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Rom loading
Jolty edited this page Jan 16, 2017
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If you want to load rom from SD card, click here.
If you want to load rom from flashcard/Slot-1, click here.
If you have a problem with TWLoader, follow this link instead.
⚠️ RETAIL ROM LOADING FROM SD CARD IS NOT FULLY COMPATIBLE YET. CHECK THIS LIST TO SEE WHICH RETAIL ROMS IS COMPATIBLE ⚠️
If you want to load roms from SD follow this steps:
- Put every
.nds
file onSD:\roms\nds\
folder. -
(Optional) TWLoader auto download boxart from the Intenet. If you want to use your custom boxart, follow this steps:
- Create (or download) your
.png
file that's128x115
. - Name the
.png
file to the same filename as the game, but with.png
added to the end. (ex. your rom is namegame.nds
, boxart will begame.nds.png
) - Save it to
SD:\_nds\twloader\boxart\
.
- Create (or download) your
If you want to load roms from SD follow this steps:
- Download a pack for your flashcard: * DSTT/R4i Gold/R4i-SDHC/R4 SDHC Dual-Core/R4 SDHC Upgrade/SC DSONE * Original R4/M3 Simply * R4iDSN/R4i Gold RTS * Acekard 2(i)/M3DS Real * Acekard RPG * Ace 3DS+/Gateway Blue Card/R4iLS/R4iTT * SuperCard DSTWO
- Extract what's in
for Slot-1 microSD
to the root of the flashcard's microSD card. - Launch the
Add Games
feature. (Only for DSTT/R4i-SDHC/etc. and DSTWO for now) - Select a
.nds
file. - The banner and
.ini
files will be created, and your game will show up in TWLoader.
-
(Optional) TWLoader auto download boxart from the Intenet. If you want to use your custom boxart, follow this steps:
- Create (or download) your
.png
file that's128x115
. - Name the
.png
file to the same filename as the game, but with.png
added to the end. (ex. your rom is namegame.ini
, boxart will begame.ini.png
) - Save it to
SD:\_nds\twloader\boxart\flashcard\
.
- Create (or download) your
To launch your game on the flashcard:
- Open TWLoader, and go to Settings.
- Turn Game location switcher On to switch between SD Card and flashcard in the game menu.
- Press R to go to NTR/TWL settings.
- In NTR/TWL settings, select Flashcard(s) select.
- Pick your flashcard.
- Out of Settings, press R to switch between SD Card and Flashcard.
- Select your generated
.ini
file, and your ROM should load.