NOTE - I AM NOT AN EXPERT. For any issues you run into that I don't address in the video, check the troubleshooting guide on the website! 3ds.hacks.guide/troubleshooting
@@StyLER_YTBE Its different if you don't have a new 3DS, just follow the guide and it says "dpad, left button, select". P.s always use both a video and the actual guide website..
Honestly if I just followed the guide I would of been clueless or done it much slower but with this tutorial it helped me so much to hack my 3Ds for the first time :D so thank you! Love the editing simple and easy to follow ! 😁
I got my Japanese 3ds a week ago and im really bad at tech so I was thinking of selling it at the end because I thought I trashed the console but with you’re video with me actually seeing the roms placement ive got it working with homebrew, Thanks brother
Ensure your system date is correct. i was working with a freshly reset 3ds that thought it was 2011 and that didnt allow the QR code to work. Took me half an hour to realize the issue. i feel dumb lol
After my first successful modding attempt on the old original 3ds I decided that I now feel comfortable enough to try modding a special edition new 3ds xl. Your guide has helped me a lot, since there were quite a few different steps to the old model guide. Thanks to you it all went smoothly! ✨
thanks for this video dude !! now ive got a cool modded 3ds to play with :) ive recently updated my old ds lite's r4 cart contents after remembering its existence (which took hours of troubleshooting😭) and thought modding my 3ds would also be as easy as dragging and dropping files into an sd card - and it totally is !! your clear instructional video helped a ton, i appreciate this so much💚
oh my god thank you so much!! you helped me out so much, i started freaking out cause all the writing on the 3ds website was overwhelming, but then i found your video!! thank you so much!!
Thanks for the video! I used the video alongside the Guide Website to help make the process easier. Before continuing at 13:45, I also followed the steps on the site to region change from Japanese, which did make the whole process a little longer.
Thank youuu so much for this video explaining everything!! I subbed after watching. Definitely helped make things clear on what to do to homebrew your system, helped homebrewed 2 systems, 1 3ds LL for myself and another for my brother.
@@akina309 thanks :D All I had to do afterwards was just change the region. Changed region to US & redownloaded the finalizer, then Hshop and now I have hours of gaming ahead :]
At first I was hesitant on doing this as I always get butterflies in my stomach while doing these tech-wizard kind of stuff but I really appreciate the helpful visual guide!! Edit: It was a success 😎
For some reason I can't install the luma3ds. the exploit doesn't work. I've done everything you've outlined, but the when I click the a button pop up, it asks me if I want to open the website. When I click yes, it just brings the a button pop up again, and the loop repeats. Update: It seems the loop just gives up in a blank screen after 10 times in. Update Update: THE DATE! YOU NEED TO CHANGE THE DATE TO THE CORRECT DAY FOR IT TO WORK!!!!
Thanks a lot for this. This is by far the easiest method I've seen anywhere to homebrew the 3ds. Not to mention this worked on my crappy chromebook is a big plus.
Nice video! I didn't use a video guide for modding my 3DS, but if I were to, this would be the best one right now because this was the exact same method I used. I hope you don't mind if I include some parts of this video in another video I'm working on about how I modded my 3DS. I'll make sure to give you credit!
dude, that would be awesome! feel free to borrow any clips you want, just throw my name in the description or something. Let me know when you post it too, I'd love to check it out!
since you already modded a 3ds before is there any way I could lose my old 3ds data by mistake from trying to mod it? I already made a back up of my 3ds data on my sd card to my pc but I still worry about the rest of my data that's on my console's main storage as it's my main 3ds and I have tons of memories with it
@@ok-sq5rg I'd imagine there is a way, but as long as you follow the steps, that shouldn't happen. Modding your 3DS won't erase anything that's on your 3DS's main storage, and you already made a backup of your SD card, so that should be fine as well.
