Retro Game ROMs & BIOS - Where? How?

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In this video, we're going to talk about ROMs, BIOS, Retro Achievements and ROM Hacks. Let's go.
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Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction
01:04 - What are ROMs and BIOS files?
05:21 - Where do you find them?
08:24 - Retro Achievements
10:57 - ROM Hacks?
14:52 - Organizing your files

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@gamezerge1229 7 месяцев назад

The question here is how do you distinguish fake malware sites from legit ones

@John-du2mq 7 месяцев назад

People forget that roms are legal as long as you have the original hardware and software. It's legal to have a backup of your games. We have to fight back against people who try to ban us for that information.

@zwenkwiel816 6 месяцев назад

yes I own all these 1000's of games on my RG35xx, I just ehm... loaned them all out and lost all the receipts XD

@dogemcmosin9587 5 месяцев назад

I've been looking into this and that seems to be the consensus, I got Pokemon R/B/Y/G/S as well as a gbc new from toys r us back in the 90's/00's but the save batteries are dead now but still like to play for nostalgia, just looking into ways that I can actually save my game and not have to start over every time.

@ark9075 4 месяца назад

People forget these are international laws and they do not apply to you in the United States

@nicholastorres5270 4 месяца назад

Preach the fact my fellow rom brother

@Subject_Keter 4 месяца назад

I still think it criminal you cant like buy the old Mario Parties or whatnot but officer. Trust me i had them and now excuse me, i got a meeting with the Reaper i cant be late for.

@blueblue8357 10 месяцев назад

SUPER helpful, thank you so much for taking the time to make this video!

@OSW 4 месяца назад

"every emulator is looking for a different folder name; PS, PSX, PS1...." THANK YOU! it's all very fiddly u really have to persevere. Thanks Joey!

@JoeysRetroHandhelds 4 месяца назад

Glad I could help!

@jasondonnelly150 9 месяцев назад

Wow amazing video. I’m probably an intermediate level guy at this point two years into the scene but u still taught me things I’ve wondered about!

@sean6241 10 месяцев назад

GREAT CONTENT AS USUAL. KEEP THEM COMING.

@NeoSpartan117 10 месяцев назад

Great video! Would have really helped when I started out. 😅 Keep up the great content!

@retrohandhelds 10 месяцев назад

You have an AWESOME collection of legal backups! 💟

@MrReject1337 8 месяцев назад

😂😂

@Miles51678 3 месяца назад

Great video. Best explanation I’ve seen yet! Thanks for making!

@JoeysRetroHandhelds 3 месяца назад

Glad it was helpful!

@user-qy8cl8hu9w Месяц назад

This youtuber was the only one that helped me find bios although you can't get switch games is sick! 😂❤😊

@saperos 2 месяца назад

This is the best introduction to retro gaming, everything is clear now, thank you so much.

@JoeysRetroHandhelds 2 месяца назад

Glad it helped!

@jb43623 10 месяцев назад

I had no idea RetroAchievements existed. Thanks for the video!

@aishacs 9 месяцев назад

Thanks so much for this video I was having trouble with my rp3+

@andresalvarez1714 Месяц назад

thanks! very clear and useful explanation

@INSEIKYU01 18 дней назад

Just got my Steam Deck thanks this made the emulation setup so much easier thank alot. Rock on 🤟🤙

@LordRobb. 3 месяца назад

🎉 this video just about covered every question I as a newbie had , so im upgrading from my R36S to a Odin 2 max , might as well 😁🎮🥳

@JoeysRetroHandhelds 3 месяца назад

Glad I could help

@freakrule21 6 месяцев назад

Great content. Thank you sir.

@ThatDopeNerd 2 месяца назад

Super helpful video- thank you!

@JoeysRetroHandhelds 2 месяца назад

Glad it was helpful!

@scottrobinson1564 14 дней назад

Very helpful, thank you

@RetroWolf13 9 месяцев назад

Thank you soo much bro new sub

@ricardoramirez9510 4 месяца назад

This is exactly what I needed that retro game corps could not deliver. Thank you subscribed.

@JoeysRetroHandhelds 4 месяца назад

Glad I could help!

@Cyko.. 10 месяцев назад

Nice video. Mr. Sujano did similar videos years ago that were very helpful and shorter.

@JoeysRetroHandhelds 10 месяцев назад

Yep he did!

