List of emulatable games (freeware)

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This article is a repository of links to homebrew and freeware games that are or will be playable on the FunKey S via emulation. Each supported system has its own section that contains a chart with that console's homebrew software. Currently, the systems supported by the FunKey S are, from oldest to newest: the NES, Master System, Sega Genesis, Game Boy, Atari Lynx, Game Gear, SNES, PS1, Game Boy Color, Neo Geo Pocket, and Game Boy Advance. Additionally, lists for Arcade and TurboGrafx-16 games are present as well, due to the announcement of future FunKey S compatibility with those systems. While these lists have been compiled to include as many games as possible, they are not intended to be comprehensive lists of all unlicensed software available for the aforementioned systems, due to a number of inclusion criteria that are listed in the first section of this article. As more systems are made emulatable on the FunKey S, this article will grow to include homebrew game lists for those systems as well.

Inclusion criteria

For inclusion on a list in this article, a game must be:

  • Emulatable directly on a system supported by or with support announced for the FunKey S. Games only playable by emulating a system within a system (such as DOS emulation on the GBA) will not be listed until the respective system is emulatable on the FunKey S directly.
  • Publicly available for free with the permission of its developer. This excludes any and all commercial software, unreleased software, and pirated software, whether licensed or unlicensed in origin.
  • Original in its codebase. While ports and recreations of games on other platforms are allowed, ROM hacks of commercial software on that platform are not.
  • Sufficiently appropriate for a general audience. Just as all major consoles prohibit the publication of adults-only games on their platforms, these lists will not include any games that, if rated based on the standards of a rating board such as the ESRB, would be rated as adults-only.
  • Complete or mostly complete, significant in scope, and fully-playable. While there is certainly room for interpretation for each of these criteria, all games on this list should be playable to completion by the average player in a minimum of fifteen minutes, be the definitive version of that game (no demos of commercial games), and contain no glitches that prevent completion and/or crash the game. For inclusion on this list, a game should also have most of its intended levels and mechanics included, as described by the game's developer. Due to the varying ways these criteria can be interpreted, they may be applied differently on a case-by-case basis.

As the games on the lists are more thoroughly tested, some games currently present may be removed if they are found not to meet the required criteria. Additionally, new games will be added to the lists as they are found, whether by a FunKey Wiki editor or otherwise. Once a page for suggesting additions to or removals from these lists has been created, it will be linked to here.

Lists

Arcade (not yet compatible)

The initial list has been completed and will be added here in a future edit.

Nintendo Entertainment System

The initial list has been completed and will be added here in a future edit.

Sega Master System

The initial list has been completed and will be added here in a future edit.

TurboGrafx-16 (not yet compatible)

The initial list has been completed and will be added here in a future edit.

Sega Genesis

The initial list has been completed and will be added here in a future edit.

Game Boy

The initial list has been completed and will be added here in a future edit.

Atari Lynx

The initial list has been completed and will be added here in a future edit.

Sega Game Gear

The initial list has been completed and will be added here in a future edit.

Super Nintendo Entertainment System

The initial list has been completed and will be added here in a future edit.

PlayStation 1

The initial list has been completed and will be added here in a future edit.

Game Boy Color

The initial list has been completed and will be added here in a future edit.

Neo Geo Pocket

The initial list has been completed and will be added here in a future edit.

WonderSwan

No homebrew or freeware games matching the specified criteria were found for the Bandai WonderSwan or WonderSwan Color.

Game Boy Advance

The initial list has been completed and will be added here in a future edit.