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==Downloads==
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===No limit===
 
*The 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.
 
**No Registration Required
 
***[https://archive.org/details/messmame?sort=-publicdate MAME and MESS] sets.
 
***[https://archive.org/details/NoIntroNintendoDsNumberedDecrypted No-Intro Nintendo DS] set (2017-02-13). File names are organized by scene release order.
 
***[https://archive.org/details/3DO_2017_Reference_Set_Redump_Validated_ROMs Redump 3DO] set (2017-04-04).
 
***[https://archive.org/details/almstcmpltdrmcst Redump Dreamcast] set (2015-09-20). Missing lots of games. Includes manuals.
 
***[https://archive.org/details/NEC_PC_Engine_CD-ROM2_System_and_TurboGrafx-CD_2016_Reference_Set_Redump_Validated_ROMs Redump PC-Engine CD/Turbografx CD] set (2016-11-06)
 
***[https://archive.org/details/tosec?sort=-publicdate TOSEC] (The Old School Emulation Center) sets.
 
***[https://archive.org/details/vintagesoftware Vintage Software] Many DOS collections and older games.
 
**Registration Required <small>(If you do not have an account at the Internet Archive, you can use <abbr title="Email: [email protected] | Password: emugen">these credentials</abbr>.)</small>
 
***[https://archive.org/details/No-Intro-Collection_2016-01-03_Fixed No-Intro Collection] for most cartridge-based systems (2016-01-03).
 
***Redump GameCube ([https://archive.org/details/RedumpNintendoGameCubeAmerica Part 1], [https://archive.org/details/RedumpNintendoGameCubeAmericaPart2 Part 2], [https://archive.org/details/RedumpNintendoGameCubeAmericaPart3 Part 3]) USA sets (2016-05-27).
 
***Redump PS2 ([https://archive.org/details/RedumpSonyPS2NTSCU Part 1], [https://archive.org/details/RedumpSonyPS2NTSCUPart2 Part 2]) USA sets (September 2016). Game IDs are used for file titles. CD-based games are .bin files, DVD-based games are .iso files.
 
***[https://archive.org/details/RedumpSonyPlayStationAmerica20160617 Redump PS1] USA set (2016-06-17).
 
***[https://archive.org/details/@john_mr_smith?sort=titleSorter Redump PS1] NTSC-U and PAL sets.
 
***[https://archive.org/details/SgaStrnCmplt Redump Saturn] set (2015-09-13). Includes manuals and magazines.
 
***[https://archive.org/details/Sega_Mega-CD_and_Sega_CD_Reference_Set_-_Redump_ROMs_BIN_and_CUE Redump Sega CD] set. Includes DAT files to verify with ClrMamePro.
 
*[http://www.atarimania.com/rom_collection_archive_atari_2600_roms.html Atarimania] Contains a complete Atari 2600 ROM set.
 
*[http://romhustler.net/ ROM Hustler] Has Renascene PSP dumps. Has a good selection of games from all consoles Gen-6 and earlier
 
*[http://emuparadise.me/ Emuparadise] Good for [http://www.epforums.org/showthread.php?56293 No-Intro sets (which require registration).] Hosts a lot of bad disc rips with no indication. Avoid the PSX section in particular, because many titles don't work with the standard emulators. Many GBA games have had intro screens added. (Most Nintendo-published titles have been DMCA'd as of June 2017.)
 
*[http://www.doperoms.com Doperoms] Has some Redump PSX/GCN among other things. (Nintendo-published titles have been DMCA'd as of July 2017.)
 
*[http://mamedev.org/roms/ MAME] Directly from the MAME site. Games that were released with permission for free and non-commercial use.
 
*[http://nicoblog.org/ Nicoblog] A site where people can share their games.
 
*[http://www.planetemu.net Planet Emulation] Very old, weekly updated and classy French ROM site, full MAME CHDs, also good for GBA ROMs. Just click on "Telecharger" for download.
 
*[http://www.portalroms.com/en Portal Roms] Torrent site for ROMs and ISOs. Mostly Nintendo stuff. Especially good for Wii U, Wii, and no-intro 3DS.
 
