PocketNES Incompatible Games

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The vast majority of games work just fine on PocketNES but here's a short list of games that have issues.

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Unsupported mappers

  • CPROM (used only in Videomation)
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Partly emulated mappers

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MMC2

  • Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
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MMC5

Note that this is just a list of all MMC5 games. They have not been tested, so they may or may not be glitchy or playable.

  • Aoki Ookami to Shiroki Mejika - Genchou Hishi (J)
  • Bandit Kings of Ancient China (U)
  • Castlevania 3 - Dracula's Curse (E)
  • Castlevania 3 - Dracula's Curse (U)
  • Dai Koukai Jidai (J)
  • Gemfire (U)
  • Gun Sight (J)
  • Ishin no Arashi (J)
  • Just Breed (J)
  • Laser Invasion (U)
  • L'Empereur (J)
  • L'Empereur (U)
  • Metal Slader Glory (J)
  • Nobunaga no Yabou - Bushou Fuuun Roku (J)
  • Nobunaga no Yabou - Sengoku Gunyuu Den (J)
  • Nobunaga's Ambition 2 (U)
  • Romance of the Three Kingdoms 2 (U)
  • Royal Blood (J)
  • Sangokushi 2 (J)
  • Shin 4 Nin Uchi Mahjong - Yakuman Tengoku (J)
  • Suikoden - Tenmei no Chikai (J)
  • Uchuu Keibitai SDF (J)
  • Uncharted Waters (U)
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Graphical glitches

Games that use mid-scanline CHR bankswitching will use one set of tiles for the whole line, causing glitches on one side or the other.

  • Marble Madness
  • Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
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Games which use more than one set of sprites

PocketNES does not support games which write sprites more than once per frame. Instead, it will only display the last sprite table in the frame.

  • Day Dreamin' Davey
  • R.C. Pro-Am (PRG 0) (PRG 1 version works fine)
  • Stunt Kids
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Sound Issues

PocketNES sound is high-level-emulated and thus slightly glitchy, causing a slight click whenever an instrument's volume changes. Timed writes to the audio DAC aren't emulated, so some sounds are missing in the following games:

  • Battletoads
  • Blades of Steel
  • Joshua
  • SCAT
  • Skate or Die 2
  • The Three Stooges
  • Wheel of Fortune

Big Bird's Hide and Speak is unplayable due to sound issues.

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Other Caveats

PocketNES doesn't pass all of Blargg's highly detailed tests for emulation accuracy.

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See Also

PocketNES, PocketNES FAQ, PocketNES HowTo

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Links

NESdevWiki - more information on NES mappers.

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