Emulation
We Strongly recommend you have uBlock Origin, Violentmonkey and bypass-all-shortlinks-debloated installed.
Many of the tools on the Misc page can be used to improve your downloading experience.
Downloaded ROM files that have Application file extension .exe are likely Malware!
ROMs
ROMSPURE (DDL)
Contains large collection of ROMs from every type of system.
RomUlation (DDL)
Offering ROM Downloads since 2004.
Ignore any Pop-ups/Banners about faster Downloads/Premium. Try another ROM site if the Download is for Premium Users.
r/ROMs Megathread (DDL)
The r/ROMs Megathread, with links for Popular and Arcade ROMs, visualized with mkdocs.
NoPayStation (DDL)
The best place to get VITA, PS3, PSP, PSX Games / DLCs and more, directly from Sony's servers with no Middle-Man.
Vimm's Lair: Vault (DDL / Torrent)
Vimm provides Torrents for larger Downloads like Wii Games, since the site's Download speed is a bit slow.
AlvRo's Spreadsheet (DDL)
Mr. AlvRo has organized all of his ROM's Download links via 1fichier in a Google Spreadsheet, for ease of browsing.
Ziperto (DDL)
Nice source for Nintendo and PlayStation ROMs, unfortunately only has those.
hShop (DDL)
You can easily Download 3DS Games by scanning a QR code with the FBI app.
Installing via QR code on the 3DS may be quite slow as the device does not have a good NIC chip.
A Site similar to Ziperto which offers more ROMs for different consoles, uploaded directly to the site.
Emulators
/emugen/ Wiki - The ULTIMATE guide for all Emulators on all Platforms.
Make sure to check with your Emulator here in case it requires some sort of BIOS or special file to function.
Stable Switch 2, PS5 or Xbox One/Xbox Series Emulators do not exist. If you find an app that claims to be that, it's a scam or it's highly unstable. Some examples for scam apps are: PCSX4, PCSX5, PSemuX, RPCS4.
Apps
qBittorrent | Deluge | Transmission - Free, Lightweight and open source Torrent Clients.
We do not recommend using uTorrent or BitTorrent, as it came bundled with Adware, Spyware, and Crypto-Miners in the past [1]. In its current state, it's Adware and Bloatware. We don't recommend using uTorrent v2.2.1 either due to confirmed Security Exploits.
qBittorrent Guide - A guide for configuring qBittorrent.
AB-DM | IDM | JD2 | Motrix | FDM - Download Managers that can boost Download speeds. Motrix and FDM support Torrenting, and JD2 is best for downloading multiple files simultaneously. IDM is paid.
Elephant - Adds YT-DLP support to FDM, meaning it can download from all these sites.
JDownloader 2 Guide - A guide for setting up JDownloader 2.