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3DS:Virtual Console/Extraction

2025-05-06T21:26:29Z

Fox8091: Correct terminology used to describe Game Gear VC patches

Virtual Console games are usually identical to the original game, as Nintendo usually avoids modifying ROMs directly and instead layers patches on top. However, even when directly modified, easy methods have been found to revert them.
This means the original game can be extracted and used exactly the same as one dumped from a cartridge.

== Required Reading ==
This tutorial currently supports NES, SNES, GB, GBC, GBA, and Game Gear VCs.

Note that ROMs from three consoles are altered in VCs, as follows:

NES VCs use a non-standard TNES header that only works in the Virtual Console, and must be converted back after dumping. This guide walks through how to convert the header.

SNES VCs are altered for more efficient playback in the Virtual Console, and if not restored after dumping the audio will be unusuable in other emulators. This guide walks through how to restore the ROM.

Game Gear VCs are compressed into a unique archive type, and sometimes their ROMs are directly patched. This guide walks through how to decompress the archive (WIP), but as the patches are destructive it cannot revert them.

==Instructions==

===What You Need===
<ul>
<li>The latest release of {{GitHub|d0k3/GodMode9|GodMode9}} (the GodMode9 <code>.zip</code> file)</li>
<li>If extracting an NES game: [[Special:DownloadWithFilename/File:tnes2ines.txt/tnes2ines.gm9|tnes2ines.gm9]]</li>
<li>If extracting a SNES game:
<ul>
<li>The source code of {{GitHub|Plombo/vcromclaim|vcromclaim}} (obtainable by the Download ZIP option within the <big>Code</big> dropdown)</li>
<li>[[Special:DownloadWithFilename/File:snesvcsplit.txt/snesvcsplit.py|snesvcsplit.py]]</li>
<li>An installation of [https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-2718/ Python 2.7]</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>If extracting a Game Gear game: The latest release of {{GitHub|farmerbb/RED-Project/releases/latest|MArchiveBatchTool}}</li>
</ul>

=== Section I - Prep Work ===

In this section, you will set up the necessary files to extract a VC game.

<ol>
<li>Power off your console
<li>Insert your SD card into your computer
<li>Copy <code>GodMode9.firm</code> from the GodMode9 <code>.zip</code> to the <code>luma/payloads</code> folder on your SD card
<li>Copy the <code>gm9</code> folder from the GodMode9 <code>.zip</code> to the root of your SD card
<li>If you are extracting an NES game, copy <code>tnes2ines.gm9</code> into the <code>gm9/scripts</code> folder on your SD card
<li>If you are extracting an SNES game, extract the vcromclaim <code>.zip</code> into a folder and place <code>snesvcsplit.py</code> into this folder
<li>If you are extracting a Game Gear game, extract the MArchiveBatchTool <code>.zip</code> into a folder
<li>Reinsert your SD card into your console
</ol>

=== Section II - Accessing the Game Files ===

In this section, you will mount the VC game's internal files.

<ol>
<li>Hold the {{B|START}} button and power on to open GodMode9
<li>Press the {{B|HOME}} button, then press {{B|A}} on the '''Title manager''' option
<li>Press {{B|A}} on <code>[A:] SD CARD</code> and wait for the search to complete
<li>Once it completes, all titles that you have installed will appear
<li>Find the VC that you wish to extract a ROM from and press {{B|A}} on that title, then choose to '''Open title folder'''
<li>Press {{B|A}} on the main game file - usually named <code>00000000.app</code> - then choose '''NCCH image options...''', then '''Mount image to drive''' and press {{B|A}} again to confirm
<li>The internal files of the chosen game will appear
</ol>

=== Section III - Dumping the ROM ===

In this section, you will copy the ROM out of the VC, and fix its structure if it is an NES/SNES game.

What console does the chosen game originally come from?
<tabber>

|-|NES=

<ol>
<li>Go into the folder <code>romfs/rom</code></li>
<li>Press {{B|A}} to select the file that appears, then choose <code>Copy to 0:/gm9/out</code></li>
<li>Press {{B|HOME}}, then go into <code>Scripts...</code> -> <code>tnes2ines</code></li>
<li>Select the copied file and choose a mirroring if it asks, then let the script run</li>
<li>Rename the ROM so its file extension is <code>.nes</code></li>
</ol>
{{success|text=Your ROM is now extracted and can be used in an emulator.}}

