This guide will show you how to dump your game cartridges directly to your SD card with GodMode9. This has multiple uses such as playing without the cartridge or playing your game on an emulator instead of the console.
Simple 3DS converter is very outdated. 3dsconv is the latest one, and it supports using the bootroom keys so you don't need to grab the xorpads for encrypted 3DS files (those are the files simple 3DS converter is asking for). Just get the exe, put it in a folder and put the boot9.bin bootrom in the same folder and you can convert by just. 3) Put.xorpad files you generated on 3DS from SD root into 'xorpads' folder, press 'Convert 3DS ROM to CIA' button, select folder with.3ds files and wait for program to finish. With version 5.0 of the program XORpads are no longer required if proper 'boot9.bin' file detected in the same folder.
Required Downloads:
- GodMode9 (latest version)
Hacked (New) Nintendo 3DS (XL) Console with Luma3DS CFW
3ds To Cia Converter Zip Code
- Booting into GodMode9 via the Luma3DS chainloader requires a hacked 3DS console
- Follow this guide (with pictures) or Plailect’s guide on hacking your 3DS if you have not done so before
- An SD Card is required to store the exploit files and homebrew apps
- 32GB or more is recommended to store games
- The SD card must be formatted to FAT32
- MicroSD cards are compatible with Old 3DS consoles via a MicroSD to SD adapter
- Insert your 3DS SD card into your PC
- Extract the GodMode9
.zip
- Copy
GodeMode9.firm
to the/luma/payloads/
folder on your SD card - Copy the
/gm9/
folder to the root of your SD card - Insert your SD card into your 3DS
- Insert your game cartridge
- Boot your 3DS while holding [START] to launch Godmode9
- Press [Home] for the action menu
- Select [Scripts…]
- Select [GM9Megascript]
- Select [Miscellaneous]
- Select [Cartridge Options]
- Select an option to dump your cartridge to:
- dump to
.3ds
ROM file for emulators - dump to
.cia
to install on a 3DS - dump to
.nds
for DS cartridges
You also have the option to decrypt dumped.3ds
files for use with emulators - dump to
- Press [A] to confirm your selection and wait for the process to complete
- Press [A] when complete and your dumped file will be found in the
/gm9/out/
folder on your SD card
- Boot your 3DS while holding [START] to launch Godmode9
- Go to
[A:] SYSNAND SD
- Go to
/title/
00040000
contains Games and Apps00040002
contains Demos0004000e
contains Updates0004008c
contains DLC
- Highlight your chosen folder and press [R] + [A] to open the drive options
- Select [Search for titles] then press [A]
- Select the
.tmd
file for the game or DLC you wish to dump - Select [TMD file options…]
- Select [Build CIA (standard)] and press [A] when the process is complete
- Your
.cia
will be found in the/gm9/out/
folder on your SD card
Installing 3DS Backups and Homebrew
- Install 3DS backups and homebrew easily with FBI
Convert 3DS ROMs for Installation
- Use GodMode9 to convert your
.3ds
ROM’s to.cia
files that can be installed on your 3DS
Install Virtual Console Games (GBC, GBA, SNES etc)
- Convert ROM’s to Virtual Console titles and install them directly to your Home menu using New Super Ultimate Injector
3ds Cia Converter Pc
Play DS Games with TWiLight Menu++
- Play Nintendo DS ROM’s flawlessly using TWiLight Menu++
- The application also features a built-in cheats manager
Name | 3DS | OBJ |
Full name | Autodesk 3D Studio Max | OBJ geometry format |
File extension | .3ds | .obj |
MIME type | application/x-3ds, image/x-3ds | text/plain |
Developed by | Autodesk Inc. | Wavefront Technologies |
Type of format | ||
Description | 3DS is one of the file formats used by the Autodesk 3ds Max 3D modeling, animation and rendering software. It was the native file format of the old Autodesk 3D Studio DOS, which was popular until its successor replaced it in April 1996. Having been around since 1990, it has grown to become a de facto industry standard for transferring models between 3D programs, or for storing models for 3D resource catalogs. While the 3DS format aims to provide an import/export format, retaining only essential geometry, texture and lighting data, the related MAX format also contains extra information specific to Autodesk 3ds Max, to allow a scene to be completely saved/loaded. | OBJ (or .obj) is a geometry definition file format first developed by Wavefront Technologies for its Advanced Visualizer animation package. The file format is open and has been adopted by other 3D graphics application vendors. |
Technical details | 3ds is a binary file format. Format is based in chunks, where each section of data is embedded in a block that contains a chunk identifier and the length of the data, as well as the data itself. This allows parsers to skip chunks they don't recognize, and allows for extensions to the format. The chunks form a hierarchical structure, similar to an xml DOM tree. The first two bytes of the chunk are its ID. From that value the parser can identify the chunk and decide whether it will parse it or skip it. The next four bytes contain a little-endian integer that is the length of the chunk, including its data, the length of its sub-blocks and the 6-byte header. The next bytes are the chunk's data, followed by the sub-chunks, in a structure that may extend to several levels deep. | The OBJ file format is a simple data-format that represents 3D geometry alone — namely, the position of each vertex, the UV position of each texture coordinate vertex, vertex normals, and the faces that make each polygon defined as a list of vertices, and texture vertices. Vertices are stored in a counter-clockwise order by default, making explicit declaration of face normals unnecessary. OBJ coordinates have no units, but OBJ files can contain scale information in a human readable comment line. |
File conversion | 3DS conversion | OBJ conversion |
Associated programs | AutoCAD, Unigraphics и SolidWorks. | Wavefront 3D, CADRazor, Adobe Photoshop, LogiKal, UVMapper, LightWave 3D, Autodesk Maya, IMSI TurboCAD Deluxe, MeshLab, MAXON Cinema 4D, Smith Micro Poser, Autodesk AutoCAD. |
Wiki | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.3ds | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wavefront_.obj_file |