3DS Flashcart Comparison
This page is used to compare existing 3DS mode flashcarts features.
List of 3DS mode flashcarts
- Gateway 3DS
- R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe
- 3DS Link (Same team/Product as R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe)
- Orange 3DS (Same team/Product as R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe)
- MT-Card
- Sky3DS
Flashcart's comparison chart
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| Gateway 3DS | R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe | 3DS Link | Orange 3DS | MT-Card | Sky3DS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardware | ||||||
| 3DS / XL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2DS | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Expandable Memory | Micro SD(XC) 128GB |
Micro SD(HC) 32GB |
Micro SD(HC) 32GB |
Micro SD(HC) | Micro SD(XC) 128GB |
Micro SD(XC) 128GB |
| SD Slot | Top | Top | Top | Top | Top | Top |
| Spring loaded | Yes & No | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | No | No |
| USB Slot | No | No | No | No | Yes (Top) | No |
| LED | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| FPGA Upgradeable | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Unknown |
| Region free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Software compatibility | ||||||
| ROM | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Retail cartridge | Yes | v3.0-3.3 only | v3.0-3.3 only | v3.0-3.3 only | Yes | No |
| E-shop 3DS games | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| E-shop VC games (not GBA) | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| E-shop GBA VC games | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Image written ROM mode | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes 10 games |
| File system ROM mode (FAT32) | Yes Split 4GB+ ROM |
Yes Split 4GB+ ROM |
Yes Split 4GB+ ROM |
No | Yes •Trim 4GB ROM •256 titles |
No |
| File system ROM mode (exFAT) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes •256 titles |
No |
| SDK5+ ROM | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SDK7+ | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Card2-type games (ROM) | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Card2-type games (Retail Cartridge) | Yes | v3.0-3.3 only | v3.0-3.3 only | v3.0-3.3 only | Yes | N/A |
| Card2 Converted to Card1-type games (ROM) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unknown |
| EmuNAND | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| EmuNAND 8+ | Yes Flashcart required |
No | No | No | No | N/A |
| eShop | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Homebrew | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| Software Features | ||||||
| Region free (ROM) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Region free (Retail Cartridge) | • 2.0b2 mod by Normmatt • 2.0 Omega |
No | No | No | Yes | N/A |
| Update partition spoofing (ROM) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Update partition spoofing (Retail Cartridge) |
No | No | No | No | No | N/A |
| Manual Savegame Backup | Card1 type only | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Unknown |
| Real Time Savegame Backup | •Card2 type only •Save in the ROM |
No | No | No | Yes | Unknown |
| Local Play | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unknown |
| Online (ROM) | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Online (Retail Cartridge) | Yes | v3.0-3.3 only | v3.0-3.3 only | v3.0-3.3 only | Yes | N/A |
| Dump Retail Cartridges | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Cartridge Savegame backup/restore | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Cartridge & ROM Savegame crossover | .3dz with the same Unique ID |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Cheatcode support | No | No | No | No | Yes •Flashcart's menu •Edit Savegame's data only •No database editor •Short game compatibility. |
No |
| Other | ||||||
| Is a clone | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Possible Rip-off clones* | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| Gateway 3DS | R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe | 3DS Link | Orange 3DS | MT-Card | Sky3DS | |
* 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. A new System menu version 7.2.0-17 has been released by Nintendo and the eShop, System Settings and NNID Settings are now using the NCCH encryption introduced in v7.0.0-13. That new encryption is not compatible with actual flashcart's firmware. Online games are still working, but only if you don't need to download an 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.
