Proof-of-concept shows 3DS emulator Citra running on the Nintendo Switch

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Just a few days after Citra, the popular 3DS emulator, was officially released for Android devices, we report on new developments about the software. Yes, as the title suggests, someone has been working on getting Citra to work on the Nintendo Switch. Fellow GBAtemp member @m4xw shared his progress a couple of hours ago on Twitter showing Citra running natively with dynarec, under Horizon, on the Nintendo Switch. He does clarify that there are several issues to be fixed. For instance, he admits to the presence of many bugs and that it needs to be rebased onto the recent release. Moreover, there is a significant frame deviation that still needs looking into.


However, as you can see in the videos they uploaded, this proof-of-concept does show promise. Indeed, m4xwdev further mentioned that the videos are from the first compiled build and that "nothing big broke so far". These developments strongly suggests that it's only a matter of time before we can decently play 3DS titles on the Switch.
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I tried Pokemon X, it run very good (speaking of fps), but when I'm outdoor, almost all backgrounds are black, I only see characters 3d models. also I have no audio, only sfx sounds.
 
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Persona Q2 seems to play perfectly from what I've played, and several other games Like I expected most rpgs work well while action games and games like Mario Kart 7 don't, yet.

I hope Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon and Link Between Worlds work well one day, those are like the two main games I want to beat on 3DS and have progress. Would it be difficult to transfer my save from my real 3ds to this?
 
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My little mini compatibility list that means nothing. Almost every game with the exception of a few had small sound stutters. I am using Atmosphere title redirect with full Retroarch overclock.

Metroid Samus Returns - worked good for the 10 min I played it
Mario Paper Jam - worked good for the 1 hour I played it
Mario Dream Team - worked good for the 30 min I played it
Paper Mario Sticker Star -totally stuttered played like shit
Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon - wouldn't even boot
Persona Q - worked good for the 30 min I played it
Persona Q2 - worked good for the 1 hour I played it
Mario Kart 7 - stuttering not really playable
Dead or Alive Dimensions - played pretty well gameplay wise, but some of the background would turn black
Zelda Triforce Heroes - played well for the 15 min I played it
Super Mario 3D Land - stuttered played like shit
New Super Mario Bros 2 - played well for the 2 stages I played
Fire Emblem Fates - played well for the 30 min I played
Fire Emblem Awakening - played well for the 30 min I played
Shinobi 3ds - played well for the first stage I played
Bravely Default - played well for the 30 min I played
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate - played ok during gameplay but some stuttering during cutscenes
Kingdom Hearts 3D - played like shit
 

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My little mini compatibility list that means nothing. Almost every game with the exception of a few had small sound stutters. I am using Atmosphere title redirect with full Retroarch overclock.

Metroid Samus Returns - worked good for the 10 min I played it
Mario Paper Jam - worked good for the 1 hour I played it
Mario Dream Team - worked good for the 30 min I played it
Paper Mario Sticker Star -totally stuttered played like shit
Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon - wouldn't even boot
Persona Q - worked good for the 30 min I played it
Persona Q2 - worked good for the 1 hour I played it
Mario Kart 7 - stuttering not really playable
Dead or Alive Dimensions - played pretty well gameplay wise, but some of the background would turn black
Zelda Triforce Heroes - played well for the 15 min I played it
Super Mario 3D Land - stuttered played like shit
New Super Mario Bros 2 - played well for the 2 stages I played
Fire Emblem Fates - played well for the 30 min I played
Fire Emblem Awakening - played well for the 30 min I played
Shinobi 3ds - played well for the first stage I played
Bravely Default - played well for the 30 min I played
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate - played ok during gameplay but some stuttering during cutscenes
Kingdom Hearts 3D - played like shit
Nice, thanks! Very interesting.

Could you by any chance test
  1. Nintendo Pocket Football Club
  2. Dragon Quest Monsters Terry's Wonderland 3D
  3. Dragon Quest VI
?

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anyone have any idea for how we can add dlc in cia extension i tried loading them but it give me error as soon as i select them on the emulator!
 

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I have Citra Beta on my Nintendo Switch in retroarch. And I put 3ds roms in 3ds folder and where do I put Citra.emu folder for encrypted files and home menu folders ? Yes, I have encrypted files and they works fine through my PC because I am using AES KEYS.

HELP?
 

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Can someone please help!? i have those two cores for citra which one should i be using which one is the updated one!? Many thanks in advance
 

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Just go to Google and go to images, type in what you what, right click it save as image. Sometimes you might have to rename the extension such as .jpg. If it needs to be resized or cropped paint.net is a good program for that.

How do I enable 3DS Citra to read those arts boxes ? I enable other emulators and read their own art boxes .
 

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Just as a reminder, the "pay to play" stuff is only for Patreon/Beta testers, since Patreon gives early access so they can help with beta testing and bug reports, the core being distributed is in NO way stable nor official atm, since beta builds change even by the day as long as m4xw is still working on it for a stable release,.

Once the core hits a stable enough point, m4xw will push the stable version to the buildbot so that everyone can play it freely in RA.
 

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Just go to Google and go to images, type in what you what, right click it save as image. Sometimes you might have to rename the extension such as .jpg. If it needs to be resized or cropped paint.net is a good program for that.
lol mate, I actually know where to find images in general.
I was asking for a specific source where all cover arts are collected by some sort of community in the same image resolution and naming convention and so on.
Just like in the libretro git repo I linked.
 

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How do I enable 3DS Citra to read those arts boxes ? I enable other emulators and read their own art boxes .


Hello ? This is not my screenshot but that is an example and I want Citra to be on it so it can read 3DS art boxes. See those consoles/portable icons ? I have those but not Citra icon. How ?
n64-retroarch-emulation-guide-scan-directory.jpg
 

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