/vr/ - Retro Games

Who downloads single Atari VCS game images when the full set is just a few MB large?

>>2719054

Oh wow, didn't think if find a thread about this that wasn't created by me lol. Yes, I'm still here. Didn't think a whole lotta people were using it, so I kinda shelved the project for a while.

>>2719086

I could just offer compressed packs as well. Personally for me, when I look for Roms, I look for specific games rather than packs. That was my idea when creating the rom depot. It's supposed be like you're browsing a shelf full of games.

>>2719165
I feel bad because it's a lot of effort, you're getting bills for it but there's very little pay off with the exposure and usage of this site. But I was wondering if you were going to expand the collection to PS1. The problem is if you start doing a PS2 collection, it's going to destroy your bandwidth. I was curious if you would differetiate img/ccd uploads from bin/cue uploads, because RetroArch for example only accepts img/ccd.

>>2719054

Currently on my to-do list:

>Make the site mobile friendly
>Add a game request option (to help fill in some missing ones)
>Add more consoles
>Add some new features (things other than roms. Maybe game manuals or something)
>that's about it in the foreseeable future

>>2719165
>Didn't think a whole lotta people were using it

Don't know about other people, but Ipersonally already have full rom sets on a usb flash drive so It's not often I need to find a rom to download.

Perhaps if you provided a service that noone else is offering, it would be more popular.

>>2719178

You know, I actually had a few hundred ps1 roms but actually could not to upload them because of hard drive space. I need to look into getting more storage, which is a shame considering I just bought a new hard drive for it a few months ago. I do plan on it, it's just a matter of time, money, and support (not necessarily financially)

And I'm actually not too concerned with bandwidth right now considering traffic is quite low. Maybe 100 views a day.

>>2719186

Well, I kind of had an idea that would involve a program that would have many emulators built in and it would connect remotely to the depot, giving a large list of roms without having to download them individually. Gamesaves could even be stored locally or on the depot to play anywhere. I'd try to do it as elegantly as possible, but I'd still be at the mercy of the emulator developers. Maybe if I talked to some of them, they would be willing to help pitch in and help make this program possible.

>>2719192

Or maybe I could think of a simpler solution. Like write a program that would list the roms on the depot, then place them into the correct from folder (which you'd unfortunately have to select yourself once), and automatically launch the emulator with the game. At least then you wouldn't have to worry about putting the files in the correct folder yourself every time you download a game. It's the closest and easiest "click n play" idea I can come up with.

>>2719192
>involve a program that would have many emulators built in and it would connect remotely to the depot,

Sounds good. Seems like it would be a big project though.
Years in making to get a program like retroarch up and running with help from emulator writers.

>>2719201

Yea, and unfortunately I'm only pretty good at programming. Not excellent. But with some help, it definitely seems possible. Making it interact with the depot is the easy part, integrating the emulators elegantly is the hard part

>Look at site
>Eh, just another ROM hosting place, but hey, it's got a damned clean layout and no ads, so that's cool
>Jaguar, Dreamcast, and Saturn ISOs
I'm really wishing I had paid attention to this thing sooner. Good going whoever is behind it.

>>2719183
I second the game manuals, that would be useful

>>2719246

Well thank you, I'm so glad to hear people appreciate my hard work.

>>2719303
Yeah it's great, thanks anon.

Suggestion: add an update section to the main page so people know if the thing is dead or not and the addition of new content.

>>2719242

Oh boy, here we go.

Oh boy, here we go...

>>2719413
I ain't using no emulator named "The Rom Depot" tbh fam smh

>>2719418

It's not an emulator, it's going to be multiple emulators packaged into 1. It's just the rom depot, but in program form and launches the emulators for you. So rather than download 20 emulators for each system, you just download this 1 program and that's all you need. All your emulators and roms in 1 place.

>>2719424
I don't like the name, I mean its fine for a website for roms, but eh. I don't like the name Retroarch either though, so whatever.

Also, could you just find some shitty open source NES emulator and try to link it with your program & website to it how you planned? How long would it take you to make a prototype to see if this is a good idea or not?

