How to stream N3DS CFW Games without a Capture Kit
Update: we initially wrote this was a tutorial for the 3DS, where in reality this is specific to the N3DS. apologies for the minor confusion.
Note from Wololo: This tutorial on How to stream N3DS CFW Games without a Capture Kit was initially published by /Talk member awesomeaustin316, as part of our monthly tutorial contest. Awesomeaustin316 won the June contest’s mods award (a $10 Amazon gift code) with this entry. You can find the original post here.
This will show you how to stream your N3ds to your PC while still being able to play your Gateway game cart.
As far as I know however, this will work with any cfw as well. I’ve only ever tested with my Gateway though.
Warning-This is assuming you already have installed a cfw. This will not teach that.
Requirements
- N3ds
- A CIA Installer (I use FBI)
- An FTP App (I use this)
- Aux cable
- Small Philips head screwdriver (optional if your backplate has no screws)
- The latest NTR release (Click Here)
- A decent Wi-Fi Connection
Preparations
- (Only do this if you don’t like using FTP to transfer files)-
- Take your N3ds and show the backplate. If you have screws under the ZTriggers, use the screw driver to unscrew these. Now use the edge slits to pop you back plate off and take your Micro SD card out. –
You can set aside your N3ds for now.
Unzip your NTR preview folder to an accessible location.
Step 1
Inside your new NTR folder, you’ll find a hierarchy reading
- Fake Proxy
- NTRDebugger
- NTRViewer
- BootNTR.Cia
- ntr.bin
You will want to transfer ntr.bin to the root of your sd card, and move BootNTR.cia to your prefered CIA location.
Go Back to your N3ds and insert your MicroSD. You may put your back plate back on if your prefer or wait till the end if you’re not confident.
Or if you FTP’d it, good for you
Load Up your Gateway Emunand using your preferred method. IT MUST BE EMUNAND. Now using your CIA installer, install BootNTR.cia. Once this short process is done, exit your cia installer.
Step 2
On your Home menu will now be NTR. Click the icon and allow NTR to load. What this will do is load NTR while in Gateway mode which is what we want. Once this loads it will ask you to exit using the home button.
Once you’re exited, press X and Y together to access the NTR Menu. Activate NTRDebugger and exit the menu.
Load up your FTP app. We aren’t using this for file transfer, but instead the N3ds’s IP address. Please make note of this IP Address as it is important. You may exit your ftp app once you do.
We are now heading to our PC
Step 3
On Our PC in the NTR Folder, we want to open NTRDebugger first, then inside this folder we will open NTRClient.exe. This will give an Error about a config file. However, it will create it stopping any further warnings.
Now we will want to back track out and open NTRViewer, then open NTRViewer.exe.
Once you have that set up, go back to NTRClient and type into the command connect (‘your3dsip’, 8000)
After this, you will want to type remoteplay()
If all went well, you will now see in NTRViewer your N3ds’s screens.
Now you can stream your Gateway (or any CFW) without a capture card.
Use your aux cable to transfer sound.
There are several different commands you can use in tandem with remoteplay and connect that will effect the overall performance of streaming. But this is as far as I can take you. I hope you all enjoy streaming !
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I’d like to highlight the “Gateway **(or any CFW)**”. If you have used an *hax and have an emunand/rednand or A9LH, NTR works the same way 😀
You should rather used this version of BootNTR by astronautlevel2 as it supports the latest 11.0 Native FIRM, which is ideal to people with Arm9loaderhax and Updated Sysnand(on the latest(11.0) version)
https://github.com/astronautlevel2/BootNTR/releases
but a9lh uses 8.1 native firm now.
the FTP app you provided crash at launch =(
new 3ds, emunand reinand 11.0 using the NTR from @davidosky99
any help?
FIXED
When I enter connect (“192.168.1.130”, 8000) I get a connection error, even with ntr opened.
any help? =(
It could be an issue with your router or a firewall. Other than that, I’ve never had the problem so I never researched it. I hope you fix it though
now if there was something like that for vita sigh
Any chance of something like this appearing for a regular 3DS?
Unlikely at this point.
The NTR CFW only works on the New3DS and there are currently no plans to port it to Old3DS by the author.
This kind of functionality hasn’t appeared in other CFWs so it may be technically infeasible due to the old hardware not compatible with the exploit used by NTR
NTR works on the o3ds, a lot of the features are just n3ds focused.
> a lot of the features are just n3ds focused
> a lot
Actually, it’s only the streaming that isn’t supported. Other features are compatible (or will be in next update if updated)
you wanna use meme arrows?
>clock speed and L2 cache
NTR has a highly experimental real time save and the creator deleted source so don’t expect any updates.
It’s got the debugger and cheats. I guess you could say it’s half focused on n3ds.
Awesome tutorial, is it possible to use an external control through your PC like the PSP to PC streaming application?
no
Well i got it working after a little trial and error, seems to work pretty well, the quality wasn’t great when you increased the size of the viewing window, it did however completely break when i launched omega ruby as a .cia so i’m not sure if that game just does something that breaks things like this or if it was just random chance, could be worth using as its definitely nice to have an alternative to a $250 capture card
can i do this with an O3DS?
First line; ” this is specific to the N3DS. “
So, no way for O3DS? That sucks.
Does anyone know which game is on the 3ds?