Universal-Updater
An easy to use app for installing and updating 3DS homebrew (by Universal-Team)
ndsForwarder
Generate and Install NDS Forwarders (by MechanicalDragon0687)
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801 | 121 | |
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3.9 | 0.6 | |
6 months ago | about 2 months ago | |
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GNU General Public License v3.0 only | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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Universal-Updater
Posts with mentions or reviews of Universal-Updater.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-08-24.
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Fbi/homebrew won’t let me install game
If you want up to 40 Nintendo DS game icons "installed" on your 3DS Home Menu, you need to use another homebrew app called NDS Forwarder Generator. You can find and download it from the Universal Updater homebrew app.
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will there be a free way to install homebrew onto old 3ds any time soon
There is a free way to install homebrew on any 3DS/2DS; Universal-Updater. Been around for a while, actually.
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questions about universal updater and rverse
Here's the link to the download page of UU, including QR code.
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I'm confused about updating my luma/home brew for 3DS. I'm on version 11.0. Do I need to delete all of my previous mod files and mod my whole 3DS again to get version 12.0.1?
I can't speak to why Universal-Updater doesn't show the latest version of Luma3DS available for download and installation, but you can update Luma3DS to the latest version yourself manually quite easily as explained in my first reply. Have no worries, you didn't mess anything up.
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HELP!!!
Basically, you'll want to download the .Cia and .3dsx files for FBI from the FBI GitHub. Open a default installed app that you never use (the AR one for me). Then press L+Dpad down+select to open the Rosalina menu. In the Rosalina menu select "Miscellaneous options" then "Switch the hb. title to the current app". Next close the Rosalina menu, close and reopen the app. It will open as the homebrew launcher. At this point you can open the FBI.3dsx from the homebrew launcher and use it to install the FBI.cia. You'll be up and running and be able to install whatever you need at this point. I recommend the Universal-Updater to open up your options.
- Not sure what I am doing
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Neofetch on Nintendo consoles
Assuming the 3DS is already modded you can install Universal Updater (Homebrew appstore) and download it. It puts all the files where they need to be.
- Universal-Updater v3.2.6 – Wi-Fi strength indicator and other minor improvements
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Can't find Anemone title or others on home screen. I could use some help.
Was anemone ever on your homescreen? If it's installed it should be listed in "Titles" on the main menu of FBI. If you can't find it anywhere you can download it from universal dB on your 3ds, if you don't have universal dB either go here and you can either remote install it by scanning the qr code through FBI, or you can download the .cia file put it in your cia folder of your SD then install it from there through FBI
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Easy way to download Pokemon platinum on a homebrew 3ds??
The easiest way to get TM++ is using Universal-Updater. Universal-Updater is available as either cia or 3dsx. The cia will install to your home menu using FBI. The 3dsx version you just copy to /3ds on your SD card, don't need to install, and run through Homebrew Launcher. You only need one or the other, and you should choose based on whether you prefer a direct home menu icon or a tidy home menu. Twilight Menu++ is only available as a cia, but the reason I suggest using Universal-Updater to get it is because it has a bunch of other files it needs that you'd have to copy to the right locations if you install it manually. Forwarders are always cias you install through FBI.
ndsForwarder
Posts with mentions or reviews of ndsForwarder.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-08-24.
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Fbi/homebrew won’t let me install game
If you want up to 40 Nintendo DS game icons "installed" on your 3DS Home Menu, you need to use another homebrew app called NDS Forwarder Generator. You can find and download it from the Universal Updater homebrew app.
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Downloading DS games on 3DS
Use NDSForwarder. Download from your computer or open the Universal Updater app and you can find it in there (use the one by MechanicalDragon). Alternatively, use YANBF.
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White screen when selecting DS game through Twilight Menu ++?
Or use NDSForwarder or YANBF.
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Test post, please ignore
1. Get an R4 flashcart, THE YEAR ON THE CARD DOES NOT MATTER! Install ysmenu+rgf kernel, get it [here](https://gbatemp.net/threads/retrogamefan-updates-releases.267243/). 2. Use a [DS Forwarder](https://gbatemp.net/threads/nds-forwarder-cias-for-your-home-menu.426174/) to put a DS game on your homescreen. We recomended either [NDSForwarder](https://github.com/MechanicalDragon0687/NDSForwarder) or [YANBF](https://gbatemp.net/threads/nds-yet-another-nds-bootstrap-forwarder-more-than-40-forwarders-are-now-possible.606138/). You may need to [AP patch the roms](https://gbatemp.net/threads/ap-patch-preservation.477536/). 3. Install [Twilight Menu++](https://wiki.ds-homebrew.com/twilightmenu/installing-3ds.html) which is an application that, when opened, looks and functions like the DSi menu. It allows you to access and play Roms via a prettier interface. If your app is broken, try downloading it again from the Universal Updater app or [try this](https://www.reddit.com/r/3dspiracy/comments/10tr9hj/twilight_menu_white_screen/j7eqy0u/).
Use a DS Forwarder to put a DS game on your homescreen. We recomended either NDSForwarder or YANBF. You may need to AP patch the roms.
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Any way to download Pokémon White, Black, White 2 + Black 2?
I don’t have the one I used but I recommend trying this one https://github.com/MechanicalDragon0687/ndsForwarder
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Creating the ultimate 3DS Pokémon Machine (v1.0)
Use [NDSForwarder] https://github.com/MechanicalDragon0687/NDSForwarder OR just open the Universal Updater app and you can find it in there (there's two different ones, I'd use the one by MechanicalDragon)
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is there a mod/hshop copy that you can get first party DS games
Ghost Eshop for most nds games. The other option is Vimms lair to get the rom and then use nds forwarder to put the game from your sd card to your 3ds Home Screen. https://github.com/MechanicalDragon0687/ndsForwarder
- Ds games on 3ds.
- How to play .nds files on 3DS?
What are some alternatives?
When comparing Universal-Updater and ndsForwarder you can also consider the following projects:
Luma3DS - Nintendo 3DS "Custom Firmware"
nds-bootstrap - Boot an nds file
TWiLightMenu - DSi Menu replacement for DS/DSi/3DS/2DS
PKSM - Gen I to GenVIII save manager.
TWLSaveTool - A 3DS homebrew that allows you to read, write, and erase save files from NDS cartridges
YANBF - Yet another nds-bootstrap forwarder. Runs from 3DS-mode!
FBI - Open source title manager for the 3DS.
ftpd - FTP Server for 3DS/Switch
project-restoration - A Majora's Mask 3D patch that restores some mechanics from the original game to get the best of both worlds
homebrewery - Create authentic looking D&D homebrews using only markdown
Universal-Updater vs Luma3DS
ndsForwarder vs nds-bootstrap
Universal-Updater vs TWiLightMenu
ndsForwarder vs TWiLightMenu
Universal-Updater vs PKSM
ndsForwarder vs TWLSaveTool
Universal-Updater vs nds-bootstrap
ndsForwarder vs YANBF
Universal-Updater vs FBI
ndsForwarder vs ftpd
Universal-Updater vs project-restoration
ndsForwarder vs homebrewery