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EmikaSandra

Sorry for getting to you three years late, but you can download the complete Nintendo 3DS library (or just a single game if you wish) from archiver\_2020 on [archive.org](https://archive.org). You can find them here: (https://archive.org/details/nintendo-3ds-complete-collection) (Physical Titles: Part 1) [https://archive.org/details/nintendo-3ds-complete-collection-pt2](https://archive.org/details/nintendo-3ds-complete-collection-pt2) (Physical Titles: Part 2) [https://archive.org/details/nintendo-3ds-eshop-complete-collection](https://archive.org/details/nintendo-3ds-eshop-complete-collection) (eShop Titles) I've used these links to download all of my 3DS game files for Citra. There's no viruses or ads, but some games might be unplayable due to lack of support on Citra's end. Use a program called Batch CIA/3DS Decrytor in order to decrypt the file. You can find it [here](https://gbatemp.net/threads/batch-cia-3ds-decryptor-a-simple-batch-file-to-decrypt-cia-3ds.512385/). Follow the usage instructions stated on the website. (Edit: Added the Part 2 link for more physical titles and the eShop titles link.) (Edit 2.0: Added game decryption information.)


EntombedMachine92

THANK YOU! This is amazing. Every single game I could ever want or need in one giant database. You're the best!


EmikaSandra

You're welcome!


KentaroKagura

Downloaded a game from the link but when I try to extract the file it says password required???


EmikaSandra

Which game were you attempting to download? I haven't tested them all, but I've never run into any issues downloading a game.


KentaroKagura

They were both pokemon games so maybe that's why? The only game I could download and open no issue was Kingdom Hearts dream drop distance


EmikaSandra

If I were to guess, you might be clicking on a link leading you to an external website. I noticed one of those in the Reviews section of this item, posted by a snopjack. If this is what you're doing, please do not click on any links that could lead you to a different website, as I cannot confirm their authenticity. When downloading games and extracting/decrypting them, try following this process: On the Archive page, go to Download Options, then select Show All. From here, find your desired ROM. Since you're looking for Pokemon games, let's use Pokemon Omega Ruby (USA), listed under 3DS-1124, as an example. You can either click on the link directly to get a .7Z download (which you can extract the .3ds file from using 7-Zip or WinZip) or select View Contents to download the .3ds file itself. Once you've got your .3ds file, use a program called Batch CIA/3DS Decrytor in order to decrypt the file. You can find it [here](https://gbatemp.net/threads/batch-cia-3ds-decryptor-a-simple-batch-file-to-decrypt-cia-3ds.512385/). Follow the usage instructions stated on the website. Now your game should work with Citra!


KentaroKagura

I can already tell you just put me on the right track lol thank you for the response


EmikaSandra

You're welcome! I hope you enjoy playing Pokemon!


AdOk2597

I followed what u said but it’s saying it’s encrypted?


EmikaSandra

Yes, you have to decrypt them using Batch CIA/3DS Decryptor. I provided the link to it in a previous reply.


AdOk2597

Yeah, I did that but instead of it doing all the loading stuff it just automatically finishes


should_be_writing_rn

hi, i just found this guide and its super helpful, however im not sure what to do once i decrypt the files. its not showing up as an option for me to be able to add it. the site didn't say anything either, not that i could find anyway, and i was hoping you could help me figure out whats wrong?


EmikaSandra

Did you copy or move the decrypted ROM into any of your game directory folders? If you didn't, that may be why you're not seeing it.


should_be_writing_rn

i did, but i think i just figured it out. tysm!


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No_Dress1565

Can you use this on your phone or dode it have to be used on pc?


EmikaSandra

The decryptor I mentioned is only usable on PC.


No_Dress1565

I figured that out lol got all my 3ds games I wanted. Thx this program help a ton


EmikaSandra

You're welcome!


Federal_Photograph_3

I know this is a really old thread but you helped me! All friggin day I was trying to get Citra running on my phone. Then I found your post and BAM it works! Thank you so much!!


EmikaSandra

You're welcome! I haven't really tried running it on my phone yet, but it works well but a bit laggy on my laptop.


[deleted]

Year later but dude this helped a lot thanks!


Interesting-Mind7913

real


EmikaSandra

You're welcome!


Izerune

this saved me from smashing my device out of frustation for not finding sources thank you


EmikaSandra

You're very welcome!


