Isn't emulation illegal?

No; pirating currently selling high-tech un-obsolete video game systems and games is illegal. Sharing the wealth of unused classics is hardly illegal. The ESA has contacted us before, and we are prepared to take as many steps as necessary to deal and comply with their requests.


Rom information

tag : rom, info,information

I downloaded a ROM and it doesn't work. What now?
We don't dump the ROMs, we just post them. Try learning what the GoodCodes mean, then make sure you didn't download a bad dump. If you're absolutely sure of this, and you know it's not a ROM with a known issue (Star Ocean, Top Gear 3000), please post your problem on the forums.


Why don't you have this game/system up?
Depends. We do NOT carry newer systems such as Game Boy Advance, Playstation, or Nintendo DS. Stop asking for them to be posted.

Other systems aren't posted simply because we don't have them, or we don't have the complete set. If you have anything you'd like to contribute with, we have an FTP you can upload to. Contact us for more info.


How do I use savestates?
This question is most often asked regarding ZSNES, so I'm going to answer it with that emulator in mind. The principle is the same for other emulators, just not the same file extensions.

First, make sure the save state file and the ROM name are exactly the same, i.e. if the game is streetfighter2.smc, the save state HAS to be named streetfighter2.zs0 (or .zs1, .zs2, etc.) Also make sure the save is in the ZSNES directory. Once you make sure that's all ok, load up ZSNES and go to "Load State" under the File menu. This will load the .zs0 state. If you want to change which one you're loading (i.e., more than one save state) go to "Pick State", which is also in the file menu. Then you can choose from 0-9 (which correspond with .zs0 through .zs9) and enjoy your game. Or try ;)


Plz can you send me this ROM thx!!
I don't think people will ever understand that big emulation sites DON'T send games to your inbox. You're already getting something for nothing, just be happy with it.


I'm stuck in this game. Can you help me out?
http://www.gamefaqs.com

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ROMs Affiliates

ROM FREAKs - Up and coming romsite, with NDS, GBA, N64, crazy games son.

Snes'O'Rama - One of the oldest and best ROM sites out there. One of my personal top 3 picks, with a gang of ROMs for your downloading pleasure.

Romulation - Very popular site with NDS, GBA, PSX ISOs and more.

Angel ROMs - High quality ROM site with gajillions of games.

ROM Collector - A cool site where you can purchase ROM sets on CD for a nominal fee, mailed directly to you. Very cool for the avid collectors out there.

EmuWizards - This is THE emulation forum.

3 Roms - Formerly emuv2.com. This site is real dope, with thousands of roms.

Emu Paradise - One of the top dogs in the ROM scene. They have games for every major system.

GameBoy Advance ROMs - This site specializes in GBA ROMs. They have anything and everything related to GameBoy Advance.

EmuXperts - The true Emulation Experts. This site has more games than almost any site I've seen, even for systems I haven't heard of. Top-notch!.

Rom Bomb - Great site with thousands of games for all of Cowering's 'good' systems.

DashROMs - "ROMs on Demand" setup with tons of popular games.

AllStarGaming - High-quality ROMsite with tons of games. Check it out.

Doh Games - Thousands of ROMs for big systems like MAME and SNES. Cool site design.

ROMNation - Probably the most comprehensive, easy to use, BIG romsite on the 'net. Thousands and thousands of games for dozens of popular systems. Top-notch quality emulation.

NDS ROMs - The best site for Nintendo DS ROMs--3 servers hosting NDS games!!.

TheROMs.com - Thousands of ROMs, hundreds of emulators, zero BS.

RomCenter - Audit and repair your roms with this program. Site also hosts hundreds of games available for download.

RomsCentral.com - Over 5,400+ ROMs for systems like GameBoy Advance, Nintendo DS, and Sony PSX.
www.cyrosella.com

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Emulator List

EMULATORs
Amiga
Atari 2600
Atari 5200
Atari 7800
Atari Jaguar
Atari Lynx
Colecovision
Commodore 64
Gameboy Advance
Gameboy Advance Gba
Gameboy And Gbc
Gamecube
Laserdisc
Mame
Mattel Intellivision
Microsoft Xbox
Msx 2
Neo Geo
Neo Geo Pocket
Nintendo 64
Nintendo Ds
Nintendo Nes
Nuon
Sega Dreamcast
Sega Game Gear
Sega Genesis
Sega Master System
Sega Saturn
Sony Playstation
Sony Playstation 2
Sony Psp
Super Nintendo
Super Nintendo Snes
Turbografx 16
Virtual Boy
Wonderswan

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Advanced Users

Already mastered emulation? Want to start collecting games? Want to learn some more things that emulation has to offer? Read on.

The first cool thing about emulation is translations. Since certain games were only produced in Japan and not USA, or vice versa, people have actually modified these games to be playable in a different language. So that long lost Mario 2 or Final Fantasy game can now be yours with a simple downloadable translation. Cool, I know.

Another nice feature of emulators is the ability to save your spot at unlimited points in the game. If you are tired of having to play through the whole level just to get killed by the boss again, simply save your 'state' right before you fight the boss, and you can instantly reload it and try again. People have even saved very important spots in popular games, and distributed them to the emulation community. So, if you're just plain lazy (or bored), you can go right to the level 9 bowser courtesy of some kid named Alfonso by downloading a saved state from our Saved States Section [under construction].

Want to modify your ROMs?? You can make mario into a leprechaun, luigi look gangster, or princess have big boobs with a simple sprite editor from our Utilities [under construction] section. On the utils page, we also offer GoodXXX tools for rom-collectors, along with anything else you might need to enhance your emulation experience. Check it out.

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What are emulation?

Emulators are programs that allow you to play outdated video games such as Super Nintendo or Atari on your computer. These games are known as ROMs or Read-Only-Memory. They are comparable to your Sega Genesis cartridge or your Sony Playstation CD.

To get started, you will first need to decide which system you want to play. Let's pick the old 8-bit Nintendo for example. You will need to head over to the NES Emulators page, and download the best emulator for your operating system. One of the old favorites is NESticle. Download this file to your computer, and extract(unzip) all of the programs files. Next, head over to the NES ROMs page and pick out your favorite Nintendo game. Download that to your NESticle directory.

The rest is pretty simple. Just run the NESticle(or whichever emulator you chose) program, and choose "Load ROM" or "Open ROM" from the File menu. Pick the ROM you wish to play and open it. You are now playing a ROM on your computer! From there you can modify your emulator a bit, and assign different keys to the buttons, or setup a controller, or even play online against your friends.

If you are still having trouble getting everything to work, head over to the forums or the frequently asked questions pages for more help.

Please note that you must own the original game cartridge or cd and you also must own the system or console you are emulating. These games are not free and are here for educational and backup purposes only. If you do not own any of the games here then go out right now and buy more video games!

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