privateersclub-wiki/docs/emulation.md

---
title: Emulation
description: ROM sites, emulators, discussion pages, and more.
tags:
  - emulation
  - discussion
  - roms
  - subreddits
---

# Emulation

ROM sites, emulators, discussion pages and more.

## ROM Sites

- [🌟 r/Roms Megathread](https://r-roms.github.io)
- [🌟 Crocdb](https://crocdb.net)
- [🌟 CDRomance](https://cdromance.com)
- [DLPSGAME](https://dlpsgame.com)
- [Edge Emulation](https://edgeemu.net)
- [The ROM Depot](https://theromdepot.com) / Registration required
- [Vimm's Lair](https://vimm.net/vault)
- [Emuparadise](https://www.emuparadise.me/roms-isos-games.php) /
  [Download workaround guide](https://lemmy.world/post/3061617)
- [NoPayStation](https://nopaystation.com) - PlayStation 1, Vita, 3, &
  Portable games
- [Ziperto](https://www.ziperto.com) - Nintendo games
- [NSW2u](https://nsw2u.com) - Nintendo Switch games

## Emulators

:::tip
See the
**[Emulation General Wiki](https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Main_Page#Emulators)**
for more.

Some emulators require additional files (keys or BIOS) and are marked
with a :gear:. You can get them
[here](https://r-roms.github.io/megathread/misc/#bios-files).
:::
- [Batocera.linux](https://batocera.org) - Retro-gaming distro
- [Mobox](https://github.com/olegos2/mobox) - Windows games
- [Winlator](https://winlator.org) - Windows games
- [:gear: RetroArch](https://retroarch.com) - Multiple consoles games / Avoid the melonDS, PPSSPP, Dolphin, & Citra cores
- [:gear: Ares](https://ares-emu.net) - Multiple consoles games / Avoid the Neo
  Geo, PlayStation 1, & Game Boy Advance cores
- [:gear: Ryujinx](https://github.com/GreemDev/Ryujinx) /
  [:gear: Sudachi](https://sudachi.emuplace.app/) - Nintendo Switch games
- [Cemu](https://cemu.info) - Wii U games
- [:gear: Vita3K](https://vita3k.org) - PlayStation Vita games
- [Lime3DS](https://github.com/Lime3DS/Lime3DS) - Nintendo 3DS games
- [Dolphin Emulator](https://dolphin-emu.org) - Wii & GameCube games
- [RPCS3](https://rpcs3.net) - PlayStation 3 games
- [xenia](https://xenia.jp) - Xbox 360 games
- [:gear: MAME](https://www.mamedev.org) - Arcade games
- [PPSSPP](https://www.ppsspp.org) - PlayStation Portable games
- [melonDS](https://melonds.kuribo64.net) / [DeSmuME](https://desmume.org) -
  Nintendo DS games
- [No$GBA](https://www.nogba.com) - Nintendo DS & Game Boy Advance games
- [:gear: xemu](https://xemu.app) - Original Xbox games
- [mGBA](https://mgba.io) - Game Boy Advance games
- [:gear: PCSX2](https://pcsx2.net) - PlayStation 2 games
- [Parallel Launcher](https://parallel-launcher.ca) - Nintendo 64 games
- [:gear: DuckStation](https://www.duckstation.org) - PlayStation 1 games
- [bsnes](https://github.com/bsnes-emu/bsnes) / [Snes9x](https://www.snes9x.com) - Super Nintendo Entertainment System games
- [WePlayDOS Games](https://weplaydos.games/) - Web browser MS-DOS games

## Related Subreddits

- [r/Roms](https://www.reddit.com/r/roms)
- [r/EmulationPiracy](https://reddit.nerdvpn.de/r/EmulationPiracy)
- [r/SwitchHacks](https://www.reddit.com/r/SwitchHacks)
- [r/SwitchHaxing](https://www.reddit.com/r/SwitchHaxing)
- [r/ps4homebrew](https://www.reddit.com/r/ps4homebrew)
- [r/WiiUHacks](https://www.reddit.com/r/WiiUHacks)
- [r/3dshacks](https://www.reddit.com/r/3dshacks)
- [r/vitahacks](https://www.reddit.com/r/vitahacks)
- [r/VitaPiracy](https://www.reddit.com/r/VitaPiracy)
- [r/WiiHacks](https://www.reddit.com/r/WiiHacks)
- [r/ps3homebrew](https://www.reddit.com/r/ps3homebrew)
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			`title: Emulation`
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			`- emulation`
			`- discussion`
			`- roms`
			`- subreddits`
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			`ROM sites, emulators, discussion pages and more.`

