Homebrew What are some must-have homebrew apps for the 3DS?

Alderani · 2024-09-28T16:26:51+0100

I already have a few: the ones that come with CFW, hShop, TWilighMenu++, nds-forwarder, CTGP-7, 3D Movie Viewer and maybe something else. What are apps that everyone who has a modded 3DS should install. Also, just for the record, I'm using an Old 3DS.

Maeson · 2024-09-28T21:20:58+0100

ReHID and Checkpoint are two great ones.

The first let's you create custom button mappings, and even simulate touching a specific point of the screen with a button press, amazing tool.

The second is a save game manager, also super useful obviously, for me even more now that I can play some 3ds games on my pc, so I can pass the save files between both devices and play portable or on a big screen whenever I feel like it.

And for that, FTPD is also quite nifty for passing smaller files between pc and 3ds without taking out the SD card.

ber71 · 2024-09-29T03:11:09+0100

You can run a lot of emulators.
https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Emulators_on_3DS
Of these, the most interesting, must-have i'd say, are twilightmenu++ and open_agb_firm, because they can run nds games and gba games natively, making use of the hardware in place.

Egoistamamono · 2024-09-29T06:01:51+0100

For me, FTPD and Universal Updater (U2). :yay3ds:

Alderani · 2024-09-29T08:12:21+0100

ber71 said:
You can run a lot of emulators.
https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Emulators_on_3DS
Of these, the most interesting, must-have i'd say, are twilightmenu++ and open_agb_firm, because they can run nds games and gba games natively, making use of the hardware in place.

Does open_agb_firm run games well? Because I've heard GBA games run terribly on the 3DS.

naddel81 · 2024-09-29T09:47:08+0100

ber71 said:
You can run a lot of emulators.
https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Emulators_on_3DS
Of these, the most interesting, must-have i'd say, are twilightmenu++ and open_agb_firm, because they can run nds games and gba games natively, making use of the hardware in place.

isn't gba_emulator included into twilightmenu?

ber71 · 2024-09-29T10:59:39+0100

Alderani said:
Does open_agb_firm run games well? Because I've heard GBA games run terribly on the 3DS.

gba isn't terribe anymore. gbarunner2 is mostly usable, but imperfect.

For a 3ds, openagbfirm is now the best way to run gba. Almost everything is done at the hardware level. Except only two games that need gyroscope (warioware twisted...), it runs natively. 99% games run perfectly without glitches, slowdowns or anything.

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naddel81 said:
isn't gba_emulator included into twilightmenu?

twilight menu++ includes gbarunner2. While it has been improved a lot, it has a few defects.

For gba on a 3ds, open_agb_firm is a no brainer, way superior to the other options.

naddel81 · 2024-09-29T11:04:26+0100

ber71 said:
gba isn't terribe anymore. gbarunner2 is mostly usable, but imperfect.

For a 3ds, openagbfirm is now the best way to run gba. Almost everything is done at the hardware level. Except only two games that need gyroscope (warioware twisted...), it runs natively. 99% games run perfectly without glitches, slowdowns or anything.

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twilight menu++ includes gbarunner2. While it has been improved a lot, it has a few defects.

For gba on a 3ds, open_agb_firm is a no brainer, way superior to the other options.

when open_agb_firm is superior, why isn't it included in TWL?

ber71 · 2024-09-29T12:37:59+0100

TwilightMenu++ goal is running nds games and, as a bonus, comes with a bunch of emulators that run in nds mode.

openagbfirm runs independently of the operating system, as a .firm payload.

TheDocHudson · 2024-09-29T15:37:07+0100

Random title picker, to pick a random game if you can't make up your mind about what to play.
Netpass, to get streetpass pings from other modded users, will ping you "randomly," depending on what location you set your 3ds to.
Battery mark, to get a somewhat accurate indication of your consoles battery life.
PKSM , for editing your Pokémon save files on the go
Nimbus/Pretendo, a WIP replacement of the Nintendo online features
FourthTube, a simple YouTube player for the 3DS
Artic Base, an application which broadcasts your game to Citra on a PC (will disable the screens of your 2/3DS).
LeafEdit, for editing your Animal Crossing save files on the go
NDSForwarder, to install DS games to the 3ds home screen
TWPatch, to play DS games with enhancing patches
3dsIdent, for more detailed information about your system

Technicmaster0 · 2024-09-29T16:15:27+0100

naddel81 said:
when open_agb_firm is superior, why isn't it included in TWL?

Twilightmenu++ is a ds/dsi app and thus can only use the dsi processing power. Open agb firm is a 3ds "app". It runs on what's basically a gba built into the 3ds. Twilight menu has no way to access it since it's a 3ds feature.
It comes with limitations (e.g. no real time save) but it is, as others have stated, highly accurate because it's basically running on hardware. You might want to consider 3ds mode emulators like mgba if you want to have more features but with worse performance. Recommending twilight menu for emulation on modded 3ds systems doesn't really make sense.

Kwyjor · 2024-09-29T16:52:44+0100

TheDocHudson said:
LeafEdit, for editing your Animal Crossing save files on the go

If I'm not mistaken, LeafEdit is a WIP that hasn't been updated in years and has a significant chance of messing up your save data. Probably better to stick with Vapecord – or just play the game properly.

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