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Any word on whether the 3DS could potentially run any games made in later editions of RPG Maker? I have the 3DS port of the 2000/2003 edition emulator, which is hella cool on its own, but an XP emulator would be sick (though I'm guessing emulating anything made in, say, VX Ace is well outside the realm of possibility)!
 
AtexBg said:
Actually reading this thread in 2025, on my 3ds, and posting this reply directly from the console, i see here the ideas from 11 years ago that today are all realities, so cool...
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wait, did some mad scientist actually get a full browser working on the 3DS? I've tried a homebrew browser before, but it said it could only handle very simple webpages
 
Melodybun said:
wait, did some mad scientist actually get a full browser working on the 3DS? I've tried a homebrew browser before, but it said it could only handle very simple webpages
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You probably tested the Netsurf port on the 3DS (and yea this thing is shit, unusable)
To send the message i just used the default browser of the console (on New3DS, may not work on old models, also you have to enable the mobile version of the page to get the post button to show up)
 
AtexBg said:
You probably tested the Netsurf port on the 3DS (and yea this thing is shit, unusable)
To send the message i just used the default browser of the console (on New3DS, may not work on old models, also you have to enable the mobile version of the page to get the post button to show up)
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Ahh okay, thanks!
 
I'd really love some sort of sysmodule that allows you to long-press the HOME button to quickly view an overlay showing the current time and battery life without pausing the game, like the Quick Settings menu on the Switch. Not sure how feasible that would be, though.

(I know there's Rosalina, but that pauses the game and doesn't show the time).
 
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So the Vita has Hill Climb Racing being worked on, and curious if it can be looked into for the 3DS, along with Chicken Invaders 2, 3 and 4
 
Smoker1 said:
So the Vita has Hill Climb Racing being worked on, and curious if it can be looked into for the 3DS, along with Chicken Invaders 2, 3 and 4
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The Vita hardware is more powerful that even the most powerful versions of the 3DS.

Not many people got the New Nintendo 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS XL or the New Nintendo 2DS XL so that limits who would play those ports. While several millions units were sold of those 3DS versions with better hardware, way less are still on use.
 
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I threw together a version of hbmenu 2.4.3 with a themes menu and eight built-in themes. Full disclosure - this is vibe coded but works fully without issues in my testing on my N3DSXL. That said, use at your own risk.

https://github.com/deathbygin/3ds-hbmenu-theme/releases/tag/hbmenutheme

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deathbygin said:
I threw together a version of hbmenu 2.4.3 with a themes menu and eight built-in themes. Full disclosure - this is vibe coded but works fully without issues in my testing on my N3DSXL. That said, use at your own risk.

https://github.com/deathbygin/3ds-hbmenu-theme/releases/tag/hbmenutheme

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That's so cool, even if vibe coded (it's okay, i do that too sometimes), i will install that now on my console :3
 
AtexBg said:
You probably tested the Netsurf port on the 3DS (and yea this thing is shit, unusable)
To send the message i just used the default browser of the console (on New3DS, may not work on old models, also you have to enable the mobile version of the page to get the post button to show up)
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Ouch. I mean, true, but also ouch.
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Are there any plans for a standalone PS1 emulator? No matter what I do, Daedalusx64 runs N64 games better than Rearmed runs PS1 games.
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I started a standalone Rearmed port a while ago, but:
1. The standalone Rearmed UX is super janky.
2. The video is stretched oddly.
3. Performance is no better than the RA version at the moment.

The first two are just how standalone builds of Rearmed work. The third could be addressed with a custom implementation of the PS1 GPU on the 3DS GPU instead of using software rendering (I suspect this is how daedalus is performing better).

Mostly, I just don't have a lot of time to work on projects like this, though.
 
General request for easily accessible character/sets mods creation particularly for adding the XL expansion on punch time explosion (3DS) or create a new one expansion for the 3DS
I came up with a cool idea for an expansion DLC game for one of the most underrated 3DS games was wondering if someone can make it/assist
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General request for easily accessible character/sets mods creation particularly for adding the XL expansion on punch time explosion (3DS) or create a new one expansion for the 3DS
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has anyone tried connecting Reticulum or Meshtastic to the 3DS to make it into a communicator? it would be so neat to be able to text my friend via Meshtastic and have it show up like spotpass/streetpass
 

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