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 17 points 2 years ago (2 children)

https://vimm.net/vault/PS2

Very complete. Not sure if it is 100%.

[–] Pat@kbin.run 7 points 2 years ago

This site is so good. Was going to post it if it wasn't already. Def my go to rom/iso site

[–] DuzAwe@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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

[–] Kuunha@lemmy.eco.br 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Take a look here: https://r-roms.github.io/megathread/sony/#sony-playstation-2

[–] IceGoddessEmma@lemmy.comfysnug.space 2 points 2 years ago

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

[–] anon_water@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago

Internet archive

[–] GreekDude1821@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

https://www.reddit.com/r/Roms/comments/ggfjrk/more_than_2000_of_play_station_2_pack_games_in_1/

USA releases

Torrent still works to this day

[–] Deletecat@lemmy.fmhy.ml 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

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/

[–] godofpainTR@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Using a multipart downloader (like internet download manager) for archive.org downloads saturate my bandwidth (though its only 60ish mbps)

[–] supervent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

On ed2k/kad network you have some!

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

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

[–] supervent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago

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

[–] sub_@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years 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 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Take a look here (base64): aHR0cHM6Ly9yLXJvbXMuZ2l0aHViLmlvL21lZ2F0aHJlYWQvc29ueS8jc29ueS1wbGF5c3RhdGlvbi0y

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

[–] BillionsMustSeed@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

No one mentioned cdromance, so I'll do that. Pretty much the only source I use besides Vimm's Lair. Also, when you can, prefer US versions over EU, as the former run at 60FPS while usually EU PAL are locked at 50FPS, if I'm not mistaken.

[–] 52616e646f6d20557365726e616d65@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago

CDR is an amazing source

[–] undefined@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years 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.

[–] retro@infosec.pub 2 points 2 years ago

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

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