INFORMATION! If the browser exploit doesn't work, make sure your date and time is set correctly to the present day, look at the bottom right of your computer to find the month, day, and year!
for any games you want to download, Vimm's Lair is the best place. they have an archive of ROMs for any system from the Atari 2600 all the way up to PS3/Wii/Xbox360. search 'vimms lair" on google and you'll find it easy
Nothing works on me.I have the correct date, the good website for my version, but nothing works.It freeze on a black screen that say that i have to power off my console, i looked at the troubleshooting in the website but nothing works im gonna cry i absolutely need help
someone else here mentioned their location was the problem - they ended up setting the country as USA but had to leave the state area blank. I think the 3DS hacks site has a discord as well with a ton of super smart people in there
I get stuck on a yellow screen and get kicked out the browser and I’ve looked all over the internet but can’t get it to get pass that stage to launch homebrew 😢
after pressing the "GO GO" and colors flash, instead of the homebrew launcher opening, my top screen stays black while the bottom stays blue, this is after I changed my language settings
my nintendo displays the same respond even if i change lenguage and do all the steps. ( before getting to the page it displays that cannot confirm the securiry of the page
after scanning the qrcode and closing the internet and pressing on the link in the 3ds I continue to get "an error has occurred. Hold down the POWER Button to turn off the power, then turn it on and try again." at the bottom and when I try changing my language it does the same thing and idk what to do
What about formatting the sdcard into Fat32? I have no idea what to do about that outside that this has been very insightful and in-depth. i appreciate this lots!
To prep the SD card, all you need to do is plug it into your system (while off) and power it on - it will automatically format the SD card how it needs to!
Can I use a completely new 32gb micro sd card or do I need to use the one that comes with my 3ds? As long as my new sd card has the Nintendo folder it should be fine right?
@@lohuune9627 oh okay thank you I’ve always wanted a 3ds and I was finally able to get my hands on one for a really good price. So I’m not very familiar with Nintendo and modding it.
I spent 2 days trying to do this, thank god everything was going well and if the instructions on the video did not work I always found a solution but AT THE VERY LAST PART..Homebrew apps aren't showing on my 3ds I don't know what to do..
I believe Nintendo made an update version where it bricks modded 3ds’ so would I download it when you said I should or should I wait for everything to be installed and use the universal updater I have a second question as a reply to this one
I would update to the newest version beforehand to make things easier, but the hacks have been patched for the update you mentioned! Unless something just released, everything still works 100%. For your other question, you can probably swap the language to English before you start the hacks, I don't believe the language matters too much during the install.
@@akina309 k thanks this helped me because my birthday is coming up and I want a 2ds LL which is slightly cheaper on eBay and the first thing I’m going to do is mod once I get it
@@CooleyCritsdid you get the LL finished I'm in the same boat not sure at what point or how I can switch it to english. Or if there is extra steps involved.
I just constantly get an error I’m on same version as you and multiple others I did the exact same thing I changed my language like you said and I still get the same pop up
@@LivingLikeGaryYT I’m pretty sure it was that I don’t remember now, it happens when I do the “GO GO” thing I just get a white bottom screen and it gets the error
Great video man, thank you for the content. I am new to this so I have a question. I did the mod on a small 4gig SD card and everything is working great. I would like to know if I can just copy all of the files over to a larger SD and it still work or do I have to start all over again.
to be honest, i'm not 100% sure! I don't think so, but it's possible i'm wrong! would do your research first though - there's a whole discord full of people far smarter at this than I am
hi, I heard that nintendo is releasing some kind of update that tries to brick modded consoles and i saw some videos that say that you need to go to the universal updater and download luma or lumos i forgot and then i saw that twilight menu was for original games and im kinda confused. could you please explain in detail every app you downloaded or you can download?
yes, you'll want to insert the new SD card into the system and turn it on. The console should say something like "Formatting your storage" for a moment, but once it makes it to the home screen, you're good to go!
inserting new game carts is no problem at all! I've also transferred data on and off of my microSD card with this hack setup and it's been totally fine, so I would say there's no big risk associated. Just make sure you only transfer game data, and leave all the default Nintendo and hacks folders in their place
Do you need a specific size SD card to do this? I only have a 2GB SD card which im considering upgrading anyway, but do you need a specific size? And also, if you swap out your SD card do you have to repeat the process of modding, and can it result in bricking your console from swapping out? Many thanks.
