Changes

|+ Available cores (as of Retroarch 1.1617)

| {{TBD}}| Some games may crash your 3DS when using it.(Example: Metal Slug X).

| Neko Project II Kai(猫Project II改)

| {{TBD}}|Neko Project II Kai requires you to use it's own emulation menu, requiring you to use the "Joy2Mouse" function or the c-stick. These menus are extremely small given the 3DS's screen size, but allow you to run games. Some games will have slowdown, such as the Touhou games. You may prefer to use the standalone NP2 for 3DS, as it uses the touch screen for enlarged menus, keyboard support, and allows you to use both screens.

| You Old 3ds users may prefer one of the several standalone emulators for GB/GBC. A few resource-intensive GBC games run well only in the DSi (not 3DS) build of GameYob, which is included into TWiLightMenu++.

| acceptable with Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire, but some games are slow to use, even on New 3DS, at present. Currently no support for tilt controls (Yoshi's Tilt n' Tumble, Warioware Twisted.

| ~30-60 FPS o3ds with dynarec, some games are playable, but VC injection , mGBA, or open_agb_firm are better choices

| less compatible than CATSFC, but faster, so can actually run many special chip games at full speed. old3ds users may prefer the continuation of the standalone snes9x_3ds which has better performance, and new 3DS users may also prefer it for SuperFX Chips/Mode 7 games.

| [[EightyOne]] (81)

| Can go up to ~50-60 FPS n3ds at standard resolution, 20fps o3ds. Later games can have unplayable slowdowns (Gran Turismo 2).

| Super Bros Wars. War| Super Bros Wars. War

| [[4DO|Opera]]

| {{✗}}|~5fps o3ds, large slowdowns on n3ds, excessively large resolution for the 3DS's screen.

If you use retroarch via homebrew launcher, in 3dsx format, please notice that some cores crash upon opening without furter further action. The loaded core, crashing or not, is saved into sd:/retroarch/retroarch-salamander.cfg file which is where retroarch remembers the core to be first loaded. Therefore, if you mistakenly load a problematic crashing core, you won't be able to launch retroarch ReteroArch successfully again until you manually delete that file from the sdcard. Alternatively, you can make set it the readonly attribute, while it's still working.Currently, RetroArch has no support for the 3DS's Gyro controls.

| [https://github.com/asiekierka/atari800-3ds/tree/port-3ds 0.3.9a{{Atari800-3DSVer}}] [https://github.com/RandomMan25XX/atari800-3ds/releases cia]

| Bread Box| [https://gbatemp.net/threads/release-bread-box-c64-emulator.397602 1/06/16]| Low-Mid| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✓}}| {{~}}|-| VICE3DS| [https://github.com/badda71/vice3ds git]| Mid

| [https://gbatemp.net/threads/release-fmsx3ds-msx-msx2-msx2-emulator-with-new-feature-for-3ds.637072/ 1.3.1]

===DSAmiibo===

| [[TWiLight Menu++]]Wumiibo| [https://github.com/DS-Homebrewhax0kartik/TWiLightMenu wumiibo git]

| {{✓}}|} {| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width: 100%;"! colspan=2 width="250"| Wumiibo|-|* Wumiibo - Emulates Amiibo functionality on the 3DS without needing an NFC reader or using tags. You can even use your own Amiibo data, after it's been decrypted, or a generic AmiiboID which are freely available and explains how to get them on the project page.|} ===DS==={| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"! scope="col"|Name! scope="col"|Version! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>! scope="col"|Active! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]|-| [[DeSmuME]]| [https://github.com/shutterbug2000/DeSmuME/releases git]| Low

