I’ve always considered home brewing one of my consoles, but have always chickened out at some point, usually because I’m afraid of breaking my device since I’m not that tech savvy or getting my account banned by nintendo. But since the eshop is closing soon and thanks to your tutorial that apparently seems to work well for people and is easy to understand, I’m looking into doing this to my new 3dsxl eventually.
@@MoistCrumpetAs a person who owns a few homebrewed consoles, i recommend PLEASE DO NOT FOLLOW UA-cam GUIDES. UA-cam guides can be easily outdated or misleading, I recommend googling 3ds hacks guide, as it's a website that gets fequelty updated. I'll try to find it later.
I attempted this tutorial (for "educational purposes only" of course) and as of September 25th 2022 it worked perfectly. I was surprised by how easy it all was. If you have even a surface level knowledge of computers, you got this. It just takes time. It took me maybe an hour to complete. Just set your mind to it, put in a little bit of time, and follow his steps closely. He was very meticulous with this guide and explained every single step you need to take. It's well worth the time to get the most out of your 3ds! What's really cool is that it lets you play rom hacks. There are a lot of cool fan made Pokemon games so just do a little research to find some good ones.
As of June 28 2022 this works perfectly fine. I was afraid to brick my console or damage it in any way, but this tutorial made it so easy to follow and all steps were provided at the right pace. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
@@twizzyk4l it's pretty easy to do. I just did it last night myself using a guide online and some of this video. It only took me around 1.5 to 2 hours to do.
Thank you so much for this detailed step by step guide. I wanted to homebrew my 2ds xl for years. I was afraid to do so since i am not tech savvy and I thought I would for sure brick my 2ds. Thanks to you I now have homebrew on it. As of August 5th 2022 this still works.
I don't want to download any games but just want the homebrew to play a few PAL Region locked physical ones. Would I need to install all of these or is there a faster way to setup? Great video👌
@@Rooz247 follow the video correctly and it will basically make sure if your 3DS gets messed up it will be easily recoverable which never even happens unless you are messing with the hardware (overclocking) so doing this tutorial will not only jailbreak your 3DS but make it secure with safe booting and what not and pal games are worse than USA isnt it or is that just PS2/N64?
@@fun1047 hi! yes lmao im not a bot. it took me at a couple hours to homebrew but it still works. very worth it especially since the e-shop will be closing down soon!!
A WARNING for anyone who sees. At 5:26 "if you happen to se two folders with long ID's, just go ahead and delete them and then place the SD back into your system. Once powered on it should generate a brand new folder, now there should only be one." Deleting these folders WILL DELETE YOUR DOWNLOADED GAMES AND THEMES from your SD card, requiring you to redownload them from the eShop/Theme Shop. This also DELETES YOUR DIGITAL GAME SAVES if they aren't backed up. So be sure to BACK UP YOUR DIGITAL GAME SAVES before doing this step if you need to delete the folders. Just a heads up for the uninformed, since the video does not mention this. I had a little panic attack when I realized what the folders were afterwards, and had to go redownload all my software. Thankfully I didn't have any digital game saves that were important, since I mostly play on physical, which save to the cartridge.
@@bb1kari Unfortunately it seems some titles don't support save-data backup (which is dumb), though its worth trying on every title you have. You should be able to just go to your system settings > data management > nintendo 3ds > save-data backup > then you can choose to backup or restore data, which should store with your ninendo account. When you delete the folders, it won't sign you out of your nintendo account so your save should be able to be restored afterwards when you delete the folders and reinstall the game.
@@bb1kari I hope I'm not to late here. just rename your Nintendo 3ds folder to 'old' then place your sd card back in your ds. turn your ds on and let it create the essential files, turn you ds off then insert it in your pc. copy the newly generated id0 folder name, then delete the new 'Nintendo 3ds" file and rename the 'old' file back to Nintendo 3ds. this will leave your games and save data exactly how they are no redownload required.
As of May 26, 2022, I can confirm that this tutorial still works. I've successfully installed homebrew on my 3DS (old version) 11.15 0-47U. Thank you for this very helpful step-by-step tutorial.
Today i homebrewed my 3DS XL and it worked perfectly with this tutorial! I am on version 11.16 and the process worked the same like the 11.15 version. (September 2nd 2022)
To anyone having trouble after 9:55 - I repeated the entire process with a different SD and it worked like a charm. Absolute legend for this tutorial. Keep it up!
had trouble at this part cus my lower screen stayed red so i just switched the sd card to a new one- will update shortly if it worked for me as well B)
tutorial works as of Sept 6 2022 System: NEW 3DS XL Sys version: 11.16.0-48 This is my second 3DS XL ive brewed in this month great tutorial Thank you Anton!
I haven’t even homebrewed one before I’ve only ever homebrewed a wii. But trust me follow all his steps pause finish the steps and continue and you will have no problems
Thanks a lot! I followed your tutorial step by step and my New 3DS went from collecting dust to a multi emulator handeld console! The only regret I have is not having done this way earlier!
I could have done it earlier but I didn't have a computer with an SD card slot so when I got a MicroSD card adapter I put it in my 3DS so it could create data on it and then I follow the tutorial and it works and all my game data was still accessible without the original SD card
Just went through this with a 2DS XL and had no issues! I used the official 3DS Hack guide at the same time to sanity check a few of the instructions but everything in this guide is still valid. Thank you very much for the simple instructions and the links on your site!
Nintendo: please don't tell people how to pirate our games Anton Retro: this is for educational purposes only Nintendo: Understandable, have a nice day.
@@random6671 not tried, always ran the rule of not trying anything online when you homebrew any system, just in case. There were comments once about people uploading pokes from homebrewed games to pokehome successfully, but I just don't want to risk it.
I have never homebrewed before in my life, but thanks to you I was safely able to homebrew my 3ds xl that I had bought just today lol! Thank you very much for this video!
could somebody help? Whenever I go into the data management thing for dsi ware, it restarts my system with an error code and I can't do it because of that.
