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== Improvement hacks ==
== 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. The following are notes for several of the games listed below:
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. Note that patches adjust the saturation of graphics, but do not otherwise alter or replace them, are instead listed in the [[#Saturation hacks|saturation hack section]] below.


=== Audio ===
*The ''Breath of Fire'' and ''Breath of Fire II'' improvement patches are compatible with the North American desaturation patches for those games [[#Desaturation hacks|listed below]].

*As ''Faceball 2000'' is [[List of games with compatibility issues#Games that require improved emulation|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 [[List of third-party OPK applications#Emulators|third-party]] ''mGBA'' emulator, while the ''GDMA'' variant has moderate graphical glitches in the ''Gambatte'' emulator.
*The audio improvement patches for ''Breath of Fire'' and ''Breath of Fire II'' are compatible with the region-equivalent desaturation patches for those games [[#Desaturation hacks|listed below]].
*The patches for ''Final Fantasy VI Advance'' are compatible with their regional counterpart desaturation patches [[#Desaturation hacks|listed below]]. As noted on the wiki's [[List of games with compatibility issues#Gameswith region-specific glitches|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 [[List of third-party OPK applications#Emulators|third-party emulators]] or that the European version of the game be played instead.
*The audio improvement patches for ''Final Fantasy VI Advance'' are compatible with the region-equivalent desaturation patches [[#Desaturation hacks|listed below]]. As noted on the wiki's [[List of games with compatibility issues#Gameswith region-specific glitches|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 [[List of third-party OPK applications#Emulators|third-party emulators]] or that the European version of the game be played instead.
*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.
*The audio improvement patch for ''Super Mario Land'' is compatible with its [[#Graphics|colorization patch]].
*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.
*If you intend to also make use of the [[#Gameplay|gameplay improvement patch]] for ''Super Mario Land 2'', be sure to select the correct variant of the audio improvement patch listed below.