*[http://worldofspectrum.org/ World of Spectrum] For ZX Spectrum games and applications as well magazines, cover art, booklets, and much more.
 
* [http://www.gametronik.com GameTronik]
 
* [http://www.abandonware-france.org/ Abandonware France]
 
 
 
===Download limit===
 
*[https://1fichier.com/dir/uExVcS2h Partial PS2 Redump (2016/03/19)] (5046/6863 games)
 
*[https://1fichier.com/dir/lUJzw9NH Partial Wii Redump (2016/03/19)] (602/1037 games)
 
*[https://romtohome.com/ RomToHome] ~50kB/s downloads, but has proper scene releases for a variety of consoles including (but not limited to) Wii U, Wii, PS2, 3DS, DS and PSP.
 
*[http://www.theisozone.com/ The ISO Zone] Many systems and PC. The filehost it uses (firedrop.com) maxes out at ~500kb/s download speed and has a 4gb per day limit.
 
 
 
===Registration Required===
 
*[http://www.romulation.net Romulation] Useful for Wii, GameCube, NDS, PS2 etc, may be no-intro rips. (account required - use bugmenot or make one with a temp email account) (Many games (including most Nintendo titles) have been DMCA'd as of January 2017)
 
*[http://www.pleasuredome.org.uk Pleasuredome] Great private tracker for getting full sets of many systems (No-Intro, Goodsets, Trurip, Redump, TOSEC). Does not allow newer systems. Strict ratio site that requires you to maintain a positive upload to download ratio.
 
 
 
===User Uploaded Direct-Download (Forum post) Sites (Registration Required)===
 
Use some common sense while downloading!
 
*[http://chaosgamez.com/ chaosgamez.com] Wii U and 3DS games, including 3DS Cia and Roms; but also retro Nintendo games like NES, N64, GBA.
 
*[http://psvitaiso.com/ psvitaiso.com] Vita, PSP and PS1 games
 
*[http://wiiuiso.com/ wiiuiso.com] Mostly Wii games, but also other Nintendo games
 
*[http://www.ps3iso.com/forum.php ps3iso.com] Many 'premium-only' links.
 
*[http://www.3dsiso.com/forum.php 3dsiso.com] 3DS games
 
**[http://www.3dsiso.com/showthread.php?275949-1FICHIER-shared-folder-decrypted-3ds-roms-for-citra-and-others-28-06-2017 Decrypted 3DS games] for Citra.
 
*[http://www.warez-bb.org/viewforum.php?f=112 warez-bb.org] General warez site.
 
*[http://www.romshepherd.com Rom Shepherd] Great site to request or fill requests for ROMs. Also has an invite only tracker, but do not ask for an invite on the forums, only privately.
 
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===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.''</small>
 
*[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.)
 
**Redump PS1 sets: [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:6C5088295FAE49B5F2D92EF70B31F0377C05D824 USA], [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:DD381766675FBCE1204CFB4A260B2D97D43AD403 JAP], [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:3D41D4E6024AA4AB905BF0E6354D57F680C654F3 PAL]
 
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:4F8D3549E1B536D5B2B183592DC574404A9C5135 TOSEC Dreamcast set]
 
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:0e5ef752f78ccd368580467ed26edf2435ca1911 TOSEC SegaCD 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 CDi set]
 
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:0E7DE4C2E472ECB20265C95D4056BF6ACDEED442 Tru-Rip TurboGrafx-CD set]
 
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:8681F7465E7372E938BED103D3AE60C46254C706 DS/DSi 2014 Fullset]
 
*[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:3c9aaade428f69f09b722bbe4025063cd0f3cb58&dn=WiiWare+and+Virtual+Console+Complete+Collection+NTSC-U ALL NTSC WiiWare titles]
 
 
 
==Official Dumps==
 
===Nintendo Wii U / 3DS===
 
Nintendo delivers games the same way Sony does with the PlayStation Network; the big ISO with all the data is useless without an authentication key. Unfortunately for them, these keys are much smaller than the game, and can be passed around easily provided people have broken into the console to get them in the first place.
 
