Is there a way for emulators to access the 3DSes added power for things like...emulation? Is the DS mode hardware-restrictive or is it simply a software implementation that emulators can bypass?
DSTwo is the more expensive, more featured one. It includes the onboard RAM and CPU which allow it more power to emulate things like SNES and GBA. The Acekard 2i is the budget card, it's extremely reliable if you get one of the good builds (which you should by now) and is cheap. But you definitely get your moneys worth. I got one when they were just released and it's still working hard for me today It's about...$35-$40 for a DSTwo and only about $15 for the Acekard 2i.It depends on how much of a difference the DSTWO's hardware makes to emulation. Everyone I talk to that I just ask "best flashcart that can run on the 3DS" they immediately say Acekard 2i. There's gotta be a reason for that.
DSTwo is the more expensive, more featured one. It includes the onboard RAM and CPU which allow it more power to emulate things like SNES and GBA. The Acekard 2i is the budget card, it's extremely reliable if you get one of the good builds (which you should by now) and is cheap. But you definitely get your moneys worth. I got one when they were just released and it's still working hard for me today It's about...$35-$40 for a DSTwo and only about $15 for the Acekard 2i.It depends on how much of a difference the DSTWO's hardware makes to emulation. Everyone I talk to that I just ask "best flashcart that can run on the 3DS" they immediately say Acekard 2i. There's gotta be a reason for that.
It runs in DS mode. You get no benefit of the 3DS. The extra resolution? Unused. If it was cut off on the DS, it's cut off on the 3DS.That doesn't address one important thing. Does the snes emulator display the full screen on the 3DS, or does it chop pieces of it off as if it were running on a DS? That'd annoy me to no goddamn end. It did when I had a CycloDS on my DS Lite
It depends on the person, really.If you want handheld GBA/SNES emulation, I recommend a PSP instead or any DS model. Hell of a lot better.