Editing ROM & ISO sites

If you are looking for BIOS/Firmware files, you can find them on the [[Emulator Files]] page.

==Downloads==
===Internet Archive===
Add a slash (<code>/</code>) 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, but be warned however that these torrents can be problematic if the uploader has added/removed/renamed files in the collection as they tend to not update correctly, if at all, so you may end up with only part of the collection, or an older version of the collection. A better recommendation is to use [[#Download Managers|a download manager listed below]] to grab all the files rather than use the torrents.
:<small>'''''NOTE:''' If downloads are restricted (greyed out), copy the file name and append it to the end of the URL (ie: <nowiki>https://archive.org/downloads/NameOfPack → https://archive.org/downloads/NameOfPack/ROMPack.zip</nowiki>)''</small>

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible sortable"
|-
!Set
!Date
!Registration<br>Required
!Notes
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/ni-roms NI ROM Sets]
|2024-03-06
|No
|Huge collection of updated No-Intro ROM Sets. Maintained and updated regularly.
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/pspminis pspminis][https://archive.org/details/pspminigamecollection pspminigamecollection]
|
|No
|294  PSP mini games
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/efarcadeversionroms Arcade Version Roms]
|
|No
|Caveui v1.3.3 Shooting Complete, Demul v0.7 Full Roms, FinalBurn Alpha v0.2.97.34 Full Roms, Mame4All v2.3 Full Roms, Mame4Droid v0.139u1 Full Roms, Mame32 Plus! v0.84u5, Nebula v2.25b Full Roms, NeoRAGEx Full Roms, Raine v0.64.16 Full Roms, Raine v0.91.4 Full Roms, SEGA Model 2 v1.1a Full Roms, SEGA Supermodel v0.2a Full Roms, Win Kawaks v1.65 Full Roms, Zinc v1.1 Full Roms
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/htgdb-gamepacks HTGDB/SmokeMonster ROM Packs]
|
|No
|Regularly updated, organized ROM packs designed for use with flash carts or MiSTer. Originally maintained by SmokeMonster, and now maintained by HTGDB. [https://github.com/frederic-mahe/Hardware-Target-Game-Database Source code available here]
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/messmame?sort=-publicdate MAME and MESS]
|
|No
|
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/redump Redump.org Sets]
|
|No
|A massive collection of most of the Redump sets.  A good place to start for those new to collecting.
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/xboxcds?sort=-publicdate Redump Original Xbox]
|
|No
|Extract with [https://github.com/XboxDev/extract-xiso extract-xiso].
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/RedumpSegaSaturn2019October17MIA1 Redump Sega - Saturn]
|2019-10-17
|No
|
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/RedumpSnkNeoGeoCd16Oct2019 Redump SNK - Neo Geo CD]
|2019-10-16
|No
|
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/tosec?sort=-publicdate TOSEC] (The Old School Emulation Center)
|
|No
|
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/@manydumpedgames TOSEC - Sega Dreamcast]
|
|No
|
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/vintagesoftware Vintage Software]
|
|No
|Many DOS collections and older games.
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/NeoKobe-NecPc-98012017-11-17 Neo-Kobe NEC PC-9801]
|2017-11-17
|No
|
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/Neo_Kobe_NEC_PC-8801_2016-02-25 Neo-Kobe NEC PC-8801]
|2016-02-25
|No
|
|-
|Redump Wii America ([https://archive.org/details/RedumpNintendoWiiAmericaPart1 1], [https://archive.org/details/RedumpNintendoWiiAmericaPart2 2], [https://archive.org/details/RedumpNintendoWiiAmericaPart3 3], [https://archive.org/details/RedumpNintendoWiiAmericaPart3_201802 4], [https://archive.org/details/RedumpNintendoWiiAmericaPart5 5], [https://archive.org/details/Httpsarchive.orgdetailsRedumpNintendoWiiAmericaPart6 6])
|2017-09-07
|No
|
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/Cyles_Gameboy_roms Complete Gameboy Roms]
|2019-02-19
|No
|US/EU/JP/World/Proto/Demo/Etc. Includes Translated and Hack Titles.