{| align="center" width=100% class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
{| align="center" width=100% class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
! colspan="2"|Game !! rowspan="2"|System !! rowspan="2"|Description !! rowspan="2"|Source !! rowspan="2"|Patch
! colspan="3"|Game !! rowspan="2"|System !! rowspan="2"|Description !! rowspan="2"|Source !! rowspan="2"|Patch
|-
|-
! Name
! Name
! Variant
! colspan="2"|Variant
|-
| colspan="2"|Alleyway
| GB
| Full colorization<br>Increased maximum score<br>[[#sram-hacks|SRAM saving]]
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6510/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/7/7a/Alleyway.ips Download]</span>
|-
|-
| rowspan="3"|Breath of Fire
| rowspan="3"|Breath of Fire
| EU
| colspan="2"|EU
| rowspan="6"|GBA
| rowspan="6"|GBA
| rowspan="6"|Improved audio quality
| rowspan="6"|Improves audio quality
| rowspan="3"|[https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3764/ Link]
| rowspan="3"|[https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3764/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/5/55/Breath_of_Fire_%28EU%29.ips Download]</span>
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/5/55/Breath_of_Fire_%28EU%29.ips Download]</span>
|-
|-
| colspan="2"|US
| JP
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/6/60/Breath_of_Fire_%28US%3B_Improvement_Patch%29.ips Download]</span>
|-
| rowspan="2" colspan="2"|JP
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/d/df/Breath_of_Fire_%28JP%29.ips Download]</span>
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/d/df/Breath_of_Fire_%28JP%29.ips Download]</span>
|-
| US
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/6/60/Breath_of_Fire_%28US%3B_Improvement_Patch%29.ips Download]</span>
|-
|-
| rowspan="3"|Breath of Fire II
| rowspan="3"|Breath of Fire II
| EU
| rowspan="3"|[https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3765/ Link]
| rowspan="3"|[https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3765/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/c/c4/Breath_of_Fire_II_%28JP%29.ips Download]</span>
|-
| colspan="2"|EU
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/e/ec/Breath_of_Fire_II_%28EU%29.ips Download]</span>
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/e/ec/Breath_of_Fire_II_%28EU%29.ips Download]</span>
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" colspan="2"|US
| JP
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/c/c4/Breath_of_Fire_II_%28JP%29.ips Download]</span>
|-
| US
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/b/b1/Breath_of_Fire_II_%28US%3B_Improvement_Patch%29.ips Download]</span>
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/b/b1/Breath_of_Fire_II_%28US%3B_Improvement_Patch%29.ips Download]</span>
|-
|-
| DuckTales
| colspan="2"|Donkey Kong Land
| GB
| GB
| Adjusts triangle waves to<br>improve audio quality
| Full colorization<br>Time Attack mode<br>Additional options menu<br>Reimplemented unused music
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6076/ Link]
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6681/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/b/b9/Donkey_Kong_Land.ips Download]</span>
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/9/97/DuckTales.ips Download]</span>
|-
| Doom
| EU
| 32X
| Improved game engine<br>Missing levels implemented<br>[[#sram-hacks|SRAM saving]]<br>Button mapping
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6269/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/a/a5/Doom.ips Download]</span>
|-
| colspan="2"|Dr. Mario
| GB
| Full colorization
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/5281/ Link]<br>[https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6200/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/6/69/Dr._Mario_%28Rev._1%29.ips Download]</span>
|-
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:yellow"|Faceball 2000
| style="background-color:yellow"|No GDMA
| rowspan="2"|GB
| Full colorization
| rowspan="2"|[https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6107/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/d/dd/Faceball_2000_%28No_GDMA%29.ips Download]</span>
|-
| style="background-color:yellow"|GDMA
| Full colorization<br>Sped up 3D rendering
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/d/dd/Faceball_2000_%28GDMA%29.ips Download]</span>
|-
|-
| Final Fantasy IV Advance
| Final Fantasy IV Advance
| rowspan="2"|EU
| rowspan="2" colspan="2"|EU
| rowspan="11"|GBA
| rowspan="10"|GBA
| Improved audio quality
| Improves audio quality
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/969/ Link]
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/969/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/4/4f/Final_Fantasy_IV_Advance.ips Download]</span>
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/4/4f/Final_Fantasy_IV_Advance.ips Download]</span>