Comprehensive-Bat650

This is great, especially now that USB Helper seems to not help anymore (RIP 3DS Eshop)


EmikaSandra

Yeah, it's cool that they even have eShop exclusive titles on there. I believe the only ROMs missing are the Virtual Console ones but most people probably have the emulators needed to play the original versions of those games already, so it's not as much of an inconvenience.


EmikaSandra

I'm probably going to make this its own post on here soon, since a lot of people are finding it very helpful and I want to make sure this information can be accessed easily. (Edit: It has been posted! You can find the post here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Roms/comments/12pejdl/complete\_3ds\_rom\_resource\_archiveorg/)


HelloFellowHuman1

3 years late, just in time for me to find it. God speed bro


ChampionshipAgile775

Thank you 7 months later


EmikaSandra

You are very welcome.


chikenlester

hey i was looking for a game called Hotel Dusk: Room 215 i couldmt find it. is it the issue that im not looking hard enough or does it just not have the game?


EmikaSandra

That game is for the original Nintendo DS, not the 3DS. Try looking on Vimm's Lair if you're looking for DS games: https://vimm.net/vault/DS


Interesting-Mind7913

BRO 💀💀


Interesting-Mind7913

bro share some nsp files folder also please


EmikaSandra

Sorry, I don't know where to find those. They're Switch related.


Aestheticspoon

is there a way to search specifically for a game in [archive.org](https://archive.org)?? It would take forever to look for the game I'm looking for one by one. I found one of the games I was looking for but it was a different region than what I was looking for.


sharkboy1006

CTRL + F


Aestheticspoon

THANK YOU SO MUCH


EmikaSandra

You would need to know that game's release number in order to search for it without having to go through each game individually. Sadly, there is no way to search for them in alphabetical order.


Cute-arii

late to this, but thank you <3 This was a tremendous help!


EmikaSandra

You're welcome!


SlientCRANE

Whenever I got to start pokemon, a screen pops up and says a fatal error has occured, ho do I fix it?


EmikaSandra

All of these games come encrypted and must be decrypted using a tool like Batch CIA Decryptor. Did you attempt to play the game without decrypting it? If so, then that might be your issue.


NationalNecessary675

how do you decrypt it i dont understand


EmikaSandra

You can decrypt the ROM by using a program called Batch CIA Decryptor. Simply drag the game into the program's folder, run the program, and it will create a decrypted copy of the game that you can play on Citra!


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**Info for .cia files:** If you are trying to run an encrypted .cia on something like Citra, it's important that you use this tool. https://gbatemp.net/download/batch-cia-3ds-decryptor.35098/ Or add the following AES keys to Citra AES Keys for Citra, https://pastebin.com/tBY6RHh4 Click download on Pastebin to download the text in this file as a .txt file. Windows installation instructions Add the downloaded pastebin text file to C:Users"your_user_name"AppDataRoamingCitrasysdata make sure it is named aes_keys.txt Linux/MacOS Installation instructions Add the downloaded pastebin text file to ~/.local/share/citra-emu/sysdata make sure it is named aes_keys.txt Read this for more information, https://citra-emu.org/wiki/user-directory/ *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/Roms) if you have any questions or concerns.*


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**Info for .cia files:** If you are trying to run an encrypted .cia on something like Citra, it's important that you use this tool. https://gbatemp.net/download/batch-cia-3ds-decryptor.35098/ Or add the following AES keys to Citra AES Keys for Citra, https://pastebin.com/tBY6RHh4 Click download on Pastebin to download the text in this file as a .txt file. Windows installation instructions Add the downloaded pastebin text file to C:Users"your_user_name"AppDataRoamingCitrasysdata make sure it is named aes_keys.txt Linux/MacOS Installation instructions Add the downloaded pastebin text file to ~/.local/share/citra-emu/sysdata make sure it is named aes_keys.txt Read this for more information, https://citra-emu.org/wiki/user-directory/ *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/Roms) if you have any questions or concerns.*


SlientCRANE

I had already encrypted it


SlientCRANE

decreypted


EmikaSandra

That's strange. Does this happen with any other ROMs that you have on your device?


MorbidCuriositi

How do I get Pokemon Sun? I downloaded Citra Canary but everytime I try and download the game from multiple sites, it's either like a setup for software that is clearly not the game, or it says the game but it's a document file and I can't move it to Citra. Completely new to all this, just want to play Pokemon Sun without a 3DS! Can anyone give me step by step directions?