@@antonretro i put the 32gb sd card from my primary n3dsxl in my computer, but when i went to the files, there weren't any, but the card has space on it. any idea on what to do? i might or might not have it on another computer, idk
Can confirm on May 25, 2022 that this all still works. Like Anton said in his pinned comment, enter the button combination when it asks. Did this with a 3DS XL and an iMac, 4GB SD that came with the system.
@@senpaiinoodle224 I'm not sure exactly how much you can fit onto the card, because I mostly use it for backing up my game saves, not much else. But it can handle a fair amount at least it seems.
As someone who used to mod my PSP/Vita system I've got to say modding the 3DS is on an entirely different level of challenge in comparison. Though that said, this tutorial is fantastic and insightful with the 3DS about to effectively close off it's support I can't say enough how helpful it is. For me the key sell is livestreaming 3DS footage and no doubt that is going to become a more popular practice going forward.
THANK YOU SM AGAIN I USED THIS A SECOND TIME ON MY 2DS AND NOW ME AND MY FRIENDS CAN PLAY MODDED GAMES TOGETHER! (side note for anyone wondering this still works as of 5/21/2022)
@@nqtemi Just finished the vid tutorial and I can say I successfully homebrewed my 3DS! Just followed everything in the vid. I also used a mac, but I assume it's just as smooth on windows as he's using it in the vid. Nothing to worry about! :)
I tried this and it worked and I used an Android tablet since I don't own a PC or laptop (poor) so I used a weak android tablet (Amazon fire 8 hd) to transfer files with a memory card reader and at the end it worked. I did this on three 2ds xls thank you dude 😎😎😎 you're awesome af
I modded my New 3ds XL yesterday using the old video and the guide on his website. So glad he had the guide because the video file that he uploaded was so big that I got 13 minutes in and megaupload said I'd hit their free transfer limit. Took me about 30-45 minutes to complete but its so worth modding. So glad I stumbled across this channel.
First and foremost, thank you very much. Anyone worried about following this shouldn't be. If you can follow basic directions, and don't skip anything, this is foolproof. Truly. I have spent a lot of time trying to sort out all of these pieces and, at least where I was finding info, it's fragmented and hard to follow. This walks through the entire process and expects no previous knowlage of any part of the process. Ever get half way through a guide and have a step like "backup your nand," and think "how the * do I do that?" This isn't like that. Next, out of appreciation for the time you spent on this, I'm gonna ask for more. :) Please do some follow-ups on software that you like. For example which gba emulator would you use and would you grab that from Universal Updator, or ... Mostly the first thing though. Truly appreciate the time and knowlage that went in to this.
Hi there, I did this mod a few months ago and it worked on a 3ds. today and followed your same instructions on a new 3ds and I got to the 8:48 mark and when clicking micro sd I do not get the black bannerb menu, instead it keeps me on the same menu and under micro sd there is long white box with a question mark on the left and a zero in a orange box on the right. i feel stuck right now and don't know if i can start over. Please help
Thanks a bunch Arton Retro I finally able to install games on my 4 years old 3DS and able to play zelba again. Havent touch my 3ds for 3 years but im glad its still functioning and doing well 😇
Great and helpful tutorial! Just did it last night (9/16/22) and it worked just fine :) quick word of advice for anyone though, when he says to delete one of the long ids be sure to backup your save data on all of your digital titles as they will be deleted. Fortunately, you can still go back and redownload them from the eshop later (unfortunately my save files were not saved on my virtual titles, but I may have done something wrong).
Thank you for this good tutorial. pretty straight forward, but at 9:57 my screen look different, had to push the buttons like showed on my screen to install the Firm0 stuff, but after that everything was as mentioned by you. 👍
excellent guide. clear, concise instructions, no gaps or periods of distracting silence, nice background music. the knowledge of a hacker with the presentation of a content creator.
It went well but it took me like 3-5 hours because I came across many errors with restoring my data and files but in the end I did it, was worth. (the 3ds file wouldn't budge when I tried to copy it on a backup folder so I had to go inside the folder itself and take specific files that did move)
i am encountering this issue now. the very last bin file wont copy to my PC. i dont want to delete it until i could get the copy, how did you resolve this?
Awesome tutorial! Loved how you went through each menu. I picked up a new Japanese 3DSLL and was able to mod it easily by following along. Got the system language changed after modding by doing a CTR Transfer. Great tutorial!
Thank you for the tutorial it was super easy to follow! I just did my new 3ds xl on version 11.16.0-49U today 9/27/22. If anyone else was planning on doing it but didn't since it wasn't the same version this tutorial still works!
Tried this on my 3DS as of 9/9/22 and it worked successfully. Btw, I did install the latest Nintendo update to my 3DS prior to this. You guys are good to go.
The original got guideline striked. I tried appealing it, but it didn’t get accepted. Which is why I ended up improving the video and tweaking it so it met the guidelines.
FOR ANYONE DOING THIS. this still works with 11.16 (as of september 14th 2022). BUT if you already have a Nintendo DSiWare folder you have to remove the files inside of it or else your system will just crash. if you remove the files it should be good to go!
If anyone is having the write protection error, its not software. simple look on the side if your sd card and there will be a slider thing, and if thats in the down position, simply turn it to the up position.
Message to everyone here: Video guides - whether they be on YT, Vimeo, Tracle, Vidlii, Dailymotion, Odessee, whatever site, are not reliable in the slightest Video guides can either contain: -Outdated exploits/software/methods which may not work at all -Malicous methods/software that can infect your PC OR brick your console -May skip CRITICAL things such as NAND backups If you would like to homebrew your Wii/DSi/whatever console, you NEED to use the official guide websites.
July 18th 2022: We still ballin'. Works like a charm and honestly was so easy to do. Used a Chrome OS laptop and it was kinda wacky. But, it worked pretty well. Cheers!
