This is a list of Virtual Console games that were available on the Nintendo 3DS in North America prior to the eShop's closure on March 27, 2023.
Available titles The following is a list of the 192 games (203 including those available for Nintendo 3DS Ambassadors, and the promotional-exclusive . To sort by other columns, click the corresponding icon in the header row.
Game Boy These titles were originally released for use on the Game Boy system, which was launched in 1989. The first three Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console titles were Game Boy games and debuted alongside the Nintendo 3DS eShop in June 2011.[1]
There were 51 games available to purchase, of which one (Tetris) was delisted before the Nintendo 3DS eShop's closure, due to Nintendo's Tetris license expiring.
[2]
Title
Publisher[3]
Developer(s)[3]
Release Date[3] [4]
ESRB
Alleyway Nintendo
Nintendo R&D1 , Intelligent Systems
June 6, 2011
E
Radar Mission Nintendo
Nintendo R&D1 , Pax Softnica
June 6, 2011
E
Super Mario Land Nintendo
Nintendo R&D1
June 6, 2011
E
Donkey Kong Nintendo
Nintendo EAD , Pax Softnica
June 16, 2011
E
Tennis Nintendo
Intelligent Systems
June 23, 2011
E
Kirby's Dream Land Nintendo
HAL Laboratory
June 30, 2011
E
Fortified Zone Jaleco
Jaleco
July 7, 2011
E
Qix Nintendo
Nintendo R&D1
July 7, 2011
E
Baseball Nintendo
Nintendo R&D1
July 14, 2011
E
Game & Watch Gallery Nintendo
Nintendo R&D1 , Tose
July 14, 2011
E
Mario's Picross Nintendo
Jupiter
August 4, 2011
E
Avenging Spirit Jaleco
Jaleco
August 11, 2011
E
Gargoyle's Quest Capcom
Capcom
August 25, 2011
E
Pac-Man Bandai Namco
Namco
September 1, 2011
E
Golf Nintendo
Nintendo R&D2 , Intelligent Systems
September 8, 2011
E
Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge Capcom
Minakuchi Engineering
September 15, 2011
E
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins Nintendo
Nintendo R&D1
September 29, 2011
E
Side Pocket G-Mode
Data East
October 6, 2011
E
Catrap Asmik
Asmik
October 13, 2011
E
Double Dragon Nintendo
Technōs Japan
October 20, 2011
E10+
BurgerTime Deluxe
G-Mode
Data East
October 27, 2011
E
Balloon Kid Nintendo
Nintendo R&D1 , Pax Softnica
November 3, 2011
E
Metroid II: Return of Samus Nintendo
Nintendo R&D1
November 24, 2011
E
Adventure Island Hudson Soft
Hudson Soft
December 1, 2011
E
Nintendo
Nintendo R&D1
December 22, 2011
E
Bionic Commando Capcom
Minakuchi Engineering
December 29, 2011
E10+
Lock 'n' Chase G-Mode
Data East
January 19, 2012
E
Maru's Mission Hamster
Tose
February 9, 2012
E
Kirby's Block Ball Nintendo
HAL Laboratory
May 17, 2012
E
Kirby's Pinball Land Nintendo
HAL Laboratory
July 12, 2012
E
The Sword of Hope II Kemco
Kemco
July 12, 2012
E
Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters Nintendo
Nintendo R&D1 , Tose
July 19, 2012
E10+
Tumblepop G-Mode
Data East
July 19, 2012
E
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 Nintendo
Nintendo R&D1
July 26, 2012
E
Mole Mania Nintendo
Nintendo EAD
, Pax Softnica
July 26, 2012
E
Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon Konami
Konami
September 13, 2012
E
Quarth Konami
Konami
September 27, 2012
E
Dr. Mario Nintendo
Nintendo R&D1
October 4, 2012
E
Castlevania: The Adventure Konami
Konami
October 25, 2012
E
Kirby's Star Stacker Nintendo
HAL Laboratory
January 17, 2013
E
Kirby's Dream Land 2 Nintendo
HAL Laboratory
August 1, 2013
E
Revenge of the 'Gator [b] Nintendo
HAL Laboratory
October 17, 2013
E
Mega Man II
Capcom
Thinking Rabbit
May 8, 2014
E
Mega Man III Capcom
Minakuchi Engineering
May 8, 2014
E
Mega Man IV Capcom
Minakuchi Engineering
May 15, 2014
E
Mega Man V Capcom
Minakuchi Engineering
May 22, 2014
E
Donkey Kong Land Nintendo
Rare
February 26, 2015
E
Donkey Kong Land 2 Nintendo
Rare
February 26, 2015
E
Donkey Kong Land III Nintendo
Rare
February 26, 2015
E
Pokémon Blue Version
Nintendo
Game Freak
February 27, 2016
E
Pokémon Red Version
Nintendo
Game Freak
February 27, 2016
E
Game Boy Color These titles were originally released for use on the Game Boy Color system, which was launched in 1998.
