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==Downloads==
 
==Downloads==
 
 
===Internet Archive===
 
===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.
 
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>
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:<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>
  
 
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!Notes
 
!Notes
 
|-
 
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/latest-everdrive-pack-2020-04-16 SmokeMonster's ROM Packs]
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|[https://archive.org/details/ni-roms NI ROM Sets]
|2020-06-29
+
|2024-03-06
|{{✗}}
+
|No
|[https://i.imgur.com/vEtcYaP.png All links have been purged], 2018 torrent can be found on piratebay or 2020 pack with this [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:26a20a07a81c1df113b008973a2df2649690d9a0&dn=Latest%20Everdrive%20pack%20%202020-04-16&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.opentrackr.org%3a1337%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2f9.rarbg.to%3a2710%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2f9.rarbg.me%3a2710%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.internetwarriors.net%3a1337%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.leechers-paradise.org%3a6969%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.cyberia.is%3a6969%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2fexodus.desync.com%3a6969%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker3.itzmx.com%3a6961%2fannounce&tr=http%3a%2f%2ftracker1.itzmx.com%3a8080%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.tiny-vps.com%3a6969%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2fopen.stealth.si%3a80%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.torrent.eu.org%3a451%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.ds.is%3a6969%2fannounce&tr=http%3a%2f%2fopen.acgnxtracker.com%3a80%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2fretracker.lanta-net.ru%3a2710%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker4.itzmx.com%3a2710%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.moeking.me%3a6969%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2fp4p.arenabg.ch%3a1337%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2fipv4.tracker.harry.lu%3a80%2fannounce&tr=http%3a%2f%2fp4p.arenabg.com%3a1337%2fannounce&tr=http%3a%2f%2ftracker.bt4g.com%3a2095%2fannounce torrent magnet]
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|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
 +
|-
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|[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]
 
|[https://archive.org/details/messmame?sort=-publicdate MAME and MESS]
 
|
 
|
|{{✗}}
+
|No
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/sega-mega-cd-sega-cd-chds Redump Sega - Mega-CD - Sega CD CHDs]
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|[https://archive.org/details/redump Redump.org Sets]
|2020-09-13
 
|{{✗}}
 
|Redump (526/530) Torrent contains "Sega - Mega-CD - Sega CD - CHDs.torrent"
 
|-
 
|[https://archive.org/details/@redump_org_sets?sort=titleSorter Redump.org Sets]
 
 
|
 
|
|{{✗}}
+
|No
 
|A massive collection of most of the Redump sets.  A good place to start for those new to collecting.
 
|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]
 
|[https://archive.org/details/xboxcds?sort=-publicdate Redump Original Xbox]
 
|
 
|
|{{✗}}
+
|No
|Must extract with [https://digiex.net/threads/xbox-360-image-browser-2-9-0-350-xiso-browser-and-extractor.3136/ Xbox Image Browser] to play on CXBX-R.
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|Extract with [https://github.com/XboxDev/extract-xiso extract-xiso].
|-
 
|[https://archive.org/details/Panasonic-3DO-Redump.org-2019-05-14 Redump 3DO]
 
|2019-06-21
 
|{{✗}}
 
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[https://archive.org/details/RedumpSegaSaturn2019October17MIA1 Redump Sega - Saturn]
 
|[https://archive.org/details/RedumpSegaSaturn2019October17MIA1 Redump Sega - Saturn]
 
|2019-10-17
 
|2019-10-17
|{{✗}}
+
|No
 
|
 
|
|-
 
|[https://archive.org/details/snk-neo-geo-cd-chds Redump SNK - Neo Geo CD - CHDs]
 
|2020-09-17
 
|{{✗}}
 
|Redump (101/101) Torrent contains: "SNK - Neo Geo CD - CHDs.torrent"
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[https://archive.org/details/RedumpSnkNeoGeoCd16Oct2019 Redump SNK - Neo Geo CD]
 
|[https://archive.org/details/RedumpSnkNeoGeoCd16Oct2019 Redump SNK - Neo Geo CD]
 
|2019-10-16
 
|2019-10-16
|{{✗}}
+
|No
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[https://archive.org/details/tosec?sort=-publicdate TOSEC] (The Old School Emulation Center)
 
|[https://archive.org/details/tosec?sort=-publicdate TOSEC] (The Old School Emulation Center)
 
|
 
|
|{{✗}}
+
|No
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[https://archive.org/details/@manydumpedgames TOSEC - Sega Dreamcast]
 
|[https://archive.org/details/@manydumpedgames TOSEC - Sega Dreamcast]
 
|
 
|
|{{✗}}
+
|No
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[https://archive.org/details/vintagesoftware Vintage Software]
 
|[https://archive.org/details/vintagesoftware Vintage Software]
 
|
 
|
|{{✗}}
+
|No
 
|Many DOS collections and older games.
 
|Many DOS collections and older games.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[https://archive.org/details/NeoKobe-NecPc-98012017-11-17 Neo-Kobe NEC PC-9801]
 
|[https://archive.org/details/NeoKobe-NecPc-98012017-11-17 Neo-Kobe NEC PC-9801]
 
|2017-11-17
 
|2017-11-17
|{{✗}}
+
|No
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[https://archive.org/details/Neo_Kobe_NEC_PC-8801_2016-02-25 Neo-Kobe NEC PC-8801]
 
|[https://archive.org/details/Neo_Kobe_NEC_PC-8801_2016-02-25 Neo-Kobe NEC PC-8801]
 
|2016-02-25
 
|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])
 
|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
 
|2017-09-07
|{{✗}}
+
|No
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[https://archive.org/details/Cyles_Gameboy_roms Complete Gameboy Roms]
 
|[https://archive.org/details/Cyles_Gameboy_roms Complete Gameboy Roms]
 
|2019-02-19
 
|2019-02-19
|{{✗}}
+
|No
 
|US/EU/JP/World/Proto/Demo/Etc. Includes Translated and Hack Titles.
 
