diff --git a/Makefile.ctr b/Makefile.ctr
index a300a04474..c7ef0cdaf8 100644
--- a/Makefile.ctr
+++ b/Makefile.ctr
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ ifeq ($(GRIFFIN_BUILD), 1)
 	OBJ += griffin/griffin.o
 	DEFINES += -DHAVE_GRIFFIN=1 -DHAVE_MENU -DHAVE_RGUI -DHAVE_XMB -DHAVE_MATERIALUI -DHAVE_LIBRETRODB -DHAVE_CC_RESAMPLER
 	DEFINES += -DHAVE_ZLIB -DHAVE_RPNG -DHAVE_RJPEG -DHAVE_RBMP -DHAVE_RTGA -DWANT_ZLIB
+	DEFINES += -DHAVE_NETWORKING -DHAVE_CHEEVOS -DHAVE_SOCKET_LEGACY
+	#-DHAVE_SSL -DMBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_ALL
+	#ssl is currently incompatible with griffin due to use of the "static" flag on repeating functions that will conflict when included in one file
 else
 	HAVE_CC_RESAMPLER = 1
 	HAVE_MENU_COMMON = 1
@@ -63,6 +66,10 @@ else
 	HAVE_XMB = 1
 	HAVE_STATIC_VIDEO_FILTERS = 1
 	HAVE_STATIC_AUDIO_FILTERS = 1
+	HAVE_NETWORKING = 1
+	HAVE_CHEEVOS = 1
+	HAVE_SOCKET_LEGACY = 1
+	HAVE_SSL = 1
 
 	include Makefile.common
 	BLACKLIST :=
diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 6fb3c5de4d..edf900917a 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ static bool menu_show_help               = true;
 static bool menu_show_quit_retroarch     = true;
 static bool menu_show_reboot             = true;
 
-#if defined(HAVE_LAKKA) || defined(VITA)
+#if defined(HAVE_LAKKA) || defined(VITA) || defined(_3DS)
 static bool menu_show_core_updater       = false;
 #else
 static bool menu_show_core_updater       = true;
diff --git a/griffin/griffin.c b/griffin/griffin.c
index 0862646f04..624b0b2613 100644
--- a/griffin/griffin.c
+++ b/griffin/griffin.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ ACHIEVEMENTS
 /*============================================================
 MD5
 ============================================================ */
-#if (defined(HAVE_CHEEVOS) && defined(HAVE_THREADS)) || (defined(HAVE_HTTPSERVER) && defined(HAVE_ZLIB))
+#if defined(HAVE_CHEEVOS) || (defined(HAVE_HTTPSERVER) && defined(HAVE_ZLIB))
 #include "../libretro-common/utils/md5.c"
 #endif
 
diff --git a/libretro-common/features/features_cpu.c b/libretro-common/features/features_cpu.c
index 0249cfe4e1..88861bf1c3 100644
--- a/libretro-common/features/features_cpu.c
+++ b/libretro-common/features/features_cpu.c
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
 #if defined(_3DS)
 #include <3ds/svc.h>
 #include <3ds/os.h>
+#include <3ds/services/cfgu.h>
 #endif
 
 /* iOS/OSX specific. Lacks clock_gettime(), so implement it. */
@@ -481,7 +482,25 @@ unsigned cpu_features_get_core_amount(void)
 #elif defined(VITA)
    return 4;
 #elif defined(_3DS)
-   return 1;
+   u8 device_model = 0xFF;
+   CFGU_GetSystemModel(&device_model);/*(0 = O3DS, 1 = O3DSXL, 2 = N3DS, 3 = 2DS, 4 = N3DSXL, 5 = N2DSXL)*/
+   switch (device_model)
+   {
+		case 0:
+		case 1:
+		case 3:
+			/*Old 3/2DS*/
+			return 2;
+	   
+		case 2:
+		case 5:
+			/*New 3/2DS*/
+			return 4;
+	   
+		default:
+			/*Unknown Device Or Check Failed*/
+			return 1;
+   }
 #elif defined(WIIU)
    return 3;
 #elif defined(_SC_NPROCESSORS_ONLN)
diff --git a/libretro-common/net/net_compat.c b/libretro-common/net/net_compat.c
index 1d3ae1c5a9..a7155cc3a1 100644
--- a/libretro-common/net/net_compat.c
+++ b/libretro-common/net/net_compat.c
@@ -142,6 +142,13 @@ struct hostent *gethostbyname(const char *name)
 }
 
 int retro_epoll_fd;
+#elif defined(_3DS)
+#include <malloc.h>
+#include <3ds/types.h>
+#include <3ds/services/soc.h>
+#define SOC_ALIGN       0x1000
+#define SOC_BUFFERSIZE  0x100000
+static u32* _net_compat_net_memory;
 #elif defined(_WIN32)
 int inet_aton(const char *cp, struct in_addr *inp)
 {
@@ -310,6 +317,15 @@ bool network_init(void)
       return false;
 #elif defined(WIIU)
    socket_lib_init();
+#elif defined(_3DS)
+    _net_compat_net_memory = (u32*)memalign(SOC_ALIGN, SOC_BUFFERSIZE);
+	if (_net_compat_net_memory == NULL)
+		return false;
+	//RARCH_LOG("Wifi Buffer at: [0x%08X]\n", (u32)_net_compat_net_memory);
+	Result ret = socInit(_net_compat_net_memory, SOC_BUFFERSIZE);//WIFI init
+	if (ret != 0)
+		return false;
+	//RARCH_LOG("Socket Status: [0x%08X]\n", (uint32_t)ret);
 #else
    signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN); /* Do not like SIGPIPE killing our app. */
 #endif
@@ -342,6 +358,14 @@ void network_deinit(void)
    }
 #elif defined(GEKKO) && !defined(HW_DOL)
    net_deinit();
+#elif defined(_3DS)
+   socExit();
+   
+   if(_net_compat_net_memory)
+   {
+	  free(_net_compat_net_memory);
+	  _net_compat_net_memory = NULL;
+   }
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/libretro-common/net/net_socket.c b/libretro-common/net/net_socket.c
index 4b815990b7..0c960360bc 100644
--- a/libretro-common/net/net_socket.c
+++ b/libretro-common/net/net_socket.c
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ int socket_connect(int fd, void *data, bool timeout_enable)
 {
    struct addrinfo *addr = (struct addrinfo*)data;
 
-#if !defined(_WIN32) && !defined(VITA) && !defined(WIIU)
+#if !defined(_WIN32) && !defined(VITA) && !defined(WIIU) && !defined(_3DS)
    if (timeout_enable)
    {
       struct timeval timeout;