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 ROM hack patches and not unpatched or pre-patched ROMs, users must first have a backup of their game cartridge ROM file saved to their computer, which they can subsequently patch using a patching utility such as Lunar IPS. Note that while ROM hack patches are entirely legal and may be freely distributed (since they must be applied to the associated game's ROM file to function), 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 a patch appliable 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.
- Modify the story and/or world of a game substantially if listed in the complete hacks section.
Essential hacks
This section lists game patches that adjust the functionality of a game to make it fully playable on the FunKey S.
Game | System | Description | Patch |
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Boktai: The Sun Is in Your Hand | GBA | Adds in-game replacement for solar-sensor. | Link |
Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django | GBA | Link | |
Boktai 3: Sabata's Counterattack | GBA | Link | |
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 | GBA | Fixes GPSP emulation issues. | Link |
WarioWare: Twisted! | GBA | Adds in-game replacement for accelerometer. | Link |
Yoshi Topsy-Turvy | GBA | Link |
Improvement hacks
This section lists game patches that modify a game to improve a certain aspect of it.
Game | System | Description | Patch |
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Kirby's Dream Land | Game Boy | - Full colorization | Link |
Metroid II: Return of Samus | Game Boy | - Full colorization | Link |
Pokémon Blue | Game Boy | - Full colorization - Gen. 2 sprites (optional) - Gen. 2 battle HUD (optional) |
Link |
Pokémon Red | Game Boy | - Full colorization - Gen. 2 sprites (optional) - Gen. 2 battle HUD (optional) |
Link |
Pokémon Yellow | Game Boy | - Gen. 2 sprites | Link |
Super Mario Land | Game Boy | - Full colorization - Modernizes graphics |
Link |
Super Mario Land 2 | Game Boy | - Full colorization - Adds Luigi as an alternative playable character |
Link |
The Legend of Zelda | NES | - Modernizes graphics - Map fills in as it is explored |
Link |
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 |
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Pokémon Bronze | Pokémon Gold | Game Boy | - New region and story | Link |
Pokémon Bronze 2 | Pokémon Crystal | GBC | - New regions and story | Link |
Pokémon Brown | Pokémon Red | Game Boy | - 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 | GBA | - New regions and story - Implementation of Pokémon from later generations |
Link |
Pokémon Grape | Pokémon Red | Game Boy | - New regions and story - New types - Several Fakemon - Implementation of Pokémon from later generations |
Link |