>>2719432

Oh boy, I just realized this is gonna be some work. Don't get too excited yet cause I'm gonna have to do quite a lot of playing around with this. I'm gonna keep working on the depot because honestly, it needs some work first, but I'll keep working on my to-be-renamed program in the meantime.

>>2719443
I wouldn't expect it to be usable for months, wasn't thinking you were going to code one right out tonight. lol.

> to-be-renamed program
Eh, don't do it on just one guys complaint.
I'm autistic for names. Normal people don't really give a shit I don't think.
Goodluck!

>>2719454

Turns out, after doing some more research, I should technically have a prototype done here in a few days. That's assuming all goes well.

>>2719443
Fuck that, it's an awesome name. Don't change it because one anon has shitty taste.

theromdepot is fine, leave that as is.

Japanese/Famicom roms are a necessary addition.

>>2719557

Working on it now.

>>2719561

continue doing gods work.

Been going to your site for roms since you first posted about it.

Would you consider adding ScummVM roms like King's Quest and Monkey Island? Just wondering.

>>2719561
Well, hurry up nigga

>>2719586

Woah there, it takes some time for these things.

>>2719582

Sure thing. Gimme some time and I'll do my best

>>2719590
Thank you based anon.

>>2719605

No problem bruh. It'll be maybe an hour but i should be up soon.

>>2719586

Famicom should be done here in about an hour as well

>>2719624
I went to download All Night Nippon Mario Bros earlier today and it wasn't there. :(

>>2719590
Hey, any plans to add the original xbox to your list of consoles? Love the site, can always use another clean and helpful place to recommend.

>>2719624
Why not just download the entire romset from a private tracker and upload all roms so they can be downloaded individually

>>2719721

Thanks! I hope to, but I'm afraid I'll start getting into some real copyright trouble there. I can honestly get away with pre-1995 games, assuming I'm not monetizing anything, but I can definitely see companies starting to crack down if I get into that territory. I'll consider it though. I'm just already pushing it more than I should right now. It would be some time before that anyway. I need to upgrade my storage before that.

Sorry guys, Famicom and ScummVM are taking a bit longer than expected. Famicom is done, it just needs to be organized.

Just want to say I have been using it for getting a few roms on my tablet. Really great stuff, I absolutely love the site.

>>2719880

Thanks! Glad you like it. I'll be sure to keep updating it now I know people are enjoying it.

Famicom [should] be up now. Let me know if you guys have an issues with it.

>>2719395

Thanks for the suggestion, just added it. I'll leave recent changes up for maybe a week before removing them, just to preserve the simplicity of the site.

>>2719940
Don't remove them, it defeats the purpose of informing people. I can't imagine this is a site that people will refresh everyday. Just have 1 update at any given moment.

>>2719943

Alright. Will do.

Any other ((easy)) changes I can make real quick? I'd like to save any drastic stuff for Tuesday, my only day off work.

>>2719951

Went ahead and got rid of a few useless icons on the bottom. They didn't really serve much of a purpose.

I'm also concerned with how complete each system is. I did my best, but I know there's still quite a few missing. If you guys see anything I don't have, you can either request by email (or here), or upload it yourself if you have it.

If you guys want, you can suggest some "slogans" too. They're only there to keep the site at least a tiny bit different every time. They provide mild entertainment too.

>>2719176
I can browse that shelf in form of an archive on my computer.

>>2719974

Well, I'll go ahead and do my best to accommodate. I suppose I could just create a torrent for each system and offer that as well. I'd like to wait until I have a more complete collection though

>>2719165
Be careful Nate.

>>2719982

Will do

>>2719872
Well, definitely do what's best for the depot. Don't get yourself into needless trouble.

>>2720002

I don't think I'll get into any actual trouble. If I did, I wouldn't be doing this. I'll just get hit with a cease and desist if anything. It'd still be a shame though. I just think as long as I choose my systems wisely and don't monetize, I honestly think they'll look the other way. Not like they have any way to make money of 20+ year old games anyway.

>>2720005
Thanks for all of the updates and the additions, by the way. Just saw the famicom uploads, and I'm impressed. You're doing a great service.