There were 31 games available to purchase.
Title
Publisher[3]
Developer(s)[3]
Release Date[3] [4]
ESRB
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX
Nintendo
Nintendo EAD
June 7, 2011
E
Blaster Master: Enemy Below Sunsoft
Outback, Sunsoft
December 15, 2011
E
Game & Watch Gallery 2 Nintendo
Tose
May 24, 2012
E
Rayman Ubisoft
Ubisoft Milan
May 31, 2012
E
Prince of Persia Ubisoft
Magnin & Associates
June 7, 2012
E
Toki Tori Two Tribes B.V.
Two Tribes B.V.
August 30, 2012
E
Mario Golf Nintendo
Camelot Software Planning
October 11, 2012
E
Wario Land II Nintendo
Nintendo R&D1
December 20, 2012
E
Legend of the River King
Natsume Inc.
Victor Interactive Software
March 28, 2013
E
Harvest Moon Natsume Inc.
Victor Interactive Software
May 16, 2013
E
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages Nintendo
Flagship
May 30, 2013
E
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons Nintendo
Flagship
May 30, 2013
E
Shantae WayForward
WayForward
July 18, 2013
E
Wario Land 3 Nintendo
Nintendo R&D1
August 29, 2013
E
Mario Tennis
Nintendo
Camelot Software Planning
December 26, 2013
E
Mega Man Xtreme Capcom
Capcom
May 1, 2014
E
Mega Man Xtreme 2 Capcom
Capcom
May 29, 2014
E
Xtreme Sports WayForward
WayForward
August 21, 2014
E
Legend of the River King 2 Natsume Inc.
Victor Interactive Software
September 18, 2014
E
Harvest Moon 2
Natsume Inc.
Victor Interactive Software
October 16, 2014
E
Pokémon Puzzle Challenge Nintendo
Intelligent Systems
November 6, 2014
E
Pokémon Trading Card Game Nintendo
Hudson Soft
November 13, 2014
E
Harvest Moon 3
Natsume Inc.
Victor Interactive Software
December 11, 2014
E
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe Nintendo
Nintendo R&D2
December 25, 2014
E
Bionic Commando: Elite Forces Nintendo
Nintendo Software Technology
January 1, 2015
E
Lufia: The Legend Returns Neverland
Natsume Inc.
January 15, 2015
E
Game & Watch Gallery 3 Nintendo
Tose
February 5, 2015
E
Pokémon Yellow
Nintendo
Game Freak
February 27, 2016
E
Pokémon Gold Nintendo
Game Freak
September 22, 2017
E
Pokémon Silver Nintendo
Game Freak
September 22, 2017
E
Pokémon Crystal Nintendo
Game Freak
January 26, 2018
E
Game Gear These titles were originally released for use on the
Game Gear
system, which was launched in 1991.
There were 16 games available to purchase.
