I modded a 3DS for the first time. Here's what happened. 

THANK YOU for all the support! 1000+ SUBS in less than 30 days! Let's keep going, I've got lots more content planned so stayed tuned!

Funny I just modded my system that I've had since 2016. This eshop closing really gave alot of us a push lol.

I appreciate your honesty and openness. I'm terrified to mod my things. I really struggle with anxiety around things I don't understand and one of my biggest problems learning things on electronics is that instructions don't care to tell you what's actually happening. What I mean by that is they may say copy this and move it to here and change this then re-save and move it back. And other people seem to be ok to just like follow the instructions and do it. But for me... It sends me into a swirling spiral of what even are computers and how does electricity function and who figured this out in the first place and WHY are these the steps and WHAT even am I doing? But for tech people who do it all the time, they're just like "it doesn't matter, it works, it's easy". But everyone's experience is different and we learn differently and at different rates. Idk why sometimes people can be gatekeepy when people enter the game or conversation late. If we break down the things that make it scary, more of us can have fun together ☺️ Anyway, nice video!

This finally convinced me to mod my 2DS XL, and it was much easier than expected with such an easy to understand guide.

Pretty good :) Happy to see another person hop into 3DS modding. The channel is doing pretty good, let's keep it going!

i took my time and read over each step VERY carefully, it definitely wasnt hard but a little tedious making sure all the steps were followed but im LOVING my 2ds xl now. i spent 3 days downloading, organizing, and combing over the H shop and a few rom websites to make sure i had every game i would want on it and im finally satisfied with where it is now. just with the battery life was a little bit better.

Nodding a 3ds back in the day was so complex because Nintendo and modders where playing a game of cat and mouse but now it's pretty easy it just takes a long time

Thank you so much for making this video man. There are lots of games I've lost over the years, and hearing that the eshop was closing sent me into a panic. I would love to get back all of those games I'm missing, but I just don't have the money to spend on something like that. When I heard everyone was modding their 3ds systems I was instantly hooked, as well as terrified. My 3DS is one of the few things I have left from my childhood and losing it would be devastating. I'll hopefully be going off to college soon, and I would love to take it with me to ensure I keep the kid in me alive. I've never modded or hacked anything, so all of this is really scary. Nonetheless I'm still gonna give it a shot. I'll be sure to give an update after I've worked everything out. Again, thank you so much for making this video, as well as sharing the website for the guide. Stay safe out there and have an incredible day.

I modded my OG 3DS I got in 4th grade in 2011 around a year ago. Fell in love with modding, modded my PS3, PS Vita after that. I just bought a Japanese 3DS XL because it was only $135. Excited to mod that, and finally have an XL for my collection. The screen size will make it so much more enjoyable. Been wanting one for years but the prices sky rocketed. No way am I paying $300 for a used 3DS XL.

I modded my 3ds this past year, definitely found it nerve wracking at first but ended up really enjoying it. I'm even modding my wiiu now :) I still find driving scary for the record, could be a personal thing to overcome lol

I'll be modding my 2DS XL pretty soon, it'll be so cool to play random games on homebrew!

Really enjoying the content. It's well put together and engaging. I havent had the opportunity to own a 3ds until recently. Unfortunately US 3ds prices are absolutely nuts, so I've had to import a Japanese one. I'll be modding that once it arrives, so it was nice hearing about your experience!

Thank you for your honesty and transparency. I have been planning to mod my 2dsxl but im just TERRIFIED of ruining it. I love my console so much and it took me so much effort to get one, the last thing i want is to brick it. I know its fairly easy to do it but english is not my first language so that adds to my hesitance to even attempt it. Thanks again, this helps my confidence a lot 😊

After having this video sit on my watchlist for a good while, I finally bit the bullet and modded my trusty old 2DS today. So I wanted to thank you for this video, even though I´m late to the party. Better late than never, I guess.

The reason kid icarus uprising is so expensive is because no one is willing to part with such a great game

For me, the main reason for modding it in 2017 was the games of course, but then having acces to lots of other functionalities like amiibos regardless of being an old 3ds, being able to do backups of saves and trasfer them, being able to have the pokemon events from 2007 that I didn't even knew the ds could have and all sorts of stufff. The modded 3ds is an amazing console

I hear what you’re saying about being nervous your first time and also not being patient. Both those things can be overcome, though. And personally, I find it thrilling to attempt something like a hack. The 3DS is more labor intensive than somethings but there are WAY more complicated mods than that.