@zwenkwiel816 6 месяцев назад

thank you for not telling us where to find roms, *WINK WINK* I had no issue finding them but they came in weird inconvenient formats and converting them was a real hassle (and then some still didn't work) this stuff is way more neat and organized.

@feepants4495 6 месяцев назад

What consoles NEED bios files or where can i find a full list of ones that need bios files?

@fishermanSaleh 9 месяцев назад

Bro. You’re the best. Fr. I have been so confused by all this. I got a RG353V and I have no idea how to organize files.. like none. The SD sent with the device is so crappy and the system isn’t even recognizing it.

@fishermanSaleh 9 месяцев назад

Oh and it has 0 games on it 😐

@JoeysRetroHandhelds 9 месяцев назад

Time to build up a library! Tiny Best Set would be a good starting point.

@Subject_Keter 4 месяца назад

I love how you actually address the main issue instead of being a cat. It like If no one ever told you to not go fast in the rain or what material has Motion in Thaumcraft.

@NoorVIG2 5 месяцев назад

I got an emulator, but I'm confused on actually how to use the rom. I extract the zip, and have folders etc and I just don't get it. It's unfortunate that a full explained tutorial from start to finish is not allowed.

@pedrosolorzano5893 26 дней назад

Thank you!

@keepitshort4208 3 месяца назад

Needed help for sorting out roms as in is there a way to know if a certain mame rom is of which year ? Emudeck has more then one mame roms folder

@ezrolly898 6 месяцев назад

Joey, is it possible to download, setup and manage files completely and exclusively from the Android device like the odin. Like can a person manage it without a PC

@JoeysRetroHandhelds 6 месяцев назад

Yep!

@KholEllsworth 9 месяцев назад

So i have a dumb bish juice question, when you get a RG504M and you add rom files to it, and do the Gamma OS on it; will the device be able to extract the zip file via the device or do i need to extract the files first and then put it onto a SD card? I hope that made sense.

@JoeysRetroHandhelds 9 месяцев назад

You can extract in Android.

@DemonKingNemo 3 месяца назад

I give up. Ill just play my console

@Stormmover 3 месяца назад

For mame, how do I extract only 50 or 100 games from romset?

@devanshbharwad9555 8 месяцев назад

Hi bro i am having problem extracting zip file of roms it says corrupted file please help

@alexgranados8719 27 дней назад

Still dunno where to put my bios files in ark os (I have a R36S). Some games like Tony Hawk (Ps1) plays but others like King of fighters (us version) (ps1) does not.

@Rayraywheelz 9 месяцев назад

Thanks

@kotetsujin3493 10 месяцев назад

Sir may i ask a question im getting a sd card with garlic os for my rg35xx is it safe to put the stock sd card in the 2nd slot while using the sd card with garlic is it ok or it might corrupt both sd cards and if i still can play the games in the stock sd not present in the garlic sd card one

@zwenkwiel816 6 месяцев назад

just copy them over

@Anthony-knows-little 3 месяца назад

I havent tried it yet, but I thought Retrobat handles all file formats of Playstation 1? Can anyone confirm?

@metalofthedeath 5 месяцев назад

If I have an Sd card with onion and Roms and everything, can I just save it to a download folder, put in a blank sd card, and drag and drop everything onto it and put it in a new mm+?

@JoeysRetroHandhelds 5 месяцев назад

Yep, new card will need to be formatted to Fat32 first though.

@metalofthedeath 5 месяцев назад

@@JoeysRetroHandhelds so I don’t need to install onion on the new mm+ before the roms and stuff?

@langers503 7 месяцев назад

As far as organizing, just dump all ROMS into 1 common folder. Use launch box (giving the correct path/directory of course) job done. Categorizing just a waste of time assuming the games are working. If the emulator knows the location you are set 😊

@zstormreviews 4 месяца назад

How can’t find lunchbox on android

@KD-wc4rs 4 месяца назад

@@zstormreviewsI think u have to google the apk

@louievalle67 2 месяца назад

Bro, ima about to ship mine back 😅

@user-cg4oz8jy8s 4 месяца назад

Hi there! I hope someone help me were I buy SD card pre-download games because my son accidentally lost stock sd card. Honestly I don't know how to install. Hope help or if you have sd card ready a lot games I buy. Thanks. 🙂

@johnhart8856 Месяц назад

Quick question; say that most of my PS2 rom files are USA version, however I decided to download the EU region rom of Harry Potter 1 (because I want the correct "philosophers stone" title, not "sorcerers stone")... when emulating on nethersx2, do I need both the USA and EU bios files, or will the USA file be enough to run them all? Also same question for ps1 files when most of my roms are USA but I want to run the EU version of Harry Potter 1 on PS1

@JoeysRetroHandhelds Месяц назад

Good question. I'm almost certain you'll need the EU BIOS. I remember doing so when running PAL roms.

