# List of Virtual Console games for Nintendo 3DS (North America)

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 Donkey Kong: Original Edition) that were available on the Virtual Console for the Nintendo 3DS in North America, sorted by system and in the order they were added in Nintendo eShop. 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.
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.
| Title | Publisher | Developer(s) | Release Date | 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 |
| Tetris | 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 | 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 |
* ↑ Delisted on January 1, 2015.
* ↑ Marketed as Pinball: Revenge of the Gator outside of the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS.

### 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 | Developer(s) | Release Date | 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 | 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. These games were later released to the general public with additional features, such as the ability to save the game at any point; the Ambassador versions were patched to add the new features.
There were 64 games available to purchase on the Nintendo 3DS eShop. The Mysterious Murasame Castle and Summer Carnival '92: Recca made their first official appearances in North America when they were added to the 3DS Virtual Console. 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.
| Title | Publisher | Developer(s) | Release Date | ESRB |
| Super Mario Bros. | Nintendo | Nintendo EAD | February 16, 2012 | E |
| Metroid | Nintendo | Nintendo R&D1 | March 1, 2012 | E |
| Punch-Out!! | Nintendo | Nintendo R&D3 | March 8, 2012 | E |
| Donkey Kong Jr. | Nintendo | Nintendo R&D1, Nintendo R&D2 | June 14, 2012 | E |
| The Legend of Zelda | Nintendo | Nintendo EAD | July 5, 2012 | E |
| NES Open Tournament Golf | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Nintendo | Game Freak | February 21, 2013 | E |
| Wrecking Crew | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | July 24, 2014 | E |
| The Mysterious Murasame Castle | 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 |
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Initially released as a Nintendo 3DS Ambassador title on August 31, 2011.
* 1 2 3 Not originally available in North America.
* 1 2 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). Nintendo has claimed that the reason for this is due to technical issues regarding the CPU in older Nintendo 3DS models for rendering the emulation, but some fan-made emulators compatible with the old 3DS exist that will run SNES games at full speed.
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 | Developer(s) | Release Date | 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.
| Title | Publisher | Developer(s) | Release Date | ESRB |
| Donkey Kong: Original Edition | 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. Additionally, since these titles run natively and are not emulated, they do not support typical emulation features, such as suspended play and restore points.
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 |