List of recommended ROM hacks
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This page lists ROM hacks that are recommended for the enhancement or improvement of several games. As this page only links to downloads of ROM hack patches and not unpatched or pre-patched ROMs, users must first have their ROM backup of the game to be patched saved to their computer. Once this is done, the file can be patched with the Floating IPS application if using Windows or Linux, or MultiPatch if using MacOS. To use Floating IPS, begin by launching the application and selecting Apply Patch. After selecting your matching IPS and ROM files, the application will apply the modifications to the ROM file and finish with a The file was successfully patched! message. The game can then be put into the folder of its respective console on the FunKey S. Note that while ROM hack patches are entirely legal and may be freely distributed (as they must be applied to the associated game's ROM file to serve their purpose), the distribution of pre-patched ROMs, as with regular unpatched ROMs, is considered to be piracy.
List criteria
For a ROM hack to be listed on this page, it must:
- Be applicable to a ROM supplied by the user, rather than a pre-patched ROM.
- Include one or more substantial improvements (not just additions) if listed in the improvement hacks section. As the definition of an improvement can often be subjective, ROM hacks listed in this section should generally only include quality of life improvements that do not alter core gameplay.
- Apply to all content within a game if listed in the saturation hacks section.
- Include a complete and accurate English translation if listed in the translation hacks section.
- Modify the story and/or world of a game substantially if listed in the complete hacks section.
Accessibility hacks
Hazard removal
This section lists patches that remove potentially hazardous full-screen flashing, rotation, and shaking effects from specific games. Having the sole purpose of making affected games more accessible to those sensitive to such effects, the following patches make no additional graphical or gameplay modifications to their respective games, though can be usually used in conjunction with other patches, if available.
| Game | System | Description | Source | Patch | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Variant | ||||
| Final Fantasy | US | NES | Removes potentially hazardous flashing screen effect and reduces screen shake and rotation effect frequencies | Link | Download |
| Recca | Reduces background flickering | Link | Download | ||
Reimplementation
This section lists patches that restore game functionality originally implemented via unemulated system or game add-on hardware. Games that require the patch to be fully-compatible with the FunKey S are highlighted in green. As the patches for Boktai 2, Boktai 3, and Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble implement button combinations that interfere with FunKey S system shortcuts, they also require adapted controls to be fully-compatible. Should your backup of either of the first two Boktai games not be the retail North American versions, patch files for other variants of those games are available here. Should the WarioWare: Twisted! patch not function properly with your backup of the game, ensure that your game's CRC32 checksum value matches the one listed here. Lastly, while the patches for the Game Boy Color games below make the respective games believe they are being emulated on a Game Boy Advance to enable additional features, as they are still Game Boy Color games, they should be placed into the Game Boy Color folder of the FunKey S. For Yoshi's Safari, it is recommended to center-align the cursor after returning to the overworld map to facilitate level selection.
| Game | System | Description | Source | Patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boktai: The Sun Is in Your Hand | GBA | Adds in-game replacement for the solar sensor | Link | Download |
| Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django | Download | |||
| Boktai 3: Sabata's Counterattack | Download | |||
| Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble | GBC | Adds in-game replacement for the accelerometer | Link | Download |
| Koro Koro Puzzle: Happy Panechu! | GBA | Link | Download | |
| Mario & Wario | SNES | Remaps Super Famicom Mouse inputs to controller | Link | Download |
| Mega Man Xtreme 2 | GBC | Sets game to GBA Mode to brighten color palette | Link | Download |
| Shantae | Sets game to GBA Mode to enable additional transformation and brighten color palette | Link | Download | |
| The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages | Sets game to GBA Mode to enable Advance Shop and brighten color palette | Link | Download | |
| The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons | Link | Download | ||
| WarioWare: Twisted! | GBA | Adds in-game replacement for the accelerometer | Link | Download |
| Wendy: Every Witch Way | GBC | Sets game to GBA Mode to enable Advance World and brighten color palette | Link | Download |
| Yoshi Topsy-Turvy | GBA | Adds in-game replacement for the accelerometer | Link | Download |
| Yoshi's Safari | SNES | Maps SuperScope inputs to regular, turbo-enabled SNES controller: D-Pad → Aim B → Jump/Skip Y → Fast aiming X → Faster aiming A → Fastest aiming L → Center-align aim R → Shoot |
Link | Download |
Translation
This section lists game patches that translate games without English translations into English for improved gameplay accessibility. As this section is only intended to include the most notable of translation patches, users searching for ones not listed here should check the romhacking.net translation index. As many games on this list are for the SNES, a column listing whether or not each patch is intended for use with a headered ROM has been included. Should your game backup have or not have a header when the opposite is required, this online patching tool can be used instead of Floating IPS or MultiPatch to both fix the header issue and apply the patch.
