Hacking how to save data on gateway 2.5

[fatboynate]

i was playing zelda and heard a rumour that there isa special method for saving data on gateway games?

any help guys?

thanks in advanced < like the gba pun

 

[Saturosias]

What?

Just... save? The only game that requires special steps to exit normally is Smash Bros.

 

[fatboynate]

oh okay, i was told there was a menu u have to use to save, like a save states type thing

 

[GorTesK]

no, just save normally and when you are done, either leave the game via Home button --> Exit or shut down your 3DS normally with the... yeah you figured power button
only problem is, when you just close the 3DS, still have the game running and it runs out of battery, THEN it won't save
you have to either leave the game or shut down the 3DS, if it shuts down due to no battery, then it doesn't write the save to the SD card

 

[fatboynate]

oh okay so i was given the wrong information then, its just like using my actual carts then just save my game and exit launch the next one

 

[Searinox]

Also if your game happens to hang or crash then you lose your progress since last play session. Pokemon, Animal Crossing, and a few other titles do NOT need graceful exit and they save instantly.

 

[fatboynate]

yeah thoes are 2 of my 5 games ive backed up, is fantasy life eu okay to use with gateway, i read here that it freezes alot, so i havent back it up yet

 

[placebooooo]

What?

Just... save? The only game that requires special steps to exit normally is Smash Bros.

Really? I never heard of this. May I ask what these steps are?

 

[Ante0]

oh okay so i was given the wrong information then, its just like using my actual carts then just save my game and exit launch the next one

Not quite wrong, it was like that a few versions ago. You had to press home and exit else the games wouldn't save. It was fixed though to "real-time saving".

 

[Saturosias]

Really? I never heard of this. May I ask what these steps are?

Well, you get kicked out of EmuNAND if you just close the game. To exit Smash Bros. without leaving EmuNAND you have to open another application (such as the camera app) to close it, then exit that app.

I'm not sure if 2.5 fixed this at it was just released today.

 

[fatboynate]

yeah, i got my gateway today, after getting lots of good advice from people here last week, im so happy that 2.5 comes out the same day my gateway arived

 

[fatboynate]

i'll test smash bros, later when i can go through the long backup process