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The '''[[wikipedia:Nintendo 3DS|Nintendo 3DS]]''' is an eighth-generation handheld game console by Nintendo, released on March 27, 2011 for {{inflation|USD|249|2011}}. The original model and the 2DS had a dual-core ARM11 MPCore at 268 MHz and a single-core ARM9, 128MB of RAM and 6MB of VRAM, and a DMP PICA200 GPU. The New 3DS and New 2DS XL models upgrade this to an 804 MHz quad-core ARM11 and 256MB of RAM, along with an extra pair of shoulder buttons and a right analogue stick.
==Emulators==
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! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Latest Version
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|[[libretro|Libretro Core]]
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|[[Citra]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
|[https://citra-emu.org/download /#downloads-canary Canary]<br/>[https://citra-emu.org/download/#downloads-nightly Nightly]
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|-
|[[Mikage]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}
|{{na}} <small>(WIP)</small>
|{{✗}}
|{{✗}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
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|Corgi3DS
|{{✗}}
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|[[3dmooTronDS]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}
|[httpshttp://githubtrondsemu.byethost15.com/plutooo/3dmoo gitdownloads.html 1.0.0.5]|{{✓✗}}
|{{✗}}
|{{✗}}
|{{✗}}
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|[[TronDS3dmoo]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}
|[httphttps://trondsemu.byethost15github.com/downloads.html 1.0.0.5plutooo/3dmoo git]|{{✗✓}}
|{{✗}}
|{{✗}}
|LemonLime
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
|[https://github.com/CyuubiItsKaitlyn03/LemonLime/ git]
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
|-
|-
|[[CitraMMJ]]<br/><small>(Citra MMJ)</small>
|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}
|[https://github.com/weihuoya/citra/releases git]
|{{✓~}}
|{{✗}}
|{{✓}}
|[[Citra]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}
|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.citra.citra_emu Beta 15]<br/>[https://github.com/citra-emu/citra-android gitnightly/releases Nightly]<br/>[https://github.com/citra-emu/citra-canary/releases Canary]
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
|{{✓}}
|{{~✗}}
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| Citra-Enhanced
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-|[[Mikage]]|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}|{{na}} <small>(WIP)</small>|{{✗}}|{{✗}}| {{✓}}| {{~✗}}<small>(WIP)</small>
|}
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===Comparisons===
:An open-source Nintendo 3DS emulator made by experienced emulator developers. The devs insist that it's still experimental, but as of mid-2019 around half of all games are fully playable with minor or no issues. [https://citra-emu.org/entry/announcing-citra-android/ An official Android version was released in May of 2020].
;Corgi3DS:An unique 3DS emulator designed for macOS systems. Its GitHub activity started on [https://github.com/PSI-Rockin/Corgi3DS/commit/1b81c7e00c9a7a73f2da12d07ec3a9e4bc69c6ac May 5, 2019]. Main programmer is a self-proclaimed dog lover and has previously created CorgiDS and DobieStation, though the former seemed to be abandoned. Corgi3DS is mainly indigenous but the preliminary [https://github.com/PSI-Rockin/Corgi3DS/commit/a60b06683495e4e8fd0c170ec4ca8c453ce31609 Wi-Fi code] was ported from [[melonDS]]'s code. (The Project is on a indefinite hiatus, PSI said this about the matter "Haven't worked on it in several months, it's basically a hobby project of mine that I touch when I feel the urge"). ;[[3dmooMikage]]:Another open-source Nintendo 3DS An emulatordeveloped by Tony Wasserka, a.k.a. ''neobrain'', made by experienced developers with focus on optimization and stability in Android, willing to fill the DS hacking scenegap left by Citra. It was released shortly after Citra is closed-source and received similar progress for a few months, but was eventually aborted by its authors after also has a whilePC port.
;[[TronDS]]:A closed-source Nintendo 3DS emulator, presumably made by the iDeaS author. Little is known about it other than that it can run simple homebrew. It cannot be used for playing games.
;Corgi3DS[[3dmoo]]:An unique Another open-source Nintendo 3DS emulator designed for macOS systems. Its GitHub activity started on [https://github.com/PSI-Rockin/Corgi3DS/commit/1b81c7e00c9a7a73f2da12d07ec3a9e4bc69c6ac May 5, 2019]. Main programmer is a self-proclaimed dog lover and has previously created CorgiDS and DobieStation, though the former seemed to be abandoned. Corgi3DS is mainly indigenous but made by experienced developers in the preliminary [https://githubDS hacking scene.com/PSI-Rockin/Corgi3DS/commit/a60b06683495e4e8fd0c170ec4ca8c453ce31609 Wi-Fi code] It was ported from [[melonDS]]' code. (The Project is on released shortly after Citra and received similar progress for a indefinite hiatus, PSI said this about the matter "Haven't worked on it in several few months, it's basically but was eventually aborted by its authors after a hobby project of mine that I touch when I feel the urge")while.
==Emulation issues==
Citra currently can't emulate any of the 3DS's online features aside from LAN multiplayer. It can't connect to Nintendo's servers but users can create rooms and play through the internet.
Citra emulates the home menu although you can't launch anything on it, also Citra can't launch the system apps or other games while in game (as the same with the home menu) and resulting on the softlock of the emulator, effectively making Citra unplayable.
==Game images==
The game changer was the sighax exploit, allowing to dump the 3DS bootrom which includes these encryption keys. This file can be downloaded from the [[Emulator Files#Nintendo 3DS|Emulator Files]] page. You can then use a program like '''[https://gbatemp.net/threads/tutorial-extract-decrypt-games-nand-backups-and-sd-contents-with-fuse-3ds.499994/ fuse-3ds]''' to decrypt games using this file. Simply place boot9.bin in the same folder, run the program, mount the encrypted .cia or .3ds, and find the '''decrypted.cxi''' file inside (usually in the first folder). Citra should be able to load this file without issues.
Due to these keys being available, Citra can now play encrypted games (3ds or CIA) without decrypting them. Read this page[https://citra-emu.org/wiki/aes-keys/this page]. Then, go to this reddit page and copy the code from second comment (credit floppydoppy2)[https://www.reddit.com/r/CemuPiracy/comments/gpo2ey/aes_key_nintendo_3ds_title_keys_for_citra/second comment](credit floppydoppy2). Copy it and make a new .TXT file named '''aes_keys.txt'''. Place this txt file in the sysdata folder of Citra's user directory. This key file is already included in the 3DS Shared Data download in the [[Emulator files#Nintendo_3DS|Emulator Files ]] page.
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