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|title = Nintendo Game Boy Advance
 
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|logo = gbagba.png
 
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|developer = [[:Nintendo]]
 
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|type = [[:Category:Handheld consoles|Handheld game console]]
 
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|generation = [[:Category:Sixth-generation video game consoles|Sixth generation]]
 
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|release = 2001
 
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|discontinued = 2010
 
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|predecessor = [[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|Game Boy Color]]
 
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|successor = [[Nintendo DS emulators|Nintendo DS]]
 
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|emulated = {{✓}}
 
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The '''[[wikipedia:Game_Boy_Advance|Game Boy Advance]]''' (often shortened to GBA) is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed by Nintendo. It is the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001; in North America on June 11, 2001; in Australia and Europe on June 22, 2001. It has a ARM7TDMI CPU at 16.78 MHz and a Zilog Z80 CPU at 8 MHz and 4 MHz. It has 288KB of RAM and 96KB of VRAM.  
 
  
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==Emulators==
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==Downloads==
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===Internet Archive===
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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.
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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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|[https://archive.org/details/latest-everdrive-pack-2020-04-16 SmokeMonster's ROM Packs]
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|2020-06-29
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|{{✗}}
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|[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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|[[mGBA]]
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|[https://archive.org/details/messmame?sort=-publicdate MAME and MESS]
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|[https://mgba.io/downloads.html {{MGBAVer}}]
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✓}} ||{{✓}}<ref group=N name=medusa>Experimental separate build under the name of [[mGBA#medusa|medusa]].</ref> ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||Mid ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|[[higan]]
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|[https://archive.org/details/sega-mega-cd-sega-cd-chds Redump Sega - Mega-CD - Sega CD CHDs]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
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|2020-09-13
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|[http://byuu.org/emulation/higan {{higanVer}}]
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|Redump (526/530) Torrent contains "Sega - Mega-CD - Sega CD - CHDs.torrent"
 
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|[[VisualBoy Advance#VBA-M|VBA-M]]
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|[https://archive.org/details/@redump_org_sets?sort=titleSorter Redump.org Sets]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
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|[https://github.com/visualboyadvance-m/visualboyadvance-m/releases {{VBAMVer}}]
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|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||Mid ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|A massive collection of most of the Redump sets.  A good place to start for those new to collecting.
 
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|iDeaS
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|[https://archive.org/details/xboxcds?sort=-publicdate Redump Original Xbox]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}
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|[https://web.archive.org/web/20150311100053/http://ciacin.site90.com/ideas.php 1.0.4.0]
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||? ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
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|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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|[[GBE+]]
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|[https://archive.org/details/Panasonic-3DO-Redump.org-2019-05-14 Redump 3DO]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
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|2019-06-21
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|[https://github.com/shonumi/gbe-plus {{GBEVer}}]
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
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|[https://fms.komkon.org/VGBA VGBA]
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|[https://archive.org/details/RedumpSegaSaturn2019October17MIA1 Redump Sega - Saturn]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
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|2019-10-17
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|[https://fms.komkon.org/VGBA {{VGBAVer}}]
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||? ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
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|[[MAME]]
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|[https://archive.org/details/snk-neo-geo-cd-chds Redump SNK - Neo Geo CD - CHDs]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
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|2020-09-17
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|[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||? ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||Cycle ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
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|Redump (101/101) Torrent contains: "SNK - Neo Geo CD - CHDs.torrent"
 
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|Meteor
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|[https://archive.org/details/RedumpSnkNeoGeoCd16Oct2019 Redump SNK - Neo Geo CD]
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|2019-10-16
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|[https://github.com/blastrock/meteor 1.4.2]
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||Low-Mid ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
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|NanoboyAdvance
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|[https://archive.org/details/tosec?sort=-publicdate TOSEC] (The Old School Emulation Center)
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}
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|[https://github.com/fleroviux/NanoboyAdvance git]
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||Low ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
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|[[No$|No$GBA]]
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|[https://archive.org/details/@manydumpedgames TOSEC - Sega Dreamcast]
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|[http://problemkaputt.de/gba.htm {{No$GBAVer}}]
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||Mid ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
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|BoyCottAdvance
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|[https://archive.org/details/vintagesoftware Vintage Software]
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|[http://boycottadvance.emuunlim.org/Downloads.htm 0.2.8]
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||Low ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
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|Many DOS collections and older games.
 
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|PlayBoy Advance
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|[https://archive.org/details/NeoKobe-NecPc-98012017-11-17 Neo-Kobe NEC PC-9801]
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|align=left|{{Icon|macOS}}
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|2017-11-17
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|[https://www.zophar.net/macintosh/gba/playboy-advance.html 1.0]
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||Low ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
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|[[AloneGBA]]
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|[https://archive.org/details/Neo_Kobe_NEC_PC-8801_2016-02-25 Neo-Kobe NEC PC-8801]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
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|2016-02-25
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|[https://standalones.dev 1.0.2]
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||Mid ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||?
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|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])
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|2017-09-07
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|{{✗}}
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|[[mGBA]]
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|[https://archive.org/details/Cyles_Gameboy_roms Complete Gameboy Roms]
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|2019-02-19
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|[https://mgba.io/downloads.html {{MGBAVer}}]
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|{{✓}} ||{{✓}}<ref group=N name=medusa /> ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||Mid ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|US/EU/JP/World/Proto/Demo/Etc. Includes Translated and Hack Titles.
 
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|[http://www.explusalpha.com/ GBA.emu]<br/><small>(VBA-M r1097 based)</small>
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|[https://archive.org/details/CylesSNESRomPack Complete Super Nintendo RomPack]
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|2019-02-11
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|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.explusalpha.GbaEmu 1.5.54][https://github.com/Rakashazi/emu-ex-plus-alpha git]</br>[https://pyra-handheld.com/repo/apps/75 1.5.46.01 Pyra]
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|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||? ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||High-Mid ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|US/EU/JP/World/Proto/Demo/Etc. Includes Translated and Hack Titles.
 
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|[http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/software/content/VBA8_1.php VBA8]
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|[https://archive.org/details/No-Intro-Collection_2016-01-03_Fixed No-Intro Collection]
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|align=left|{{Icon|W8P}}
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|2016-01-03
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|[https://www.appx4fun.com/xap/15223/ 2.27]
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|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||? ||Low-Mid ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
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|Outdated.
 
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|[https://forums.windowscentral.com/app-spotlight/252987-trio-nintendo-emulators-vba8-vgbc8-snes8x.html VBA10]
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|[https://archive.org/details/noIntroNintendoDsDecrypted2019Jun30 No-Intro Nintendo DS]
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|align=left|{{Icon|W10P}}
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|2019-06-30
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|[https://forum.xda-developers.com/windows-10-mobile/windows-10-mobile-apps-and-games/app-vba10-emulator-t3588704 1.22]<br/>[https://emulator.games/emulators/gameboy-advance/vba10/ Alt]
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||? ||Mid ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
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|File names are in alphabetical order.
 
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|[[gpSP]]
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|[https://archive.org/details/No-Intro_Nintendo_DSi_2018-06-30 No-Intro Nintendo DSi]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Pandora|Didj}}
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|2018-06-30
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|[http://repo.openpandora.org/?page=detail&app=package.gpsp.notaz 0.9.2.8 Pandora]
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||Mid ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
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|[[VisualBoy Advance#VBA-M|VBA-M]]<ref group=N name=libretro>Only available on mobile as a libretro core (e.g. [[RetroArch]]).</ref>
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|[https://archive.org/details/NintendoDSiDLC2019 Nintendo DSiWare]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Android|iOS|Linux|Pandora}}
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|2019-01-29
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|[https://github.com/visualboyadvance-m/visualboyadvance-m 2.1.4]
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
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|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]]).
 
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|[https://sites.google.com/site/fastemulator/ My Boy!]
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|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])
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|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}
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|2018-08-01
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|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fastemulator.gba 1.8.0]
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✓}}<ref group=N name=myoldboy>Separate paid app called My OldBoy!.</ref> ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||Mid ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
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|Game IDs are used for file titles. CD-based games are .bin files, DVD-based games are .iso files.
 
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|GBA4iOS
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|[https://archive.org/details/redumpSonyPlaystationAmericaGames02October2017 Redump PS1 America]
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|align=left|{{Icon|iOS}}
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|2017-10-02
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|[https://iemulators.com/gba4ios 2.1]
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{~}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||High ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
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|[https://archive.org/details/@john_mr_smith?sort=titleSorter John (Mr) Smith]
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|{{✗}}
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|Uploads Redump PS1 NTSC-U and PAL sets.
 
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|[[mGBA]]
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|[https://archive.org/details/No-Intro-Collection_2016-09-06 No-Intro Collection]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Wii|Switch}}<br>{{Icon|3DS|PSV}}
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|2017-06-27
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|[https://mgba.io/downloads.html {{MGBAVer}}]
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||Mid ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|Outdated.
 
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|[https://www.gc-forever.com/wiki/index.php?title=Enhanced_mGBA emGBA]
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|[https://archive.org/details/gamecubenaiso Complete North American GameCube Collection]
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|align=left|{{Icon|GCN|Wii}}
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|2015-09-13
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|[https://files.extremscorner.org/gamecube/apps/mgba/latest git]
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||Mid ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
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|Redump verified SCRUBBED ISO image files. To bypass registration look in comments for magnet link (torrent).
 
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|[[gpSP#PSP_version|TempGBA4PSP]]
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|[https://archive.org/details/SgaStrnCmplt Redump Saturn]
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|align=left|{{Icon|PSP}}
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|2015-09-13
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|[http://www.mediafire.com/download/41ny5xrwxizalx4/TempGBA4PSP-26750221.zip 26750221]
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||Mid ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
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|Includes manuals and magazines.
 
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|[[VisualBoy Advance#VBA-GX|VBA GX]]
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|[https://archive.org/details/2020_01_06_fbn FinalBurn Neo]
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|align=left|{{Icon|GCN|Wii}}
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|2020-07-20
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|[https://github.com/dborth/vbagx/releases git]
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}<ref group=N>As VBA-Next.</ref> ||Mid ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
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|Maintained and updated regularly.
 
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|[[gpSP]]
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|[https://archive.org/details/no-intro_romsets No-Intro Collection]
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|align=left|{{Icon|PSP}}
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|2020-07-15
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|0.91
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||Mid ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
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|Maintained and updated regularly.
 
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|[[GBARunner2]]
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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 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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|2020-08-03
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|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{~}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||Low-High ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||?
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|A collection of [http://database.trurip.org/ trurip/EmulationArchive] sets.
 
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|Gbaemu4DS
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|[https://archive.org/details/EF_PC-FX_Collection Redump NEC PC-FX]
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|align=left|{{Icon|NDS}}
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|2020-02-13
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|[https://ichfly.github.io/gbaemu4DS Alpha 2 fix 4][https://github.com/ichfly/gbaemu4DS git]
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||Low ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
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|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.
 
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|[[gpSP|UO gpSP Kai]]
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|[https://archive.org/details/redump.pcecd Redump NEC PC Engine CD & TurboGrafx CD]
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|align=left|{{Icon|PSP}}
+
|2020-09-25
−
|3.4 test 4 build 230
+
|{{✗}}
−
|? ||? ||? ||? ||? ||? ||? ||? ||?
+
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[Virtual Console]]
+
|[https://archive.org/details/1-g-1-r-terra-onion-snk-neo-geo Terraonion - SNK - Neo Geo (.neo format)]
−
|align=left|{{Icon|3DS|WiiU}}
+
|2021-04-02
−
|8.10
+
|{{✗}}
−
|{{✓}} <small>(Nintendo 3DS only)<small> ||{{✓}} <small>(Wii U only)<small> ||{{✓}} <small>(Pokemon only)</small> ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||? ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
+
|Terraonion (141) Torrent contains "SNK - Neo Geo - NEOs + TOSEC manuals.torrent"
 
|}
 
|}
−
<references group=N />
 
  
−
===Comparisons===
+
===Cellphone Collection===
−
;[[mGBA]]:Aims for accuracy, speed, and features. For its accuracy, it's gradually becoming the best at that. It's actively developed and has features VBA-M lacks such as a Tilt Sensor, and more recently Game Boy Camera support. It currently does not have an official Android build.
 