The following are notes for several of the games listed below:
- While Breath of Fire II is unusual in that its translation replaces an existing English translation, this is due to that translation having been below the standard of most Japanese to English game localizations.
- While an English translation of Donkey Kong Land III exists for the game's release on the Game Boy, the patch listed below translates the Japan-exclusive Game Boy Color version.
- Should you wish to add running functionality to Final Fantasy II, apply this patch after the translation patch.
- While Final Fantasy VI had an English translation in the form of Final Fantasy III, the patch listed below attempts to translate the game in a manner more faithful to its original Japanese script.
- Should you wish to add unit ordering functionality to Fire Emblem: Thracia 776, apply this patch after the translation patch.
- If the FastROM patch for Mickey & Donald: Magical Quest 3 is also used, apply it before the game's translation patch.
- As the IPS patch format is incompatible with games with file sizes above 16 megabytes, such as Mother 3, the BPS patch format had to be used instead. Both Floating IPS and MultiPatch are compatible with this patch file format as well.
| Game | System | Header | Base language | Source | Patch | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balloon Fight GB | GBC | N/A | Japanese | Link | Download | |
| Breath of Fire II | SNES | No | English | Link | Download | |
| Donkey Kong Land III | GBC | N/A | Japanese | Link | Download | |
| Dragon Quest I+II | SNES | No | Link | Download | ||
| Dragon Quest III | Link | Download | ||||
| Dragon Quest V | Yes | Link | Download | |||
| Dragon Quest VI | Link | Download | ||||
| F-Zero Climax | GBA | N/A | Link | Download | ||
| Famicom Wars | Rev 0B | NES | Link | Download | ||
| Final Fantasy II | Link | Download | ||||
| Final Fantasy III | Link | Download | ||||
| Final Fantasy V | SNES | Yes | Link | Download | ||
| Final Fantasy VI | Link | Download | ||||
| Fire Emblem Gaiden | NES | N/A | Link | Download | ||
| Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War | SNES | Yes | Link | Download | ||
| Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem | V1.0 | Link | Download | |||
| V1.1 | Download | |||||
| Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light | NES | N/A | Link | Download | ||
| Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade | GBA | Link | Download | |||
| Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 | SNES | No | Link | Download | ||
| Kid Dracula | GB | N/A | Link | Download | ||
| Mario's Super Picross | SNES | No | Link | Download | ||
| Marvelous: Another Treasure Island | Link | Download | ||||
| Mega Man & Bass | Yes | Link | Download | |||
| Mega Man & Bass: Challenger from the Future | WS | N/A | Link | Download | ||
| Mega Man Battle Network 4.5: Real Operation | EU | GBA | Link | Download | ||
| US | Download | |||||
| Mega Man Battle Network WonderSwan | WSC | Link | Download | |||
| Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible | GG | Link | Download | |||
| Mickey & Donald: Magical Quest 3 | SNES | No | Link | Download | ||
| Monster World IV | Genesis | N/A | Link | Download | ||
| Mother 3 | GBA | Link | Download | |||
| Napoleon: Eagle of War | French | Link | Download | |||
| Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations | Japanese | Link | Download | |||
| Picross 2 | GB | Link | Download | |||
| Pokémon Green | Link | Download | ||||
| Pokémon Picross | GBC | Link | Download | |||
| Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: Here Comes Team GR! | Link | Download | ||||
| Rhythm Heaven Silver | GBA | Link | Download | |||
| Shin Megami Tensei | SNES | No | Link | Download | ||
| Shin Megami Tensei II | Link | Download | ||||
| Shin Megami Tensei if... | Link | Download | ||||
| Star Wars | NES | N/A | Link | Download | ||
| Super Famicom Wars | SNES | No | Link | Download | ||
| Tales of Phantasia | Lowercase Text | Yes | Link | Download | ||
| Uppercase Text | Download | |||||
| Trials of Mana | Link | Download | ||||
| Wrecking Crew '98 | Link | Download | ||||
| Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters | GB | N/A | Link | Download | ||
Adjustment hacks
Saturation
This section lists game patches that adjust the saturation of color palettes. As initial Game Boy Advance games were developed with the original, non-backlit Game Boy Advance in mind, many of them had their colors oversaturated to improve visibility. With visibility not an issue for the backlit Game Boy Advance SP, game palettes were now brighter than intended, a difference particularly noticeable when comparing games ported from prior systems, such as Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2. While most of the following patches decrease saturation for backlit screens such as that of the FunKey S, several instead increase saturation to fix games with overly dark palettes.
