will be corrected !)
 

Attachments

  • PinBox v0.1.2.cia.7z
    3.1 MB · Views: 577
Last edited by GGLinnk,

Kurt91

Well-Known Member
Member
Joined
Sep 9, 2012
Messages
589
Trophies
1
Age
33
Location
Newport, WA
XP
2,245
Country
United States
How's the lag on this? I live at a college dorm with a roommate who tends to want to fall asleep much sooner than I do, and it would be nice to be able to play my games on desktop without feeling like I'm being inconsiderate. I *just* got "Danganronpa - Ultra Despair Girls" (as in, I finished Danganronpa 2 just this last weekend), a 3rd-Person Shooter. How would something like that play using this?
 

RyanAnayaMc

The ACE
Member
Joined
Oct 5, 2015
Messages
280
Trophies
0
Age
23
XP
1,034
Country
United States
Just wondering, how's the bandwidth usage? Does the app automatically downscale the video stream to 240p or does it try to send the video at a higher resolution? Is it a good idea to set my games to 240p when playing them with this?
 

Site & Scene News

Popular threads in this forum

General chit-chat
Help Users
  • No one is chatting at the moment.
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    Biomutant looks cool tho, may have to try that
  • Quincy @ Quincy:
    Usually when such a big title leaks the Temp will be the first to report about it (going off of historical reports here, Pokemon SV being the latest one I can recall seeing pop up here)
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    I still like how a freaking mp3 file hacks webos all that security defeated by text yet again
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    They have simulators for everything nowdays, cray cray. How about a sim that shows you playing the Switch.
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    That's called yuzu
    +1
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    I want a 120hz 4k tv but crazy how more expensive the 120hz over the 60hz are. Or even more crazy is the price of 8k's.
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    No real point since movies are 30fps
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    Not a big movie buff, more of a gamer tbh. And Series X is 120hz 8k ready, but yea only 120hz 4k games out right now, but thinking of in the future.
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    Mostly why you never see TV manufacturers going post 60hz
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    I only watch tv when i goto bed, it puts me to sleep, and I have a nas drive filled w my fav shows so i can watch them in order, commercial free. I usually watch Married w Children, or South Park
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    Stremio ruined my need for nas
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    I stream from Nas to firestick, one on every tv, and use Kodi. I'm happy w it, plays everything. (I pirate/torrent shows/movies on pc, and put on nas)
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    Kodi repost are still pretty popular
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    What the hell is Kodi reposts? what do you mean, or "Wut?" -xdqwerty
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    Google them basically web crawlers to movie sites
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    oh you mean the 3rd party apps on Kodi, yea i know what you mean, yea there are still a few cool ones, in fact watched the new planet of the apes movie other night w wifey thru one, was good pic surprisingly, not a cam
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    Damn, only $2.06 and free shipping. Gotta cost more for them to ship than $2.06
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    I got my Dad a firestick for Xmas and showed him those 3rd party sites on Kodi, he loves it, all he watches anymore. He said he has got 3 letters from AT&T already about pirating, but he says f them, let them shut my internet off (He wants out of his AT&T contract anyways)
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    That's where stremio comes to play never got a letter about it
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    I just use a VPN, even give him my login and password so can use it also, and he refuses, he's funny.
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    I had to find and get him an old style flip phone even without text, cause thats what he wanted. No text, no internet, only phone calls. Old, old school.
    K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2: @BigOnYa...