−
;[[VisualBoy Advance|Visual Boy Advance (VBA)]]:The original GBA emulator. Discovered to have an <abbr title="Arbitrary Code Execution">ACE</abbr> vulnerability detailed below.
 
−
:;[[VisualBoy Advance#VBA-M|Visual Boy Advance-M (VBA-M)]]:A fork with additional improvements. It is behind in terms of accuracy and performance compared to mGBA.
 
−
::;VBA-Next:A [[RetroArch]] fork from an older revision of VBA-M with added speedhacks and tweaks, making it useful for lower-end devices. A bit less accurate in some respects, but fixes a few games such as Advance Wars 2.
 
−
;[[gpSP]]:Its last official version was 0.91. There are, however, two forks of interest: [http://dl.qj.net/psp/emulators/gpsp-mod-20090720.html gpSPmod], and [http://filetrip.net/psp-downloads/homebrew/download-gpsp-j-12-06-16-f29570.htmlgpSP-J gpSP-J]. gpSP-J has superior compatibility, while gpSPmod has more options for customization (full screen, cheats, etc). Both are superior to Kai.
 
−
;[[higan]]:Its GBA core is cycle-accurate as of v095, but it is behind in terms of performance compared to mGBA and VBA-M.
 
−
;[[MAME]]:Has a <code>gba</code> driver markup as working but both graphics and sound are "imperfect".
 
  
−
'''NOTE:''' There's a ''huge'' <abbr title="Arbitrary Code Execution">ACE</abbr> vulnerability affecting VBA and most of its forks, except for VBA-M. The function for adding GameShark codes ("Import > Gameshark code file") doesn't check if the file's size is within 1024 kilobits, meaning cheat code files from dubious sources can be engineered with malware in mind. There is good news; VBA-M still doesn't do a sanity check for those files, but it just crashes instead of letting the code wreak havoc. So, depending on your use case, avoid using:
+
* Includes Games, Softwares, Emulators, SDKs, Firmware, etc..
−
# Cheat code files bigger than 1024Kb that you got online from untrustworthy sources.
 
−
# The import code files feature.
 
−
# The old emulator altogether, and settle for other options like mGBA or VBA-M. All of them support the same SRAM save data the cartridge uses.
 
  
−
'''List of recommended GBA emulators for Android:'''
+
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible sortable"
−
* [https://www.androidauthority.com/best-game-boy-emulators-for-android-368530/ 10 best Game Boy Advanced, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy emulators for Android] (SEPTEMBER 2, 2018. Includes some emulators not found in above charts. Reviews may be subjective.)
+
|-
 +
!Set
 +
!Date
 +
!Registration<br>Required
 +
!Notes
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/qinghui.wang qinghui.wang Chinese Mobile Games]
 +
|2021-08-09
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|A complete scrape of the qinghui.wang website, holding about 3500 Java games.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/7723_cn_dump 7723.cn J2ME/Symbian games dump]
 +
|2020-09-17
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|Scrape of the Chinese site 7723.cn, hosting around 100000 J2ME / Symbian games.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/mypalm.ru mypalm.ru downloads section]
 +
|2021-03-04
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|Scrape of the downloads section of mypalm.ru, with software for PalmOS devices.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/dubigame.tistory.com dubigame.tistory.com Korean mobile games]<br/>[https://archive.org/details/dubi_20210525 dubigame.tistory.com mirror]
 +
|2021-02-04
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|Scrape of the dubigame.tistory.com site, which hosted a collection of Korean SKT/LGE/KTF/Android mobile games during a short timespan.<br/>A mirror of uploaded mobile games to dubigame.tistory.com.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/shouji.com.cn-j2me Shouji.com.cn J2ME files scrape]
 +
|2020-12-12
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|Scrape of all the J2ME files at site shouji.com.cn.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/mobileheart MobileHeart software downloads scrape]
 +
|2020-10-23
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|Scrape of the software downloads sections of www.mobileheart.com.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/mobilestore_pk_dump mobilestore.pk / mobile-phones.com.pk downloads scrape]
 +
|2020-10-22
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|Scrape of the still working downloads from the mobilestore.pk and mobile-phones.com.pk sites.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/phoneky_dump Phoneky/DownloadWAP J2ME/Symbian software downloads scrape]
 +
|2020-10-04
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|Full scrape of the J2ME and Symbian downloads section from site phoneky.com / downloadwap.com.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/smartphone_ua_scrape Smartphone.ua downloads section scrape]
 +
|2020-10-02
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/N-Gage2.0GamesArchive N-Gage 2.0 Games Archive]
 +
|2020-06-22
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|Contains cracked scene releases and trial versions of N-Gage 2.0 games.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/ngagecrackedgamescollection N-Gage Cracked Games full romset 2020]
 +
|2020-01-22
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|All releases are cracked, allowing them to be played on an N-Gage without having to deal with the "Memory card is corrupted" error.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/hpc_ru hpc.ru PDA software]
 +
| 2020-08-06
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|Scrape of all software, screenshots and descriptions from hpc.ru.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/litoli_afpda litoli.com / afpda.com]
 +
|2020-08-04
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|PDA software from the litoli.com / afpda.com forum downloads.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/waper_ru_death waper.ru deathgrab (incomplete dump)]
 +
| 2020-08-04
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|Partial grab of the rotting website waper.ru, hosting countless pieces of mobile software / games.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/j2me-archive-unified-2019-09 Unified archive of J2ME software (2019-09)]
 +
|2019-09-14
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|This is a unified collection of J2ME (Java Micro Edition) games from many
 +
sources. Each archive is a complete collection of all J2ME software available
 +
from its source at the time of archiving.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/qualcomm-brew-games Qualcomm BREW Games]
 +
|2021-08-02
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|Qualcomm BREW mobile games archive from 2 different Mega folders.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/zeebo-game-app-compilation-open-zeebo Zeebo Game & App Compilation]
 +
| 2021-07-30
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|Zeebo game console games and apps.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/HugeJavaMobileGameDump Huge Java Mobile Game Dump (67,000 files)]
 +
|2018-06-08
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|Over 67,000 files from the FTPs of a couple of Java Mobile game sites. One - mastiwap.com - is now completely offline.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/tocmobile TOC Mobile]
 +
|2019-10-12
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|Mobile (Symbian/Java) games from TheOldComputer.com.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/somej2me Some J2ME games]
 +
|2021-05-19
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|Some j2me.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/nokia-new-series-2008 Nokia New Series 2008]
 +
|2021-05-04
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|A compilation of programs for Nokia mobile phones (both Symbian Series 60 and Series 30/40) in SIS and JAR (Java) formats.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/some-vxp-and-java-games-for-nokia-216 Some Vxp And Java Games For Nokia 216]
 +
|2020-07-06
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|Games for the Nokia 216 phone.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/mrp-games Mythroad (China Mobile/Cherry Mobile) games archive (MRP)]
 +
|2021-04-23
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|2576 (with duplicates) Mythroad games I collected from random sites.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/MythroadArchive Mythroad Archive]
 +
|2020-02-05
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|Mythroad is a platform used by China Mobile and Cherry Mobile mobile phones. This is an archive of software that runs on Mythroad, all of which are in the .mrp file format.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/docomoezweb DoCoMo i-Mode & EZplus App Archive]
 +
|2020-04-09
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|This contains ~600+ iMode & ~600+ EZweb games, tools, emulators/simulators & various items.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/DSEffectsJ2MEArchives DSEffects Java Games Archive]
 +
|2021-03-30
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|DsEffects was an italian mobile gaming company founded in 2000 by Dario Scaccia.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/miscs-SWF-uzsmart Miscellaneous Flash Lite SWF files]
 +
|2020-10-23
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|Pack of miscellaneous SWF files (Likely compatible with Adobe Flash Lite) from Uzsmart.ru.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/destinypenguin-doja destinypenguin DoJa archive]
 +
|2021-01-02
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|Archive of *.jad *.jam and *.jar files for Japanese feature phones listed on http://destinypenguin.web.fc2.com.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/J2MEarchivesMay2020 J2ME Software archives - May 2020]
 +
|2020-05-24
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|Preservation archive of software for the J2ME platform.
 +
May-2020 backup.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/j2me-hipnosis J2ME Personal Sanitized Archive]
 +
| 2020-12-27
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|This archive is more than a collection of .jar files gathered from the internet. Instead, is a sanitization project of a particular and reduced selection of games that i'm interested in.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/Over5000MobileGames (The J2ME Archives) Over 5000 Mobile Games]
 +
|2018-11-02
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|Collection of 5000+ year 2002-2005 J2ME games for early Java mobile phones. Contains some pretty old B&W games for first generation Java phones like the Nokia 3410 or Siemens ones.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/nokia-hry-pack Nokia Hry]
 +
|2020-08-10
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|Pack of Nokia games.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/java-symbian-aplikacehry_202008 Java, Symbian apps & games]
 +
|2020-08-09
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|pack of stuff from the net.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/Cellphone_game_packs_from_sCZther Cellphone game packs from sCZther]
 +
|2020-07-16
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|Cellphone game packs from sCZther.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/mobilesymbian17082019.7z Mobile Games - Symbian (20191008). 7z]
 +
|2019-08-17
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|Symbian Mobile Games.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/J2mepacks Collection of J2ME game packs]
 +
|2020-07-06
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|Downloaded from various sites.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/nokia-hry.-jar-cca-560-her Nokia Games J2ME]
 +
|2020-07-06
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|Around 560 Nokia J2ME games.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/siemens-x-6-and-x-7 Siemens X6/X7 J2ME games]
 +
|2020-07-06
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|J2Me games for the Siemens X6 and X7 cellphones.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/random-j-2-me Random J2ME games]
 +
|2020-07-06
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|A pack of J2ME cellphone games that was laying on my drive, from various sources.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/240x-320-s-40 240x320 S40 J2ME games]
 +
|2020-07-06
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|Nokia S40 standard cellphone games with the resolution 240x320.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/sony-ericsson-k-7-and-k-8 Sony Ericsson K7/K8 J2ME games]
 +
|2020-07-06
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|Games for the Sony Ericsson K7 and K8 cellphones.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/nokia-6230-J2ME Nokia 6230 J2ME games]
 +
|2020-07-06
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|Games for the Nokia 6230 cellphone.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/mobiles24j2me Mobiles24.com J2ME Complete Game Archive]
 +
|2020-04-20
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|A complete copy of all 21,529 games available at Mobiles24 organized (many dupes of games for different resolution devices).
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/rugame rugame.ml]
 +
|2019-10-17
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|Assorted Java software from rugame.ml.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/mobilej2me20191008 Mobile Games - J2ME (20191008)]
 +
|2019-08-10
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|Collection of 279,000 J2ME Mobile Games.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/Psychex Psychex]
 +
|2019-09-15
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|Psychex's mobile Java game collection.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/800j2megames_201805 (The J2ME Archives) Pack of 800 J2ME games]
 +
|2018-05-09
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|This item is part of an effort to archive as many J2ME software as possible before it disappears completely. Focus is on early era games (2002-2005).
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/1000_J2ME_Games_Pack (The J2ME Archives) 1000 J2ME Games Pack]
 +
|2017-12-18
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|This item is part of an effort to archive as many J2ME software as possible before it disappears completely. Focus is on early era games (2002-2005).
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/NokiaJavaGames (The J2ME Archives) Nokia Java Games]
 +
|2019-08-01
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|This item is part of an effort to archive as many J2ME software as possible before it disappears completely. Focus is on early era games (2002-2005).
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/Sasisa.ruHugeJavaMobileGameDump Huge Java Mobile Game Dump]
 +
|2018-06-08
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|Over 103,000 files from the FTPs of a couple of Java Mobile game sites. One - mastiwap.com - is completely gone.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/nokia33103g2017gamepack Nokia 3310 3G ( 2017) Game Pack]
 +
|2019-07-18
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|This is a small collection of J2ME games that I (ONLYUSEmeFEET) have spent hours verifying that run on the new Nokia 3310 3G (2017).
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/touch-j-2-me J2ME Touch games]
 +
|2020-07-06
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|Games for touch screen java cellphones.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/j2me128x128ulozto Java 128x128 ulož.to dump]
 +
|2019-05-06
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|Dump of various collections of 128x128 java phone games from the czech filesharing site Ulož.to.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/phoneky.com.zip phoneky.com]
 +
|2019-07-29
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|Mobile Java games from files from phoneky.com
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/files.dertz.in files.dertz.in]
 +
|2019-07-29
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|Mobile Java games from files.dertz.in
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/cd26s-personal-j2me-archive ChicDead26's Personal J2ME Archive]
 +
|2021-08-14
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|This pack includes 283 games, ranging from popular games from back then to bootlegs of several kinds. May also include some roms, built-in with their respective emulators.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/java-games-collection-beta-ver.-31.12.2019.-7z Java Games Collection (Beta Ver. 31.12.2019). 7z]
 +
|2020-10-31
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
| java cellphones games
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/300mobilejavagames Pack of 300+ games for old java phones]
 +
|2019-07-29
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|These are games in .jar format for old mobile phones before the smartphone era
 +
Phones with Android or iOS won't run these, and even if you have a phone that can run them they aren't all compatible with all devices.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/mophun-archive-1.0 Mophun Archive 1.0]
 +
|2021-01-02
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|The first release of the Mophun games archive.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/MobywareJAR Mobyware JARs]
 +
|2019-02-07
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|Mobyware JARs
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/MobywareSISAndSISX Mobyware SIS And SISX]
 +
|2019-02-07
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|Mobyware SIS and SISX files.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/sasisa.ru sasisa.ru]
 +
|2019-02-14
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|Sasisa.ru's mobile games.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/appdown.7723.cn appdown.7723.cn]
 +
|2019-02-14
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|appdown.7723.cn's mobile games.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/Virtualdos.free.fr.7z Virtualdos.free.fr. 7z]
 +
|2019-02-19
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|Java games.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/terbaik.my.to.7z terbaik.my.to.7z]
 +
|2019-02-19
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|Java games, not a complete backup of the site.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/Salinguneg.xtgem.com.7z Salinguneg.xtgem.com. 7z]
 +
|2019-02-19
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|Java games.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/dedomil.net.7z dedomil.net.7z]
 +
|2019-02-15
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|Mobile games from dedomil.net.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://archive.org/details/mobile_soft mobile_soft]
 +
|2019-05-04
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|A collection of various mobile games and applications from an open FTP at ftp://0893881793.static.corbina.ru.
 +
|}
  
