Compatibility List
This page documents the compatibility of select games with cNES. Note that this list is non-exhaustive and only covers games which have been tested. Unless otherwise noted, only the US version of each game has been tested.
Games are only considered "perfect" after fairly thorough testing - any games marked "playable" with no additional comment probably just need more testing done.
A gray circle indicates that the required mapper has not yet been implemented.
Game titles in italics denote games which were never officially released.
| Game | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Yard Fight |  |
playable | |
| 1942 | |
playable | |
| 1943 - The Battle of Midway | |
playable | |
| 1991 Du Ma Racing |  |
mapper | |
| 3-D WorldRunner |  |
ingame | Crashes on game over |
| 720 Degrees | |
playable | |
| 8 Eyes | |
playable | |
| Abadox - The Deadly Inner War | |
playable | |
| Action in New York (Europe) | |
playable | |
| The Addams Family | |
playable | |
| The Addams Family - Pugley's Scavenger Hunt | |
playable | |
| The Addams Family - Uncle Fester's Quest | |
playable | Improper sprite rendering at beginning of first level (occurs inconsistently) |
| Advanced Dungeons & Dragons - DragonStrike | |
playable | |
| Advanced Dungeons & Dragons - Heroes of the Lance | |
playable | |
| Advanced Dungeons & Dragons - Hillsfar |  |
broken | Infinitely loads data into PPURAM |
| Advanced Dungeons & Dragons - Pool of Radiance | |
ingame | Texture bank switching issues |
| Arch Rivals: A Basketbrawl! | |
playable | |
| Adventures in the Magic Kingdom | |
playable | |
| Adventurs Island Classic (Europe) | |
playable | |
| Adventurs Island 2 | |
playable | |
| Adventurs Island 3 | |
playable | |
| The Adventures of Bayou Billy | |
playable | |
| Adventures of Dino Riki | |
playable | |
| Adventures of Dr. Franken | |
playable | |
| Adventures of Lolo | |
playable | |
| Adventures of Lolo 2 | |
playable | |
| Adventures of Lolo 3 | |
playable | |
| The Adventures of Rad Gravity | |
playable | Screen split artifact is incorrect |
| The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends | |
playable | |
| The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | |
playable | |
| Airball (Proto 1) | |
playable | |
| Airball (Proto 2) | |
playable | |
| Air Fortress | |
playable | |
| Airwolf | |
playable | |
| Aladdin | |
playable | |
| Astyanax | |
playable | |
| Baseball | |
playable | |
| Baby Boomer | |
playable | |
| Battletoads | |
playable | |
| Battletoads & Double Dragon: The Ultimate Team | |
playable | |
| Beetlejuice | |
playable | |
| Bible Adventures | |
playable | |
| Bible Buffet | |
playable | |
| Bubble Bobble | |
playable | |
| Cabal | |
playable | |
| Captain SkyHawk | |
playable | |
| Castlevania | |
playable | |
| Castlevania II - Simon's Quest | |
playable | |
| Cobra Triangle | |
playable | |
| Crystalis | |
playable | |
| Digger T. Rock: The Legend of the Lost City | |
playable | |
| Donkey Kong |  |
perfect | |
| Double Dare | |
playable | |
| Double Dragon | |
playable | |
| Double Dragon II: The Revenge | |
playable | Screen split artifact, unsure if present on hardware |
| Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones | |
playable | |
| Dragon Warrior III | ️
|
playable | |
| Dr. Mario | |
playable | |
| EarthBound (Proto) | |
playable | |
| Excitebike | |
playable | |
| Exodus - A Journey to the Promised Land | |
playable | |
| Galaga: Demons of Death | |
playable | |
| Gauntlet | |
playable | Requires 4-screen nametable support |
| Gauntlet II | |
playable | |
| Golf | |
playable | |
| The Guardian Legend | |
playable | |
| Ice Climber | |
playable | |
| Ice Hockey | |
playable | |
| IronSword: Wizards & Warriors II | |
playable | |
| Jeopardy | |
playable | |
| Jeopardy!: 25th Anniversary Edition | |
playable | |
| Jeopardy!: Junior Edition | |
playable | |
| Kickle Cubicle | |
playable | |
| The King of Kings - The Early Years | |
playable | |
| Kirby's Adventure | |
playable | |
| Kirby's Adventure (PAL) | |
playable | Minor graphical glitches near screen split |
| The Legend of Zelda | |
playable | |
| Little Samson | |
playable | |
| Lode Runner | |
playable | |
| Mappy | |
perfect | |
| Mappy-Land | |
playable | |
| Marble Madness | |
playable | |
| Mario Bros. | |
perfect | |
| Mario Is Missing | |
playable | |
| Mega Man | |
playable | |
| Mega Man 2 | |
playable | |
| Mega Man 3 | |
playable | Scanline glitch on boss select screen occurs on hardware |
| Mega Man 4 | |
playable | |
| Mega Man 5 | |
playable | |
| Mega Man 6 | |
playable | |
| Mickey Mousecapade | |
playable | |
| Mother | |
playable | |
| Ms. Pac-Man (Namco) | |
playable | |
| Ms. Pac-Man (Tengen) | |
playable | Relies on precise NMI timing. |
| NARC | |
playable | Minor graphical glitches at top of screen |
| A Nightmare on Elm Street | |
playable | |
| Pac-Man (Namco) | |
playable | |
| Pac-Man (Tengen) | |
playable | |
| Paperboy | |
playable | |
| Power Blade | |
playable | |
| R.C. Pro-Am | |
playable | |
| R.C. Pro-Am II | |
playable | |
| Rush'n Attack | |
playable | |
| Section-Z | |
playable | |
| Skate or Die | |
playable | |
| Skate or Die 2: The Search for Double Trouble | |
playable | |
| Solar Jetman: Hunt for the Golden Warpship | |
playable | |
| Solstice: The Quest for the Staff of Demnos | |
playable | |
| Star Wars | |
playable | |
| Super Mario Bros. | |
perfect | Has undergone rigorous testing |
| Super Mario Bros. 2 | |
playable | |
| Super Mario Bros. 3 | |
playable | Status bar scanline glitch is slightly different from hardware |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | |
playable | |
| Tennis | |
playable | |
| Tetris | |
perfect | |
| Time Lord | |
playable | |
| Willow | |
playable |