PLaying GBA rom hacks on 3ds

[Toptierboy]

got a 3ds on mercari and it comes in today, is there somewhere i can look up on how to play pokemon rom hacks on the 3ds? any resources you guys could help me with please!

 

[SylverReZ]

got a 3ds on mercari and it comes in today, is there somewhere i can look up on how to play pokemon rom hacks on the 3ds? any resources you guys could help me with please!

Download the mGBA emulator for 3DS and load your patched ROM hacks on there.

 

[Toptierboy]

Download the mGBA emulator for 3DS and load your patched ROM hacks on there.

thank you,do i load the gba player onto an sd card or on the acutal console itself?

 

[SylverReZ]

thank you,do i load the gba player onto an sd card or on the acutal console itself?

Onto the SD card, yes.

 

[Maeson]

GBI and Swiss are GameCube homebrew apps, not for 3DS.

On 3DS as far as emulation goes you have mGBA and gpsp, the first one can be accessed through both by a 3dsx file, and installed on your home menu through a cia file.

Gpsp has better performance but as far as I know is only available as a core in retroarch.

 

[KleinesSinchen]

Why not run GBA games with open_agb_firm?
You won't come closer to playing on a real GBA than running the games on the 3DS natively. Of course this takes away the benefits emulation has to offer.

 

[chocoboss]

Why not convert gba to cia ?

https://gbatemp.net/threads/release-ultimate-gba-vc-injector-for-3ds.438057/

 

[E1ite007]

Why not run GBA games with open_agb_firm?
You won't come closer to playing on a real GBA than running the games on the 3DS natively. Of course this takes away the benefits emulation has to offer.

Why not convert gba to cia ?

https://gbatemp.net/threads/release-ultimate-gba-vc-injector-for-3ds.438057/

My brain tripped a lot reading about Swiss and the GBA Player on the 3DS forums. For a second I doubted.
Anyway, I second both replies. mGBA on 3DS doesn't run very well with a variety of games even on the New models. Also, injecting modded games functions 100% with 3DS' backwards compatibility.

 

[Kwyjor]

Why not convert gba to cia ?

https://gbatemp.net/threads/release-ultimate-gba-vc-injector-for-3ds.438057/

Ultimate GBA VC Injector is old and outdated. New Super Ultimate Injector is the only one anyone should be using for now.

VC injections take up space on your Home screen, and the save data is only accessible via Godmode9. But if you don't care about having extra icons on your home screen or manipulating your save data, then there is indeed no particular reason not to use New Super Ultimate Injector.

 

[SylverReZ]

GBI and Swiss are GameCube homebrew apps, not for 3DS.

Yeah, my bad. I forgot which thread I was on.

 

[Ryab]

got a 3ds on mercari and it comes in today, is there somewhere i can look up on how to play pokemon rom hacks on the 3ds? any resources you guys could help me with please!

If you care more about performance and accuracy use OpenAGB Firm. This allows the games to run on what is basically native hardware. However you lose the ability to make savestates and such this way.

 

[Toptierboy]

If you care more about performance and accuracy use OpenAGB Firm. This allows the games to run on what is basically native hardware. However you lose the ability to make savestates and such this way.

Could you link me where I can see what steps to follow for it?

 

[TheStonedModder]

Why not run GBA games with open_agb_firm?
You won't come closer to playing on a real GBA than running the games on the 3DS natively. Of course this takes away the benefits emulation has to offer.

Why do people even use agb firm?

From my understanding gba injects have the exact same compatibility without having to turn off the system to change games or play 3ds games again

 

[Toptierboy]

Why do people even use agb firm?

From my understanding gba injects have the exact same compatibility without having to turn off the system to change games or play 3ds games again

How would I do this process, any thing you can link me to show me the steps lol

 

[Kwyjor]

From my understanding gba injects have the exact same compatibility without having to turn off the system to change games or play 3ds games again

VC injections take up space on your Home screen, and the save data is only accessible via Godmode9.

Also, your system still has to reboot after you close a game started via an GBA VC injection, doesn't it?

Could you link me where I can see what steps to follow for it?

Spend two minutes Googling for open_agb_firm and see what you can learn. Demonstrate some capacity for following steps, "lol".

 

[KleinesSinchen]

Why do people even use agb firm?

From my understanding gba injects have the exact same compatibility without having to turn off the system to change games or play 3ds games again

Open_agp_firm boots in a second. Adding ROMs is just copy+paste. No cluttering Home Menu (300 title limit). Easier access to saves.
It is nice for lazy people like me. Using the injector for each game is tedious.

 

[Ryccardo]

Why do people even use agb firm?

From my understanding gba injects have the exact same compatibility without having to turn off the system to change games or play 3ds games again

I suspect it's people who are troubled about the 300 icon limit :o

 

[GavinLa]

Hey, so this is unrelated but- ive been having issues with New Super Ultimate Injector beta 28 as it wont run and it comes up with an error. saying that i dont have permission

 

[SylverReZ]

Hey, so this is unrelated but- ive been having issues with New Super Ultimate Injector beta 28 as it wont run and it comes up with an error. saying that i dont have permission

You'll get a quick answer here: https://gbatemp.net/threads/3ds-noob-paradise-ask-questions-here.359035/latest

 

[lone_wolf323]

Hey, so this is unrelated but- ive been having issues with New Super Ultimate Injector beta 28 as it wont run and it comes up with an error. saying that i dont have permission

Perhaps post on the correct thread instead of trying to hijack others?