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How do I get a ROM off of a NES cartridge?

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You can't. You would ruin the cartridge and the save file on the cartridge, if you have one.

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What rom site is recommended?

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Emuparadise.me and romulation.net are good and safe websites for downloading all types of ROMs, be it NES, SNES, PSX and more.

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Are emulators illegal?

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Emulators themselves are legal. It's about the ROMS that have a fight over if they are legal or not.

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Do I need to pay for an emulator?

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No. These emulators tend to be freeware.

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What should I do if my extracting program says it's corrupted, but I have downloaded many games that are from different sites?

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Maybe the emulator itself is corrupted. I would try using a different emulator. For example, Retroarch is a universal emulator for a list of almost 30 consoles.

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My emulator is a zipped file, do I have to unzip the emulator?

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Simply use 7-Zip to extract the file from said zipped file. If you don't have 7-Zip, search for it on any browser and download it from the official website.

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How do I get the upgrade for a game on an Android emulator?

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If you are using BlueStacks, you need Google Play money in your Google Play account. This will allow you to make in-app purchases.

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What do I do if I extracted my ROM but it won't save as a ROM file?

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Try renaming your file. Keep the name of your game the same but change the file extension to .rom.

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