sixteen-bit
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I'm gonna finally get Culdcept 3DS to complete my Culdcept collection.
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3DS Homebrew Channel imminent (?)
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I'm gonna finally get Culdcept 3DS to complete my Culdcept collection.
You can't download patches without eShop access. It's a minor thing until it isn't, see: Pokemon X/Y.
And even if you do have access, you can't download patches for games that aren't in the store you have access to, the one you're locked to by your NNID. So there's that for region free.
Well, it's also possible that they'll find a way to install the patches manually through the homebrew channel, by ripping the patch file and uploading it somewhere.
For important patches like Pokemon, at least
Homebrew is a term for "home made" software.
Meaning you could write your own application/software and boot it up to your device without taking the steps through the platform holder.
This is kinda similar to rooting/jailbreaking your Smartphone. You'll enable software that perhaps where not made to work on your device.
Examples:
Add blocker on a root level.
Remove Software you can't delete(bloatware)
Install Software from outside the appstore(sideloading)
By pass security measures taken by the platform holder.
On Consoles and Handheld Consoles it can enable all different sort of things.
XBMC was a popular media application made for the OG Xbox. Still going strong but renamed since it doesn't work on Xbox any more.
Wii had tons of fun ones. Could enable it as an FTP server, play radio channels from the internet, make it a, good, media player heck both PSP and Wii had some ok home made games that would probably never have graced the platform otherwise.
But, what is getting me interested in this is that this is a first step to actually removing that pesky region lock Nintendo is enforcing. The sad part is that many people, not all I hope, will just use it to pirate games.
We can't have good things because of that...Man I miss OtherOS
Remember people it's not nice to pirate. Don't do it. If you feel like "just testing it" try to at least find a demo or a reviewer/LP you know share similar tastes with you and go after that
nrvalleytime
Member
Thought so. Wonder what other steps could be involved - love how easy the Wii U channel is, so here's hoping this becomes as easy to use.
Pancakes R Us
Member
Finally, it's about time someone hacked this system for region free at least. Emulators will be the icing on the cake.
ColtraineGF
Member
Use "they".
Also, I doubt it will only stop at just homebrew and region free. If not Smealum, then someone else.
Thanks.
Yepp, as I said earlier. That is why we can't have nice things
Home brews in itself is an awesome thing. The dark places it leads to are not
That's not, its to back up and restore his 3ds basicallyI'm thinking it's this wizardry here:
I think by homebrew device they mean a flash cart like the last region free hack
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=747223
DrROBschiz
Member
SHHHHH!!!
Dont RUIN THIS GAF
WE might actually have a chance at homebrew, emulators and region free systems
Dont RUIN THIS GAF
WE might actually have a chance at homebrew, emulators and region free systems
Diprosalic
Banned
fuck no, please not before smash is out.
More like, yes, please, before Smash is out. I'd rather remove the region lock on my 3DS than have to import one.
PixelHorror
Member
I'm pretty much interested on this because of the lack of SNES/GBA VC games on the 3DS, hopefully this will fix it
Diprosalic
Banned
fair enough, would like that too but it will be just a few steps until hackers ruin online.
if all this does is disable region lock and allow homebrew then fuck yeah.
If this requires an external device, <1% of 3ds owners will install it, so it won't ruin online until it doesn't require a device.
theechrisfox
Member
Homebrew is a term for "home made" software.
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Remember people it's not nice to pirate. Don't do it. If you feel like "just testing it" try to at least find a demo or a reviewer/LP you know share similar tastes with you and go after that
Thanks for the explanation mate. Sounds like a real game changer for the 3DS.
SliceSabre
Banned
I like the region unlock but not the piracy which is the next thing happening despite how many are pretending as though piracy totally isn't the intent on them doing this.
Just like piracy totally wasn't the intent of PSP homebrew stuff.
Just like piracy totally wasn't the intent of PSP homebrew stuff.
AcademicSaucer
Member
Online smash 3ds is fucked with this, i think that was what he was trying to say
Go on...
nephilimdj
Member
I assume it will be like vita and wont be able to update, so online smash will be gone anyway
Can't even remember last time I played an online game on 3DS.
based on what smealum says, piracy isn't possible with this at all
this exploit only works on userlevel, it doesn't have the permissions to be able to play retail games
PC stuff plays fine and it's wide open to "homebrew" and piracy. Developers just have to take potential hackers into account when designing their game.
Garou
Member
That's nice, but I personally witnessed what hacked streetpasses could do to Monster Hutner 4 and it wasn't nice until it got patched.
Garou
Member
Your comment is like digital victim-blaming.
You realize that services like Steam have a HUGE infrastructure behind this, which simply doesn't exist at Nintendo. But in a better world neither should have to exist.
This isn't the first place it's been talked about widely. Several other forums, a few of which Smealum posts on himself, have known about this for months now.
As for anyone thinking this will lead to piracy, I can promise it won't. If any of you have ever heard of or have any experience with Half Byte Loader on PSP or Vita, it works similar to that. It runs arbitrary code, but within the restrains that are placed on a legitimate, licensed game running on the system. It doesn't have enough access to the hardware or software that'd be required to boot a ROM. Unfortunately, that also means other interesting toys like screenshots and ROM decrypting and modifying are off the table.
Mango The Magician
Banned
Region-free is nice for the people that want it, but the impending piracy and hacking makes me wish these people would just do something else with their time.
VAC (Valve Anti-Cheat) is not nearly as common as you seem to think it is. It's also a relatively new thing. Online PC games have been around for decades now.
The benefits of region free games and homebrew far outweigh the downside of a compromised online mode that can be patched if the developers care to do it.
Not that it matters. It's not like we need Nintendo's permission to hack a 3DS.
The Broken Ska Record
Member
Oh man. I'm completely in if region unlocking gets put in. I can finally play the 3DS Taiko Drummaster games.
Now someone needs to do this with the Wii U.
Now someone needs to do this with the Wii U.
Hell yes! This time I will stay strong and just not update.
I like how you are pretending that all homebrew hackers are some kind of hivemind.
I like how you are pretending that all homebrew hackers are some kind of hivemind.
I'm sorry you had to experience that. Still if I can get my region free 3DS XL then I don't think twice about the potential trade-off.
Nintendo patched the webkit bug on Wii U within a few weeks of it being leaked, I expect they'll be on this quick enough.