List of recommended ROM hacks
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 Lunar IPS if using Windows, or another IPS-capable patching utility if otherwise. To use Lunar IPS, begin by launching the application and selecting Apply IPS 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 (since 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 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.
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 and Boktai 3 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.
Game | System | Description | Source | Patch |
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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 | |||
Koro Koro Puzzle - Happy Panechu! | Adds in-game replacement for the accelerometer | Link | Download | |
Shantae | GBC | 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 |
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. In the case of The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX, if you choose to use several of its patches, apply them in the order listed. Note that while many of the games listed below have additional patches available elsewhere, those patches will only function with these if their ROM modifications do not overlap.
Game | System | Description | Source | Patch | |
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Name | Variant | ||||
Donkey Kong Land | GB | Full colorization Time Attack mode Additional options menu Reimplemented unused music |
Link | Download | |
Dr. Mario | Full colorization | Link | Download | ||
Kirby's Dream Land | More saturation | Link | Download | ||
Less saturation | Download | ||||
Kirby's Pinball Land | Link | Download | |||
Metroid II: Return of Samus | Link | Download | |||
Pokémon Blue | Reg. sprites and battle HUD | Link | Download | ||
Johto sprites and battle HUD | Download | ||||
Pokémon Red | Reg. sprites and battle HUD | Download | |||
Johto sprites and battle HUD | Download | ||||
Pokémon Yellow | Johto sprites | Link | Download | ||
Super Mario Land | Full colorization Modernized graphics |
Link | Download | ||
Super Mario Land 2 | JP | Full colorization Adds Luigi as an alternative playable character |
Link | Download | |
US | Download | ||||
Tetris | 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 |
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 | 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 |