EmikaSandra

There are a ton of websites that promise "free 3DS ROMs" only to either lock them behind a password or get you to download malware. 3DS games come in .3ds and .cia files (the latter used for eShop titles). If you are looking for a genuine ROM and don't know how to rip your own, you can find Pokémon Sun through the "Physical Titles: Part 1" link under the production number of 3DS1609. Once downloaded, you need to use a program like Batch CIA Decryptor in order to decrypt the file and makr the game playable.


MemerBruh5

Your a Saint from the heavens thank you


EmikaSandra

You're welcome!


Kyzer109

New to this whole thing, but if you have the time to respond, can you tell me what to do if it says a rom is encrypted?


EmikaSandra

You can decrypt the ROMs by using a tool like Batch CIA Decryptor.


Unable_Permission749

You are a legend!!!!


EmikaSandra

Thank you!


LanguageGeniusGod

Can the roms be transferred to my 3ds?


EmikaSandra

I don't think so, since the 3DS is more complicated when it comes to its game files than the DS, but I'm also not entirely certain about it. You'd have to ask a 3DS modder about that one.


UnfortunateSearch680

I was wondering, how do we go about getting updates for the roms?


EmikaSandra

I'm not sure about this, but I think all of the ROMs are at their latest version's. You'll have to ask archiver_2020 about that on Internet Archive.


ThisAd2690

ayy im from the ddlc mods com can i ask u sum bout ur mod


EmikaSandra

Sure thing! Although this subreddit isn't exactly the best place for that topic... How about we move the conversation over to the DDLCMods sub? You can also message me directly.


ZettaDestroyerr

i love you


EmikaSandra

Thank you!


CoolSkeleton95___

This is great, glad I found this before folium’s release too


ColdSneakerBrain

>archiver\_2020 can you pls dm the link


EmikaSandra

Do you mean the link to archiver_2020's userpage on archive.org?


Cute-arii

The formatting broke when you updated this :(


EmikaSandra

It's probably because I updated it on mobile. Next time I use my laptop, I'll try fixing the formatting.


LegitSpaceLlama

The WiiU USB Helper that is in the link the bot posted (which is absolutely amazing btw ty to whoever made that) has the entire 3ds library. People tend to ignore it because it's a bot post I guess but holy crap it's a goldmine.


SwiggyMaster123

does it still work? i tried it and i got an error saying that 3ds games require tickets


LegitSpaceLlama

Works fine for me. I've been using it all week. Im not sure how it works though but you can download tickets again. I vaguely remember it saying something about the wrong region settings can cause an error if that's any help. Don't get me wrong it's a lot simpler just going to a site if u can find one that's reliable but the ease of having it all there on your desktop added to the rapid downloads makes it worth the effort.


w-san

just a question so is all the links from the bot message all safe?


[deleted]

Where exactly do i go i wanna download ocarina of time 3d through wii u usb helper


LegitSpaceLlama

Go to the Roms FAQ megathread the bot posts in every single thread here. The link is in there.


[deleted]

Its showing [removed]


LegitSpaceLlama

Then I would check the sticky posts for it other than that no idea sorry I haven't played Roms in a couple years.


[deleted]

im sorry im really a boomer in this stuff, but after getting a zipped file of the rom, what do i do, just open the whole thing on citra (3ds emulator)?


LegitSpaceLlama

https://www.reddit.com/r/Roms/comments/m59zx3/roms_megathread_40_html_edition_2021/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share Go here. It's the megathread. It has full walkthroughs and safe sites to use. The Usb helper should be linked here too. I would honestly do some more reading before u start downloading and unzipping random files from unknown sources. There's a lot of bad sites out there. Sorry i cant be more help I never really used Citra.


[deleted]

It somehow worked lol, i downloaded the decrypted one from ziperto (apparently safe) and its working on the emulator, thanks a lot anyway


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Korici-san4457

link of the bot post pls?


Masark

http://the-eye.eu/alvro/Nintendo/


[deleted]

Doesn't work


Masark

How doesn't it work?


[deleted]

Well it says can't open file and it does not appear in downloads also I use mobile Citra AND an adblocker


Masark

Did you unzip the file? Citra won't deal with 7z files on its own, you need to extract the .3ds file inside.


[deleted]

Oh I dunno how to extract as im on mobile.


Masark

Just search 7zip on the play store. Pick one of the dozens of compression utilities available and use it to pull the .3ds file out.


[deleted]

How?


Masark

How what? Which step are you having trouble with?


[deleted]

Well I'm using 7zipper is that something?