−
==Emulation issues==
+
==ROM & ISO Websites==
  
−
===Oversaturation===
+
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible sortable"
−
[[File:1406913527173-1-.png|400px|thumb|right|'''Left:''' The default game.<br/>'''Right:''' The "Gameboy Colors" mode on [[VisualBoy Advance#VBA-M|VBA-M]].]]
+
! scope="col"|Name
−
The screen on the original Game Boy Advance is not backlit and can be hard to see in some conditions. To compensate, game developers often used oversaturated colors by default so that the result would look normal on hardware. On standard computer screens, saturation is not an issue so this can look jarring and undesirable for gameplay. Some games made after 2003 may have also taken the Game Boy Advance SP <abbr title="AGS-001">model</abbr> into account since its screen was actually <abbr title="A newer model, AGS-101, was released in 2005 that was actually backlit">frontlit</abbr>. For everything else though, emudevs have given some solutions:
+
! scope="col"|Content
 +
! scope="col"|Registration Required?
 +
! scope="col"|Rate Limited?
 +
! scope="col"|Notes
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:Romsmania.jpeg|120px]]
 +
<B>[https://romsmania.cc/ RomsMania]</B>
 +
| Various
 +
| 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.
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:Ziperto.png|120px]]
 +
[https://www.ziperto.com/ Ziperto]
 +
| Most of Nintendo Games
 +
| No
 +
| No
 +
| Good for decrypted 3DS games for Citra. Use an adblocker.
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:Madloader.jpeg|60px]]
 +
[https://madloader.com/ Madloader]
 +
| 3DS
 +
| No
 +
| No
 +
| Decrypted 3DS and Switch games for Citra and Yuzu. Use an adblocker.
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:Romsie.png|120px]]
 +
[https://romsie.com/ ROMsie]
 +
| Various
 +
| No
 +
| No
 +
| ROMs up to 6th gen.
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:Downarea51.png|120px]]
 +
[https://www.downarea51.com/ Downarea51]
 +
| Various
 +
| No
 +
| No
 +
| Collection of Various ROMs.
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:Freeroms.png|120px]]
 +
[https://www.freeroms.com/ FreeRoms]
 +
| Various
 +
| No
 +
| No
 +
| Wide selection of retro titles (Nintendo first-party titles nuked, but third-party titles remain).
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:Vim'slair.png|120px]]
 +
[https://vimm.net/ Vimm's Lair]
 +
| Various
 +
| 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.
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:Portableroms.png|120px]]
 +
[https://portableroms.com/ PortableRoms]
 +
| Various
 +
| No
 +
| No
 +
| Collection of Various ROMs.
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:Gamulator.jpeg|120px]]
 +
[https://www.gamulator.com/ Gamulator]
 +
| Various
 +
| No
 +
| No
 +
| Small website where you can download all sort of retro console ROM's and ISO's.
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:Romsplanet.png|120px]]
 +
[https://romsplanet.com/ RomsPlanet]
 +
| Various
 +
| No
 +
| No
 +
| One of the biggest ROM`s collection for PS, Gameboy, Nintendo...etc.
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:Coolrom.gif|120px]]
 +
[http://www.coolrom.com/ CoolROM]
 +
| Various
 +
| No
 +
| No
 +
| Wide selection of retro titles (Nintendo first-party titles nuked, but third-party titles remain).
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:Romsdownload.jpeg|120px]]
 +
[https://romsdownload.net/ RomsDownload]
 +
| Various
 +
| No
 +
| No
 +
| Standard selection of ROMs up to 5th gen, plus some 6th and 7th gen.
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:Killerrom.jpeg|120px]]
 +
[https://roms-download.com/ Roms-Download.com (Killerroms)]
 +
| Various
 +
| No
 +
| No
 +
| 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.
 +
|-
 +
|[[File: Emuparadise.jpeg|100px]]
 +
[http://emuparadise.me/ Emuparadise]
 +
| Various
 +
| 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).
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:Romsuniverse.jpeg|120px]]
 +
[http://www.romsuniverse.com/ RomUniverse]
 +
| Various
 +
| No
 +
| No
 +
| Wide selection of retro titles (Nintendo first-party titles nuked, but third-party titles remain).
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:Planetemu.png|120px]]
 +
[http://www.planetemu.net Planet Emulation]
 +
| Various
 +
| No
 +
| No
 +
| 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, losts of romhacks and English patched games. Also contains a collection of PSP DLCs.
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:Gametronik.jpeg|120px]]
 +
[http://www.gametronik.com GameTronik]
 +
| Various
 +
| No
 +
| No
 +
| French ROM Site.
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:Atarimania.jpeg|80px]]
 +
[http://www.atarimania.com/rom_collection_archive_atari_2600_roms.html Atarimania]
 +
| Atari 2600
 +
| No
 +
| No
 +
| Contains a complete Atari 2600 ROM set.
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:Pokemonlog.png|120px]]
 +
[https://www.pokemonlog.com/ Pokemonlog]
 +
| Pokemon Mod & Hacks
 +
| No
 +
| No
 +
| Small website where you can get the latest Pokemon ROM's and Pokemon rom hacks.
 +
|-
 +
|[[File: Macintoshgames.gif|120px]]
 +
[http://macintoshgarden.org/ Macintosh Garden]
 +
| Macintosh
 +
| No
 +
| No
 +
| 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]]
 +
[http://japanesepccompendium.blogspot.com/ JapaneseCompendium]
 +
| Old PC Games Jpn
 +
| No
 +
| No
 +
| A blog dedicated to old PC games from Japan.
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:macgamefiles.jpeg|120px]]
 +
[http://www.macgamefiles.com/list/shareware/ MacGameFiles.com]
 +
| Macintosh
 +
| No
 +
| No
 +
| Site dedicated to basic shareware and demo versions of Macintosh games; as well as patches, mods and tools.
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:downloadgameps3.png|120px]]
 +
[https://downloadgameps3.com/ DownloadGamePS3]
 +
[[File:downloadgamexbox.png|120px]]
 +
[https://downloadgamexbox.com/ DownloadGameXbox]
 +
[[File: downloadgamepsp.png|120px]]
 +
[https://downloadgamepsp.com/ DownloadGamePSP]
 +
[[File:downloadgamewii.png|120px]]
 +
[https://nswgame.com/ GameWii]
 +
| Various
 +
| No
 +
| No
 +
|
 +
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.
 +
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]]
 +
[https://www.romsget.io/ ROMsGet]
 +
[[File:Romsgames.png|120px]]
 +
[https://www.downloadroms.io/ Download ROMs]
 +
| Various
 +
| No
 +
| No
 +
| Standard selection of ROMs up to 6th gen, plus Wii.
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:emuroms.jpeg|120px]]
 +
[http://www.emuroms.ch/en EmuRoms.ch]
 +
| Various
 +
| No
 +
| No
 +
| Torrent site for ROMs and ISOs. Has ROMs up to the 3DS. Also, it has the same layout as the now dead Portal Roms.
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:worldofspectrum.jpeg|120px]]
 +
[http://worldofspectrum.org/ World of Spectrum]
 +
| ZX Spectrum
 +
| No
 +
| No
 +
| 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.
 +
|-
  
−
====Emulator Options====
+
|[[File:Retrostic.png|120px]]
−
'''No$GBA:''' Under "Emulation Options", select "GBA Mode". There are four modes.
+
[https://www.retrostic.com/ RetroStic]
−
 
+
| Various
−
* '''GBA (no backlight):''' Strong desaturation
+
| No
−
* '''GBA SP (backlight):''' Strong desaturation
+
| No
−
* '''Nintendo DS in GBA mode:''' Some desaturation
+
| Standard selection of ROMs up to 5th gen, plus NDS.
−
* '''VGA Mode (poppy bright):''' No desaturation
+
|-
−
 
+
|[[File:abandonwarefrance.jpeg|120px]]
−
'''mGBA:''' Under Tools > Settings > Shaders, you will find three customizable '''Desaturation''' parameters.
+
[http://www.abandonware-france.org/ Abandonware France]
−
 
+
| DOS
−
'''VBA-M:''' (nightly only): Under Options > Game Boy Advance, you will find the option, '''LCD Filter'''.
+
| No
−
 
+
| No
−
'''higan:''' Under Settings > Video Filter, you will find the "Color Emulation" checkbox.
+
| Also, a French ROM site.
−
 
+
|-
−
* '''Color Emulation off:''' No desaturation
+
|[[File:Romsforever.jpeg|120px]]
−
* '''Color Emulation on:''' Gamma correction and adjusted color range.
+
[https://romsforever.co/ ROMsForever]
−
 
+
[[File:Romspure.jpeg|120px]]
−
====Shaders====
+
[https://romspure.com/ Romspure]
−
Cg [[Shaders and Filters|shaders]] can be used in [[OpenEmu]] or [[RetroArch]] that adjust the colors to those of a real GBA screen, as well as other screen types. These are available in GLSL<ref name="GLSL">https://github.com/libretro/glsl-shaders/tree/master/handheld/shaders/color</ref> for OpenGL, and Slang<ref name="Slang">https://github.com/libretro/slang-shaders/tree/master/handheld/shaders/color</ref> for Vulkan.
+
| Various
−
 
+
| No
−
For GBA, there is <code>gba-color.cg</code><ref>https://github.com/libretro/common-shaders/blob/master/handheld/shaders/color/gba-color.cg</ref>, which simulates the color profile of a GBA screen under an external light source more accurately than VBA-M or No$GBA color options. If you prefer the darker color options that those emulators have, then use <code>vba-color.cg</code><ref>https://github.com/libretro/common-shaders/blob/master/handheld/shaders/color/vba-color.cg</ref> instead.  
+
| No
−
 