|US/EU/JP/World/Proto/Demo/Etc. Includes Translated and Hack Titles.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[https://archive.org/details/CylesSNESRomPack Complete Super Nintendo RomPack]
 
|[https://archive.org/details/CylesSNESRomPack Complete Super Nintendo RomPack]
 
|2019-02-11
 
|2019-02-11
|{{✗}}
+
|No
 
|US/EU/JP/World/Proto/Demo/Etc. Includes Translated and Hack Titles.
 
|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]
 
|[https://archive.org/details/No-Intro-Collection_2016-01-03_Fixed No-Intro Collection]
 
|2016-01-03
 
|2016-01-03
|{{✗}}
+
|No
 
|Outdated.
 
|Outdated.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[https://archive.org/details/noIntroNintendoDsDecrypted2019Jun30 No-Intro Nintendo DS]
 
|[https://archive.org/details/noIntroNintendoDsDecrypted2019Jun30 No-Intro Nintendo DS]
 
|2019-06-30
 
|2019-06-30
|{{✗}}
+
|No
 
|File names are in alphabetical order.
 
|File names are in alphabetical order.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[https://archive.org/details/No-Intro_Nintendo_DSi_2018-06-30 No-Intro Nintendo DSi]
 
|[https://archive.org/details/No-Intro_Nintendo_DSi_2018-06-30 No-Intro Nintendo DSi]
 
|2018-06-30
 
|2018-06-30
|{{✗}}
+
|No
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[https://archive.org/details/NintendoDSiDLC2019 Nintendo DSiWare]
 
|[https://archive.org/details/NintendoDSiDLC2019 Nintendo DSiWare]
 
|2019-01-29
 
|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]]).
 
|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])
 
|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
 
|2018-08-01
|{{✗}}
+
|No
 
|Game IDs are used for file titles. CD-based games are .bin files, DVD-based games are .iso files.
 
|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]
 
|[https://archive.org/details/redumpSonyPlaystationAmericaGames02October2017 Redump PS1 America]
 
|2017-10-02
 
|2017-10-02
|{{✗}}
+
|No
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[https://archive.org/details/@john_mr_smith?sort=titleSorter John (Mr) Smith]
 
|[https://archive.org/details/@john_mr_smith?sort=titleSorter John (Mr) Smith]
 
|
 
|
|{{✗}}
+
|No
 
|Uploads Redump PS1 NTSC-U and PAL sets.
 
|Uploads Redump PS1 NTSC-U and PAL sets.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[https://archive.org/details/No-Intro-Collection_2016-09-06 No-Intro Collection]
 
|[https://archive.org/details/No-Intro-Collection_2016-09-06 No-Intro Collection]
 
|2017-06-27
 
|2017-06-27
|{{✓}}
+
|No
 
|Outdated.
 
|Outdated.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[https://archive.org/details/gamecubenaiso Complete North American GameCube Collection]
 
|[https://archive.org/details/gamecubenaiso Complete North American GameCube Collection]
 
|2015-09-13
 
|2015-09-13
|{{✓}}
+
|No
|Redump verified SCRUBBED ISO image files. To bypass registration look in comments for magnet link (torrent).
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|Redump SCRUBBED ISO image files. To bypass registration look in comments for magnet link (torrent).
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[https://archive.org/details/SgaStrnCmplt Redump Saturn]
 
|[https://archive.org/details/SgaStrnCmplt Redump Saturn]
 
|2015-09-13
 
|2015-09-13
|{{✗}}
+
|No
 
|Includes manuals and magazines.
 
|Includes manuals and magazines.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[https://archive.org/details/2020_01_06_fbn FinalBurn Neo]
 
|[https://archive.org/details/2020_01_06_fbn FinalBurn Neo]
|2021-10-27
+
|2024-02-10
|{{✗}}
+
|No
 
|Maintained and updated regularly.
 
|Maintained and updated regularly.
 
|-
 
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/no-intro_romsets No-Intro Collection]
+
|[https://archive.org/details/ni-romsets No-Intro Collection]
|2020-07-15
+
|2024-02-21
|{{✓}}
+
|No
 
|Maintained and updated regularly.
 
|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 Playstation][https://archive.org/details/ps1_arquivista_parte2 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]
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|[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
 
|2020-08-03
|{{✗}}
+
|No
 
|A collection of [http://database.trurip.org/ trurip/EmulationArchive] sets.
 
|A collection of [http://database.trurip.org/ trurip/EmulationArchive] sets.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[https://archive.org/details/EF_PC-FX_Collection Redump NEC PC-FX]
 
|[https://archive.org/details/EF_PC-FX_Collection Redump NEC PC-FX]
 
|2020-02-13
 
|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.
 
|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]
 
|[https://archive.org/details/redump.pcecd Redump NEC PC Engine CD & TurboGrafx CD]
|2020-09-25
+
|2024-03-06
|{{✗}}
+
|No
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[https://archive.org/details/1-g-1-r-terra-onion-snk-neo-geo Terraonion - SNK - Neo Geo (.neo format)]
 
|[https://archive.org/details/1-g-1-r-terra-onion-snk-neo-geo Terraonion - SNK - Neo Geo (.neo format)]
|2021-04-02
+
|2021-04-02
|{{✗}}
+
|No
 
|Terraonion (141) Torrent contains "SNK - Neo Geo - NEOs + TOSEC manuals.torrent"
 
|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==
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==ROM & ISO websites==
 
 
 
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible sortable"
 
! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|Name
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! scope="col"|Registration Required?
 
! scope="col"|Registration Required?
 
! scope="col"|Rate Limited?
 