The following are notes for several of the games listed below:
- The Breath of Fire and Breath of Fire II desaturation patches are compatible with their region-equivalent audio improvement patches listed below.
- For Final Fantasy VI Advance:
- An additional patch can be subsequently applied to change the color of the title screen lightning bolt from purple to yellow to match the game's SNES (rather than Super Famicom) color palette.
- As the IPS patch format is incompatible with games with file sizes above 16 megabytes, such as the European release of Final Fantasy VI Advance, the BPS patch format had to be used instead. Both Floating IPS and MultiPatch are compatible with this patch file format as well.
- Also note that the game's desaturation patches are compatible with their region-equivalent audio improvement patches listed below.
- As noted on the wiki's compatibility issue list, the North American version of the game cannot be saved via any method with the default Game Boy Advance emulator of the FunKey S. It is therefore recommended that either that version be played in one of the alternative third-party emulators or that the European version of the game be played instead.
- The desaturation patch for the North American version of Super Street Fighter II Turbo Revival was modified to include the changes made by a compatible bug fix patch. The Japanese version of the patch remains unmodified as the bug fix patch is not available for that version of the game.
| Game | System | Adjustment | Source | Patch | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackthorne | EU | GBA | Decrease | Link | Download |
| Breath of Fire | US | Link | Download | ||
| Breath of Fire II | Link | Download | |||
| Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow | Link | Download | |||
| Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance | Link | Download | |||
| Donkey Kong Country | EU | Link | Download | ||
| Eek! The Cat | SNES | Increase | Link | Download | |
| US | Download | ||||
| Final Fantasy VI Advance | EU | GBA | Decrease | Link | Download |
| JP | Download | ||||
| US | Download | ||||
| Mario Kart: Super Circuit | Link | Download | |||
| Rock and Roll Racing | Link | Download | |||
| Sega Smash Pack | Link | Download | |||
| Super Mario Advance | JP | Link | Download | ||
| US | Download | ||||
| Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 | EU | Link | Download | ||
| JP | Download | ||||
| US | Download | ||||
| Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 | Link | Download | |||
| EU | Download | ||||
| Super Street Fighter II Turbo Revival | JP | Link | Download | ||
| US | Link Link |
Download | |||
| The Lost Vikings | EU | Link | Download | ||
| The Secret of Monkey Island | US | Sega CD | Increase | Link | Download |
| Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 | GBA | Decrease | Link | Download | |
| EU | Download | ||||
Speedup
This section lists game patches that reduce or eliminate slowdown in games, resulting in a more consistent frame rate. If the English translation patch for Mickey & Donald: Magical Quest 3 is also used, it must be applied after the FastROM patch.
