Patched ROM are also playable on DS/3DS using a homebrew service or flashcart to get an ‘authentic’ experience and ensure the game runs correctly.ĭo note that due to their association with game piracy, sales of flashcarts have been banned in many countries, so you may have a hard time obtaining one. For more information about the best flashcart to get, please see this thread. if your computer is very old and slow, the game won’t run correctly, if at all.) See below for recommended programs.

The quality of the gameplay will be affected by your hardware. You can play patched ROMs using an emulator on PC, iOS and Android. Please don’t send us any messages asking for download links to ROMs! We won’t assist you if you’re unable to get the patches working due to having an illegal copy of the game. However, be advised that downloading one without owning a legal copy of the game is piracy, which we do not condone. You can also find copies of the ROM to download online. There are several methods to go about this, so please seek advice using Google if necessary. Once you’ve bought a physical copy of the DS cartridge, you can obtain a copy of the ROM by making a backup to your computer, otherwise known as doing a ‘ROM dump’. The ROM is an ‘.nds’ file type, which contains a copy of the game’s data. You’ll need one to apply the patch to. Here’s a masterlist of all the official, anime/manga series related games that have received an English fan translation (that we know of!)

zip file, or on the specific release page). For our works, instructions on how to apply the patch can be found in the readme file that came with it. Most translations come as patches which can be applied to a ROM of the game. “A patch is a piece of software designed to update a computer program or its supporting data, to fix or improve it.”

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