! 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
 
! scope="col"|Notes
 
|-
 
|-
|[[File:Romsmania.jpeg|120px]]
+
|[[File:Myrient.png|160px]]
<B>[https://romsmania.cc/ RomsMania]</B>
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[https://myrient.erista.me Myrient]
| Various
+
|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
 
| No
 
| No
| '''WARNING: When downloading, press 'More Options' and choose 'Browser Download', otherwise it gives malware.''' A lot of stuff for 5th gen and below, also includes GCN, Wii, NDS, and PSP. PS1 ISOs are not redump.
+
| N/A
 +
| Hosts many obscure games not found elsewhere. The files labeled "full demo" are actually full games.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:Ziperto.png|120px]]
 
|[[File:Ziperto.png|120px]]
[https://www.ziperto.com/ Ziperto]
+
[https://ziperto.com/ Ziperto]
 
| Most of Nintendo Games
 
| Most of Nintendo Games
 
| No
 
| No
| No
+
| Yes
| Good for decrypted 3DS games for Citra. Use an adblocker.
+
| <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]]
 
|[[File:Madloader.jpeg|60px]]
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| No
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
| Decrypted 3DS and Switch games for Citra and Yuzu. Use an adblocker.
+
| <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]]
 
|[[File:Romsie.png|120px]]
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| No
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
 +
| N/A
 
| ROMs up to 6th gen.
 
| ROMs up to 6th gen.
 
|-
 
|-
|[[File:Downarea51.png|120px]]
+
|[[File:RomStation.png|120px]]
[https://www.downarea51.com/ Downarea51]
+
[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
 
| Various
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
| Collection of Various ROMs.
+
| <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]]
 
|[[File:Freeroms.png|120px]]
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| No
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
 +
| TBA
 
| Wide selection of retro titles (Nintendo first-party titles nuked, but third-party titles remain).
 
| 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]]
 
|[[File:Vim'slair.png|120px]]
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| No
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
| A lot of games as well as scans of the manuals. All dumps are verified by Redump or No-Intro, however GameCube and Wii dumps are scrubbed. *Note that scrubbed discs can be restored to 1:1 copies using Nkit.
+
|<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.
 +
|-
 +
|[[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]]
 
|[[File:Portableroms.png|120px]]
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| No
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
| Collection of Various ROMs.
+
|<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]]
 
|[[File:Gamulator.jpeg|120px]]
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| No
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
| Small website where you can download all sort of retro console ROM's and ISO's.
+
| TBA
 +
| Small website where you can download all sorts of retro console ROMs and ISOs.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:Romsplanet.png|120px]]
 
|[[File:Romsplanet.png|120px]]
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| No
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
| One of the biggest ROM`s collection for PS, Gameboy, Nintendo...etc.
+
| TBA
 +
| One of the biggest ROM collections for PlayStation, Game Boy, Nintendo, etc.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:Coolrom.gif|120px]]
 
|[[File:Coolrom.gif|120px]]
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| No
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
 +
| TBA
 
| Wide selection of retro titles (Nintendo first-party titles nuked, but third-party titles remain).
 
| Wide selection of retro titles (Nintendo first-party titles nuked, but third-party titles remain).
 
|-
 
|-
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| No
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
 +
| TBA
 
| Standard selection of ROMs up to 5th gen, plus some 6th and 7th gen.
 
| Standard selection of ROMs up to 5th gen, plus some 6th and 7th gen.
 
|-
 
|-
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| No
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
| A website which contains roms from Odyssey to Wii. Roms on this site originate from a website called s2roms.cc A.K.A Killer Roms.
+
| 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]]
 
|[[File: Emuparadise.jpeg|100px]]
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| No
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
| 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.github.com/Eptun/3fdcc84552e75e452731cd4621c535e9/raw/d1dcc00185085ce10df8bebcc2a640fd01ef9058/emuparadise.eptun.user.js a TamperMonkey/GreaseMonkey script] is currently required for downloading ROMs from it (outside of the forums).
+
| 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]]
 
|[[File:Romsuniverse.jpeg|120px]]
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| No
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
 +
| TBA
 
| Wide selection of retro titles (Nintendo first-party titles nuked, but third-party titles remain).
 
| Wide selection of retro titles (Nintendo first-party titles nuked, but third-party titles remain).
 
|-
 
|-
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| No
 
| No
 
| 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.)
 
| 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:CDromance.png|120px]]
 
[https://cdromance.com CDRomance]
 
| Various
 
| No
 
| No
 
| Contains PSP ISOs and PSX2PSP eboots collection but also PS2, PS1, Gamecube, NDS, GBA, GB, SNES, many romhacks and English patched games. Also contains a collection of PSP DLCs.
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:Gametronik.jpeg|120px]]
 
|[[File:Gametronik.jpeg|120px]]
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| No
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
| French ROM Site.
+
| TBA
 +
| French ROM site.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:Atarimania.jpeg|80px]]
 
|[[File:Atarimania.jpeg|80px]]
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| No
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
 +
| TBA
 
| Contains a complete Atari 2600 ROM set.
 
| Contains a complete Atari 2600 ROM set.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:Pokemonlog.png|120px]]
 
|[[File:Pokemonlog.png|120px]]
 
[https://www.pokemonlog.com/ Pokemonlog]
 
[https://www.pokemonlog.com/ Pokemonlog]
| Pokemon Mod & Hacks
+
| Pokémon Mod & Hacks
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
| Small website where you can get the latest Pokemon ROM's and Pokemon rom hacks.
+
| TBA
 +
| Small website where you can get the latest Pokémon ROMs and Pokémon ROM hacks.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File: Macintoshgames.gif|120px]]
 
|[[File: Macintoshgames.gif|120px]]
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| No
 
| No
 
| 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.
 
| 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:JPCC.png|120px]]
+
|[[File:MacintoshRepository.png|80px]]
[http://japanesepccompendium.blogspot.com/ JapaneseCompendium]
+
[https://www.macintoshrepository.org/ Macintosh Repository]
| Old PC Games Jpn
+
| Various
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
| A blog dedicated to old PC games from Japan.
+
| TBA
 +
| A website with a lot of software from old Apple computers, including games.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:macgamefiles.jpeg|120px]]
 
|[[File:macgamefiles.jpeg|120px]]
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| No
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
 +
| TBA
 
| Site dedicated to basic shareware and demo versions of Macintosh games; as well as patches, mods and tools.
 
| Site dedicated to basic shareware and demo versions of Macintosh games; as well as patches, mods and tools.
 
|-
 
|-
|[[File:downloadgameps3.png|120px]]
+
|[[File:AsciiExpress.png|200px]]
[https://downloadgameps3.com/ DownloadGamePS3]
+
[https://asciiexpress.net/ AsciiExpress]
[[File:downloadgamexbox.png|120px]]
+
| Apple II
[https://downloadgamexbox.com/ DownloadGameXbox]
+
| No
[[File: downloadgamepsp.png|120px]]
+
| No
[https://downloadgamepsp.com/ DownloadGamePSP]
+
| TBA
[[File:downloadgamewii.png|120px]]
+
| Little collection of Apple II games + some miscellaneous files.
[https://nswgame.com/ GameWii]
+
|-
| Various
+
|[[File:JPCC.png|200px]]
 +
[http://japanesepccompendium.blogspot.com/ JapaneseCompendium]
 +
| Old PC Games Jpn
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
|  
+
| TBA
1.PS2/PS3/PS4 games.
+
| A blog dedicated to old PC games from Japan.
<br>
 
2.Xbox Classic/360 games.
 