Hi loved the video and I’ve been using my old 3ds again after home brewing. Do you have any suggestions for some cool features that might be more hidden?
Hello. I did the same things as the tutorial up until about 8:40 . When i click on the DSi and microsd card the screen goes black and i get sent back to the home menu without the bootup screen appearing. Does anyone know what i did wrong?
@@TonyDeCoste i erased all the files in the sd card and copied the originall 3ds files onto it again. I then followed the tutorial provided on r/homebrew and it worked perfectly!
I am having an issue once I get to the part of inserting my micro sd card into my system, clicking settings, data management, DSiWare and microSD Card (around 8:48). When I click on microSD Card it says "There is no accesible software data.", but it does register as having 953,092 blocks. My system is updated to 11.16, so I am not sure if that is the issue or not
September 21st, 2022, Sys 11.16.0-49J (Japan). Worked like a charm! Except for the Fat32 application. Had issues with that. I ended up using MiniTool Partition Wizard instead (free version). FANTASTIC tutorial!
8:30 I got up to here before it stopped working. I tapped on the sd card tab and the 3DS crashed and restarted. I followed every step just before just fine, but it could possibly be the system version I have. But again thanks for making this easy to follow tutorial cause I know nothing about this stuff.
Have been researching doing this for the past week, have consulted reddit for a lot of it and they actually tell you not to use UA-cam tutorials. Me not being very tech savvy I wanted to use a video tutorial but at the same time consulted the 3ds hacks guide website and can confidently say as of 07/07/22 this video follows everything on the guide and following the video I had no hiccups, and everything went as expected and as demonstrated. Thanks a lot, am very pleased with how this turned out.
Good guide. It still works. The only complication that I had was when the 3ds fell out of my hands and the battery fell out. When I turned it back on, I was still able to follow the guide. That said, leave your 3DS on a table as you do this.
I did pretty much everything on screen up to to putting the file into the dsiware filder, after i go to data management and select microsd card, it doesn't go into the bannerbot menu
August 30th, 2022. It perfectly worked! I have 11.16.0-48, the latest update. I had a slight screen variation at 9:57 but overall it worked exactly the same! thank you so much. I finally had the courage to homebrew my first 3ds!
ah, good to know! im trying to transfer my cartridge save of pokemon gold to my 3ds but i had to do a system update to get on the eshop. glad to know that it still works on the latest update!
Hey everyone. So it’s come to my attention that there are some changes that have taken place. Due to this an updated 11.16 tutorial is being developed. Sorry for the inconvenience and hope you all look forward to it.
@@irishboy1616 Probably within the next two weeks as I am going to release it as my next video and delaying some others. I’m quite busy with college work at the moment so I’ll try my best.
This is an amazing tutorial! I homebrewed my 3DS XL and have had a great experience. I do have a concern; I recently ordered a New 3DS LL (JP) and want to homebrew it, but I worry that this process may not work for the system. I haven’t received the console just yet, so I’m unsure, but any experience/advice would be great! Update: I’ve gotten the New 3DS and successfully hombrewed it using this same method, the model doesn’t make a difference.
This works as of 11-8-22, all that's missing is that you have to download a separate usm.bin file to put in the root directory, and you won't get a red screen error anymore.
Can confirm this works as of 4/5 August 2022! I did infact use a Chromebook (had to borrow a friend's) and it worked just fine, however to note; using a Chromebook you can't run .exe files (Windows file format) so the formatting of the SD card using the FAT32 3DS doesn't work unless you somehow remote into a Windows system and do it that way. I had to use the included SD card that comes with the 3DS because of this but because the first part about formatting is optional if you *are* going to use a different SD card, everything else just works like it would on anything else! Thank you for such an easy to follow and hands on video! So glad I can back up my DS library and also now play them on my new Steam Deck using EmuDeck!
Hey everyone, as if August 29 2022, the 3DS firmware has been updated to 11.16! The USM method still works, and Luma v11.0 is also compatible! I will be developing an updated tutorial, with many tweaks. So stay tuned!
Hey will it still be possible to mod my 3ds using this guide or should I just wait for the new guide. Finally decided to stop chickening and get this done before the eshop closes
@@applejuice894 - Hey, I just got the 11.16 update (Europe) but I went ahead with this guide anyway as I needed to play a homebrew for a stream tonight. I can confirm that this guide still works flawlessly and I can now play homebrews. Thanks, Anton!
hi anton. ive just pick up a new 2ds xl from facebook marketplace. However when ichecked its already installed luma. I installed apps by watching your video. I just wanna backup thesystem but i have a doubts. If its already installed godmode should i install and follow your steps ? is there any chance to brick my device ?.
Hi, I followed this video guide and I did everything exactly as in the video until I got to around 12:22 where I open download play for the last time and I don't get the homebrew launcher opening up by default, I get the download play menu from before. I tried repeating the download play steps again to see if I did something differently and still got the same results. What do I do from here?
I had the same thing happen to me, all i did is when I opened the download play i did the step to get back to homebrew and then just continued back with the rest of the vid. Hope this helps
Thank you all for all the support on the reupload. Really appreciate it! I added an alternative link to the website. The Download Play issue has been resolved as I have removed the reboot section from the video.
Hello. I did the same things as the tutorial up until about 8:40 . When i click on the DSi and microsd card the screen goes black and i get sent back to the home menu without the bootup screen appearing. How do i fix that?
Does any eShop titles / save data get affected by moving SD cards? I'm interested in modding when the online servers eventually shut down, although I might just do it in a few months, and I only have the 4GB SD card that comes with my 3DS XL (2013 I think)
The save data and apps should only be made available on the current SD where the files are made available on. There is a video that I saw that there showed that YOU DID NOT HAVE TO HACK THE CONSOLE to be able to drag and drop the entire games, and possibly save data onto the new SD card. The video did not actually show clicking on any of the games, just proof that the concept actually worked.
