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*The Internet Archive. Add a slash (<code>/</code>) after the URLs to view the contents of compressed archives from the browser, but please keep in mind that this does not work with 7Z archives, only ZIP and RAR. 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 jdownloader2 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)**No Registration Required***[https://archive.org/details/xboxcds?sort=-publicdate Original Xbox] collection. 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.***[https://archive.org/details/messmame?sort=-publicdate MAME and MESS] sets.***[https://archive.org/details/3DO_2017_Reference_Set_Redump_Validated_ROMs Redump 3DO] set (2017-04-04).***[https://archive.org/details/almstcmpltdrmcst Redump Dreamcast] set (2015-09-20). Missing lots of games. Includes manuals.***[https://archive.org/details/NEC_PC_Engine_CD-ROM2_System_and_TurboGrafx-CD_2016_Reference_Set_Redump_Validated_ROMs Redump PC-Engine CD/TurboGrafx CD] set (2016-11-06)***[https://archive.org/details/redump.pce Redump NEC - PC Engine CD & TurboGrafx CD] set. This is the new 2019 collection which is maintained and updated regularly.***[https://archive.org/details/redump.pc-fx Redump NEC - PC-FX & PC-FXGA] set. Maintained and updated regularly.***[https://archive.org/details/redump.mcd Redump Sega - Mega CD & Sega CD] set. This is the new 2019 collection which is maintained and updated regularly. The old reference set from 2017 is now gone.***[https://archive.org/details/redump.ss Redump Sega - Saturn] set. This is the new 2019 collection which is maintained and updated regularly.***[https://archive.org/details/redump.ngcd Redump SNK - Neo Geo CD] set. Maintained and updated regularly.***[https://archive.org/details/tosec?sort=-publicdate TOSEC] (The Old School Emulation Center) sets.***[https://archive.org/details/vintagesoftware Vintage Software] Many DOS collections and older games.***[https://archive.org/details/NeoKobe-NecPc-98012017-11-17 Neo-Kobe PC-9801] and [https://archive.org/details/Neo_Kobe_NEC_PC-8801_2016-02-25 PC-8801] sets.**Registration Required***[https://archive.org/details/Cyles_Gameboy_roms Complete Gameboy Rom Set]. US/EU/JP/World/Proto/Demo/Etc. Includes Translated and Hack Titles. (2019-02-19)***[https://archive.org/details/CylesSNESRomPack Complete Super Nintendo Rom Set]. US/EU/JP/World/Proto/Demo/Etc. Includes Translated and Hack Titles. (2019-02-19)***[https://archive.org/details/No-Intro-Collection_2016-01-03_Fixed No-Intro Collection] for most cartridge-based systems (2016-01-03).***[https://archive.org/details/No-Intro-Collection_2016-09-06 No-Intro Collection] (June 27, 2017)***[https://archive.org/details/no-intro-rom-sets No-Intro Collection] (2019-9-16, includes some extra sets like DSiWare)***Redump GameCube ([https://archive.org/details/RedumpNintendoGameCubeAmerica Part 1], [https://archive.org/details/RedumpNintendoGameCubeAmericaPart2 Part 2], [https://archive.org/details/RedumpNintendoGameCubeAmericaPart3 Part 3]) USA sets (2016-05-27).***[https://archive.org/details/gamecubenaiso Complete North American GameCube Collection].***[https://archive.org/details/noIntroNintendoDsDecrypted2019Jun30 No-Intro Nintendo DS] set (2019-06-30). File names are in alphabetical order.***[https://archive.org/details/noIntroNintendoDsDecrypted2019Sep06 No-Intro Nintendo DS] set (2019-09-06). Files compressed to .7z format.***[https://archive.org/details/No-Intro_Nintendo_DSi_2018-06-30 No-Intro Nintendo DSi] set (2018-06-30)***[https://archive.org/details/NintendoDSiDLC2019 Nintendo DSiWare] (2019) 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. <!-- Could in theory work with no$gba, but I'm having trouble finding out how -->***Redump PS2 ([https://archive.org/details/RedumpSonyPS2NTSCU Part 1], [https://archive.org/details/RedumpSonyPS2NTSCUPart2 Part 2]) USA sets (September 2016). Game IDs are used for file titles. CD-based games are .bin files, DVD-based games are .iso files.***[https://archive.org/details/redumpSonyPlaystationAmericaGames02October2017 Redump PS1] USA set (2017-10-02).***[https://archive.org/details/@john_mr_smith?sort=titleSorter Redump PS1] NTSC-U and PAL sets.***[https://archive.org/details/SgaStrnCmplt Redump Saturn] set (2015-09-13). Includes manuals and magazines.*[https://www.consoleroms.com/ ConsoleRoms] Free ROMs for NDS, N64, GBA, NES, SNES, PS1, PS2, SEGA and more!*[https://www.romsget.io/ ROMs] RomsGet has the largest and highest quality selection of ROMs available.*[https://www.downloadroms.io/ Download ROMs] Download ROMs is a website that offers a variety of ROMs free for mobile and PC.*[https://www.retrostic.com/ RetroStic] ROMs & Emulators download website with a huge database and no viruses.*[https://garoms.com/ Garoms] Website to Download ROMs and Emulator without exe file. Safest Rom site.
