Companies have become so anti-consumer and destructively greedy it is becoming our obligation more and more to preserve these games for future generations.
none of these are lost or in danger of being lost. They're being preserved by nintendo somewhere but the licencing cost/issues prevent them from being re-released. They are being preserved by libraries/foundations the right way and you can loan copies for research purposes. You can buy original hardware if you want to play them but I guess people don't want to pay the unreasonable high price for some 20 years old cartridges. If you just want to play the game for cheap/free, say it, own it, don't hide behind preservation BS
@@pinkysweets sure sure because Nintendo didn't loose the original Zelda, and Zelda 2 or 3, or almost the entire n64 catalog. Or panzer dragoon 1-orta or panzer dragoon saga. Shadow hearts, shadow hearts from the new world. Xenosaga 2. Pokémon red. The list keeps going on. License holders aren't as good at preserving as you seem to think. Much like how 90% of movies made pre 1970s are gone, most music pre 60s. So ....
I strongly encourage companies to get the literal money they are wasting away. Beside having to tell money men how to make money, I appericate that you go in abit deeper. Most videos are Space Marine recruit tier trails.. Blood Angel or Exocrist style
It’s a whole big thing. Licensing from brands used to music played. It’s a shit load of red tape that still shouldn’t be a thing, but since so many companies have to be involved, it’s highly unlikely it will ever happen unless some preservation law that allows us to keep classic games in any way past a certain date.
For The Record It Is Only Illegal To Back Up Games You Don't Own. If You Have Purchased A Game It Is Fully Legal To Back It Up. Do With That Info What You Wish
I do not think there is a tool or database that I know up to find that out. The only way to know for sure is to test them out in a version of Mame or if they come from a collection it normally has a year on it.
I got a steam deck recently and i dont know how to download the bios or any of that onto my steam deck. I do own tears of the kingdom wich is the game i want to emulate
I do not own a steam deck yet so I will not be of much help in that area. However I do know if you want to run emulators on the steam deck you want to get Emudeck it makes the whole process easier.
You just stick a thumb drive with your games and bios into the Steam Deck and copy them over while in desktop mode. It's so simple bro. Emudeck literally has text files in each folder to tell you exactly what goes there. Hope this helps.
Some systems do not need bios files (NES, Sega Genesis) while others do( Ps1, Dreamcast). When you try to run a game and it does not load or you get a message about needing bios then you will know that system needs them to run.
If you download the full RetroArch or Batocera bios package you should be good. It is hard to keep up with what needs bios files and what don't. For example old Atari 2600 doesn't need bios, but old ColecoVision does. The whole bios package doesn't take up a lot of space so you might as well download all of them.
The revenue chart comparing video games to music and movies is laughable because games cost like $70 a piece now and have DLCs that cost $10 and higher and seem to come out quite frequently whereas with a music most people pay $8 or $10 a month for Spotify or Apple Music, if that. You go buy a movie for $10-$15 and don't have to buy DLC for it. Ever. So of course revenue for video games is going to be more because it costs more. Just common sense. 🤣😂
Yeah, what really needs to change are the laws around archiving retro games. Especially for the ones that are no longer available for purchase. I think Myrient has a good process setup for dealing with dmcas myrient.erista.me/dmca/ However I hope they never have to deal with that and it's not like the larger companies would follow something like that.
To live is to invite death near you. So is this but really these companies would find their targets eventually. It is "right" to shaft people for a thing that may or may not happen?
I have a question hope you guys answer it.. 1. Can u make or build own favorite retro games rom list for emulator on Android.. into apk.. I mean I want all my favorite games in RetroArch emulator just I click install button..
I’m guessing these are safe? My pc ran into a blue screen recently and I’m hoping it’s not because of the emulated games. Most of my files were gone, but I still had steam, Microsoft edge, and my emulator, DeSmuMeE. And I checked if I had my emulated games. And I did. But my pc is safe now. So I’m confused, like usual.
Most if not all of these roms are hash-checked to verify they are exactly what they should be. That type of blue-screen issue might indicate a failing hard drive. Not sure how old it is but you might want to run a diskscan to make sure it's not dying on you.
Archive downloads a disk image instead of an iso. I have no idea what to do with that. I want to put it on an sd card for wii homebrew (nintendont) but dont know how to make it useable. People talk about mounting it or something but i dont see how that would turn it into a .ciso like the rest of my roms. I don't want to play on my laptop. I don't want all the empty space from the entire disc taking up space on my sd card.
Well on 3ds for example, the encrypted will only work on official 3ds consoles not emulators but decrypted will work on emulators but not the consoles. Hope that helps!
