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Where do people go to get roms of games they own these days?

by lefstathiou 4y ago

sli 4y ago
You aren't going to get any links to copyrighted content, but a Switch running CFW can dump game backups easily.
- chungy 4y ago
  Unfortunately the window of Switch consoles sold that are softmoddable (afaik) was very narrow and early on, about the first ~18 months of the console's life (and mind, it is 5 years old now). Most units of the standard console are not softmoddable, nor are any of the Lite or OLED units. Hardware mods exist for all of them.
  - berbec 4y ago
    So I should keep/sell for alot my purchased-in-the-first-three-months switch?
    - mechanical_bear 4y ago
      Did you ever update it?
      - comex 4y ago
        That shouldn’t matter… homebrew supports the latest firmware as long as you’re on the original hardware.
      - piperswe 4y ago
        The ability to softmod those early Switches can't be patched out in software AFAIK, so it shouldn't matter what software version it's running
        mechanical_bear 4y ago
        Oh cool. Thanks for that…off to go check mine..
    - bakugo 4y ago
      Don't know the exact prices they're going for nowadays but if it's in good condition and you're willing to prove to the buyer that it's hackable, you can probably sell it for at least a bit more than what you originally paid for it. I've been considering getting a second one for myself just in case my own first year console decides to kick the bucket (I already had to open it up to replace the joycon rails once)
bakugo 4y ago
There's no officially supported way of obtaining them. The closest thing is owning a console manufactured before mid-2018 and hacking it. But nobody really cares how you get the games anyway especially if you already own them, so just download them from somewhere.
- chungy 4y ago
  I've done it, and won't pass negative judgment on anyone doing so, but being able to dump your own games actually feels like a bit of an accomplishment, it's just nice to not have to pirate your own games to use them in emulation, and it can open up preservation wider: It's possible that you own a revision of a game that was previously unknown, or maybe you just have a really obscure game card.
  - bakugo 4y ago
    > It's possible that you own a revision of a game that was previously unknown, or maybe you just have a really obscure game card. This isn't as common as it was in older consoles, thankfully. And we have groups of cool people working in the background to preserve perfect dumps of basically any game they can get their hands on.
    - chungy 4y ago
      For me, it's still fun regardless, and removes a lot of friction for knowing where to get games: from my own legit copies of said games! (for as frequently as sites/archives go down that host pirated copies... it's honestly worthwhile doing it myself) I've dumped all my NES cartridges and even though they match with existing No-Intro entries, it's still fun and gives peace of mind enough that I'm not unknowingly holding onto a rare revision.
      - bakugo 4y ago
        Yeah, I'm not arguing against that. I don't dump my games often but it's still good to have that freedom, makes me feel like I actually own the product I bought for once.

Where do people go to get roms of games they own these days?

sli 4y ago

You aren't going to get any links to copyrighted content, but a Switch running CFW can dump game backups easily.

chungy 4y ago
Unfortunately the window of Switch consoles sold that are softmoddable (afaik) was very narrow and early on, about the first ~18 months of the console's life (and mind, it is 5 years old now). Most units of the standard console are not softmoddable, nor are any of the Lite or OLED units. Hardware mods exist for all of them.
- berbec 4y ago
  So I should keep/sell for alot my purchased-in-the-first-three-months switch?
  - mechanical_bear 4y ago
    Did you ever update it?
    - comex 4y ago
      That shouldn’t matter… homebrew supports the latest firmware as long as you’re on the original hardware.
    - piperswe 4y ago
      The ability to softmod those early Switches can't be patched out in software AFAIK, so it shouldn't matter what software version it's running
      - mechanical_bear 4y ago
        Oh cool. Thanks for that…off to go check mine..
  - bakugo 4y ago
    Don't know the exact prices they're going for nowadays but if it's in good condition and you're willing to prove to the buyer that it's hackable, you can probably sell it for at least a bit more than what you originally paid for it. I've been considering getting a second one for myself just in case my own first year console decides to kick the bucket (I already had to open it up to replace the joycon rails once)

bakugo 4y ago

There's no officially supported way of obtaining them. The closest thing is owning a console manufactured before mid-2018 and hacking it. But nobody really cares how you get the games anyway especially if you already own them, so just download them from somewhere.

chungy 4y ago
I've done it, and won't pass negative judgment on anyone doing so, but being able to dump your own games actually feels like a bit of an accomplishment, it's just nice to not have to pirate your own games to use them in emulation, and it can open up preservation wider: It's possible that you own a revision of a game that was previously unknown, or maybe you just have a really obscure game card.
- bakugo 4y ago
  > It's possible that you own a revision of a game that was previously unknown, or maybe you just have a really obscure game card. This isn't as common as it was in older consoles, thankfully. And we have groups of cool people working in the background to preserve perfect dumps of basically any game they can get their hands on.
  - chungy 4y ago
    For me, it's still fun regardless, and removes a lot of friction for knowing where to get games: from my own legit copies of said games! (for as frequently as sites/archives go down that host pirated copies... it's honestly worthwhile doing it myself) I've dumped all my NES cartridges and even though they match with existing No-Intro entries, it's still fun and gives peace of mind enough that I'm not unknowingly holding onto a rare revision.
    - bakugo 4y ago
      Yeah, I'm not arguing against that. I don't dump my games often but it's still good to have that freedom, makes me feel like I actually own the product I bought for once.