I dont believe this would work because the files you download for setup are more than 2 gb so you could try but it would be recommended to just get a bigger one beforehand.
you will need more than 2GB, unfortunately. 4GB is the bare minimum but I would recommend more. I've linked an SD and MicroSD in the description if you need!
I used to recommend Vimm's Lair but they recently had a Nintendo shutdown where they had to pull a ton of their ROMs. Not 100% sure where to go for reliable ROMs myself
Edit: I actually figured out my issue I just had to skip some steps and to be honest it might be a problem with my computer but I did figure it out eventually w tutorial btw
hi is this video for after the servers shutdown? i got a (new) 3ds xl for my birthday and so i just want to know. thanks! edit: also sorry i dont really understand this sort of stuff. but if i have the new nintendo 3ds xl do i need to buy an sd card and a microsd card? like the one in your description? my laptop has an sd card reader but i dont know if it can read microsd cards on their own
hey, yes! this is all after the servers are shut down. If you want to follow what I did here, I would update it to the newest version before starting. You will need a microSD card, but the system typically comes with one pre-installed (though I would suggest a new one, one with more storage for sure). No standard SD card will be needed for the New systems. If you do get a new one, most microSD cards come with a microSD to standard SD adapter, so your laptop would be able to read the card.
i don’t get anything you said after you installed the apps😭 like i understood how to download twilight menu but i don’t understand everything else after that. is it necessary to do? because i don’t understand
Should everything be in order as it is? not saying the exact order on your computer but like folders should be on top in any order and same thing with files but on the bottom?
it shouldn't matter what order the files/folders are in, it's just how the computer visually is sorting them for you. As long as everything is present you're good!
i did everything right, download games and all that jazz but the missed the part where i was supposed to cop and paste the "backup" to my desktop. Am i cooked?
Nah, you're not cooked. it's an insurance policy incase something gets borked later in the installation, but if everything went according to plan and it's working you're okay
So I'm following the guide in the link but when I copy files to the micro SD it says I have to transfer it without its properties. This results in the .bin files not working. How do I resolve this?
Everything went perfectly up until the Twilight menu section, I downloaded twilight menu and all that but the "roms" folder never showed up, what should I do?
Hello! im currently installing twilight hehe but i have a question, is roms the only way to get free games in the modded 3ds? and if not, what is the other way?
you can download a program called HShop on any modded 3ds - this will let you download pretty much any 3ds game for completely free. Would check that out for 3ds titles!
For that, I would probably check around with forums online. That's a weird situation for sure, they also have their own discord where you can ask questions and people who are much more qualified can help with all of that stuff
Is the size of the SD card relevant (as in how much extra space it gives)? My console is pretty OG/old and only has a 4GB sd card built in. I want to know if I have to buy one with more space (and if so then how much of it?) or if I'm safe to go ahead.
you can do it with the 4GB! just know that it'll heavily limit the amount of ROMs and custom programs you can put on it. I would recommend upgrading first to give yourself that extra headroom, fortunately SD cards are really cheap these days!
@@akina309 heya, tysm for the reply! I've a follow-up question. I already did the whole hacking on the 4GB now, but if I want to upgrade to an SD card with more space, would that be possible in any way? Like copying the SD card files to the new one and then reinserting for example. Any help appreciated 👍
I had a problem once I got to the GO GO GO part of the mod. Double check to make sure your time is right, I forgot I had changed it months ago abusing the bank in animal crossing and was super confused on why it wasn’t working. It needs the correct time and date to work. Oopsies on my part
Akina309 it says during 7:52 "Cannot confirm the security certificate for this page. Allo9w connection anyway? I pressed yes and no, and it didn't work. Any solves? (my battery fell out during the homebrew launcher)
that's tough, there's no telling what progress is and isn't still there because of the battery falling out. May be worth trying to start over from scratch if you can't get it working, but I would try to check their troubleshooting guide first, and if that can't help, ask in their discord server
I get a pink screen and then an error occurs and I am directed to power off my console, anyone know how to fix this? I’ve tried multiple times with no success
once you homebrew the system you can make it region free, or change its region. There's several programs that do this, i would do a little research on your own and see what works for you!