<br>
 
3.PSP/PS Vita games.
 
<br>
 
4.Wii/Wii U/3DS/Switch games.
 
When using this site, make sure to have a good adblocker  to protect you from malicious ads and whatnot. It's a legit site, just wear a digital condom.
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:Romsget.jpeg|120px]]
 
|[[File:Romsget.jpeg|120px]]
 
[https://www.romsget.io/ ROMsGet]
 
[https://www.romsget.io/ ROMsGet]
 +
 
[[File:Romsgames.png|120px]]
 
[[File:Romsgames.png|120px]]
 +
 
[https://www.downloadroms.io/ Download ROMs]
 
[https://www.downloadroms.io/ Download ROMs]
 
| Various
 
| Various
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
 +
| TBA
 
| Standard selection of ROMs up to 6th gen, plus Wii.
 
| Standard selection of ROMs up to 6th gen, plus Wii.
 
|-
 
|-
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| No
 
| No
 
| 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.
 
| Torrent site for ROMs and ISOs. Has ROMs up to the 3DS. Also, it has the same layout as the now dead Portal Roms.
 
|-
 
|-
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| No
 
| No
 
| 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.
 
| 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.
 
|-
 
|-
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| No
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
 +
| TBA
 
| Standard selection of ROMs up to 5th gen, plus NDS.
 
| Standard selection of ROMs up to 5th gen, plus NDS.
 
|-
 
|-
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| No
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
 +
| TBA
 
| Also, a French ROM site.
 
| Also, a French ROM site.
|-
 
|[[File:Romsforever.jpeg|120px]]
 
[https://romsforever.co/ ROMsForever]
 
[[File:Romspure.jpeg|120px]]
 
[https://romspure.com/ Romspure]
 
| Various
 
| No
 
| No
 
| Complete sets for up to 5th gen systems, plus a fair amount of 6th+ gen.
 
|-
 
|[[File:Gamecuberoms.PNG|120px]]
 
[https://gamecuberoms.cc/ Gamecube Roms]
 
| Various
 
| No
 
| No
 
| Complete sets for up to 5th gen systems, plus a fair amount of 6th+ gen, Gamecube.
 
|-
 
|[[File:Consoleroms.png|120px]]
 
[https://www.consoleroms.com/ ConsoleRoms]
 
| Various
 
| No
 
| No
 
| Standard selection of ROMs up to 6th gen, plus Wii.
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:Markdown.jpeg|120px]]
 
|[[File:Markdown.jpeg|120px]]
[https://r-roms.github.io/ Rom Center Markdown Edition 2021 (/r/Roms Mega Thread)]
+
[https://r-roms.github.io/ Rom Center Markdown Edition 2022 (/r/Roms Mega Thread)]
 
| Various
 
| Various
 
| No
 
| No
 
| 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]
 
| 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]
 
|-
 
|-
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| No
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
 +
| TBA
 
| Directly from the MAME site. Games that were released with permission for free and non-commercial use.
 
| Directly from the MAME site. Games that were released with permission for free and non-commercial use.
 
|-
 
|-
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| No
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
| hosted in 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.
+
| 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:Theindex.png|120px]]
 
[https://theindex.cc/ The Index]
 
| Various
 
| No
 
| No
 
| Links to ROMs and ISO.
 
|-
 
|[[File:Pokemoner.jpeg|120px]]
 
[https://www.pokemoner.com/2020/01/pokemon-girls-hunter.html Pokemoner]
 
| Pokemon Mod & Hacks
 
| No
 
| No
 
| All Pokemon Roms Various Consoles.
 
|-
 
|[[File:Reddit.png|120px]]
 
[https://www.reddit.com/search/?q=XCI XCI files]
 
<br>
 
[https://www.reddit.com/search/?q=NSP NSP files]
 
| Nintendo Switch
 
| No
 
| No
 
| Decrypted  Switch games for Yuzu.
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:switchrls.jpeg|100px]]
 
|[[File:switchrls.jpeg|100px]]
[https://switchrls.co/ Switchrls]
+
Switchrls
 
| Nintendo Switch
 
| Nintendo Switch
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
| Decrypted Switch games for Yuzu. Use an adblocker.
+
| TBA
 +
| Decrypted Switch games for yuzu. Use an adblocker. Site is now parked.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:Xcinsp.jpeg|120px]]
 
|[[File:Xcinsp.jpeg|120px]]
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| No
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
| Decrypted Switch games for Yuzu.
+
| TBA
 +
| Decrypted Switch games for yuzu.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:8i99.jpeg|120px]]
 
|[[File:8i99.jpeg|120px]]
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| Yes
 
| Yes
 
| No
 
| No
| Chinese Site, Decrypted Switch games for Yuzu.
+
| TBA
|-
+
| Chinese site, decrypted Switch games for yuzu.
|[[File:Gbahacks.jpeg|120px]]
 
[https://www.gbahacks.com/p/pokemon-rom-hack-list.html?m=1 Gbahacks]
 
| GBA Games Hack
 
| No
 
| No
 
| Lot of GBA Roms Hacks.
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:Romulation.png|120px]]
 
|[[File:Romulation.png|120px]]
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| Various
 
| Various
 
| Yes
 
| Yes
| No
+
| 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).
 