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Add back some periods, add imFile and Crocdb, and make stuff more consistent 2024-06-21 06:02:02 +00:00			`- [🌟 Crocdb](https://crocdb.net)`
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Actually finish updating the wiki 2024-06-20 06:02:18 +00:00			`- [The ROM Depot](https://theromdepot.com) / Registration required`
chore(docs/emulation): update vimm's lair vault link Signed-off-by: taaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaassssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssky <75871323+taskylizard@users.noreply.github.com> 2024-11-21 19:43:39 +00:00			`- [Vimm's Lair](https://vimm.net/vault)`
Actually finish updating the wiki 2024-06-20 06:02:18 +00:00			`- [Emuparadise](https://www.emuparadise.me/roms-isos-games.php) /`
feat(i18n): custom Lunaria theme 2024-06-02 22:59:30 +00:00			`[Download workaround guide](https://lemmy.world/post/3061617)`
Add (and remove) some sites, fix whitespaces and typos, and update the pt-BR translation 2024-07-05 04:47:43 +00:00			`- [NoPayStation](https://nopaystation.com) - PlayStation 1, Vita, 3, &`
feat: site revamp, formatting 2024-07-02 09:48:13 +00:00			`Portable games`
Shortened some sentences and fixed typos 2024-02-24 04:23:16 +00:00			`- [Ziperto](https://www.ziperto.com) - Nintendo games`
Capitalize NSW2u correctly, reorganize and fix related subreddits, add Vita3K Signed-off-by: Kazevic <104698169+Kazevic@users.noreply.github.com> 2023-08-12 02:37:03 +00:00			`- [NSW2u](https://nsw2u.com) - Nintendo Switch games`
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Add (and remove) some sites, fix whitespaces and typos, and update the pt-BR translation 2024-07-05 04:47:43 +00:00			`:::tip`
docs: split items into sublists 2024-07-02 21:46:15 +00:00			`See the`
feat: site revamp, formatting 2024-07-02 09:48:13 +00:00			`[Emulation General Wiki](https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Main_Page#Emulators)`
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			`Some emulators require additional files (keys or BIOS) and are marked`
Add (and remove) some sites, fix whitespaces and typos, and update the pt-BR translation 2024-07-05 04:47:43 +00:00			`with a :gear:. You can get them`
feat: site revamp, formatting 2024-07-02 09:48:13 +00:00			`[here](https://r-roms.github.io/megathread/misc/#bios-files).`
fix my prettier atrocities 2024-06-06 20:56:26 +00:00			`:::`
Make each translation more in-line with the OG version and change Ryujinx link Signed-off-by: Kazevic <kazevic@pm.me> 2024-10-27 05:41:04 +00:00			`- [Batocera.linux](https://batocera.org) - Retro-gaming distro`
Finish updating the translations, add Mobox and Winlator, add the gear emoji to Vita3K, and fix typos Signed-off-by: Kazevic <kazevic@pm.me> 2024-11-02 05:28:49 +00:00			`- [Mobox](https://github.com/olegos2/mobox) - Windows games`
			`- [Winlator](https://winlator.org) - Windows games`
Add (and remove) some sites, fix whitespaces and typos, and update the pt-BR translation 2024-07-05 04:47:43 +00:00			`- [:gear: RetroArch](https://retroarch.com) - Multiple consoles games / Avoid the melonDS, PPSSPP, Dolphin, & Citra cores`
feat: site revamp, formatting 2024-07-02 09:48:13 +00:00			`- [:gear: Ares](https://ares-emu.net) - Multiple consoles games / Avoid the Neo`
Add (and remove) some sites, fix whitespaces and typos, and update the pt-BR translation 2024-07-05 04:47:43 +00:00			`Geo, PlayStation 1, & Game Boy Advance cores`
Make each translation more in-line with the OG version and change Ryujinx link Signed-off-by: Kazevic <kazevic@pm.me> 2024-10-27 05:41:04 +00:00			`- [:gear: Ryujinx](https://github.com/GreemDev/Ryujinx) /`