NOTE - I AM NOT AN EXPERT. For any issues you run into that I don't address in the video, check the troubleshooting guide on the website! 3ds.hacks.guide/troubleshooting
Can you homebrew my 3DS?
Can you make a new video tutorial on how to mod a 3dsxl with using a 128gb microsd card? Just subscribed thank you 🙏
I can’t access the menu with the down dpad and the select button
@@StyLER_YTBE Its different if you don't have a new 3DS, just follow the guide and it says "dpad, left button, select". P.s always use both a video and the actual guide website..
@@Nervous101 worked thank you!
Honestly if I just followed the guide I would of been clueless or done it much slower but with this tutorial it helped me so much to hack my 3Ds for the first time :D so thank you! Love the editing simple and easy to follow ! 😁
thank you! glad i could help
Fantastic guide, follows the steps on the webpage to the point without any unnecessary fluff. Appreciate it!
i was quite hesitant at first, but after doing everything, i managed to successfully mod it! thanks a million!
Hey thanks for the vid! I’m a visual learner so this was SO helpful for me 🙏 and the way you explained things was very concise and clear! 😊
glad I could help bro!
THIS WAS EVERYTHING I NEEDED!!! WHY DON'T YOU HAVE 10X more subs?!?!?!
I got my Japanese 3ds a week ago and im really bad at tech so I was thinking of selling it at the end because I thought I trashed the console but with you’re video with me actually seeing the roms placement ive got it working with homebrew, Thanks brother
You're awesome! You make it so easy to follow along with, and you get right to the point with no distractions, you deserve millions of subscribers!!
Ensure your system date is correct. i was working with a freshly reset 3ds that thought it was 2011 and that didnt allow the QR code to work. Took me half an hour to realize the issue. i feel dumb lol
Do you mean RTC date? Can i quickly change it in Godmode9 or do i need to do the whole sd card transfer between my computer again?
@@discord8375 if you're in GM9 you're past that point
@@discord8375just the ds itself!
After my first successful modding attempt on the old original 3ds I decided that I now feel comfortable enough to try modding a special edition new 3ds xl. Your guide has helped me a lot, since there were quite a few different steps to the old model guide. Thanks to you it all went smoothly! ✨
thanks for this video dude !! now ive got a cool modded 3ds to play with :) ive recently updated my old ds lite's r4 cart contents after remembering its existence (which took hours of troubleshooting😭) and thought modding my 3ds would also be as easy as dragging and dropping files into an sd card - and it totally is !! your clear instructional video helped a ton, i appreciate this so much💚
glad i was able to help!
oh my god thank you so much!! you helped me out so much, i started freaking out cause all the writing on the 3ds website was overwhelming, but then i found your video!! thank you so much!!
glad I could help!
Finally got my hands on a 3ds xl after so long and am nervous to do this but excited lol
best guide ive seen so far! appreciate ya
Truly excellent video (even addressed one of the issues I ran into regarding the "GO GO" step); thanks so much for the help!
Have any of the steps been updated or can I just follow this video?
I just followed the video with references to the website link for the files
Well, I did use the microsd management setting in the settings application rather than taking out the SD card each time
@@jacksnostrilreplied to your post if you didn’t see
@@arkasperactas thanks :D 👍
You beautiful man! Thank you for showing the thing with changing the language! Workd now! :D
glad i could help bro!
Thanks for the video!
I used the video alongside the Guide Website to help make the process easier.
Before continuing at 13:45, I also followed the steps on the site to region change from Japanese, which did make the whole process a little longer.
Thank youuu so much for this video explaining everything!! I subbed after watching.
Definitely helped make things clear on what to do to homebrew your system, helped homebrewed 2 systems, 1 3ds LL for myself and another for my brother.
nice dude! congrats
@@akina309 thanks :D
All I had to do afterwards was just change the region. Changed region to US & redownloaded the finalizer, then Hshop and now I have hours of gaming ahead :]
At first I was hesitant on doing this as I always get butterflies in my stomach while doing these tech-wizard kind of stuff but I really appreciate the helpful visual guide!! Edit: It was a success 😎
This guide was extremely useful in modding my 3ds, thank you.
