The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), also known as Famicom, is a 3rd generation console developed by Nintendo from 1983 to 2003.
List of ROMs[]
| Name | Type | Where to get | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| neMULEsis | Paid title | Itchio | |
| Ghoul Grind: Night of the Necromancer | Paid title | Itchio | |
| The Legend of Weed N' Stiff | Paid title | Itchio | |
| Mr. Maymunshine's Christmas Land | Paid title | Itchio | |
| Harrison Sound Engine NES Demo | Demo, Freeware | Itchio | |
| Weed N' Stiff 2 - Bobson’s Revenge | Paid title | Itchio | |
| A Simple Platformer Game | Freeware | Itchio | |
| Pinky Demo | Freeware, Demo | Itchio | |
| Pinky | Paid title | Itchio | |
| Oof McBrewster's Haunted House Adventure | Paid title | Itchio | Also includes a demo (extenal link) provided by the developer in the game's Itchio page. |
| Pinky Xmas | Free (Pay What You Want) | Itchio | |
| Vector Run - The Trilogy (2018) | Freeware | Itchio | |
| Show do 1000000 | Free (Pay What You Want) | Itchio | |
| NES CRT screen-safe template | Freeware | Itchio | |
| Ball Catch 80 | Freeware | Itchio | |
| Vector Run - Human / Mobile Trampoline Bonding Experiment | Freeware | Itchio | |
| Rookie Egg Jugglers | Free (Pay What You Want) | Itchio | |
| The Void | Freeware | Itchio | |
| Action 53 Vol. 4: Actually 54 | Freeware | Itchio | |
| Indivisible on NES (demake) | Freeware | Itchio | |
| Action 53 Vol. 3: Revenge of the Twins (anthology) | Freeware | Itchio | |
| Space Raft | Paid title | Itchio | |
| Monstoria | Free (Pay What You Want) | Itchio | |
| Double Action 53: Volume 2 | Freeware | Itchio | |
| Solar Wars | Freeware with Source Available | Developer's site | |
| Sgt. Helmet Training Day | Free and Open Source Software | Developer's site | |
| Sir Ababol | Free and Open Source Software | Developer's site | |
| RHDE: Furniture Fight | Free and Open Source Software | Developer's site | |
| Sound effects editor | Free and Open Source Software | Developer's site | |
| SNK 40th Anniversary Collection (anthology) | Paid title | GOG
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Extraction method |
| Sweethearts | Freeware | Itchio | |
| Action 53 Volume One Function 16 | Freeware | Itchio | |
| nes15 | Free and Open Source Software (simple BSD-style license) | Developer's site | |
| Driar | Freeware | Game's site | Rom has a cc-by-nc 3.0 license but no source is provided. |
| The Cowlitz Gamers' 2nd Adventure | Freeware | Itchio | |
| Gruniożerca | Free and Open Source Software (Public domain with cc-by-sa music) | Github Repo | |
| Gruniożerca 2: The Great Cavy Rescue! | Freeware | Itchio | |
| Gruniożerca 3: The Great Cavy Clean-up! | Freeware | Itchio | |
| The Cowlitz Gamers' Lost Adventure | Freeware | Itchio | |
| NNNNNN | Freeware | Developer's site | |
| Super City Mayor | Free and Open Source Software (MIT) | Global Game Jam's site | |
| Nalleland | Free (Pay What You Want) | Itchio | |
| Frog | Freeware | Itchio | |
| Light From Within | Free (Pay What You Want) | Itchio | |
| Deep Blue | Free (Pay What You Want) | Itchio | |
| NESDev '19 Compo Cart (anthology) | Freeware | Competition's host's site | |
| NESert Golfing | Free and Open Source Software (CC-BY) | Itchio | |
| Doodle World | Paid title | Itchio | Also includes a demo. |
| Upsad Down (NESDEV Edition) | Free (Pay What You Want) | Itchio | |
| Nebs 'n Debs | Paid title | Itchio | |
| DUCKSTROMA (prototype) | Free (Pay What You Want) | Itchio | |
| Street Fighter II NE | Demo | Itchio | |
| Berzerk | Paid title | Itchio | |
| Witch n' Wiz | Freeware | Itchio | |
| FROM BELOW | Freeware | Itchio | |
| Farming mushrooms in LOWAS | Freeware | Itchio | |
| Blob Land | Freeware | Itchio | |
| Roguelore | Free (Pay What You Want) | Itchio | |
| Ouroboros | Demo | Itchio | |
| Tourtoise | Free (Pay What You Want) | Itchio | |
| Bare Metal | Freeware | Itchio | |
| Retropia | Freeware | Itchio | |
| ConTroll | Freeware | Itchio | |
| Raddio | Freeware with Source Available | Itchio | |
| Planter | Free (Pay What You Want) | Itchio | |
| RGB | Free (Pay What You Want) | Itchio | |