+
| Complete sets for up to 5th gen systems, plus a fair amount of 6th+ gen.
−
There is also <code>nds-color.cg</code><ref>https://github.com/libretro/common-shaders/blob/master/handheld/shaders/color/nds-color.cg</ref> and <code>psp-color.cg</code><ref>https://github.com/libretro/common-shaders/blob/master/handheld/shaders/color/psp-color.cg</ref>, which simulates the color profiles of the original Nintendo DS frontlit screen and the PSP-1000/PSP-2000 backlit screen, respectively.
+
|-
−
 
+
|[[File:Gamecuberoms.PNG|120px]]
−
===Horrible Sound Quality===
+
[https://gamecuberoms.cc/ Gamecube Roms]
−
As a handheld rushed to the market (because of the WonderSwan Color competition), the Game Boy Advance had some cut corners. The sound hardware was affected the hardest: while it could play Game Boy Color sound in addition to samples and sequenced music like what would be heard on the SNES, the actual sound playback quality is awful compared to the actual higher quality sound samples stored internally in the ROM.
+
| Various
−
 
+
| No
−
There were [https://www.romhacking.net/utilities/881/ tools] made to extract the internal high-quality music (as midi files plus a sound font, to be played on foobar2000), however, interest remains limited in implementing its playback in real-time on emulators. It's worth noting it exists as a very experimental feature on [[mGBA]] (nightly versions) under Enhancements as "XQ GBA Audio", but very buggy and still limited to games using the standard sound engine, the so-called "Sappy" engine, which is still a big part of the GBA's software library.
+
| No
−
 
+
| Complete sets for up to 5th gen systems, plus a fair amount of 6th+ gen, Gamecube.
−
===High Resolution Affine Transformation Graphical Effects===
+
|-
−
Similar to the scaling effects used on the Super NES known commonly as "Mode 7" graphics, the Game Boy Advance has affine transformation effects for some backgrounds and individual sprites that can be done in hardware. Due to the GBA's lower resolution, some detail may be lost.
+
|[[File:Consoleroms.png|120px]]
−
 
+
[https://www.consoleroms.com/ ConsoleRoms]
−
The [[mGBA]] emulator added an Enhancements menu where you can change the resolution of those graphical effects, for a smoother effect. The graphical render engine will need to be OpenGL for those to take effect. It won't work on games where those effects are done in software instead of the hardware scaling features (like the 3D environment in Asterix & Obelix XXL)
+
| Various
−
 
+
| No
−
===Save formats===
+
| No
−
Originally, when saves were implemented, nobody settled on a format, so the Visual Boy Advance devs made their own. Because other emulators often went with raw data, having to exchange different saves caused problems. The original Visual Boy Advance tries to figure out which format a given save is but often fails at it. By explicitly telling the emulator to read it as a specific type using a file called <code>vba-over.ini</code>, VBA complies. VBA-M includes this config file by default, but older revisions like VBA 1.7.2 and VBALink do not.
+
| Standard selection of ROMs up to 6th gen, plus Wii.
−
 
+
|-
−
The VBA-Next and VBA-M cores in Libretro have the file baked into the binary so that it can load raw .sav files, but converts the format to its own derivative at exactly 136 KB every time, with save type info contained within the file. This completely avoids the previous issues at the cost of incompatibility with standalone VBA and most others.
+
|[[File:Markdown.jpeg|120px]]
−
 
+
[https://r-roms.github.io/ Rom Center Markdown Edition 2021 (/r/Roms Mega Thread)]
−
To solve this incompatibility, Libretro devs created a
+
| Various
−
[https://github.com/libretro/vbam-libretro/blob/master/src/libretro/gbaconv/gbaconv.c command-line tool] to convert .srm save files made from these cores to raw .sav save data for other emulators. It takes standard input (i.e. just drag and drop the .srm onto the executable) and outputs accordingly. It can also be done in reverse. A 64-bit binary of this tool for Windows can be found
+
| No
−
[https://www.mediafire.com/?6bg8ag0bjs1b7ng here].
+
| No
−
 
+
| 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]
−
==Connectivity==
+
|-
−
There are five different kinds of connectivity, support varying by game:
+
|[[File:mame.jpeg|120px]]
−
*Single Pak
+
[http://mamedev.org/roms/ MAME]
−
*Multi Pak
+
| MAME
−
*Wireless
+
| No
−
*GameCube
+
| No
−
*Nintendo DS
+
| Directly from the MAME site. Games that were released with permission for free and non-commercial use.
−
Purple end in GBA means player 1, while a grey end in GBA means P2, P3, or P4. Daisy-chaining up to three cables will set up the additional P3 and P4 by connecting the purple end to a purple midsection.<ref>https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/downloads/agblink.pdf</ref>
+
|-
−
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
+
|[[File:Eagleforest.jpeg|120px]]
 +
[http://eagleforces.tistory.com/ eagleforces]
 +
| Various
 +
| 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.
 +
|-
 +
|[[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]]
 +
[https://switchrls.co/ Switchrls]
 +
| Nintendo Switch
 +
| No
 +
| No
 +
| Decrypted Switch games for Yuzu. Use an adblocker.
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:Xcinsp.jpeg|120px]]
 +
[https://www.xcinsp.com/ XCINSP]
 +
| Nintendo Switch
 +
| No
 +
| No
 +
| Decrypted Switch games for Yuzu.
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:8i99.jpeg|120px]]
 +
[https://www.8i99.com/forum-2-1.html jiyouWang]
 +
| Nintendo Switch
 +
| Yes
 +
| No
 +
| 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:Dedomil.png|80px]]
 +
[http://dedomil.net/games/ Dedomil]
 +
| Java Games
 +
| No
 +
| No
 +
| Big Collection of java Games.
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:Phoneky.png|100px]]
 +
[https://phoneky.com/ Phoneky]
 +
| Java Games
 +
| No
 +
| No
 +
| Huge java Games Collection.
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:Seclub.png|120px]]
 +
[https://seclub.org/downloads/games/ Seclub]
 +
| Java,Symbian Games
 +
| No
 +
| No
 +
| Russian site, Lot of j2ME,Symbian Games Collection.
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:dubigame.png|120px]]
 +
[https://dubigame.tistory.com/ Dubigame]
 +
| Korean Games
 +
| No
 +
| No
 +
| Korean site Site, Various Korean Cellphone games Games Collection.
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:Spaces.jpeg|120px]]
 +
[https://spaces.im/sz/igry/ Spaces.im]
 +
| Cellphone Games
 +
| No
 +
| No
 +
| Russian Site, Lot of Games.
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:Romulation.png|120px]]
 +
[http://www.romulation.net Romulation]
 +
| Various
 +
| Yes
 +
| No
 +
| 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]]
 +
[http://www.pleasuredome.org.uk Pleasuredome]
 +
| Various
 +
| Yes
 +
| 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.
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:Theoldcomputer.png|120px]]
 +
[https://www.theoldcomputer.com/ TheOldComputer]
 +
| DOS
 +
| Yes
 +
| No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:Arcadepunks.png|80px]]
 +
[https://www.arcadepunks.com/arcade-punks-arcade-building-modding-and-gaming-forum/forum/your-download-shares/ Arcade Punks]
 +
| Various
 +
| Yes<br> <small> (User Uploaded Direct-Download (Forum post))</small>
 +
| No
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:Emudesc.png|120px]]
 +
[https://www.emudesc.com Emudesc]
 +
| Various
 +
| Yes<br> <small> (User Uploaded Direct-Download (Forum post)) </small>
 +
| 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).
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:k73.png|120px]]
 +
[http://www.k73.com/ k73]
 +
| Various
 +
| ?
 +
| 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.
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:oldmanemu.jpeg|120px]]
 +
[https://www.oldmanemu.net/ oldmanemu]
 +
| Various
 +
| Yes
 +
| No
 +
| Chinese site for getting full rom sets of various systems.Files host 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]]
 +
[http://romhustler.net/ ROM Hustler]
 +
| Various
 +
| ?
 +
| Yes
 +
| Has Renascene PlayStation Portable dumps. Has a good selection of games from all consoles Gen-6 and earlier. Limited to one download at a time; additional attempts "503" while a download is active. Currently you can't download Nintendo related ROMs from here.
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:Romtohome.png|100px]]
 +
[https://romtohome.com/ RomToHome]
 +
| Various
 +
| No
 +
| Yes
 +
| ~50kB/s downloads, but has proper scene releases for a variety of consoles including (but not limited to) Wii U, Wii, PlayStation 2, Nintendo 3DS, DS and PlayStation Portable.
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:ps1gameonline.jpeg|120px]]
 +
[http://www.ps1games.online/ PS1Games]
 +
| PS1/2/PSP
 +
| No
 +
| No
 +
| Contains a complete PSP, PS2 and PSX ISOs.
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:Popuo.jpeg|120px]]
 +
[https://popuw.com/ popuw]
 +
| Various Prince of Persia Game
 +
| No
 +
| No
 +
| Unofficial POP site Modify Game, Patch etc.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7vPmuZfN3snMU0zYlBXSWVhOUE WiiWare and Virtual Console WADs]
 +
| WiiWare
 +
| No
 +
| No
 +
| also hosted on Google Drive, can be used on Dolphin or a modded Wii.
 +
|-
 +
|[https://1fichier.com/dir/uExVcS2h Partial PlayStation 2 Redump (2016/03/19)]
 +
| PlayStation 2
 +
| No
 +
| Yes
 +
| PS2 (5046/6863 games).
 +
|-
 +
|[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19tAZ1KNEUZ58e-4kPJGh947alDb1oyrNpzcnCLk7DEE/pubhtml AlvRo's Collection]
 +
| Various
 +
| No
 +
| 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
 +
| Best Site of 7th Gen.
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:5kroms.png|120px]]
 +
[https://5kroms.com/ 5kroms]
 +
| PlayStation Portable Games
 +
| No
 +
| No
 +
| PlayStation Portable ISOs.
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:wowroms.png|120px]]
 +
[https://wowroms.com/en/ wowroms]
 +
| Various
 +
| No
 +
| No
 +
| Collection of Various ROMs.
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:romshub.png|120px]]
 +
[https://romshub.com/ RomsHub]
 +
| Various
 +
| No
 +
| No
 +
| Collection of Various ROMs.
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:romskingdom.png|120px]]
 +
[https://romskingdom.com/en/download-roms/nintendo-wii Romskingdom]
 +
| Various
 +
| 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
 +
| Collection
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:Emulanium.png|120px]]
 +
[https://emulanium.com/ Emulanium]
 +
| Various
 +
| No
 +
| No
 +
| Collection of Roms.
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:Nesfiles.png|120px]]
 +
[https://www.nesfiles.com/ NESfiles]
 +
| NES Roms
 +
| No
 +
| No
 +
| All NES Games.
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:Classicgamesroms.jpeg|120px]]
 +
[https://sites.google.com/site/classicgameroms/ Classic Games Roms]
 +
| Various
 +
| No
 +
| No
 +
| Collection of Roms.
 +
|-
 +
|[[File:Theromdepot.jpeg|120px]]
 +
[https://theromdepot.com/ Theromdepot]
 +
| Various
 +
| Yes
 +
| Yes
 +
| Collection of Roms.
 
|-
 
|-
−
! scope="col"|Name
+
|[[File:Nostalgialand.jpeg|120px]]
−
! scope="col"|Platform(s)
+
[https://nostalgialand.net/ NostalgiaLand]
−
! scope="col"|Supported Version
+
| Various
−
! scope="col"|Single Pak
+
| No
−
! scope="col"|Multi Pak
+
| No
−
! scope="col"|Wireless
+
| Collection of Roms.
−
! scope="col"|GameCube
 
−
! scope="col"|Nintendo DS
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
!colspan="8"|PC / x86
+
|[[File:Romspedia-logo.png|120px]]
 +
[https://www.romspedia.com/ RomsPedia]
 +
| Various
 +
| No
 +
| No
 +
| Everything related to retro games emulation. One-stop website for ROMs, emulators, BIOS files and ROM sets.
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[mGBA]]
+
|[[File: Matrixarcade.jpeg|120px]]
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
+
[https://matrixarcade.com/ Matrixarcade]
−
|[https://mgba.io/downloads.html {{MGBAVer}}]
+
| Various Collection
−
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
+
| No
 +
| No
 +
| Collection of Rom Sets.
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[VisualBoy Advance#VBA-M|VBA-M]]
+
|[[File: ps3r.jpeg|120px]]
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
+
<B>[https://ps3r.com/ PS3 Roms]</B>
−
||[https://github.com/visualboyadvance-m/visualboyadvance-m/releases {{VBAMVer}}]
+
| Various
−
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
+
| 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
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[No$|No$GBA]]
+
|[[File: Nxbrew.jpeg|120px]]
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|DOS}}
+
[https://nxbrew.com/ NXBrew]
−
||[http://problemkaputt.de/gba.htm {{No$GBAVer}}]
+
| Nintendo Switch
−
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
+
| No
 +
| No
 +
| Downloads to latest Nintendo Switch Games, NSPs, XCIs, Homebrews, & CFWs etc. Use an adblocker.
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[DeSmuME]]
+
|[[File: Hshop.png|120px]]
−
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
+
[https://hshop.erista.me/ hShop]
−
|[https://ci.appveyor.com/project/zeromus/desmume {{DeSmuMEVer}}]
+
| 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.
 
|}
 
|}
−
===GBA Multi Pak Link Multiplayer (1~4GBA)===
 
−
;VBA-M: This doesn't work with old VBA versions.
 