! colspan=2 width="250"| TWiLight Menu++DeSmuME

| * DeSmuME - an experimental port of DeSmuME that has since been abandoned, it wasn't very compatible.|} {| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width: 100%;"! colspan=2 width="250"| Flashcart|-| * Flashcart - not an emulator, but a card you can buy that allows playing DS games from an SD card. Commonly referred to as an "R4", however that is just one brand name of many.|} {| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width: 100%;"! colspan=2 width="250"| TWiLight Menu++|-|*TWiLight Menu++ - Not technically an "emulator", rather it's a frontend for a separate program, [[nds-bootstrap]], which allows for an NDS ROM to be loaded from an SD card. The program is originally designed for the DSi, however it's able to work on the 3DS by utilizing the virtual DSi (aka the TWL_FIRM or "DS Mode") that the 3DS has for backwards-compatibility. Compatibility isn't the same as using a flashcart, however it's still pretty high with only a few games having issues or triggering anti-piracy protections (newer versions now come with AP patches for most games and will patch them if needed at launch). It also comes pre-bundled with a variety of emulators used on the DS and a work-in-progress GBA hypervisor, [[GBARunner2]], that works to some degree.

| GodMode9DSiWare Conversion Script| [https://githubgbatemp.comnet/d0k3threads/GodMode9scripts-dsiware-conversion-easily-convert-to-nds-and-cia-files.478575 Script]| Mid<!--why mid?-->| ?| {{✗}}| {{~}}|-| FBI| [https:/releases git/dlhb.gamebrew.org/3dshomebrews/fbi3ds.7z 2.6.1]

| {{✓✗}}

| FBIGodMode9| [https://github.com/Steveice10d0k3/FBIGodMode9/releases 2.6.1git]

| {{✗✓}}

! colspan=2 width="250"| GodMode9DSiWare Conversion Script

* Since version 2This script can be used to convert <code>.0.0 can install DSiWare in both bin</code> files from your DSi's SD card to <code>.nds</code> and which can then be used to convert into <code>.cia</code> formats. These scripts will <b>ONLY</b> work for DSiWare, [https<font style="color:red"><b>NOT NDS GAMES</b></3ds.hacks.guide/godmode9-usage 3ds.hacks.guide] has more information on how to update to the latest version if neededfont>.

| PlutoBoyCinoop| [https://github.com/RossMeiklehamCTurt/PlutoBoy Cinoop git][https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Cinoop_3DS 2015]

| {{✓✗}}| {{✓✗}}| {{✓✗}}<small> (New3DS)</small>|-| [[mGBA]]| [https://github.com/mgba-emu/mgba/releases git]| Mid| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}<small> (New3DS. Old3ds runs well GB but may be slow at GBC)</small>

| Cinoop[[mGBA]]| [https://github.com/CTurtmgba-emu/mgba/Cinoop releases git][https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Cinoop_3DS 2015]

| {{✗✓}}| {{✗✓}}| {{✗✓}}<small> (New3DS. Old3ds runs well GB but may be slow at GBC)</small>|-| PlutoBoy| [https://github.com/RossMeikleham/PlutoBoy git]| Mid| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}<small> (New3DS)</small>

| [[GBARunner2mGBA]]| [https://github.com/Gericommgba-emu/GBARunner2 mgba/releases git]

| {{✗✓}}| {{✗✓}}| {{~✓}}<small> (New3DS is ok except for only a few resource-intensive titles. Old3ds is too slow anyways)</small>

| [https://github.com/masterfeizz/daedalusx64-3DS/releases git][https://github.com/bscarell/daedalusx643ds updated fork]

! colspan=2 width="250"| SNES9x for 3DSblargSNES

* Snes9x for 3DS blargSNES - based on snes9x 1.43. Runs a good majority of games It works well, even on old 3DS/2DS's. It's recommended to use a New 3DS if you want to run but lacks compatibility for games that uses the require enhancement chips <i>(SA1, SuperFX or SA-1 chip * If bugs occur, it is recommended to go back to version 1etc.30 from the bubble2k16 developer)</i>

