3DS Flashcart Comparison

This page is used to compare existing 3DS mode flashcarts features.

List of 3DS mode flashcarts

• Gateway 3DS
• MT-Card (Gateway clone)
• Bluecard 3DS (Gateway clone)
• DSTWO+ (Gateway clone)
• R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe (Gateway clone)
• 3DS Link (Same team/Product as R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe)
• Orange 3DS (Same team/Product as R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe)
• Sky3DS
• K3DS (Same product as Sky3DS)
• QQ3DS (Same product as Sky3DS)
• R5 (Same product as Sky3DS)
• Sky3DS+
• EZ-Flash Redux (Gateway clone)
• Stargate 3DS

The Gateway 3DS (original/clones) CAN BRICK your system! It is highly recommended to NOT USE them!

Amiibo Emulators

• N2 Elite (Previously Amiiqo) - (Official Website)

Flashcart comparison chart

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	Gateway 3DS	R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe 3DS Link Orange 3DS	MT-Card	Sky3DS	QQ3DS	K3DS	R5	Sky3DS+	DSTWO+	EZ-Flash Redux	Stargate 3DS
Hardware
3DS / XL	Yes (v4.1-v9.2 11.17 w/ CFW)	Yes (v4.1-v4.5)	Yes (v4.1-v4.5)	Yes (all versions)	Yes (all versions)	Yes (all versions)	Yes (all versions)	Yes (all versions)	Yes (v4.1-v9.2 11.0 w/ CFW)	Yes (v?-v11.2)	Yes (all versions)
2DS	Yes (v6.0-v9.2)	No	No	Yes (all versions)	Yes (all versions)	Yes (all versions)	Yes (all versions)	Yes (all versions)	Yes (v6.0-v9.2)	Yes (v?-v11.2)	Yes (all versions)
N3DS	Yes (with some extra requirements)	No	No	Yes (all versions)	Yes (all versions)	Yes (all versions)	Yes (all versions)	Yes (all versions)	Yes (v?-v9.2) (with some extra requirements)	Yes (v?-v11.2)	Yes (all versions)
Expandable Memory	microSD(XC) 128GB	microSD(HC) 32GB 128GB if reformatted FAT32	microSD(XC) 128GB	microSD(XC) 128GB	microSD(XC) 128GB	microSD(XC) 128GB	microSD(XC) 64GB	microSD(XC) 128GB	microSD(XC) 128GB microSD(HC) if playing NDS ROMs	microSD(XC) 128GB	microSD(XC) 128GB
SD Slot	Top	Top	Top	Top	Top	Top	Top	Top	Top	Side	Side
Spring loaded	Yes & No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	No	Yes	No	No
USB Slot	No	No	Yes (Top)	No	No	No	No	Yes (Side)	No	No	Yes (Top)
LED	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
FPGA Upgradeable	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unknown
Region free	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Contains CPU	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Software compatibility
ROM	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Retail cartridge	Yes	v3.0-3.3 only	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
eShop 3DS games	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	No
eShop VC games (not GBA)	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	No
eShop GBA VC games	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Built in CPU and emulator (TempGBA) for GBA games.	Unknown	No
NDS ROMs	With CFW (both sysnand and emunand) and linked emunand	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Unknown	Yes
Image written ROM mode	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	No
File system ROM mode (FAT32)	Yes Split 4GB+ ROM	Yes Split 4GB+ ROM	Yes •Trim 4GB+ ROM •256 titles	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes Trim 4GB+ ROM	Yes	Yes
File system ROM mode (exFAT)	Yes	Yes	Yes •256 titles	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
SDK5+ ROM	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unknown	Yes
SDK7+	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Yes
Card2-type games (ROM)	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unknown	Yes	Yes
Card2-type games (Retail Cartridge)	Yes	v3.0-3.3 only	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Yes	Yes
Card2 Converted to Card1-type games (ROM)	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Unknown	Unknown
EmuNAND	Yes (up to 10.7)	Yes (up to 7.2)	Yes (up to 9.5)	No	No	No	No	No	Yes (up to 9.2)	Yes (up to 11.2)	No
EmuNAND 8+	Yes Flashcart required	No	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes Flashcart required	Yes	N/A
EmuNAND 9.6+ on New 3DS	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	v9.6 only	N/A	N/A
eShop	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Yes
Homebrew	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Software Features
Region free (ROM)	Yes	Yes	Yes	No*	No*	No*	No*	No*	Yes	Unknown	No*
Region free (Retail Cartridge)	• 2.0b2 mod by Normmatt • 2.0 Omega	No	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Unknown	No*
Update partition spoofing (ROM)	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Update partition spoofing (Retail Cartridge)	No	No	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	Unknown	N/A
Manual Savegame Backup	Card1 type only	Yes	No	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Real Time Savegame Backup	•Card2 type only •Save in the ROM	No	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Local Play	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Online (ROM)	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Yes
Online (Retail Cartridge)	Yes	v3.0-3.3 only	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Dump Retail Cartridges	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	No
Cartridge Savegame backup/restore	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	No
Cartridge & ROM Savegame crossover	.3dz with the same Unique ID	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Unknown	Yes
Cheatcode support	Yes	Yes	Yes •Flashcart's menu •Edit Savegame's data only •No database editor •Short game compatibility.	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
NAND Dump support	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	No
NAND Restore support	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	No
Downgrade support	Yes (3DS only)	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	No
Other
Is a clone or a re-brand	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	3DS 4.1-9.2 Yes	Yes	No
									3DS 11.0+ No
									DS/DSi Mode No
Possible Rip-off clones*	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
	Gateway 3DS	R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe 3DS Link Orange 3DS	MT-Card	Sky3DS	QQ3DS	K3DS	R5	Sky3DS+	DSTWO+	EZ-Flash Redux	Stargate 3DS

* 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.

* eShop access: Not working anymore since May 13th, 2014, if your EmuNAND version is not on the latest System Menu and eShop version. Online games are still working on older System Menu versions, but only if you do not update.

* Cartridge support: Not possible to launch EmuNAND Classic with R4i/3DSLink/Orange3DS on latest version.

* EmuNAND: Not possible to create a new EmuNAND dump with R4i/3DSLink/Orange3DS on latest version. Existing EmuNAND will still be used automatically at launch.

* Region Free: Possible on 2DS, 3DS, and 3DS XL with a System Menu version lower than 9.4 using smealum's RegionThree, Or on N3DS/3DS/2DS on 9.2 or 9.2+ using smealum's RegionFour/HANS.