−
:Just disable "Pause when Inactive", configure all four Joypads each with their own button layout, enable "Link, Enable GBA Link". Now open VBA-M again as many times needed for each player, and have them each use their separate Joypad configuration. Each player will have a separate SRAM save file.
 
−
;VBA Link + e-Reader:Useful if you want to use the Pokémon Battle-eCards. Downloads and instructions reside [http://projectpokemon.org/forums/showthread.php?42433-RELEASE-VBA-LINK-E-READER here].
 
−
;mGBA:Select "New multiplayer window" from the menu. As you load your ROMs into each window, "Player [X] of [Y]" will appear across the title bar. This can be done for up to four players. However, multiple instances of the same ROM will share a save file.
 
−
;No$GBA:Set the number of Emulated Gameboys in the Emulation setting to be 2 or more, and the Link Gamepaks Options to Gamepak in all GBAs.
 
−
 
−
===GBA Wireless Multiplayer===
 
−
The [[Wikipedia:Game Boy Advance Wireless Adapter|wireless adapter]] has the ability to connect five players<ref>https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/downloads/agbwireless_trilingual.pdf</ref> to each other and includes its own software to download a subset of another player's game that runs when no cartridge is inserted. ''Pokémon Fire Red'' and ''Leaf Green'' came bundled with this accessory but it can also work with ''Pokémon Emerald'' and the ''Classic NES Series''.
 
  
−
No emulator has currently implemented this add-on. The only project whose developers put this on its roadmap is [[mGBA]].
+
==BitTorrent==
 +
:<small>''Note: [https://github.com/ngosang/trackerslist Here's a list of public trackers you can use] to increase the amount of peers you can reach, and [http://magnet2torrent.com a service that attempts to convert magnet links into torrent files] in case your BitTorrent client doesn't support magnets.''</small>
 +
====Trackers====
 +
*[http://rutracker.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=548 RuTracker] Account required for some stuff, site entirely in Russian, use [https://translate.google.com/ translate] if you really need to.
 +
**PlayStation Redump: [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:6C5088295FAE49B5F2D92EF70B31F0377C05D824 USA (2015-05-24)], [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:DD381766675FBCE1204CFB4A260B2D97D43AD403 Japan (2015-11-03)], [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:3D41D4E6024AA4AB905BF0E6354D57F680C654F3 Europe (2015-11-03)]
 +
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:4F8D3549E1B536D5B2B183592DC574404A9C5135 TOSEC Dreamcast set]
 +
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:0e5ef752f78ccd368580467ed26edf2435ca1911 TOSEC Sega CD and 32X set] Format is .cue, .wav and .iso and therefore may not work with some emulators (bin/cue preferred)
 +
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:6CCAAF9A361C6D2A0B79A1009322C0F8853BFB1D TOSEC 3DO set]
 +
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:EE6BB932A4C451FD8DEB1B2C85CCDD3347C7C63A TOSEC Philips CD-i set]
 +
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:0E7DE4C2E472ECB20265C95D4056BF6ACDEED442 TurboGrafx-CD set Tru-Rip + Maybe-Intro (v2014)]
 +
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:29F45A7759986DB92A64A3330EDF4FF3F92B0652 TurboGrafx-CD set Tru-Rip + Maybe-Intro (v2017)]
 +
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:8681F7465E7372E938BED103D3AE60C46254C706 DS/DSi 2014 Fullset]
 +
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:10DC9442DCF9DE5AAEA392B60C4AD22571C4860A Sega Saturn Redump (2018-12-15)]
 +
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:4709A0865B6252583E016699C41666AEEFEDA3C5 SNK Neo Geo CD TruRip (v2017-04-07)]
 +
**eXoDOS v3.11 [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:6D2FA6349C36C81911C67071014AC9083258B99D Vol. I: Adventure], [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:3428222C030A98463B44BBE8E1C401846517C8FF Vol. II: RPG], [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:18CC5F44256E20C111990ACB87CE9EE6B6E1CEAB Vol III: Strategy], [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:25377847E91B1B9397A6BF0CA384E861FB15A175 Vol IV: Sim/Sports/Racing/Edu], [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:5AB329B89F73048560882542AEC3B427827E65B4 Vol 5: Action]
 +
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:6B901594EF61DA8E2D498F88B05D5ACEDD16E881 eXoDOS v4.0]
 +
*[https://nnmclub.to/forum/viewforum.php?f=382 NNM-Club] Another entirely Russian tracker, which requires account for some stuff.
 +
**Sony PlayStation 2 Redump as of 2013/01/25 (NTSC-U): [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:0C7FDC9EFAEFEEADB09767D0603769BAAAE04D72 (#-L)], [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:1DDFA4E6D7BFCA0415828AD02C8109D15483BF77 (M-Z)], [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:C67A5ED64ABFB15FFF5963C224A420CD24AD9782 (Additional disk images)]
 +
**Sony PlayStation 2 Redump as of 2017/06/13 (NTSC-U): [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:DAC912D9A80825B2B684CC7E3E6B97AE37F4BD67 (#-I)], [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:44D9C1B2D276E73AD3A607DAF623BDC8B44EB54A (J-R)], [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:B015B9A84113A789CC9B80D4D900A56E5D0C2047 (S-Z)]
 +
**ADVANsCEne Playstation Portable: [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:B69374F9275183F1470B35156C78AFE34BE9893A 0001-2000], [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:24E6917035F53FC486D4766A81A6D4CA6C56EAA3 2001-3200], [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:4D8F75E6ECBCF3B569C4EC111BC307A3E4E096F3 3200-3336]
 +
**Nintendo Wii America: [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:3BF9642C00E8569466B0B7E33FD602AAE7D3423C (#-L)], [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:2D11F2DC7009A2B90C9FDD3D90FE37499AB8D796 (M-S)], [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:735F2C09160DB98F8A06273AD137DB58A692AC08 (T-Z)]
 +
**Nintendo GameCube Redump as of 2015-04-29: [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:99beaaaccd5401c6b34ff5d573af57c21cbf64fa (PAL)], [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:CB4F13E0F4640C6679DF9F06EE24F6829034B195 (NTSC-U)], [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:193528501DFB0495D23ECFED77CB5BC329DF6A38 (NTSC-J)]
 +
**Nintendo GameCube Redump as of 2018-08-25: [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:84050DEB436A9A6F84CB2C66773CD8EB4462F77F (PAL)], [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:C1A1F862240B916A0D6C31337D97B2C8268E815E (NTSC-U)], [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:90A8BF78651B1213ADBCDBAB20C06756513EA572 (NTSC-J)]
 +
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:B6AA4211BB8382AD750354E91406817411BED18F Sega Dreamcast TOSEC as of 01.11.2017 + SelfBoot 0.08 as of 17.03.2011]
 +
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:E9CB345A0378F3F76344D315C65FA5E423B6190C Nintendo 3DS 2011-2014 dump](In dire need of region sorting)
 +
*[https://1337x.to/user/1G1R/ 1337x] for complete [https://www.romcenter.com/wiki/doku.php?id=1g1r 1G1R] collections. No account required but adblocker is advised
 +
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:A46C4DB9BFD21F9603F292C0BF31DCE96E81CF1F Redump Dreamcast 1G1R set]
 +
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:C1B091BA342CA25BA69D1BE48298E5F23641698C Redump Neo Geo CD 1G1R set]
 +
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:0ADA900ABA4C50704F89F397A2D7DD52810D9688 No-Intro N64 (Nintendo 64) 1G1R set]
 +
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:400C89637C90B1E740E1942AF0092C1BB4FD31E0 Redump/No-Intro Sega CD/32X 1G1R set]
 +
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:CD12E577669007597F56B3B45B5F69BA0C63CEC6 Redump PS1 1G1R set]
 +
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:98670EB66853F84E1B0C5F3D116232E4C5C4FE84 Redump PS1 1G1R set (Part 2)]
 +
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:41BF287877E774B717974657F122433DABF9B383 No-Intro TurboGrafx-16 1G1R set]
 +
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:C5771EBA6479E41781820CF083CD5C1FB7453592 No-Intro Atari Jaguar 1G1R set]
 +
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:cd240a9644e5808ca04bc3f503071679633b1bb9 Redump GameCube 1G1R set]
 +
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:E6079EB70F40E17FBF3AB01E720F71EEFDCC1DDD Redump TurboGrafx CD 1G1R set]
 +
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:646048C99CBD033331CD4E44CFC7AE1182E245CB Redump PlayStation Portable PSP + PSN 1G1R set]
 +
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:9F40CAB1E282BE8485F803DFBD3C6F761CAC04B7 Redump Atari Jaguar CD 1G1R set]
 +
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:D6DA390292CEED3EA99B1C930805DF81E04FC3E1 MAMEdevs Neo Geo MVS-AES 1G1R set]
 +
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:1B6C0392A0415DD18D245E3A287B76248214BE33 Redump Sega Saturn 1G1R set]
 +
*[https://www.thepiratebay.org/ ThePirateBay]
 +
*[https://katcr.co/new/full/ KATKickAssTorrents]
 +
*[https://isohunts.to/ IsoHunt]
  
−
===GameCube Connectivity===
+
====Outside the trackers====
−
The Game Boy Advance can also connect to the GameCube.<ref>https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/downloads/agbgcncable.pdf</ref> e-Reader functionality with GC games has now been emulated thanks to mGBA. [[Dolphin]] supports connectivity through rudimentary joybus emulation made in parallel with VBA-M. Because this emulator has fallen behind, the feature was recently added to [[mGBA]], a more accurate emulator. They showcased early higan support in a video, but nothing has been released as of yet.
+
*Independent romset releases.
 +
**No-Intro Collection, a set comparable to the Internet Archive ones above but with individual archives per title instead of per system. [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:e0945d7c483c5e8e3fa69ffa830c9a1a35d2a778&dn=No-Intro%20Collection%20(2019.09.16)&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.internetwarriors.net%3a1337%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.leechers-paradise.org%3a6969%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.open-internet.nl%3a6969%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.coppersurfer.tk%3a6969%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.opentrackr.org%3a1337%2fannounce&tr=http%3a%2f%2fexplodie.org%3a6969%2fannounce&tr=http%3a%2f%2ftorrent.nwps.ws%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2fopen.demonii.si%3a1337%2fannounce&tr=http%3a%2f%2ftracker.torrentyorg.pl%3a80%2fannounce 2019-9-16], [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:86bced531d727cb17acca8bdb7d13ec5c7d024a2&dn=No-Intro%20Roms%201%20(2018-05-13)&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.coppersurfer.tk%3a6969%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.leechers-paradise.org%3a6969%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2fexodus.desync.com%3a6969%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.opentrackr.org%3a1337%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2fexplodie.org%3a6969%2fannounce 2018-5-13]
 +
**[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:d2c94aaddb5fb1099b3c75077d5212389d26df32&dn=No-Intro%20Nintendo%20DSiWare%20(2019-01-01)&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.coppersurfer.tk%3a6969%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.leechers-paradise.org%3a6969%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.opentrackr.org%3a1337%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2fexplodie.org%3a6969%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2fexodus.desync.com%3a6969%2fannounce No-Intro Nintendo DSi (DLC) 2019-1-1], a DSiWare set comparable to the Internet Archive one but with individual files.
 +
*Wii digital software megapack, a reorganized mirror of MarioCube wads: [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:2f97e146f67dcbbf390191ae38000160a2d5f928&dn=WII%20DIGITAL%202019-7-26&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.coppersurfer.tk%3a6969%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.leechers-paradise.org%3a6969%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.opentrackr.org%3a1337%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2fexodus.desync.com%3a6969%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2fexplodie.org%3a6969%2fannounce as of 2019-07-26], [magnet:?xt=urn:btih:0486296da4a726d4ff1fb07e6a40c4ae2babcd1e&dn=WII+DIGITAL+2019-2-5 as of 2019-02-05]
 +
*[magnet:?xt=urn:btih:3c9aaade428f69f09b722bbe4025063cd0f3cb58&dn=WiiWare+and+Virtual+Console+Complete+Collection+NTSC-U ALL NTSC WiiWare titles]
  
