3DS:Open agb firm: Difference between revisions

open_agb_firm
Console	Nintendo 3DS
Version	2022-4-25
Links
GitHub	profi200/open_agb_firm
Download
	Universal-DB; GitHub release;
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Revision as of 23:17, 23 June 2022

open_agb_firm is a bare-metal application for running Game Boy Advanced games using the Nintendo 3DS's native GBA hardware capabilities.

Features

open_agb_firm uses the 3DS's native capabilities to run GBA software, just like the original AGB_FIRM. The main difference is that it allowes running ROMs from files on the SD card, instead of requiring them to be installed as digital games. Save files are also put on the SD card, making access to them far easier than AGB_FIRM.

Like AGB_FIRM, additional hardware features like accelerometer and camera are not supported. Games that depend on these features like WarioWare: Twisted! and Game Boy Camera will not work.

Installation

Universal-Updater

open_agb_firm is available on Universal-DB.

Manually

Download the latest release
Extract open_agb_firm.firm and place it in /luma/payloads

Usage

Press and hold START while turning on the console to choose it through the Luma3DS chainloader. A reboot is required to select a different game.

ROMs can be placed anywhere on the SD card. Save files are put in /3ds/open_agb_firm/saves (e.g. if the game is at /roms/Mario Kart.gba, the save is at /3ds/open_agb_firm/Mario Kart.sav).

Example

(root)
- 3ds
  - open_agb_firm
    - saves
      - Mario Kart.sav
- roms
  - Mario Kart.gba

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 == Usage ==
 {{Section WIP}}
-Press and hold START while turning on the console to choose it through the Luma3DS chainloader.
+Press and hold START while turning on the console to choose it through the Luma3DS chainloader. A reboot is required to select a different game.
-ROMs can be placed anywhere on the SD card. Save files are put next to the games (e.g. if the game is at <code>/roms/Mario Kart.gba</code>, the save is at <code>/roms/Mario Kart.'''sav'''</code>).
+ROMs can be placed anywhere on the SD card. Save files are put in <code>/3ds/open_agb_firm/saves</code> (e.g. if the game is at <code>/roms/Mario Kart.gba</code>, the save is at <code>/3ds/open_agb_firm/Mario Kart.sav</code>).
-A reboot is required to select a different game.
+=== Example ===
+{{Tree list}}
+* [[File:Gnome-media-flash.svg|20px|link=]] (root)
+** [[File:Icons8 flat opened folder.svg|20px|link=]] 3ds
+*** [[File:Icons8 flat opened folder.svg|20px|link=]] open_agb_firm
+**** [[File:Icons8 flat opened folder.svg|20px|link=]] saves
+***** [[File:Icons8 flat file.svg|20px|link=]] '''Mario Kart.sav'''
+** [[File:Icons8 flat opened folder.svg|20px|link=]] roms
+*** [[File:Icons8 flat file.svg|20px|link=]] '''Mario Kart.gba'''
+{{Tree list/end}}
 == See also ==
 * [[3DS:GBA games]]