How to dump NDS and 3DS game cartridge and convert it to CIA format - YouTube

Dumping your very own NDS and 3DS cartridge is possible IF you have a hacked 3DS console. In this video, I will show you how to do

it and how to install the dumped games, so let's get started.

The first step is to check if you already have a custom firmware running on your console. So do this while the console is powered off, press

and hold the select button then press the power button. If you see the Luma3DS configuration screen, then you already have

the custom firmware. If you don't see it, then follow my previous guide on how to hack your 3DS.

The next step is to check if you have Godmode9. Press and hold the Start button and press the Power button, again do this while

the console is powered off. If you can open Godmode9, then you are good to go, otherwise, follow my previous guide on how to

hack your 3DS.

Make sure you are running Godmode9

Get your NDS game cartridge and insert it to the game cart slot

Navigate to Gamecart drive and press A to enter the drive.

Select the .trim.nds file then select Copy to gm9/out folder

Press A to continue

Again, navigate to the GAMECART drive

Select the trim.3ds file and select Copy to gm9/out folder

Press A to continue then press B to go back. Then navigate to gm9/out folder at the SDCARD drive

You can see the dumped games at this folder, the .3ds game rom(s) and the .nds game rom(s). These roms are fully functional. But since

we are running custom firmware on the 3DS console, then I will show you how to convert these roms to the installable cia file format.

Now select the .3DS game rom(s)

Choose NCSD image options

Then choose Build CIA from file

Press A to continue. You will find the installable 3DS CIA file format inside the gm9/out folder

In other hands, converting the .nds file to .cia file format is a different story. There is no option to do this using Godmode9. So we should use

the NDS forwarder to get the job done.

You can remove the any cartridge from your console as you won't need it anymore. Remove the SD card as well

Download Java and save it to your computer

Then download these files

And you might need to download WinRAR to extract the downloaded archive

Open the SD card on your computer, and navigate to the gm9/out folder. Make sure You can see all the dumped games inside that folder

Double click the DS Game forwarder archive, open the "for SD card root" folder and extract the _nds folder to the root of the SD card

Open the Forwarder 3DS archive and extract its content to your computer.

The next step is optional. It is for those who want to use custom banner for hacked or translated nds games. You can extract its

content to a folder and I will show you how to use it later.

Now let's install Java. Double click the Java installer and follow the onscreen instruction

And then then reboot your computer

Now double click the Forwarder3DS.jar file. You should be able to open the app normally. Otherwise, recheck your Java installation.

Select the Automatically set ROM path option

Press the folder icon then select your .nds game rom

Make sure you select the nds game rom that is located on your console's SD card

In my case, the .nds game ROM is still located at the gm9/out folder.

Since we are using a legit game dump, then it will show you the original game icon. However, you can replace the game icon with the one

from the Animated banner replacement folder if you want to.

Right click the game, choose Import banner, and select any binary file from the Animated banner replacement folder

Again, this step is optional, but you can use this feature if you are using a hacked or translated .nds game rom

To restore the original game icon, you should remove it from the list and reimport the game ROM

You can uncheck the option to generate the .nds file, because it doesn't affect anything

Now press the Save icon to generate the .cia forwarder file

Move or copy the generated cia file to anywhere your sd card

Reinsert the SD card to your console

Turn on your console, and run FBI

Navigate to SD, and enter the gm9/out folder. We will install the 3DS cia format game

Select the cia file format then you can choose between install the CIA file only or add an option to automatically delete it

Now press any key and press B to go back and select the .nds cia file and again install it.

Press the Home button to go back to the main screen, then you can unwrap all the newly installed titles

Close the FBI and try running the nds game.

The .nds game loaded perfectly. Press the Home button to close the game and get back to the main screen

Now try running the 3ds game

The game loaded perfectly. Now you can press the Home button to close the game.

And you have come to the end of this video. Thank you for watching this guide. If you need help, you can always contact me on social

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