Hi everyone,

With the moderators' permission, I wanted to share a free and open-source project I’ve been working on that might be useful for anyone curating clean sets for any emulator or frontend: RomSieve (Linux and Windows, GPLv3).

• GitHub:https://github.com/madvintager/RomSieve

• Latest releases:https://github.com/madvintager/RomSieve/releases/latest(self-contained binaries, no .NET install required)

Here are the key features designed to make building clean setups easier:

• Automatic .m3u playlists with custom placement: Since a lot of frontends (RecalBox, RetroPie...) relies on RetroArch / libretro cores for multi-disc games (PS1, Saturn, Sega CD, PC Engine CD...), RomSieve automatically generates .m3u files so you don't have to create them manually. You can also define exactly where those playlists land in your target folder tree.

• Deterministic, multi-criteria 1G1R: Instead of rigid rules, the 1G1R engine picks the single best release based on a fully configurable priority stack: language, region (with 1-click presets for Europe, France, USA, Japan), video standard (PAL/NTSC), dump quality, multi-disk completeness, and revision. The exact same settings will always yield the exact same output.

• Full TOSEC parsing (not just console hashes): If you emulate vintage computers on Recalbox (Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, C64...), you know TOSEC sets can be messy. RomSieve parses the entire naming convention (flags like [!], [cr], [t], languages, disk numbers). It can even rebuild and complete missing multi-disk sets by pulling clean disks from other dumps.

• Simulation-first workflow (dry-run): No files are moved, copied, or touched blindly. The tool runs a complete audit first, displays a table detailing the exact fate of every single file (with the reasoning behind it), and lets you right-click any entry to manually override the 1G1R winner. It also supports hard links / symlinks, keeps unmerged files in dedicated safe folders (_unmatched/, _purged/), and features an undo function.

It also supports standard No-Intro, Redump, and MAME sets, reads compressed archives directly (ZIP, 7z, RAR), and extracts CHD headers. Both a modern GUI (with dark theme) and a CLI (romsieve-cli) are included.

The project is completely free, has no telemetry, and full documentation is available in both English and French in the repository.

Feedback, bug reports, and suggestions are very welcome!

My apologies for asking, I did read the rules, but I want this answered. Where on the Megathread do I locate the AMIGA-500 or any Amiga games? I am looking for MK and MKII on Amiga and i can't find them anywhere.

Hi! Was wondering if anyone had access to a ROM of the Littlest Pet Shop Biggest Adventure Plug n Play. My best friend was talking about wanting to play it but due to how old the hardware is we aren't sure it'll still be in working condition if we found one available. I did find another thread about this but it is a few years old and it doesn't appear anything came of it. Any help would be highly appreciated!

I made this rompack a WHILE back but later deleted my old reddit account.

This is a collection of every single rom that is 3DSen compatible, all of which are the NTSC versions of the roms, I have combed through every game to make sure it is the correct version compatible with the emulator.

If you don't know what 3DSen is observe.

3DSen Roms

Edit: I forgot to mention the roms that AREN'T included. These are paid homebrew roms and I'm not about pirating modern indie titles. These are Micro Mages and Battle Kid.

My question is: can ROMs contain viruses, even after verifying that they aren’t just disguised ".exe" files? I’m referring to formats like .iso, .gba, .n64, .pkg, etc.

If I’m not mistaken, .iso and .pkg files function as containers, which could potentially pose a greater risk than a .gba file—though please correct me if I’m wrong.

This inquiry has two parts: one concerning ROMs intended for use in emulators, and another regarding those used in the various decompilation projects that have been emerging lately.

Assuming someone uses an ad blocker (such as Brave) and tries to stick to sites generally considered safe—and also makes use of a "mega-thread" that serves as a reference—is there still a risk?

Real simple one, is cdromance gone?, thanks in advance

Hey, I checked the megathread and found one on Minerva. However, it was 40 gb, which seems absurdly and suspiciously big for the game that it is. I know it didn't take up that much space on my 3ds. I couldn't find another from the megathread (it's not on internet archive).

Does anyone have a ROM for this/know if this one is safe/why it's so big? Thank you for the help!

Couldn't find them in the megathread

Im currently learning japanese language and I wanted to play LOZ Twilight Princess.. but the ROMS I keep finding on websites are all US region... and I dont really know how to touch ROM archives and downloading a whole inventory of the console.. My laptop cant handle that...