| 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]]
 
|[[File:Pleasuredom.gif|120px]]
[http://www.pleasuredome.org.uk Pleasuredome]
+
[https://pleasuredome.github.io/pleasuredome/ Pleasuredome]
| Various
+
| MAME & Non-MAME
| Yes
+
| No
 
| No
 
| No
| 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.
+
| 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|120px]]
+
|[[File:Theoldcomputer.png|200px]]
 
[https://www.theoldcomputer.com/ TheOldComputer]
 
[https://www.theoldcomputer.com/ TheOldComputer]
 
| DOS
 
| DOS
 
| Yes
 
| Yes
 
| No
 
| No
 +
| TBA
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:Arcadepunks.png|80px]]
 
|[[File:Arcadepunks.png|80px]]
[https://www.arcadepunks.com/arcade-punks-arcade-building-modding-and-gaming-forum/forum/your-download-shares/ Arcade Punks]
+
[https://www.arcadepunks.com/arcade-punks-arcade-building-modding-and-gaming-forum/your-shares-and-download-shares/ Arcade Punks]
 
| Various
 
| Various
 
| Yes<br> <small> (User Uploaded Direct-Download (Forum post))</small>
 
| Yes<br> <small> (User Uploaded Direct-Download (Forum post))</small>
 
| No
 
| No
 +
| TBA
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
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| Yes<br> <small> (User Uploaded Direct-Download (Forum post)) </small>
 
| Yes<br> <small> (User Uploaded Direct-Download (Forum post)) </small>
 
| No
 
| No
| Spanish forums where you can find Nintendo 64, GameCube, Wii, Nintendo DS, 3DS, PlayStation, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable roms (possibly more stuff too).
+
| 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]]
 
|[[File:k73.png|120px]]
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| ?
 
| ?
 
| Yes
 
| Yes
| 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.
+
| 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]]
 
|[[File:oldmanemu.jpeg|120px]]
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| Yes
 
| Yes
 
| No
 
| No
| Chinese site for getting full rom sets of various systems.Files host on baidu/ctfile/115.
+
| TBA
|-
+
| Chinese site for getting full rom sets of various systems. Files are hosted on Baidu/CTFile/115.
|[[File:1cc.jpeg|120px]]
 
[https://chuchy.neocities.org/1cc/8ch.net/1cc/10.html /1cc/]
 
| Various
 
| ?
 
| Yes
 
| imageboard, good for the latest arcade releases (from recent machines no less) but links don't stay up for too long.
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[File:Romhustler.jpeg|120px]]
 
|[[File:Romhustler.jpeg|120px]]
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| ?
 
| ?
 
| Yes
 
| 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.
 
| 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.
 
|-
 
|-
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| No
 
| No
 
| Yes
 
| 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.
 
| ~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.
 
|-
 
|-
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| No
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
 +
| TBA
 
| Contains a complete PSP, PS2 and PSX ISOs.
 
| Contains a complete PSP, PS2 and PSX ISOs.
 
|-
 
|-
|[[File:Popuo.jpeg|120px]]
+
|[[File:Popuo.jpeg|200px]]
 
[https://popuw.com/ popuw]
 
[https://popuw.com/ popuw]
| Various Prince of Persia Game
+
| Various Prince of Persia Games
| No
 
| No
 
| Unofficial POP site Modify Game, Patch etc.
 
|-
 
|[https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7vPmuZfN3snMU0zYlBXSWVhOUE WiiWare and Virtual Console WADs]
 
| WiiWare
 
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
| also hosted on Google Drive, can be used on Dolphin or a modded Wii.
+
| TBA
 +
| Contains Prince of Persia 1/2/3D games.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[https://1fichier.com/dir/uExVcS2h Partial PlayStation 2 Redump (2016/03/19)]
 
|[https://1fichier.com/dir/uExVcS2h Partial PlayStation 2 Redump (2016/03/19)]
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| No
 
| No
 
| Yes
 
| Yes
 +
| TBA
 
| PS2 (5046/6863 games).
 
| PS2 (5046/6863 games).
 
|-
 
|-
|[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19tAZ1KNEUZ58e-4kPJGh947alDb1oyrNpzcnCLk7DEE/pubhtml AlvRo's Collection]
+
|[[File:Nxbrew.jpeg|120px]]
| Various
+
[https://nxbrew.com/ NXBrew]
| No
+
| Nintendo Switch
| Yes
 
| A collection of many consoles, which contains Xbox/Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, and many other retro consoles. Runs on 1fichier, any passwords that are needed are always '''ByAlvRo'''.
 
|-
 
|[[File:Gamemountain.jpeg|120px]]
 
[https://gamesmountain.com/ Gamesmountain]
 
| Various
 
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
| Best Site of 7th Gen.
+
| TBA
 +
| Downloads to the latest Nintendo Switch Games, NSPs, XCIs, Homebrews, & CFWs etc. Use an adblocker.
 
|-
 
|-
|[[File:5kroms.png|120px]]
+
|[[File:Hshop.png|120px]]
[https://5kroms.com/ 5kroms]
+
[https://hshop.erista.me/ hShop]
| PlayStation Portable Games
+
| Nintendo DSi and Nintendo 3DS
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
| PlayStation Portable ISOs.
+
| 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:wowroms.png|120px]]
+
|[[File:64DD_logo.png|120px]]
[https://wowroms.com/en/ wowroms]
+
[https://64dd.org/ 64DD.org]
| Various
+
| Nintendo 64DD
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
| Collection of Various ROMs.
+
| TBA
 +
| Collection of dumps for 64DD games.
 
|-
 
|-
|[[File:romshub.png|120px]]
+
|[[File:RomsDL.png|150px]]
[https://romshub.com/ RomsHub]
+
[https://romsdl.com/ RomsDL]
 
| Various
 
| Various
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
| Collection of Various ROMs.
+
| TBA
 +
| Roms up to 6th generation.
 
|-
 
|-
|[[File:romskingdom.png|120px]]
+
|[[File:nsw2u.png|120px]]
[https://romskingdom.com/en/download-roms/nintendo-wii Romskingdom]
+
[https://nsw2u.xyz nsw2u]
| Various
+
| Nintendo Switch
| No
 
| No
 
| Collection of Various ROMs.
 
