https://wiki.gbatemp.net/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Plasmastar WikiTemp - User contributions [en] 2026-08-09T09:45:33Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.44.0 https://wiki.gbatemp.net/w/index.php?title=3DS_Flashcart_Comparison&diff=48190 3DS Flashcart Comparison 2014-01-30T22:39:50Z <p>Plasmastar: Removed &quot;XL&quot; out of the 2DS series.</p> <hr /> <div>This page is used to compare existing 3DS mode flashcarts features.<br /> <br /> = List of 3DS mode flashcarts =<br /> <br /> * [[Gateway 3DS]]<br /> <br /> * [[R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe]]<br /> <br /> * [[3DS Link]] (Same team/Product as [[R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe]])<br /> <br /> * [[Orange 3DS]] (Same team/Product as [[R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe]])<br /> <br /> * [[MT-card]]<br /> <br /> = Flashcart's comparison chart =<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;Please help us keeping this as up to date as possible!!<br /> <br /> Hover your mouse over the categories on the left to view a short description.&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> !<br /> ![[Gateway 3DS]]<br /> ![[R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe]]<br /> ![[3DS Link]]<br /> ![[Orange 3DS]]<br /> ![[MT-Card]]<br /> |-<br /> |colspan=&quot;6&quot;|'''Hardware'''<br /> |-<br /> |&lt;span title=&quot;Works on the 3DS and 3DS XL&quot;&gt;3DS / XL&lt;/span&gt;<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |-<br /> |&lt;span title=&quot;Works on the 2DS&quot;&gt;2DS&lt;/span&gt;<br /> |{{No}}<br /> |{{No}}<br /> |{{No}}<br /> |{{No}}<br /> |{{No}}<br /> |-<br /> |&lt;span title=&quot;Options for expanding memory&quot;&gt;Expandable Memory<br /> |Micro SD(HC)<br /> |Micro SD(HC)<br /> |Micro SD(HC)<br /> |Micro SD(HC)<br /> |Micro SD(HC)<br /> |-<br /> |&lt;span title=&quot;Position of the Micro SD Slot&quot;&gt;SD Slot&lt;/span&gt;<br /> |Top<br /> |Top<br /> |Top<br /> |Top<br /> |Top<br /> |-<br /> |&lt;span title=&quot;If the Micro SD Slot is spring loaded&quot;&gt;Spring loaded&lt;/span&gt;<br /> |{{Yes|Yes &amp; No}}<br /> |{{Unk}}<br /> |{{Unk}}<br /> |{{Unk}}<br /> |{{No}}<br /> |-<br /> |&lt;span title=&quot;Position of the Micro SD Slot&quot;&gt;USB Slot&lt;/span&gt;<br /> |{{No}}<br /> |{{No}}<br /> |{{No}}<br /> |{{No}}<br /> |{{Yes|Yes (Top)}}<br /> |-<br /> |&lt;span title=&quot;Whether the card has diagnostic LED on the card or not&quot;&gt;LED&lt;/span&gt;<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{No}}<br /> |{{No}}<br /> |{{No}}<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |-<br /> |&lt;span title=&quot;Built-in extra CPU&quot;&gt;CPU&lt;/span&gt;<br /> |{{No}}<br /> |{{No}}<br /> |{{No}}<br /> |{{No}}<br /> |{{Opt|unconfirmed}}<br /> |-<br /> |&lt;span title=&quot;The same flashcart works with consoles from all regions&quot;&gt;Region free&lt;/span&gt;<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |-<br /> |colspan=&quot;6&quot;|'''Software compatibility'''<br /> |-<br /> |&lt;span title=&quot;Plays 3DS ROMs&quot;&gt;ROM<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |-<br /> |&lt;span title=&quot;Plays 3DS Retail Cartridges&quot;&gt;Retail cartridge<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{No}}<br /> |-<br /> |&lt;span title=&quot;Plays one 3DS ROM per microSD, written using an imaging tool like Win32DiskImager&quot;&gt;Single ROM mode (Image)<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{No}}<br /> |-<br /> |&lt;span title=&quot;Plays 3DS Roms in .3ds format on a FAT32 microSD&quot;&gt;Multi ROM mode (FAT32)<br /> |{{No}}<br /> |{{No}}<br /> |{{No}}<br /> |{{No}}<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |-<br /> |&lt;span title=&quot;Whether the flashcart