*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17XOCs-KWKOwtxWwyTsAH887GlkJ7DcCMv6cL9FoMOKM/htmlview?usp=sharing&sle=true ROM Center's Google spreadsheet] links to various ROM collections.
→Downloads
==Downloads==
===Internet Archive===
Add a slash (<code>/</code>) after the URLs to view the contents of compressed archives from the browser, but please keep in mind that this does not work with 7z archives, only Zip and RAR. This helps you avoid downloading upwards of 400 gigabytes just to get only a fraction of the contents. The archive also creates torrents of each entry (that are not the same as any original torrents the user may have uploaded) that you can use to speed up your downloads, but be warned however that these torrents can be problematic if the uploader has added/removed/renamed files in the collection as they tend to not update correctly, if at all, so you may end up with only part of the collection, or an older version of the collection. A better recommendation is to use [[#Download Managers|a download manager listed below]] to grab all the files rather than use the torrents.
:<small>'''''NOTE:''' If downloads are restricted (greyed out), copy the file name and append it to the end of the URL (ie: <nowiki>https://archive.org/downloads/NameOfPack -> https://archive.org/downloads/NameOfPack/ROMPack.zip</nowiki>)''</small>
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!Set
!Date
!Registration<br>Required
!Notes
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|[https://archive.org/details/messmame?sort=-publicdate MAME and MESS]
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|{{✗}}
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|[https://archive.org/details/xboxcds?sort=-publicdate Redump Original Xbox]
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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.
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/3DO_2017_Reference_Set_Redump_Validated_ROMs Redump 3DO]
|2017-04-04
|{{✗}}
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|-
|[https://archive.org/details/almstcmpltdrmcst Redump Dreamcast]
|2015-09-20
|{{✗}}
|Missing lots of games. Includes manuals.
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/NEC_PC_Engine_CD-ROM2_System_and_TurboGrafx-CD_2016_Reference_Set_Redump_Validated_ROMs Redump PC-Engine CD/TurboGrafx CD]
|2016-11-06
|{{✗}}
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|[https://archive.org/details/redump.pce Redump NEC - PC Engine CD & TurboGrafx CD]
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|{{✗}}
|This is the new 2019 collection which is maintained and updated regularly.
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/redump.pc-fx Redump NEC - PC-FX & PC-FXGA]
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|{{✗}}
|Maintained and updated regularly.
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/redump.mcd Redump Sega - Mega CD & Sega CD]
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|{{✗}}
|This is the new 2019 collection which is maintained and updated regularly.
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/redump.ss Redump Sega - Saturn]
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|{{✗}}
|This is the new 2019 collection which is maintained and updated regularly.
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/redump.ngcd Redump SNK - Neo Geo CD]
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|{{✗}}
|Maintained and updated regularly.
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/tosec?sort=-publicdate TOSEC] (The Old School Emulation Center)
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|{{✗}}
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|[https://archive.org/details/vintagesoftware Vintage Software]
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|{{✗}}
|Many DOS collections and older games.
