Sorry for shit video quality, the port works good with some OC

If there's one thing y'all should know is that it's not a 1/1 XBOX 360 port it's a rewrite, there's no traffic or NPC's, I saw someone else tried to port the XBOX version and it ran like shit so this is pretty good for a Switch version for now.

https://github.com/JohnUzoka/skate-3-rust-engine

update of this post: https://www.reddit.com/r/SwitchPirates/s/urfMJq3MZx

finally got some playable gameplay! go some graphics settings in there and at full coverclock and very low graphics it can get high 20s consistently. at the very end i did put it back to high (game default) and you can see the difference. been putting a lot of time recently into it. fixed lots of bugs and have done optimization. this is a debug build by the way so we will see without all the debug stuff enabled if i can get some more frames.

This port is amazing props to the dude who made it

This is what it all comes down to.

Jokes aside, Lunar NX allowing my to play journey anywhere is fantastic but I wanted to see if anybody was using anything else to access their PS4/Xbox

I'd LOVE to be able to play this game without owning a steam deck you think we could get a port going and get it to run?

I’m seeing multiple posts saying they are following the main Switch guide to a T and still having errors or problems. My question is since the newest release of Atmosphere a few days ago is this guide truly good to go for firmware 23? Are people doing fresh CFW successfully with no hiccups using this guide within the last few days?

I've been porting Exiled Kingdoms, the old-school isometric action RPG by FDG Entertainment, to the Switch as a native homebrew NRO. No emulation and no streaming: the PC game's Java code is translated to C++ and compiled for the Switch. No game files are shared. The repo only contains build tools and patches. You build the NRO yourself from your own copy of the PC version (`exiledkingdoms.jar` from Steam). If you don't own it, please buy it; it's a great game and very cheap.

Repo, with a build guide and a long technical write-up: https://github.com/type0labs-dev/exiled-kingdoms-switch

Hey everyone,

PlayGuard is a homebrew that puts the Switch's parental controls on the console itself: daily play-time limits, the PIN, restrictions, play activity and the network clock. No phone app, no Nintendo account, no internet needed. It drives the console's own `pctl` service, so nothing runs in the background– close it and the console enforces the rules by itself.

Useful if you set up a modded Switch for your kids, or bought a second-hand one still tied to someone else's Parental Controls app.

https://github.com/JigSawFr/PlayGuard

What's new in 1.2.0

Notification bell. Everything that needs the parent in one place: bedtime alarm off, network clock drifting, settings changed outside PlayGuard, a weak PIN, no recent backup, low SD space, a weekly play-time summary. It also flags newer Atmosphère, hekate and firmware releases (release notes readable in-app) and an outdated recovery sysmodule, which you can update straight from the bell. Tabs get a badge when something needs fixing, and open right on that row.

Installed games checker (Console tab). Finds games that won't start and tells you why – missing update or base game, ticket issue, corrupt data, firmware too old – and how to fix it. Pick several games for one action (check data, remove, remove an update), or send the list to a gist when asking for help.

Cleaner layout. New Console and History tabs, a dedicated PIN tab, each setting next to the feature it affects. Language and theme switch from the header. The PIN, once entered, holds until you close PlayGuard (asked again after 5 min away).

Activity & play timer. All games on their own screen, as covers or a list. Play time over 100 h in whole hours, all-time average over months or years. Tap the week chart to edit several days at once. Extra time now resets by itself the next day.

History logs refused changes too, groups entries by day, and can be filtered and exported.

Plus: one log file per run, PlayGuard's own crashes saved with a backtrace, security fixes around the recovery report, and "Lock and quit" now closes the game PlayGuard runs over.

Full changelog: https://github.com/JigSawFr/PlayGuard/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md

Compatibility

- Tested on a console: FW 22.0.0 → 22.5.0 (Atmosphère 1.11.x) and FW 23.0.1 (Atmosphère 1.12.1)
- Should work, untested: FW 21.x and 23.0.0; on 20.x and older, everything except the play timer
- sysMMC or emuMMC; hbmenu, sphaira or Homebrew App Store
- Newer firmware opens read-only until a release supports it.

CFW required, use at your own risk: PlayGuard talks to the restricted `pctl` service, partly through `*ForDebug` commands.

Install / update

- Extract PlayGuard.zip to SD Card.
- On 1.1.0 already? About › Check for updates updates in place.
- Launch it over a game, with a parent's user. First steps sets the PIN and the daily limit.

