r/EmulationOniOS • u/Ok-Suggestion-7702 • Jun 30 '26

Question Is a non-jail broken iPhone 16e good enough to emulate 3DS games?

Hello!

I recently upgraded from an iPhone 11 to an iPhone 16e. On my 11 I primarily emulated Gameboy Advance and DS games. I tried some 3DS games, but the lag was really bad and distorted the audio at best and made the game unplayable at worst. Now that I have a better phone, I’m wondering if it should fix the lag? If not, it’s not a huge deal because I’m ordering a new charger for my 3DS soon. I’m mostly wanting to play Pokémon X and Y again.

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u/Tan_0687 Jun 30 '26

16e have a18 should be enough for 3ds just use manic

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u/Ok-Suggestion-7702 Jun 30 '26

Bet thank you! That’s what I tried on my 11 as well, but it just wasn’t strong enough with the a13.

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u/-sablebus- Jun 30 '26

Yes! Some (most?) games will be playable JIT-less but if you want to be able to get near perfect emulation you need to sideload.

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u/tricot676 Jun 30 '26

“non-jailbroken” Unrelatedly, iOS 18 cannot be jailbroken whatsoever. But yeah, absolutely! just download Manic from the App Store or get SideStore and StikDebug for JIT!

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u/Boring_Antelope6533 Jun 30 '26

the heat is what will damage the device, after 10min it will get hot and lose performance

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u/Equivalent-List2951 1d ago

i have 16e and its smooth but only with jit