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/NeoKobe-NecPc-98012017-11-17 Neo-Kobe PC-9801] and [https://archive.org/details/Neo_Kobe_NEC_PC-8801_2016-02-25 PC-8801]
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|{{✗}}
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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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|{{✗}}
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|[https://archive.org/details/Cyles_Gameboy_roms Complete Gameboy Roms]
|2019-02-19
|{{✓}}
|US/EU/JP/World/Proto/Demo/Etc. Includes Translated and Hack Titles.
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/CylesSNESRomPack Complete Super Nintendo RomPack]
|2019-02-19
|{{✓}}
|US/EU/JP/World/Proto/Demo/Etc. Includes Translated and Hack Titles.
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/No-Intro-Collection_2016-01-03_Fixed No-Intro Collection]
|2016-01-03
|{{✓}}
|For most cartridge-based systems.
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/No-Intro-Collection_2016-09-06 No-Intro Collection]
|2017-06-27
|{{✓}}
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|-
|[https://archive.org/details/no-intro-rom-sets No-Intro Collection]
|2019-09-16
|{{✓}}
|Includes some extra sets like DSiWare.
|-
|Redump GameCube America ([https://archive.org/details/RedumpNintendoGameCubeAmerica Part 1], [https://archive.org/details/RedumpNintendoGameCubeAmericaPart2 Part 2], [https://archive.org/details/RedumpNintendoGameCubeAmericaPart3 Part 3])
|2016-05-27
|{{✓}}
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|[https://archive.org/details/gamecubenaiso Complete North American GameCube Collection]
|
|{{✓}}
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|-
|[https://archive.org/details/noIntroNintendoDsDecrypted2019Jun30 No-Intro Nintendo DS]
|2019-06-30
|{{✓}}
|File names are in alphabetical order.
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/noIntroNintendoDsDecrypted2019Sep06 No-Intro Nintendo DS]
|2019-09-06
|{{✓}}
|Files compressed to 7z format.
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/No-Intro_Nintendo_DSi_2018-06-30 No-Intro Nintendo DSi]
|2018-06-30
|{{✓}}
|
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/NintendoDSiDLC2019 Nintendo DSiWare]
|2019
|{{✓}}
|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.<br>Will <b>NOT</b> work on any emulators. <!-- Could in theory work with no$gba, but I'm having trouble finding out how -->
|-
|Redump PS2 NTSC-U ([https://archive.org/details/RedumpSonyPS2NTSCU Part 1], [https://archive.org/details/RedumpSonyPS2NTSCUPart2 Part 2])
|2016-09
|{{✓}}
|Game IDs are used for file titles. CD-based games are .bin files, DVD-based games are .iso files.
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/redumpSonyPlaystationAmericaGames02October2017 Redump PS1 America]
|2017-10-02
|{{✓}}
|
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/@john_mr_smith?sort=titleSorter John (Mr) Smith]
|
|{{✓}}
|Uploads Redump PS1 NTSC-U and PAL sets.
|-
|[https://archive.org/details/SgaStrnCmplt Redump Saturn]
|2015-09-13
|{{✓}}
|Includes manuals and magazines.
|}
===No limit===
*[http://www.atarimania.com/rom_collection_archive_atari_2600_roms.html Atarimania] Contains a complete Atari 2600 ROM set.
*[https://www.gamulator.com/ Gamulator] Small website where you can download all sort of retro console ROM's and ISO's.
*[https://romsdownload.net/ RomsDownload] Big website with huge ROMS collection for all platforms like GBA, SNES, N64, PSP and more!
*[http://www.theromcellar.com TRC Forums] A forum for posting links, tutorials & troubleshooting. It is new and looks very promising. A rom section will be added in the future.
*[https://romsmode.com/ RomsMode] RomsMode is a website which offers its users free ROM downloads that are available to play on a PC or a mobile phone.
*[https://www.pokemonlog.com/ Pokemonlog] Small website where you can get the latest Pokemon ROM's and Pokemon rom hacks.
*[https://romsmania.cc/ RomsMania] RomsMania.cc is a source with a big collection of popular ROM games and Emulators such Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Super Nintendo, Sony PlayStation, Sega Genesis and more. Only one warning: when downloading, press 'More Options' and choose 'Browser Download', else you'll get an executable file.
*[http://www.doperoms.com Doperoms] Has some Redump PS1/GCN among other things. (Nintendo-published titles have been DMCA'd as of July 2017.)