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/CylesSNESRomPack Complete Super Nintendo RomPack]
|2019-02-11
|No
|US/EU/JP/World/Proto/Demo/Etc. Includes Translated and Hack Titles.
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/No-Intro-Collection_2016-01-03_Fixed No-Intro Collection]
|2016-01-03
|No
|Outdated.
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/noIntroNintendoDsDecrypted2019Jun30 No-Intro Nintendo DS]
|2019-06-30
|No
|File names are in alphabetical order.
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/No-Intro_Nintendo_DSi_2018-06-30 No-Intro Nintendo DSi]
|2018-06-30
|No
|
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/NintendoDSiDLC2019 Nintendo DSiWare]
|2019-01-29
|No
|Formatted to .nds, can be used on homebrewed DSi's running [[Emulators_on_3DS#Nintendo_DS|TWiLight Menu]] or converted into a .cia for 3DS. Will <b>NOT</b> work on any emulators (in theory could work with [[No$|No$GBA]]).
|-
|Redump PS2 NTSC-U ([https://archive.org/details/redumpSonyPlaystation2UsaGames2018Aug01 Part 1], [https://archive.org/details/redumpSonyPlaystation2UsaGames2018Aug01Part2 Part 2], [https://archive.org/details/redumpSonyPlaystation2UsaGames2018Aug01Part3 Part 3], [https://archive.org/details/redumpSonyPlaystation2UsaGames2018Aug01Part4 Part 4])
|2018-08-01
|No
|Game IDs are used for file titles. CD-based games are .bin files, DVD-based games are .iso files.
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/redumpSonyPlaystationAmericaGames02October2017 Redump PS1 America]
|2017-10-02
|No
|
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/@john_mr_smith?sort=titleSorter John (Mr) Smith]
|
|No
|Uploads Redump PS1 NTSC-U and PAL sets.
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/No-Intro-Collection_2016-09-06 No-Intro Collection]
|2017-06-27
|No
|Outdated.
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/gamecubenaiso Complete North American GameCube Collection]
|2015-09-13
|No
|Redump SCRUBBED ISO image files. To bypass registration look in comments for magnet link (torrent).
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/SgaStrnCmplt Redump Saturn]
|2015-09-13
|No
|Includes manuals and magazines.
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/2020_01_06_fbn FinalBurn Neo]
|2024-02-10
|No
|Maintained and updated regularly.
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/ni-romsets No-Intro Collection]
|2024-02-21
|No
|Maintained and updated regularly.
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/SCD32X_Arquivista Sega CD], [https://archive.org/details/SS_Arquivista Sega Saturn], [https://archive.org/details/PCECD_Arquivista PC Engine CD], [https://archive.org/details/ps1_arquivista_parte2 PlayStation (Part 2)], [https://archive.org/details/3DO_Arquivista 3DO], [https://archive.org/details/NGCD_ARQ Neo Geo CD], [https://archive.org/details/PCFX_Arquivista PC-FX]
|2020-08-03
|No
|A collection of [http://database.trurip.org/ trurip/EmulationArchive] sets.
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/EF_PC-FX_Collection Redump NEC PC-FX]
|2020-02-13
|No
|Complete collection (at least as of 2020-09-05). Some titles are outdated, so files themselves and contents of .CUE files will have to be renamed.
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/redump.pcecd Redump NEC PC Engine CD & TurboGrafx CD]
|2024-03-06
|No
|
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/1-g-1-r-terra-onion-snk-neo-geo Terraonion - SNK - Neo Geo (.neo format)]	
|2021-04-02
|No	
|Terraonion (141) Torrent contains "SNK - Neo Geo - NEOs + TOSEC manuals.torrent"
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/no-intro-2021 No-Intro Collection]	
|2023-09-19
|No	
|
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/C64_Preservation_Project_10th_Anniversary_Collection C64 Preservation Project 10th Anniversary Collection]	
|2015-11-07
|No	
|Clean copies of Commodore 64 games in nbz and G64 format.
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/ipaarchive The IPA Software Archive]
|
|No	
|Best source for classic iOS (1-to-6) ROMs. Just search your app or find collections with your app in it
|}