Just wanted to say thank you for this. I followed your video and got my 3DSXL hacked and running greatly!
nice! glad my vid helped
I have a 3ds XL and I just wanted to know if there is a risk it can get bricked or something
Yo bro, recently I modded my 3ds your tutorial really helped me, keep going and much love
awesome! glad to hear bro
For some reason I can't install the luma3ds. the exploit doesn't work. I've done everything you've outlined, but the when I click the a button pop up, it asks me if I want to open the website. When I click yes, it just brings the a button pop up again, and the loop repeats. Update: It seems the loop just gives up in a blank screen after 10 times in. Update Update: THE DATE! YOU NEED TO CHANGE THE DATE TO THE CORRECT DAY FOR IT TO WORK!!!!
i think i missed this in the guide but yes! the date needs to be accurate, or some exploits don't work!
LEGEND! my time and date was out and it just wouldnt work
It was my date ! Thanks
@@guinnesscan80what the date you have to put in??
@@Hellojjilyeah fr what date ?
Thanks a lot for this. This is by far the easiest method I've seen anywhere to homebrew the 3ds. Not to mention this worked on my crappy chromebook is a big plus.
dude! i cannot thank you enough for making this video!! I can relive my child hood now playing pokemon black and white!!
Nice video! I didn't use a video guide for modding my 3DS, but if I were to, this would be the best one right now because this was the exact same method I used. I hope you don't mind if I include some parts of this video in another video I'm working on about how I modded my 3DS. I'll make sure to give you credit!
dude, that would be awesome! feel free to borrow any clips you want, just throw my name in the description or something. Let me know when you post it too, I'd love to check it out!
@@akina309 alrighty! thanks!
since you already modded a 3ds before is there any way I could lose my old 3ds data by mistake from trying to mod it? I already made a back up of my 3ds data on my sd card to my pc but I still worry about the rest of my data that's on my console's main storage as it's my main 3ds and I have tons of memories with it
@@ok-sq5rg I'd imagine there is a way, but as long as you follow the steps, that shouldn't happen. Modding your 3DS won't erase anything that's on your 3DS's main storage, and you already made a backup of your SD card, so that should be fine as well.
@@ok-sq5rg modding your 3DS only affects the storage on the SD card, all the save data on your main storage shouldn’t be affected
INFORMATION! If the browser exploit doesn't work, make sure your date and time is set correctly to the present day, look at the bottom right of your computer to find the month, day, and year!
What happened to easy 👀💀(I’m so lost)
You would not believe how perfect this tutorial is for me. I have the exact same model XD
I love the LTT desk pad
Thank you! Your guide was very easy to follow.
thank you for a straightforward & easy to follow tutorial
Most helpful guide I found. Thanks bro
You had the games ready to put in the sd cards but where do i go to get the games? Also what sd card do you recommend 64, 128 or which?
Wow first try easy guide keep up the awesome work!
ive changed my language, changed my time, redid my files on my sd, checked the region alot, and ive had no luck :(
Me tooo i don't understand why the website doesn't work for me 😢
Can I use this SD card I’ve been using for years or do I need a brand new SD card with no data on it?
Ur actually the goat bro thank you so much also what websites do you use to download pokemon games
for any games you want to download, Vimm's Lair is the best place. they have an archive of ROMs for any system from the Atari 2600 all the way up to PS3/Wii/Xbox360. search 'vimms lair" on google and you'll find it easy
@@akina309rip Vimm’s lair
Nothing works on me.I have the correct date, the good website for my version, but nothing works.It freeze on a black screen that say that i have to power off my console, i looked at the troubleshooting in the website but nothing works im gonna cry i absolutely need help
someone else here mentioned their location was the problem - they ended up setting the country as USA but had to leave the state area blank. I think the 3DS hacks site has a discord as well with a ton of super smart people in there
Thank you so much for this easy tutorial bro. My only regret is that I can't like this video ten thousand times. I hope everything goes well for you!
I can't get to the GOGO screen, my browser continues to say it cannot be used at this time
Thank you so much! Your guide was great!
