Homebrew TWLoader and Snes9x_3ds questions.

NFates · Sep 24, 2017

Hi! I want to play certain DS and SNES games in my O3DS and I knew about the existence of emulators of this kind. So after I do some research about how to install them and how they work, some questions still bug me. Here they are:

1- If the default location of the TWLoader roms are in a SD/roms folder, and Snes9x_3ds can use any location, can I do a subfolder in the /roms folder to put my SNES roms there? Or it's not recommended?

2- What's a donor rom? (TWLoader)

3- How do you update bootstrap? (TWLoader)

4- Snes9x_3ds says that I should exit the app from its own menu. Does TWLoader have an option like this that I should use?

5- Is there something that I shouldn't do in any of those apps?

Thanks in advance!

Hallowing · Sep 24, 2017

I would recommend using a folder called snes at the root of your SD because that is what snes9x looks for.

TWLoader lets you update within the settings themselves on page 4.

The donor rom should always be Mario kart ds. So you have to find a copy of that to play other games. It has to do with proper save patching and loading.

If I missed something just ask for clarification

NFates · Sep 24, 2017

Hallowing said:
I would recommend using a folder called snes at the root of your SD because that is what snes9x looks for.

TWLoader lets you update within the settings themselves on page 4.

The donor rom should always be Mario kart ds. So you have to find a copy of that to play other games. It has to do with proper save patching and loading.

If I missed something just ask for clarification

Thanks! That answers the most important questions, and I think I understand. Does TWLoader have an exit option, or I can just press the HOME button and exit?

Hallowing · Sep 24, 2017

Home should exit both unless TWLoader freezes

NFates · Sep 24, 2017

Talking about that, how often does it freeze? And, just to make sure, to convert a normal rom into a donor rom you just have to press Y for 10-15 seconds during the game's boot, right?

Hallowing · Sep 24, 2017

Freezing depends on the game, like Pokemon ss or hg are newer and freeze if you play too long so you have to save frequently.

To set donor rom you have to press start or select when hovering over mkds then after that is set you hover over the game you want to play and make sure it is set to use donor rom

NFates · Sep 24, 2017

I didn't understand quite well that last part. Press Start while I'm over the game in the selection menu then what? Do I have to set all roms to donor roms?

Hallowing · Sep 24, 2017

So pressing start/select I forget which will open a menu specific to the game you have highlighted. For mkds you want to set it as the donor rom which will now work for every game you set to use the donor. Every other game you play you just have to make sure it is set to use that donor

NFates · Sep 24, 2017

How do I make sure that that's the donor rom I'm using?

Thanks again for your patience

Hallowing · Sep 24, 2017

You can only set one at a time

NFates · Sep 24, 2017

Ok, thanks! That answers pretty much everything :yay3ds:

. Any other comment you'd like to say?

Hallowing · Sep 24, 2017

If you have any troubleshooting questions you should check out the main threads for TWLoader or nds-bootstrap

Giodude · Sep 24, 2017

Actually, you don't have to set them all individually, as they use the donor rom by default. If it doesn't for some reason, just set it to force use.

RocketRobz · Sep 24, 2017

NFates said:
And, just to make sure, to convert a normal rom into a donor rom you just have to press Y for 10-15 seconds during the game's boot, right?

That step is for forwarders, not TWLoader.

NFates · Sep 24, 2017

Robz8 said:
That step is for forwarders, not TWLoader.

Oh it's the creator himself! D:

Thanks for the advice.

NFates · Sep 24, 2017

Hey guys, it's me again. What does the "unset donor rom" option do? I think I don't have MKDS as a donor rom.

Mikemk · Sep 24, 2017

Though, compatibility is pretty low without a flashcart, you may want to get one.

RocketRobz · Sep 24, 2017

NFates said:
Hey guys, it's me again. What does the "unset donor rom" option do? I think I don't have MKDS as a donor rom.

It unsets whatever ROM is set as donor ROM.

NFates · Sep 25, 2017

So to set a ROM as a donor ROM I have to:

1-Press Select over the game in the selection menu
2-Choose force-use in that donor ROM option
3-Press A over "set as donor ROM"

Am I right?

Thanks for your time dev

RocketRobz · Sep 25, 2017

NFates said:
So to set a ROM as a donor ROM I have to:

1-Press Select over the game in the selection menu
2-Choose force-use in that donor ROM option
3-Press A over "set as donor ROM"

Am I right?

Thanks for your time dev

Yes, though step 2 isn't needed.

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