| NES Calculator | Freeware with Source Available, Free (Pay What You Want) | Itchio | |
| The Tower of Turmoil | Freeware | Itchio | |
| Project DART | Freeware | Itchio | |
| The Prying Eye | Demo, Freeware | Itchio | |
| Project Blue | Paid title | Itchio | |
| Trophy | Paid title | Itchio | |
| Machine Cave | Free (Pay What You Want) | Itchio | |
| Rollie | Paid title | Itchio | |
| Fox Hunt NES Demo ByteOff 2020 | Demo | Itchio | |
| Nightmare Castle: The Original Demo | Demo, Free (Pay What You Want) | Itchio | |
| Ashen House (Byte-Off 2020) | Demo | Itchio | |
| 2600 AD (Byte-Off 2020) | Demo | Itchio | |
| Game Gyaru EX | Free (Pay What You Want) | Itchio | |
| Turtle Party: Preview Edition | Demo | Itchio | |
| Turtle Paint Demo | Demo | Itchio | |
| Turtle Rescue: Unwrapped Holiday Edition 2019 | Freeware | Itchio | |
| Heather The Beheader | Free (Pay What You Want) | Itchio | |
| Blazing Rangers / 炎のレンジャーマン | Demo | Itchio | |
| Pixel Poops: Number Two (New Years Special Preview) | Demo | Itchio | |
| Pixel Poops: Number Two | Paid title | Itchio | |
| Gift | Freeware with Source Available, Free (Pay What You Want) | Itchio | |
| HappyNESs | Freeware with Source Available | Itchio | |
| HACK*MATCH | Paid title | Itchio | |
| Project Chocoblip Demo | Demo, Free (Pay What You Want) | Itchio | |
| Altercation | Free (Pay What You Want) | Itchio | |
| Blockage | Demo, Free (Pay What You Want) | Itchio | |
| Blobert | Free (Pay What You Want) | Itchio | |
| Hyperbeatz | Free (Pay What You Want) | Itchio | |
| No Good Choice (NESDev '20-21 Competition) | Demo | Itchio | |
| Trouble at 2a03 | Freeware | Itchio | |
| Arlington Apple in an Interplanetary Pickle | Freeware | Itchio | |
| You are insignificant | Freeware | Itchio | |
| Wolf Spirit | Freeware | Itchio | |
| NES platformer prototype | Freeware | Itchio | |
| ESCAPE FROM FLOODED CAVE | Free and Open Source Software (MIT) | Itchio | |
| Carpet Shark | Freeware | Itchio | |
| AO | Paid title | Itchio | |
| Eyra, the Crow Maiden | Paid title | Itchio | |
| Family Picross | Paid title | Itchio | |
| Get'em Gary | Paid title | Itchio | |
| Leggite Luta Livre | Paid title | Itchio | |
| Shadow Animus [ Byte-Off 2020 Demo] | Demo | Itchio | |
| Flea | Paid title | Itchio | |
| Tapeworm Disco Puzzle | Paid title | Itchio | |
| Tapeworm Disco Puzzle Demo | Demo | Itchio | |
| Filthy Kitchen | Donationware | Itchio | |
| PROTO DERE .NES | Donationware (Itch), Paid title (Steam) | Itchio (stand-alone) | |
| Orphea | Paid title | Itchio | |
| Spacegulls | Donationware | Itchio | |
| Eskimo Bob: Starring Alfonzo | Paid title | Itchio | Demo included |
| Alfonzo's Arctic Adventure | Paid title | Itchio | Demo included |
| Wampus | Paid title | Itchio | |
| Wart Worm Wingding! | Paid title | Itchio | |
| Bat Lizard Bonanza | Paid title | Itchio | |
| Leggite Luta Livre Demo | Demoware, Donationware | Itchio | |
| Nix: The Paradox Relic | Paid title | Itchio | |
| Flea (demo) | Demoware | Itchio | |
| Böbl | Donationware | Itchio | |
| Nightshade | Paid title | Steam | Extraction method |
| Second Dimension RetroPak Vol. 1 (anthology) | Paid title | Steam | Extraction method |
| Castlevania Anniversary Collection (anthology) | Paid title | Steam | Extraction method |
| Contra Anniversary Collection (anthology) | Paid title | Steam | Extraction method |
| Nova the Squirrel | Free and Open Source Software (GPLv3) | Developer's Site | |
| Super Bat Puncher Demo | Demo | Developer's site | |
| Micro Mages | Paid title | Broke Studio's shop | |
| Mega Man Legacy Collection (anthology) | Paid title | Steam | Extraction method |
| Invaders must die! | Free and Open Source Software | Developer's site | |
| D-Pad Hero 1 & 2 | Freeware | Series' official site | |
| Lizard (Alpha Prototype) | Freeware | Game's site | |
| Lizard | Paid title | Itchio | Itch version also includes a demo. |
| MOON8 | Freeware | Project's site | |
| Mystic Origins | Freeware | Developer's post on Steam | Extraction method |
| STREEMERZ | Freeware | Developer's site | |
| The Wit.nes (demake demo) | Freeware | Itchio | |