@johnhart8856 Месяц назад

@@JoeysRetroHandhelds thanks very much. New to emulation and just wanted to double check

@rovicasado4445 9 месяцев назад

Hi, need help I just recently bought the Anbernic RG353ps. My problem is when playing Suikoden my game save disappears. Of I restart the game my game file is gone. I know you can use the loadstate but I want the natural game save of the game

@JoeysRetroHandhelds 9 месяцев назад

Replace the roms.

@gavinstatikgoddard4340 4 дня назад

Still doesn't help me know which bios files I need though lol, I can find them fine but when there's 50 different ones to choose from, it's hard to know which is the Right one

@lion_l3184 8 месяцев назад

Wanna add roms on my pc and rg505 plz help 🙏🏽 I’m really new to this files stuff

@RetroBreezeYT 9 месяцев назад

BIOS files are illegal and copyrighted content... Unless you're a TOTAL CHAD like Sharp and you freely distribute the Sharp X68000 bios in the public domain. I love you Sharp!

@williambuchanan8157 8 месяцев назад

Just recently got an Anbernic RG353V managed to add roms for the Nintendo systems but the whole ps1 thing is confusing, i have all the bios needed and in the right place then when i add a ps1 rom in and boot up the Anbernic it doesn't show that game there.

@william9922 2 месяца назад

Unzip the files

@williambuchanan8157 2 месяца назад

@@william9922 I have unzipped them, it's worked with games for other systems just not worked with ps1 games

@RobLewMagic 9 месяцев назад

I’m having the hardest time adding Roms to my Miyoo plus. Is there a simple way?

@JoeysRetroHandhelds 9 месяцев назад

What's tripping you up?

@silverbackhc 4 месяца назад

hello joey how can you tell which bios file you need when there are so many - thanks

@JoeysRetroHandhelds 4 месяца назад

Tough one. You can just get them all and retroarch will auto pick the right one. That's the best way to do it.

@silverbackhc 4 месяца назад

@@JoeysRetroHandhelds thanks joey 👍

@worldogameplays 2 месяца назад

If you're using retroarch you can check it in the core info

@EricFriedman-re4gs 2 месяца назад

How do you condinse roms

@jasondonnelly150 9 месяцев назад

What does the “Ch 3” mean at the beginning? Is this chapter 3 in a series?

@JoeysRetroHandhelds 9 месяцев назад

Callback to changing to channel 3 to play your consoles on the TV.

@jasondonnelly150 9 месяцев назад

Hahaha that’s hilarious I remember that!

@Stone_47 24 дня назад

Okay I'm lost I followed every step on this video amd the start up for abernic 556 and when I go to import the bios of ps2 it says the selected bios is to big it must b 4mb and its 11.9mb I did exactly what u did so idk what's going on amd I commented here cause your comments are turned off on the 556 start up video

@JoeysRetroHandhelds 24 дня назад

First, thank you for sharing about the comments disabled, I didn't do that and so I went to fix it. For the bios, not sure which you found, but this is what you want: joeysretrohandhelds.com/guides/recommended-bios-files/#Sony_PlayStation_2_%E2%80%93_Required

@DaBlackPlague 2 месяца назад

my question is how to bulk download said bios and such..

@lexture9108 2 месяца назад

Did you ever figure it out?

@kricekr1 3 месяца назад

I don't have the game right now so I'm super confused but i just need to start from the bottom

@pumpedupgaming5419 5 месяцев назад

so in the bios section you say to click the link and that is where all of the files are hosted. so if someone went to the gamecube bios files link and it pulled up a list of like 20 files. does that person need ALL of those files? or is that person looking for a specific file?

@worldogameplays 2 месяца назад

If the emulator needs all of those files, then yes, but all of those files are probably different bios versions.

@lexture9108 2 месяца назад

Did you ever figure it out???

@jediknight38 5 месяцев назад

Here's my most wanted list: Sega arcade: Outrun, Space Harrier, Rad Mobile, Super Hang On, Galaxy Force 2, Power Drift Nintendo Arcade: Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr., Popeye Any suggestions on where can I find them?