Nintendo is well aware of flashcards, and they apparently have some websites already set up for war zones to allow anyone to get the selected game added to your SD via the IMEI number of your console. I do not think that the SD matters or not if it is the original one that came with your device. Also Nintendo already has set guidelines for what the highest size SD can fit inside of the console, but certain Ebay sellers have shown that is not fully true(?)
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Hey everyone! This guide is now outdated with the 11.16 firmware. Please watch the updated tutorial ► ua-cam.com/video/ttHCJ1oFpDc/v-deo.html
Thanks!
Hello Anton retro. I just wanna ask what will happen if i have that black screen from the beginig of the video and i tried to homebrew my Nintendo 3DS
I still have 11 15 firmware. Can i use this tutorial?
I’m also on firmware 11.15 and wondering if this guide will work for my 3ds still. Thanks!
@@cjjones6930 try 11.15 tutorials might still work
@@troylollysaf9311did it work for you?
the tutorial still works as of September 2nd 2022. this tutorial was really easy to follow and well executed, thank you for making it.
Thx cuz I'm about to get a 3ds to do this very thing
Thank you for the info. Did you already had the 11.16 update on your 3ds?
Bro I was just abt to think "tf that's months into the future"
Even with the 11.16 update?
Mines had it 11.16 when I home brew my 3ds
I’ve always considered home brewing one of my consoles, but have always chickened out at some point, usually because I’m afraid of breaking my device since I’m not that tech savvy or getting my account banned by nintendo. But since the eshop is closing soon and thanks to your tutorial that apparently seems to work well for people and is easy to understand, I’m looking into doing this to my new 3dsxl eventually.
So have you done it? Im also chickening out on modding my ds
@@brolol3820 Nah not yet. I’m waiting to get my laptop back from repair.
@@MoistCrumpetAs a person who owns a few homebrewed consoles, i recommend PLEASE DO NOT FOLLOW UA-cam GUIDES.
UA-cam guides can be easily outdated or misleading, I recommend googling 3ds hacks guide, as it's a website that gets fequelty updated. I'll try to find it later.
@@tomoMik_ sus
id recommend not waiting too long since this will probably be outdated in a couple of weeks
I attempted this tutorial (for "educational purposes only" of course) and as of September 25th 2022 it worked perfectly. I was surprised by how easy it all was. If you have even a surface level knowledge of computers, you got this. It just takes time. It took me maybe an hour to complete. Just set your mind to it, put in a little bit of time, and follow his steps closely. He was very meticulous with this guide and explained every single step you need to take. It's well worth the time to get the most out of your 3ds! What's really cool is that it lets you play rom hacks. There are a lot of cool fan made Pokemon games so just do a little research to find some good ones.
If I want New Games then, do i Just Download them or does homebrew Just give me backrounds? Like Pokemon black
As of June 28 2022 this works perfectly fine. I was afraid to brick my console or damage it in any way, but this tutorial made it so easy to follow and all steps were provided at the right pace. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I want to do this on my 3ds but I’m wondering if it’s gonna be too complicated for me to do.
@@twizzyk4l watch the vid fully if you don't understand don't mod, if you do understand watch vid again step by step
@@twizzyk4l it's pretty easy to do. I just did it last night myself using a guide online and some of this video. It only took me around 1.5 to 2 hours to do.
@@twizzyk4l its not no worries! I was scared to but now I got it to work yesterday!
@@lastminute7181 same I did it 1am this morning and it worked I was so happy
Thank you so much for this detailed step by step guide. I wanted to homebrew my 2ds xl for years. I was afraid to do so since i am not tech savvy and I thought I would for sure brick my 2ds. Thanks to you I now have homebrew on it. As of August 5th 2022 this still works.
awesome
Where did u find the nintendo 3Ds map with the Long Code, cant Seem to find it. I do have a 3Ds map But that doesnt have the Long code
I don't want to download any games but just want the homebrew to play a few PAL Region locked physical ones. Would I need to install all of these or is there a faster way to setup?
Great video👌
@@Rooz247 follow the video correctly and it will basically make sure if your 3DS gets messed up it will be easily recoverable which never even happens unless you are messing with the hardware (overclocking) so doing this tutorial will not only jailbreak your 3DS but make it secure with safe booting and what not and pal games are worse than USA isnt it or is that just PS2/N64?
can confirm this still works.
This is the only home-brew tutorial that worked. Thank you so much! As of the 9th of August 2022 20:11 GMT, still working.
Hi I’m getting it on my birthday is it actually worth it and your not a bot?
@@fun1047 it is worth it
@fun i would recommend it aswell
@@fun1047 hi! yes lmao im not a bot. it took me at a couple hours to homebrew but it still works. very worth it especially since the e-shop will be closing down soon!!
A WARNING for anyone who sees.
At 5:26 "if you happen to se two folders with long ID's, just go ahead and delete them and then place the SD back into your system. Once powered on it should generate a brand new folder, now there should only be one."
Deleting these folders WILL DELETE YOUR DOWNLOADED GAMES AND THEMES from your SD card, requiring you to redownload them from the eShop/Theme Shop. This also DELETES YOUR DIGITAL GAME SAVES if they aren't backed up. So be sure to BACK UP YOUR DIGITAL GAME SAVES before doing this step if you need to delete the folders.
Just a heads up for the uninformed, since the video does not mention this. I had a little panic attack when I realized what the folders were afterwards, and had to go redownload all my software. Thankfully I didn't have any digital game saves that were important, since I mostly play on physical, which save to the cartridge.
so do i not delete????? how do i back it up??
@@bb1kari Unfortunately it seems some titles don't support save-data backup (which is dumb), though its worth trying on every title you have. You should be able to just go to your system settings > data management > nintendo 3ds > save-data backup > then you can choose to backup or restore data, which should store with your ninendo account. When you delete the folders, it won't sign you out of your nintendo account so your save should be able to be restored afterwards when you delete the folders and reinstall the game.
does it also backup my photos?? because i also have important videos and photos on it
@@bb1kari For photos, I would plug your SD card into a PC and move or copy them into that. The photos should be in a "DCIM" folder I believe.
