r/ROMs Megathread

This megathread comprises of aggregated links hosted at Myrient and the Internet Archive. Without the support of users like you, this megathread would have much less content available for download.

Please consider making a donation to Myrient here and/or to the Internet Archive here.

Additional Information

"No-Intro" and "Redump"

No-Intro and Redump are groups that catalog hashes of dumped games for many systems. If "No-Intro" or "Redump" is present in the name of a group of links, it is a collection of the currently best-available ROMs for the system.

Locked Internet Archive Items

Internet Archive restricts items that generate a high amount of traffic from being able to be downloaded without an account to prevent abuse. This is shown with a lock icon beside the file name in the item's file listing.

IALOCK

When accessing the file directly, the following error is shown.

IALOCKFILE

To download locked items, register an Internet Archive account.

Internet Archive Metadata

Internet Archive items have metadata files that end in extensions such as .xml and .sqlite. These files are not important to download but are meant for the website to know what files to display and the reviews of the item.

IAMETA

Internet Archive Torrents

Some Internet Archive items contain torrent files as another download method. However, the torrent's file listing is usually incomplete compared to what is listed on the website. For this reason, it is recommended to use direct downloads with a download manager instead of torrents.

Archive File Types (ZIP, 7z, RAR)

ZIP, 7z, and RAR are archive file types which means they must be extracted. 7-Zip is recommended for extracting these files. Download and install it here and run it. Then, open the archive file in 7-Zip or right click on it and go to 7-Zip -> Extract Files.

Blocking Ads with uBlock Origin

uBlock Origin is recommended when accessing certain links on this megathread and the Internet in general. It blocks ads, trackers,and much more.

Below are links to download and install it for certain web browsers.

Store Name Links
Chrome Web Store Link
Firefox Add-ons Link
Opera Add-ons Link

For Android: Download Firefox from the Play Store, locate the Addons menu and select uBlock Origin. Add it to Firefox and remember to only use Firefox to download ROMs.

Bypassing Download Limits

Google Drive

From time to time when trying to download a file, you may see an error message saying “Download quota exceeded, so you can’t download this file at this time”. The steps to bypass the download quota limit are as follows:

  1. Sign in to your Google account or create one, if you have not already.
  2. Open Google Drive and go to “My Drive” in the sidebar.
  3. Make a new folder. It does not matter what you name it.
  4. Go to the quota'd folder, right click on the file you want to download, and click “Add Shortcut to Drive”.
  5. Navigate to “My Drive” and then to the folder you made, and click “Add Shortcut”.
  6. Go to “My Drive” on the sidebar. Right-click the folder you made and click “Download”.
  7. A .zip file with the file(s) you selected starts downloading.

MEGA

MEGA has a 5 GB download limit every 24 hours. To bypass MEGA's download limits, you will need either a VPN or a list of proxies. If you are using a VPN, simply connect to it. If you are using a list of proxies, download MegaBasterd and configure it with the list of proxies.