is compatible with games using NAND saving&quot;&gt;SDK5+ ROM&lt;/span&gt;<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{No}}<br /> |-<br /> |&lt;span title=&quot;Whether the flashcart is compatible with games using NAND saving&quot;&gt;Card2-type games (ROM)&lt;/span&gt;<br /> |{{No}}<br /> |{{No}}<br /> |{{No}}<br /> |{{No}}<br /> |{{No}}<br /> |-<br /> |&lt;span title=&quot;Whether the flashcart is compatible with games using NAND saving&quot;&gt;Card2-type games (Retail Cartridge)&lt;/span&gt;<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{No}}<br /> |-<br /> |&lt;span title=&quot;Ability to use Emulated/redirected NAND&quot;&gt;EmuNAND&lt;/span&gt;<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{No}}<br /> |-<br /> |&lt;span title=&quot;Ability to use eShop while on latest EmuNAND&quot;&gt;eShop&lt;/span&gt;<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{No}}<br /> |-<br /> |colspan=&quot;6&quot;|'''Software Features'''<br /> |-<br /> |&lt;span title=&quot;Plays 3DS ROM from other regions&quot;&gt;Region free (ROM)<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |-<br /> |&lt;span title=&quot;Plays 3DS Retail Cartridges from other regions&quot;&gt;Region free (Retail Cartridge)<br /> |{{Yes|[[3DS Flashcart software mod|2.0b2 mod]]&lt;br/&gt;by Normmatt}}<br /> |{{No}}<br /> |{{No}}<br /> |{{No}}<br /> |{{No}}<br /> |-<br /> |&lt;span title=&quot;Plays 3DS ROM with an update partition containing a higher System menu version without asking to update&quot;&gt;Update partition spoofing (ROM)<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |-<br /> |&lt;span title=&quot;Plays 3DS Retail Cartridges with an update partition containing a higher System menu version without asking to update&quot;&gt;Update partition spoofing&lt;br/&gt;(Retail Cartridge)<br /> |{{No}}<br /> |{{No}}<br /> |{{No}}<br /> |{{No}}<br /> |{{No}}<br /> |-<br /> |&lt;span title=&quot;Ability to save savegames to SD card when pressing Home-X&quot;&gt;Manual Savegame Backup&lt;/span&gt;<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{No}}<br /> |-<br /> |&lt;span title=&quot;Ability to save savegames directly to SD card without pressing Home-X&quot;&gt;Real Time Savegame Backup&lt;/span&gt;<br /> |{{No}}<br /> |{{No}}<br /> |{{No}}<br /> |{{No}}<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |-<br /> |&lt;span title=&quot;Ability to play online with ROMs&quot;&gt;Online (ROM)&lt;/span&gt;<br /> |{{No}}<br /> |{{No}}<br /> |{{No}}<br /> |{{No}}<br /> |????<br /> |-<br /> |&lt;span title=&quot;Ability to play online with a Retail Cartridge&quot;&gt;Online (Retail Cartridge)&lt;/span&gt;<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{Yes}}<br /> |{{No|N/A}}<br /> |-<br /> |colspan=&quot;6&quot;|'''Other'''<br /> |-<br /> |&lt;span title=&quot;This cart is a clone of another manufacturer's flashcart/Software&quot;&gt;Is a clone&lt;/span&gt;<br /> |{{Yes|No}}<br /> |{{No|Yes}}<br /> |{{No|Yes}}<br /> |{{No|Yes}}<br /> |{{No|Yes}}<br /> |-<br /> |&lt;span title=&quot;Clones of this cart exist&quot;&gt;Possible Rip-off clones*&lt;/span&gt;<br /> |{{Yes|No}}<br /> |{{Yes|No}}<br /> |{{Yes|No}}<br /> |{{Yes|No}}<br /> |{{Yes|No}}<br /> |-<br /> |- &lt;!-- keep on the bottom --&gt;<br /> !<br /> ![[Gateway 3DS]]<br /> ![[R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe]]<br /> ![[3DS Link]]<br /> ![[Orange 3DS]]<br /> ![[MT-Card]]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> *Rip-off clones: Whether clones of this cart exist. This line doesn't reflect if this cart is a clone of another one, but if you have chances to buy a cloned (rip-off) one instead of the expected product. For example if different manufacturers are selling a card with the same name.<br /> <br /> [[Category:3DS Flashcarts]]</div> Plasmastar