@@bb1kari I hope I'm not to late here. just rename your Nintendo 3ds folder to 'old' then place your sd card back in your ds. turn your ds on and let it create the essential files, turn you ds off then insert it in your pc. copy the newly generated id0 folder name, then delete the new 'Nintendo 3ds" file and rename the 'old' file back to Nintendo 3ds.
this will leave your games and save data exactly how they are no redownload required.
this worked like a piece of cake for the newest update! do it guys its so easy and worth itt
Can you play any 3ds game now?
The folder called F00D43D5 is just *food for 3ds* written in numbers
Edit: holy cow I wasn't expecting this to go a bit viral ish
Bruh I just realized
@@CutieFakeKirby 😂😂
Sherlock Holmes over here
@@puflem 😂😂
It's called leetspeak
As of May 26, 2022, I can confirm that this tutorial still works. I've successfully installed homebrew on my 3DS (old version) 11.15 0-47U. Thank you for this very helpful step-by-step tutorial.
Is it a problem if my version is 11.15.0-47E instead of U?
does this work with any 3ds like the old 3ds xl ?
@@wildwolfie913 Yep. Just tried this tutorial on mine two days ago and it's working well
@@gerardbz6183 no it's not, the letter only indicates region, e.g. K - Korea, E - Europe, U - US, J - Japan
also, this tutorial could be made easier if the creator wanted to, the 3ds guide recommends hacking through a Pokémon Picross save instead
Today i homebrewed my 3DS XL and it worked perfectly with this tutorial! I am on version 11.16 and the process worked the same like the 11.15 version. (September 2nd 2022)
To anyone having trouble after 9:55 - I repeated the entire process with a different SD and it worked like a charm.
Absolute legend for this tutorial. Keep it up!
had trouble at this part cus my lower screen stayed red so i just switched the sd card to a new one- will update shortly if it worked for me as well B)
@@kesooo575 same here
O RIGHT. it worked haha. Seems like the problem was lack of space on the SD
@@kesooo575 makes sense i had only like 2500 blocks
tutorial works as of Sept 6 2022
System: NEW 3DS XL
Sys version: 11.16.0-48
This is my second 3DS XL ive brewed in this month great tutorial Thank you Anton!
I’m planning to mod my 3ds, are you guaranteeing that this is fine following all files he gives?
Thank you because I’m getting an sd adapter for my bday and I wanna home brew
Yes super simple literally I just bought my first every 3ds I haven’t even owned a ds since the original ds came out
I haven’t even homebrewed one before I’ve only ever homebrewed a wii. But trust me follow all his steps pause finish the steps and continue and you will have no problems
Thanks a lot! I followed your tutorial step by step and my New 3DS went from collecting dust to a multi emulator handeld console! The only regret I have is not having done this way earlier!
I could have done it earlier but I didn't have a computer with an SD card slot so when I got a MicroSD card adapter I put it in my 3DS so it could create data on it and then I follow the tutorial and it works and all my game data was still accessible without the original SD card
the region free app imo is one of the best for the homebrew scene, just allowing you to use whatever region game cart you want is pretty decent.
Just went through this with a 2DS XL and had no issues! I used the official 3DS Hack guide at the same time to sanity check a few of the instructions but everything in this guide is still valid.
Thank you very much for the simple instructions and the links on your site!
Nintendo: please don't tell people how to pirate our games
Anton Retro: this is for educational purposes only
Nintendo: Understandable, have a nice day.
Wanted to let everyone know, the latest update this still works fine. 31st August 2022 patch.
Can you play online for example battling and trading in Pokémon?
@@random6671 not tried, always ran the rule of not trying anything online when you homebrew any system, just in case. There were comments once about people uploading pokes from homebrewed games to pokehome successfully, but I just don't want to risk it.
I have never homebrewed before in my life, but thanks to you I was safely able to homebrew my 3ds xl that I had bought just today lol! Thank you very much for this video!
awesome 👌
Still works as of June 19, 2022.
Great tutorial, im glad i finally found one that works
Hey can i just ask if you had any problem with the unSAFE website??? Bc it keeps giving me an error when i try and open it
@@despina2898 it could be your antivirus not letting you on the website
@@RedTheCrewmate i dont have a micro sd card adapter but i do have a micro sd port in my computer, Would that still work?
@@BananaGlitches i think so?
Hey i just wanted to ask if you had a problem wifh starting DSi Ware its crashing when i start it?
Still works as of August 24th 2022, on my 2DS XL. Thanks so much!
could somebody help? Whenever I go into the data management thing for dsi ware, it restarts my system with an error code and I can't do it because of that.
Just updated my 3ds yesturday Oct 10 and this works
As of June of 2022, this tutorial works flawlessly. Thank you very much!
Glad it helped!
Since the 3ds XL has a slot where the SD card can pop it out like a game, do you still have to open the backplate?
@@AESIR_7 No, just on the New 3DS XL. Regular XL and 2DS Xl don't have that issue
@@antonretro i put the 32gb sd card from my primary n3dsxl in my computer, but when i went to the files, there weren't any, but the card has space on it. any idea on what to do? i might or might not have it on another computer, idk
@@antonretro mine didn’t work, something went wrong when I tried doing the download play menu thing, it wouldn’t work. Can you please help me
Thank you so much! The date is 12th of September and it still works on the latest software version of the 3ds.
Thanks for letting us know! I'm sure this will bring peace of mind for people trying to do homebrew after the most recent update.
Can confirm on May 25, 2022 that this all still works. Like Anton said in his pinned comment, enter the button combination when it asks.
Did this with a 3DS XL and an iMac, 4GB SD that came with the system.
what combination tasks, sorry im kinda confused
@@riskmilk6409 There's a point where it will ask you click like "up left right down A" or something. I don't remember exactly when it was.
thanks man i really wanted to mod my 3ds but didnt know if i need a bigger sd card
@@senpaiinoodle224 I'm not sure exactly how much you can fit onto the card, because I mostly use it for backing up my game saves, not much else. But it can handle a fair amount at least it seems.