==ROM & ISO websites==
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible sortable"
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Content
! scope="col"|Registration Required?
! scope="col"|Rate Limited?
! scope="col"|<abbr title="The rating system consists of 5 circles. Black circles mean the rating.">Rating</abbr>
! scope="col"|Notes
|-
|[[File:Myrient.png|160px]]
[https://myrient.erista.me Myrient]
|Various
| No
| No
| <abbr title="Clean interface, no ads or queue, has FTP and rsync support, 1:1 Redump, No-Intro and TOSEC copies.">⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️</abbr>
|A collection of almost if not all No-Intro, Redump and TOSEC sets accessible with no prior registration, no ads and unlimited download speed. You can also access Myrient via FTP or rsync.
|-
|[[File:LegendsWorld.png|200px]]
[https://www.legendsworld.net/ Legends World]
| PC Games
| No
| No
| N/A
| Hosts many obscure games not found elsewhere. The files labeled "full demo" are actually full games.
|-
|[[File:MBR-Retro-Collection.png|149px]]
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTwNPK50BIm6BXQFAeB0jHHgUKJgS-j8P6dNqhJi1fUWw4cF6f8VsfD3e67BqW2l-Fx63Pif4j4wDqt/pubhtml MBR Retro Collection]
| Various
| No
| No
| N/A
| +50.000 Games / +15.000 GB of retro games from +80 different systems.
|-
|[[File:Ziperto.png|120px]]
[https://ziperto.com/ Ziperto]
| Most of Nintendo Games
| No
| Yes
| <abbr title="Site has a non-intuitive UI and is filled with ads without an adblocker.">⚫️⚫️⚪️⚪️⚪️</abbr>
| Good for decrypted 3DS games for Citra and others. Use an adblocker.
|-
|[[File:Madloader.jpeg|60px]]
[https://madloader.com/ Madloader]
| 3DS
| No
| No
| <abbr title="From BintendoTwist's testing, the games available on here are next to none.">⚫️⚫️⚪️⚪️⚪️</abbr>
| Decrypted 3DS and Switch games for Citra and yuzu. Use an adblocker.
|-
|[[File:Romsie.png|120px]]
[https://romsie.com/ ROMsie]
| Various
| No
| No
| N/A
| ROMs up to 6th gen.
|-
|[[File:RomStation.png|120px]]
[https://www.romstation.fr/ RomStation]
| Various
| Yes
| Yes
| <abbr title="Likely the WORST ROM site in existence. Terrible user experience and has EXTREMELY slow speeds.">⚫️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️</abbr>
| ~30KB/s for free accounts. Run by shady people.  Needs extra proprietary <s>spyware</s> software to download games. Has netplay. Downloads are limited and you often have to wait in a queue. Premium subscription unlocks Full Speed download and without queue. The PS1/DC/PSP part is full of bad dumps. 
|-
|[[File:EmuGen.png|120px]]
[https://www.emugen.net/ EmuGen]
| Various
| No
| No
| <abbr title="Navigating through this website's download pages and categories feels like you're in a difficult maze, as they're all jumbled messes.>⚫️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️</abbr>
| Collection of Various ROMs and Recent Nintendo Games.
|-
|[[File:Freeroms.png|120px]]
[https://www.freeroms.com/ FreeRoms]
| Various
| No
| No
| TBA
| Wide selection of retro titles (Nintendo first-party titles nuked, but third-party titles remain).
|-
|[[File:downloadgameps3.png|120px]]<br/>
[https://dlpsgame.org/category/ps3/ DownloadGamePS3]<br/>
[[File:downloadgamexbox.png|120px]]<br/>
[https://downloadgamexbox.com/ DownloadGameXbox]<br/>
[[File: downloadgamepsp.png|120px]]<br/>
[https://downloadgamepsp.org DownloadGamePSP]<br/>
[[File:downloadgamewii.png|120px]]<br/>
[https://nswgame.com/ DownloadGameWii]<br/>
| Various
| No
| Partially
| <abbr title="TBA">⚫️⚫️⚫️⚪️⚪️</abbr>
| 1.PS2/PS3/PS4 games.<br>2.Xbox Classic/360 games.<br>3.PSP/PS Vita games.<br>4.Wii/Wii U/3DS/Switch games.<br>When using this site, make sure to have a good adblocker to protect you from malicious ads and whatnot.
|-
|[[File:Vim'slair.png|120px]]
[https://vimm.net/ Vimm's Lair]
| Various
| No
| No
|<abbr title="In most cases, download speeds are ~900 KBs, but has the friendliest UI for starters. Interacts badly with VPNs and adblock.">⚫️⚫️⚫️⚪️⚪️</abbr>
| A lot of games up to 7th generation, as well as scans of the manuals. All dumps are matching Redump or No-Intro, however GameCube and Wii dumps are scrubbed. 
Note that scrubbed discs can be restored to 1:1 copies using Nkit.
Most First-party ROMs are currently not availble to be downloaded, second and third-party games are availble to be downloaded though.
|-
|[[File:CDromance.png|120px]]
[https://cdromance.com CDRomance]
| Various
| No
| No
|<abbr title="Modern UI, Sort and Filter games by downloads, excellent speeds!">⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚪️</abbr>