Give me some solution for slow downloads, I tried to download psp and ps2 games but even after 5-10 minutes it’s around 10-20mb/ 700+mb games it’s ridiculous !
You could try Myriant links if you are using internet archive links and vice versa. It could be caused by high traffic to the site at that time, so trying at different times may help. You can try a download manager like Motrix or Jdownloader as they might help increase your speeds.
Ive tried a wii motion plus with dolphin bar on windows 11 and nothing. Thinking of using another emulator like retroarch. I just want my real wii controller to work 😢
How can I prepare a new card with games, please? I have game stick lite 4k with below specs- Model - segam-m8-v8.0 Firmware - v8.2.0 2023-11-18/16.20 Hardware mentioned on the box - OS- linux retroarchiopen source system Emulator - MAME/ FC/GB/GBA/GBC/MD/SFC/PS1/ATARI2600/ATARI7800 CPU - GB2 Sdram - DDR3 256MB Flash - 128mb N0002708K20
Pretty sure there were only a few games that were official translated to German for the NES. I think the Europe Roms are mostly all English. You might be able to find fan translated roms from other places but I'm not very knowledgeable in that area.
You should never be asked to fill out or do any offers when using something like Myrient, as they are ad free. If you are using other sites make sure to always have something like uBlock Origin enabled to block popups, ads, and malware.
As of the time of writing this message, no, not from these sites. But it's always good to be on the lookout for anything weird in case something changes in the future. And just in general always run a popup blocker like Ublock Origin in your browser and Don't run any unexpected .exe or .bat files but you really shouldn't see anything like that here.
I have responded to all of your comments and have not deleted any of them. TH-cam auto deletes comments if you go off the rails... but I have not deleted any of yours. Our last conversation is still there. Sort by new comments and you will see it.
Looking for Rom sites is like walking in a mine field. You never know which is safe or which is not. For example, a few years ago i tried downloading a ds game rom on my old phone, and i got a virus from a rom site i used for years.
99% of the people downloading these free games are not doing it to preserve squat. They are doing it for their own selfish needs admittingly. Are you really going to download thousands and thousands of games and archive it for others when there are already tons of websites already out there and risk getting sued for the rest of your life or are you doing it for yourself? If so, then what's your personal website so myself and others can have access to your "preservation" files. There is a legal reason why people don't and won't want to do this. 😂🤣 Basically we just need to cut the crap acting like we care about preservation. The truth is we do it for our own personal collection, You'll be buried in a handful of decades and your great grandkids won't care about playing old ass Atari games. Hell, most kids don't give 2 💩💩 about Donkey Kong and would rather play Fortnite, Roblox, or Minecraft these days. 😂😂
I agree that many, if not most, people don't care about participating in the preservation process, but without someone doing it, these resources would not exist, and many more games would be lost to time. I make it a point to donate when I can to the people taking the risk to make this possible and those trying to make changes for the future of all games. I hope others will too but understand most won't. If the game is available to purchase at a decent price, you should buy it. But for most of these games, there is no way to buy them anymore other than through secondary markets for hundreds of dollars. In 50 years, many people may not care about most retro games. I do think some stand the test of time, just like a good movie or book can, and helping people make sure that these games are preserved just for history is a worthwhile cause.
@@PhyrexTechs I can see your point and yes there are some that would care but it will not be in high demand as it is now mainly because when these companies start going the streaming only route then there will be nothing to preserve any more. No more physical games so nothing to pirate. 😭
Companies have become so anti-consumer and destructively greedy it is becoming our obligation more and more to preserve these games for future generations.
I completely agree!
That's not why we're doing it 😂
none of these are lost or in danger of being lost. They're being preserved by nintendo somewhere but the licencing cost/issues prevent them from being re-released. They are being preserved by libraries/foundations the right way and you can loan copies for research purposes. You can buy original hardware if you want to play them but I guess people don't want to pay the unreasonable high price for some 20 years old cartridges. If you just want to play the game for cheap/free, say it, own it, don't hide behind preservation BS
@@pinkysweets sure sure because Nintendo didn't loose the original Zelda, and Zelda 2 or 3, or almost the entire n64 catalog. Or panzer dragoon 1-orta or panzer dragoon saga. Shadow hearts, shadow hearts from the new world. Xenosaga 2. Pokémon red.
The list keeps going on. License holders aren't as good at preserving as you seem to think. Much like how 90% of movies made pre 1970s are gone, most music pre 60s. So ....
Crap @@pinkysweets
Who’s here after the VIMM VAULT ban?
