![]() Software Reset – This option allows you to quit the game during play and return to the M3 menu, it is not compatible with all games, but most do work. You will now be prompted to choose the settings you wish to use, which are: Now click on “Write NDS” and find the game you wish to copy to the card, double click on the game, or select it and click OK. You should now be in the main Gamemanager window, the first thing to do here is select your CF/SD card in the left directory, once you have done this, you may also want to select a folder in the card to place the ROMs but this is not necessary. Start by connecting your CF or SD card to your computer, now load the Gamemanager (which you should of installed earlier), you will be prompted to choose what card you have, choose either CF or SD, if you have a miniSD, choose SD, you will now have the option to choose your language and the source directories for your NDS and GBA games, this seems to be optional, and you can just click OK to skip it. To play DS games using the M3 you must first patch the games to work, this is done using the Gamemanager software mentioned near the beginning of the guide. Some homebrew that I would recommend trying is NDSmail, Moonshell, No Where to Hide and DSorganise. Some homebrew applications such as Moonshell and DSorganise may not only be a “filename.nds” file but also include a folder, these will come with instructions (or in Moonshells case a setup.exe file) on where to place the folders. Plug in the card to the M3 and insert the M3 and Passcard3 into the DS and turn it on, the homebrew will be found under the “Game” menu, when you have found the homebrew you want to run, highlight it and press the ‘Start’ button on your DS to run it. Now time to get some homebrew on your DS įirst you need to find a site to download all your homebrew goodness, I use, once you have downloaded the homebrew you want to use you should have either a “filename.ds.gba” or “filename.nds” file, both of these types will work on the M3 without needing any modification, so copy them over to your CF/SD card like you would with any other file. You should now install the Gamemanager onto your PC, this is just like installing any other program so should not be too hard. You can now turn off the DS and remove the update file from the root of the CF/SD card. There will also be the latest Gamemanager software.įirst copy the appropriate firmware update to the root of your CF/SD card and insert it into your M3, insert your M3 into the GBA port of your DS and the Passcard3 into the DS port, now turn on your DS and after a few seconds you should be prompted to update the firmware, press Start and the update should begin *It is very important that you DO NOT turn off the DS while the M3 updates* after the M3 finishes updating you will be notified. Now before using any homebrew or ROMs, be sure to upgrade your M3 to the latest firmware, this can be downloaded from and is currently at V35, the download should include several files, there will be a firmware update for the CF version and a firmware update for the SD, miniSD and Lite versions. Right, so far you should have the following: You may also need to get a card reader, these can be purchased from the same places. You can get these from any of the following sites:ĭepending on what M3 you get you will also need a CF, SD, miniSD or microSD card, these can be purchased at or on eBay, it is obvious what card you need by the name of the M3 (an M3 CF will obviously need a CF card) The M3 Lite uses microSD cards. I recommend getting the M3 and a Passcard3, but there are others available. To run homebrew on your DS you need two additional pieces of hardware, a flash cart device and a pass device. ** This is the first guide I’ve ever written for anything, so feel free to PM me to correct grammar and spelling mistakes, or point out anything wrong, also, this is just what I thought of as I went along, so there could be large chunks of info missing, fell free to point out anything else you think should be added** If you have an M3 DS Simply go here or if you have an M3 DS Real go here This guide was made for the Slot-2 based versions of the M3. Guide to using homebrew and ROMs on the Nintendo DS and Lite with an M3
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