|-
 
|[[File:romshero.png|120px]]
 
[https://romshero.com/ Romshero]
 
| Various
 
| No
 
| No
 
| Collection of Various ROMs.
 
|-
 
|[[File:Hexrom.jpeg|100px]]
 
[https://hexrom.com/ Hexrom]
 
| Various
 
| No
 
| No
 
| Collection of Various ROMs.
 
|-
 
|[[File:Nulledbb.jpeg|100px]]
 
[https://nulledbb.com/thread-Nintendo-ROMS-Dump-MegaThread-NES-SNES-GB-GBC-GBA-NDS-3DS-GAMECUBE-WII Nulledbb]
 
| Various
 
| Yes
 
| No
 
| Collection of Fullest Rom Sets.
 
|-
 
|[[File:Romsworld.png|120px]]
 
[https://romsworld.online/ Romsworld.online]
 
| Various
 
| No
 
| No
 
| Collection of Fullest Rom Sets.
 
|-
 
|[[File: Classicgame.png|120px]]
 
[https://www.classicgames.me/ Classic Games]
 
| Various
 
| No
 
| No
 
| Collection of Fullest Rom Sets.
 
|-
 
|[[File:Moreroms.png|120px]]
 
[http://moreroms.com/ Moreroms]
 
| Various
 
| No
 
| No
 
| Collection of Fullest Rom Sets.
 
|-
 
|[[File:Sonyiso.png|120px]]
 
[http://www.sonyisos.com/isos.php/psp-isos/ SonyISOs]
 
| Various
 
| No
 
| No
 
| Collection of Fullest Rom Sets.
 
|-
 
|[[File:Royalroms.png|120px]]
 
[https://www.royalroms.com/ RoyalRoms]
 
| Various
 
| No
 
| No
 
| Collection of Fullest Rom Sets.
 
|-
 
|[[File:Romnation.png|120px]]
 
[https://www.romnation.net/ Romnation]
 
| Various
 
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
| Collection
+
| 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:Emulanium.png|120px]]
+
|[[File:MyAbandonware.png|180px]]
[https://emulanium.com/ Emulanium]
+
[https://www.myabandonware.com/ My Abandonware]
 
| Various
 
| Various
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
| Collection of Roms.
+
| TBA
|-
+
| Old abandoned PC and console games.
|[[File:Nesfiles.png|120px]]
 
[https://www.nesfiles.com/ NESfiles]
 
| NES Roms
 
| No
 
| No
 
| All NES Games.
 
 
|-
 
|-
|[[File:Classicgamesroms.jpeg|120px]]
+
|[[File:romsever.png|120px]]
[https://sites.google.com/site/classicgameroms/ Classic Games Roms]
+
[https://romsever.com romsever]
| Various
+
| Playstation, Nintendo Switch
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
| Collection of Roms.
+
| TBA
|-
+
| This website carries many games and updates in .iso, .xci, .nsp, .ncz and many other PKG formats.
|[[File:Theromdepot.jpeg|120px]]
 
[https://theromdepot.com/ Theromdepot]
 
| Various
 
| Yes
 
| Yes
 
| Collection of Roms.
 
 
|-
 
|-
|[[File:Nostalgialand.jpeg|120px]]
+
|[[File:SwitchXCIROMS.png|180px]]
[https://nostalgialand.net/ NostalgiaLand]
+
[https://switchxciroms.com/ SwitchXCIROMS]
| Various
+
| Switch ROMs, Nintendo Switch
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
| Collection of Roms.
+
| TBA
 +
| This website carries many games and updates in .xci, .nsp, .ncz and many other PKG formats.
 
|-
 
|-
|[[File:Romspedia-logo.png|120px]]
+
|[[File:Bytebay.png|180px]]
[https://www.romspedia.com/ RomsPedia]
+
[https://sites.google.com/view/bytebay/home Bytebay]
| Various
+
| Nintendo, SEGA, and PlayStation
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
| Everything related to retro games emulation. One-stop website for ROMs, emulators, BIOS files and ROM sets.
+
| 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: Matrixarcade.jpeg|120px]]
+
|[[File:EdgeEmu.png|200px]]
[https://matrixarcade.com/ Matrixarcade]
+
[https://edgeemu.net/ EdgeEmu]
| Various Collection
+
|Various
| No
+
|No
| No
+
|No
| Collection of Rom Sets.
+
|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: ps3r.jpeg|120px]]
+
|[[File:HL-ProjectBeta.png|200px]]
<B>[https://ps3r.com/ PS3 Roms]</B>
+
[https://hl2-beta.ru/?language=english Half-Life Project Beta]
| Various
+
|Various
| No
+
|No
| No
+
|No
| There are huge collection of PS3 Roms and Nintendo Roms or NES Roms. On our website you will get to download PS3 Roms , NES Roms , Emulator and BIOS, which help you play any other Roms related games
+
|TBA
 +
|Contains unreleased/cut Valve & Id Software beta contents.
 
|-
 
|-
|[[File: Nxbrew.jpeg|120px]]
 
[https://nxbrew.com/ NXBrew]
 
| Nintendo Switch
 
| No
 
| No
 
| Downloads to 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
 
| 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 of through FBI Remote Install through a QR Code.
 
|-
 
|[[File: 64DD_logo.png|120px]]
 
[https://64dd.org/ 64DD.org]
 
| Nintendo 64DD
 
| No
 
| No
 
| Collection of dumps.
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
==BitTorrent==
 
==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>
 
:<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====
 
====Trackers====
*[http://rutracker.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=548 RuTracker] Account required for some stuff, site entirely in Russian, use [https://translate.google.com/ translate] if you really need to.
+
*[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)]
 
**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:4F8D3549E1B536D5B2B183592DC574404A9C5135 TOSEC Dreamcast set]
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**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:1B6C0392A0415DD18D245E3A287B76248214BE33 Redump Sega Saturn 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:8AE1B7B14D7EA42CB8AAA89A49875FCAF27FB58B Redump Nintendo Wii 1G1R set (Part 2)]
*[https://www.thepiratebay.org/ ThePirateBay]
+
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:3E413C2209CA437FDCD26945AC0E2EB120FA7C40 Redump Nintendo Wii 1G1R set (Part 3)]
*[https://katcr.co/new/full/ KATKickAssTorrents]
+
*[https://www.thepiratebay.org/ ThePirateBay] (not recommended)
*[https://isohunts.to/ IsoHunt]
 
  
 
====Outside the trackers====
 
====Outside the trackers====
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====NUS Downloaders (PC)====
 
====NUS Downloaders (PC)====
You can get Wii U dumps this way. First of all get the NUS Downloader, for example [https://github.com/FailedShack/USBHelperInstaller/releases/latest Wii U USB Helper]. Make sure to use the appropriate URL for the titlekey database.  
+
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/tag/v2.27]. 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.
 
