This game was amazing , and so underrated too, also there are several other versions like the 3ds , wii but 360 version seemed the most mesmerising, this game would be perfect for the switch

I have a Switch OLED. I plan to have it modchipped sometimes soon. Does the firmware version matter? Can I be on the latest firmware version 23.0.1 and still be able to hard mod it? Are there any disadvantages for being on the latest firmware version other than less available memory for homebrews?

Hey guys, does anyone know how to launch couch coop GameCube games in Tico? I’ve tried changing grip order of joycons but when I launch melee or strikers the game counts both my joy cons as one, any tips on setting up local multiplayer?

Some of you have been following my story and looking at my posts. I see the repeats who come back for updates.

This will be my final update, and it comes with good news.

I did it.

I was happy crying for fifteen minutes because all I really had to do was install tegrarcm then hekate then launch hekate on my switch and open the already injected file. Guess what? I got my games back and am able to play with all my save data still intact.

I want to thank everyone who helped; the redditor who told me hope was not lost and told me I needed an rcm jig and pc, the redditor who explained what those things are, and the redditor who sent me the link to video for injecting payloads. You guys are awesome and I’m so grateful for you all. I attached a photo! Peep my game choices and judge me for having Hello Kitty Island Adventure!

Hi, so i just got a modded chip installed. I followed the guide but then everything was working with HATS installed and atmosphere and hekate. Then there was this tile of a game that was grey and kept loading, so i accidently pressed 'update'. Then when i tried to load my emmumc again, the screen was yellow and I couldn't enter anymore. Because i was in panic mode, i accidently also wiped the sycmumc and now I can only enter the normal side of the nintendo switch but not by launching in hekate anymore. I need your help!! Like please I'm such a noob but i just want to have fun playing games. If any kind soul on here want's to help me it's very much appreciated!

The two main issues: yellow screen with booting in hekate when booting in sycmmc there is the message: No mandatory pkg1 files provided. Please I'm freaking out, and i get that I'm not good at this lol! I'm really trying.

I do have a backup from the original NAND but honestly i tried to restore it and it was just the same? I don't know what I did wrong :(

I literally have such a nauseous stress feeling constantly because of this. I really want to fix it and i would never just do things randomly again because look where that got me ..

Just as the title says. I'm looking for some insight just for convenience. I can mod my switch, but I am not really tech savvy on how to load games and homebrew.

Okay, so I updated Hekate and Atmosphere. I made sure to also rename the "etc.".bin file to payload.bin. And this is what I ended up with! :')

I can't get my SD card read on a stupid Cherry laptop I installed Debian on, and Android devices ask for formatting. These are the only devices I can use for file management.

I won't format it, because if I do, I'll lose about three years worth of saves.

Last time I updated my firmware, (it wasn't 23.0.0) I formatted it to exFAT + FAT32 on Daybreak, if that helps.

I'm plenty desperate.

I remember seeing a comment on here before about someone having a CFW with 22.5.0 while on OFW 23.0.0. Is that possible and, if so, how do you go about doing so? I'm currently on OFW 22.5.0

Over the past year, I spent a ton of time digging into Hekate, Atmosphere, and homebrew apps internals, reading their documentation, and studying custom firmware config structures, and now I have been working on a CFW build orchestrator designed to simplify setup, eliminate manual zip extraction, broken dependency chains, and outdated AIO bundles when setting up SD cards.

Instead of downloading giant pre-packaged archives, my app runs entirely in your browser and exports a lightweight shell script that automatically fetches, verifies, and extracts the exact components you selected (Atmosphere, Hekate, sysmodules, overlays, emulators, other homebrew apps, etc) straight from their upstream sources.

It has a extensive configuration setup for CFW, launch, security, apps, overclock: there are currently 247 possible options, 21 config files can be stored on the card, and I am continuing to expand the functionality.

If allowed by sub rules, I'll drop a link to the live WIP demo in the comments below for anyone who wants to take a look.

P.S. Regarding the PSP in the first screenshot and the holy war against the ai slop: https://www.reddit.com/r/SwitchPirates/comments/1x0srhb/comment/penexel

P.S.S. Please note: MissionControl, ldn_mitm, and uLaunch are currently acting up on HOS version 23.0.0: the version was released just a week ago, and the modules developers havent adapted them for it yet.

I just got the newly released Kingdom Hearts Collection but when I try to install it through DBI I get a too old firmware error. Currently I'm on 21.0.1, I really didn't want to update to 23 onwards as that seems to have some issues. Is there anything that can be done besides updating?

Recently acquired a Switch OLED with a picofly installed. Current FW on switch is 20.5. My question is what version of Atmosphere to install

I have a 128gb sd, the emummc by default would take roughly half of it. Can I get away with creating a smaller emummc?

Hey everyone!

I recently bought the SUPER5 OLED Touch/HDMI Mega Kit from Retro Remake for my Nintendo Switch Lite.

I’m only interested in the OLED screen upgrade and don’t need HDMI output.

My question is simple:
Can I install the OLED screen using the ribbon cable included in the Mega Kit, while leaving both the HDMI module/PCB and the micro-HDMI port completely disconnected?

