Nintendo 3DS
The Nintendo 3DS is a handheld console created by Nintendo in 2011.
As the successor to the Nintendo DS, the console features two screens, with the bottom having touch controls. The console boasts a better set of specifications to its predecessor, but also allows for 3D vision without glasses on the top screen.
Contents
Ripping Tools
3DS Tools
(todo: sort some of these to individual game pages, or something, maybe)
- 3DS Homemenu ExtdataTool
- 3DS Ram Dumper
- Braindump userland romfs/exefs dumping
- CTR sddecrypt
- Extdata dump
- FCRamDump
- Gateway 3DS ROM Dumper (makes bad dumps?)
- RAM Dumping
- Various custom firmware that allow for game RAM modification and lossless screenshot taking
PC/3DS Tools
- 3DS Multi Decryptor
PC Tools
- 3DSkit
- 3DS Explorer (aka 3DSExplorer)
- 3DS Icon Decrypter
- 3DS Lazy
- 3DS Theme Editor
- 3DS To CIA Converter
- bch2obj
- BCWAV to BCSTM
- cgfx2obj
- cfgxViewer
- Citric Composer
- ctpktool
- CTR (Crappy Tiny Reader)
- Debanner
- dsdecmp
- DTLSExtractor
- Every File Explorer
- fmt_cgfx
- HackingToolkit9DS
- Kuriimu2
- Level5 3DS Archive tool
- lsdt
- N3DS Cmb Viewer
- Ohana3DS Rebirth
- OhanaXY
- Sm4shCommand
- SmashPACK
- SPICA
- Switch Toolbox
- texturipper
- xfsa
Physical Tools
- Various capture cards that allow lossless video and screenshot taking, with the assistance of a PC.
Common File Formats
- .CGFX - Model/Animation data
- .BCH - Model/Animation data
- .BCLIM - Texture/Sprite data
- .CTPK - Texture/Sprite data
- .BCSAR - Audio archive
- .BCSTM - Audio data
- .BCFNT - Font data
- .MSBT - Game text data
- .ICN - Game icon
Suggested Emulators
Citra
Citra is an open-source emulator that took cues from Dolphin in terms of presentation and support. It can run many 3DS games and even play games that support local wifi. It requires a very powerful computer that has a 64-bit processor to run with some games requiring higher requirements than others. An archive of the latest versions can be found here.
Specific Game Pages