Im Having issues at the "GO GO!" section of the setup, even after doing everything in the troubleshooting website it wouldnt want to work
Same. I tried the help page on Discord they just sent links to things I already tried.
it takes alot of attempts but for some reason afte rlike my 90th attempt it finally worked, just keep trying i suppose
@@g8mzIt did eventually work though? Thanks!!! Did you keep getting a black error screen with a bunch of white text???
@@jackjmaheriii no, it used to kick me out of the web page and show an error on the home menu, i forgot what it said though.
I get stuck on a yellow screen and get kicked out the browser and I’ve looked all over the internet but can’t get it to get pass that stage to launch homebrew 😢
after pressing the "GO GO" and colors flash, instead of the homebrew launcher opening, my top screen stays black while the bottom stays blue, this is after I changed my language settings
you forgot to mention the date and time has to match as well for homebrew to load
Thanks so much! This was a very easy guide to follow overall. It was definitely harder than modding a vita tho.
my nintendo displays the same respond even if i change lenguage and do all the steps. ( before getting to the page it displays that cannot confirm the securiry of the page
this shit works and im not a scam bot.. thanks for everything Akina u got yourself a new sub.
DUDE the wallpaper on your PC is absolutely beautiful, could you let me know where I can get that?
it's actually an animated one from wallpaper engine! lol
thank you so much, this was very helpful :)
Hi really great videos thank you !
I have a question, where do you put the 3ds rom in the folders ?
Awesome Stuff Mate,
This guide was fire, finally homebrewed my ds thanks to you! would 100% tip you if it was enabled mate
is this tutorial still up to date? First timer here and not looking to brick my device xD
still working! would always follow the site I linked as well just in case though
after scanning the qrcode and closing the internet and pressing on the link in the 3ds I continue to get "an error has occurred. Hold down the POWER Button to turn off the power, then turn it on and try again." at the bottom and when I try changing my language it does the same thing and idk what to do
same
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What about formatting the sdcard into Fat32? I have no idea what to do about that outside that this has been very insightful and in-depth. i appreciate this lots!
To prep the SD card, all you need to do is plug it into your system (while off) and power it on - it will automatically format the SD card how it needs to!
thank you it just worked for me time to have fun
Yippee, I can go on the Miiverse now
Just wondering, did you use an adaptor for the micro sd card? If so where did you get it?
most microSD cards come with a microSD to SD adapter in the package, but i just use a little SD & MicroSD to USB reader plugged into my computer
Can I use a completely new 32gb micro sd card or do I need to use the one that comes with my 3ds? As long as my new sd card has the Nintendo folder it should be fine right?
turn off your 3ds put the new sd into the 3ds power it on and it should format it
@@lohuune9627 oh okay thank you I’ve always wanted a 3ds and I was finally able to get my hands on one for a really good price. So I’m not very familiar with Nintendo and modding it.
I spent 2 days trying to do this, thank god everything was going well and if the instructions on the video did not work I always found a solution but AT THE VERY LAST PART..Homebrew apps aren't showing on my 3ds I don't know what to do..
I believe Nintendo made an update version where it bricks modded 3ds’ so would I download it when you said I should or should I wait for everything to be installed and use the universal updater I have a second question as a reply to this one
If I get a 2ds ll which is Japanese region locked at which point could I change the language to english
I would update to the newest version beforehand to make things easier, but the hacks have been patched for the update you mentioned! Unless something just released, everything still works 100%.
For your other question, you can probably swap the language to English before you start the hacks, I don't believe the language matters too much during the install.
@@akina309 k thanks this helped me because my birthday is coming up and I want a 2ds LL which is slightly cheaper on eBay and the first thing I’m going to do is mod once I get it
@@CooleyCritsdid you get the LL finished I'm in the same boat not sure at what point or how I can switch it to english. Or if there is extra steps involved.