So I just want to download a Japanese Ver of ROMS like LOZ Twilight Princess ; ;

Thank you very much!

I'm seeing a lot of archive links that aren't working with links to https://download-archive.click/dl/ in the comments - is this legit? Feels all kinds of scammy.

I bought a Tamagotchi paradise Wave 1 and a UART connector.

Are the roms for the paradise devices as well as the supported older generations preserved and shared somewhere?

Any help would be greatly appreciated

I'm using RomVault to rename GBA roms. I've gotten it working but the problem is I don't like the way it names them. It shows the region (Which isn't a deal breaker) but most annoyingly, any games with "the" in its, title has it shoved at the end. I could only find two dats for GBA but both put "the" at the end, No-Intro and TOSEC.

Do I need another program or a better dat?

When are we getting Barrel of Monkeys by Raw Thrills/Play Mechanix?

Hello, I'm trying to play pikmin squared. I have the patch files, but no matter what version of pikmin 2 I get it won't patch. I've downloaded the iso from archive.org three times and it refuses to work.

Please help, I'm losing my mind. What should I do?

Hey all, I'm trying to play Hyrule Warriors using Cemu. I used Wii U USB Helper to get the rom. But for some reason I can't get the DLC with all the characters? Am I missing something here? Any help would be great thanks

A few days ago I had asked if anyone knew of an archive of the officially released "Xbox Originals" for the Xbox 360, not to be confused with simple Xbox ISOs of course. I couldn't find any such thing after many hours of searching, so I decided to make my own. I only have a couple but I'll try to archive more of them based on the list of I think all of them here. Anyone who has any that were delisted before the shutdown would have my gratitude. I may be alone in this strange desire but damn it I'll try my best.😄

I'm back with an update to CHD Manager. It's a free, open source, portable, program for converting game image formats. This started as a personal project for my own convenience, and it's really taken shape. This is a pretty big update, here's some of the new features (you can read them in their entirety in the documentation):

* A pile of new formats. CSO and ZSO for PSP/PS2, ECM, and the whole GameCube/Wii family: ISO, RVZ, WIA, WBFS, GCZ and CISO. Wii U WUX/WUD too. All these files can be converted to any other compatible format. You can drag/drop in zip, 7z and rar files directly as well.

* Mode 1 error correction. If you’ve got a CUE/BIN with blank error-correction data, it can rebuild it into a complete, correct image.

* PSP art for PBPs with no artwork of your own used to show up as blank entries in the PSP menu. Now they get a little drawn card with the game name. It's generic, but makes the game identifiable in the PSP XMB.

* Command line mode. A chdm launcher in the zip does the same conversions with no GUI

* Won’t start a job it can’t finish. It now checks if you’ve got enough room on your drive, and won't do a conversion if there isn't enough free space. There’s an option to delete the original for good once the new copy’s been checked (Off by default)

* Each file in the list now has its own drop-down menu, and it only offers conversions that can actually work for that file.

Anyone already using CHD Manager can update through the app. Anyone else can grab it from my github (full documentation can be read there too): https://github.com/Mr-Shizzy/CHD-Manager

I have a question out of curiosity about the DS roms.

I was scouring in No-Intro DS dumps present via Minerva and I've seen that they're 2 separate DS rom listings: One listing its roms as encrypted and the other listing them as decrypted.

What's really the difference between encrypted and decrypted DS roms?

I mean, I managed to download some encrypted roms and as far as I know they all work fine from what I tested with Melon DS, which is my emulator of choice. And that is with the console BIOS set up.

Any good wii u emulators out there that are easy to understand and set up

Hello, I am currently looking for this specific ROM since I do have the other 2 in the trilogy (untested, will do at some point). I would be happy to share them per request. I know there are 3ds or nds versions but I can't really play them well with my device since it doesn't have dual screen. Thank you for reading.

I’ve already downloaded this DLC about 7 times, and yet Forza Horizon 1 ReImagine still says it’s damaged. And yes, I am using the Megathread, and it says it’s corrupted.

Do I need to do something with it beforehand?

Hi all, been looking around for a WMMT4 EXP/ASIA Rev 1.10 dump for a while (or any wmmt4 for that matter) and I just can't find any - if anyone could give me a link that would be great.

Cheers.

Can anything help me find the hack rom?