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*[http://mamedev.org/roms/ MAME] Directly from the MAME site. Games that were released with permission for free and non-commercial use.
 
*[http://mamedev.org/roms/ MAME] Directly from the MAME site. Games that were released with permission for free and non-commercial use.
 
*[http://nicoblog.org/ Nicoblog] A site where people can share their games. if you come here for ps3 games and wanna play them on rpcs3, be mindful that the game might not play on rpcs3 due to the rpcs3's team strict stance on piracy. so... there's that.
 
*[http://nicoblog.org/ Nicoblog] A site where people can share their games. if you come here for ps3 games and wanna play them on rpcs3, be mindful that the game might not play on rpcs3 due to the rpcs3's team strict stance on piracy. so... there's that.
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*[https://cdromance.com CDRomance] Nicoblog's alternate site for retro roms, like SNES, GB, GBA, NDS, Gamecube and Dreamcast games.
 
*[https://www.emudesc.com Emudesc] Spanish forums where you can find N64, Gamecube, Wii, NDS, 3DS, PSX, PS2 and PSP roms (possibly more stuff too).
 
*[https://www.emudesc.com Emudesc] Spanish forums where you can find N64, Gamecube, Wii, NDS, 3DS, PSX, PS2 and PSP roms (possibly more stuff too).
 
*[http://www.planetemu.net Planet Emulation] Very old, weekly updated and classy French ROM site, full MAME CHDs, also good for GBA ROMs. Just click on "Telecharger" for download. (All ROMs from Nintendo-based systems have taken down as of July 2018.)  
 
*[http://www.planetemu.net Planet Emulation] Very old, weekly updated and classy French ROM site, full MAME CHDs, also good for GBA ROMs. Just click on "Telecharger" for download. (All ROMs from Nintendo-based systems have taken down as of July 2018.)  

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Downloads

No limit

  • The Internet Archive. Add a slash (/) after the URLs to view the contents of compressed archives from the browser. This helps you avoid downloading upwards of 400 gigabytes just to get only a fraction of the contents. The archive also creates torrents of each entry (that are not the same as any original torrents the user may have uploaded) that you can use to speed up your downloads.
  • NOTE: If downloads are restricted (greyed out), copy the file name and append it to the end of the URL (ie: https://archive.org/downloads/NameOfPack -> https://archive.org/downloads/NameOfPack/ROMPack.zip)
  • Atarimania Contains a complete Atari 2600 ROM set.
  • ROM Hustler Has Renascene PSP dumps. Has a good selection of games from all consoles Gen-6 and earlier
  • Doperoms Has some Redump PSX/GCN among other things. (Nintendo-published titles have been DMCA'd as of July 2017.)
  • MAME Directly from the MAME site. Games that were released with permission for free and non-commercial use.
  • Nicoblog A site where people can share their games. if you come here for ps3 games and wanna play them on rpcs3, be mindful that the game might not play on rpcs3 due to the rpcs3's team strict stance on piracy. so... there's that.
  • CDRomance Nicoblog's alternate site for retro roms, like SNES, GB, GBA, NDS, Gamecube and Dreamcast games.
  • Emudesc Spanish forums where you can find N64, Gamecube, Wii, NDS, 3DS, PSX, PS2 and PSP roms (possibly more stuff too).
  • Planet Emulation Very old, weekly updated and classy French ROM site, full MAME CHDs, also good for GBA ROMs. Just click on "Telecharger" for download. (All ROMs from Nintendo-based systems have taken down as of July 2018.)
  • Portal Roms Torrent site for ROMs and ISOs. Mostly Nintendo stuff. Especially good for Wii U, Wii, and no-intro 3DS.
  • World of Spectrum For ZX Spectrum games and applications as well magazines, cover art, booklets, and much more.
  • GameTronik
  • Abandonware France
  • The Eye has complete ROM sets for over 25 different consoles.
  • Vimm's Lair A lot of No-Intro games as well as manuals for games / Fantastic place for ROMs with altered headers with VIMMSLAIR watermarks, If you want a perfect ROMs, then Vimm's Lair is the place to go. /s
  • Nintendo Wii - Scrubbed Retail Collection (NTSC) hosted on Google Drive
  • Ziperto good for decrypted 3ds games for citra
  • DownloadgamePS3 great for ps3 games obviously. when using this site, make sure to have a good adblocker and shit to protect you from malicious shit. it's a legit site, just wear a digital condom.

Download limit

  • Partial PS2 Redump (2016/03/19) (5046/6863 games)
  • AlvRo's Collection A collection of many consoles, which contains Xbox/Xbox 360, PS3, and many other retro consoles. Runs on 1fichier, any passwords that are needed are always AlvRo.
  • RomToHome ~50kB/s downloads, but has proper scene releases for a variety of consoles including (but not limited to) Wii U, Wii, PS2, 3DS, DS and PSP.
  • The ISO Zone Many systems and PC. The filehost it uses (firedrop.com) maxes out at ~500kb/s download speed and has a 4gb per day limit.
  • k73 A Chinese site that relies on baidu as a hosting service. Whenever prompted to install an external application (really persistent malware), always refuse since most if not all links are not premium. Has lots of Chinese fan-translations as well as Japanese games on newer consoles not usually uploaded, and more importantly latest gen dumps.
  • /1cc/ imageboard, good for the latest arcade releases (from recent machines no less) but links don't stay up for too long.
  • SmokeMonster's EverDrive Packs, tjstogy's Game Series Collections, and Pre-Patched MSU-1 ROM hacks links hosted with Mega and FileFactory (MSU-1 is only available at FileFactory).