−
====Dolphin/mGBA or VBA-M====
+
===Tools & emulator forks for auto-download===
−
:''Requires mGBA 0.9.0 or newer or VBA-M r947 or newer.''
+
*[https://github.com/TiBeN/ia-rcade ia-rcade] Auto downloads the game you choose for [[MAME]].
 +
*[http://www.daphne-emu.com/download/daphne-1.0v-win32.zip Daphne Loader] Auto downloads [[LaserDisc]] games for [[DAPHNE]] (except Digital Leisure games).
  
−
* Reduce your volume. You won't want it to be high, especially with headphones.
+
==Official Dumps==
−
* Open Dolphin and mGBA/VBA-M. Make sure neither are blocked by your firmware.
+
===Nintendo Wii U===
−
* In Dolphin, launch the game and navigate to the area where you're asked to connect the GBA. Then, under the controller options, assign the GameCube controllers as "GBA" for whichever you need.
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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).
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* If you are using mGBA, open up the File menu, and click Connect to Dolphin.
 
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* In the dialog box that appears, press Connect. mGBA will boot up the GBA BIOS if no rom has been selected.
 
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* If you are using VBA-M, uncheck Pause When Inactive in Options > Emulator. Then, under Options > Link > Joybus Options, Make sure to "Enable Joybus Connection" is on and set "IP/Hostname" to use default settings, that is <code>127.0.0.1</code> or <code>localhost</code>.
 
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* Dolphin will freeze.
 
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* Open the GBA BIOS in VBA-M as if it were a regular GBA ROM. The regular splash screen will stutter a bit.
 
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* In either emulator, Dolphin should recognize the Joybus Link by then and the GC game will detect that a GBA was connected.
 
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* To connect other units, open another emulator instance and repeat its process.
 
  
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Notable games that work:
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You need a titlekey database, covering base games, updates, and DLCs. A notable one is [https://titlekeys.ovh/ titlekeys.ovh]. '''Note''' you're still restricted to games that are on the eShop and that people bothered to upload their tickets to that titlekey site, so rare or retail-only games are excluded. You can likely still find these types of games from ROM sites above.
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*[https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php?title=The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Four_Swords_Adventures The Legend of Zelda Four Swords Adventures]: Both two modes are available for the US/PAL version work. The third Japan-only Navi Trackers mode works as well, but the game crashes after the naming screen due to a bug in the GC/GBA connectivity.
 
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*[https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php?title=Final_Fantasy_Crystal_Chronicles Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles]
 
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*[https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php?title=Billy_Hatcher_and_the_Giant_Egg Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg]: You can download games to your GBA. Amusingly, a RAM dump from VBA-M can be opened as a functional GBA ROM.
 
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*[https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php?title=Kururin_Squash! Kururin Squash!]
 
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*[https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php?title=Sonic_Adventure_2:_Battle Sonic Adventure 2: Battle] (buggy)
 
  
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Notable games that don't:
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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.  
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*[https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php?title=Mr_Driller:_Drill_Land Mr. Driller: Drill Land]
 
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*lots more
 
  
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===GBA/DS Connectivity===
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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.
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:''Main section: [[Nintendo_DS_emulators#GBA.2FDS_Connectivity|Nintendo DS § GBA/DS Connectivity]]''
 
  
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===e-Reader===
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Once you have the titlekey database including your game, you can download the game off the official servers using your tool of choice.
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:''Main page: [[GBA e-Reader emulators]]''
 
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This device can read content off e-Card paper stripes either as standalone content, or additional content to GBA/GC games. Can be thought of as DLC.
 
  
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==Special Hardware==
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====NUS Downloaders (PC)====
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Emulation of these is spotty, apart from GBE+, which supports almost all GBA peripherals.
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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.  
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
 
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! Name
 
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! GBE+
 
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! mGBA
 
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! VBA-M
 
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! No$GBA
 
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! My Boy!
 
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|-
 
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| Solar Sensor
 
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| {{✓}}
 
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| {{✓}}
 
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| {{✓}}
 
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| {{✓}}
 
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| {{✓}}
 
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|-
 
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| Motion Control
 
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| {{✗}}
 
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| {{~}}
 
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| {{~}}
 
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| {{✗}}
 
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| {{✓}}
 
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|-
 
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| Battle Chip Gate
 
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| {{✓}}
 
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| {{✓}}
 
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| {{✗}}
 
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| {{✗}}
 
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| {{✗}}
 
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|-
 
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| Soul Doll Adapter
 
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| {{✓}}
 
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| {{✓}}
 
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| {{✗}}
 
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| {{✗}}
 
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| {{✗}}
 
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|-
 
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| Multi Plust On System
 
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| {{✓}}
 
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| {{✗}}
 
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| {{✗}}
 
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| {{✗}}
 
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| {{✗}}
 
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|-
 
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| Turbo File Advance
 
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| {{✓}}
 
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| {{✗}}
 
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| {{✗}}
 
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| {{✗}}
 
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| {{✗}}
 
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|-
 
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| Power Antenna & Bug Sensor
 
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| {{✓}}
 
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| {{✗}}
 
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| {{✗}}
 
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| {{✗}}
 
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| {{✗}}
 
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|-
 
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| Official Nintendo Infrared Adapter
 
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| {{✓}}
 
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| {{✗}}
 
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| {{✗}}
 
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| {{✗}}
 
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| {{✗}}
 
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|}
 
  
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===Solar Sensor===
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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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====Emulation====
 
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This feature has been emulated in mGBA, VBA-M, No$GBA 2.6 onwards, and My Boy!:
 
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* mGBA: In the shortcuts editor, shortcuts can be configured to raise/lower the solar level incrementally or to set any particular brightness level.  
 
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* VBA-M: This emulator uses the keys of the lateral motion controls to change the Solar Sensor levels. You can find those keys and modify them in Options -> Input -> Configure... -> "Special" tab.
 
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* No$GBA: Under '''Options/Emulation Setup''', you can find the Solar Sensor Level option. You are given the choice between only three brightness levels though: Darkness, 100 Watts, and Bright Sunlight.
 
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* My Boy! This emulator uses a button combination or the device's light sensor to check the brightness level. You can change this under Settings -> Input -> Cartridge Features -> "Solar Emulation By" menu.
 
  
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====ROM Patches====
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Once the download is complete:
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Fixes applied directly to the ROM by various scene release groups to make it compatible with any emulator/flashcard, making the in-game brightness level controllable with L+Left/Right. It's argued this makes for a better experience actually, but sadly not all releases are covered.
 
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* '''Boktai 1:''' [http://www.advanscene.com/html/Releases/dbreleases.php?id=1567 JP], [http://www.advanscene.com/html/Releases/dbreleases.php?id=1145 US], <s>EU</s>.
 
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* '''Boktai 2:''' [http://www.advanscene.com/html/Releases/dbreleases.php?id=1567 JP], <s>US</s>, [http://www.advanscene.com/html/Releases/dbreleases.php?id=1992 EU].
 
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* '''Boktai 3:''' [http://www.advanscene.com/html/Releases/dbreleases.php?id=2048 JP Fix].
 
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* Combinations of Boktai 4 JP with earlier solar sensors to get solar sensor bonuses aren't emulated yet in any DS emulator.
 
  
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===Motion Control===
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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.
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VBA-M has an option for Motion controls "Input, Set, Motion". It currently works with all versions of the GBC title Kirby Tilt'n Tumble, which also was a special cartridge with a motion sensor built-in to control movement in-game. But VBA-M does not support motion controls for GBA games yet.
 
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====Emulation====
 
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* VBA '''doesn't''' emulate this feature, and its "Motion Control" option (with keys mapped to each tilt direction) covers the GBC title Kirby Tilt'n Tumble.
 
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* mGBA supposedly includes this feature but key remapping for tilt sensors is not present in the latest builds.
 
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* My Boy! uses the device's accelerometer to emulate this feature. You can change the sensitivity under Settings -> Input -> Cartridge Features -> "Motion sensitivity" menu.
 
  
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====ROM Patches====
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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:
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Fixes applied directly to the ROM (with the Lunar IPS utility, or at runtime using mGBA or VBA-M and naming them the same as the ROM in the same directory) by various scene release groups to make it compatible with any emulator/flashcard. D-Pad controls substituting motion controls don't work as well here as they tilt it "too much" at times to be very playable.
 
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* Yoshi Topsy Turvy/Universal Gravitation: [http://www.advanscene.com/html/Releases/dbreleases.php?id=1799 JP], [http://www.advanscene.com/html/Releases/dbreleases.php?id=1947 EU], [http://www.advanscene.com/html/Releases/dbreleases.php?id=2001 US]
 
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* WarioWare Twisted! (Patch: [http://www.advanscene.com/html/Releases/dbreleases.php?id=1682 JP], [http://www.advanscene.com/html/Releases/dbreleases.php?id=1979 US])
 
  
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===Rumble Feature===
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To install updates and DLC on Cemu:  
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There are various rumble features found in GBA/GBC cards:
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* Run the game at least once.
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* '''GBC Rumble:''' GBC games which came on special cartridges with additional hardware for the rumble feature. It was actually used by dozens of releases, and some games like Tarzan 2 GBC were programmed to have rumble support but shipped on regular cartridges. Emulated by VBA-M GX (Wii-only), which also cover the dummied-out rumble games. Not emulated anywhere else.
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* Check Cemu's log.txt file and look for a line that says "Mounting local storage (AOC): .\mlc01\usr\title\NUMBERS\NUMBERS\aoc\"
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* '''GBA Gyro Rumble:''' WarioWare Twisted was shipped on a cart with rumble support. It would rumble when you tilt to one "extreme". Emulated by VBA-M GX (Wii-only, functional), mGBA has this feature but it's not enabled in current builds,
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* 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.
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* '''GBA Variable Rumble:''' Drill Dozer has rumble support, with variable force and speed depending on the rock type you drill through in-game. Partially emulated by VBA-M GX (Wii-only, functional), mGBA has this feature but it's not enabled in current builds.
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* Add any updates (which must be added first) you want to the "CEMUFOLDER/mlc01/usr/title/NUMBERS/NUMBERS/" folder.
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* '''Game Boy Player Rumble:''' Many regular GBA games, shipped on regular cartridges, enable rumble during gameplay when played on GB Player hardware (which is essentially GBA hardware). These include Super Mario Advance 4, Summon Night Hajimari no Ishi, Mario & Luigi 1, Shikakui Atama wo Marukusuru Advance (both releases), Pokémon Pinball, as well as Drill Dozer which disables its original cartridge rumble scheme and enables this one instead. None of the emulators support this, though it's being under development for the mGBA emulator.
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* 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.
  
