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
- K3DS (Clone of Sky3DS)
- QQ3DS (Clone of Sky3DS)
- R5 (Clone of Sky3DS)
Flashcart comparison chart
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| Gateway 3DS | R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe |
MT-Card | Sky3DS | QQ3DS | K3DS | R5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardware | |||||||
| 3DS / XL | Yes (v4.1-v9.2) | Yes (v4.1-v4.5) | Yes (v4.1-v4.5) | Yes (all versions) | Yes (all versions) | Yes (all versions) | Yes (all versions) |
| 2DS | Yes (v6.0-v9.2) | No | No | Yes (all versions) | Yes (all versions) | Yes (all versions) | Yes (all versions) |
| N3DS | Yes (with some extra requirements) | No | No | Yes (all versions) | Yes (all versions) | Yes (all versions) | Yes (all versions) |
| Expandable Memory | Micro SD(XC) 128GB |
Micro SD(HC) 32GB |
Micro SD(XC) 128GB |
Micro SD(XC) 128GB |
Micro SD(XC) 128GB |
Micro SD(XC) 128GB |
Micro SD(XC) 64GB |
| SD Slot | Top | Top | Top | Top | Top | Top | Top |
| Spring loaded | Yes & No | Unknown | No | No | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| USB Slot | No | No | Yes (Top) | No | No | No | No |
| LED | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| FPGA Upgradeable | Yes | No | Yes | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Region free | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Software compatibility | |||||||
| ROM | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Retail cartridge | Yes | v3.0-3.3 only | Yes | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| E-shop 3DS games | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| E-shop VC games (not GBA) | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| E-shop GBA VC games | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Image written ROM mode | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| File system ROM mode (FAT32) | Yes Split 4GB+ ROM |
Yes Split 4GB+ ROM |
Yes •Trim 4GB ROM •256 titles |
No | No | No | No |
| File system ROM mode (exFAT) | Yes | Yes | Yes •256 titles |
No | No | No | No |
| SDK5+ ROM | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SDK7+ | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Card2-type games (ROM) | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Card2-type games (Retail Cartridge) | Yes | v3.0-3.3 only | Yes | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Card2 Converted to Card1-type games (ROM) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| EmuNAND | Yes (up to 9.7) | Yes (up to 7.2) | Yes (up to 9.5) | No | No | No | No |
| EmuNAND 8+ | Yes Flashcart required |
No | Yes | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| EmuNAND 9.6+ on New 3DS | No | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| eShop | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Homebrew | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Software Features | |||||||
| Region free (ROM) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No* | No* | No* | No* |
| Region free (Retail Cartridge) | • 2.0b2 mod by Normmatt • 2.0 Omega |
No | Yes | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Update partition spoofing (ROM) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Update partition spoofing (Retail Cartridge) |
No | No | No | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Manual Savegame Backup | Card1 type only | Yes | No | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Real Time Savegame Backup | •Card2 type only •Save in the ROM |
No | Yes | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Local Play | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Online (ROM) | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Online (Retail Cartridge) | Yes | v3.0-3.3 only | Yes | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Dump Retail Cartridges | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Cartridge Savegame backup/restore | Yes | No | 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 | N/A |
| Cheatcode support | No | No | Yes •Flashcart's menu •Edit Savegame's data only •No database editor •Short game compatibility. |
No | No | No | No |
| NAND Dump support | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| NAND Restore support | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Downgrade support | Yes (3DS only) | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Other | |||||||
| Is a clone or a re-brand | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Possible Rip-off clones* | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| Gateway 3DS | R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe |
MT-Card | Sky3DS | QQ3DS | K3DS | R5 | |
* 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 updated to the latest system menu and eshop version. Online games are still working on old system menu version, 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.
* Region Free: Possible on 2DS, 3DS, and 3DS XL with a system menu version lower than 9.4 using smealum's RegionThree.
