Can every 3DS model play regular DS games?

Thinking of grabbing a cheap used 2DS for my nephew. We have a pile of old DS cartridges in a drawer. Do all the 3DS and 2DS models take those, or only some?
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zeel_46 Nov 12, 2026
alexb
All of them, yes. Every 3DS and 2DS model, the New versions included, takes regular DS cartridges in the same slot. The thing they dropped was the GBA slot, so the very old Game Boy Advance carts won't fit. Those DS games will be fine though.