

If you end up in the DS Classic Menu, press B again.Exit TWLMenu++ Settings by pressing B button.Follow this guide starting from To run games using your flashcard firmware.If you do not have a flashcard, you are done with this guide. cia file to your SD card rootĪ flashcard is something that goes in the game card slot, and contains a microSD card slot. Copy the roms folder to your SD card root.

Copy the BOOT.NDS file to your SD card root.Copy the _nds folder to your SD card root.Download the latest TWiLightMenu-3DS.7z.But nothing stops you from playing the copy in an emulator. Of course, if you did all of this, then you already have the game you want to play and a Nintendo DS. There are also other options, such as using Wi-Fi to copy a ROM over the network. You might need to clean up the dumped ROM, though, as in my experience it tends to copy too much data (effectively, garbage). NDS file and play it in your emulator of choice. (I don't think this copies save files, though, so if you want to do that too you'll have to find another tool for that - but there is hardware to do it.) Run the dumping application from your flash card, insert your new Pokemon Black cartridge, push the button, and with luck you will have a copy of your game. In my case, it was an M3 Perfect slot2 flash cart using wood dumper (slot2). This gbatemp forum thread has instructions for various dumping setups.Īlternatively, you can use a homebrew-capable 3DS with the above-linked software, too. If you do that, then you will still need a flash cart of some kind to run a custom program to copy the cartridge, not to mention the cartridge itself.

Perhaps you could manage to get a DS these days - they are much cheaper now.

The closest thing might be the NDS Adapter Plus, but that supports only reading and writing save files, not the games themselves. unless you are willing to make your own custom hardware ( no simple task). There is no way to dump DS cartridges without using either a DS and some kind of flash cart or perhaps a 3DS and homebrew.