@JoeysRetroHandhelds 5 месяцев назад

In the video, lol

@jediknight38 5 месяцев назад

@@JoeysRetroHandheldscan you be more specific?

@JoeysRetroHandhelds 5 месяцев назад

I show the website in the video. Kind of the reason for the entire video lol If it's not there, unfortunately you'll have to use Google.

@nathanhouston5 2 месяца назад

I had planned on downloading tiny best set and just cherry picking ROM, but downloading all the BIOS files??? I think I have an understanding of roms but bios confuse the life out of me

@JoeysRetroHandhelds 2 месяца назад

Tiny Best Set comes with BIOS.

@nathanhouston5 2 месяца назад

@@JoeysRetroHandhelds ⁠perfect Joey thank you your vguides are giving me confidence for when my device arrives appreciate the help

@HexagonZRU 9 месяцев назад

Scenario: If a person owns a 3DS ambassador edition, could they legally install all those (apps) that they got for free? (I don't have an ambassador 3DS, don't even have a 3DS. I have a 2DS)

@dontafk2845 7 месяцев назад

i just want Pokémon yellow and nothing is working....

@ivanmondragon2735 5 месяцев назад

GO LEAF GOOOOOO

@tommyg4842 2 месяца назад

Sir help me please, how do I organize my files? Nobody has straight up shown their organization for Android. Like how their files setup look. AFTER I found all the ROMs for my Retriod Pocket 4 pro: for example, on my Chromebook SD card I have the Games folder, (click into it )> 3DS (click into it)> Fire Emblem Echoes - Shadows of Valentia (USA) (En,Fr,Es) zip (its zipped) (click into it)> Fire Emblem Echoes - Shadows of Valentia (USA) (En,Fr,Es).3ds. Can I leave it like this order and it will work? Or do I have to take the last one the one ending in ".3ds" and put it in place of the ".zip" file and delete the ".zip" after? Also for neo geo everyone says to put the BIOs neogeo zip file in with the neo geo ROM folder. Is that all? Cause mine is going to look like this Example: Games folder> NeoGeo> kof97 zip, Garou_ Mark of the Wolves zip, neogeo zip. Do I leave it like that and it will work? Thanks,

@JoeysRetroHandhelds 2 месяца назад

Hey, 3ds needs to be unzipped. Not familiar enough with neogeo sorry. I show Rom organisation in my Retroid Pocket 4 Pro setup video and also have written guides on my website.

@tommyg4842 2 месяца назад

@@JoeysRetroHandhelds Thankyou man for the quick response I will look at your video. Id love to see you do neogeo in the future video. I'll read your guide aswell. Lol I feel soo non-techie with this stuff at times like reading some of the other guides my brain turns smokey like gon from Hunter x Hunter.

@JoeysRetroHandhelds 2 месяца назад

@@tommyg4842 Looked it up, don't see anything weird for Neogeo. Use the Finalburn Neo core and put the neogeo bios in the same folder as the other bios files (retroarch/system folder).

@tommyg4842 2 месяца назад

@@JoeysRetroHandhelds Thanks man Ill attempt it and report back if it worked for me

@tommyg4842 Месяц назад

@@JoeysRetroHandhelds hi I got it work thank you! I did as you said kept the bios inside the neo geo folder and used the final burn one. I got lucky with most of my roms having “uni bios” already in it so I can put blood on and go into change the difficulty in mslug. I believe it does other stuff it’s like having the arcade cabinet controls I’ll have to research more later THANKS JOEY I appreciate you man!

@hyliankitty 6 месяцев назад

If I got an SD card for Miyoo + with ps1 games already on it, would I just need to copy the ROM since there are already bios files on it? Or do you need a bios and rom download for every game? I don’t understand any of this 😭 I feel like your video is helpful and I’m just dumb lol

@JoeysRetroHandhelds 6 месяцев назад

You can backup the bios files, those are fine, the roms are typically bad quality and will give you issues (ex. Not saving in Pokemon). I'd replace those. But I do have a dedicated Miyoo Mini Plus guide that shows all of this to help you!

@hyliankitty 6 месяцев назад

@@JoeysRetroHandhelds sorry I should’ve specified, I got a new sd card with onion already on it, I just didn’t set it up myself It’s not the stock card, but I’d like to add a few more games

@JoeysRetroHandhelds 6 месяцев назад

I would just skip to that part of the guide, but it's as easy as just adding new games to each platform folder on the sd card.