| Contains PSP ISOs and PSX2PSP eboots collection but also PS2, PS1, Gamecube, NDS, GBA, GB, SNES, many ROM hacks and English patched games. Also contains a collection of PSP DLCs.
|-
|[https://www.blueroms.ws/ BlueRoms]
| Various
| No
| No
| <abbr title="Has much less content and takes longer to get to the download link than Myrient. Many games are also torrent only.">⚫️⚫️⚪️⚪️⚪️</abbr>
| Collection of various ROMs and ISOs, from Arcade and SNES to 3DS and PS3. All dumps are matching Redump or No-Intro, download via direct download or torrent. It has descriptions, covers, and screenshots of the games, simple and functional interface to browse/search and there are no ads.
|-
|[[File:Portableroms.png|120px]]
[https://portableroms.com/ PortableRoms]
| Various
| No
| No
|<abbr title="Many 3DS games have no boxart, download pages do not work, hasn't been updated since 2018.">⚫️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️</abbr>
| Collection of various ROMs.
|-
|[[File:Gamulator.jpeg|120px]]
[https://www.gamulator.com/ Gamulator]
| Various
| No
| No
| TBA
| Small website where you can download all sorts of retro console ROMs and ISOs.
|-
|[[File:Romsplanet.png|120px]]
[https://romsplanet.com/ RomsPlanet]
| Various
| No
| No
| TBA
| One of the biggest ROM collections for PlayStation, Game Boy, Nintendo, etc.
|-
|[[File:Coolrom.gif|120px]]
[http://www.coolrom.com/ CoolROM]
| Various
| No
| No
| TBA
| Wide selection of retro titles (Nintendo first-party titles nuked, but third-party titles remain).
|-
|[[File:Romsdownload.jpeg|120px]]
[https://romsdownload.net/ RomsDownload]
| Various
| No
| No
| TBA
| Standard selection of ROMs up to 5th gen, plus some 6th and 7th gen.
|-
|[[File:Killerrom.jpeg|120px]]
[https://roms-download.com/ Roms-Download.com (Killerroms)]
| Various
| No
| No
| TBA
| A website which contains ROMs from Magnavox Odyssey to Wii. Roms on this site originate from a website called s2roms.cc A.K.A Killer Roms.
|-
|[[File: Emuparadise.jpeg|100px]]
[http://emuparadise.me/ Emuparadise]
| Various
| No
| No
| TBA
| Good for [http://www.epforums.org/showthread.php?56293 No-Intro sets (which require registration).] Since Emuparadise removing ROMs download links from view, [https://gist.githubusercontent.com/lorossi/f40daeb9bc69fdfed2ea59eaa70e2fba/raw/0ae3485e56367c2e4201d940d6c822b83413b7ec/emuparadise.js a TamperMonkey/GreaseMonkey script] is currently required for downloading ROMs from it (outside of the forums).
|-
|[[File:Romsuniverse.jpeg|120px]]
[http://www.romsuniverse.com/ RomUniverse]
| Various
| No
| No
| TBA
| Wide selection of retro titles (Nintendo first-party titles nuked, but third-party titles remain).
|-
|[[File:Planetemu.png|120px]]
[http://www.planetemu.net Planet Emulation]
| Various
| No
| No
| TBA
| Very old, weekly updated and classy French ROM site, full MAME CHDs. Just click on "Telecharger" for download. (All ROMs from Nintendo-based systems have been taken down as of July 2018.)
|-
|[[File:Gametronik.jpeg|120px]]
[http://www.gametronik.com GameTronik]
| Various
| No
| No
| TBA
| French ROM site.
|-
|[[File:Atarimania.jpeg|80px]]
[http://www.atarimania.com/rom_collection_archive_atari_2600_roms.html Atarimania]
| Atari 2600
| No
| No
| TBA
| Contains a complete Atari 2600 ROM set.
|-
|[[File:Pokemonlog.png|120px]]
[https://www.pokemonlog.com/ Pokemonlog]
| Pokémon Mod & Hacks
| No
| No
| TBA
| Small website where you can get the latest Pokémon ROMs and Pokémon ROM hacks.
|-
|[[File: Macintoshgames.gif|120px]]
[http://macintoshgarden.org/ Macintosh Garden]
| Macintosh
| No
| No
| TBA
| Abandonware archive for old Macintosh games. Popular vintage PC abandonware site, "Home of the Underdogs", originally hosted this site. It has small guides to running a few Macintosh emulators.
|-
|[[File:MacintoshRepository.png|80px]]
[https://www.macintoshrepository.org/ Macintosh Repository]
| Various
| No
| No
| TBA
| A website with a lot of software from old Apple computers, including games.
|-
|[[File:macgamefiles.jpeg|120px]]
[http://www.macgamefiles.com/list/shareware/ MacGameFiles.com]
| Macintosh
| No
| No
| TBA
| Site dedicated to basic shareware and demo versions of Macintosh games; as well as patches, mods and tools.
|-
|[[File:AsciiExpress.png|200px]]
[https://asciiexpress.net/ AsciiExpress]
| Apple II
| No
| No
| TBA
| Little collection of Apple II games + some miscellaneous files.
|-
|[[File:JPCC.png|200px]]
[http://japanesepccompendium.blogspot.com/ JapaneseCompendium]
| Old PC Games Jpn
| No
| No
| TBA
| A blog dedicated to old PC games from Japan.
|-
|[[File:Romsget.jpeg|120px]]
[https://www.romsget.io/ ROMsGet]

