Dumping Cartridges
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This section is for dumping cartridges using GodMode9i so they can be played on emulators, flashcarts or your SD card via nds-bootstrap.
Requirements
- The cartridge of the title you would like to dump
- Your Nintendo DSi console with Unlaunch installed
Instructions
Section I - SD Card Setup
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- Download the latest release of GodMode9i
- Extract
GodMode9i.nds
from the GodMode9i archive and place it anywhere on your SD card
Section II - Nintendo DSi Instructions
- Power on your console while holding A and B
- This should launch the Unlaunch Filemenu
- Launch GodMode9i from the Unlaunch Filemenu
- Ensure the game cartridge is inserted into the console
- Select the “NDS GAMECARD” option in GodMode9i
- Select if you want the padding or not:
- Full: Padding included
- Trim: Padding removed
- Repeat steps 3-5 for all cartridges you wish to dump
The dumped cartridges will be found in sd:/gm9i/out
.