Registration Required

  • Romulation Useful for Wii, GameCube, NDS, PS2 etc, may be no-intro rips. (account required - use bugmenot or make one with a temp email account) (Many games (including most Nintendo titles) have been DMCA'd as of January 2017)
  • Pleasuredome Great private tracker for getting full sets of many systems (No-Intro, Goodsets, Trurip, Redump, TOSEC). Does not allow newer systems. Strict ratio site that requires you to maintain a positive upload to download ratio. No longer hosts Nintendo game torrents.

User Uploaded Direct-Download (Forum post) Sites (Registration Required)

Use some common sense while downloading!

BitTorrent

Note: Here's a list of public trackers you can use to increase the amount of peers you can reach.

Official Dumps

Nintendo Wii U

Nintendo use to deliver games the same way Sony does with the PlayStation Network; the big ISO with all the data is useless without an authentication key. Unfortunately they've changed this for 3DS and Switch, but not for Wii U (yet).

You need a titlekey database, covering base games, updates and DLCs. Some notable ones include this for Wii U keys. Note you're still restricted to games that are on the eShop and that people bothered to upload their tickets to that titlekey site, so rare or retail-only games are excluded. You can likely still find these types of games from ROM sites above.

On real Wii U hardware, you could also download a package of all tickets ever of all regions and trick the official eShop into thinking you own the game and can redownload it, but on real hardware, it has been reported some out-of-region tickets cause problems. freeShop will just install the tickets you need for the game you chose.

If you're using Cemu with physical dumps, you'll also need the Common Wii U Key, and individual game keys for games you're emulating.

Once you have the titlekey database including your game, you can download the game off the official servers using your tool of choice.

NUS Downloaders (PC)

You can get Wii U dumps this way. First of all get the NUS Downloader, for example Wii U USB Helper or FunKii. Make sure to use the appropriate URL for the titlekey database.

Then, it's as simple as selecting the game you want to download, clicking "Get It" and then "Download Games". This will download the files for the game you chose (the same as the .tik's title). Choose your own region where possible, so the servers are closer to you.

Once the download is complete:

  • Wii U dumps: You can either install the game to your Wii U by moving it to an SD Card and using WUP Installer GX2, or if you're using the deprecated Loadiine (or Cemu), you can "Convert" it "to Loadiine/CIA". Simply right click your newly downloaded game, and then click "Prepare for Emulation". The .rpx file will be available in the game's folder, at /code/[yourgame].rpx.

Updates and DLCs can be downloaded the same way. Right click on a game's name to choose which to download. For Wii U games for emulation on Cemu:

To install updates and DLC on Cemu:

  • Run the game at least once.
  • Check Cemu's log.txt file and look for a line that says "Mounting local storage (AOC): .\mlc01\usr\title\NUMBERS\NUMBERS\aoc\"
  • Add (create) folders with the same name as the above (substituting the "NUMBERS" bit with the actual numbers) in your "CEMUFOLDER/mlc01/usr/title" folder.
  • Add any updates (which must be added first) you want to the "CEMUFOLDER/mlc01/usr/title/NUMBERS/NUMBERS/" folder.
  • Create a folder named "aoc" and put the DLC files into there. The "code", "content", and "meta" folders of the actual game itself also go in the "aoc" folder.

Nintendo Amiibo

Amiibo are special figurines that interact with a number of 3DS, Wii U and Switch games. Depending on how hard they are to find, they can either be bought at a local retailer, or on eBay for a fortune. NFC tags are dumped to binary files (.bin). Android users can use TagMo to read and write these files, provided they have the appropriate encryption keys.

Here's the most complete amiibo set from:

Sony PlayStation Portable / PlayStation 3

Similar situation as Nintendo. As of now, you need RAP license files and the game dump proper to install your game on your CFW'd console, or on real hardware. Some people offer their own license files on some applications and websites so that everyone can get their dumps. Of course, these are limited to popular games people bothered to upload their license files for, and only digital games.

The PSNdl website is a good way to get PS3 games for example, including PS Classic versions of PS1 and PS2 dumps that can be extracted and run on regular emulators. Make sure to get the RAP license as well. The pkg file can be decrypted with tools like psnpkgdecryptor-extractor (useful for ripping PS Classics), though emulators like RPCS3 now offer built-in installers for those, and PS3 CFW support those as well.

PSNStuffX is another PC downloader tool that comes with a database and covers some games that PSNdl doesn't.

For PlayStation 3 game updates, go to https://a0.ww.np.dl.playstation.net/tpl/np/{game_id}/{game_id}-ver.xml (replacing {game_id} with the game's ID) to see links to available update .pkgs for that game.

Verifying Good Dumps

Main article: File_Hashes#Determining_Good_Game_Dumps

Game Recommendations

Game recommendations are highly subjective, but big lists like these usually cover the worthwhile games for each system.

Searching for ISOs

A lot of the above sites have ISOs for disc-based games, but some of the more obscure titles can be hard to find. If you want to find these games, searching for their ID number is generally more effective than searching for their title. Both Mobygames and GameFAQs will list these under the game's release information. This number is region specific and is very useful if you want to find an ISO from a specific region.

Download Managers

Many resources we've listed will link to files called .DLCs that contain a list of urls to download. We've voluntarily listed some programs you can use in the event that you come across one and don't want to deal with the links manually.

  • JDownloader 2 (Adware-free installer) - Written in Java, and quite possibly the most recognized tool for the job.
  • pyLoad - Written in Python under AGPL3, PyLoad is a good alternative.