Title
Publisher[5] [3]
Developer(s)
Release Date
ESRB
Dragon Crystal Sega
Sega R&D2
March 15, 2012
E10+
Shinobi Sega
Sega R&D2
March 15, 2012
E
Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble Sega
Aspect Co.
March 15, 2012
E
Columns Sega
Sega R&D1
June 13, 2013
E
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine Sega
Compile
June 13, 2013
E
Shining Force: The Sword of Hajya Sega
Sonic! Software Planning
June 13, 2013
E10+
Sonic the Hedgehog Sega
Ancient
June 13, 2013
E
Defenders of Oasis Sega
Sega CS2
June 20, 2013
E10+
Sonic Blast Sega
Aspect Co.
June 20, 2013
E
Tails Adventure Sega
Aspect Co.
June 20, 2013
E
Crystal Warriors Sega
Sega CS2
June 27, 2013
E10+
Sonic Labyrinth Sega
Minato Giken
June 27, 2013
E
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Sega
Aspect Co.
June 27, 2013
E
G-LOC: Air Battle Sega
Sega R&D2
July 4, 2013
E
Sonic Drift 2 Sega
Sega CS5
July 4, 2013
E
Vampire: Master of Darkness
Sega
SIMS
July 4, 2013
E10+
Nintendo Entertainment System These titles were originally released for use on the Nintendo Entertainment System , which was launched in 1985. The first 10 NES games were released on August 31, 2011, to Nintendo 3DS Ambassadors .[6] [7]
There were 64 games available to purchase on the Nintendo 3DS eShop. Donkey Kong: Original Edition also made its North American debut, but it was available only as a promotional bonus and was removed from availability after the promotion ended.
[8]
Title
Publisher[3]
Developer(s)[3]
Release Date[3] [4]
ESRB
Super Mario Bros. [a] Nintendo
Nintendo EAD
February 16, 2012
E
Metroid [a] Nintendo
Nintendo R&D1
March 1, 2012
E
Punch-Out!! Nintendo
Nintendo R&D3
March 8, 2012
E
Donkey Kong Jr. [a] Nintendo
Nintendo R&D1 , Nintendo R&D2
June 14, 2012
E
The Legend of Zelda [a] Nintendo
Nintendo EAD
July 5, 2012
E
NES Open Tournament Golf [a] Nintendo
Nintendo R&D2
July 5, 2012
E
Gradius Konami
Konami
October 18, 2012
E
Ghosts 'n Goblins Capcom
Micronics
October 25, 2012
E
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link [a] Nintendo
Nintendo
November 22, 2012
E
Pac-Man Bandai Namco
Namco
November 29, 2012
E
Mighty Bomb Jack Koei Tecmo
Tecmo
December 6, 2012
E
Ninja Gaiden
Koei Tecmo
Tecmo
December 13, 2012
E
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels [b] [c] Nintendo
Nintendo EAD
December 27, 2012
E
Mega Man
Capcom
Capcom
December 27, 2012
E
Super C Konami
Konami
January 24, 2013
E
Ice Climber [a] Nintendo
Nintendo R&D1
January 31, 2013
E
Mega Man 2 Capcom
Capcom
February 7, 2013
E
Dig Dug Bandai Namco
Namco
February 14, 2013
E
Yoshi [a] Nintendo
Game Freak
February 21, 2013
E
Wrecking Crew [a] Nintendo
Nintendo R&D1
March 7, 2013
E
Mega Man 3 Capcom
Capcom
March 14, 2013
E
Castlevania Konami
Konami
April 4, 2013
E
Mega Man 4 Capcom
Capcom
April 25, 2013
E
Balloon Fight [a] Nintendo
Nintendo R&D1
May 2, 2013
E
Mega Man 5 Capcom
Capcom
May 16, 2013
E
Mega Man 6 Capcom
Capcom
June 20, 2013
E
Spelunker Tozai Games
Tose , Tamtex
June 27, 2013
E
Super Mario Bros. 2 Nintendo
Nintendo EAD
July 11, 2013
E
Donkey Kong
Nintendo