September 10th 2022, and this guide worked like a charm!
As someone who used to mod my PSP/Vita system I've got to say modding the 3DS is on an entirely different level of challenge in comparison. Though that said, this tutorial is fantastic and insightful with the 3DS about to effectively close off it's support I can't say enough how helpful it is. For me the key sell is livestreaming 3DS footage and no doubt that is going to become a more popular practice going forward.
Dude all I gotta say is thank you, first time doing something like this and you made the process super easy, keep it up man
THANK YOU SM AGAIN I USED THIS A SECOND TIME ON MY 2DS AND NOW ME AND MY FRIENDS CAN PLAY MODDED GAMES TOGETHER! (side note for anyone wondering this still works as of 5/21/2022)
was it easy or difficult ? i wana do this to my 3ds soo bad , _, !!
emichi I assume it wouldn’t be too hard if you just go by the video. I’m gonna follow this method today to hack mine and I’ll let you know how it goes
@@supersmashmaster43 ok cool thanks >:D
@@nqtemi Just finished the vid tutorial and I can say I successfully homebrewed my 3DS! Just followed everything in the vid. I also used a mac, but I assume it's just as smooth on windows as he's using it in the vid. Nothing to worry about! :)
@@supersmashmaster43 nice :DD did you need to buy a bigger sd card ?
I tried this and it worked and I used an Android tablet since I don't own a PC or laptop (poor) so I used a weak android tablet (Amazon fire 8 hd) to transfer files with a memory card reader and at the end it worked. I did this on three 2ds xls thank you dude 😎😎😎 you're awesome af
Even though most people say don't follow UA-cam guides but yours is reliable and actually is usable like I did it for my Wii also
August 22, 2022
Still works, work perfectly fine
New 3DS XL + 32GB SD Card, I followed it exactly how he explained and trough the website
I modded my New 3ds XL yesterday using the old video and the guide on his website. So glad he had the guide because the video file that he uploaded was so big that I got 13 minutes in and megaupload said I'd hit their free transfer limit. Took me about 30-45 minutes to complete but its so worth modding. So glad I stumbled across this channel.
hey ehehe can you tell me where you bought it from :))
@@npo289 i got it years ago and i still have it, i got it from my birthday tho
@tedmakesstuff why i was so weird 4 months ago
@@TonyE69 u lucky
@@npo289 Hes a changed man lmao
Updated today to the latest 11.16, and this guide still worked like a charm! Thank you very much!
I updated mine to 11.6 just now. Did you had to do something different?
First and foremost, thank you very much. Anyone worried about following this shouldn't be. If you can follow basic directions, and don't skip anything, this is foolproof. Truly. I have spent a lot of time trying to sort out all of these pieces and, at least where I was finding info, it's fragmented and hard to follow. This walks through the entire process and expects no previous knowlage of any part of the process. Ever get half way through a guide and have a step like "backup your nand," and think "how the * do I do that?" This isn't like that.
Next, out of appreciation for the time you spent on this, I'm gonna ask for more. :) Please do some follow-ups on software that you like. For example which gba emulator would you use and would you grab that from Universal Updator, or ...
Mostly the first thing though. Truly appreciate the time and knowlage that went in to this.
As of the 28th of july(thursday) 2022 this works like a how to make an apple pie tutorial. Delicious because it worked.
As of Aug 25, 2022. This video still works. Thanks for this!!
Hi there, I did this mod a few months ago and it worked on a 3ds. today and followed your same instructions on a new 3ds and I got to the 8:48 mark and when clicking micro sd I do not get the black bannerb menu, instead it keeps me on the same menu and under micro sd there is long white box with a question mark on the left and a zero in a orange box on the right. i feel stuck right now and don't know if i can start over. Please help
I'm having this problem too ):
As of August 3 2022 this works perfectly! Thank you so much!
Do you get free games ?
Perfect tutorial. Did this for me and my sister and works perfectly :)
me 2 lol
Thanks a bunch Arton Retro I finally able to install games on my 4 years old 3DS and able to play zelba again. Havent touch my 3ds for 3 years but im glad its still functioning and doing well 😇
Great and helpful tutorial! Just did it last night (9/16/22) and it worked just fine :) quick word of advice for anyone though, when he says to delete one of the long ids be sure to backup your save data on all of your digital titles as they will be deleted. Fortunately, you can still go back and redownload them from the eshop later (unfortunately my save files were not saved on my virtual titles, but I may have done something wrong).
While convoluted your explain each step very clearly. Thanks for taking the time to create this tutorial!
Fantastic tutorial. Clear and easy to follow, worked like a dream. Thanks!
Thank you so much. I just did this for my 2ds and it worked perfectly. This works as of August 13th 2022.
Thank you for this good tutorial. pretty straight forward, but at 9:57 my screen look different, had to push the buttons like showed on my screen to install the Firm0 stuff, but after that everything was as mentioned by you. 👍
i dunno what im doing wrong but it just goes red screen when I load up the proxy settings
Very helpful video, than you so much!
as of July 23rd 2022 this still works, & I was able to do this on a Chromebook. Thanks!!
Did you do it on a 2ds?
@@quandaledingle1363 yes, I did it on an original 2ds :)
excellent guide. clear, concise instructions, no gaps or periods of distracting silence, nice background music. the knowledge of a hacker with the presentation of a content creator.
This tutorial was incredible! I've got Homebrew installed as of 5/28/2022 and the entire video was easy-to-follow and helpful. Thank you, Anton!
It went well but it took me like 3-5 hours because I came across many errors with restoring my data and files but in the end I did it, was worth. (the 3ds file wouldn't budge when I tried to copy it on a backup folder so I had to go inside the folder itself and take specific files that did move)
i am encountering this issue now. the very last bin file wont copy to my PC. i dont want to delete it until i could get the copy, how did you resolve this?