[[File:Romsgames.png|120px]]

[https://www.downloadroms.io/ Download ROMs]
| Various
| No
| No
| TBA
| Standard selection of ROMs up to 6th gen, plus Wii.
|-
|[[File:emuroms.jpeg|120px]]
[http://www.emuroms.ch/en EmuRoms.ch]
| Various
| No
| No
| TBA
| Torrent site for ROMs and ISOs. Has ROMs up to the 3DS. Also, it has the same layout as the now dead Portal Roms.
|-
|[[File:worldofspectrum.jpeg|120px]]
[http://worldofspectrum.org/ World of Spectrum]
| ZX Spectrum
| No
| No
| TBA
| For ZX Spectrum games and applications as well magazines, cover art, booklets, and much more. ROMs and tape images on the site were released with permission from their original authors.
|-

|[[File:Retrostic.png|120px]]
[https://www.retrostic.com/ RetroStic]
| Various
| No
| No
| TBA
| Standard selection of ROMs up to 5th gen, plus NDS.
|-
|[[File:abandonwarefrance.jpeg|120px]]
[http://www.abandonware-france.org/ Abandonware France]
| DOS
| No
| No
| TBA
| Also, a French ROM site.
|-
|[[File:Markdown.jpeg|120px]]
[https://r-roms.github.io/ Rom Center Markdown Edition 2022 (/r/Roms Mega Thread)]
| Various
| No
| No
| TBA
| Center made with MkDocs in Github, Edition 2021.Documentation of places to get roms, curated by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Roms /r/Roms on Reddit]
|-
|[[File:mame.jpeg|120px]]
[http://mamedev.org/roms/ MAME]
| MAME
| No
| No
| TBA
| Directly from the MAME site. Games that were released with permission for free and non-commercial use.
|-
|[[File:Eagleforest.jpeg|120px]]
[http://eagleforces.tistory.com/ eagleforces]
| Various
| No
| No
| TBA
| Hosted in South Korea, has no-intro sets for various 8 and 16-bit consoles available as individually downloadable ROMs. Links are direct with no redirects, confirmation pages, or captchas.
|-
|[[File:switchrls.jpeg|100px]]
Switchrls
| Nintendo Switch
| No
| No
| TBA
| Decrypted Switch games for yuzu. Use an adblocker. Site is now parked.
|-
|[[File:Xcinsp.jpeg|120px]]
[https://www.xcinsp.com/ XCINSP]
| Nintendo Switch
| No
| No
| TBA
| Decrypted Switch games for yuzu.
|-
|[[File:8i99.jpeg|120px]]
[https://www.8i99.com/forum-2-1.html jiyouWang]
| Nintendo Switch
| Yes
| No
| TBA
| Chinese site, decrypted Switch games for yuzu.
|-
|[[File:Romulation.png|120px]]
[http://www.romulation.net Romulation]
| Various
| Yes
| Yes 
| TBA
| Useful for Wii, GameCube, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2 etc, maybe 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).
|-
|[[File:Pleasuredom.gif|120px]]
[https://pleasuredome.github.io/pleasuredome/ Pleasuredome]
| MAME & Non-MAME
| No
| No
| TBA
| Was once a great private tracker for getting full sets of many systems (MAME, No-Intro, GoodSets, Trurip, Redump, TOSEC) as well as miscellaneous content like video game magazines and [[Daphne]] laserdisc rips that were almost impossible to find elsewhere. Did not allow newer systems, and was a strict ratio site that required you to maintain a positive upload to download ratio. In 2021 the tracker and forum were permanently closed, and only the MAME & Non-MAME ROMs and wiki remain. There are several other gaming-focused private trackers, but none have open registration.
|-
|[[File:Theoldcomputer.png|200px]]
[https://www.theoldcomputer.com/ TheOldComputer]
| DOS
| Yes
| No
| TBA
| 
|-
|[[File:Arcadepunks.png|80px]]
[https://www.arcadepunks.com/arcade-punks-arcade-building-modding-and-gaming-forum/your-shares-and-download-shares/ Arcade Punks]
| Various
| Yes<br> <small> (User Uploaded Direct-Download (Forum post))</small>
| No
| TBA
| 
|-
|[[File:Emudesc.png|120px]]
[https://www.emudesc.com Emudesc]
| Various
| Yes<br> <small> (User Uploaded Direct-Download (Forum post)) </small>
| No
| TBA
| Spanish forum site where you can find Nintendo 64, GameCube, Wii, Nintendo DS, 3DS, PlayStation, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable roms (possibly more stuff too).
|-
|[[File:k73.png|120px]]
[http://www.k73.com/ k73]
| Various
| ?
| Yes
| TBA