I just constantly get an error I’m on same version as you and multiple others I did the exact same thing I changed my language like you said and I still get the same pop up
is it the boot error? im getting the same thing also
@@LivingLikeGaryYT I’m pretty sure it was that I don’t remember now, it happens when I do the “GO GO” thing I just get a white bottom screen and it gets the error
I would recommend checking out their troubleshooting guide in my pinned comment
new banger akina vid just dropped
tysm bro im like braindead when it comes to modding things 🙏
Great video man, thank you for the content. I am new to this so I have a question. I did the mod on a small 4gig SD card and everything is working great. I would like to know if I can just copy all of the files over to a larger SD and it still work or do I have to start all over again.
to be honest, i'm not 100% sure! I don't think so, but it's possible i'm wrong! would do your research first though - there's a whole discord full of people far smarter at this than I am
hi, I heard that nintendo is releasing some kind of update that tries to brick modded consoles and i saw some videos that say that you need to go to the universal updater and download luma or lumos i forgot and then i saw that twilight menu was for original games and im kinda confused. could you please explain in detail every app you downloaded or you can download?
Wow would like to learn more on this!
I'm gonna get a new micro SD card for this, does the new card need to be put in the 3ds before putting the files on it?
yes, you'll want to insert the new SD card into the system and turn it on. The console should say something like "Formatting your storage" for a moment, but once it makes it to the home screen, you're good to go!
once the console has been modified, is there a risk of transferring data with the SD card and inserting new game cards ?
inserting new game carts is no problem at all! I've also transferred data on and off of my microSD card with this hack setup and it's been totally fine, so I would say there's no big risk associated. Just make sure you only transfer game data, and leave all the default Nintendo and hacks folders in their place
Do you need a specific size SD card to do this? I only have a 2GB SD card which im considering upgrading anyway, but do you need a specific size? And also, if you swap out your SD card do you have to repeat the process of modding, and can it result in bricking your console from swapping out? Many thanks.
I dont believe this would work because the files you download for setup are more than 2 gb so you could try but it would be recommended to just get a bigger one beforehand.
@@ItsBerkeleyBrah thank you :)
you will need more than 2GB, unfortunately. 4GB is the bare minimum but I would recommend more. I've linked an SD and MicroSD in the description if you need!
Viewing this in October 2024, is this still relevant to the regular guide?
should still be relevant! would double check everything but nothing should have changed.
bro i need to have your pc wallpaper what is it?!?!
hey what websites would you recommend to get your roms from because im not sure wich are trustworthy or not
I used to recommend Vimm's Lair but they recently had a Nintendo shutdown where they had to pull a ton of their ROMs. Not 100% sure where to go for reliable ROMs myself
I was doing everything step by step but after i did the backing up and nand dump is wont read the sd card now
Edit: I actually figured out my issue I just had to skip some steps and to be honest it might be a problem with my computer but I did figure it out eventually w tutorial btw
what steps did you skip??
hi is this video for after the servers shutdown? i got a (new) 3ds xl for my birthday and so i just want to know. thanks!
edit: also sorry i dont really understand this sort of stuff. but if i have the new nintendo 3ds xl do i need to buy an sd card and a microsd card? like the one in your description? my laptop has an sd card reader but i dont know if it can read microsd cards on their own
hey, yes! this is all after the servers are shut down. If you want to follow what I did here, I would update it to the newest version before starting. You will need a microSD card, but the system typically comes with one pre-installed (though I would suggest a new one, one with more storage for sure). No standard SD card will be needed for the New systems. If you do get a new one, most microSD cards come with a microSD to standard SD adapter, so your laptop would be able to read the card.
@@akina309 thank you so much for the response! youre making things so simple for clueless people like me haha
@@akina309 glad I saw this. I just got a regular 3DS xl today and it’s on ver. 11.6.0-39U so I didn’t know if I should do an update
i'd definitely update first, and follow their written guide on the site. best of luck!
@@akina309 damn that was dad lol ok I’ll let you know how it goes. But I gotta get a usb Ds card reader 1st. Should be here friday
i don’t get anything you said after you installed the apps😭 like i understood how to download twilight menu but i don’t understand everything else after that. is it necessary to do? because i don’t understand
Should everything be in order as it is? not saying the exact order on your computer but like folders should be on top in any order and same thing with files but on the bottom?
it shouldn't matter what order the files/folders are in, it's just how the computer visually is sorting them for you. As long as everything is present you're good!
i did everything right, download games and all that jazz but the missed the part where i was supposed to cop and paste the "backup" to my desktop. Am i cooked?