|-|SNES=

{{info|If you are on Linux, replace <code>py -2</code> with <code>python2</code> in the commands.}}
<ol>
<li>Go into the folder <code>romfs</code></li>
<li>Press {{B|A}} to select the file <code>data.bin</code>, then choose <code>Copy to 0:/gm9/out</code></li>
<li>Press {{B|R}}+{{B|START}} to power off the console</li>
<li>Take the SD card out of your 3DS and put it into your PC</li>
<li>Copy <code>data.bin</code> into the vcromclaim folder</li>
<li>Right-click anywhere in the empty space inside this folder and click on the option that opens Command Prompt, PowerShell, or the terminal
<ul>
<li>If no such option appears, open this window manually and use <code>cd</code> or similar commands to target it into the vcromclaim folder</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Run the following two commands one at a time:
<ul>
<li><code>py -2 snesvcsplit.py data.bin</code></li>
<li><code>py -2 snesrestore.py game.rom game.pcm output.smc</code></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>If desired, change <code>output.smc</code>'s filename to a name of your choice</li>
</ol>
{{success|Your ROM is now extracted and can be used in an emulator.}}

|-|GB/GBC=

<ol>
<li>Go into the folder <code>romfs/rom</code></li>
<li>Press {{B|A}} to select the file that appears, then choose <code>Copy to 0:/gm9/out</code></li>
<li>Press {{B|B}} until you return to the drive list, then go into <code>0:/gm9/out</code></li>
<li>Place the cursor on the copied ROM, press {{B|R}}+{{B|X}}, and change the file extension to match the console it came from: <code>.gb</code> for Gameboy, or <code>.gbc</code> for Gameboy Color</li>
<li>If desired, also change the ROM's filename to a name of your choice</li>
</ol>

{{success|Your ROM is now extracted and can be used in an emulator.}}

|-|GBA=
<ol>
<li>Go into the folder <code>exefs</code></li>
<li>Press {{B|A}} to select the <code>.code</code> file, then choose <code>Copy to 0:/gm9/out</code></li>
<li>Press {{B|B}} until you return to the drive list, then go into <code>0:/gm9/out</code></li>
<li>Press {{B|A}} on the <code>.code</code> file, choose '''GBA image options...''', then choose '''Rename file''' and press {{B|A}} to confirm</li>
</ol>

{{success|Your ROM is now extracted and can be used in an emulator.}}

|-|Game Gear=

{{warning|These ROMs can only be fully extracted on Windows or Linux. If you do not have access to a PC that runs either of these operating systems, stop after copying the ROM into <code>gm9/out</code> and wait until you have access.}}
{{Section WIP|notes=Need to figure out how to determine the seed and codec for every game. This section can't be finished without them. }}

<ol>
<li>Go into the folder <code>romfs/system/roms</code></li>
<li>Press {{B|A}} to select the file that appears, then choose <code>Copy to 0:/gm9/out</code></li>
<li>Press {{B|R}}+{{B|START}} to power off the console</li>
<li>Take the SD card out of your 3DS and put it into your PC</li>
<li>Copy the ROM from <code>sd:/gm9/out</code> into the MArchiveBatchTool folder</li>
<li>Right-click anywhere in the empty space inside this folder and click on the option that opens Command Prompt, PowerShell, or the terminal
<ul>
<li>If no such option appears, open this window manually and use <code>cd</code> or similar commands to move the terminal into this folder</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>WIP</li>
</ol>

</tabber>

[[Category:Nintendo 3DS guides]]

Pretendo Network

2024-05-13T12:04:54Z

Fox8091:

{{Infobox homebrew
| title = Nimbus(Nintendo 3DS)
| image = Pretendo-banner.png
| for3ds = 1
| forwiiu = 0
| developers = jonbarrow, ashquarky, and others.
| website = https://pretendo.network/ Pretendo.Network
| github = PretendoNetwork/nimbus
| version = 1.6.0
| releasedate = 2024-04-08
| githubtag = v1.6.0
}}{{Infobox homebrew
| title = Inkay(Nintendo Wii U)
| image = Pretendo-banner.png
| for3ds = 0
| forwiiu = 1
| developers = jonbarrow, ashquarky, and others.
| website = https://pretendo.network/ Pretendo.Network
| github = PretendoNetwork/inkay
| version = 2.4.0
| releasedate = 2024-04-08
| githubtag = v2.4.0
}}

Pretendo is an open-source project that aims to recreate [[w:Nintendo Network|Nintendo Network]] for the 3DS and Wii U. This includes but is not limited to, game servers, [[w:Miiverse|Miiverse]], friends-lists, and more.