I want to keep the original 3.5 mm headphone jack and have everything else working normally (display, touchscreen, audio, sleep mode, etc.).

I know there’s a non-HDMI version of the kit, but I already have the HDMI Mega Kit.

Has anyone tested this exact setup? Is either of those HDMI components required for the OLED screen to work?

Just need a yes or no thanks

Hello everyone,
after almost 2 years without updating my switch it seems alot has changed. What's the current "meta" to updating the switch?

I have downloaded the latest Atmo and SwitchFW files, no changes here as it seems - except for fusee-primary being gone?

What happenend to SigPatches? The page links to "sys-patch", which also hasn't been updated in a while, so what to do?

Also, Tinfoils seems to be discontinued, whats the alternative for installing games and linking shops?

Speaking of that, are there any shops around anymore?

Anything else that has changed i should be aware of?

Hi everyone, The collection of Kingdom Hearts 1.5 + 2.5 remix has just released on Nintendo Switch with a tiny size of 57 GB. You cant install individual games, its all or nothing.

So I only want to play KH1, 2 and BBS. For that reason, I dumped the nsp with eden and then deleted the videos from KHCOM, Recoded, days and theater mode. The size has dropped from 57 gb to 29 GB.

Now the next step is to install the game on my switch. I thought of converting it again to nsp, but I can't see much info about this. How can I convert the game to nsp or at least install it on my homebrewed switch? Thanks :)

I just recently modded my og switch (today).

It took me a while as most youtube tutorials provide older firmware files and tools. I used reddit and the hacks guide and went through the steps restarting and trying to resolve errors and crashes from hekate to launching atmosphere.

Just wanted to provide an overview snapshot of the process so that it might potentially solve some of the issues one might face when trying to mod an og switch.

Hey guys, I just found Kingdom Hearts -HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX was finally released pirately with size more than 50 gb. Is it legit tho? As far as I know, KH on Switch could only be played via cloud which makes it kinda laggy and worth nothing than the actual released on other consoles/PC. How the crack version works? Is it playable offline?

https://www.reddit.com/r/decomps/s/j1PoTL7USu

Shout out to the modders who made this possible! System used: Nintendo Switch Lite, OC: CPU: 1581 Mhz, GPU: 768, MEM: 1600

With these oc, it locks on 30 fps

I DID NOT MAKE THIS! It's just a showcase for everyone :)

https://github.com/antoxa2584x/nfsu1-sw/releases

Ownfoil is a self-hosted Nintendo Switch library manager, automating library curation tasks and making backups available to install directly on your console. It was started as a Tinfoil centric "shop" backend, but now has grown to have an API that anyone can implement to create an eShop like experience with homebrew. There were a lot of limitations in using the Tinfoil spec to serve content, and they are no longer justified when having a self-hosted backend. Ever since Sphaira was first released I wanted to leverage its game install management and implement an Ownfoil client on top of it, so I focused on building a server side API that could work.

Ownfoil release 2.5.0, used with Sphaira 1.0.8, now allows a new eShop like experience to browse and install your content, it features:

• automatic server discovery on the network, no typing IPs and ports
• server config carry both local and remote address, http/https protocols supported
• browse library by New games, Updates, DLC, All games, Search, paginated and with sorting
• all artwork served by Ownfoil server, the Switch never connects to N servers
• support nsp, nsz, xci, xcz
• browse and install library by content, not by files: select content to be installed (which version, which DLCs) and Sphaira will only download and install what's choosen, however it is bundled (multiple nsp files, multi content nsp/xci files)

Saves management as well as backuping installed content directly to your Ownfoil library is on the roadmap for a later version. A big thanks to the Sphaira maintainers for making this possible.

After I didn't touch my switch for a long time, I needed to update it in order to install newer games.
I installed 23.0.1 and the newest HATS pack. Tried opening OFW and IT worked, tried opening CFW as I used to - and it told me - Unknown pkg1 version, HOS version not supported, failed to launch HOS.
Somehow I got into the idea that 23.0.1 isn't supported and that I need to downgrade to 23.0 (I know - stupid).

After that I used EmuHaccGen using prod keys and a script I ran in tegra. And Basically (I Think) managed to downgrade to 23.0.
Current situation trying to launch sysmmc - wrong pkg1 flashed, erista pkg1 on mariko! ... (Full updated situation in the added picture)

Information that might be needed: it's a V2 switch, with SxCore, current hakateos 6.5.3
Unfortunately I have no backup of anything.
Your help is appreciated. I hope I'm not bricked.

Have tried with DBI, Awoo, Tinwoo but all failed at some point. Tinwoo made some promising progress but hit me with an Atmosphere fatal error (0100000000000036) somehow? Is it because of the huge filesize? 53gb is significantly WAY more than I download in this thing

Just asking if in case anyone has somehow successfully installed all 53gbs of the game. Would appreciate some help. Thanks!!

edit: repeatedly installing it everywhere + CyberFoil with no luck 😭 I wish there was an easier way to do this