3DS Hacks Guide

A complete guide to 3DS custom firmware

@ceralor not to mention literally unlocking the built in GBA backwards compatibility of AGB_FIRM (besides the 10 existing games for solely the ambassador 3DS consoles/accounts) is great, it's very similar to using Nintendont on Wii U to be able to play GameCube games with modern amenities like wireless controllers, virtual memory cards, and more. New Super Ultimate Injector can help immensely in that regard.

The only games that won't work correctly are games that require cartridge hardware (WarioWare Twisted, Boktai games). But you get perfect compatibility with everything else, as it is literally running a GBA in there--as the 3DS shares one of the same CPUs as the DS, which shares one of the same CPUs as the GBA!

@DokoroNuki Is this the case with the New 3DS as well?
@ceralor Yes, AGB_FIRM is still in there as well. When you system transfer off of an ambassador 3DS, the games go with it, they're not locked to the original system.