| A Chinese site that relies on Baidu as a hosting service. Whenever prompted to install an external application (really persistent malware), most if not all links are not premium. Has lots of Chinese fan-translations as well as Japanese games on newer consoles that are not usually uploaded, and more importantly latest gen dumps.
|-
|[[File:oldmanemu.jpeg|120px]]
[https://www.oldmanemu.net/ oldmanemu]
| Various
| Yes
| No
| TBA
| Chinese site for getting full rom sets of various systems. Files are hosted on Baidu/CTFile/115.
|-
|[[File:Romhustler.jpeg|120px]]
[http://romhustler.net/ ROM Hustler]
| Various
| No
| Yes
| TBA
| Has Renascene PlayStation Portable dumps. Has a good selection of games from all consoles Gen-6 and earlier. Limited to one download at a time; additional attempts "503" while a download is active. Currently you can't download Nintendo related ROMs from here.
|-
|[[File:Romtohome.png|100px]]
[https://romtohome.com/ RomToHome]
| Various
| No
| Yes
| TBA
| ~50kB/s downloads, but has proper scene releases for a variety of consoles including (but not limited to) Wii U, Wii, PlayStation 2, Nintendo 3DS, DS and PlayStation Portable.
|-
|[[File:ps1gameonline.jpeg|120px]]
[http://www.ps1games.online/ PS1Games]
| PS1/2/PSP
| No
| No
| TBA
| Contains a complete PSP, PS2 and PSX ISOs.
|-
|[[File:Popuo.jpeg|200px]]
[https://popuw.com/ popuw]
| Various Prince of Persia Games
| No
| No
| TBA
| Contains Prince of Persia 1/2/3D games.
|-
|[https://1fichier.com/dir/uExVcS2h Partial PlayStation 2 Redump (2016/03/19)]
| PlayStation 2
| No
| Yes
| TBA
| PS2 (5046/6863 games).
|-
|[[File:Nxbrew.jpeg|120px]]
[https://nxbrew.com/ NXBrew]
| Nintendo Switch
| No
| No
| TBA
| Downloads to the latest Nintendo Switch Games, NSPs, XCIs, Homebrews, & CFWs etc. Use an adblocker.
|-
|[[File:Hshop.png|120px]]
[https://hshop.erista.me/ hShop]
| Nintendo DSi and Nintendo 3DS
| No
| No
| TBA
| This website has 3DS games (including retail, eShop, and Virtual Console), updates, DLC, Virtual Console (official and injects), Themes, and DsiWare in .cia format. You can download them directly or through FBI Remote Install through a QR Code.
|-
|[[File:64DD_logo.png|120px]]
[https://64dd.org/ 64DD.org]
| Nintendo 64DD
| No
| No
| TBA
| Collection of dumps for 64DD games.
|-
|[[File:RomsDL.png|150px]]
[https://romsdl.com/ RomsDL]
| Various
| No
| No
| TBA
| Roms up to 6th generation.
|-
|[[File:nsw2u.png|120px]]
[https://nsw2u.xyz nsw2u]
| Nintendo Switch
| No
| No
| TBA
| This website carries many games and updates in .nsp, .ncz, and .XCI formats. The website uses dedicated hosts and torrents, though sometimes the torrent files do not work.
|-
|[[File:MyAbandonware.png|180px]]
[https://www.myabandonware.com/ My Abandonware]
| Various
| No
| No
| TBA
| Old abandoned PC and console games.
|-
|[[File:romsever.png|120px]]
[https://romsever.com romsever]
| Playstation, Nintendo Switch
| No
| No
| TBA
| This website carries many games and updates in .iso, .xci, .nsp, .ncz and many other PKG formats.
|-
|[[File:SwitchXCIROMS.png|180px]]
[https://switchxciroms.com/ SwitchXCIROMS]
| Switch ROMs, Nintendo Switch
| No
| No
| TBA
| This website carries many games and updates in .xci, .nsp, .ncz and many other PKG formats.
|-
|[[File:Bytebay.png|180px]]
[https://sites.google.com/view/bytebay/home Bytebay]
| Nintendo, SEGA, and PlayStation
| No
| No
| TBA
| This website carries databases of ROM sets for dedicated systems related to Nintendo, SEGA, or PlayStation. From what I have seen, it seems to just contain ShrinkMe (a URL shortener) links which, in the end, redirect to Myrient.
|-
|[[File:EdgeEmu.png|200px]]
[https://edgeemu.net/ EdgeEmu]
|Various
|No
|No
|TBA
|Contains ROMs for all Atari consoles, as well as Nintendo (up to 6th gen), Sega, and some lesser known consoles (3D0, CDI, etc.) It also contains some arcade ROMs.
|-
|[[File:HL-ProjectBeta.png|200px]]
[https://hl2-beta.ru/?language=english Half-Life Project Beta]
|PC Games & Mods
|No
|No
|TBA
|Contains unreleased/cut Valve & Id Software beta contents.
|-
|}

