Is it possible to dump switch roms without homebrewing my switch?

SamLovesCola · Jul 25, 2022

Hey there! I want to get into switch emulation but since the console isn't discontinued I don't want to download ROMS of the internet. I also do not want to hack my switch since it's incredibly dangerous.

I've seen retro game dump tools and I was wonder if it would be possible to do something like that but with the switch?

if you can help that would be awesome!

Shadow#1 · Jul 25, 2022

SamLovesCola said:
Hey there! I want to get into switch emulation but since the console isn't discontinued I don't want to download ROMS of the internet. I also do not want to hack my switch since it's incredibly dangerous.

I've seen retro game dump tools and I was wonder if it would be possible to do something like that but with the switch?

if you can help that would be awesome!

It's not incredibly dangerous to hack a switch and it's required to run any homebrew

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Hayato213 · Jul 25, 2022

SamLovesCola said:
Hey there! I want to get into switch emulation but since the console isn't discontinued I don't want to download ROMS of the internet. I also do not want to hack my switch since it's incredibly dangerous.

I've seen retro game dump tools and I was wonder if it would be possible to do something like that but with the switch?

if you can help that would be awesome!

You need CFW to dump switch XCI/NSP

hippy dave · Jul 25, 2022

It's not incredibly dangerous, just learn what you're doing and be careful.

I think you can dump digital games that are installed on your Switch without actually booting into CFW, using Hekate and Lockpick payloads to access the data from RCM mode, but that's still running a hack.

SamLovesCola · Jul 26, 2022

hippy dave said:
It's not incredibly dangerous, just learn what you're doing and be careful.

I think you can dump digital games that are installed on your Switch without actually booting into CFW, using Hekate and Lockpick payloads to access the data from RCM mode, but that's still running a hack.

hey thats close enough, thanks!

SamLovesCola · Jul 26, 2022

SamLovesCola said:
hey thats close enough, thanks!

i'm fine as long as I'm not running Atmosphere or any other CFW.

Shadow#1 · Jul 26, 2022

SamLovesCola said:
i'm fine as long as I'm not running Atmosphere or any other CFW.

Atmosphere can't get u banned

binkinator · Jul 26, 2022

SamLovesCola said:
hey thats close enough, thanks!

SamLovesCola said:
i'm fine as long as I'm not running Atmosphere or any other CFW.

Jesus can still see you jump humping, and let me tell you, he is not pleased!

SamLovesCola · Jul 30, 2022

binkinator said:
Jesus can still see you jump humping, and let me tell you, he is not pleased!

what the fuck does that mean?

ezkitty · Jul 30, 2022

SamLovesCola said:
i'm fine as long as I'm not running Atmosphere or any other CFW.

why wouldn't you want to run atmosphere? its the only safest and working CFW there is for the switch

SamLovesCola · Jul 30, 2022

esikitty said:
why wouldn't you want to run atmosphere? its the only safest and working CFW there is for the switch

I just don't want to hack hack my switch

ezkitty · Jul 30, 2022

SamLovesCola said:
I just don't want to hack hack my switch

well there is a way to dump your switch roms but not possible to dump cartridge. You can use hekate to connect your eMMC to your PC and use tools like SwitchSDTool to dump all your downloaded games/dlc/updates that are stored in the sd card. No atmosphere or any CFW is required to use this tool. You just need to dump your keys using lockpick rcm and the rest you can figure out from the guide in the readme
https://github.com/CaitSith2/SwitchSDTool

SamLovesCola · Jul 30, 2022

thanks

ezkitty · Jul 30, 2022

SamLovesCola said:
thanks

i forgot to mention you also want to use nxnandmanager to mount your eMMC so its readable for the SwitchSDTool. Otherwise you'll just waste time making a 32gb nand backup and feed it that or just read directly straight from your switch via usb

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