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|release=2011 (3DS)<br/>2014 (new 3DS)

|discontinued =2017 (new 3DS)<br/>2020 (3DS)

|successor=[[Nintendo Switch emulators|Switch]]

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==Emulators==

! scope="col"|Name

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! scope="col"|Latest Version

! scope="col"|[[#Hardware_features|Hardware features]]

! scope="col"|[[#Enhancements|Enhancements]]

!colspan="10"|PC / x86

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|[https://github.com/wheremyfoodat/Panda3DS {{Panda3DSVer}}]

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|{{TBD}} <small>(WIP)</small>

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|[https://github.com/wheremyfoodat/Panda3DS 1.0]

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|[[Mikage]] (御影)

|{{TBD}} <small>(WIP)</small>

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===Comparisons===

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==Hardware features==

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==Enhancements==

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| [[Texture_packs#Nintendo_3DS_.28Citra.29|Texture Replacement]]

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| Pre-rendering AA<br/><small>(MSAA, SSAA)</small>

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| colspan=3 | <small>Requires access to the depth buffer and temporal data like motion-vectors so it's quite challenging and unlikely to be feasible in the near future.<br/>Besides any GPU that can use DLSS can run these emulators at 4k native with ease anyway.</small>

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| rowspan=4 | Performance

| [[Overclocking|Overclock]]

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| colspan=3 | <small>Implementing frame generation technology in an emulator is unfortunately quite challenging and unlikely to be feasible in the near future, however post-processing techniques such as [[Wikipedia:Motion_interpolation|motion interpolation]] is quite possible. [[Input_lag|Input latency]] will be a crucial factor, but its impact likely varies depending on the specific technique employed, it's recommended to use '''after applying the "Internal Framerate Hack"'''.<br/>While '''AFMF''' or '''LSFG''' could be used with Citra?, please be aware that some visual glitches and artifacts may occur at this time.

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| [[Wikipedia:Category:Anti-aliasing_algorithms|Post-rendering AA]]<br/><small>(FXAA, TXAA and MLAA/SMAA)</small>

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| [[Shader_Presets|Shader Chain]]

| {{~}}<ref group=N2 name=lrExclusive>Exclusive to libretro core.</ref>

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| [https://tasvideos.org/Movies Movie recording/playback]

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| [https://retroachievements.org/gameList.php?c=62 RetroAchievements]

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| [[Wikipedia:Category:Debugging|Debug Features]]

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The game changer was the sighax exploit, which allowed for the dumping of 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.

==Emulation issues==

For more information about Nintendo 3DS hardware and reverse engineering;

* MVG: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAKujG8SXKY The most important Nintendo 3DS Game Ever Made], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjFGxIfDX70 Homebrew on a $100 New Nintendo 3DS LL], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-guh8hXo1bc The Nintendo 3DS eShop Is Going Offline Forever. How to Play All Games After 2023],

* Panda3DS: [https://discord.gg/UyepRMm Discord]

* [https://www.3dbrew.org/wiki/Main_Page 3dbrew]