==BitTorrent==
:<small>''Note: [https://github.com/ngosang/trackerslist Here's a list of public trackers you can use] to increase the amount of peers you can reach, and [http://magnet2torrent.com a service that attempts to convert magnet links into torrent files] in case your BitTorrent client doesn't support magnets.''</small>

====Trackers====
*[http://rutracker.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=548 RuTracker] Account required for some stuff, site entirely in Russian, use [https://translate.google.com/ google translate] if you really need to.
**PlayStation Redump: [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:6C5088295FAE49B5F2D92EF70B31F0377C05D824 USA (2015-05-24)], [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:DD381766675FBCE1204CFB4A260B2D97D43AD403 Japan (2015-11-03)], [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:3D41D4E6024AA4AB905BF0E6354D57F680C654F3 Europe (2015-11-03)]
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:4F8D3549E1B536D5B2B183592DC574404A9C5135 TOSEC Dreamcast set]
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:0e5ef752f78ccd368580467ed26edf2435ca1911 TOSEC Sega CD and 32X set] Format is .cue, .wav and .iso and therefore may not work with some emulators (bin/cue preferred)
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:6CCAAF9A361C6D2A0B79A1009322C0F8853BFB1D TOSEC 3DO set]
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:EE6BB932A4C451FD8DEB1B2C85CCDD3347C7C63A TOSEC Philips CD-i set]
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:0E7DE4C2E472ECB20265C95D4056BF6ACDEED442 TurboGrafx-CD set Tru-Rip + Maybe-Intro (v2014)]
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:29F45A7759986DB92A64A3330EDF4FF3F92B0652 TurboGrafx-CD set Tru-Rip + Maybe-Intro (v2017)]
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:8681F7465E7372E938BED103D3AE60C46254C706 DS/DSi 2014 Fullset]
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:10DC9442DCF9DE5AAEA392B60C4AD22571C4860A Sega Saturn Redump (2018-12-15)]
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:4709A0865B6252583E016699C41666AEEFEDA3C5 SNK Neo Geo CD TruRip (v2017-04-07)]
**eXoDOS v3.11 [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:6D2FA6349C36C81911C67071014AC9083258B99D Vol. I: Adventure], [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:3428222C030A98463B44BBE8E1C401846517C8FF Vol. II: RPG], [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:18CC5F44256E20C111990ACB87CE9EE6B6E1CEAB Vol III: Strategy], [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:25377847E91B1B9397A6BF0CA384E861FB15A175 Vol IV: Sim/Sports/Racing/Edu], [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:5AB329B89F73048560882542AEC3B427827E65B4 Vol 5: Action]
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:6B901594EF61DA8E2D498F88B05D5ACEDD16E881 eXoDOS v4.0] 
*[https://nnmclub.to/forum/viewforum.php?f=382 NNM-Club] Another entirely Russian tracker, which requires account for some stuff.
**Sony PlayStation 2 Redump as of 2013/01/25 (NTSC-U): [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:0C7FDC9EFAEFEEADB09767D0603769BAAAE04D72 (#-L)], [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:1DDFA4E6D7BFCA0415828AD02C8109D15483BF77 (M-Z)], [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:C67A5ED64ABFB15FFF5963C224A420CD24AD9782 (Additional disk images)]
**Sony PlayStation 2 Redump as of 2017/06/13 (NTSC-U): [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:DAC912D9A80825B2B684CC7E3E6B97AE37F4BD67 (#-I)], [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:44D9C1B2D276E73AD3A607DAF623BDC8B44EB54A (J-R)], [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:B015B9A84113A789CC9B80D4D900A56E5D0C2047 (S-Z)]
**ADVANsCEne Playstation Portable: [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:B69374F9275183F1470B35156C78AFE34BE9893A 0001-2000], [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:24E6917035F53FC486D4766A81A6D4CA6C56EAA3 2001-3200], [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:4D8F75E6ECBCF3B569C4EC111BC307A3E4E096F3 3200-3336]
**Nintendo Wii America: [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:3BF9642C00E8569466B0B7E33FD602AAE7D3423C (#-L)], [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:2D11F2DC7009A2B90C9FDD3D90FE37499AB8D796 (M-S)], [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:735F2C09160DB98F8A06273AD137DB58A692AC08 (T-Z)]
**Nintendo GameCube Redump as of 2015-04-29: [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:99beaaaccd5401c6b34ff5d573af57c21cbf64fa (PAL)], [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:CB4F13E0F4640C6679DF9F06EE24F6829034B195 (NTSC-U)], [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:193528501DFB0495D23ECFED77CB5BC329DF6A38 (NTSC-J)]
**Nintendo GameCube Redump as of 2018-08-25: [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:84050DEB436A9A6F84CB2C66773CD8EB4462F77F (PAL)], [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:C1A1F862240B916A0D6C31337D97B2C8268E815E (NTSC-U)], [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:90A8BF78651B1213ADBCDBAB20C06756513EA572 (NTSC-J)]
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:B6AA4211BB8382AD750354E91406817411BED18F Sega Dreamcast TOSEC as of 01.11.2017 + SelfBoot 0.08 as of 17.03.2011]
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:E9CB345A0378F3F76344D315C65FA5E423B6190C Nintendo 3DS 2011-2014 dump](In dire need of region sorting)
*[https://1337x.to/user/1G1R/ 1337x] for complete [https://www.romcenter.com/wiki/doku.php?id=1g1r 1G1R] collections. No account required but adblocker is advised
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:A46C4DB9BFD21F9603F292C0BF31DCE96E81CF1F Redump Dreamcast 1G1R set]
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:C1B091BA342CA25BA69D1BE48298E5F23641698C Redump Neo Geo CD 1G1R set]
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:0ADA900ABA4C50704F89F397A2D7DD52810D9688 No-Intro N64 (Nintendo 64) 1G1R set]
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:400C89637C90B1E740E1942AF0092C1BB4FD31E0 Redump/No-Intro Sega CD/32X 1G1R set]
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:CD12E577669007597F56B3B45B5F69BA0C63CEC6 Redump PS1 1G1R set]
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:98670EB66853F84E1B0C5F3D116232E4C5C4FE84 Redump PS1 1G1R set (Part 2)]
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:41BF287877E774B717974657F122433DABF9B383 No-Intro TurboGrafx-16 1G1R set]
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:C5771EBA6479E41781820CF083CD5C1FB7453592 No-Intro Atari Jaguar 1G1R set]
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:cd240a9644e5808ca04bc3f503071679633b1bb9 Redump GameCube 1G1R set]
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:E6079EB70F40E17FBF3AB01E720F71EEFDCC1DDD Redump TurboGrafx CD 1G1R set]
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:646048C99CBD033331CD4E44CFC7AE1182E245CB Redump PlayStation Portable PSP + PSN 1G1R set]
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:9F40CAB1E282BE8485F803DFBD3C6F761CAC04B7 Redump Atari Jaguar CD 1G1R set]
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:D6DA390292CEED3EA99B1C930805DF81E04FC3E1 MAMEdevs Neo Geo MVS-AES 1G1R set]
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:1B6C0392A0415DD18D245E3A287B76248214BE33 Redump Sega Saturn 1G1R set]
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:8AE1B7B14D7EA42CB8AAA89A49875FCAF27FB58B Redump Nintendo Wii 1G1R set (Part 2)]
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:3E413C2209CA437FDCD26945AC0E2EB120FA7C40 Redump Nintendo Wii 1G1R set (Part 3)]
*[https://www.thepiratebay.org/ ThePirateBay] (not recommended)