==Installation==
For 3DS, [[udb:3ds/nimbus|Nimbus]] is available on Universal Updater. For Wii U, [[hbappstore:wiiu/inkay|Inkay]] is available on the Homebrew App Store. Manual installation instructions for 3DS, Wii U, and Cemu can be found on the Pretendo website [https://pretendo.network/docs/install/ here].

==Usage==
<tabber>
|-|Nintendo 3DS=
Nimbus allows for switching between Pretendo and Nintendo Networks. To use Nimbus, launch it from the HOME Menu or the Homebrew Launcher, and select either '''Pretendo''' or '''Nintendo''' to switch between the two networks. While on the Pretendo Network, launch a [https://pretendo.network/progress supported game] to play online with other Pretendo users.
Some features, notably Pretendo's Miiverse replacement Juxtaposition, will require a PNID to function. A PNID is a unique identifier, functioning the same as Nintendo's NNIDs. To create a PNID open '''System Settings''' -> '''Nintendo Network ID Settings'''. Alternatively, [https://pretendo.network/account/register register for an account] using the Pretendo website, and then link an existing PNID instead.
|-|Nintendo Wii U=
Inkay allows for switching between Pretendo and Nintendo Networks. To use Inkay press {{B|L + DOWN + SELECT}} on the Wii U Gamepad to open the Plugin Menu, then press {{B|A}} on '''Inkay'''
* To connect to Nintendo Network, set '''Connect to the Pretendo Network''' to <code>false</code>
* To connect to Pretendo Network, set '''Connect to the Pretendo Network''' to <code>true</code>

While on the Pretendo Network, launch a [https://pretendo.network/progress supported game] to play online with other Pretendo users.
Some features, notably Pretendo's Miiverse replacement Juxtaposition, will require a PNID to function. A PNID is a unique identifier, functioning the same as Nintendo's NNIDs. To create a PNID, tap on your profile icon in the Wii U Menu -> '''Create/Link Nintendo Network ID'''. Alternatively, [https://pretendo.network/account/register register for an account] using the Pretendo website, and then link an existing PNID instead.
</tabber>

=== SD file layout ===
<tabber>

|-|Nintendo 3DS=

{{Tree list}}
* {{Tree icon|sd}} (root)
** {{Tree icon|d}} 3ds
*** {{Tree icon|f}} nimbus.3dsx
*** {{Tree icon|f}} juxt-prod.pem
** {{Tree icon|d}} luma
*** {{Tree icon|d}} sysmodules
**** {{Tree icon|f}}sd:/luma/sysmodules/0004013000002902.ips
**** {{Tree icon|f}}sd:/luma/sysmodules/0004013000002E02.ips
**** {{Tree icon|f}}sd:/luma/sysmodules/0004013000002F02.ips
**** {{Tree icon|f}}sd:/luma/sysmodules/0004013000003202.ips
**** {{Tree icon|f}}sd:/luma/sysmodules/0004013000003802.ips
*** {{Tree icon|d}} titles
**** {{Tree icon|f}}sd:/luma/titles/000400300000BC02
**** {{Tree icon|f}}sd:/luma/titles/000400300000BD02
**** {{Tree icon|f}}sd:/luma/titles/000400300000BE02
{{Tree list/end}}


|-|Nintendo Wii U=

{{Tree list}}
* {{Tree icon|sd}} (root)
** {{Tree icon|d}} wiiu
*** {{Tree icon|d}} environments
**** {{Tree icon|d}} aroma
***** {{Tree icon|d}} modules
****** {{Tree icon|d}} setup
******* {{Tree icon|f}} 30_nimble.rpx
***** {{Tree icon|d}} plugins
****** {{Tree icon|f}} Inkay-pretendo.wps
{{Tree list/end}}

</tabber>

3DS:Animal Crossing: New Leaf

2024-03-11T19:07:15Z

Fox8091: No longer applicable, Luma3DS merged changes from the 3GX fork in v13.0

{{Shortcut|3DS:ACNL|ACNL}}
'''Animal Crossing: New Leaf''' is a simulation video game for the Nintendo 3DS. It is the fourth mainline game in the Animal Crossing video game series.

== Game-specific quirks ==

=== Sudden missing save in un-updated game ===

If a game with a save file for "Welcome Amiibo" is launched without the update, it may appear as if the save is missing. This can be resolved by installing the update.