|-
|-
| rowspan="4"|Final Fantasy V Advance
| rowspan="4"|Final Fantasy V Advance
| rowspan="8"|Improved audio quality<br>Fewer frame drops
| rowspan="8"|Improves audio quality<br>Reduces frame drop frequency
| rowspan="4"|[https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/563/ Link]
| rowspan="4"|[https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/563/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/e/e1/Final_Fantasy_V_Advance_%28EU%3B_Without_Orchestra%29.ips Download]</span>
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/e/e1/Final_Fantasy_V_Advance_%28EU%3B_Without_Orchestra%29.ips Download]</span>
|-
|-
| colspan="2"|EU (With introductory orchestra music)
| EU (Orchestral introduction music implemented)
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/e/e3/Final_Fantasy_V_Advance_%28EU%3B_With_Orchestra%29.ips Download]</span>
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/e/e3/Final_Fantasy_V_Advance_%28EU%3B_With_Orchestra%29.ips Download]</span>
|-
|-
| colspan="2"|US
| JP
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/9/9f/Final_Fantasy_V_Advance_%28US%29.ips Download]</span>
|-
| rowspan="2" colspan="2"|JP
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/7/7c/Final_Fantasy_V_Advance_%28JP%29.ips Download]</span>
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/7/7c/Final_Fantasy_V_Advance_%28JP%29.ips Download]</span>
|-
| US
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/9/9f/Final_Fantasy_V_Advance_%28US%29.ips Download]</span>
|-
|-
| rowspan="4"|Final Fantasy VI Advance
| rowspan="4"|Final Fantasy VI Advance
| EU
| rowspan="4"|[https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/657/ Link]
| rowspan="4"|[https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/657/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/8/80/Final_Fantasy_VI_Advance_%28JP%3B_Improvement_Patch%29.ips Download]</span>
|-
| colspan="2"|EU
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/9/94/Final_Fantasy_VI_Advance_%28EU%3B_Without_Opera%29.ips Download]</span>
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/9/94/Final_Fantasy_VI_Advance_%28EU%3B_Without_Opera%29.ips Download]</span>
|-
|-
| colspan="2"|EU (With realistic opera music)
| EU (Opera music implemented)
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/8/8a/Final_Fantasy_VI_Advance_%28EU%3B_With_Opera%29.ips Download]</span>
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/8/8a/Final_Fantasy_VI_Advance_%28EU%3B_With_Opera%29.ips Download]</span>
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" colspan="2"|US
| JP
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/8/80/Final_Fantasy_VI_Advance_%28JP%3B_Improvement_Patch%29.ips Download]</span>
|-
| US
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/7/7b/Final_Fantasy_VI_Advance_%28US%3B_Improvement_Patch%29.ips Download]</span>
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/7/7b/Final_Fantasy_VI_Advance_%28US%3B_Improvement_Patch%29.ips Download]</span>
|-
|-
| Mario Kart: Super Circuit
| colspan="2"|Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
| rowspan="2"|Improves audio quality
| rowspan="2"|Updated translation<br>Map screen health bars<br>Adds ''Casual Mode''
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6492/ Link]
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6774/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/4/46/Fire_Emblem_-_The_Blazing_Blade.zip Download]</span>
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/d/d8/Mario_Kart_-_Super_Circuit_%28Audio%29.ips Download]</span>
|-
|-
| colspan="2"|Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
| colspan="3"|Super Mario Land
| rowspan="3"|GB
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6494/ Link]
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6768/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/b/b5/Fire_Emblem_-_The_Sacred_Stones.zip Download]</span>
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/4/4c/Super_Mario_Land_%28Audio%29.ips Download]</span>
|-
| rowspan="2"|Super Mario Land 2
| rowspan="2"|[[#Gameplay|Colorization Patched]]
| No
| rowspan="2"|Adjusts triangle waves to<br>improve audio quality
| rowspan="2"|[https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6682/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/9/98/Super_Mario_Land_2_%28unpatched%29.ips Download]</span>
|-
| Yes
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/b/b6/Super_Mario_Land_2_%28patched%29.ips Download]</span>
|-
| rowspan="2"|Willow
| colspan="2"|EU
| rowspan="2"|NES
| rowspan="2"|Corrects the pitch of<br>high-pitched notes
| rowspan="2"|[https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6767/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/1/18/Willow_%28EU%29.ips Download]</span>
|-
| colspan="2"|JP/US
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/7/74/Willow_%28JP_%26_US%29.ips Download]</span>
|}