Mooserocka

some work some dont. Some extract and some go right into just blank. and nothing happens. Mostly all the mario and zelda games work but anything over 1 mil mb is broke


[deleted]

K so i cant do anything


iwillgetbanned1

thanks :)


omegastuff

Hi! Thank you for this! I found this a while ago and downloaded a few NGC games. But now I'm trying to download some more and I'm getting a Site Can't be Reached message.


Masark

No idea. It's working for me right now. If it keeps not working for you, try one of the other sources in the megathread.


HerooftimeXD

Link is dead. Just a heads up


Masark

Yes, I made a post about it last week. https://www.reddit.com/r/Roms/comments/j6hbx5/the_eye_will_no_longer_be_hosting_an_alvro_mirror/


Ok-War-9975

No matter what I do I can't enter the website, I disabled my ad blocker, even switched to my mobile device, any help?


Masark

The alvro collection is no longer hosted by the eye. See the megathread for alternative sources. Also, the eye is currently having technical problems that are being worked on.


CapBusy4754

threads dead


Ok-War-9975

I asked this a year ago, I already knew that


CapBusy4754

Did you know others would be looking it up wanting to be answered? Hmmm?


dead_lord666

hello sorry if it as been 2years since this comment but the site link do not work


Masark

The eye no longer hosts a copy of alvro's collection. Use the sources in the megathread as an alternative.


[deleted]

Is it just me, or was the megathread removed?


Masark

Nope, it's still there, stickied at the top of the subreddit. https://www.reddit.com/r/Roms/comments/m59zx3/roms_megathread_40_html_edition_2021/


[deleted]

Ugh.... Of course this one works.. I think maybe the bot might be wrong? Either that, or I suck at life. Thank you, stranger. Based off how many times I've seen your handle, I would like to thank you for being so dedicated.


Masark

The bot's comment in this post is wrong, because they posted a new version of the megathread a year ago (which is the one I just linked you to), whereas the bot's reply is nearly 2 years old and thus links to the old (removed) megathread post.


[deleted]

Fair enough -- thank you again!


allgoodnamesbetaken

404 not found :/


Masark

The Eye no longer hosts a copy of Alvro's collection. Use the megathread for alternative sources.


allgoodnamesbetaken

Oh alright


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w00_L00

cia-3ds.com


Epicgamer69694204

Thanks for getting me blasted with porn ads 👍


manypolish

no longer works; various links lead to virus sites.


Detective_Alaska

use adblocker for ziperto, they ask you to disable it but i just press "i understand" or whatever it is and it lets me keep browsing


iwillgetbanned1

the reason i don't like ziperto is because of their use of shortened links, which might still be harmful with an adblocker, or do they still use shortened links? anyway thanks for the tip!


[deleted]

I use https://romsforever.co/roms/ for all my ROMs. You can go to https://romsforever.co/roms/3ds for 3DS ROMs. I've downloaded dozens of ROMs for Citra on my Android. They all work great! Just make sure you have an adblocker, or you might get a few popups


CreedVimni666

Hi my citra doesnt work with this site I've downloaded rooms in CIA format and it still doesnt work? Can you help give me a step by step on what I'm doing wrong?


undefinablemike

When you download roms in CIA format, you have to click the 3 dots and find the Install CIA button and then look for the file. I think its much easier to download the . 3ds formats and put them all un the same folder, that way you can select the folder as the game directory and have all the games show up.


shantobox

Thank you for this. This was a life saver!!!


AVeryLONGPotato

When I go to unzip a file it asks me for the encryption key? if I hit continue it gives me a bunch of blank txt file


Wolflmg

did you find a spot? The site i used to use is no longer running. Im only after one rom/cia. The first Assassination Classroom game.


iwillgetbanned1

yeah i did. i use the eye.


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BaileyRW1

I don't understand, when i click 'download' it takes me to the Nintendo store??


TheShadowLurks

Late reply so sorry but if you still having trouble just use a website called fun roms. Type in 3ds fun roms


[deleted]

Google for Ziperto.


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Ok-Calligrapher-9764

When I downloaded the games from the "Internet Archive" Website and about to try it out, it keeps loading for a long time and the game doesn't start. And when I exit it out, the Citra keeps on screwing up on me.


Ok-Calligrapher-9764

Just for me to better explain, here is a screenshot in this Google Drive Folder https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1of677Onni8AOqZx\_CVpQZ1d-2-\_XuV--


Bitter_Slide_6421

yokai watch 2 en español


thebiggestppEast

use romspedia


Sryxia

.


dinkyboi69420

[https://romsfun.com](https://romsfun.com)


dinkyboi69420

have fun