I only had to watch y'all for ten minutes to decide to subscribe. I love retro gaming and I appreciate smart folks conveying stuff about it. Cheers!

good content, have had a 3ds for years and just found it again so im thinking about modding it

I got a new battery for my 3ds 2 months ago after it was collecting dust for years. While it was cool to get my childhood videogame system up and running again I knew still wasnt going to play it much anyway. I decided to yolo it and try to mod the thing and give it some new life. It was nerve-wracking since I basically grew up with it and I didn't want to ruin it but it was a really good decision in the end. Even though I won't play through all of the games I downloaded just because I couldn't have them as a kid, I've been playing through a few and honestly I think that its nicer than letting it go straight back into a box to collect once again. And putting custom themes and custom homebrew apps and stuff is just kinda fun on its own once you get past the stage of being nervous about it. Using it at all its better than forgetting about it again.

Great Video. Happy to see what content comes in the future. Your background looks really clean, any tips on that? Not sure if you just have a small studio/corner to specifically have this background.

First ! Can't wait to see it ! I modded my 2ds not so long ago, so it's gonna be interesting to get your take on the subject !

I am definitely NOT a tech nerd, but the 3DS guide is so simple, I had no trouble following it as the methods have changed over the years. I bought a JP N3DS LL off of eBay since US models are stupidly expensive right now. I do have a couple of US N3DS XLs that I bought and modded some time ago, but one of them had the ABXY buttons all but completely stop working unless I press down really hard and the other one had the right speaker stop working. So I decided to start fresh. The 3DS guide helped me to get that JP 3DS hacked and then region-changed to NA since JP 3DSs don't have an option to change languages like other regions do for some inexplicable reason. It also showed me how to back up the original NAND before the region-change just in case something goes horribly wrong. As for Homebrew, the hShop is just a small part of all the things you can get into. The hShop does have a large selection of GBA games that you can put on your 3DS, and the best part is that your 3DS will run them natively since every 3DS has GBA hardware inside of it. One Homebrew I recommend is the Universal Updater as it is a 1-stop-shop for nearly all 3DS, DSi, and NDS Homebrew. This also allows you to download updates for any homebrew you may have, if there are any updates to be found. Two VERY useful homebrews can be downloaded from Universal Updater: 1. Twilight Menu ++. This homebrew allows you to run DS games on your 3DS from your SD Card. It also works with DSiWare as well. This homebrew app mode runs in DSi mode. 2. FTPD. This homebrew allows you to transfer files wirelessly between it and an FTP Client on your computer, such as FileZilla. Transfer speeds are not the fastest, but it is still faster than taking off the back plate of your N3DS XL to get your SD Card out, doing that whole thing on the computer, and then putting the SD Card back into your system and putting your back plate back on again. There are still many more homebrews out there which can allow you to give your 3DS a bit more personality, or even to just have fun with.

welcome to the 3ds modding community! We hope you'll have a fun time!

This may sound crazy but I was able to mod my 3ds on a school computer, it was a little tough with some sites being blocked. My first goal was to download all legend of Zelda games. I got almost all of them on hshop but 2 weren’t on it because they were DS games, but luckily I was able to download roms onto it

Modded my 3ds xl 2 months ago as well. Great video the only thing I can add is to upgrade to at least a 32gb sd card before starting(you can do it after as well). I'm using a 16gb sd card and mine can only hold about 5 games at a time(JRPGs are big). You can also use 64 and 128gb those just have to be reformatted to FAT32 first IIRC. Also like you said hShop is amazing, I love physical games as much as the next person but paying double or more MSRP second hand? I'd rather "find" it at a cheaper price.

Modding 3DS has kinda become a hobby of mine. I started with an old 3DS that was just sitting on a shelf. I modded it and got hooked! I decided to step it up and get a Japanese 3DS XL (LL). It is way cheaper than an American version. I thought I would mess the Japanese 3DS on every step, but to my surprise, it was surprisingly simple. Now I am loading up this bad boy with everything. I'm seriously considering getting a New 3DS LL or a Japanese PSP next.

Thank you for not trying to explain how to do it! A PSA is really all that you can do with the modding guide constantly changing. I’ll say this, right now is the easiest time to mod your 3DS before the shop closes. After the closure you may lose the chance to do this mod unless you already have a couple things installed. An internet connection is required for some parts of the mod, and a PC/Mac that can read SD cards and then that’s it.