=== Graphics ===

*As ''Faceball 2000'' is [[List of games with compatibility issues#Games that require improved emulation|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 [[List of third-party OPK applications#Emulators|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 [[#Audio|sound improvement patch]].

{| align="center" width=100% class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
! colspan="3"|Game !! rowspan="2"|System !! rowspan="2"|Description !! rowspan="2"|Source !! rowspan="2"|Patch
|-
! Name
! colspan="2"|Variant
|-
| colspan="3"|Dr. Mario
| rowspan="12"|GB
| rowspan="2"|Full colorization
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/5281/ Link]<br>[https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6200/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/6/69/Dr._Mario_%28Rev._1%29.ips Download]</span>
|-
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:yellow"|Faceball 2000
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:yellow"|Uses GDMA
| style="background-color:yellow"|No
| rowspan="2"|[https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6107/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/d/dd/Faceball_2000_%28No_GDMA%29.ips Download]</span>
|-
| style="background-color:yellow"|Yes
| Full colorization<br>Sped up 3D rendering
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/d/dd/Faceball_2000_%28GDMA%29.ips Download]</span>
|-
| colspan="3"|King James Bible ''(unlicensed)''
| rowspan="9"|Full colorization
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6708/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/5/59/King_James_Bible.ips Download]</span>
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"|Kirby's Dream Land
| rowspan="2"|Kirby's Dream Land
| rowspan="2"|Saturation
| More saturation
| More
| rowspan="3"|GB
| rowspan="3"|Full colorization
| rowspan="2"|[https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/5635/ Link]<br>[https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6224/ Link]
| rowspan="2"|[https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/5635/ Link]<br>[https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6224/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/1/15/Kirby%27s_Dream_Land_%28More_Sat.%29.ips Download]</span>
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/1/15/Kirby%27s_Dream_Land_%28More_Sat.%29.ips Download]</span>
|-
|-
| Less saturation
| Less
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/0/06/Kirby%27s_Dream_Land_%28Less_Sat.%29.ips Download]</span>
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/0/06/Kirby%27s_Dream_Land_%28Less_Sat.%29.ips Download]</span>
|-
|-
| colspan="2"|Kirby's Pinball Land
| colspan="3"|Kirby's Pinball Land
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6079/ Link]
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6079/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/a/aa/Kirby%27s_Pinball_Land.ips Download]</span>
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/a/aa/Kirby%27s_Pinball_Land.ips Download]</span>
|-
|-
| colspan="2"|Metroid
| colspan="3"|Metroid II: Return of Samus
| NES
| [[#sram-hacks|SRAM saving]]<br>Scrollable map on pause menu<br>Ability to combine wave and ice beams
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/1186/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/2/29/Metroid.ips Download]</span>
|-
| colspan="2"|Metroid II: Return of Samus
| rowspan="3"|GB
| rowspan="3"|Full colorization
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4388/ Link]
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4388/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/e/ec/Metroid_II_-_Return_of_Samus.ips Download]</span>
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/e/ec/Metroid_II_-_Return_of_Samus.ips Download]</span>
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"|Pokémon Blue
| rowspan="2"|Pokémon Blue
| Reg. sprites and battle HUD
| rowspan="4"|Sprites and battle HUD
| Regular
| rowspan="2"|[https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/1385/ Link]
| rowspan="2"|[https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/1385/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/0/09/Pokemon_Blue_%28Color%29.ips Download]</span>
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/0/09/Pokemon_Blue_%28Color%29.ips Download]</span>
|-
|-
| Johto sprites and battle HUD
| Johto
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/b/ba/Pokemon_Blue_%28Color_%2B_G2%29.ips Download]</span>
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/b/ba/Pokemon_Blue_%28Color_%2B_G2%29.ips Download]</span>
|-
| rowspan="2"|Pokémon Red
| Regular
| rowspan="2"|[https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/1385/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/e/e6/Pokemon_Red_%28Color%29.ips Download]</span>
|-
| Johto
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/e/e2/Pokemon_Red_%28Color_%2B_G2%29.ips Download]</span>
|-
| colspan="3"|Pokémon Yellow
| GBC
| Johto sprites
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4050/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/0/0f/Pokemon_Yellow.ips Download]</span>
|-
| Snoopy's Magic Show
| colspan="2"|JP
| rowspan="2"|GB
| Full colorization
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6657/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/0/06/Snoopy%27s_Magic_Show.ips Download]</span>
|-
| colspan="3"|Super Mario Land
| Full colorization<br>Modernized graphics<br>[[#SRAM hacks|SRAM saving]]
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4477/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/7/7c/Super_Mario_Land_%28DX%29.ips Download]</span>
|}

=== 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|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.