| Game | System | Method | Source | Patch | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axelay | SNES | FastROM | Link | Download | ||
| Contra III: The Alien Wars | Link | Download | ||||
| SA-1 | Link | Download | ||||
| Disney's Aladdin | US | FastROM | Link | Download | ||
| F-Zero | Link | Download | ||||
| Final Fight Guy | JP | Link | Download | |||
| Gradius III | SA-1 | Link | Download | |||
| US | Download | |||||
| Mickey & Donald: Magical Quest 3 | JP | FastROM | Link | Download | ||
| Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie | US | Link | Download | |||
| Prince of Persia | JP | Link | Download | |||
| Race Drivin' | SA-1 | Link | Download | |||
| Star Fox | Revised HUD | SuperFX 2 |
Link | Download | ||
| Original HUD | EU | Link | Download | |||
| JP | Link | Download | ||||
| US | Link | Download | ||||
| Link | Download | |||||
| FastROM | ||||||
| Super Castlevania IV | Link | Download | ||||
| Super Back to the Future Part II | JP | Link | Download | |||
| Super R-Type | SA-1 | Link | Download | |||
| The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse | US | FastROM | Link | Download | ||
| U.N. Squadron | Link | Download | ||||
Saving
This section lists game patches that implement in-game saving into games without the feature to allow for the transfer of save data from the FunKey S to a wider variety of third-party emulators. Due to the patched-in nature of these in-game save implementations, however, methods of saving and loading, as listed below, are often unconventional, and may have varying compatibility between emulators. To avoid overwriting save data in case pre-existing save data is accidentally not loaded by the user, several of the autosave implementations do not begin to save gameplay progress until a game's second level. Games highlighted in yellow use SRAM to save high scores, rather than gameplay progress, while games highlighted in orange are for the Master System, whose emulation on the FunKey S currently does not support battery-based saving.
The following are notes for several of the games listed below:
- The SRAM patches for Alleyway, Bomb Jack, Doom, Mega Man: The Wily Wars, Metroid, and Super Mario Land also include several quality of life improvements, as listed below.
- The SRAM patch for Jurassic Park also adds a sound test feature to the Main Menu
- The SRAM patch for Tetris is incompatible with its gameplay improvement patch.
| Game | System | Save instructions | Load instructions | Source | Patch | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alien 3 | Genesis | Finish level | Press A, B, Y, and Start in sequence while the game is paused | Link | Download | |
| Alleyway | GB | Automatic | Link | Download | ||
| Bare Knuckle III (Streets of Rage 3) | JP | Genesis | Link | Download | ||
| Batman: Revenge of the Joker | Finish level | Select New Game after pressing Up at the Main Menu | Link | Download | ||
| Batman Returns | Press Start + Right while Options is highlighted at the Main Menu, then press Start to load game | Link | Download | |||
| Battletoads & Double Dragon: The Ultimate Team | Start level | Hold down B while the game boots, then start game as normal | Link | Download | ||
| Beavis and Butt-Head | Lose a life | Start game after pressing Right with Music highlighted | Link | Download | ||
| Bomb Jack | EU | GB | Automatic | Link | Download | |
| Bram Stoker's Dracula | Genesis | Finish level | Unpause after pausing and pressing Up in-game | Link | Download | |
| Bubba 'N' Stix | Press Start in the Load menu (formerly the password menu) | Link | Download | |||
| Castlevania: Dracula X | SNES | Highlight Sound in the options menu, press Left or Right, and start the game as normal | Link | Download | ||
| Castlevania II: Simon's Quest | US | NES | Select SAVE on the Game Over screen | Select LOAD at the Main Menu | Link | Download |
| EU | Download | |||||
| Centipede | GBC | Automatic; use of specific SAV file required | Link | Download | ||
| Clu Clu Land D | NES | Automatic; adapted to not use the Famicom Disk System | Link | Download | ||
| Columns | Genesis | Automatic | Link | Download | ||
| Comix Zone | Finish level | After selecting Load and pressing A in the Options menu, return to the Main Menu and start game | Link | Download | ||
| Contra: Hard Corps | Select Continue | After pressing Up in the Options menu, return to the Main Menu and start the game | Link | Download | ||
| Cooly Skunk | SNES | Re-enables unused password-based save feature | Link | Download | ||
| Decap Attack | Genesis | Finish level | With Sound Test in the Options menu highlighted, press Left and change the value to 60; then return to the Main Menu and start the game | Link | Download | |
