How?

BannedMadness · February 26, 2012, 02:50:21 PM

I was wondering... How do I program A game for the 3ds?

Vallu · February 28, 2012, 01:20:03 PM

Maybe Terry knows? I'd also like to know how.

FIQ · February 28, 2012, 01:31:19 PM

You'll have to pay Nintendo for the 3DS SDK, and also need to get accepted by nintendo as a licensed developer (or something). Then, you can program using that SDK (probably C/C++ with some special libraries for 3DS functionality).

seaking177 · February 29, 2012, 07:58:06 AM

Quote from: FIQ on February 28, 2012, 01:31:19 PM
pay Nintendo for the 3DS SDK

this is the fastest way to go.

but, if you want to wait a few years, there MIGHT be an exploit to allow homebrew in a few years (look at the PS3 the a good example of waiting)

FIQ · February 29, 2012, 03:00:11 PM

Quote from: seaking177 on February 29, 2012, 07:58:06 AM
Quote from: FIQ on February 28, 2012, 01:31:19 PM
pay Nintendo for the 3DS SDK
this is the fastest way to go.

but, if you want to wait a few years, there MIGHT be an exploit to allow homebrew in a few years (look at the PS3 the a good example of waiting)

The PS3 wasn't exploited for that long because of the Other OS option - which allowed you to make things for it if you did things like installing Linux on it.

The homebrew scene is biggest for DS/Wii, iirc. And yes, an exploit will most likely be found sooner or later for 3DS, but right now, the best bet is the official SDK.

Pyrite · May 29, 2012, 12:14:18 AM

guys, don't you see how easy this is? AN SD CARD COMES WITH THE 3DS! SD cards are like the best internal memory exploits ever.

FIQ · May 29, 2012, 07:43:42 AM

Quote from: manofperson on May 29, 2012, 12:14:18 AM
guys, don't you see how easy this is? AN SD CARD COMES WITH THE 3DS! SD cards are like the best internal memory exploits ever.

What are you going to use them for?
I don't even know if there's games installable on it enabling you to at least try to do some reverse-engineering on how to get 3DS to boot titles.

Yes, the card will most likely be the one used to boot homebrew titles on, but you have to know how it works first.

Pyrite · June 02, 2012, 02:26:02 PM

Well, because mos photos are saved to it and music is read by it, you could probably install a homebrew application by using a music file that's actually an installer. Not sure how you could do that, but it seems plausible enough.

FIQ · June 02, 2012, 08:16:07 PM

Quote from: manofperson on June 02, 2012, 02:26:02 PM
Well, because mos photos are saved to it and music is read by it, you could probably install a homebrew application by using a music file that's actually an installer. Not sure how you could do that, but it seems plausible enough.

An exploit related to the music player? Not impossible, good luck hunting buffer overflows!