{| align="center" width=100% class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
! colspan="2"|Game !! rowspan="2"|System !! rowspan="2"|Description !! rowspan="2"|Source !! rowspan="2"|Patch
|-
! Name
! Variant
|-
| rowspan="2" colspan="2"|<br>Alleyway<br> 
| rowspan="5"|GB
| Increased maximum score
| rowspan="2"|[https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6510/ Link]
| rowspan="2"|<span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/7/7a/Alleyway.ips Download]</span>
|-
| rowspan="2"|Full colorization<br>[[#sram-hacks|SRAM saving]]<br><sup>(for high scores)</sup>
|-
| rowspan="2"|Bomb Jack
| rowspan="2"|EU
| rowspan="2"|[https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6781/ Link]
| rowspan="2"|<span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/c/c9/Bomb_Jack.ips Download]</span>
|-
| Adds input guide
|-
| colspan="2"|Donkey Kong Land
| Full colorization<br>Time Attack mode<br>Additional options menu<br>Reimplemented unused music
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6076/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/b/b9/Donkey_Kong_Land.ips Download]</span>
|-
| Doom
| EU
| 32X
| Improved game engine<br>Missing levels implemented<br>[[#sram-hacks|SRAM saving]]<br>Adds button remapping functionality
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6269/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/a/a5/Doom.ips Download]</span>
|-
| Final Fantasy
| US
| NES
| Removes potentially hazardous flashing screen effect and reduces screen shake and rotation effect frequencies
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6691/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/9/9f/Final_Fantasy.ips Download]</span>
|-
| Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
| rowspan="2"|AU/US
| rowspan="2"|GBA
| rowspan="2"|Updated translation<br>Map screen health bars<br>Adds ''Casual Mode''
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6492/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/4/46/Fire_Emblem_-_The_Blazing_Blade.zip Download]</span>
|-
| Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6494/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/b/b5/Fire_Emblem_-_The_Sacred_Stones.zip Download]</span>
|-
| 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
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6734/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/c/c6/Kirby_Super_Star.ips Download]</span>
|-
| colspan="2"|Metroid
| NES
| [[#sram-hacks|SRAM saving]]<br>Scrollable map on pause menu<br>Ability to combine wave and ice beams
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/1186/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/2/29/Metroid.ips Download]</span>
|-
| Mickey Mania
| US
| SNES
| Consistent screen scrolling<br>Restores unused audio<br>Adjusts ''Moose Chase'' level palette
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6699/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/f/f0/Mickey_Mania.ips Download]</span>
|-
|-
| colspan="2"|Pokémon Emerald
| colspan="2"|Pokémon Emerald
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| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4450/ Link]
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4450/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/8/86/Pokemon_Gold.ips Download]</span>
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/8/86/Pokemon_Gold.ips Download]</span>
|-
| rowspan="2"|Pokémon Red
| Reg. sprites and battle HUD
| rowspan="2"|GB
| rowspan="2"|Full colorization
| rowspan="2"|[https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/1385/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/e/e6/Pokemon_Red_%28Color%29.ips Download]</span>
|-
| Johto sprites and battle HUD
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/e/e2/Pokemon_Red_%28Color_%2B_G2%29.ips Download]</span>
|-
|-
| colspan="2"|Pokémon Ruby
| colspan="2"|Pokémon Ruby
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| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3912/ Link]
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3912/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/3/3f/Pokemon_Sapphire.ips Download]</span>
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/3/3f/Pokemon_Sapphire.ips Download]</span>
|-
| colspan="2"|Pokémon Yellow
| GBC
| Johto sprites
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4050/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/0/0f/Pokemon_Yellow.ips Download]</span>
|-
|-
| colspan="2"|Recca
| colspan="2"|Recca
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| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6389/ Link]
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6389/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/c/c8/Recca.ips Download]</span>
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/c/c8/Recca.ips Download]</span>
|-
| Snoopy's Magic Show
| JP
| GB
| Full colorization
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6657/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/0/06/Snoopy%27s_Magic_Show.ips Download]</span>
|-
|-
| colspan="2"|Sonic 3D Blast
| colspan="2"|Sonic 3D Blast
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| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3810/ Link]
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3810/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/9/9d/Sonic_3D_Blast.ips Download]</span>
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/9/9d/Sonic_3D_Blast.ips Download]</span>
|-
| colspan="2"|Super Mario Land
| rowspan="4"|GB
| Full colorization<br>Modernized graphics
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4477/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/c/c5/Super_Mario_Land.ips Download]</span>
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"|Super Mario Land 2
| rowspan="2"|Super Mario Land 2
| JP
| JP
| rowspan="3"|GB
| rowspan="2"|Full colorization<br>Adds Luigi as an alternative playable character
| rowspan="2"|Full colorization<br>Adds Luigi as an alternative playable character
| rowspan="2"|[https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3784/ Link]
| rowspan="2"|[https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3784/ Link]
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| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/2/26/The_Legend_of_Zelda.ips Download]</span>
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/2/26/The_Legend_of_Zelda.ips Download]</span>
|-
|-
| colspan="2" rowspan="3"|The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX
| rowspan="3" colspan="2"|The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX
| rowspan="3"|GBC
| rowspan="3"|GBC
| Less interrupting text<br>No low-health beeping
| Less interrupting text<br>No low-health beeping
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| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/927/ Link]
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/927/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/a/a9/The_Legend_of_Zelda_-_Link%27s_Awakening_DX_%28Font%29.ips Download]</span>
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/a/a9/The_Legend_of_Zelda_-_Link%27s_Awakening_DX_%28Font%29.ips Download]</span>
|-
| colspan="2"|Time Lord
| NES
| Removes potentially hazardous flashing screen effect
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6673/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/8/83/Time_Lord.ips Download]</span>
|-
| colspan="2"|Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
| SNES
| Implements:<br>• Sound effects and ''Rain'' fatality from ''Mortal Kombat Trilogy''<br>• ''Sheeva'' as a playable character<br>• 3x3 game mode<br>• Black bar removal for several stages<br>• Smoke ability for ''Shang Tsung'' (With X: Left → Left → Up)
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/5025/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/2/2e/Ultimate_Mortal_Kombat_3.ips Download]</span>
|}
|}