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===Turbo File Advance===
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===Nintendo Amiibo===
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The Turbo File Advance was a peripheral for the GBA which allowed certain games to write data to it, acting as an external memory card. Developed by Sammy Corporation, it was compatible with only 2 games, RPG Tsukuru Advance and Derby Stallion Advance.
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[[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.]
  
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GBE+ supports this add-on.
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* [https://mega.nz/#F!Ek8BCCqD!ggJQ4SVOtfTR74ohXvn-Ng Here's the most complete Amiibo set]
  
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===Power Antenna & Bug Sensor===
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===Sony PSP / Vita / PlayStation 3===
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The Power Antenna & Bug Sensor were small plastic peripherals that interfaced with the GBA's serial port and contained LEDs that flashed in response to certain events within Keitai Denjuu Telefang 2, the only supported GBA game.
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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.
  
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GBE+ supports this add-on.  
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The [http://psndl.net/packages PSNdl] website is a good way to get PlayStation 3 games for example, including PlayStation Classic versions of PlayStation and PlayStation 2 dumps that can be extracted and run on regular emulators. Make sure to get the RAP license as well. The pkg file can be decrypted with tools like [https://sites.google.com/site/theleecherman/psnpkgdecryptor-extractor psnpkgdecryptor-extractor] (useful for ripping PlayStation Classics), though emulators like RPCS3 now offer built-in installers for those, and PlayStation 3 CFW supports those as well.
  
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===Official Nintendo Infrared Adapter===
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PSNStuffX is another PC downloader tool that comes with a database and covers some games that PSNdl doesn't.
−
As the GBA did not have native infrared connectivity, Nintendo released an official IR adapter called the AGB-006 to restore this functionality. However, it only saw use in Cyber Drive Zoids: Kiju no Senshi Hyuu to control specific Zoid toy models.
 
  
−
GBE+ supports this add-on.
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An even newer project is [https://nopaystation.com/ NoPayStation], offering both a database of pkg links and licenses, as well as a Windows downloader and auto-converter: [https://nopaystation.com/vita/npsReleases/ NPS Browser]
  
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===Figurine Readers===
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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.
−
Some GBA games/series had figurine reader add-ons, essentially precursors to the likes of Skylanders and Amiibo.
 
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* '''Soul Doll Adapter''' (Legendz: Island of Ordeal/Sign of Nekuromu)
 
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* '''Multi Plust On System''' (Bouken Yuuki Pluster World: Plust Gate/EX/Pluston GP)
 
−
GBE+ has support for both the Soul Doll Adapter and Multi Plust On System, while mGBA supports the Soul Doll Adapter.
 
  
−
===Battle Chip Gate===
+
==Verifying Good Dumps==
−
A peripheral device by Capcom and Takara compatible with ''Mega Man Battle Network 4'' (Japanese edition). It can be connected to the Game Boy Advance and allow the player to transmit real-life toy Battle Chips to the NetNavis in the game. It's also compatible with toy Advanced PETs and ''Rockman.EXE 4.5 Real Operation''. It can also unlock minigames in ''Mega Man Zero 3''.
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{{Main|File_Hashes#Determining_Good_Game_Dumps}}
  
−
[[mGBA]] and [[GBE+]] support this add-on.
+
==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]]
  
−
===Glucoboy===
+
==Searching for ISOs==
−
* '''Glucoboy:''' An obscure medical peripheral designed to monitor a child's blood glucose levels and reward them for keeping tabs on their condition. No known emulator supports this so far, especially given the niche nature of this accessory. Not to mention that [https://assemblergames.com/threads/glucoboy-for-gameboy-is-this-the-rarest-game-accessory-for-gameboy-advance.41853/page-2 Bayer Healthcare destroyed all unsold stock] making it hard to find.
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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.
  
−
==References==
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==Download Managers==
−
{{reflist|2}}
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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.
  
−
{{Nintendo}}
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*[http://jdownloader.org/jdownloader2 JDownloader 2] (Adware-free installer) - Written in Java, and quite possibly the most recognized tool for the job.
 +
*[https://pyload.net/ pyLoad] - Written in Python under AGPL3, PyLoad is a good alternative.
 +
*[https://github.com/jjjake/internetarchive Internet Archive Python Library] - Archive.org specific command-line download tool.
 +
*[https://github.com/silverlays/NoIntro-Roms-Downloader NoIntro Roms Downloader] - Download every or single ROM from the "official" NoIntro library on archive.org (listing live updated)
  
−
[[Category:Consoles]]
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==See Also==
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[[Category:Handheld consoles]]
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*[[Ripping Games]] - If you don't feel comfortable downloading ROMs you can try dumping the game yourself.
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[[Category:Nintendo consoles]]
 
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[[Category:Sixth-generation video game consoles]]
 
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[[Category:Game Boy Advance emulators|*]]
 

Revision as of 08:55, 29 September 2021

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

Downloads

Internet Archive

Add a slash (/) after the URLs to view the contents of compressed archives from the browser. This helps you avoid downloading upwards of 400 gigabytes just to get only a fraction of the contents. The archive also creates torrents of each entry (that are not the same as any original torrents the user may have uploaded) that you can use to speed up your downloads, 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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SmokeMonster's ROM Packs 2020-06-29 ✗ All links have been purged, 2018 torrent can be found on piratebay or 2020 pack with this torrent magnet
MAME and MESS ✗
Redump Sega - Mega-CD - Sega CD CHDs 2020-09-13 ✗ Redump (526/530) Torrent contains "Sega - Mega-CD - Sega CD - CHDs.torrent"
Redump.org Sets ✗ A massive collection of most of the Redump sets. A good place to start for those new to collecting.
Redump Original Xbox ✗ Must extract with Xbox Image Browser to play on CXBX-R.
Redump 3DO 2019-06-21 ✗
Redump Sega - Saturn 2019-10-17 ✗
Redump SNK - Neo Geo CD - CHDs 2020-09-17 ✗ Redump (101/101) Torrent contains: "SNK - Neo Geo CD - CHDs.torrent"
Redump SNK - Neo Geo CD 2019-10-16 ✗
TOSEC (The Old School Emulation Center) ✗
TOSEC - Sega Dreamcast ✗
Vintage Software ✗ Many DOS collections and older games.
Neo-Kobe NEC PC-9801 2017-11-17 ✗
Neo-Kobe NEC PC-8801 2016-02-25 ✗
Redump Wii America (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) 2017-09-07 ✗
Complete Gameboy Roms 2019-02-19 ✗ US/EU/JP/World/Proto/Demo/Etc. Includes Translated and Hack Titles.
Complete Super Nintendo RomPack 2019-02-11 ✗ US/EU/JP/World/Proto/Demo/Etc. Includes Translated and Hack Titles.
No-Intro Collection 2016-01-03 ✗ Outdated.
No-Intro Nintendo DS 2019-06-30 ✗ File names are in alphabetical order.
No-Intro Nintendo DSi 2018-06-30 ✗
Nintendo DSiWare 2019-01-29 ✗ 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 ✗ 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 ✗
John (Mr) Smith ✗ Uploads Redump PS1 NTSC-U and PAL sets.
No-Intro Collection 2017-06-27 ✓ Outdated.
Complete North American GameCube Collection 2015-09-13 ✓ Redump verified SCRUBBED ISO image files. To bypass registration look in comments for magnet link (torrent).
Redump Saturn 2015-09-13 ✗ Includes manuals and magazines.
FinalBurn Neo 2020-07-20 ✗ Maintained and updated regularly.
No-Intro Collection 2020-07-15 ✓ Maintained and updated regularly.
Sega CD, Sega Saturn, PC Engine CD, PlaystationPart 2, 3DO, Neo Geo CD, PC-FX 2020-08-03 ✗ A collection of trurip/EmulationArchive sets.
Redump NEC PC-FX 2020-02-13 ✗ 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 2020-09-25 ✗
Terraonion - SNK - Neo Geo (.neo format) 2021-04-02 ✗ Terraonion (141) Torrent contains "SNK - Neo Geo - NEOs + TOSEC manuals.torrent"

Cellphone Collection

  • Includes Games, Softwares, Emulators, SDKs, Firmware, etc..
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qinghui.wang Chinese Mobile Games 2021-08-09 ✗ A complete scrape of the qinghui.wang website, holding about 3500 Java games.
7723.cn J2ME/Symbian games dump 2020-09-17 ✗ Scrape of the Chinese site 7723.cn, hosting around 100000 J2ME / Symbian games.
mypalm.ru downloads section 2021-03-04 ✗ Scrape of the downloads section of mypalm.ru, with software for PalmOS devices.
dubigame.tistory.com Korean mobile games
dubigame.tistory.com mirror 		2021-02-04 ✗ Scrape of the dubigame.tistory.com site, which hosted a collection of Korean SKT/LGE/KTF/Android mobile games during a short timespan.
A mirror of uploaded mobile games to dubigame.tistory.com.
Shouji.com.cn J2ME files scrape 2020-12-12 ✗ Scrape of all the J2ME files at site shouji.com.cn.
MobileHeart software downloads scrape 2020-10-23 ✗ Scrape of the software downloads sections of www.mobileheart.com.
mobilestore.pk / mobile-phones.com.pk downloads scrape 2020-10-22 ✗ Scrape of the still working downloads from the mobilestore.pk and mobile-phones.com.pk sites.
Phoneky/DownloadWAP J2ME/Symbian software downloads scrape 2020-10-04 ✗ Full scrape of the J2ME and Symbian downloads section from site phoneky.com / downloadwap.com.
Smartphone.ua downloads section scrape 2020-10-02 ✗
N-Gage 2.0 Games Archive 2020-06-22 ✗ Contains cracked scene releases and trial versions of N-Gage 2.0 games.
N-Gage Cracked Games full romset 2020 2020-01-22 ✗ All releases are cracked, allowing them to be played on an N-Gage without having to deal with the "Memory card is corrupted" error.
hpc.ru PDA software 2020-08-06 ✗ Scrape of all software, screenshots and descriptions from hpc.ru.
litoli.com / afpda.com 2020-08-04 ✗ PDA software from the litoli.com / afpda.com forum downloads.
waper.ru deathgrab (incomplete dump) 2020-08-04 ✗ Partial grab of the rotting website waper.ru, hosting countless pieces of mobile software / games.
Unified archive of J2ME software (2019-09) 2019-09-14 ✗ This is a unified collection of J2ME (Java Micro Edition) games from many

sources. Each archive is a complete collection of all J2ME software available from its source at the time of archiving.

Qualcomm BREW Games 2021-08-02 ✗ Qualcomm BREW mobile games archive from 2 different Mega folders.
Zeebo Game & App Compilation 2021-07-30 ✗ Zeebo game console games and apps.
Huge Java Mobile Game Dump (67,000 files) 2018-06-08 ✗ Over 67,000 files from the FTPs of a couple of Java Mobile game sites. One - mastiwap.com - is now completely offline.
TOC Mobile 2019-10-12 ✗ Mobile (Symbian/Java) games from TheOldComputer.com.
Some J2ME games 2021-05-19 ✗ Some j2me.
Nokia New Series 2008 2021-05-04 ✗ A compilation of programs for Nokia mobile phones (both Symbian Series 60 and Series 30/40) in SIS and JAR (Java) formats.
Some Vxp And Java Games For Nokia 216 2020-07-06 ✗ Games for the Nokia 216 phone.
Mythroad (China Mobile/Cherry Mobile) games archive (MRP) 2021-04-23 ✗ 2576 (with duplicates) Mythroad games I collected from random sites.
Mythroad Archive 2020-02-05 ✗ Mythroad is a platform used by China Mobile and Cherry Mobile mobile phones. This is an archive of software that runs on Mythroad, all of which are in the .mrp file format.
DoCoMo i-Mode & EZplus App Archive 2020-04-09 ✗ This contains ~600+ iMode & ~600+ EZweb games, tools, emulators/simulators & various items.
DSEffects Java Games Archive 2021-03-30 ✗ DsEffects was an italian mobile gaming company founded in 2000 by Dario Scaccia.
Miscellaneous Flash Lite SWF files 2020-10-23 ✗ Pack of miscellaneous SWF files (Likely compatible with Adobe Flash Lite) from Uzsmart.ru.
destinypenguin DoJa archive 2021-01-02 ✗ Archive of *.jad *.jam and *.jar files for Japanese feature phones listed on http://destinypenguin.web.fc2.com.
J2ME Software archives - May 2020 2020-05-24 ✗ Preservation archive of software for the J2ME platform.

