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-The Nintendo 3DS can play GBA games through several different methods, native and emulation.
+The Nintendo 3DS can play GBA games through several methods, both natively and through emulation.
 == Comparison of methods ==
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 === open_agb_firm ===
-* Runs natively, not via emulation (100% compatibility, but no cheats, fast forward, etc)
+* Runs natively, not via emulation (100% compatibility, but no cheats, fast-forward, etc)
-* Must be booted by holding START on boot, like godmode9
+* Must be booted from chainloader (by holding START on boot), like GodMode9
-* Has a file manager that allows you to select a rom
+* Has a file manager that allows you to select a ROM
-* Streaming, 3DS HOME Menu, etc are inaccessible while a game is running
+* Streaming, 3DS HOME Menu, etc. are inaccessible while a game is running
 * Saves are much easier to move
 * Lacks a user interface for configuring settings such as brightness (A text editor must be used to change the config file)
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 * Run natively, not via emulation (same caveats as above)
 * Must manually be created using a PC program (Windows-only, abandoned by dev)
-* Each game has it's own separate icon on the HOME Menu
+* Each game has its own separate icon on the HOME Menu
-* Streaming, 3DS HOME Menu, etc are inaccessible while a game is running
+* Streaming, 3DS HOME Menu, etc. are inaccessible while a game is running
-* Saves are a pain to backup and restore (requires godmode9 and multiple reboots for each save)
+* Saves are a pain to backup and restore (requires GodMode9 and multiple reboots for each save)
 === mGBA ===
-* A full emulator, which means that it has fast forward, cheats, save states
+* A full emulator, which means that it has fast-forward, cheats, save states
 * Performance isn't perfect, especially on old 3DS
-* Not compatible with all games, but may have higher compatibility with rom hacks that are not designed to run on actual GBA hardware
+* Not compatible with all games, but may have higher compatibility with ROM hacks that are not designed to run on actual GBA hardware
-* runs in 3DS mode, so you can stream it or use the HOME Menu while it's running
+* Runs in 3DS mode, so you can stream it or use the HOME Menu while it's running
-* Has a rom picker and easy to manage save files
+* Has a ROM picker
-* Can access 3DS motion sensors, for GBA games with tilt controls
+* Saves are easy to manage
+* Can access 3DS motion sensors (for GBA games with tilt controls)
 === GBARunner2 ===
 * A middle-ground between emulation and native * it's basically the worst of both worlds, still no emulator features, but some games are incompatible or have issues
-* Included with TWiLightMenu
+* Included with TWiLightMenu++
-* Has a rom picker
+* Has a ROM picker
-* Runs in DS mode, so streaming etc are inaccessible
+* Streaming, 3DS HOME Menu, etc. are inaccessible while a game is running
 * Saves are easy to manage
+== Overview table ==
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+
+!Feature
+!open_agb_firm
+!VC Injects
+!mGBA
+!GBARunner2
+|-
+|Games run natively
+|✓
+|✓
+|✗
+|△
+|-
+|Runs full speed on Old3DS
+|✓
+|✓
+|✗
+|✓
+|-
+|Retail game compatibility
+|✓
+|✓
+|△
+|△
+|-
+|ROM hack compatibility for
+hacks untested on GBA
+|△
+|△
+|✓
+|△
+|-
+|Runs from HOME Menu
+|✗
+|✓
+|✓
+|✓
+|-
+|Drag-and-drop / ROM picker
+|✓
+|✗
+|✓
+|✓
+|-
+|Cheats, fast-forwarding,
+save states
+|✗
+|✗
+|✓
+|✗
+|-
+|Motion sensor support
+|✗
+|✗
+|✓
+|✗
+|-
+|Easy save file access from SD
+|✓
+|✗
+|✓
+|✓
+|-
+|Wireless streaming via NTR
+(New3DS only)
+|✗
+|✗
+|✓
+|✗
+|-
+|Under active development
+|✓
+|✗
+|✓
+|?
+|}
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