My main interest is the preservation of media history. To that end, I am looking for a good source of PS2 files so that I can catalog and archive them into a dedicated USB HDD. Then I’ll store the drive in the random nuclear fallout shelter the house I bought came with until the day the world needs a copy of ‘Little Britain: The Video Game’.
Seriously, any suggestions for collections sources would be appreciated.
- chepox ( @chepox@sopuli.xyz ) English10•1 year ago
Very complete. Not sure if it is 100%.
- Pat ( @Pat@kbin.run ) 6•1 year ago
This site is so good. Was going to post it if it wasn’t already. Def my go to rom/iso site
- DuzAwe ( @DuzAwe@lemmy.ml ) English7•1 year ago
Internet archive has all of them (EU,US&JP) in alphabetical libraries. Also has bios files
- Kuunha ( @Kuunha@lemmy.eco.br ) English6•1 year ago
Take a look here: https://r-roms.github.io/megathread/sony/#sony-playstation-2
- IceGoddessEmma ( @IceGoddessEmma@lemmy.comfysnug.space ) English2•1 year ago
i came here to link the same,and since its not a specific site it doesnt break rule 3!
- Deletecat ( @Deletecat@lemmy.fmhy.ml ) English6•1 year ago
https://vimm.net and https://myrient.erista.me are my go to sites for ROMs! Especially myrient since you can use FTP to download files. https://archive.org works too, though downloads are quite slow for me
For BIOS files, you can find them on the emulation wiki: https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/
- anon_water ( @anon_water@lemmy.ml ) English5•1 year ago
Internet archive
- sub_o ( @sub_@beehaw.org ) English4•1 year ago
I use CDRomance because they used to have ISOs / ROMs that’s already patched with fan translation / hacks / undubs
If you want more vanilla ISOs, maybe try Vimm’s Lair
- Kuunha ( @Kuunha@lemmy.eco.br ) English4•1 year ago
Take a look here (base64): aHR0cHM6Ly9yLXJvbXMuZ2l0aHViLmlvL21lZ2F0aHJlYWQvc29ueS8jc29ueS1wbGF5c3RhdGlvbi0y
PS2 section, but there are links to almost every older system (including PS3)
- supervent ( @supervent@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English3•1 year ago
On ed2k/kad network you have some!
- db2 ( @db2@lemmy.one ) English2•1 year ago
Holy crap, I remember that. It still exists? 🤯
- supervent ( @supervent@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English3•1 year ago
Yes, and It works like a charm when you find what you are looking for
- undefined ( @undefined@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English3•1 year ago
For preservation, go with a redump pack. They aim to make a collection of “perfect checksums” of every game. Badically, multiple people will rip the same game and they post a “hash” of their file and the perfect rip is the one that matches each other. They do not share the actual files, but you can get the a pack from archive.org of iso files that match the hash database of redump. This should give you the best collection.
- BillionsMustSeed ( @BillionsMustSeed@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English2•1 year ago
No one mentioned cdromance, so I’ll do that. Pretty much the only source I use besides Vimm’s Lair
- 52616e646f6d20557365726e616d65 ( @52616e646f6d20557365726e616d65@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English1•1 year ago
CDR is an amazing source
- retro ( @retro@infosec.pub ) English2•1 year ago
I like Squid-Proxy. They have a large PS1/2/3 collection.
- GreekDude1821 ( @GreekDude1821@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English2•1 year ago
https://www.reddit.com/r/Roms/comments/ggfjrk/more_than_2000_of_play_station_2_pack_games_in_1/
USA releases
Torrent still works to this day