3DS:Virtual Console: Difference between revisions

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{{hatnote|1=This page refers to Virtual Console games in general, and does not differentiate between native playback and emulation. For information on emulators specifically, see[[3DS:Emulators|this page.]]}}

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{{Page WIP|notes=*The [[/Creation|creation]] subpage still needs to be created.}}

*The ~~subpages for~~ [[/~~Create~~|creation]]~~, [[/Extract|extraction]], [[/Extract/Convert NES|NES conversion]], and [[/Extract/Repair SNES|SNES repair]] need~~ to be created.

** SNES repair is an enormous pain. Handle that one last.

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A ''Virtual Console'' (VC) is an official way that Nintendo has provided to play versions of older games on the 3DS. These VC games appear as individual icons on the HOME Menu.

<br>Most of these VCs leverage Nintendo-made emulators, and some of them offer additional functionality like savestates, fast-forward, or perfect-pixel mode (playing at the game's original aspect ratio, with blur removed).

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== Extracting VC games ==

Using [[3DS:GodMode9|GodMode9]], you can [[/~~Extract~~|extract the ROMs ~~out of Virtual Console~~ games]] in raw format so they are ~~usable elsewhere.~~

Using [[3DS:GodMode9|GodMode9]], you can [[/Extraction|extract the ROMs from VC games]] in raw format so they are usable in other emulators.

This can be a simple process, but pay attention to the type of game you're extracting. You will need to [[/Extract/Convert NES|convert NES games]] and [[/Extract/Repair SNES|repair SNES games]] manually. <br>This is because these types of ROMs are altered when made into VCs, and the alterations must be undone to make them usable in ~~raw format~~.

== Feature overview by console ==

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=== Game Gear ===

~~{{info|No official VC games exist for this console, but they are common enough that they are listed here anyway.}}~~

Game Gear VC injects use a unique front-end that is ~~most like a heavily expanded version~~ of the SNES ~~emulators~~.

Game Gear VC injects use a unique front-end that is similar in visual style to that of the SNES emulator.

They allow the use of a single savestate, turbo binds, the ability to reset the game at any time, the ability to remap buttons freely, and the ability to alter various graphical settings or the game's overall performance.