Is it possible to merge a msu file to the rom?

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    Hey,
    I downloaded a patch pack for a game (A link to the past Redux), and one of the patches is an isp file that chips a msu file and its corresponded pcm file to the rom.
    Now the end goal is to play it on my 3ds, and I understand it is possible to do so if I save the files in the same folder and run it through a snes emulator, but I want to know if there's a way to "solder" the msu file to the rom so I could could convert it to a cia file and run it without the emulator. Admittedly the main reasons are the convenience of running the game without a mediator program and my desire to make it all pretty and tidy with a nice banner, but these are reasons none the less.

    Thanks in advance!
    EDIT: It is worth mentioning that I discovered the whole world of rom hacking yesterday, so I'm a complete newbie
     
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    For MSU1 patched roms to work, they need to be supported by the emulator. The 3DS does not have an emulator that supports this afaik.
     
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    Bummers...
    Though it's really weird that it can run a snes converted file without any emulator but once you want to add a fmv video you need the emulator.
    Now I'm in a dilemma which is better: The game with it's own banner and logo but without the intro video or the game with an intro video but only through an emulator
     
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    It doesn't run a snes rom without an emulator, it just bakes the rom and emulator together in one cia that tells the emulator to run your rom straight away. All snes roms on a 3DS, whether official or homebrew, are run via emulation since there is no native snes hardware found inside the 3DS. The 3DS can do GBA and DS natively and that's it.
     
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