I just modded mine lately. Good to know is that you are still able to buy games normally on the eshop until it's closed for good even after you modded your system if you want to do that.

After hearing the E-shop closing as well as seeing a lot of sellers trying to see physical cartages for really stupid prices (ive been seeing like 40 dollars for some Pokémon name titles) i decided to mod my 3ds. and I'm loving it so far. can't wait to play all the major titles that I've missed or played before!

I liked your description of the process: like that first time driving a car or riding a bike. I have modded several consoles, but I always get nervous when jumping into a new one. Great video. You got my respect as I am in the same life situation with job and kids. Well made video. You got another subscription

I have a lot of appreciation for small youtube channels like yours. Keep up the great work!

Videos are very high quality, great job!

how do you only have 700 subs this is so well done and amazing

I bought a New 3DS XL during the pandemic (never owners one before) and modded it. At first, I was just looking for something to do but it quickly became one of my most used systems. When that thing is modded, you can load so many generations of games onto it. Plus, the form factor is just awesome. I love the design of the thing. Personally, I skipped the GBA, DS, and 3DS eras of handheld gaming so I have literally hundreds of games I missed out on. Mod your 3DS. You won’t be sorry.😊

Modded my 3ds recently. If the 3ds eShop was going to close soon, my 3DS would be dead anyway. But I’m glad I did.

Your videos look like you have way more than 886 subs, your content is very informative and you have earned a sub!

I actually modded my 2ds XL for the first time last night! It was surprisingly easy but pretty tedious. Now I get to play all the games I couldn't afford years ago and I'm beyond excited! 😁

Thanks for this video as I am getting ready to mod my 3DS for the first time. Since I have like 6 3DS's, it's time.

You should always mod your older consoles. Even if you don’t use the new capabilities you’re still gonna double the price if you ever wanna sell it

thanks to your video and that guide i was able to mod my reg 2ds for the first time it was not as hard as it looked i followed the guide very well i did read everything very tightly so i didnt mess anything up glad i found your video about 2ds modding hope your youtube channel grows more mate

I agree with u, I wouldn’t say hard but tedious as is a lot of back and forth but I recommend before doing the hacking to read the instructions like 5 times so you are familiar to what to expect

I bought an extra 3DS a few months ago, modded it and it’s amazing! I always laugh and cringe inside when people post how they’ve spent $100,$200, even $500 on 3DS and Wii-U essentials… like spend your money elsewhere. I don’t like to pirate games but I’ve got most of the main Zelda, Pokémon and Mario games physically anyway. And to that end, the original developers don’t get any extra money on used physical games sales sooo….

Thanks for the encouragement Dad!!

When you said you have kids and work , uff that hit hard . I also had to wait until 11 pm and speed run the hacking . The possibilities : you can not only download games , dlc, or bugs repair, you can also play games from the Gba, PlayStation , Sega , you can change the background of your 3ds . The only sad thing about this is that the supply of 3ds will drop hard and I can imagine in 10 years getting a 3ds will cost you half a month worth of pay. I recommend everyone to also buy this lost of things you need to have for the next 20 years : Screen protectors 1-2 batteries to replace in 5-10 years a pack of 3ds touch sticks . A protector for your 3ds A joystick protector, they break easy And last but not least , another 3ds .

Liked the video, I agree that the guide you referenced is easily the best method to mod your 3ds. As far as the SD card goes, you’re right that you’ll have to take it in and out a bunch for the initial set up, but after that you can just leave that sucker in. Which was honestly a deal breaker for me. Use the hshop for as much as you can, and for all the other things, once you get the initial custom firmware on your DS, just set up an FTP program. I didn’t even know what that was before I hacked the 3ds, but I downloaded one program on the 3ds itself and FileInstaller on my pc, and now I can move any file I need to back and forth without taking out the sd card. And if you have a New 3ds XL, you ain’t gonna wanna take that sd card out repeatedly after the initial set up. Seriously, just use FTP. It just opens up your 3DS as another file window and you can drag and drop files as you need to it. Of. Of course you gotta be slightly patient for transfer speeds for larger files, but I would much rather wait a couple minutes than I would remove the backplate over and over. Keep up the good content my friend 🤙

By the way, it's not "over" if you haven't used your funds in the eshop. Your balance of funds is shared between the 3ds/WiiU/Switch accounts. You can use any leftover funds on the Switch's eshop. Unless you don't have and never plan to get a Switch, leftover money on your account can still be used.

i always wanted to mod my 3ds but i was so terrified of bricking it and loosing all my precious animal crossing and pokemon saves. but thankfully my brother hacked his so we walked me through the whole process in person and everything was successful!

