3DS Flashcart Comparison
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This page will be used to compare existing 3DS mode flashcarts.
Maybe later create one page for each flashcart, and move the release information to each page. Only keep the comparison chart here.
Contents
List of 3DS mode flashcarts
Type: Original flashcart
Official website: http://www.gateway-3ds.com/
Release date: 2013-08-xx
GBAtemp official review: [1]
Type: Gateway Clone
Official website: http://r4ids.cn/
Release date:
GBAtemp official review: [2]
Type: Gateway Clone. Same product as R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe.
Official website: http://www.3dslink.com/
Release date:
Type: Gateway Clone. Same product as R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe.
Official website: http://www.orange-3ds.com/
Release date:
Type: Original flashcart
Official website: http://www.mt-card.com
Release date: 2014-01-02
Flashcart's features and releases lists
Gateway 3DS
Version 1.0 (2013-08-xx)
- Supports 3DS System menu v4.1.0 to v4.5.0
- Plays 3DS ROMs
- One ROM per microSD
Version 1.1a (2013-08-21)
- Region spoofing (Region free) for ROMs
- Required System menu version spoofing
Version 1.2 (2013-09-09)
- Added Hardware diagnostics mode
- Added support for iQue and TW (HK) Please note Blue card GW_Installer.nds has been updated specifically to support iQue and TW models.
- Fixed game banner display for games using both region spoofing and System version spoofing.
Version 2.0b1 (2013-12-01)
- Fixed launching games using SDK5+
- EmuNAND support from 4.1.0 to 6.3.0 (NATIV_FIRM v7712 (4.1.0), v8758 (5.0.0), v9792(5.1.0), v10833 (6.0.0), v11872 (6.1.0))
- ROMs support with EmuNAND
- Retail cartridge support with EmuNAND
- eShop support with EmuNAND
Version 2.0b2 (2013-12-23)
- Updated EmuNAND to support NATIV_FIRM v12916 (System menu 7.x)
- Fixed random crash when booting in gateway mode
- Fixed random crash when exiting a game, resulting in savegame loss.
- Fixed Region free and System version spoofing bug introduced in 2.0b1 when using System version 4.1.0
R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe
version 2.0
- Based on Gateway v1.2
- Launcher.dat interchangeable with R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe/3DS Link/Orange 3DS
- Supports 3DS System menu v4.1.0 to v4.5.0
- Plays 3DS Roms
- One game per microSD
- Region spoofing (Region free) for ROMs
- Required System menu version spoofing
version 3.0
- Based on Gateway v2.0b1
- Fixed launching games using SDK5+
- EmuNAND support up to System menu v6.3.0
- ROMs support with EmuNAND
- Retail cartridge support with EmuNAND
- eShop support with EmuNAND
version 3.1
- Based on Gateway v2.0b2
- Updated EmuNAND support up to System menu 7.1.0
- Fixed random crash when booting in gateway mode
- Fixed random crash when exiting a game, resulting in savegame loss.
- Fixed Region free and System version spoofing bug introduced in 2.0b1 when using System version 4.1.0
version 3.2
- Fixed random crash when exiting a game, resulting in savegame loss.
version 3.3 (2014-01-09)
- Fixed saving issues introduced in v3.2
- Increase the stability
3DS Link
Identical to R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe
Orange 3DS
Identical to R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe
MT-Card
version 1.0 (2014-01-02)
- Supports 3DS System menu v4.1.0 to v4.5.0
- Plays 3DS Roms
- Region spoofing (Region free) for ROMs
- Required System menu version spoofing
- FAT32 support (drag-n-drop)
- MultiROM support (software menu/hardware button)
- Savegames uses direct access to microSD
Flashcart's comparison chart
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| Gateway 3DS | R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe | 3DS Link | Orange 3DS | MT-Card | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardware | |||||
| 3DS / XL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2DS | No | No | No | No | No |
| Expandable Memory | Micro SD(HC) | Micro SD(HC) | Micro SD(HC) | Micro SD(HC) | Micro SD(HC) |
| SD Slot | Top | Top | Top | Top | Top |
| USB Slot | No | No | No | No | Yes (Top) |
| LED | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
| CPU | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Region free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Software compatibility | |||||
| Single ROM mode | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Multi ROM mode (FAT32) | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| SDK5+ ROM | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Card2-type ROM | No | No | No | No | No |
| Retail cartridge | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| EmuNAND | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| eShop | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Software Features | |||||
| Region free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| System version spoofing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Manual Savegame Backup | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Real Time Savegame Backup | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Online (ROM) | No | No | No | No | ???? |
| Online (Retail Cartridge) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| Other | |||||
| Clones* | No | No | No | No | No |
| Gateway 3DS | R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe | 3DS Link | Orange 3DS | MT-Card | |
- 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.