| Demolition Man | Finish level | Hold down B while the game boots, then start game as normal | Link | Download | ||
| Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf | Start level | Press Start in the Options menu | Link | Download | ||
| Devil World | NES | Automatic | Link | Download | ||
| Dick Tracy | Genesis | Lose a life | Exit the Options menu after pressing Up | Link | Download | |
| Donald in Maui Mallard | Finish level | Press Start in the password menu | Link | Download | ||
| Donkey Kong | NES | Automatic | Link | Download | ||
| Donkey Kong: Original Edition | Download | |||||
| Donkey Kong Jr. | Download | |||||
| Donkey Kong 3 | Download | |||||
| Doom | EU | 32X | Eight save slots and an end-of-level autosave | Link | Download | |
| Double Dragon 3: The Arcade Game | Genesis | Finish level | After highlighting Load and pressing Right in the Options menu, return to the Main Menu and start game | Link | Download | |
| Ecco the Dolphin | Press Start in the password menu | Link | Download | |||
| Excitebike | NES | One save slot for custom tracks | Link | Download | ||
| F-1 Sensation | Re-enables unused battery save feature | Link | Download | |||
| Final Fight 3 | SNES | Complete screen | Press Left or Right on the options menu with Sound highlighted, then start the game as normal | Link | Download | |
| Garfield: Caught in the Act | Genesis | After Game Over | Set Music to 15 in the Options menu and press A on the subsequent password menu | Link | Download | |
| Gargoyles | Finish level | Exit the Game Options menu after setting Sound Test to 010 | Link | Download | ||
| Gauntlet IV | Upon returning to main hub | Go to the Options menu of Quest Mode, press Right twice with Language highlighted, and press Start + A after selecting Continue | Link | Download | ||
| Golvellius: Valley of Doom | Master System | Enter a "Password House | Select LAST GAME CONTINUE at the Main Menu | Link | Download | |
| Goof Troop | SNES | Finish level | Highlight Sound in the options menu, press Left or Right, and start the game as normal | Link | Download | |
| Guardian Legend | NES | Press A in Blue Lander room without sub-weapon selected | Press A to select END in the password menu | Link | Download | |
| Hoshi Wo Miru Hito | Three save slots | Link | Download | |||
| Hyper Lode Runner | GB | Automatic; use of specific SAV file required | Link | Download | ||
| Ice Climber | NES | Automatic | Link | Download | ||
| James Pond 3: Operation Starfish | Genesis | When new password is unlocked | Automatic | Link | Download | |
| Jewel Master | Finish level | After pressing Up in the Options menu, return to the Main Menu and start game | Link | Download | ||
| Jungle Strike | Start level | Press Start in the password menu | Link | Download | ||
| Jurassic Park | SNES | Reach or respawn at a checkpoint location | Load one of three save slots at the Main Menu | Link | Download | |
| Kid Chameleon | Genesis | Finish level | Pause and restart level (no life penalty incurred) | Link | Download | |
| Kung Fu | EU | NES | Automatic | Link | Download | |
| M.U.S.H.A. | Genesis | Finish level | After pressing Up in the Options menu, return to the Main Menu and start game | Link | Download | |
| Macross - Scrambled Valkyrie | SNES | Automatic | Link | Download | ||
| Majou Densetsu II: Daimashikyou Galious | NES | Receive password from Goddess | Select Continue at the Main Menu | Link | Download | |
| Mario Bros. | US | Automatic | Link | Download | ||
| EU | Download | |||||
| Mega Bomberman | US | Genesis | Defeat boss | Press Start in the password menu | Link | Download |
| Mega Man 7 | SNES | Complete a stage | Four save slots | Link | Download | |
| Mega Man: The Wily Wars | EU | Genesis | As normal; SRAM replaces EEPROM to improve emulation compatibility | Link Link Link |
Download | |
| Metal Warriors | US | SNES | Finish level | Start game after pressing Left or Right on the Options menu with Music highlighted | Link | Download |
| Metroid | NES | Three save slots | Link | Download | ||
| Ninja Gaiden | Finish level | Press Select at the Main Menu | Link | Download | ||
| Popeye | JP | Automatic | Link | Download | ||
| Road Rash | Genesis | Finish level | Press Start + A at the Main Menu | Link | Download | |
| Road Rash 2 | Select Set Password in the Game Options menu and press any button | Link | Download | |||
| RoboCop versus The Terminator | After pressing Up in the Options menu, return to the Main Menu and start game | Link | Download | |||
| Rocket Knight Adventures | Lose a life | Link | Download | |||
| Rolling Thunder 3 | Finish round | Enter AAAAA in the password menu | Link | Download | ||
| Scooby-Doo Mystery | Pause and quit to the Main Menu | Press A on the password menu to retrieve prior password and select End | Link | Download | ||
