Emulators allow you to play console games on the PC. You can find resources for ROMs (copies of the games) in the next section below. Check the Emulation Gametechwiki for an expanded list of emulators.
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Emulator Files at Gametechwiki - BIOS files, menu files, etc
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mGBA - Game Boy Advance emulator
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Dolphin - GameCube & Wii emulator
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DeSmuME - Nintendo DS emulator
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Citra - 3DS emulator
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Cemu - Wii U emulator
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yuzu - Switch emulator
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ryujinx - Switch emulator
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Xenia - Xbox 360 emulator
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PPSSPP - PSP Portable emulator
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PCSX2 - PS2 emulator
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RPCS3 - PS3 emulator
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Orbital - PS4 emulator
Visit emulation.gametechwiki.com for extra resources for ROMs (eg. emulator files/BIOS files, etc)
Jump to Related & Alternative Subreddits to view Console oriented subs and ROM-sharing subs
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/r/Roms - Has a ROMs megathread and allows requests for specific game titles
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Vimm's Lair - Large ROM collection for various platforms
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emulator.games - Large ROM collection for various platforms
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emuparadise.me - Large ROM collection for a large list of different platforms. Use this script to reinstate the download links
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romhustler.org - Large ROM collection for various platforms
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romulation.net - Large ROM collection for various platforms
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r/pleasuredome - Large retro ROM collection
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gamulator.com - Retro ROM collection
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gamesmega.net - PS Vita, PS4, Switch, 3DS, PSP,
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ziperto.com - PS2, PSP, PS VITA, 3DS, Switch, GBA, GAMECUBE, NDS, N64, SNES, WII, WII U
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CDRomance - Formally NicoBlog. PS1, PS2, PSP, Gamecube, DS, GBA, etc
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gload.cc - PS4, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii
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gamestorrents.nu - Xbox 360, PS4, PS3, PS2, WII, PSP, NDS
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nsw2u.xyz (formally switch-xci) - Switch NSPs and XCIs