@SnazzyBoxx 3 месяца назад

@@JoeysRetroHandheldscould you link the miyoo mini plus guide please 🙏

@pauliet92 День назад

I’m new man when your new nothing is easy

@cycycycyyy 8 месяцев назад

hi i followed your guide about rg35xx garlic os installation but im having a problem assigning drive letter on FAT32 Partition no matter how many times i tried i alway endup seeing just one drive on window explorer... so i was unable to backup CFW,BIOS AND ROMS folder. tried the process again with different PC and SD cards but no luck. im at lost been trying to make it work for 3 days now. PLS. I NEED HELP I JUST WANT TO PLAY AND ENJOY MY RG35XX😢😢😢

@JoeysRetroHandhelds 8 месяцев назад

Are you clicking Apply after assigning the drive letter?

@cycycycyyy 8 месяцев назад

@@JoeysRetroHandhelds yes, still no luck

@jefferrrson1x 7 месяцев назад

bro i'm struggling with the PS1 roms/emu for my Retroid Pocket 3 Plus wahhhhh.

@JoeysRetroHandhelds 7 месяцев назад

The Discord in my description can help.

@jefferrrson1x 7 месяцев назад

@@JoeysRetroHandhelds thx I just joined! Hoping to get help! Thx u!

@insertnamehere6033 10 месяцев назад

How do I add roms

@JoeysRetroHandhelds 9 месяцев назад

To..?

@Rule7SK 3 месяца назад

you did not say which bios is for ps2. I have so many bios files for ps2 I dont know which one to choose. You dont explain that.

@JoeysRetroHandhelds 3 месяца назад

There isn't one, the emulator will pick from your folder.

@worldogameplays 2 месяца назад

You can choose any of them in the emulator.

@eatereater6312 4 месяца назад

This is so confusing, hope I don’t mess up my device by doing this

@ceeaitch11 8 месяцев назад

does N64 need bios files?

@JoeysRetroHandhelds 8 месяцев назад

Nope

@bigarra Месяц назад

can anyone recommend any safe website with bios file

@JoeysRetroHandhelds Месяц назад

Did you actually watch the video?

@bigarra Месяц назад

@@JoeysRetroHandhelds yes. But i am very sceptical with websites like archive so thats why. But I'll give it a try.

@khaireeclark9200 Месяц назад

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@@JoeysRetroHandhelds I’m new to this and Honestly I don’t think your tutorial is THOROUGH enough to ask that question joe im lost too. All I got from you is “ I got it now get your own” and I can’t seem to do that without welcoming viruses to my device, in short cool collection bro your blessed I’ll attest to that, but this wasn’t helpful in the way that matters to me

@JoeysRetroHandhelds Месяц назад

@@khaireeclark9200 Not thorough enough? Got it. Goodluck.

@playboy_gaming9 5 месяцев назад

But how to download the bios file

@JoeysRetroHandhelds 5 месяцев назад

I show it in the video :)

@EricFriedman-re4gs 2 месяца назад

😂😂😂@@JoeysRetroHandhelds

@basedgodaj234 26 дней назад

can i pay you to emulate my system for me im only 15

@VioIetRamirez 2 месяца назад

Dang dude I just wanna play Mario 64- :/

@VioIetRamirez 2 месяца назад

Ik and I hate it confuses me💀 1:15

@calvinmartin2025 3 месяца назад

Achievements are those that want a cookie for doing something. You should only do anything because you want to and cause you enjoy it not to get a fake ass trophies that no one care about. Ooooooo you played Pokémon on hard mode 20 times platinum trophy! whoopie doo!! just enjoy the dang game!

@Hobbes64343 10 месяцев назад

First !

@yes11889 6 месяцев назад

I don't see the point of any this if i need a copy of the game and console itself i understand its illegal to basically distribute it for free but if i had access to the console and games i wouldn't see a reason in playing it on my pc if i even had one of those lmao i looked into this because i was interested in how the steam deck advertises this as feature but still whats the point? 600$ for crappy handheld system that i can't survive an couple hours of battery charge and can't even run ps3 game well and i need to spend another 1000$ if i wanted the roms for all the Pokémon games i want lmao so pointless

@JoeysRetroHandhelds 6 месяцев назад

I have no idea what you're trying to say.

@EricFriedman-re4gs 2 месяца назад

😂😂😂