Awesome tutorial! Loved how you went through each menu. I picked up a new Japanese 3DSLL and was able to mod it easily by following along. Got the system language changed after modding by doing a CTR Transfer. Great tutorial!
How did you change the language-
Thank you for the tutorial it was super easy to follow! I just did my new 3ds xl on version 11.16.0-49U today 9/27/22. If anyone else was planning on doing it but didn't since it wasn't the same version this tutorial still works!
It got an error for me
Tried this on my 3DS as of 9/9/22 and it worked successfully. Btw, I did install the latest Nintendo update to my 3DS prior to this. You guys are good to go.
only real ones know this is a repost
Why did he delete the original
@@thatdskid9857 it was copyright striked i think
The original got guideline striked. I tried appealing it, but it didn’t get accepted. Which is why I ended up improving the video and tweaking it so it met the guidelines.
@@antonretro oh ok I remember you talking about this video on the wii music stream
@@antonretro wait why what happened
Wow, very good tutorial - thanks! Worked for me ;)
FOR ANYONE DOING THIS. this still works with 11.16 (as of september 14th 2022). BUT if you already have a Nintendo DSiWare folder you have to remove the files inside of it or else your system will just crash. if you remove the files it should be good to go!
So basically wipe all the files inside the Nintendo DSiWare before putting others inside?
@@Shotdirrect yep
If anyone is having the write protection error, its not software. simple look on the side if your sd card and there will be a slider thing, and if thats in the down position, simply turn it to the up position.
Message to everyone here:
Video guides - whether they be on YT, Vimeo, Tracle, Vidlii, Dailymotion, Odessee, whatever site, are not reliable in the slightest
Video guides can either contain:
-Outdated exploits/software/methods which may not work at all
-Malicous methods/software that can infect your PC OR brick your console
-May skip CRITICAL things such as NAND backups
If you would like to homebrew your Wii/DSi/whatever console, you NEED to use the official guide websites.
stolen from discord
also the videos a day old
@@RepressedButton I know, elp made it. I’m just trying to spread it around
Who tf cares, just stop sending comments about that, it’s useless, and it works.
You're just fearmongering, it works.
mine is different 7:45 I didn't get a usm file instead i got a bb3 file
Get into the page and swap to unSAFE_MODE on the online-tools tab
I had the same problem, I just looked up online the USM file and added it along side the bb3 file and it works fine
I wish every tutorial on youtube was this easy to follow. Incredible job and thank you
July 18th 2022: We still ballin'. Works like a charm and honestly was so easy to do. Used a Chrome OS laptop and it was kinda wacky. But, it worked pretty well. Cheers!
Hi loved the video and I’ve been using my old 3ds again after home brewing. Do you have any suggestions for some cool features that might be more hidden?
The tutorial still works as of September 15th 2022. Really high quality and easy to follow thanks a lot
August 21st, 2022. Still works.
Hello. I did the same things as the tutorial up until about 8:40 . When i click on the DSi and microsd card the screen goes black and i get sent back to the home menu without the bootup screen appearing. Does anyone know what i did wrong?
I'm having the same problem, did you find a solution?
@@TonyDeCoste i erased all the files in the sd card and copied the originall 3ds files onto it again. I then followed the tutorial provided on r/homebrew and it worked perfectly!
@@glitterglue5537 tyvm!
Oh my god thank you so much finally a good Tutorial
I am having an issue once I get to the part of inserting my micro sd card into my system, clicking settings, data management, DSiWare and microSD Card (around 8:48). When I click on microSD Card it says "There is no accesible software data.", but it does register as having 953,092 blocks. My system is updated to 11.16, so I am not sure if that is the issue or not
September 21st, 2022, Sys 11.16.0-49J (Japan). Worked like a charm!
Except for the Fat32 application. Had issues with that. I ended up using MiniTool Partition Wizard instead (free version). FANTASTIC tutorial!
8:30 I got up to here before it stopped working. I tapped on the sd card tab and the 3DS crashed and restarted. I followed every step just before just fine, but it could possibly be the system version I have. But again thanks for making this easy to follow tutorial cause I know nothing about this stuff.
Works perfectly as of august 1st, so happy rn tysm
Have been researching doing this for the past week, have consulted reddit for a lot of it and they actually tell you not to use UA-cam tutorials. Me not being very tech savvy I wanted to use a video tutorial but at the same time consulted the 3ds hacks guide website and can confidently say as of 07/07/22 this video follows everything on the guide and following the video I had no hiccups, and everything went as expected and as demonstrated. Thanks a lot, am very pleased with how this turned out.
Good guide. It still works.
The only complication that I had was when the 3ds fell out of my hands and the battery fell out. When I turned it back on, I was still able to follow the guide.
That said, leave your 3DS on a table as you do this.
I did pretty much everything on screen up to to putting the file into the dsiware filder, after i go to data management and select microsd card, it doesn't go into the bannerbot menu
I am having the same problem. Did you figure it out?
@@bigbrawler18 i asked on the discord server and it boils down to..... erase/format all the data on the sd card and begin from scratch
August 30th, 2022. It perfectly worked! I have 11.16.0-48, the latest update. I had a slight screen variation at 9:57 but overall it worked exactly the same! thank you so much. I finally had the courage to homebrew my first 3ds!
ah, good to know! im trying to transfer my cartridge save of pokemon gold to my 3ds but i had to do a system update to get on the eshop. glad to know that it still works on the latest update!
Thanks for the heads up! Was worried that with this new update that it might not work anymore.
Can you play online for example battling and trading in Pokémon??
24th September, update 11.16 (?) and it works perfectly as is! Thank you so much!
Outdated as to the September 2022 Update 11.16
Hey everyone. So it’s come to my attention that there are some changes that have taken place. Due to this an updated 11.16 tutorial is being developed. Sorry for the inconvenience and hope you all look forward to it.
any idea on when that will be uploaded?