| 8 Eyes | Paid title | Steam | Extraction method |
| Power Punch II | Paid title | Steam | Extraction method |
| Noah's Ark | Paid title | Steam | Extraction method |
| Sweethearts | Freeware | Itchio | |
| Alter Ego | Freeware with Source Available | Developer's Site | |
| Zooming Secretary | Freeware with Source Available | Developer's Site | |
| Chase | Free and Open Source Software (Public Domain) | Developer's Site | |
| Lan Master | Free and Open Source Software (Public Domain) | Developer's Site | |
| Disney Afternoon Collection | Paid title | Steam | Extraction method |
| Namco Museum Archives Vol 1 | Paid title | Steam | Extraction method |
| Namco Museum Archives Vol 2 | Paid title | Steam | Extraction method |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection | Paid title | Steam | Extraction method |
| A Boy and his Blob Retro Collection | Paid title | Steam | Contains English and Japanese ROMs in root directory. |
Extraction methods[]
If getting a ROM isn't as straight forward as downloading a file, getting certain ready to go files from an installation directory, etc., this is where their extraction methods will be listed.
8 Eyes[]
If you installed both Steam and the game in the default folders, the ROM is the file game (no extension) in the folder C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\8 Eyes\res. Add the .nes extension by renaming the file for best compatibility with emulators.
Castlevania Anniversary Collection[]
Follow this tutorial (GitHub).
Contra Anniversary Collection[]
Follow this tutorial (GitHub).
Disney Afternoon Collection[]
Follow this tutorial (GitHub) or use this Python tool (GitHub).
Mega Man Legacy Collection[]
- Install the latest version of Python in your computer;
- Download Mega Man Legacy Collection from Steam;
- Download this Python script and move it to the game's folder (where the file Proteus.exe is);
- Run the script and wait for it to finish. After the script is done, the extracted ROMs will be in the same folder as the script and Proteus.exe.
Alternatively, use this Python tool (GitHub).
Mystic Origins[]
From a RetroPie forum post:
"To get the ROM so you can play on the PI, you need to extract it from the .jar file provided using 7-zip or some other archiving program which supports .jar."
Namco Museum Archives[]
Follow this tutorial (GitHub). Applies to Vol 1 and Vol 2.
Nightshade[]
If you installed both Steam and the game in the default folders, the ROM is the file game (no extension) in the folder C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Nightshade\res. Add the .nes extension by renaming the file for best compatibility with emulators.
Noah's Ark[]
If you installed both Steam and the game in the default folders, the ROM is the file game (no extension) in the folder C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Noah's Ark\res. Add the .nes extension by renaming the file for best compatibility with emulators.
Power Punch II[]
If you installed both Steam and the game in the default folders, the ROM is the file game (no extension) in the folder C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Power Punch II\res. Add the .nes extension by renaming the file for best compatibility with emulators.
Second Dimension RetroPak Vol. 1[]
If both Steam and the game are installed in their default folders, the ROMs are the .dat files in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Second Dimension RetroPak Vol. 1\bin\dat\. For best compatibility with emulators, rename their extension from .dat to .nes.
SNK 40th Anniversary Collection[]
Use this set of bash scripts (GitLab) or this set of Python scripts (GitHub), or this Python tool (GitHub)..
Mind the Python scripts output an extra file, aso.zip, which is an incomplete and non-functional arcade ROM. All the NES ROMs should work fine.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection[]
Use this tool (GitHub). For input, direct it to the game's assets.pie, and the output will be in .zip format so name it accordingly. The ROMs will be included in the roms/Nintendo/NES folder of the outputted .zip. They are in .bin format and can be renamed to .nes to work.