 
 
You need a titlekey database, covering base games, updates and DLCs. Some notable ones include [https://wiiu.titlekeys.gq/ this for Wii U keys] and [https://3ds.titlekeys.gq this for 3DS keys]. '''Note''' you're still restricted to games that are on the eShop and that people bothered to upload their tickets to that titlekey site, so retail-only games are excluded.
 
 
 
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. Some 3DS dumps also require seeds to play on real hardware.
 
 
 
Once you have the title key database including your game, you can download the game off the official servers using your tool of choice.
 
 
 
====NUS Downloaders (PC)====
 
You can get either 3DS or Wii U dumps this way. First of all get the Wii U USB Helper, for example [http://application.wiiuusbhelper.com/Updater.exe Wii U USB Helper]. 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.
 
* '''3DS dumps:''' Just "Convert to CIA" when the tool is done downloading it. That CIA file can then be installed to real 3DS hardware directly using [https://github.com/Steveice10/FBI/releases FBI], as long as you have enough free space on your SD card for '''double''' its size (unless you install + delete the CIA), or if you want to emulate them, you can install them and [https://citra-emu.org/wiki/dumping-installed-titles/ use GodMode9] to convert your titles to .cxi files, which can be used directly with [https://citra-emu.org/ Citra].
 
 
 
Updates and DLCs can be downloaded the same way. Right click on a game's name to choose which to download. For 3DS games, they can be converted to CIA files, and 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.
 
 
 
====Titlekey Downloaders (3DS)====
 
You'll need a 3DS with custom firmware installed (boot9strap + Luma3DS). If you don't have custom firmware, but want it, follow [https://3ds.guide the guide.] Do be warned that your firmware may not be compatible (unless you are using ntrboothax or hardmodding your 3DS). Accept no substitutes on this, video guides are '''NOT RECOMMENDED''', due to often being outdated, unreliable, and unsafe.
 
 
 
The best download utility is [https://notabug.org/Paul_GameDev/freeShop/releases FreeShop]. FreeShop is convenient since it only needs an encTitleKeys.bin from the titlekey site, and installs the games directly to your 3DS. If you would prefer to use your computer's download speed as an alternative, however, you can use Wii U USB Helper via the instructions given above.
 
 
 
===Nintendo Amiibo===
 
Amiibo are special figurines that interact with a number of 3DS, Wii U and Switch games. Depending on how hard they are to find, they can either be bought at a local retailer, or on eBay for a fortune. NFC tags are dumped to binary files (.bin). Android users can use [https://github.com/HiddenRamblings/TagMo/releases TagMo] to read and write these files, provided they have the [https://pastebin.com/aV23ha3X appropriate encryption keys.]
 
 
 
Here's the most complete amiibo set from [https://mega.nz/#F!Ylc02BzA!6_3eAIzG-0UY2l63Nhy4hg October 2017].
 
 
 
===Sony PlayStation Portable / PlayStation 3===
 
Similar situation as Nintendo. As of now, you need RAP license files and the game dump proper to install your game on your CFW'd console, or on real hardware. Some people offer their own license files on some applications and websites so that everyone can get their dumps. Of course, these are limited to popular games people bothered to upload their license files for, and only digital games.
 
 
 
The [http://psndl.net/packages PSNdl] website is a good way to get PS3 games for example, including PS Classic versions of PS1 and PS2 dumps that can be extracted and run on regular emulators. Make sure to get the RAP license as well. The pkg file can be decrypted with tools like [https://sites.google.com/site/theleecherman/psnpkgdecryptor-extractor psnpkgdecryptor-extractor] (useful for ripping PS Classics), though emulators like RPCS3 now offer built-in installers for those, and PS3 CFW support those as well.
 
 
 
PSNStuffX is another PC downloader tool that comes with a database and covers some games that PSNdl doesn't.
 
 
 
==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]
 
[[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. Both Mobygames and GameFAQs will list these under the game's release information. This number is region specific and is very useful if you want to find an ISO from a specific region.
 
 
 
==Download Managers==
 
Many resources we've listed will link to files called .DLCs that contain a list of urls to download. We've voluntarily listed some programs you can use in the event that you come across one and don't want to deal with the links manually.
 
 
 
*[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.
 

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