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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.

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[–] chepox@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 year ago (4 children)
[–] Pat@kbin.run 6 points 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

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[–] DuzAwe@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Internet archive has all of them (EU,US&JP) in alphabetical libraries. Also has bios files

[–] Kuunha@lemmy.eco.br 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

i came here to link the same,and since its not a specific site it doesnt break rule 3!

[–] Deletecat@lemmy.fmhy.ml 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 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@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

Internet archive

[–] sub_ 4 points 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@lemmy.eco.br 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Take a look here (base64): aHR0cHM6Ly9yLXJvbXMuZ2l0aHViLmlvL21lZ2F0aHJlYWQvc29ueS8jc29ueS1wbGF5c3RhdGlvbi0y

PS2 section, but there are links to almost every older system (including PS3)

[–] undefined@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 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.

[–] supervent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

On ed2k/kad network you have some!

[–] db2@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Holy crap, I remember that. It still exists? 🤯

[–] supervent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago

Yes, and It works like a charm when you find what you are looking for

[–] BillionsMustSeed@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

No one mentioned cdromance, so I'll do that. Pretty much the only source I use besides Vimm's Lair

CDR is an amazing source

[–] retro@infosec.pub 2 points 1 year ago

I like Squid-Proxy. They have a large PS1/2/3 collection.

[–] GreekDude1821@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)