Locked out, or a second-hand console with an unknown PIN? https://github.com/JigSawFr/PlayGuard/blob/main/docs/troubleshooting.md#locked-out

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Free, open source (GPLv3), no ads. Bug reports and console reports – especially FW 21.x and 23.0.0 – are very welcome: https://github.com/JigSawFr/PlayGuard/discussions

Happy to answer questions here!

If I was to have the YouTube app installed in my emuMMC setup would I be able to browse YouTube or would the failsafes against accidental connection to Nintendo servers prevent me?

I have managed to fix multiplayer on dying light on CFW switch and is now CO-OP playable with homies, Public lobbies now work and are joinable but i only tested it using the server i ran on my work pc, i need someone help to run this server over a cloud, i cant afford VPS and google cloud i know g cloud has free tier but they wont let me put my poor debit card. if u can help please let me know, i asked Nextendo Dev to push this master peice onto their Nextendo and i hope they do it soon, but for now i wanna test it

Is there a way to make NxActivityLog time Homebrew Apps, like Tico, retroarch or Ports?

(Sorry for bad english)

If anyone can share any similar news that would be great!

I was looking for something similar to this but it should run on Switch https://www.reddit.com/r/decomps/comments/1vwm67x/gen1recomp_full_review_the_best_way_to_play/

I'm a complete beginner when it comes to this, so please bear with me. I'm trying to install and play EA SPORTS FC 27 on my modded Nintendo Switch, but it looks like the game requires a newer firmware than the one I'm currently running.

On PS4, there's something called a backport that allows you to play newer games on older firmware. Is there anything similar on the Switch?
If not, what's the safest way to update my Switch firmware without messing up the modchip or losing my ability to boot into CFW?

I'm currently using a modchipped Switch and would really appreciate a beginner-friendly explanation or YouTube tutorial. I don't want to brick my console trying to get one game working.

Sorry If this is a dumb question but I'm new in this kind of thing and wanna know if this is overclock and dangerous or it's ok to play like that? This is the Game Cube Port of Wind Waker btw

Update to tom and jerry war of the whiskers switch port

I have finally eliminated any noticeable slow downs based on my testing, 4 players is fully functional unlike before which had a lot of minor slow downs, I have also improved compatibility which had some issues to some users, more details inside the github release page.

Feel free to let me know if you encounter any issues with the game.

Switch Port: https://github.com/JohnJames29/WOTW-NX/releases/tag/v0.80.0

So after ten years with my switch and about 7 years of modding it, I have about 388gb of content in my Nintendo file, and I only have 10gb of videos/pics of screenshots. Is there any way of shaving this or deleting files for games that I don't play no more? All the files and content are named with Numbers so I don't know what I am deleting.

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Hey everyone,

I've had an idea for a homebrew project and wanted to know what you guys think.

Basically, the idea would be to create a sysmodule that adds a light anti-aliasing effect to Switch games. The goal would be to take advantage of the extra GPU headroom gained through overclocking to make games look a bit cleaner, especially those with really noticeable jagged edges.

Ideally, it would work through an overlay. You enable it, launch a game, and the module automatically applies the effect. You could also turn it off whenever you want.

I'm not talking about anything too demanding. Just a lightweight AA solution, something like FXAA, that smooths out the edges without making the image too blurry or hurting performance too much.

I think games like Persona 5 Strikers, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Zelda: Link's Awakening and SMT V could benefit from something like this. Some Switch games look great overall, but the aliasing can be pretty distracting, and a subtle improvement could make them much more enjoyable to look at.

Of course, I know overclocking doesn't give you unlimited performance, and I have no idea how difficult it would be to implement something like this across different games.

So my main questions are: would this even be technically possible? Could a sysmodule inject a post-processing effect into games, or would it require a different approach for each game?

I haven't developed anything yet, so this is just an idea for now. I'd love to hear from anyone who knows more about Switch homebrew, graphics or shader injection.

What do you guys think? Is this worth looking into?

Its stuck on this screen. I patched FF7 bin files and made cue files for them on a website, then I put everything inside tico/roms/psx and it gets stuck on this screen. I've tried pressing + and - and choosing select disc and disc 1, but the image fades to black temporarily and comes back. I've tried turning them into chd files and using an m3u playlist but it still wont work. Does anyone know how to fix this? (By the way I'm not downloading the official FF7 port for Switch because the Spanish translation is REALLY bad)

been working on it for a while. yes im using ai and this is awesome. its my first time rendering natively at all and at like 7 fps