Nintendo 3DS

Nintendo

Portable Game Console - Lifespan: 2011 - 2020

Nintendo 3DSWikipedia

Information

Emulators	libretro: citra citra citra-canary
Games Location	📁 roms \ 📂 3ds
File extensions	.3ds .3dsx .elf .axf .cci .cxi .app .3DS .3DSX .ELF .AXF .CCI .CXI .APP

System Features

Retroachievements	Netplay	Controller autoconfig
lr-citra: NO Citra (&canary): NO	lr-citra: NO Citra (&canary): NO	lr-citra: YES Citra (&canary): YES

BIOS

No BIOS required.

Controls

The following controllers can be autoconfigured from RetroBat to citra standalone:

• XInput controllers

• Dualshock 4 and Dualsense controllers

• Nintendo Switch Pro controller

The 3DS has a touchpad that is difficult to emulate, the best way to use it is with a mouse connected.

Libretro core can also be set to use the right joystick for the touchpad screen.

RetroBat key	3DS key
START	START
SELECT / BACK	SELECT
D-PAD	D-PAD
Left analog stick	Left stick
Right analog stick	touchscreen cursor or c-stick
	B
	A
	X
	Y
L1	L
R1	R
L2	ZL
R2	ZR
L3	Home
R3	On libretro core : touchscreen tap
MOUSE	Touchscreen cursor and tap

Specific System Information

Custom Textures

It is possible to launch Custom Texture packs with the Citra standalone Emulator.

The texture pack needs to be placed in the \emulators\citra\User\Load\Textures\<gameID> folder, example for Super Mario 3D Land:

When using the libretro core, textures must be placed in:

\saves\3ds\citra\Load\Textures\<gameID>

The name of the custom texture folder can be found by right-clicking on the game in the emulator and selecting "Open Custom Texture Location".

Once the custom texture pack is correctly named and placed, activate the CUSTOM TEXTURES setting.

Go to the View Options from the Citra System