May-2020 backup.

J2ME Personal Sanitized Archive 2020-12-27 ✗ This archive is more than a collection of .jar files gathered from the internet. Instead, is a sanitization project of a particular and reduced selection of games that i'm interested in.
(The J2ME Archives) Over 5000 Mobile Games 2018-11-02 ✗ Collection of 5000+ year 2002-2005 J2ME games for early Java mobile phones. Contains some pretty old B&W games for first generation Java phones like the Nokia 3410 or Siemens ones.
Nokia Hry 2020-08-10 ✗ Pack of Nokia games.
Java, Symbian apps & games 2020-08-09 ✗ pack of stuff from the net.
Cellphone game packs from sCZther 2020-07-16 ✗ Cellphone game packs from sCZther.
Mobile Games - Symbian (20191008). 7z 2019-08-17 ✗ Symbian Mobile Games.
Collection of J2ME game packs 2020-07-06 ✗ Downloaded from various sites.
Nokia Games J2ME 2020-07-06 ✗ Around 560 Nokia J2ME games.
Siemens X6/X7 J2ME games 2020-07-06 ✗ J2Me games for the Siemens X6 and X7 cellphones.
Random J2ME games 2020-07-06 ✗ A pack of J2ME cellphone games that was laying on my drive, from various sources.
240x320 S40 J2ME games 2020-07-06 ✗ Nokia S40 standard cellphone games with the resolution 240x320.
Sony Ericsson K7/K8 J2ME games 2020-07-06 ✗ Games for the Sony Ericsson K7 and K8 cellphones.
Nokia 6230 J2ME games 2020-07-06 ✗ Games for the Nokia 6230 cellphone.
Mobiles24.com J2ME Complete Game Archive 2020-04-20 ✗ A complete copy of all 21,529 games available at Mobiles24 organized (many dupes of games for different resolution devices).
rugame.ml 2019-10-17 ✗ Assorted Java software from rugame.ml.
Mobile Games - J2ME (20191008) 2019-08-10 ✗ Collection of 279,000 J2ME Mobile Games.
Psychex 2019-09-15 ✗ Psychex's mobile Java game collection.
(The J2ME Archives) Pack of 800 J2ME games 2018-05-09 ✗ This item is part of an effort to archive as many J2ME software as possible before it disappears completely. Focus is on early era games (2002-2005).
(The J2ME Archives) 1000 J2ME Games Pack 2017-12-18 ✗ This item is part of an effort to archive as many J2ME software as possible before it disappears completely. Focus is on early era games (2002-2005).
(The J2ME Archives) Nokia Java Games 2019-08-01 ✗ This item is part of an effort to archive as many J2ME software as possible before it disappears completely. Focus is on early era games (2002-2005).
Huge Java Mobile Game Dump 2018-06-08 ✗ Over 103,000 files from the FTPs of a couple of Java Mobile game sites. One - mastiwap.com - is completely gone.
Nokia 3310 3G ( 2017) Game Pack 2019-07-18 ✗ This is a small collection of J2ME games that I (ONLYUSEmeFEET) have spent hours verifying that run on the new Nokia 3310 3G (2017).
J2ME Touch games 2020-07-06 ✗ Games for touch screen java cellphones.
Java 128x128 ulož.to dump 2019-05-06 ✗ Dump of various collections of 128x128 java phone games from the czech filesharing site Ulož.to.
phoneky.com 2019-07-29 ✗ Mobile Java games from files from phoneky.com
files.dertz.in 2019-07-29 ✗ Mobile Java games from files.dertz.in
ChicDead26's Personal J2ME Archive 2021-08-14 ✗ This pack includes 283 games, ranging from popular games from back then to bootlegs of several kinds. May also include some roms, built-in with their respective emulators.
Java Games Collection (Beta Ver. 31.12.2019). 7z 2020-10-31 ✗ java cellphones games
Pack of 300+ games for old java phones 2019-07-29 ✗ These are games in .jar format for old mobile phones before the smartphone era

Phones with Android or iOS won't run these, and even if you have a phone that can run them they aren't all compatible with all devices.

Mophun Archive 1.0 2021-01-02 ✗ The first release of the Mophun games archive.
Mobyware JARs 2019-02-07 ✗ Mobyware JARs
Mobyware SIS And SISX 2019-02-07 ✗ Mobyware SIS and SISX files.
sasisa.ru 2019-02-14 ✗ Sasisa.ru's mobile games.
appdown.7723.cn 2019-02-14 ✗ appdown.7723.cn's mobile games.
Virtualdos.free.fr. 7z 2019-02-19 ✗ Java games.
terbaik.my.to.7z 2019-02-19 ✗ Java games, not a complete backup of the site.
Salinguneg.xtgem.com. 7z 2019-02-19 ✗ Java games.
dedomil.net.7z 2019-02-15 ✗ Mobile games from dedomil.net.
mobile_soft 2019-05-04 ✗ A collection of various mobile games and applications from an open FTP at ftp://0893881793.static.corbina.ru.

ROM & ISO Websites

Name Content Registration Required? Rate Limited? Notes
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RomsMania

Various 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.
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Ziperto

Most of Nintendo Games No No Good for decrypted 3DS games for Citra. 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 ROMs up to 6th gen.
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Downarea51

Various No No Collection of Various ROMs.
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FreeRoms

Various No No Wide selection of retro titles (Nintendo first-party titles nuked, but third-party titles remain).
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Vimm's Lair

Various 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.
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PortableRoms

Various No No Collection of Various ROMs.
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Gamulator

Various No No Small website where you can download all sort of retro console ROM's and ISO's.
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RomsPlanet

Various No No One of the biggest ROM`s collection for PS, Gameboy, Nintendo...etc.
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CoolROM

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

Various No No 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 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.
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Emuparadise

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

Various No No 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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CDRomance

Various No No Contains PSP ISOs and PSX2PSP eboots collection but also PS2, PS1, Gamecube, NDS, GBA, GB, SNES, losts of romhacks and English patched games. Also contains a collection of PSP DLCs.
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GameTronik

Various No No French ROM Site.
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Atarimania

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

Pokemon Mod & Hacks No No Small website where you can get the latest Pokemon ROM's and Pokemon rom hacks.
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Macintosh Garden

Macintosh No No 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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JapaneseCompendium

Old PC Games Jpn No No A blog dedicated to old PC games from Japan.
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MacGameFiles.com

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

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. It's a legit site, just wear a digital condom.

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ROMsGet Romsgames.png Download ROMs

Various No No Standard selection of ROMs up to 6th gen, plus Wii.
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EmuRoms.ch

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

DOS No No Also, a French ROM site.
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ROMsForever Romspure.jpeg Romspure

Various No No Complete sets for up to 5th gen systems, plus a fair amount of 6th+ gen.
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Gamecube Roms

Various No No Complete sets for up to 5th gen systems, plus a fair amount of 6th+ gen, Gamecube.
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ConsoleRoms

Various No No Standard selection of ROMs up to 6th gen, plus Wii.
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Rom Center Markdown Edition 2021 (/r/Roms Mega Thread)

Various No No 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 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 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.
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The Index

Various No No Links to ROMs and ISO.
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Pokemoner

Pokemon Mod & Hacks No No All Pokemon Roms Various Consoles.
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XCI files
NSP files

Nintendo Switch No No Decrypted Switch games for Yuzu.
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Switchrls

Nintendo Switch No No Decrypted Switch games for Yuzu. Use an adblocker.
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XCINSP

Nintendo Switch No No Decrypted Switch games for Yuzu.
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jiyouWang

Nintendo Switch Yes No Chinese Site, Decrypted Switch games for Yuzu.
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Gbahacks

GBA Games Hack No No Lot of GBA Roms Hacks.
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Dedomil

Java Games No No Big Collection of java Games.
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Phoneky

Java Games No No Huge java Games Collection.
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Seclub

Java,Symbian Games No No Russian site, Lot of j2ME,Symbian Games Collection.
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Dubigame

Korean Games No No Korean site Site, Various Korean Cellphone games Games Collection.
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Spaces.im

Cellphone Games No No Russian Site, Lot of Games.
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Romulation

Various Yes No 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

Various Yes 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.
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TheOldComputer

DOS Yes No
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Arcade Punks

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

Various Yes
(User Uploaded Direct-Download (Forum post)) 		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).
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k73

Various ? 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.
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oldmanemu

Various Yes No Chinese site for getting full rom sets of various systems.Files host on baidu/ctfile/115.
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/1cc/

Various ? Yes imageboard, good for the latest arcade releases (from recent machines no less) but links don't stay up for too long.
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ROM Hustler

Various ? Yes 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 ~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 Contains a complete PSP, PS2 and PSX ISOs.
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popuw

Various Prince of Persia Game No No Unofficial POP site Modify Game, Patch etc.
WiiWare and Virtual Console WADs WiiWare No No also hosted on Google Drive, can be used on Dolphin or a modded Wii.
Partial PlayStation 2 Redump (2016/03/19) PlayStation 2 No Yes PS2 (5046/6863 games).
AlvRo's Collection Various No 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.
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Gamesmountain

Various No No Best Site of 7th Gen.
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5kroms

PlayStation Portable Games No No PlayStation Portable ISOs.
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wowroms

Various No No Collection of Various ROMs.
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RomsHub

Various No No Collection of Various ROMs.
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Romskingdom

Various No No Collection of Various ROMs.
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Romshero

Various No No Collection of Various ROMs.
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Hexrom

Various No No Collection of Various ROMs.
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Nulledbb

Various Yes No Collection of Fullest Rom Sets.
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Romsworld.online

Various No No Collection of Fullest Rom Sets.
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Classic Games

Various No No Collection of Fullest Rom Sets.
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Moreroms

Various No No Collection of Fullest Rom Sets.
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SonyISOs

Various No No Collection of Fullest Rom Sets.
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RoyalRoms

Various No No Collection of Fullest Rom Sets.
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Romnation

Various No No Collection
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Emulanium

Various No No Collection of Roms.
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NESfiles

NES Roms No No All NES Games.
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Classic Games Roms

Various No No Collection of Roms.
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Theromdepot

Various Yes Yes Collection of Roms.
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NostalgiaLand

Various No No Collection of Roms.
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RomsPedia

Various No No Everything related to retro games emulation. One-stop website for ROMs, emulators, BIOS files and ROM sets.
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Matrixarcade

Various Collection No No Collection of Rom Sets.
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PS3 Roms

Various 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
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NXBrew

Nintendo Switch No No Downloads to latest Nintendo Switch Games, NSPs, XCIs, Homebrews, & CFWs etc. Use an adblocker.
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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.

BitTorrent

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

Outside the trackers

Tools & emulator forks for auto-download

Official Dumps

Nintendo Wii U

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

You need a titlekey database, covering base games, updates, and DLCs. A notable one is 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)

You can get Wii U dumps this way. First of all get the NUS Downloader, for example 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 WUP Installer GX2, or if you're using the deprecated Loadiine (or Cemu), you can "Convert" it "to Loadiine/CIA". Simply right-click your newly downloaded game, and then click "Prepare for Emulation". The .rpx file will be available in the game's folder, at /code/[yourgame].rpx.

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

To install updates and DLC on Cemu:

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

Nintendo Amiibo

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

Sony PSP / Vita / PlayStation 3

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

The 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.

Verifying Good Dumps

Main article: File_Hashes#Determining_Good_Game_Dumps

Game Recommendations

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

Searching for ISOs

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

Download Managers

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

  • JDownloader 2 (Adware-free installer) - Written in Java, and quite possibly the most recognized tool for the job.
  • pyLoad - Written in Python under AGPL3, PyLoad is a good alternative.
  • Internet Archive Python Library - Archive.org specific command-line download tool.
  • NoIntro Roms Downloader - Download every or single ROM from the "official" NoIntro library on archive.org (listing live updated)

See Also

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