| Shinobi III | Finish level | Unpause after pausing and pressing A on Stage 1 | Link | Download | ||
| Spellcaster | Master System | Use the Passwords spell | Select Continue at the Main Menu | Link | Download | |
| Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage | Genesis | Respawn after losing a life | Hold down B while the game boots, then press Start before the cast roll call | Link | Download | |
| Splatterhouse 3 | Finish level | Press A six times in the password menu | Link | Download | ||
| Street Fighter II': Special Champion Edition | Automatic | Link | Download | |||
| Streets of Rage | Link | Download | ||||
| Streets of Rage 2 | Link | Download | ||||
| Super Castlevania IV | SNES | Finish level | Highlight Sound in the options menu, press Left or Right, and start the game as normal | Link | Download | |
| Super Mario Land | GB | Automatic | Link | Download | ||
| Super Street Fighter II | Genesis | Link | Download | |||
| Taz in Escape from Mars | US | Automatic | Hold B at game startup | Link | Download | |
| Tetris | Rev. A | GB | Automatic; use of specific SAV file required | Link | Download | |
| The Goonies II | NES | Press Select on the Continue screen | Press Start in the password menu | Link | Download | |
| The Revenge of Shinobi | Genesis | Lose a life | Start game after setting shuriken count to 90 in the Options menu | Link | Download | |
| Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster's Hidden Treasure | Start level | Exit the Options menu after pressing Up | Link | Download | ||
| ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron | Unlock a new password | Hold down B while the game boots, then press Start before the cast roll call | Link | Download | ||
| Toy Story | Finish level | Start game after pressing up to move cursor from Start to Help at the Main Menu | Link | Download | ||
| Track & Field | US | NES | Automatic | Link | Download | |
| EU | Download | |||||
| Urban Strike | Genesis | Start level | Press Start in the password menu | Link | Download | |
| Vectorman | Lose a life | Press Right while Restore Game is highlighted in the Options menu | Link | Download | ||
| Willow | NES | Press Select + A + B; KEY file required | Select Continue at the Main Menu | Link | Download | |
| Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap | Master System | Enter a Password House | Link | Download | ||
| Wonder Boy in Monster World | Link | Download | ||||
| X-Men | Genesis | Start level | Crouch and jump while standing on black panels of character select screen | Link | Download | |
| X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse | SNES | Whenever the password screen is displayed | Highlight Sound on the Main Menu, press Left or Right, and select Mission Mode | Link | Download | |
| X-Men 2: Clone Wars | Genesis | Left + A while game is paused (also used for character selection) | Right + A while game is paused | Link | Download | |
| Xexyz | NES | Press Select on the Game Over screen | Press Start in the password menu | Link | Download | |
| Zombies Ate My Neighbors | Genesis | When going from one numbered level to the next | Link | Download | ||
Improvement hacks
This section lists game patches that modify a game to improve a certain aspect of it. For games with multiple patch variants, select the patch that you prefer, as they are otherwise equivalent. To improve navigation, patches have been divided into sections based on whether they alter audio, gameplay, and/or graphics, with notes regarding several games listed above their respective tables. Patches with adjustments in multiple of the aforementioned categories are sorted into the gameplay section to maintain consistency. Note that patches adjust the saturation of graphics, but do not otherwise alter or replace them, are instead listed in the saturation hack section below.
Audio
- The audio improvement patches for Breath of Fire and Breath of Fire II are compatible with the region-equivalent desaturation patches for those games listed above.
- The audio improvement patches for Final Fantasy VI Advance are compatible with the region-equivalent desaturation patches listed adbove. As noted on the wiki's compatibility issue list, however, the North American version of the game cannot be saved via any method with the default Game Boy Advance emulator of the FunKey S. It is therefore recommended that either that version be played in one of the alternative third-party emulators or that the European version of the game be played instead.
- The audio improvement patch for Super Mario Land is compatible with its colorization patch.
- If you intend to also make use of the gameplay improvement patch for Super Mario Land 2, be sure to select the correct variant of the audio improvement patch listed below.
