![]() Moved the megathread to gitlab due to account issues on github, update your bookmarks accordingly. Redid Megathread post on Reddit, hopefully this is a cleaner, easier to read version that isn't as confusing as the out of date changelog This tab exists to link to the large collections that No-Intro and various other groups have collected. The last tab is the other tab, this is where you can find Retro games, defined by No-Intro and others as pre Gamecube and PS2 era. The next 5 tabs link directly to collections based on console and publisher, they include Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, Sega, and the PC. If you feel something is missing there PM SuperBio and he'll have it added. The Popular games tab lists direct links to popular games, this list has been made mostly by SuperBio, and as such may not represent what you think a popular game is. The landing tab is the Home tab, it explains how to use the megathread and has some helpful tips. r/ROMs Official Matrix Server, go here to talk to people about ROMs and related topics. They allow millions of gamers to play archived classic games today and to get the same gaming experience they had as children, a few decades ago.Gitlab link This is the backup megathread, it'll be updated alongside the github megathread. We explained what ROMs are, how they are made and why they are used. In order to play a ROM game, you will need an emulator which is a special software developed for this purpose only. But, millions of players all across the planet want to play GBA games in 2019. It is expensive, impossible to find and most of them are kept as souvenirs. As you may know, in order to play Game Boy Advance games you will need an actual device. The simplest answer is for playing games on computers. This was an issue until 2000 when hackers decrypted the algorithm and allowed gamers to play copied games. The algorithm prevented the users from making games for emulators. Neo Geo devices used an algorithm which will make the game impossible to copy and use. This protection was common on Nintendo GameCube. Users had no idea how to connect a disk to a dumper. For instance, Nintendo used 8cm disks, which were extremely rare and therefore impossible to copy. Almost any manufacturer of gaming consoles and cartridges used or tried to use protection which will make ROM creation impossible. You may believe that making ROMs is extremely easy. A dumper is unique according to the console cartridge was made for. The entire process is complicated and it requires a lot of time and performing individual steps. A dumper is used to connect the cartridge with a computer and allow a user to copy the content. Basically, each cartridge will require a separate dumper. That device can be Doctor V64 or Retrode. They are made using special hardware which is known as "dumpers". One of the most important questions you probably have is how ROMs are made. A suitable emulator will open that file and you will be presented with the game. For example, if you are downloading Game Boy Advance ROMs, the extension will be. The extension depends on a game console that game was developed for. You need to know that when you actually download ROM file, it will have a unique extension. There are countless variants and they depend on the original console. It is copied in a specific format, unique for each emulator so it can open and run the game. Usually, one cartridge means one game, although there are cartridges with multiple games. All classic video games have cartridges that contain a game. You will use a copy of that memory which was transferred to a file that software can recognize and open. Of course, when it comes to game ROMs, you won`t use an actual memory. The aforementioned term that ROM stands for read only memory is accurate in this case scenario. Below, we will give you all the answers you need to fully understand ROM/ROMs and all facts associated with them. ![]() As such, this may sound strange and complicated. But, you are interested in ROM which contains a game for your desired retro console. If you look for ROM term using a search engine, you will find only that it stands for read-only memory. Nintendo Famicom (Family Computer System)
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