No wonder the download button isnt working
@@YouNotStackingMoneyLikeMe I was just too late.
I'm trying to download god of war but i don't find the button
for me everything still works
May they fly high 😔
I appreciate you bringing so much detailed information to the table for the community to study and learn.
My pleasure!
Wow... It's so calming to hear him talk. Or maybe I just got used to hearing youtubers talk loudly at their viewers.
always concise and straight to the point, love your videos, thanks!
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for making this video. It was very helpful.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Omg finally I could play Gwimbly on the GameCube
Nice and calm Voice, very good Video! 👍
Thank you!
this video about to BLOWWWWW UP
facts
I got a 12tb HD filled with games for years because I know what Nintendo & Sega are like for randomly taking down sites.
I appreciate your efforts…❤
Thank you!
Thanks for the information!👍
I strongly encourage companies to get the literal money they are wasting away.
Beside having to tell money men how to make money, I appericate that you go in abit deeper.
Most videos are Space Marine recruit tier trails.. Blood Angel or Exocrist style
It’s a whole big thing. Licensing from brands used to music played. It’s a shit load of red tape that still shouldn’t be a thing, but since so many companies have to be involved, it’s highly unlikely it will ever happen unless some preservation law that allows us to keep classic games in any way past a certain date.
Thank you! This was very helpful
Glad it was helpful!
This was interesting and enlightening have a like.
Thanks!
thank you very much sir..
apreciated sir 🫡
greeting from Indonesia
You are welcome!
Greetings!
Thanks for posting a whole dmca list 👍🏼
For The Record It Is Only Illegal To Back Up Games You Don't Own. If You Have Purchased A Game It Is Fully Legal To Back It Up. Do With That Info What You Wish
LONG LIVES EMULATORS AND ROMS FOR PRESERVATION OF VIDEO GAMES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE DONT SHUTDOWN DE SITE EVER GREETINGS FROM ARGENTINA❤
Henry gonna be looking over his shoulder for a while. Thanks for the help tho.
LOL.. I hope not.
I robbed a bank so I could preserve their money
Needed help for sorting out roms as in is there a way to know if a certain mame rom is of which year ? Emudeck has more then one mame roms folder
I do not think there is a tool or database that I know up to find that out. The only way to know for sure is to test them out in a version of Mame or if they come from a collection it normally has a year on it.
@@PhyrexTechs hmm will see, although it's tough that emudeck has separate folders for arcades
Thanks appreciate you
Anytime!
For PS2 I have a whole mix of USA and Europe(PAL) ROMs, does this mean I need different BIOS files to play them?
Yeah for some of them. If you have both BIOS the emulator should just auto pick the correct one when you launch the game though.
@@PhyrexTechsis it safe to download roms from this site
@@DrHolliday45566 yes, this is my go to
Wow, thank you.
You're welcome!
Could you record with a larger font please?
Yeah that would be a good idea. Thanks for the suggestion!
Bro, just sit closer to the screen.
Thanks
Welcome!
Thanks bruh
Do these usually take a long time to download?
That will depend on your internet connection and the size of the files. Most older files are very quick.
I got a steam deck recently and i dont know how to download the bios or any of that onto my steam deck. I do own tears of the kingdom wich is the game i want to emulate
I do not own a steam deck yet so I will not be of much help in that area. However I do know if you want to run emulators on the steam deck you want to get Emudeck it makes the whole process easier.
I have emudeck installed
You just stick a thumb drive with your games and bios into the Steam Deck and copy them over while in desktop mode. It's so simple bro. Emudeck literally has text files in each folder to tell you exactly what goes there. Hope this helps.
Do you need to download bios files? What are they for? Ive just put batocera cfw on the anbernic rg35xx m
Some systems do not need bios files (NES, Sega Genesis) while others do( Ps1, Dreamcast). When you try to run a game and it does not load or you get a message about needing bios then you will know that system needs them to run.
@PhyrexTechs OK thanks
If you download the full RetroArch or Batocera bios package you should be good. It is hard to keep up with what needs bios files and what don't. For example old Atari 2600 doesn't need bios, but old ColecoVision does. The whole bios package doesn't take up a lot of space so you might as well download all of them.
The revenue chart comparing video games to music and movies is laughable because games cost like $70 a piece now and have DLCs that cost $10 and higher and seem to come out quite frequently whereas with a music most people pay $8 or $10 a month for Spotify or Apple Music, if that. You go buy a movie for $10-$15 and don't have to buy DLC for it. Ever. So of course revenue for video games is going to be more because it costs more. Just common sense. 🤣😂
This is cool but at the same time might as well be handing certain companies a giant dmca list :/
Yeah, what really needs to change are the laws around archiving retro games. Especially for the ones that are no longer available for purchase.
