Nintendo 3DS games can often be found in the .3ds format, which is intended for emulators like Citra. Nintendo 3DS consoles cannot load .3ds ROM files, however they can be converted to .cia format which can be installed on hacked 3DS consoles with FBI. This guide will show you how to convert your .3ds ROMs to .cia files using GodMode9.

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• GodMode9 (latest version)

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• 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

1. Insert your 3DS SD card into your PC
2. Extract the GodMode9 .zip
3. Copy GodeMode9.firm to the /luma/payloads/ folder on your SD card
4. Copy the /gm9/ folder to the root of your SD card
5. Insert your SD card into your 3DS

1. Insert your 3DS SD card into your PC
2. Create a folder called in inside the /gm9/ folder on your SD card if it doesn’t exist already
3. Copy your .3ds rom file to the /gm9/in/ folder on your SD card
4. Insert your SD card into your 3DS
5. Power your 3DS on while holding [START] to boot into GodMode9
6. Press [Home] for the action menu
7. Select [Scripts…]
8. Select [GM9Megascript]
9. Select [Miscellaneous]
10. Select [.3ds to .cia Converter]
11. Select your .3ds game then press [A] to confirm your selection and wait for the process to complete
12. Press [A] once complete to go back to the menu, your .cia file will be found in the /gm9/out/ folder on your SD card
13. You can now install the .cia using FBI, navigate to SD -> gm9 -> out to install the game from this location

Congratulations, you’ve converted a .3ds rom file to a .cia to install on a 3DS console.

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• Install 3DS backups and homebrew easily with FBI

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Dump Cartridges to SD

• Play your games without the cartridge inserted by dumping them directly to your SD card with GodMode9
• Cartridges can be dumped as multiple formats: .cia for 3DS consoles, .3ds for emulators or .nds for Nintendo DS games

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

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• The application also features a built-in cheats manager

The New Super Ultimate Injector can be used to create installable games from certain older consoles on a 3DS Family system.
The 3DS natively contains hardware to run such games, which is why VC Injects (which is what these are) are more desirable than emulators, as they automatically get better performance and compatibility.

Convert Cia Back To 3ds

For this example, I will be making a VC inject of Pokemon Emerald for the Game Boy Advance. Broadly speaking, the steps will not differ too much for other supported VC injectable consoles.
To begin, open New Super Ultimate Injector for 3DS.exe, and create a new project.

Once the project loads, import your legally dumped GBA rom by navigating to it in the window that appears when you click this button.
Most of the information about your rom will be automatically prefilled. You may customise it as you wish. The options are reasonably self-explanatory, however if you are unsure, hover your mouse over a box or button for a short explanation of what it does.

Most of the customisation is up to you. You can pick a long and short name, change the game icon, choose a title ID, modify the CIA banner, etc, etc. If you are lazy, most of these options can be left unchanged, but you should click 'Download title screen from database' under icon settings and banner settings in order to get a half decent icon and banner image that you don't have to go hunting for.
Importantly, at this time, there is no way to change button mapping for a VC inject.
Under 'Edit content options' at the bottom, you can apply a hard reset and or a sleep patch, if you want to do that.
Once you have finished customising your rom, export it.

It can then be installed to your console via FBI, which by this point you should already have.
Here is an example of what the database title screen import looks like on a console. It's pretty good, for something that takes no effort on the user's behalf. Intel drivers update utility serial key.

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