*[http://mamedev.org/roms/ MAME] Directly from the MAME site. Games that were released with permission for free and non-commercial use.
*[http://www.planetemu.net Planet Emulation] 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.)
*[http://www.romsuniverse.com/ CoolROM] Wide selection of retro titles (Nintendo first-party titles nuked, but third-party titles remain).
*[http://www.portalroms.com/en Portal Roms] Torrent site for ROMs and ISOs. Mostly Nintendo stuff. Especially good for Wii U, Wii, and no-intro 3DS.
*[http://worldofspectrum.org/ World of Spectrum] For ZX Spectrum games and applications as well magazines, cover art, booklets, and much more. ROMs and tape images on the site were released with permission from their original authors.
*[http://www.abandonware-france.org/ Abandonware France] Also, a French ROM site.
*[https://the-eye.eu/public/rom/ The Eye] has complete ROM sets for over 25 different consoles.
*[http://beet.the-eye.eu/alvro/ The Eye (AlvRo)] contains AlvRo's Rom Collection. Great for Wii dumps in ISO format.
*[https://vimm.net/ Vimm's Lair] A lot of No-Intro games as well as manuals for games. Just be wary that his ROMs are from bad sets, and have download speeds comparable to a dial-up modem. He also puts his own name into his rips like his gamecube and wii.
*[https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B7H6hIZDxNXeQW9uODA5UkM0ZG8 Nintendo Wii - Scrubbed Retail Collection (NTSC)] hosted on Google Drive
*[https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7vPmuZfN3snMU0zYlBXSWVhOUE WiiWare and Virtual Console WADs] also hosted on Google Drive, can be used on Dolphin or a modded Wii.
*[https://www.ziperto.com/ Ziperto] good for decrypted 3DS games for Citra. Use an adblocker.
*[https://downloadgameps3.com/ DownloadgamePS3] great for ps3 games obviously. when using this site, make sure to have a good adblocker and shit to protect you from malicious shit. it's a legit site, just wear a digital condom.
*[http://eagleforces.tistory.com/ eagleforces] 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.
*[http://www.coolrom.com/ CoolROM] Wide selection of retro titles (Nintendo first-party titles nuked, but third-party titles remain).
*[https://www.freeroms.com/ FreeROMS] Wide selection of retro titles (Nintendo first-party titles nuked, but third-party titles remain).
*[http://macintoshgarden.org/ Macintosh Garden] 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.
*[http://www.macgamefiles.com/list/shareware/ MacGameFiles.com] Site dedicated to basic shareware and demo versions of Macintosh games; as well as patches, mods and tools.
*[https://www.consoleroms.com/ ConsoleRoms] Standard selection of ROMs up to 6th gen, plus Wii.
*[https://www.romsget.io/ ROMsGet] & [https://www.downloadroms.io/ Download ROMs] Standard selection of ROMs up to 6th gen, plus Wii.
*[https://www.retrostic.com/ RetroStic] Standard selection of ROMs up to 5th gen, plus NDS.
===Download limit===
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. Some A notable ones include one is [httphttps://104titlekeys.129ovh/ titlekeys.56.137/ this for Wii U keysovh]. '''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.
====NUS Downloaders (PC)====
You can get Wii U dumps this way. First of all get the NUS Downloader, for example [httphttps://application.wiiuusbhelpergithub.com/Updater.exe FailedShack/USBHelperInstaller/releases/latest Wii U USB Helper] or [https://github.com/dojafoja/FunKii-UI FunKii]. Make sure to use the appropriate URL for the titlekey database.
Then, it's as simple as selecting the game you want to download, clicking "Get It" and then "Download Games". This will download the files for the game you chose (the same as the .tik's title). Choose your own region where possible, so the servers are closer to you.
An even newer project is [https://beta.nopaystation.com/ NoPayStation], offering both a database of pkg links and licenses, as well as a Windows downloader and auto-converter: [https://nopaystation.com/vita/npsReleases/ NPS Browser]
For PlayStation 3 game updates, go to <code>https://a0.ww.np.dl.playstation.net/tpl/np/{game_id}/{game_id}-ver.xml</code> (replacing both <code>{game_id}</code> with the game's ID) to see links to available update .pkgs for that game.
==Verifying Good Dumps==