I recently modded my "new" 3ds xl. Best decision ever and was not that difficult.

Just recently modded one of my 3ds xl’s for the first time and it wasn’t nearly as difficult as I thought it would be. Definitely gonna be modding my wii and Wii U next.

The sad reality is that when enough time passes, most mediums globally will no longer be functional. I've heard of plastic screens melting on other vintage hardware with no exposure to the elements. Playing roms without the native hardware just won't be the same. Unless we get a DS Classic and even that might be locked out from homebrew... for a time just maybe.

With a modded 3DS and a modded Vita at your side, the potential of gaming goodness knows no bounds.

Thank you for such a great video, i've bought as much on the 3DS/Wii U e-shop as i can afford, i've got the majority of what i was desperate for but alas there's still so much i haven't been able to buy, i was planning on buying a spare of each console just in case anyway so i might as well mod the 'spares'. I'm not great on tech so it is a little daunting to me but i know it'll be worth it in the end, i managed to get there with the PSP so i'm sure i can do it again, it's just sad that it feels like these consoles are going away, the 3DS is my second favourite console ever behind the GameCube, what an amazing little device it has been, such an incredibly varied line-up of games, i'll be using mine for the rest of my life i am sure :)

thought the same thing too. i was scared of bricking my 2ds xl, but just followed the videos and guide and worked out perfectly for me :) you wont brick it if you just follow carefully and slowly is all im saying, nothing to worry about

Now on the eve of the closure of the 3DS eshop. I got a 132gb sd card formatted and original data transferred, splurged $150 into my eshop by my linked Nintendo account to buy whatever 3ds, New 3DS. I dont want to risk bricking my New 2DS XL because of either an online ban or by a mistake in the modding process. The only way I feel comfortable is doing it on another spare 3DS system.

Great video. You're nearly at 1k subs you will be at 10k soon with the quality of your videos. I remember when there was freeshop too back when i first modded my 3ds

I modded my new 3ds xl because was no longer able to get digitally purchased games after the stores closed. I was so mad. 500+ worth in games became toilet paper. Until i modded mine. 🙌🏼

If companies no longer want to take our money for their games, and don't care about preservation, then i don't see anything wrong with modding your console and playing backups and homebrew. Because the modding community will do what nintenwont!

My favorite has been circle pad support for old ds games! 64DD and phantom hourglass are completely different games for me now.

I been thinking about modding my 3ds, I have modded my wii n wii u and vita i love it and I kept telling myself if I can do those I can do my 3ds lol

Can’t wait to mod my New 2DS XL!

Just modded my 2DS LL yesterday, went through slow and made sure I read everything as I did the actions. No problems at all :)

I upgraded by sd card to 128gb and modded my 3DS for the first time earlier this week. TBH, I found it to be extremely easy thanks to the guide and I’m not sure tech savy myself. However, I don’t remember anything about flipnote….not you got me wondering if it did it right 😅

anton retros video guide to modding a 3ds is hands down the easiest way to do it even better than 3ds hacks

Luma and HShop are pretty much the only things you need to do a basic hack of the 3ds. I'm fortunate for the modding/hacking community.

I have 2 3DSes, I got the original for Christmas 2011 and the New XL for my birthday in 2017. I modded my old 3DS a little while after getting my new one, but reset it at some point for god knows what reason. Finally last week I decided to mod it again, followed a guide on how to do it which included updating the 3DS. No luck... had a google and found out Nintendo released a random update HOURS before I tried modding it. Worst luck ever!! Now I can't mod it for god knows how long... 😭

gg n3ds it was one of the best handheld consles

Great video, need to know if you can still login to the eshop and downloaded games

I modded my 2ds like a year ago everything works fine and its amazing even tho I cannot play the games like kid icarus uprising in 3d, or with the extra nipple stick. But the fact that it supports GB GBA NDS 3DS NES and SNES is amazing. But I reommend looking up a guide how to install NES and SNES those are a different case and you will need a separate homebrew app for it. After this I got the confidence to mod my wii and so i did now playing gc games and wii games I want on the wii is easyer then ever. Nice vid, I hope this will convince people who want to mod their systems but are afraid to do so cause of bricking them to try it out anyway.