Add (and remove) some sites, fix whitespaces and typos, and update the pt-BR translation 2024-07-05 04:47:43 +00:00			`[:gear: Sudachi](https://sudachi.emuplace.app/) - Nintendo Switch games`
rebrand 2023-07-29 19:01:54 +00:00			`- [Cemu](https://cemu.info) - Wii U games`
Finish updating the translations, add Mobox and Winlator, add the gear emoji to Vita3K, and fix typos Signed-off-by: Kazevic <kazevic@pm.me> 2024-11-02 05:28:49 +00:00			`- [:gear: Vita3K](https://vita3k.org) - PlayStation Vita games`
feat: site revamp, formatting 2024-07-02 09:48:13 +00:00			`- [Lime3DS](https://github.com/Lime3DS/Lime3DS) - Nintendo 3DS games`
Actually finish updating the wiki 2024-06-20 06:02:18 +00:00			`- [Dolphin Emulator](https://dolphin-emu.org) - Wii & GameCube games`
Update pt-BR translation and fix some formatting 2024-06-10 15:14:32 +00:00			`- [RPCS3](https://rpcs3.net) - PlayStation 3 games`
rebrand 2023-07-29 19:01:54 +00:00			`- [xenia](https://xenia.jp) - Xbox 360 games`
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feat: site revamp, formatting 2024-07-02 09:48:13 +00:00			`- [melonDS](https://melonds.kuribo64.net) / [DeSmuME](https://desmume.org) -`
			`Nintendo DS games`
Actually finish updating the wiki 2024-06-20 06:02:18 +00:00			`- [No$GBA](https://www.nogba.com) - Nintendo DS & Game Boy Advance games`
feat: site revamp, formatting 2024-07-02 09:48:13 +00:00			`- [:gear: xemu](https://xemu.app) - Original Xbox games`
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feat: site revamp, formatting 2024-07-02 09:48:13 +00:00			`- [:gear: PCSX2](https://pcsx2.net) - PlayStation 2 games`
Fix several typos and add Ares and ScOOt3r Repacks 2024-06-16 07:15:03 +00:00			`- [Parallel Launcher](https://parallel-launcher.ca) - Nintendo 64 games`
feat: site revamp, formatting 2024-07-02 09:48:13 +00:00			`- [:gear: DuckStation](https://www.duckstation.org) - PlayStation 1 games`
add a dos gaming website (#51) Co-authored-by: taaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaassssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssky <75871323+taskylizard@users.noreply.github.com> 2024-08-18 07:22:24 +00:00			`- [bsnes](https://github.com/bsnes-emu/bsnes) / [Snes9x](https://www.snes9x.com) - Super Nintendo Entertainment System games`
			`- [WePlayDOS Games](https://weplaydos.games/) - Web browser MS-DOS games`
add emulation subs Signed-off-by: taskylizard <75871323+taskylizard@users.noreply.github.com> 2023-07-29 19:52:17 +00:00
docs: normalize headings 2024-07-02 21:07:18 +00:00			`## Related Subreddits`
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Add back some periods, add imFile and Crocdb, and make stuff more consistent 2024-06-21 06:02:02 +00:00			`- [r/Roms](https://www.reddit.com/r/roms)`
Fix typo, add more related subreddits, fix some links and clarify stuff Signed-off-by: Kazevic <kazevic@pm.me> 2024-11-11 00:23:50 +00:00			`- [r/EmulationPiracy](https://reddit.nerdvpn.de/r/EmulationPiracy)`
Update pt_BR translation, fix typos, and add back forks of Yuzu and Citra 2024-04-19 06:57:36 +00:00			`- [r/SwitchHacks](https://www.reddit.com/r/SwitchHacks)`
			`- [r/SwitchHaxing](https://www.reddit.com/r/SwitchHaxing)`
			`- [r/ps4homebrew](https://www.reddit.com/r/ps4homebrew)`
			`- [r/WiiUHacks](https://www.reddit.com/r/WiiUHacks)`
			`- [r/3dshacks](https://www.reddit.com/r/3dshacks)`
			`- [r/vitahacks](https://www.reddit.com/r/vitahacks)`
			`- [r/VitaPiracy](https://www.reddit.com/r/VitaPiracy)`
			`- [r/WiiHacks](https://www.reddit.com/r/WiiHacks)`
			`- [r/ps3homebrew](https://www.reddit.com/r/ps3homebrew)`