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The following are notes for several of the games listed below:
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 the North American improvement patches for those games [[#Improvement hacks|listed above]].
*The ''Breath of Fire'' and ''Breath of Fire II'' desaturation patches are compatible with their region-equivalent audio improvement patches [[#Audio|listed above]].
*For ''Final Fantasy VI Advance'':
*For ''Final Fantasy VI Advance'':
**An [https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/0/0d/Final_Fantasy_VI_Advance_%28Yellow_Lightning_Bolt%29.ips 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.
**An [https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/0/0d/Final_Fantasy_VI_Advance_%28Yellow_Lightning_Bolt%29.ips 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.
**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 regional counterpart improvement patches [[#Improvement hacks|listed above]].
**Also note that the game's desaturation patches are compatible with their region-equivalent audio improvement patches [[#Audio|listed above]].
**As noted on the wiki's [[List of games with compatibility issues#Gameswith region-specific glitches|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 [[List of third-party OPK applications#Emulators|third-party emulators]] or that the European version of the game be played instead.
**As noted on the wiki's [[List of games with compatibility issues#Gameswith region-specific glitches|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 [[List of third-party OPK applications#Emulators|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.
*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.
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The following are notes for several of the games listed below:
The following are notes for several of the games listed below:
*The SRAM patches for ''Alleyway'', ''Doom'', and ''Metroid'' also include several quality of life improvements, as [[#improvement-hacks|listed above]].
*The SRAM patches for ''Alleyway'', ''Bomb Jack'', ''Doom'', ''Metroid'', and ''Super Mario Land'' also include several quality of life improvements, as [[#improvement-hacks|listed above]].
*The SRAM patch for ''Jurassic Park'' also adds a sound test feature to the Main Menu
*The SRAM patch for ''Jurassic Park'' also adds a sound test feature to the Main Menu
*The SRAM patch for ''Tetris'' is incompatible with the ''Tetris'' improvement patch [[#improvement-hacks|listed above]].
*The SRAM patch for ''Tetris'' is incompatible with the ''Tetris'' improvement patch [[#improvement-hacks|listed above]].
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| style="background-color:yellow"|Bare Knuckle III (Streets of Rage 3)
| style="background-color:yellow"|Bare Knuckle III (Streets of Rage 3)
| style="background-color:yellow"|JP
| style="background-color:yellow"|JP
| rowspan="7"|Genesis
| rowspan="5"|Genesis
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6243/ Link]
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6243/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/1/19/Bare_Knuckle_III.ips Download]</span>
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/1/19/Bare_Knuckle_III.ips Download]</span>
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| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6181/ Link]
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6181/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/5/5f/Beavis_and_Butt-Head.ips Download]</span>
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/5/5f/Beavis_and_Butt-Head.ips Download]</span>
|-
| style="background-color:yellow"|Bomb Jack
| style="background-color:yellow"|EU
| GB
| colspan="2"|Automatic
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6781/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/c/c9/Bomb_Jack.ips Download]</span>
|-
|-
| colspan="2"|Bram Stoker's Dracula
| colspan="2"|Bram Stoker's Dracula
| rowspan="2"|Genesis
| rowspan="3"|Finish level
| rowspan="3"|Finish level
| Unpause after pausing and pressing <u>Up</u> in-game
| Unpause after pausing and pressing <u>Up</u> in-game
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|-
|-
| colspan="2" style="background-color:yellow"|Columns
| colspan="2" style="background-color:yellow"|Columns
| rowspan="6"|Genesis
| rowspan="3"|Genesis
| colspan="2"|Automatic
| colspan="2"|Automatic
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6229/ Link]
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6229/ Link]
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| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/5976/ Link]
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/5976/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/8/84/Contra_-_Hard_Corps.ips Download]</span>
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/8/84/Contra_-_Hard_Corps.ips Download]</span>
|-
| colspan="2"|Cooly Skunk
| SNES
| colspan="2"|Re-enables unused password-based save feature
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6693/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/3/33/Cooly_Skunk.ips Download]</span>
|-
|-
| colspan="2"|Decap Attack
| colspan="2"|Decap Attack
| rowspan="3"|Genesis
| Finish level
| Finish level
| With ''Sound Test'' in the ''Options'' menu highlighted, press <u>Left</u> and change the value to <u>60</u>; then return to the Main Menu and start the game
| With ''Sound Test'' in the ''Options'' menu highlighted, press <u>Left</u> and change the value to <u>60</u>; then return to the Main Menu and start the game
