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

12 Foot Ladder Reviews

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: about 3 years ago

12 Foot Ladder mentions (2368)

• Ask HN: Why are paywalled articles on HN mostly available on an archive link?

  (1) Technically, I think that site works by identifying itself as the Google webcrawler and seeing the full-text version that many sites would like to have indexed. (2) There's the question of why that site isn't taken down (or how it pays its bills) and my guess is this: In the 2000s it was an open secret that you could read the news on most sites like The New York Times with the username and password... - Source: Hacker News / about 1 month ago

• Incompetent Middle Management Killed Google

  Use https://12ft.io/ to read if you aren’t a member. - Source: Hacker News / 5 months ago

• Christmas Day menu ideas

  This pot roast with winter root vegetables (I use rutabaga instead of celery root, but any root veggies are perfect) No sides needed other than bread and/or maybe some noodles. If you want a green vegetable, track down a whole stalk of brussels sprouts and roast them. Recipe is paywalled on epicurious.com and you can no longer paste links from 12 ft ladder, but you can access yourself through it https://12ft.io/. Source: 6 months ago

• CT pushing for decriminalizing psychedelic mushrooms

  Use 12ft Ladder. Breaks the formatting, but you can read all the text. Source: 6 months ago

• Open Thread: Weekend Edition #50 (Dec 2023)

  I've never had an issue with a paywall on their website so no idea but you can try opening it via 12ft or Archive. Source: 6 months ago