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.
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* '''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.
 
* '''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:
+
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:  
 
To install updates and DLC on Cemu:  
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* Add any updates (which must be added first) you want to the "CEMUFOLDER/mlc01/usr/title/NUMBERS/NUMBERS/" 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.
 
* 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 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]
 
  
 
===Sony PSP / Vita / PlayStation 3===
 
===Sony PSP / Vita / PlayStation 3===
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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.
 
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==
 
==Verifying Good Dumps==
{{Main|File_Hashes#Determining_Good_Game_Dumps}}
+
{{Main|File Hashes#Determining Good Game Dumps}}
  
 
==Game Recommendations==
 
==Game Recommendations==
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*[http://www.racketboy.com/guide/games-that-defined-retro-gaming-machines Racketboy's Defining Games]
 
*[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]
 
*[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]]
 
[[Category:Recommendations]]
  
 
==Searching for ISOs==
 
==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.
+
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==
 
==Download Managers==
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*[https://pyload.net/ pyLoad] - Written in Python under AGPL3, PyLoad is a good alternative.
 
*[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/jjjake/internetarchive Internet Archive Python Library] - Archive.org specific command-line download tool.
*[https://github.com/silverlays/NoIntro-Roms-Downloader NoIntro Roms Downloader] - Download every or single ROM from the "official" NoIntro library on archive.org (listing live updated)
+
*[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)
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
*[[Ripping Games]] - If you don't feel comfortable downloading ROMs you can try dumping the game yourself.
 
*[[Ripping Games]] - If you don't feel comfortable downloading ROMs you can try dumping the game yourself.
 +
----
 +
{{NEL}}

Latest revision as of 21:41, 27 March 2024

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

Downloads[edit]

Internet Archive[edit]

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, 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 a download manager listed below to grab all the files rather than use the torrents.

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)
Set Date Registration
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Notes
NI ROM Sets 2024-03-06 No Huge collection of updated No-Intro ROM Sets. Maintained and updated regularly.
pspminispspminigamecollection No 294 PSP mini games
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
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. Source code available here
MAME and MESS No
Redump.org Sets No A massive collection of most of the Redump sets. A good place to start for those new to collecting.
Redump Original Xbox No Extract with extract-xiso.
Redump Sega - Saturn 2019-10-17 No
Redump SNK - Neo Geo CD 2019-10-16 No
TOSEC (The Old School Emulation Center) No
TOSEC - Sega Dreamcast No
Vintage Software No Many DOS collections and older games.
Neo-Kobe NEC PC-9801 2017-11-17 No
Neo-Kobe NEC PC-8801 2016-02-25 No
Redump Wii America (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) 2017-09-07 No
Complete Gameboy Roms 2019-02-19 No US/EU/JP/World/Proto/Demo/Etc. Includes Translated and Hack Titles.
Complete Super Nintendo RomPack 2019-02-11 No US/EU/JP/World/Proto/Demo/Etc. Includes Translated and Hack Titles.
No-Intro Collection 2016-01-03 No Outdated.
No-Intro Nintendo DS 2019-06-30 No File names are in alphabetical order.
No-Intro Nintendo DSi 2018-06-30 No
Nintendo DSiWare 2019-01-29 No Formatted to .nds, can be used on homebrewed DSi's running TWiLight Menu or converted into a .cia for 3DS. Will NOT work on any emulators (in theory could work with No$GBA).
Redump PS2 NTSC-U (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, 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.
Redump PS1 America 2017-10-02 No
John (Mr) Smith No Uploads Redump PS1 NTSC-U and PAL sets.
No-Intro Collection 2017-06-27 No Outdated.
Complete North American GameCube Collection 2015-09-13 No Redump SCRUBBED ISO image files. To bypass registration look in comments for magnet link (torrent).
Redump Saturn 2015-09-13 No Includes manuals and magazines.
FinalBurn Neo 2024-02-10 No Maintained and updated regularly.
No-Intro Collection 2024-02-21 No Maintained and updated regularly.
Sega CD, Sega Saturn, PC Engine CD, PlayStation (Part 2), 3DO, Neo Geo CD, PC-FX 2020-08-03 No A collection of trurip/EmulationArchive sets.
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.
Redump NEC PC Engine CD & TurboGrafx CD 2024-03-06 No
Terraonion - SNK - Neo Geo (.neo format) 2021-04-02 No Terraonion (141) Torrent contains "SNK - Neo Geo - NEOs + TOSEC manuals.torrent"
No-Intro Collection 2023-09-19 No
C64 Preservation Project 10th Anniversary Collection 2015-11-07 No Clean copies of Commodore 64 games in nbz and G64 format.
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[edit]

Name Content Registration Required? Rate Limited? Rating Notes
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Myrient

Various No No ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️ 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.
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Legends World

PC Games No No N/A Hosts many obscure games not found elsewhere. The files labeled "full demo" are actually full games.
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Ziperto

Most of Nintendo Games No Yes ⚫️⚫️⚪️⚪️⚪️ Good for decrypted 3DS games for Citra and others. Use an adblocker.
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Madloader

3DS No No ⚫️⚫️⚪️⚪️⚪️ Decrypted 3DS and Switch games for Citra and yuzu. Use an adblocker.
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ROMsie

Various No No N/A ROMs up to 6th gen.
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RomStation

Various Yes Yes ⚫️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️ ~30KB/s for free accounts. Run by shady people. Needs extra proprietary spyware 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.
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EmuGen