- The audio improvement patch for Willow is compatible with its SRAM patch.
| Game | System | Description | Source | Patch | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Variant | |||||
| Breath of Fire | EU | GBA | Improves audio quality | Link | Download | |
| US | Download | |||||
| JP | Download | |||||
| Breath of Fire II | Link | Download | ||||
| EU | Download | |||||
| US | Download | |||||
| DuckTales | GB | Adjusts triangle waves to improve audio quality |
Link | Download | ||
| Final Fantasy IV Advance | EU | GBA | Improves audio quality | Link | Download | |
| Final Fantasy V Advance | Improves audio quality Reduces frame drop frequency |
Link | Download | |||
| EU (With introductory orchestra music) | Download | |||||
| US | Download | |||||
| JP | Download | |||||
| Final Fantasy VI Advance | Link | Download | ||||
| EU | Download | |||||
| EU (With realistic opera music) | Download | |||||
| US | Download | |||||
| Mario Kart: Super Circuit | Improves audio quality | Link | Download | |||
| Super Mario Land | GB | Link | Download | |||
| Super Mario Land 2 | Colorization Patched | No | Adjusts triangle waves to improve audio quality |
Link | Download | |
| Yes | Download | |||||
| Willow | EU | NES | Corrects the pitch of high-pitched notes |
Link | Download | |
| JP/US | Download | |||||
Graphics
- As Faceball 2000 is incompatible with the default Game Boy emulator, the ROM hack for it is as well. Of the two variants of this hack, both run slower than normal in the third-party mGBA emulator, while the GDMA variant has moderate graphical glitches in the Gambatte emulator.
- The colorization patch listed below for Super Mario Land is compatible with its sound improvement patch.
| Game | System | Description | Source | Patch | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Variant | |||||
| Amazing Penguin | GB | Full colorization | Link | Download | ||
| Dr. Mario | Link Link |
Download | ||||
| Faceball 2000 | Uses GDMA | No | Link | Download | ||
| Yes | Full colorization Sped up 3D rendering |
Download | ||||
| King James Bible (unlicensed) | Full colorization | Link | Download | |||
| Kirby's Dream Land | Saturation | More | Link Link |
Download | ||
| Less | Download | |||||
| Kirby's Pinball Land | Link | Download | ||||
| Metroid II: Return of Samus | Link | Download | ||||
| Pokémon Blue | Sprites and battle HUD | Regular | Link | Download | ||
| Johto | Download | |||||
| Pokémon Red | Regular | Link | Download | |||
| Johto | Download | |||||
| Pokémon Yellow | GBC | Johto sprites | Link | Download | ||
| Snoopy's Magic Show | JP | GB | Full colorization | Link | Download | |
| Super Mario Land | Full colorization Modernized graphics SRAM saving |
Link | Download | |||
Gameplay
- As the IPS patch format is incompatible with games with file sizes above 16 megabytes, such as Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade and Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, the BPS patch format had to be used instead. Both Floating IPS and MultiPatch are compatible with this patch file format as well.
- If you intend to also make use of the audio improvement patch for Super Mario Land 2, be sure to select the version of that patch compatible with the gameplay improvement patch listed below.
- Should you wish to use more than one of the listed patches with The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX, apply them in the order listed.
