FreeROMS VS The ROM Depot

FreeROMS Reviews

1. Scotty    

   Analyst at BetaTestSolutions | over 3 years ago
   Fake downloads and pop-ups

   Really bad website, virus instead of roms, and mass flooding of pop-ups. You should unlist it.

   👍 Pros:    None

   👎 Cons:    Send to virus/trojan infected sites|Fake

The ROM Depot Reviews

1. Scotty    

   Analyst at Beta-Test Solutions | over 3 years ago
   Complete roms collection with fast bandwith

   You just have to register and get full access to an exhaustive list of roms. They post a report of antivirus scan, never see that before. Only the emulators are missing.

   👍 Pros:    Full of roms|Security disclaimer and report

   👎 Cons:    Need to create an account|No emulators|Anyone can upload

FreeROMS mentions (2)

• Where to download Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara rom safely?

  Hello. I've just downloaded the latest version of mame (I think it says it's version 0.249.0.0). I downloaded the rom from freeroms.com, alternative download link. I'm not sure it's compatible with the mame tho. I got a "ddsomu" folder, with contents like dd2.05g, dd2.06g, dd2.07, dd2.08, and so on and so forth. Is this it? I copied it into the roms folder, but nothing happened. It says incorrect or missing rom. Source: over 1 year ago

• Is freer*ms safe?

  Last time I went to freeroms.com My antivirus program went haywire, that was a couple of years ago. Maybe it's better now but I personally wouldn't trust it. Source: almost 2 years ago

The ROM Depot mentions (7)

• Help!

  I do not believe Xenia requires a BIOS, haven't messed with it in years, it was pretty terrible the last time I tried it. Short of buying a faster internet connection no. You might find the games you're looking for on theromdepot it's usually much faster than Internet Archive, but they don't have everything (requires you to make a free acc). Source: over 1 year ago

• Retro emulator console

  There's a ton of them, some easier to access than others. https://theromdepot.com/ is fast and has complete sets for NES SNES and Genesis, and allows ftp access for batch downloads, it does requires a free account though. https://vimm.net/ is slower, dosen't allow ftp access, but they have a large archive, and don't require an account. https://archive.org/ has most everything but it's a chore to sort through... Source: over 2 years ago

• Picked this up at a local game store today for $24 CAN. After playing PoOT I'm kinda hooked on them, gonna order FoMT off of Amazon soon

  After you have your emulator of choice installed you have to download the rom for the game you want to play. My go to site for that the last few years has been the rom depot. Source: over 2 years ago

• Free roms site

  TheRomDepot and Vimm's Lair are the two I use the most. Source: almost 3 years ago

• Based and Rulepilled

  No, you make an account for theromdepot.com and get yer roms there. Source: almost 3 years ago