I modded my new3dsxl so I could randomize my Zelda game. Now I'm just lost in how to have more fun with it. It's a daunting task to keep fiddling with the SD card back and forth for a tiny little tweak. Also, I was giggling like mad when I modded my 3ds. "What if it breaks? What am I even doing?! How can this work?"

There are many homebrew methods. I find it is always easier just to update to the latest 3ds version then homebrew because you get the newest easiest method such as unsafemode as opposed to using a method like ssloth which I find is unreliable at best.

Thank you. Haven't modded my 3DS yet but I will.

I modded mine last week in preparation, wasn't hard but it did take a long time. I expected some better sales in the eshop but everyone is holding out, same few games on sale on and off the past year, monster hunters and Phoenix Wright. I think Nintendo plans on porting most of these over so the $20 windwaker hd will be a $50 switch release soon and then others will be part of their paid service. That kid icarus game I almost bought and passed it up. Then the prices went up and i regretted not getting it. Then it seemed like a huge stock of them was found and they were all over amazon and ebay for $30 not that long ago and I again waited too long and they are now back up to crazy prices.

subbed for the sarcasm lol " never pirate games " hahaha

I'm curious about all the dlc for each game? Anyone know? Like smt/persona all the maps, etcetera. How about all the updates like Pokémon, Mario Kart 7, is it all available/up to date? Able to play online with other players?

Common homebrew and modding community W

had my o3dsxl (bought November 2013 gold triforce albw edition) modded since June 2016. way back in the arm9lh days

I managed to get a mint condition 3DS XL, should be arriving later this week with alpha sapphire. Can’t freaking wait to install homebrew software on it :D

the e shop closing is the beginning of the 3ds

Subscribed bc you used one of my favorite tunes from the NES.

Just tried it last night. Accidentally formatted SD card for 64gb instead of 32gb and had to delete everything and start over from scratch. 7 hours later I'm glad. I can do it confidently now.

I only noticed this had 700 subs half way through! I thought you would of had millions! ❤

I've got an extra basically brand new 2DSXL. And also have pretty much every game I want. But I really like the idea of the Hshop and an all digital copy. Not to mention stupid things like the $2 Radiant Historia DLC I was unable to purchase without a Switch and not at all at this point.

3:22 totally get the fear first time modding a games console, that was me back in the day with the PSP when home brew and custom firmwares were a race between Sony and modding community. But once you’ve done one console you end up down the rabbit hole and modding everything you can.

I remember the early days of modding. I had a 2ds as the experiment and I was super careful. Nowadays is super easy but for me it's cause of the mario kart 7 exploit

I modden my 3ds using a mac and it went 100% smoothly first time. This was my first hack and it was super easy!

I'm going to mod my 3ds xl but if I stick the SD card in my laptop will it delete my digital certificates for my 3ds games that I have downloaded

Would100% love to hear your take most companies don't care about history or legacy Also kid icarus aside from the monster Hunter games is the best game on the 3ds that's why it's so expensive Trust

I modded mine yesterday and I found it pretty easy for my first time modding anything

The only hassle it was removing the se card constantly, and wait on the step were u add a friend but it was worth it

Completely earned a sub, sir.

I just modded my spare 2DS last night and when I open hshop I felt like Lord Sidious "unlimited power"

I usually take 2 hours to mod it, because I´m very carefull with every step. People who say that you can mod a 3ds in 15 min are the people that did mod a dozen of those.

I modded my 3DS last month for my birthday, mainly to dump my games and save files into the console for preservation purposes. But yeah. h shop.

I did the old hack with the R4I card using my New 3DS, and even earlier I hacked my older OG model using a DSIware hack, I believe it was brainage?

I ordered my japanese n3DS and should arrive soon. Its brand new and spent 300 dollars on it to mod it and keep it for a long time.

I'll sub! I want to hack my 3ds , but definitely after the shop closes

I got one a few days ago for like 145 euros it was a 3ds xl in excellent condition omitting some scratches on the screens visible only against the light and I immediately modified it

I took out my *old* new 3ds just to play pokemon X again, its a modded japanese model i got from play asia 8 years ago

Honestly now that the eshop closed its time. I got my 3DS on my 7th birthday 12 years ago. Havent used it in years. Time to put games I had as a kid + some more (sorry fbi) and have the ultimate portable console