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| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6041/ Link]
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6041/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/4/43/F-1_Sensation.ips Download]</span>
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/4/43/F-1_Sensation.ips Download]</span>
|-
| colspan="2"|Final Fight 3
| SNES
| Complete screen
| Press <u>Left</u> or <u>Right</u> on the options menu with <u>Sound</u> highlighted, then start the game as normal
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6672/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/f/f2/Final_Fight_3.ips Download]</span>
|-
|-
| colspan="2"|Garfield: Caught in the Act
| colspan="2"|Garfield: Caught in the Act
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|-
|-
| colspan="2"|Road Rash
| colspan="2"|Road Rash
| rowspan="6"|Genesis
| rowspan="7"|Genesis
| rowspan="3"|Finish level
| rowspan="3"|Finish level
| Press <u>Start + A</u> at the Main Menu
| Press <u>Start + A</u> at the Main Menu
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| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/5784/ Link]
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/5784/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/0/0a/Rolling_Thunder_3.ips Download]</span>
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/0/0a/Rolling_Thunder_3.ips Download]</span>
|-
| colspan="2"|Scooby-Doo Mystery
| Pause and quit to the Main Menu
| Press <u>A</u> on the password menu to retrieve prior password and select <u>End</u>
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6674/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/d/da/Scooby-Doo_Mystery.ips Download]</span>
|-
|-
| colspan="2"|Shinobi III
| colspan="2"|Shinobi III
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| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6534/ Link]
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6534/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/9/99/Super_Castlevania_IV_%28SRAM%29.ips Download]</span>
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/9/99/Super_Castlevania_IV_%28SRAM%29.ips Download]</span>
|-
| colspan="2"|Super Mario Land
| GB
| rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Automatic
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4477/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/7/7c/Super_Mario_Land_%28DX%29.ips Download]</span>
|-
|-
| colspan="2" style="background-color:yellow"|Super Street Fighter II
| colspan="2" style="background-color:yellow"|Super Street Fighter II
| rowspan="2"|Genesis
| rowspan="2"|Genesis
| colspan="2"|Automatic
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6215/ Link]
| [https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6215/ Link]
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/e/ef/Super_Street_Fighter_II.ips Download]</span>
| <span class="plainlinks">[https://static.miraheze.org/funkeywiki/e/ef/Super_Street_Fighter_II.ips Download]</span>
|-
|-
| Taz in Escape from Mars
| Taz in Escape from Mars
| US
| Automatic
| Automatic
| Hold <u>B</u> at game startup
| Hold <u>B</u> at game startup

Revision as of 01:34, 27 April 2022

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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.

Reimplementation hacks

This section lists game 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

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. 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 below.
  • The audio improvement patches for Final Fantasy VI Advance are compatible with the region-equivalent desaturation patches listed below. 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.
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
Dr. Mario GB Full colorization 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 Full colorization
Time Attack mode
Additional options menu
Reimplemented unused music 		Link Download
Doom EU 32X Improved game engine
Missing levels implemented
SRAM saving
Adds button remapping functionality 		Link Download
Final Fantasy US NES Removes potentially hazardous flashing screen effect and reduces screen shake and rotation effect frequencies 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
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
Recca NES Reduces background flickering 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 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

Saturation hacks

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 above.
  • 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 above.
    • 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 US 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

Translation hacks

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

Speedup hacks

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

SRAM hacks

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, Metroid, and Super Mario Land also include several quality of life improvements, as listed above.
  • The SRAM patch for Jurassic Park also adds a sound test feature to the Main Menu
  • The SRAM patch for Tetris is incompatible with the Tetris improvement patch listed above.
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 Genesis Defeat boss Press Start in the password menu Link Download
Mega Man 7 SNES Complete a stage Four save slots 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

Merger hacks

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 hacks

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
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