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 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.
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | NES | SRAM saving Scrollable map on pause menu Ability to combine wave and ice beams |
Link | Download | |
| Metroid II: Return of Samus | GB | Full colorization | Link | Download | |
| Pokémon Blue | Reg. sprites and battle HUD | Link | Download | ||
| Johto sprites and battle HUD | 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 Red | Reg. sprites and battle HUD | GB | Full colorization | Link | 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 | |||
Translation hacks
This section lists game patches that translate games without English translations into English for improved gameplay accessibility.
| Game | System | Base language | Source | Patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: Here Comes Team GR! | GBC | Japanese | 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. Note that due to the patched-in nature of these in-game save implementations, however, their compatibility may vary across emulators. This also means that unlike official implementations, several of the methods of saving and loading one's game save are unconventional, as listed below. Note that the SRAM patch for Metroid also includes several quality of life improvements, as 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 | |
| Batman: Revenge of the Joker | 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 | |||
| Beavis and Butt-Head | Lose a life | Start game after pressing Right with Music highlighted | Link | Download | ||
| Bram Stoker's Dracula | 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 II: Simon's Quest | NTSC | NES | Select SAVE on the Game Over screen | Select LOAD at the Main Menu | Link | Download |
| PAL | Download | |||||
| Comix Zone | Genesis | 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 game | Link | Download | ||
| Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf | Start level | Press Start in the Options menu | Link | Download | ||
| Dick Tracy | 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 | ||
| Double Dragon 3: The Arcade Game | 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 | |||
| Garfield: Caught in the Act | 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 | ||
| 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 on password screen | Link | Download | ||
| Kid Chameleon | Finish level | Pause and restart level (no life penalty incurred) | Link | Download | ||
| M.U.S.H.A. | After pressing Up in the Options menu, return to the Main Menu and start game | Link | Download | |||
| Mega Bomberman | Defeat boss | Press Start on password screen | Link | Download | ||
| Metroid | NES | One of three save slots | Link | Download | ||
| Ninja Gaiden | Finish level | Press Select at the Main Menu | Link | Download | ||
| Road Rash | Genesis | 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 | ||
| Shinobi III | Finish level | Unpause after pausing and pressing A on Stage 1 | Link | Download | ||
| Splatterhouse 3 | Press A six times in the password menu | Link | Download | |||
| Street Fighter II': Special Champion Edition | When high score initials are recorded | Start game | Link | Download | ||
| Streets of Rage | Link | Download | ||||
| Super Street Fighter II | Link | Download | ||||
| The Revenge of Shinobi | 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 | ||
| Urban Strike | Press Start on password screen | Link | Download | |||
| Vectorman | Lose a life | Press Right while Restore Game is highlighted in the Options menu | Link | Download | ||
| X-Men | Start level | Crouch and jump while standing on black panels of character select screen | Link | Download | ||
| X-Men 2: Clone Wars | Left + A while game is paused (also used for character selection) | Right + A while game is paused | Link | Download | ||
| Zombies Ate My Neighbors | When going from one numbered level to the next | Press Start on password screen | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