Nintendo R&D1 , Nintendo R&D2
August 15, 2013
E
Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos Koei Tecmo
Tecmo
August 22, 2013
E
Summer Carnival '92: Recca [b] Kaga Electronics
KID
September 5, 2013
E
Tecmo Bowl Koei Tecmo
Tecmo
September 12, 2013
E
Solomon's Key Koei Tecmo
Tecmo
September 19, 2013
E
Star Soldier Konami
Hudson Soft
October 24, 2013
E
Milon's Secret Castle Konami
Hudson Soft
October 31, 2013
E
Wario's Woods Nintendo
TEC
November 7, 2013
E
River City Ransom Arc System Works
Technōs Japan
November 14, 2013
E10+
City Connection Hamster
Hamster
November 21, 2013
E
Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom Koei Tecmo
Tecmo
November 28, 2013
E
Donkey Kong 3 Nintendo
Nintendo R&D2
December 5, 2013
E
Double Dragon Arc System Works
Technōs Japan
December 12, 2013
E10+
Crash 'N' The Boys: Street Challenge
Arc System Works
Technōs Japan
December 19, 2013
E
Castlevania II: Simon's Quest Konami
Konami
January 16, 2014
E
Life Force
Konami
Konami
January 23, 2014
E
Mario Bros. Nintendo
Nintendo R&D1 , Intelligent Systems
January 30, 2014
E
Sky Kid [d] Bandai Namco
Namco
February 20, 2014
E
Renegade Arc System Works
Technōs Japan
February 27, 2014
E10+
Adventure Island II Konami
Now Production
March 6, 2014
E
Galaga Bandai Namco
Namco
March 13, 2014
E
Clu Clu Land Nintendo
Nintendo R&D1
March 27, 2014
E
Mach Rider Nintendo
HAL Laboratory
April 10, 2014
E
Super Mario Bros. 3 Nintendo
Nintendo EAD
April 17, 2014
E
Double Dragon II: The Revenge Arc System Works
Technōs Japan
June 12, 2014
E10+
Super Dodge Ball
Arc System Works
Technōs Japan
June 18, 2014
E
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse Konami
Konami
June 26, 2014
E
Bases Loaded Hamster
Tose
July 10, 2014
E
Blaster Master Sunsoft
Sunsoft[9]
July 24, 2014
E
The Mysterious Murasame Castle [b] [c] Nintendo
Nintendo R&D4 , Human Entertainment
August 7, 2014
E
Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight Capcom
Capcom
September 4, 2014
E10+
Gargoyle's Quest II Capcom
Capcom
October 30, 2014
E
Mighty Final Fight Capcom
Capcom
November 27, 2014
E10+
Adventures of Lolo Nintendo
HAL Laboratory
January 8, 2015
E
S.C.A.T. Natsume Co., Ltd.
Natsume Co., Ltd.
January 22, 2015
E
Shadow of the Ninja Natsume Co., Ltd.
Natsume Co., Ltd.
January 29, 2015
E
^ a b c d e f g h i j Initially released as a Nintendo 3DS Ambassador title on August 31, 2011.
^ a b c Not originally available in North America.
^ a b Famicom Disk System title.
^ Based on the Japanese version despite being previously released in North America.
Super Nintendo Entertainment System These titles were originally released for use on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System , which was launched in 1991. These Virtual Console titles are exclusively available for New Nintendo 3DS platforms (New Nintendo 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS XL, and New Nintendo 2DS XL).[10] [11]
There were 30 games available to purchase on the New Nintendo 3DS platforms (New Nintendo 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS XL and New Nintendo 2DS XL).
