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kyro90

Hey guys,
Just wondering if its possible for someone to use their 3DS as a controller on your PC for say, a DS emulator? I've heard that you can use the Wii U gamepad as a controller but I don't have a Wii U. But I am assuming if the Wii U can be used as a controller then the new 3DS should as well? I mean, they both came out close to each other.

9 years ago

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stlpaul

If you can run homebrew apps on your 3DS there appears to be a program to turn it into a wireless PC controller:

https://github.com/CTurt/3DSController/releases

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kyro90

I think you can only use homebrew apps if you give it some kind of chip that looks like a 3DS game, its all very confusing but the short part is apparently it doesn't work half the time from what I have heard :/ They should just make a wire to connect the PC to the 3DS like a vita or something.

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slicer1230

do you not have any consoles?

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kyro90

I have consoles its just playing the DS emulator is tedious in everyway I try it

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slicer1230

oh i avoid most emulators lately because its not the same feel. i wanna buy a 3ds but broke and buying dark souls 3 soon

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kyro90

True, a 3DS is pretty expensive and some emulators are weird to configure. Good luck on dark souls 3!!

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slicer1230

i dont need luck im a pro ;) actrually i do im doing it blind which ive never done with a souls game except demons souls partially... god i love souls games....

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DrAlexander

You should just buy a cheap controller and save yourself the trouble.
I tried using the PSP as a controller once and it was a lot of hustle to make everything run smoothly. It's not worth it.

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kyro90

I use my PS3 controller at the moment and I'm not complaining on how annoying it is or anything, its just tedious when I try to play regular DS games

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phoenix192

The 3DS can play DS games - so you could get a copy of the game and just play it in your 3DS

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kyro90

I'm just going to say it bluntly; I honestly don't want to pay for all the games lol.

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phoenix192

Fair enough - just trying to come up with a solution for you :)

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kyro90

Lol its all good, I think the solution will just end up being not to use a DS emulator at all

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Dsc

It would probably be less effort to just get an old DS and a flash cart. Sure, you'd need to spend a bit, but it'd be much easier than trying to juryrig a 3DS onto your PC.

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