I think Myrient has a good process setup for dealing with dmcas
myrient.erista.me/dmca/
However I hope they never have to deal with that and it's not like the larger companies would follow something like that.
@@PhyrexTechs very true
To live is to invite death near you.
So is this but really these companies would find their targets eventually.
It is "right" to shaft people for a thing that may or may not happen?
I downloaded your video just in case it ever disappears. I don’t think the Reddit post wouldn’t get deleted only because they don’t host the files
I have a question hope you guys answer it.. 1. Can u make or build own favorite retro games rom list for emulator on Android.. into apk.. I mean I want all my favorite games in RetroArch emulator just I click install button..
Is it possible? Yes, but it would take a lot of time, effort, and Android coding knowledge. I would be cool if that was easier to do.
just get the tiny best set go collection. Then direct your device to the folders
i got some roms for ps1 Anbernic. some files are invalid. help
What website would be the best for dolphin
Thz bro
I’m guessing these are safe? My pc ran into a blue screen recently and I’m hoping it’s not because of the emulated games. Most of my files were gone, but I still had steam, Microsoft edge, and my emulator, DeSmuMeE. And I checked if I had my emulated games. And I did. But my pc is safe now. So I’m confused, like usual.
Most if not all of these roms are hash-checked to verify they are exactly what they should be. That type of blue-screen issue might indicate a failing hard drive. Not sure how old it is but you might want to run a diskscan to make sure it's not dying on you.
Archive downloads a disk image instead of an iso. I have no idea what to do with that. I want to put it on an sd card for wii homebrew (nintendont) but dont know how to make it useable. People talk about mounting it or something but i dont see how that would turn it into a .ciso like the rest of my roms. I don't want to play on my laptop. I don't want all the empty space from the entire disc taking up space on my sd card.
Vimm's was perfect and its done for. WIthout access to the dark web, it's hopeless.
I can't access the bios for retro arch, any help?
Nintendo and Sega only go after the big names letting other sites flourish and grow to point companies notice and add them rinse repeat
Matching ROMS and Bios for setting up a Retroid Pocket 3+ is literally almost impossible. Someone should just sell a presetup SD card.
There are some preset up collections like Tiny Best Set Go and Done Set. You may want to look into those if you have not already.
It can be difficult but once you get the hang of it you'll be doing it for years to come, maybe even help friends and family out.
Whats the difference between Encryption and Decrypted files for games?
Well on 3ds for example, the encrypted will only work on official 3ds consoles not emulators but decrypted will work on emulators but not the consoles. Hope that helps!
Give me some solution for slow downloads, I tried to download psp and ps2 games but even after 5-10 minutes it’s around 10-20mb/ 700+mb games it’s ridiculous !
You could try Myriant links if you are using internet archive links and vice versa.
It could be caused by high traffic to the site at that time, so trying at different times may help.
You can try a download manager like Motrix or Jdownloader as they might help increase your speeds.
Are you related to Dr Grande? 🤣
Nope. No idea who that is.
Ayeeeeee I thought the same thing lmao
We are obv unwell 😅
Haha
@@Bbcsupremacy Lol
holy crap ! i thought "no intro" meant they mod and cut the intro out of the game hahaha
Lol, The names are not very intuitive.
Ive tried a wii motion plus with dolphin bar on windows 11 and nothing. Thinking of using another emulator like retroarch. I just want my real wii controller to work 😢
I have seen people get it to work, however I do not have any experience with it as I don't own any Wii controllers. Good luck!
Edgeemu 😎
rip vimms
How can I prepare a new card with games, please? I have game stick lite 4k with below specs-
Model - segam-m8-v8.0
Firmware - v8.2.0 2023-11-18/16.20
Hardware mentioned on the box -
OS- linux retroarchiopen source system
Emulator - MAME/ FC/GB/GBA/GBC/MD/SFC/PS1/ATARI2600/ATARI7800
CPU - GB2
Sdram - DDR3 256MB
Flash - 128mb
N0002708K20
Sorry I have never used a device like that, so I would be the wrong person to ask for that.
I’m looking for PlayStation roms and emulators to use
trying to find a game called risk factions, which is abonware any suggestions
That game should be in the /roms megathread
what about switch games i just want to play totk on pc i have 4 copys like come on
protect him at all cost hes giving out info that is a taboo lol
How can i change the Language to German in Europe NES-Rom? The most roms are only in english!