! colspan=2 width="250"| blargSNESSNES9x for 3DS

* blargSNES Snes9x for 3DS - It works based on snes9x 1.43. Runs a good majority of games well, but lacks compatibility for even on old 3DS/2DS's. It's recommended to use a New 3DS if you want to run games that require enhancement chips <i>(SA1, uses the SuperFXor SA-1 chip * If bugs occur, etcit is recommended to go back to version 1.)</i> 30 from the bubble2k16 developer

* r3Ddragon - It's kind of surprising that Nintendo never released a Virtual Console for the Virtual Boy on the 3DS, especially given how small the library of games were for the system and how both utilize 3D effects <strike>and cause eyestrain</strike>. What makes this emulator stand out is the fact that it's able to display the graphics in 3D the way it was intended, something that is almost impossible to do on other platforms; unfortunately , compatibility is still low and requires a New 3DS to run. Development has since openedhalted and no longer maintained. The original developer, mrdanielps, now recommends Red Viper on the github repository.|} {| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width: 100%;"! colspan=2 width="250"| Red Viper|-| * Red Viper - A fork of the old r3Ddragon with improved graphics engine and dynarec. It reaches fullspeed with minor glitches even on old 3DS systems on many games, with the ability to change the normal red colour of the Virtual Boy to a wide variety of others, and adjust the depth of the 3D effect.

| PicoDrive for 3DS3DSSMS| [https://githubwww.comgamebrew.org/bubble2k16wiki/picodrive_3ds/releases git3DSSMS_3DS 0.3]| {{✗}}

| [http://zxds.raxoft.cz/ ZXDS 3DS]| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/ZXDS_3DS 2.2.1{{ZXDS_3DSVer}}]

==Game enginesUzebox==

! scope="col"|Latest Version

| [[EasyRPG]] Cuzebox 3DS| [https://easyrpgwww.gamebrew.org/player/downloadswiki/#snapshot-other Cuzebox3DS 0.6.20.31]| HighLow

| ?| {{✓~}}| RPG Maker games} ==Wenquxing=====CC800 Simulator==={| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"! scope="col"|Name! scope="col"|Version! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>! scope="col"|Active! scope="col"|[[Citra]]! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]

| [https://www.digitalmzx.com/ MegaZeux]Sim800CTR| [https://github.com/AliceLRbanxian/megazeux 2.92fSim800CTR git]| Mid| {{✓}}Low

| Adventure point and click games, ex.pak mod LucasArt games

| OpenLara[[OpenBOR]] 3DS| [https://github.com/XProgerMrHuu/OpenLaraopenbor-3ds/releases git]

| ?{{✓}}| {{~✓}}| Tomb Raider 1–4Beats of Rage and other beat'em up games in .pak format

| RPG Maker[https://www.digitalmzx.com/ MegaZeux]| [https://github.com/RinnegatamanteAliceLR/RPG-Maker-3DS gitmegazeux 2.93]| LowMid| {{✓}}

| {{✗}}| RPG maker games|-| [[ScummVM]] 3DS| [https://www.scummvm.org/downloads 2.7.0]| High| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| ?| {{✓}}| LucasArt games|} ===Lua Engine==={| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"! scope="col"|Name! scope="col"|Version! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre Caverns of Zeus and Openother zzt-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>! scope="col"|Active! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]like ascii games

|-| CPyMO| [https://github.com/Strrationalism/CPyMO v1.1.9]| Mid| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| ?| ?| PyMO Visual Novel / AVG Game Engine|-| [[EasyRPG]] 3DS| [https://easyrpg.org/player/downloads/#release-other 0.8]| High| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| ?| {{✓}}| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | RPG Maker 2000, 2003 and EasyRPG games|-| RPG Maker| [https://github.com/Rinnegatamante/RPG-Maker-3DS git]| Low| {{✓}}| {{✗}}| ?| {{✗}}|-| OpenLara| [https://github.com/XProger/OpenLara/releases git]| Mid| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| ?| {{~}}| Tomb Raider 1–4|} ==Source ports=={| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"! scope="col"|Name

| [https://github.com/asiekierka/uxnds/releases 0.4.79]