Various No No ⚫️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️ Collection of Various ROMs and Recent Nintendo Games.
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FreeRoms

Various No No TBA Wide selection of retro titles (Nintendo first-party titles nuked, but third-party titles remain).
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DownloadGamePS3
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DownloadGameXbox
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DownloadGamePSP
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DownloadGameWii

Various No Partially ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚪️⚪️ 1.PS2/PS3/PS4 games.
2.Xbox Classic/360 games.
3.PSP/PS Vita games.
4.Wii/Wii U/3DS/Switch games.
When using this site, make sure to have a good adblocker to protect you from malicious ads and whatnot.
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Vimm's Lair

Various No No ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚪️⚪️ 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.
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CDRomance

Various No No ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚪️ 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.
BlueRoms Various No No ⚫️⚫️⚪️⚪️⚪️ 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.
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PortableRoms

Various No No ⚫️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️ Collection of various ROMs.
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Gamulator

Various No No TBA Small website where you can download all sorts of retro console ROMs and ISOs.
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RomsPlanet

Various No No TBA One of the biggest ROM collections for PlayStation, Game Boy, Nintendo, etc.
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CoolROM

Various No No TBA Wide selection of retro titles (Nintendo first-party titles nuked, but third-party titles remain).
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RomsDownload

Various No No TBA Standard selection of ROMs up to 5th gen, plus some 6th and 7th gen.
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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.
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Emuparadise

Various No No TBA Good for No-Intro sets (which require registration). Since Emuparadise removing ROMs download links from view, a TamperMonkey/GreaseMonkey script is currently required for downloading ROMs from it (outside of the forums).
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RomUniverse

Various No No TBA Wide selection of retro titles (Nintendo first-party titles nuked, but third-party titles remain).
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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.)
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GameTronik

Various No No TBA French ROM site.
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Atarimania

Atari 2600 No No TBA Contains a complete Atari 2600 ROM set.
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Pokemonlog

Pokémon Mod & Hacks No No TBA Small website where you can get the latest Pokémon ROMs and Pokémon ROM hacks.
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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.
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Macintosh Repository

Various No No TBA A website with a lot of software from old Apple computers, including games.
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MacGameFiles.com

Macintosh No No TBA Site dedicated to basic shareware and demo versions of Macintosh games; as well as patches, mods and tools.
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AsciiExpress

Apple II No No TBA Little collection of Apple II games + some miscellaneous files.
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JapaneseCompendium

Old PC Games Jpn No No TBA A blog dedicated to old PC games from Japan.
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ROMsGet

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Download ROMs

Various No No TBA Standard selection of ROMs up to 6th gen, plus Wii.
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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.
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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.
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RetroStic

Various No No TBA Standard selection of ROMs up to 5th gen, plus NDS.
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Abandonware France

DOS No No TBA Also, a French ROM site.
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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 /r/Roms on Reddit
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MAME

MAME No No TBA Directly from the MAME site. Games that were released with permission for free and non-commercial use.
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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.
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Switchrls

Nintendo Switch No No TBA Decrypted Switch games for yuzu. Use an adblocker. Site is now parked.
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XCINSP

Nintendo Switch No No TBA Decrypted Switch games for yuzu.
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jiyouWang

Nintendo Switch Yes No TBA Chinese site, decrypted Switch games for yuzu.
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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).
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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.
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TheOldComputer

DOS Yes No TBA
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Arcade Punks

Various Yes
(User Uploaded Direct-Download (Forum post))
No TBA
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Emudesc

Various Yes
(User Uploaded Direct-Download (Forum post))
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).
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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.
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oldmanemu

Various Yes No TBA Chinese site for getting full rom sets of various systems. Files are hosted on Baidu/CTFile/115.
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ROM Hustler

Various ? 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.
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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.
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PS1Games

PS1/2/PSP No No TBA Contains a complete PSP, PS2 and PSX ISOs.
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popuw

Various Prince of Persia Games No No TBA Contains Prince of Persia 1/2/3D games.
Partial PlayStation 2 Redump (2016/03/19) PlayStation 2 No Yes TBA PS2 (5046/6863 games).
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NXBrew

Nintendo Switch No No TBA Downloads to the latest Nintendo Switch Games, NSPs, XCIs, Homebrews, & CFWs etc. Use an adblocker.
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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.
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64DD.org

Nintendo 64DD No No TBA Collection of dumps for 64DD games.
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RomsDL

Various No No TBA Roms up to 6th generation.
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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.
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My Abandonware

Various No No TBA Old abandoned PC and console games.
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romsever

Playstation, Nintendo Switch No No TBA This website carries many games and updates in .iso, .xci, .nsp, .ncz and many other PKG formats.
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SwitchXCIROMS

Switch ROMs, Nintendo Switch No No TBA This website carries many games and updates in .xci, .nsp, .ncz and many other PKG formats.
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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.
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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.
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Half-Life Project Beta

Various No No TBA Contains unreleased/cut Valve & Id Software beta contents.

BitTorrent[edit]

Note: Here's a list of public trackers you can use to increase the amount of peers you can reach, and a service that attempts to convert magnet links into torrent files in case your BitTorrent client doesn't support magnets.

Trackers[edit]

Outside the trackers[edit]

Tools & emulator forks for auto-download[edit]

Official Dumps[edit]

Nintendo Wii U[edit]

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 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 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)[edit]

You can get Wii U dumps this way. First get the NUS Downloader, for example Wii U USB Helper or [1]. 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.

Sony PSP / Vita / PlayStation 3[edit]

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 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 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 NoPayStation, offering both a database of pkg links and licenses, as well as a Windows downloader and auto-converter: NPS Browser

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

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[edit]

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.

Verifying Good Dumps[edit]

Main article: File Hashes#Determining Good Game Dumps

Game Recommendations[edit]

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

Searching for ISOs[edit]

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[edit]

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.
  • Internet Archive Python Library - Archive.org specific command-line download tool.
  • 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)

See Also[edit]

  • Ripping Games - If you don't feel comfortable downloading ROMs you can try dumping the game yourself.