Pretty sure there were only a few games that were official translated to German for the NES. I think the Europe Roms are mostly all English. You might be able to find fan translated roms from other places but I'm not very knowledgeable in that area.
learn english
I need a henery in my life
Do you know where I could find technoparrot or mame games
Not sure about technoparrot but you can find mame on the retro megathread under Retro>Arcade
@@PhyrexTechs thank you
ROMs & *BIOSes*
True. That would be the correct way of writing it.
Which would would I press to download 3ds games?
Do you know how to find Mario Kart 8?
I do not. I try to stay away from anything that close to current gen games.
@@PhyrexTechs okay
I dont care about this CUE THE ONE PIECE MUSIC
It doesn’t matter if you know where it’s at anyway you have to do these endless offers to even get the download link not worth it
You should never be asked to fill out or do any offers when using something like Myrient, as they are ad free.
If you are using other sites make sure to always have something like uBlock Origin enabled to block popups, ads, and malware.
Do the ROMS work with MacBook?
As long as you have an emulator that runs on your Mac you should not have an issue with the ROMs
How about ps4
thank you bro, anyone got all of these links they can share?
It's best to just go to the reddit and not share links directly.
Why not link them in description this
TH-cam does not want/allow links to Rom sites. So, I would rather play it safe and not link directly.
@@PhyrexTechs I didn’t know that!
Hardrive check
😅
to slow dowloads for 2024 any better option?
Where do you find switch roms?
How do i play Tenkaichi 3 on pcsx? Someone point me in the right direction please
I think Tenkaichi 3 is PS2 right? You would need the PSX2 emulator.
@@PhyrexTechs got it I got a bios file but when I launch the game it just gives me a black screen
You may need to change the setting in PCSX2 from OpenGL to Direct 3D11.
do i need to be scared of viruses
As of the time of writing this message, no, not from these sites. But it's always good to be on the lookout for anything weird in case something changes in the future.
And just in general always run a popup blocker like Ublock Origin in your browser and Don't run any unexpected .exe or .bat files but you really shouldn't see anything like that here.
@@PhyrexTechs tysm i was kind of skeptical at first but now you got my trust, pal!
Didn't tell what the sites are. Thanks for wasting my time.
I show exactly how to get to the webpages at 0:59. I am unable to link directly to them.
you need somebody to hold your hand?
B careful this guy deletes comments
I have responded to all of your comments and have not deleted any of them. TH-cam auto deletes comments if you go off the rails... but I have not deleted any of yours. Our last conversation is still there. Sort by new comments and you will see it.
Take the video down let people look themselves its the only way we can save rom sites dont bring attention to other places
Looking for Rom sites is like walking in a mine field. You never know which is safe or which is not. For example, a few years ago i tried downloading a ds game rom on my old phone, and i got a virus from a rom site i used for years.
99% of the people downloading these free games are not doing it to preserve squat. They are doing it for their own selfish needs admittingly. Are you really going to download thousands and thousands of games and archive it for others when there are already tons of websites already out there and risk getting sued for the rest of your life or are you doing it for yourself? If so, then what's your personal website so myself and others can have access to your "preservation" files. There is a legal reason why people don't and won't want to do this. 😂🤣
Basically we just need to cut the crap acting like we care about preservation. The truth is we do it for our own personal collection, You'll be buried in a handful of decades and your great grandkids won't care about playing old ass Atari games. Hell, most kids don't give 2 💩💩 about Donkey Kong and would rather play Fortnite, Roblox, or Minecraft these days. 😂😂
I agree that many, if not most, people don't care about participating in the preservation process, but without someone doing it, these resources would not exist, and many more games would be lost to time. I make it a point to donate when I can to the people taking the risk to make this possible and those trying to make changes for the future of all games. I hope others will too but understand most won't.
If the game is available to purchase at a decent price, you should buy it. But for most of these games, there is no way to buy them anymore other than through secondary markets for hundreds of dollars.
In 50 years, many people may not care about most retro games. I do think some stand the test of time, just like a good movie or book can, and helping people make sure that these games are preserved just for history is a worthwhile cause.
@@PhyrexTechs I can see your point and yes there are some that would care but it will not be in high demand as it is now mainly because when these companies start going the streaming only route then there will be nothing to preserve any more. No more physical games so nothing to pirate. 😭
Yeah, if something does not change soon and we keep on this path you are right.
It says unsupported format
What is saying unsupported format?
@@PhyrexTechs saying "unable to expand
it is an unsupported format"
@@PhyrexTechs when I try to unzip the bin file
You will not want to unzip bin files.
@@PhyrexTechs ok
I already have them all from 10 years ago. so dont need em
A true OG