@@irishboy1616 Probably within the next two weeks as I am going to release it as my next video and delaying some others. I’m quite busy with college work at the moment so I’ll try my best.
Really looking forward to it! Should I wait for the update or do I continue on with this tutorial?
Dammit! Just when I find your video it’s now out of date! Subscribing tho 😅
yea im stuck on a half red screen while installing b9s
This is an amazing tutorial! I homebrewed my 3DS XL and have had a great experience. I do have a concern; I recently ordered a New 3DS LL (JP) and want to homebrew it, but I worry that this process may not work for the system. I haven’t received the console just yet, so I’m unsure, but any experience/advice would be great!
Update: I’ve gotten the New 3DS and successfully hombrewed it using this same method, the model doesn’t make a difference.
lifesaver! like literally. would have took me like 1 hr to do it myself but just finished in 30 mins while watching tv
if you want to upgrade the memory of a homebrew DS. is there anything you need to do before putting software on a new memory card?
Just make sure the new sd card is fat32
@@nintenmike.3dsx231 thanks
This works as of 11-8-22, all that's missing is that you have to download a separate usm.bin file to put in the root directory, and you won't get a red screen error anymore.
How do u that?
Can confirm this works as of 4/5 August 2022! I did infact use a Chromebook (had to borrow a friend's) and it worked just fine, however to note; using a Chromebook you can't run .exe files (Windows file format) so the formatting of the SD card using the FAT32 3DS doesn't work unless you somehow remote into a Windows system and do it that way. I had to use the included SD card that comes with the 3DS because of this but because the first part about formatting is optional if you *are* going to use a different SD card, everything else just works like it would on anything else!
Thank you for such an easy to follow and hands on video! So glad I can back up my DS library and also now play them on my new Steam Deck using EmuDeck!
Actually in the files app on chromebook you can format sd cards to fat32 that’s what I did hope this helps anyone reading this
Hey everyone, as if August 29 2022, the 3DS firmware has been updated to 11.16! The USM method still works, and Luma v11.0 is also compatible! I will be developing an updated tutorial, with many tweaks. So stay tuned!
Thank you!
Hey will it still be possible to mod my 3ds using this guide or should I just wait for the new guide. Finally decided to stop chickening and get this done before the eshop closes
for when?
@@applejuice894 - Hey, I just got the 11.16 update (Europe) but I went ahead with this guide anyway as I needed to play a homebrew for a stream tonight. I can confirm that this guide still works flawlessly and I can now play homebrews. Thanks, Anton!
hi anton. ive just pick up a new 2ds xl from facebook marketplace. However when ichecked its already installed luma. I installed apps by watching your video. I just wanna backup thesystem but i have a doubts. If its already installed godmode should i install and follow your steps ? is there any chance to brick my device ?.
This tutorial was genuinely incredibly helpful and I’m super thankful you decided to put your time into making it
Tysm for the guide, it was my first time modding and u helped alot. Managed to fit it all on the default 2 GB SD card 😅
Hi, I followed this video guide and I did everything exactly as in the video until I got to around 12:22 where I open download play for the last time and I don't get the homebrew launcher opening up by default, I get the download play menu from before. I tried repeating the download play steps again to see if I did something differently and still got the same results. What do I do from here?
same
I had the same thing happen to me, all i did is when I opened the download play i did the step to get back to homebrew and then just continued back with the rest of the vid. Hope this helps
@@ethanstewart8688 Tried that and the rest went by smoothly, thanks!
Ye
I had the same issue I repeated the last step again but I hit save before rebooting and it was all fine..
it says i need to update my system to register an online friend, now what?
Just ran into this same issue. Worried that if I update it will move me to 11.17 which is a lot harder to mod. Did you find a workaround for this?
Same problem for me
Same
same man
Thank you all for all the support on the reupload. Really appreciate it! I added an alternative link to the website. The Download Play issue has been resolved as I have removed the reboot section from the video.
Thanks to you!
Oh wow, that fixed the problem on which I commented on, thanks!
Thanks man got so stressed there for a second!
E .
Hello. I did the same things as the tutorial up until about 8:40 . When i click on the DSi and microsd card the screen goes black and i get sent back to the home menu without the bootup screen appearing. How do i fix that?
thank you, still works as of november 15th. easy to follow and i appreciate pointing out any things that may happen even if it didnt happen to you
TYSMM!!! I HAVE LITERALLY BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS FOR AGES. ALL MY CHILDHOOD MEMORIESSS TYSMM
Does any eShop titles / save data get affected by moving SD cards? I'm interested in modding when the online servers eventually shut down, although I might just do it in a few months, and I only have the 4GB SD card that comes with my 3DS XL (2013 I think)
The save data and apps should only be made available on the current SD where the files are made available on. There is a video that I saw that there showed that YOU DID NOT HAVE TO HACK THE CONSOLE to be able to drag and drop the entire games, and possibly save data onto the new SD card. The video did not actually show clicking on any of the games, just proof that the concept actually worked.
Nintendo is well aware of flashcards, and they apparently have some websites already set up for war zones to allow anyone to get the selected game added to your SD via the IMEI number of your console. I do not think that the SD matters or not if it is the original one that came with your device. Also Nintendo already has set guidelines for what the highest size SD can fit inside of the console, but certain Ebay sellers have shown that is not fully true(?)
it wont affect save data, you wont lose any game data
I think you might wanna check out 1:25.
I have a 16gb micro sd card but still get the error that’s mentioned at 10:00 can anyone help me out?
I ain't got the patients for all this hullabalue
Wow this was surprisingly easy to do!
Everyone should hack their 3DS since it's very easy to do.
Something about making software do something that it wasn’t supposed to do is so intriguing to me
Can confirm this still works as of September the 26th 2022. :)
19.08 i installed homebrew in my 2ds it worked without a problem. Thanks Anton!