Nah, you're not cooked. it's an insurance policy incase something gets borked later in the installation, but if everything went according to plan and it's working you're okay
super hewlpfull guide, i modded my 3ds xl yoshi edition flawlessly, but where do i put 3ds games in the roms folder? does that matter?
So I'm following the guide in the link but when I copy files to the micro SD it says I have to transfer it without its properties. This results in the .bin files not working. How do I resolve this?
So I did it…where do I get the rom files from? For games?
Everything went perfectly up until the Twilight menu section, I downloaded twilight menu and all that but the "roms" folder never showed up, what should I do?
guide looks great! i have a JP n3ds though, is there a way to do these homebrews and change the language?
yes! once this homebrew process is done there's a way to change it's region and language, so it can play games sold in America
Do i need a new sd card? I know nothing about anything so im really confused on that
My L and R buttons are broken, is there another way to access the camera to scan the QR code?
Try copying the URL!
I think you can manually type in the URL in the browser, it's a bit long but worth a try!
Hello! im currently installing twilight hehe but i have a question, is roms the only way to get free games in the modded 3ds? and if not, what is the other way?
you can download a program called HShop on any modded 3ds - this will let you download pretty much any 3ds game for completely free. Would check that out for 3ds titles!
@@akina309 do i download it thru the software i used to download twilight menu?
@@akina309 also what website should i use for ds/gba roms?
My 3dsxl has been hacked but i lost my sdcard. Can i skip any step?
For that, I would probably check around with forums online. That's a weird situation for sure, they also have their own discord where you can ask questions and people who are much more qualified can help with all of that stuff
Do the roms game progress save?
Yea, pretty cool huh? - sambucha
Is the size of the SD card relevant (as in how much extra space it gives)? My console is pretty OG/old and only has a 4GB sd card built in. I want to know if I have to buy one with more space (and if so then how much of it?) or if I'm safe to go ahead.
you can do it with the 4GB! just know that it'll heavily limit the amount of ROMs and custom programs you can put on it. I would recommend upgrading first to give yourself that extra headroom, fortunately SD cards are really cheap these days!
@@akina309 heya, tysm for the reply! I've a follow-up question. I already did the whole hacking on the 4GB now, but if I want to upgrade to an SD card with more space, would that be possible in any way? Like copying the SD card files to the new one and then reinserting for example. Any help appreciated 👍
I had a problem once I got to the GO GO GO part of the mod. Double check to make sure your time is right, I forgot I had changed it months ago abusing the bank in animal crossing and was super confused on why it wasn’t working. It needs the correct time and date to work. Oopsies on my part
Hey quick question , where do you get the rams files at ?
all files come from the 3ds hacks site I linked!
Akina309 it says during 7:52 "Cannot confirm the security certificate for this page. Allo9w connection anyway? I pressed yes and no, and it didn't work. Any solves? (my battery fell out during the homebrew launcher)
that's tough, there's no telling what progress is and isn't still there because of the battery falling out. May be worth trying to start over from scratch if you can't get it working, but I would try to check their troubleshooting guide first, and if that can't help, ask in their discord server
with many tries i still have aa error has occured fter launching site any help?
How big of a Mirco SD card did you use?
I followed the hack site and got everything, but at the end I didn't get any of the apps you were featuring near the end like FBI. Did I miss a step?
sometimes you need to restart the console for all of the programs to appear, would try that
I’m new so forgive my ignorance 😂, let’s say I back up my save files and the cart goes bad. Is it possible to transfer those save files to a new cart?
I get a pink screen and then an error occurs and I am directed to power off my console, anyone know how to fix this? I’ve tried multiple times with no success
Im planning on getting a japan 3ds xl and was wondering if i could change its region after modding? Or at least play other region games on it?
once you homebrew the system you can make it region free, or change its region. There's several programs that do this, i would do a little research on your own and see what works for you!
after clicking the "go go" i get the weird color screens but then i get sent home with an error.