The absolute best emulator setup, in our humble opinion, is a program called RetroArch.
Now that you understand what emulation is, it’s time to get started setting up a console! But what software to use? The Best Starter Emulators for Windows Users What is clear is that it’s illegal for websites to be offering ROMs for the public to download, which is why such sites are frequently shut down. Downloading a ROM for a game you do own, however, is hypothetically defensible–at least legally speaking.
Broadly speaking, downloading a ROM for a game you do not own is not legal–just like downloading a pirated movie is not legal. Is downloading ROMs legal? We talked to a lawyer about this, actually.
You’ll have to figure out how to get ROMs yourself. Basically no one does this, however, and instead downloads ROMs from a wide collection of websites that, for legal reasons, we will not be linking to.
In theory, you could fill a collection this way. For old cartridge-based consoles, special pieces of hardware hardware makes it possible to copy games over to your computer. Good luck everyone!Īfter quite some time, CoolROM is finally on Twitter! Please follow us to receive the latest updates and ROM additions.And where do ROMs come from? If a game comes on a DVD, like the PlayStation 2 or the Nintendo Wii, you can actually rip games yourself using a standard DVD drive to create ISO files. It's been a while since I last said this, but I am proud to present 's fourth contest! This time, we are giving a way a brand new PS Vita (ever heard of them?) and Uncharted: Golden Abyss! Learn more about our contest here. Also, as a way of saying thank you for the support throughout the years, we are keeping the mobile site ad-free for a limited time!Ģ more prizes were added to the contest for more chances to win! Check them out here! Make sure to bookmark it and tell your friends. Gamers rejoice! Our mobile optimized site is now online! You can check it out here: (mobile devices only). We have just updated our MAME ROMs collection to the latest version: 0.145! This brings our collection up to 18,550 files totalling 44.6 GB! For those who didn't win: there's always the next contest! Thanks to everyone who participated - the turnaround was truly amazing. Winners: please check your email for gift card prizes or further instructions. it's time to announce our fourth contest winners! Here they are: It's June 1st, so you guys know what that means. Thanks for continuing to support CoolROM - we strive to be your favorite emulation community!ĭue to your numerous requests, we have now added a Commodore 64 ROMs section totalling 5,656 files! Enjoy and stay tuned for more updates we're not done quite yet. This should greatly improve forums speeds in every way, and the lessen the load on the main site server. In order to keep our user experience high, we had another server (with a SSD drive) implemented just to handle our forums' MySQL database. This has caused, as you may have noticed, a significant slowdown when accessing and browsing our forums. Due to the recent surge of traffic to both our web site and forums, we have outgrown our current single server.