blargSNES 1.1

A SNES emulator for your 3DS

http://blargsnes.kuribo64.net/


What's in the zip

 * blargSnes.3ds -- 3DS ROM. Useful for Gateway.
 * blargSnes.3dsx -- file format for oncoming homebrew loader
 * 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 by tapping the screen again. You can also press Select to choose another game, or press L and R to take a screenshot (saved to your SD card in .bmp format).


Supported features

 * PPU modes 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7
 * BGs with 8x8 and 16x16 tiles, sprites
 * color math (blending), brightness, windows
 * 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?
 * Maybe further hardware acceleration in the PPU department
 
 
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
 * smealum for ctrulib and for paving the way to the PICA200
 * if you feel I forgot your name here, let me know
