blargSnes 1.0

A SNES emulator for your 3DS

http://blargsnes.kuribo64.net/


What's in the zip

 * blargSnes.3ds -- 3DS ROM. Useful for Gateway.
 * blargSnes.elf -- ELF file. May be useful for alternate homebrew loaders.


How to use

You need a way to run ARM11 userland homebrew on your 3DS. At the time of writing this, the simplest way is to use a Gateway.

If using a Gateway, copy blargSnes.3ds to the Gateway's MicroSD. Otherwise, follow the instructions specific to your homebrew loader.

You're on your own for getting SNES ROMs.

On the 3DS's SD card (not the Gateway MicroSD), create a folder named 'snes' and put your SNES ROMs in there.
In the same folder, you can also place savegames. They must have the same name as their corresponding ROM, and have a .srm extension.
With that done, start blargSnes, and you see a ROM selection menu. Select your ROM and press A (or B). See what happens.

You can pause gameplay by tapping the touchscreen. When paused, resume by pressing A or B.

DO NOT RETURN TO THE HOME MENU WITHOUT HAVING PAUSED FIRST.

Also avoid playing with the 3D slider or closing/reopening your 3DS while blargSnes is running.


Supported features

 * PPU modes 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7
 * DMA (with faster paths for VRAM/CGRAM/OAM), HDMA
 * SPC700
 * SRAM with auto-saving
 * Joypad for player 1 (circle pad also works)
 
 
Future features

 * Sound, we hope. The issue is to get the 3DS to play sound.
 * Expansion chips. Star Fox in 3D, anyone?
 * Perhaps hardware-accelerated renderer
 
 
Known issues

 * potential loss of images when closing/reopening the 3DS or pressing the Home button and returning to blargSnes. If quitting and restarting blargSnes doesn't fix it, you'll need to restart your 3DS.
 * lack of VSync. This means tearing in images and that games may run too fast.
 
 
Credits

 * 3dbrew and all the people who made 3DS homebrew possible
 * anyone who helped make lolSnes work
 * Bond697 and Normmatt for how to use the 3DS syscore
 * if you feel I forgot your name here, let me know