Title
Publisher[3]
Developer(s)[3]
Release Date[3] [4]
ESRB
F-Zero Nintendo
Nintendo EAD
March 3, 2016
E
Pilotwings Nintendo
Nintendo EAD
March 3, 2016
E
Super Mario World Nintendo
Nintendo EAD
March 3, 2016
E
Donkey Kong Country Nintendo
Rare
March 24, 2016
E
EarthBound Nintendo
Ape , HAL Laboratory
March 24, 2016
T
Super Mario Kart Nintendo
Nintendo EAD
March 24, 2016
E
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Nintendo
Rare
April 14, 2016
E
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Nintendo
Nintendo EAD
April 14, 2016
E
Super Metroid Nintendo
Nintendo R&D1 , Intelligent Systems
April 14, 2016
E
Super Punch-Out!! Nintendo
Nintendo R&D3
May 5, 2016
E
Contra III: The Alien Wars Konami
Konami
May 19, 2016
E10+
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! Nintendo
Rare
June 2, 2016
E
Mega Man 7 Capcom
Capcom
June 16, 2016
E
Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts Capcom
Capcom
June 23, 2016
E
The Legend of the Mystical Ninja Konami
Konami
July 7, 2016
E
Final Fight Capcom
Capcom
July 14, 2016
E
Kirby's Dream Course Nintendo
HAL Laboratory , Nintendo EAD
July 28, 2016
E
Mega Man X Capcom
Capcom
August 11, 2016
E
Street Fighter Alpha 2 Capcom
Capcom
August 25, 2016
T
Street Fighter II: Hyper Fighting
Capcom
Capcom
August 25, 2016
T
Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers
Capcom
Capcom
August 25, 2016
T
Super Castlevania IV Konami
Konami
September 8, 2016
E10+
Final Fight 2 Capcom
Capcom
September 22, 2016
E10+
Final Fight 3 Capcom
Capcom
September 22, 2016
T
Mega Man X2 Capcom
Capcom
October 6, 2016
E
Breath of Fire Capcom
Capcom
October 20, 2016
E
Mega Man X3 Capcom
Minakuchi Engineering
November 10, 2016
E
Breath of Fire II Capcom
Capcom
November 24, 2016
E
Demon's Crest Capcom
Capcom
December 8, 2016
E
Castlevania: Dracula X Konami
Konami
December 29, 2016
E
Promotion-exclusive titles Nintendo Entertainment System There was one title that was exclusively available as a promotional bonus, which was removed from availability after the promotion ended on January 6, 2013.[8]
Title
Publisher
Developer(s)
Release Date
ESRB
Donkey Kong: Original Edition
[a] Nintendo
Nintendo
October 1, 2012
E
^ Available only to users who downloaded select titles from the Nintendo eShop prior to January 6, 2013.
Game Boy Advance These titles were originally released for use on the Game Boy Advance , which was launched in 2001. Like the initial NES Virtual Console games, these titles were released exclusively to Nintendo 3DS Ambassadors. Unlike the NES titles, these games were never released to the general public.[12]
There were 10 Game Boy Advance games available exclusively for Nintendo 3DS Ambassadors.
Title
Publisher
Developer(s)
Release Date
ESRB
F-Zero: Maximum Velocity Nintendo
NDcube
December 16, 2011
E
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones Nintendo
Intelligent Systems
December 16, 2011
E
Kirby & the Amazing Mirror Nintendo
HAL Laboratory
December 16, 2011
E
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap Nintendo
Capcom
December 16, 2011
E
Mario Kart: Super Circuit Nintendo
Intelligent Systems
December 16, 2011
E
Mario vs. Donkey Kong Nintendo
Nintendo Software Technology
December 16, 2011
E
Metroid Fusion Nintendo
Nintendo R&D1
December 16, 2011
E
Wario Land 4 Nintendo
Nintendo R&D1
December 16, 2011
E
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames! Nintendo
Nintendo R&D1
December 16, 2011
E
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Nintendo
Nintendo EAD
December 16, 2011
E
See also References
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