====Outside the trackers====
*Independent romset releases.
**No-Intro Collection, a set comparable to the Internet Archive ones above but with individual archives per title instead of per system. [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:e0945d7c483c5e8e3fa69ffa830c9a1a35d2a778&dn=No-Intro%20Collection%20(2019.09.16)&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.internetwarriors.net%3a1337%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.leechers-paradise.org%3a6969%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.open-internet.nl%3a6969%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.coppersurfer.tk%3a6969%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.opentrackr.org%3a1337%2fannounce&tr=http%3a%2f%2fexplodie.org%3a6969%2fannounce&tr=http%3a%2f%2ftorrent.nwps.ws%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2fopen.demonii.si%3a1337%2fannounce&tr=http%3a%2f%2ftracker.torrentyorg.pl%3a80%2fannounce 2019-9-16], [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:86bced531d727cb17acca8bdb7d13ec5c7d024a2&dn=No-Intro%20Roms%201%20(2018-05-13)&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.coppersurfer.tk%3a6969%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.leechers-paradise.org%3a6969%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2fexodus.desync.com%3a6969%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.opentrackr.org%3a1337%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2fexplodie.org%3a6969%2fannounce 2018-5-13]
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:d2c94aaddb5fb1099b3c75077d5212389d26df32&dn=No-Intro%20Nintendo%20DSiWare%20(2019-01-01)&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.coppersurfer.tk%3a6969%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.leechers-paradise.org%3a6969%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.opentrackr.org%3a1337%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2fexplodie.org%3a6969%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2fexodus.desync.com%3a6969%2fannounce No-Intro Nintendo DSi (DLC) 2019-1-1], a DSiWare set comparable to the Internet Archive one but with individual files.
*Wii digital software megapack, a reorganized mirror of MarioCube wads: [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:2f97e146f67dcbbf390191ae38000160a2d5f928&dn=WII%20DIGITAL%202019-7-26&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.coppersurfer.tk%3a6969%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.leechers-paradise.org%3a6969%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.opentrackr.org%3a1337%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2fexodus.desync.com%3a6969%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2fexplodie.org%3a6969%2fannounce as of 2019-07-26], [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:0486296da4a726d4ff1fb07e6a40c4ae2babcd1e&dn=WII+DIGITAL+2019-2-5 as of 2019-02-05]
*[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:3c9aaade428f69f09b722bbe4025063cd0f3cb58&dn=WiiWare+and+Virtual+Console+Complete+Collection+NTSC-U ALL NTSC WiiWare titles]

===Tools & emulator forks for auto-download===
*[https://github.com/TiBeN/ia-rcade ia-rcade] Auto downloads the game you choose for [[MAME]].
*[http://www.daphne-emu.com/download/daphne-1.0v-win32.zip Daphne Loader] Auto downloads [[LaserDisc]] games for [[DAPHNE]] (except Digital Leisure games).

==Official Dumps==
===Nintendo Wii U===
Nintendo used to deliver games the same way Sony does with the PlayStation Network; with a big encrypted disk image where 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. A notable one is [https://titlekeys.ovh/ titlekeys.ovh]. '''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 [http://pastebin.com/GWApZVLa 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 get the NUS Downloader, for example [https://github.com/FailedShack/USBHelperInstaller/releases/latest Wii U USB Helper] or [https://github.com/Xpl0itU/WiiUDownloader/releases/latest WiiUDownloader]. 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 [http://wiiubru.com/appstore/#/app/wup_installer_gx2 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.

===Sony PSP / Vita / 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 [http://psndl.net/packages PSNdl] website is a good way to get PlayStation 3 games for example, including PlayStation Classic versions of PlayStation and PlayStation 2 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 [https://sites.google.com/site/theleecherman/psnpkgdecryptor-extractor psnpkgdecryptor-extractor] (useful for ripping PlayStation Classics), though emulators like RPCS3 now offer built-in installers for those, and PlayStation 3 CFW supports those as well.

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

An even newer project is [https://nopaystation.com/ NoPayStation], offering both a database of pkg links and licenses, as well as a Windows downloader and auto-converter: [https://nopaystation.com/vita/npsReleases/ NPS Browser]

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

[https://github.com/blastrock/pkgj PKGj] for the PlayStation Vita can be downloaded from within VitaDeploy and comes with a database of PKG files and ISOs for Vita and PSP/PS1 games respectively, all of which can be extracted and played on the usual emulators.

==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 emulators|Android]] users can use [https://github.com/HiddenRamblings/TagMo/releases TagMo] to read and write these files, provided they have the [https://pastebin.com/aV23ha3X appropriate encryption keys.]

* [https://mega.nz/#F!Ek8BCCqD!ggJQ4SVOtfTR74ohXvn-Ng Here's the most complete Amiibo set]

==Verifying Good Dumps==
{{Main|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.
*[http://vsrecommendedgames.wikia.com/wiki//v/%27s_Recommended_Games_Wiki /v/'s Recommended Games Wiki] 
*[http://retro-sanctuary.com/Top%20Games%20Main.html Retro-Sanctuary's Top 100 Lists]
*[http://www.racketboy.com/guide/games-that-defined-retro-gaming-machines Racketboy's Defining Games]
*[http://www.racketboy.com/guide/hidden-gems Racketboy's Hidden Gems]
*[https://deidetected.com/ DEI Detected - The guy who set up the steam curator is building a website to keep track if '''DEI infesting''' videogames]
[[Category:Recommendations]]

==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. 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.

*[http://jdownloader.org/jdownloader2 JDownloader 2] (Adware-free installer) - Written in Java, and quite possibly the most recognized tool for the job.
*[https://pyload.net/ pyLoad] - Written in Python under AGPL3, PyLoad is a good alternative.
*[https://github.com/jjjake/internetarchive Internet Archive Python Library] - Archive.org specific command-line download tool.
*[https://github.com/silverlays/NoIntro-Roms-Downloader NoIntro Roms Downloader v2] - Download "datted" ROMs from the popular NoIntro libraries on archive.org (listing live updated) with user-friendly interface (only Windows release for now)

==Bypassing Copy Protection==
NoCD and NoDVD cracked executables.
*[https://www.gameburnworld.com/ gameburnworld.com]
*[https://gamecopyworld.com gamecopyworld.com]

==See Also==
*[[Ripping Games]] - If you don't feel comfortable downloading ROMs you can try dumping the game yourself.
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