3DS Flashcard Comparison: Sky3ds and Gateway 3DS

3DS Flashcart comparison chart
	Gateway 3ds	Sky3ds
Hardware
3DS / XL	Yes (v4.1-v9.2)	Yes (all versions)
2DS	Yes (v6.0-v9.2)	Yes (all versions)
N3DS	Yes (with some extra requirements)	Yes (all versions)
Expandable Memory	Micro SD(XC) 128GB	Micro SD(XC) 128GB
SD Slot	Top	Top
Spring loaded	Yes & No	No
USB Slot	No	No
LED	Yes	Yes
FPGA Upgradeable	Yes	Unknown
Region free	Yes	No
Software compatibility
ROM	Yes	Yes
Retail cartridge	Yes	Yes new packing
E-shop 3DS games	Yes	No
E-shop VC games (not GBA)	Yes	No
E-shop GBA VC games	No	No
Image written ROM mode	Yes	Yes
File system ROM mode (FAT32)	Yes Split 4GB+ ROM	No
File system ROM mode (exFAT)	Yes	No
SDK5+ ROM	Yes	Yes
SDK7+	Yes	Yes
Card2-type games (ROM)	Yes	Yes
Card2-type games (Retail Cartridge)	Yes	N/A
Card2 Converted to Card1-type games (ROM)	Yes	Unknown
EmuNAND	Yes (up to 9.9)	No
EmuNAND 8+	Yes Flashcart required	N/A
EmuNAND 9.6+ on New 3DS	No	N/A
eShop	Yes	Yes
Homebrew	Yes	No
Software Features
Region free (ROM)	Yes	No
Region free (Retail Cartridge)	• 2.0b2 mod by Normmatt • 2.0 Omega	N/A
Update partition spoofing (ROM)	Yes	No
Update partition spoofing (Retail Cartridge)	No	N/A
Manual Savegame Backup	Card1 type only	Unknown
Real Time Savegame Backup	•Card2 type only •Save in the ROM	Unknown
Local Play	Yes	Unknown
Online (ROM)	Yes	Yes
Online (Retail Cartridge)	Yes	N/A
Dump Retail Cartridges	Yes	No
Cartridge Savegame backup/restore	Yes	No
Cartridge & ROM Savegame crossover	.3dz with the same Unique ID	N/A
Cheatcode support	No	No
NAND Dump support	Yes	No
NAND Restore support	Yes	No
Downgrade support	Yes (3DS only)	No
Is a clone or a re-brand	No	No
Possible Rip-off clones*	Yes	Yes
	Gateway 3ds	Sky3ds
* 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, Or on N3DS/3DS/2DS on 9.2 or 9.7 using smealum's RegionFour. If you want buy the either 3ds flashcard Sky3ds or Gateway 3ds just feel free to email store 3DSTOWN to get the best quote: sales@3dstown.com