3DS Flashcart Comparison

This page will be used to compare existing 3DS mode flashcards.

List of 3DS mode flashcarts

• Gateway 3DS

Type: Original flashcart
Official website: http://www.gateway-3ds.com/
Release date: 2013-08-xx
GBAtemp official review: [1]

• R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe

Type: Gateway Clone
Official website: http://r4ids.cn/
Release date:
GBAtemp official review: [2]

• 3DS Link

Type: Gateway Clone. Same product as R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe.
Official website: http://www.3dslink.com/
Release date:

• Orange 3DS

Type: Gateway Clone. Same product as R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe.
Official website: http://www.orange-3ds.com/
Release date:

• MT-card

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)

• 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 up to System menu v6.3.0
• ROMs support with EmuNAND
• Retail cartridge support with EmuNAND
• eShop support with EmuNAND

Version 2.0b2 (2013-12-23)

• 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

R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe

version 2.0

• Based on Gateway v1.2
• Launcher.dat interchangeable with R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe/3DS Link/Orange 3DS
• 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.

3DS Link

Identical to R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe

Orange 3DS

Identical to R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe

MT-Card

version 1.0 (2014-01-02)

• Plays 3DS Roms
• FAT32 support (drag-n-drop)
• MultiROM support

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
CPU	No	No	No	No	Yes
Software
ROM	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Cartridge	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	????
Manual Savegame Backup	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	????
Real Time Savegame Backup	No	No	No	No	????
NAND-saving Games (Card 2)	No	No	No	No	????
EmuNAND	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	????
eShop	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	????
Online (ROM)	No	No	No	No	????
Online (Retail Cartridge)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	????
Other
Clones	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
	Gateway 3DS	R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe	3DS Link	Orange 3DS	MT-Card