This tutorial will take you through setting up the Sonic 1, CD, 2, and Mania 3DS ports.
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Please make any edits if you see any issues! - Temporary Message |
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If you are on Old 3DS, then every game except Sonic CD will not work! and Special Stages will run poorly across all games on both Old & New 3DS. |
Technical Details (optional)
These ports are based on the decompilations by Rubberduckycooly for the mobile versions of Sonic 1, CD, 2, and Sonic Mania.
They require a data.rsdk
file from a legal copy of the game(s) to be able to run.
Sonic the Hedgehog 1 & 2 for New 3DS |
Developer(s) | JeffRuLz, rubberduckycooly |
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Console | Nintendo 3DS |
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Version | 1.3.0 (November 4, 2022; 2 years ago (2022-11-04)) |
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GitHub | JeffRuLz/Sonic-1-2-2013-Decompilation |
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What you need
- A
data.rsdk
file from the Mobile port
- Tutorial can be found here.
- The latest release of Sonic 1 (3DS) (
Sonic1.cia
)
- If you have issues, try to use the
rev01
version instead.
Instructions
Section I - Prep Work
- Power off your console
- Insert your SD card into your computer
- Create a folder named
cias
on the root of your SD card if it does not already exist
- Copy
Sonic1.cia
to the /cias/
folder on your SD card
- Create a folder named
3ds
on the root of your SD card if it does not already exist
- Create a folder named
Sonic1
in the 3ds folder on your SD card if it does not already exist
- Copy
data.rsdk
to the /3ds/Sonic1/
folder on your SD card
- Reinsert your SD card into your console
- Power on your console
Section II - Installation
- Launch FBI from the HOME Menu
- Navigate to
SD
-> cias
- Press A on Sonic 1, and select "Install and delete CIA"
- Once installed, press Home, then X to close FBI
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You're done! You've successfully installed Sonic 1 on your console. |
Optional - Setting up Sonic 1 Forever
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This is using the outdated 1.4.2 version of the mod (latest is 1.5), but it's the most recent that works the best on 3DS. |
What you need
Instructions
Section I - Prep Work
- Power off your console
- Insert your SD card into your computer
- Navigate to
/3ds/Sonic1/
, then create a folder named mods
- Extract
SonicForeverMod
from the Sonic 1 Forever .zip
and copy it to /3ds/Sonic1/mods/
- Reinsert your SD card into your console
- Power on your console
Section II - Loading the mod
- Launch Sonic 1 from the HOME Menu
- Press A on
MODS
- Press A on
Sonic Forever
to activate it
- Press B to exit the mods list
- Once the game has reloaded, press Home, then X to close Sonic 1
- Relaunch Sonic 1 from the HOME Menu
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You're done! You've successfully installed Sonic 1 Forever (1.4.2) on your console. |
Sonic CD (2011) for 3DS |
Developer(s) | SaturnSH2x2, rubberduckycooly |
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Console | Nintendo 3DS |
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Version | 1.3.0 (August 20, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-08-20)) |
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GitHub | SaturnSH2x2/Sonic-CD-11-3DS |
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What you need
- A
data.rsdk
file from either the Mobile port or the delisted Steam release
- Mobile: Follow this tutorial on GameBanana.
- PC: Browse the games local files via Steam (Right click the game on the sidebar -> Browse Local Files) and keep the directory open.
- The latest release of Sonic CD (3DS) (the
.cia
file)
- For old 3DS users, download the
HW
version
- For new 3DS users, download the
SW
version
Instructions
Section I - Prep Work
- Power off your console
- Insert your SD card into your computer
- Create a folder named
cias
on the root of your SD card if it does not already exist
- Copy SonicCD
.cia
to the /cias/
folder on your SD card
- Create a folder named
3ds
on the root of your SD card if it does not already exist
- Create a folder named
SonicCD
in the 3ds folder on your SD card if it does not already exist
- Copy
data.rsdk
to the /3ds/SonicCD/
folder on your SD card
- Reinsert your SD card into your console
- Power on your console
Section II - Installation
- Launch FBI from the HOME Menu
- Navigate to
SD
-> cias
- Press A on Sonic CD, and select "Install and delete CIA"
- Once installed, press Home, then X to close FBI
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You're done! You've successfully installed Sonic CD on your console. |
Sonic the Hedgehog 1 & 2 for New 3DS |
Developer(s) | JeffRuLz, rubberduckycooly |
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Console | Nintendo 3DS |
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Version | 1.3.0 (November 4, 2022; 2 years ago (2022-11-04)) |
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GitHub | JeffRuLz/Sonic-1-2-2013-Decompilation |
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What you need
- A
data.rsdk
file from the Mobile port
- Tutorial can be found here.
- The latest release of Sonic 2 (3DS) (
Sonic2.cia
)
- If you have issues, try to use the
rev01
version instead.
Instructions
Section I - Prep Work
- Power off your console
- Insert your SD card into your computer
- Create a folder named
cias
on the root of your SD card if it does not already exist
- Copy
Sonic2.cia
to the /cias/
folder on your SD card
- Create a folder named
3ds
on the root of your SD card if it does not already exist
- Create a folder named
Sonic2
in the 3ds folder on your SD card if it does not already exist
- Copy
data.rsdk
to the /3ds/Sonic2/
folder on your SD card
- Reinsert your SD card into your console
- Power on your console
Section II - Installation
- Launch FBI from the HOME Menu
- Navigate to
SD
-> cias
- Press A on Sonic 2, and select "Install and delete CIA"
- Once installed, press Home, then X to close FBI
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You're done! You've successfully installed Sonic 2 on your console. |
Sonic Mania for New 3DS |
Developer(s) | SaturnSH2x2, rubberduckycooly |
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Console | Nintendo 3DS |
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Version | 1.0 (September 12, 2022; 2 years ago (2022-09-12)) |
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GitHub | SaturnSH2x2/RSDKv5-Decompilation |
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What you need
- A
Data.rsdk
file from any version of Sonic Mania you can obtain it from (i.e. PC, Nintendo Switch)
- Switch: Dump the
romfs
with NXDumpTool, and copy the data.rsdk to your PC.
- PC (Steam): Browse the games local files via Steam (Right click the game on the sidebar -> Browse Local Files) and keep the directory open.
- PC (Epic Games): Press the
...
in your Library -> "Manage" -> press the folder icon, then keep the directory open.
- The latest release of Sonic Mania (3DS) (the
.cia
file)
- If you compiled the port, you can find the
.cia
you built in /dependencies/v5_3DS/3ds/out/
in the cloned repository directory
Instructions
Section I - Prep Work
- Power off your console
- Insert your SD card into your computer
- Create a folder named
cias
on the root of your SD card if it does not already exist
- Copy
SonicMania.cia
to the /cias/
folder on your SD card
- Create a folder named
3ds
on the root of your SD card if it does not already exist
- Create a folder named
SonicMania
in the 3ds folder on your SD card if it does not already exist
- Copy
Data.rsdk
to the /3ds/SonicMania/
folder on your SD card
- Reinsert your SD card into your console
- Power on your console
Section II - Installation
- Launch FBI from the HOME Menu
- Navigate to
SD
-> cias
- Press A on Sonic Mania, and select "Install and delete CIA"
- Once installed, press Home, then X to close FBI
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You're done! You've successfully installed Sonic Mania on your console. |