When a save file is upgraded for the "Welcome Amiibo" update, the format of the data is also upgraded. The base game uses the <code>garden.dat</code> file, while "Welcome Amiibo" uses <code>garden_plus.dat</code>.

On an unmodified console, the HOME Menu blocks launching New Leaf if it detects that the save was updated and that the game update is not installed. However Luma3DS removes this check, so it is possible to launch an un-updated game with an upgraded save, leading to it thinking the save is missing because it can't find <code>garden.dat</code>.

=== 2016 re-release ===

This game has a re-release in 2016 with the Welcome Amiibo content integrated into the base game. Gameplay-wise both are identical once the updates are installed, but this means that both have a different Title ID.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Title IDs of the old and new releases
|-
! Game region
! Original release (green icon with white leaf)
! Welcome Amiibo (white icon with green leaf)
|-
|
| style="text-align: center" | [[File:Animal Crossing New Leaf icon.png|alt=Icon for Animal Crossing: New leaf, showing a white leaf on a green background.]]
| style="text-align: center" | [[File:ACNL Welcome Amiibo icon.png|alt=Icon for Animal Crossing: New Leaf: Welcome Amiibo, showing a green leaf on a white background.]]
|-
| USA
| <code>0004000000086300</code>
| <code>0004000000198E00</code>
|-
| EUR
| <code>0004000000086400</code>
| <code>0004000000198F00</code>
|-
| JPN
| <code>0004000000086200</code>
| <code>0004000000198D00</code>
|}

== Mods ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Hack name
! Features
! Notes
|-
| [https://gamebanana.com/mods/314876 Welcome Luxury]
| QoL hack, with various texture edits.
| Nearly all the features require the Welcome Amiibo standalone release (white icon with green leaf) and don't work with the original release with the update (green icon with white leaf).
|-
| [https://github.com/RedShyGuy/Vapecord-ACNL-Plugin/wiki Vapecord]
| 3GX plugin with various cheats and features.
|
|}

== Tools ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Tool
! Features
! Notes
|-
| [https://www.marcrobledo.com/acnl-editor/ Marc Rebledo's ACNL Save Editor]
| Web-based save editor. Can edit various things like the native fruit, player characters, villagers, locations of buildings, the shape of the island, and more.
|
|-
| [https://universal-team.net/projects/leafedit LeafEdit]
| 3DS-based save editor.
| Discontinued and not receiving updates.
|}

== Guides ==

* [[/Save editing]]

== Other resources ==

*[[wikipedia:Animal Crossing: New_Leaf|Wikipedia article]]
*[[tcrf:Animal Crossing: New Leaf|TCRF page]]

[[Category:Animal Crossing]]
[[Category:Nintendo 3DS games]]

User:Fox8091/sandbox

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Wii

2023-11-20T01:45:10Z

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The {{Iw|wikipedia|Wii}} is a home video game console released by Nintendo in 2006. In its release lifecycle, three different console revisions were produced; the original RVL-001 model with GameCube ports, the Family Edition RVL-101 model without GameCube ports, and the mini RVL-201 model with a complete internal revision. All Wii revisions run the same system software, however internal differences and region differences could lead to accidental bricks if not paying attention to correct homebrew methods. The console was succeeded by the [[Wii U]] in 2012 and was discontinued in October 2013.
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== Getting started ==
{{Warning|text=Never use video guides as those can get outdated quickly and can contain mistakes or modified files.}}
The recommended setup route varies by console based on differences by revision.

Instructions on setting up homebrew and custom firmware on your console can be found on [https://wii.hacks.guide wii.hacks.guide].

<div class="center">{{Clickable button 2|wiiguide:index|Go to Wii Hacks Guide|class=mw-ui-progressive}}
| style="vertical-align: top; width: 50%;" class="collapse-on-mobile" |
== Use homebrew ==
Looking for things to do with your newly homebrewed console? Here are some ideas:

* Turn your Wii into a media center
* Install a USB loader to launch backups from an external storage device
* Restore online functionality
* Patch disc contents to load game mods

<div class="center">{{Clickable button 2|Wii:Things to do|See the full list of things to do|class=mw-ui-progressive}}
|}

==Get help==
Having an issue setting up homebrew, or using it? Maybe your console is doing something weird?

First, try searching for your issue. If you cannot find the right information or don't understand it, you can [[Get support|'''ask someone for help''']].<inputbox>
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Wii U talk:Common Issues and Fixes

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Wii U talk:Common Issues and Fixes

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