| Game | System | Description | Source | Patch | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Variant | ||||
Alleyway |
GB | Increased maximum score | Link | Download | |
| Full colorization SRAM saving (for high scores) | |||||
| Bomb Jack | EU | Link | Download | ||
| Adds input guide | |||||
| Donkey Kong Land | US/EU | Full colorization Time Attack mode Additional options menu Reimplemented unused music |
Link | Download | |
| Donkey Kong Land 2 | Full colorization Additional modes Custom rain effect added to the Topsail Trouble and Kreepy Krow levels Sound test functionality |
Link | Download | ||
| Doom | EU | 32X | Improved game engine Missing levels implemented SRAM saving Adds button remapping functionality |
Link | Download |
| Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade | AU/US | GBA | Updated translation Map screen health bars Adds Casual Mode |
Link | Download |
| Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones | Link | Download | |||
| Kirby Super Star | US | SNES | Enables offsetting Samurai Kirby minigame timer cutoff point in increments of 16 milliseconds via the use of the shoulder buttons on the difficult select screen to account for emulator-added input delay | Link | Download |
| Mega Man: The Wily Wars | EU | Genesis | SRAM saving Increase from 50Hz to 60Hz Adds slide to Mega Man 1 & 2 Adjusts Proto Man sprites |
Link Link Link |
Download |
| Metroid | NES | SRAM saving Scrollable map on pause menu Ability to combine wave and ice beams |
Link | Download | |
| Mickey Mania | US | SNES | Consistent screen scrolling Restores unused audio Adjusts Moose Chase level palette |
Link | Download |
| Pokémon Emerald | GBA | Enables RTC time adjustment via clocks Adds a clock to each Pokémon Center |
Link | Download | |
| Pokémon Gold | GBC | Enables RTC time adjustment via the Pokégear (UP to move time forward, DOWN to move time backward, and A to do either more quickly) | Link | Download | |
| Pokémon Ruby | GBA | Enables RTC time adjustment via clocks Adds a clock to each Pokémon Center |
Link | Download | |
| Pokémon Sapphire | Link | Download | |||
| Sonic 3D Blast | Genesis | Overworld map Time challenge mode Level editor Password-based saving |
Link | Download | |
| Super Mario Land 2 | JP | GB | Full colorization Adds Luigi as an alternative playable character |
Link | Download |
| US | Download | ||||
| Tetris | Rev. A | Modernized gameplay QOL improvements |
Link | Download | |
| The Legend of Zelda | NES | Modernized graphics Map fills in as it is explored |
Link | Download | |
| The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX | GBC | Less interrupting text No low-health beeping |
Link | Download | |
| Name stays the same after stealing from shop | Link | Download | |||
| Non-italic font | Link | Download | |||
| Time Lord | NES | Removes potentially hazardous flashing screen effect | Link | Download | |
| Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 | US | SNES | Implements: • Sound effects and Rain fatality from Mortal Kombat Trilogy • Sheeva as a playable character • 3x3 game mode • Black bar removal for several stages • Smoke ability for Shang Tsung (With X: Left → Left → Up) |
Link | Download |
Other hacks
Merger
This section lists game patches that merge similar games into one as a means of organizing one's game library. The following are notes for several of the games listed below:
- F-Zero Final merges the three circuits of F-Zero with the one circuit of BS F-Zero Grand Prix 2 and allows the use of vehicles from either game in any circuit. Up and Down are used to select a circuit, while L and R are used to switch between the two sets of vehicles.
- To access Mario Bros. in Super Mario All-Stars NES, use the A + Up button combination while Super Mario Bros. is selected.
| Compilation | Base ROM(s) | System | Source | Patch | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Components | |||||
| F-Zero Final | BS F-Zero Grand Prix 2 | JP | SNES | Link | Download | |
| F-Zero | US | |||||
| Sonic 1 and 2 | Sonic the Hedgehog | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | Rev A | Genesis | Link | Download |
| Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | ||||||
| Sonic 3 Complete | Blue Spheres | Sonic & Knuckles + Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | Link | Download | ||
| Sonic & Knuckles | ||||||
| Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | ||||||
| Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles | ||||||
| Super Mario All-Stars NES | Mario Bros. | Super Mario Bros. 3 | US | NES | Link | Download |
| Super Mario Bros. | ||||||
| Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels | ||||||
| Super Mario Bros. 2 | ||||||
| Super Mario Bros. 3 | ||||||
Complete
This section lists game patches that modify a game to an extent that essentially turns it into an entirely new game.
| New game | Base ROM | System | Description | Patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pokémon Bronze | Pokémon Gold | GB | - New region and story | Link |
| Pokémon Bronze 2 | Pokémon Crystal | GBC | - New regions and story | Link |
| Pokémon Brown | Pokémon Red | GB | - New region and story - New types - Implementation of evolved Pokémon forms from later generations |
Link |
| Pokémon Gaia | Pokémon FireRed | GBA | - New region and story - Implementation of Pokémon from later generations |
Link |
| Pokémon Glazed | Pokémon Emerald | - New regions and story - Implementation of Pokémon from later generations |
Link | |
| Pokémon Grape | Pokémon Red | GB | - New regions and story - New types - Several Fakemon - Implementation of Pokémon from later generations |
Link |
| Pokémon Sors | Pokémon FireRed | GBA | - New region and story - Implementation of Pokémon from later generations |
Link |
| Pokémon Unbound | Link |
