TopRoms has received a massive expansion with a huge selection of new systems. I spent a good chunk of the past few weeks working on the upgrade of the collection. Over 20 new systems have been added into the collection. There has been more addition to existing systems, including forgotten ROMs for Pokémon games on GBA.
At this point, the collection has compilations for 45 systems. Most of the new systems have smaller sets because their obscurity and small selection of quality games.
Again, as a reminder, TopRoms attempts to go from the most ancient video game systems all the way to PlayStation 1. There’s some more systems I’d like to add but this will take more time and further research. As usual, if you find missing games or suggestions, send them to toproms@cdahmedeh.net
Again, you can find the torrent on the TopRoms page. The older torrents will stay active as long as seeds are available, but I won’t be hosting them myself. Please remember, for the first 24 hours since posting this, the torrent might download slowly and hang a few times.
I originally had a target size for the collection at 128 GB and then 256 GB. However, it is now at 329 GB, so you’ll need external storage, probably a 512 GB SD Card. Unless your cellphone has massive eMMC storage. Remember to use your torrent client to download only the systems you want.
In addition, many CD-based systems have been converted from ISO to CHD for better compatibility with emulators and slightly smaller file size.
Finally, a BIOS file collection was included for running the games through RetroArch for BIOS-based systems. All you need to do is put the files in the ‘systems’ folder.
One thing I’m considering is adding a set for Japan exclusive games and translations.
Starting with TopRoms which is for cartridge-based systems, the following systems have been added:
Atari Jaguar
Atari Lynx
Bandai WonderSwan
Bandai WonderSwan Color
Coleco ColecoVision
Game Park GP32
Maganvox Odyssey 2
Mattel Intellivision
NEC SuperGrafx
Nintendo DS
Nintendo Famicom Disk System
Nintendo Virtual Boy
SNK Neo Geo Pocket Color
Vectrex
For TopArcade, a new “Legacy” collection was added that includes ROMs for MAME 0.37b5 (or MAME 2000 in RetroArch). That older version of MAME uses much less resources and runs better on low-powered devices such as some lower-end Raspberry Pi
Arcade - MAME Legacy
TopIsos has also gotten some love with new systems. These collections take considerable space:
3DO
Atari Jaguar CD
Sony PlayStation Portable
TopHacks has been expanded slightly for SNES. I’m trying to avoid ‘quality of life’ improvements that only provide minor differences.
Super Nintendo Entertainment System Hacks
TopPc is a new collection for PC-based systems or desktop computers. These have been tested the least, still contain a subpar collection of games and need the most configuration for emulators.
Commodore Amiga
Commodore 64
Microsoft MS-DOS
Microsoft MSX
Microsoft MSX2
TopBios is a new set that contains the BIOS needed to run all the systems above through RetroArch. Simply put them in the ‘systems’ folder.
BIOS RetroArch