>>2720016

Hey, no problem. As it says on the site, I'm a true enthusiast. I don't do it for money or fame. I do it because I want to help fellow retro gamers like myself. This is my personal rom heaven, so people are going to have to understand why I do things the way I do and if they don't like it, well, sorry I guess. I always try my hardest to make things work best for everybody, but I must admit, I'm not amazing at programming, so that has it's limitations. I've been doing it for years, but my real passion is networking, not web design/program development. I get by though, but I'm really just pretty good, not great

Thanks for using the site though, additional support helps me keep going.

>>2720016
>Just saw the famicom uploads, and I'm impressed.
How the fuck are you impressed by that? He labelled all of the Famicom games as "Famicom Disk System" games. Stupid fucking retard. And he calls himself a "true" enthusiast? There aren't even any actual FDS games there. What the fuck?

>>2720052

Ouch. I didn't actually rename anything, I only had the current games in the NES folder, nothing as far as japanese games go.

>>2720057
So are you going to fix the problem, or what?

>>2720059

No, because I don't owe you anything. Emulators don't know the difference, and that's what these roms are meant for. Maybe if you addressed the issue in a different manner, I would have. I've taken everybody elses advice because at least they weren't pricks about it.

>>2720059

Actually, for the sake of keeping an accurate archive, I will, but this will do for the time being. He was impressed because it took all of 30 minutes to do. Most webmasters don't listen to their users.

>>2720062
So, you don't care about the fact that your website has blatant errors about it? You call yourself a "true enthusiast" of retro games but apparently you don't know much if you think normal Famicom games are "Famicom Disk System" games. For the record, your site doesn't actually have FDS games on it. Stuff like Metroid, Zelda, or Doki Doki Panic.

>>2719192
Get in touch with the devs working on Lakka maybe. Cloud-stored, complete ROM collections with the ability to save for offline access would make for a perfect machine. Well, perfect once they add NullDC/Dolphin support.

>>2720070

Fixed...

More complete collection to come

>>2720068
Wow, your emotions are just running wild now. First, you get all frustrated because someone actually pointed out an error on your site instead of sucking your dick. Then you childishly refuse to fix the mistake out of spite and then immediately change your mind once you realized how retarded that is. And now you're just sitting here. bragging about how you're a "true retro enthusiast" (despite knowing jack shit about games) and how you're an awesome webmaster (big deal, you created a website that hosts roms. there a million others like it that actually have everything labelled correctly).

>>2720068
>Most webmasters don't listen to their users.
Yeah, we get it. You're a lonely nerd who's so desperate for validation that you need compliments from strangers for making a website that hosts ROMs. What do you want, a fucking medal? Sorry I'm not sucking your dick for making a ROM website that's somehow worse than the million others out there.

>>2720079

You insult something I've spent many many hours and a lot of money creating, and you expect me not to get upset? That logic in itself is crazier than me "letting my emotions run wild". I realized after making my post that it does make the archive less accurate, and as I previously posted, that is a concern to me. That's why I corrected myself.

>>2720080

>>2720080

>You're a lonely nerd who's so desperate for validation that you need compliments from strangers

Yet I didn't make the thread, nor did I ask for anybody validation. I do however appreciate it, so of course I'm going to get defensive when you fucking rain on my parade. The parade I didn't even ask for. I just kinda went with it. I may not be a "true enthusiast", but at least I am enough to go out of my way and create something like this. It's literally months into the making, while other sites have been around for years and years. Why don't you let me work on it a bit before bashing me because you're obviously just as lonely as me

Anyway, I'm going to bed now, so this thread will probably be gone by morning. Thank you to everybody who has supported me on this and I hope to slowly add more and more to make this a truly comparable and respectable site in the future. And thank you to anon who donated, I'll be sure to put the money towards replacing one of my dead power supplies for the server. Night guys

>>2720059
dude, this is /vr/ not /v/ chill the fuck out with your nerdraging about teensy shit.

>>2720078
why did you oblige this faggot?

>>2720117

^seriously, it makes you look like a sperglord

>>2720120

Because as rude as his post was, he has a point. I posted conversions rather than actual FDS roms, which I corrected for the sake of keeping the archive more accurate. Not that emulators really know much of a difference. Now, off to bed. Night

>>2720126
True, he had a point but I would have procrastinated for a month to be a dick about it, myself.

>>2720127

I was considering it lol, which is why I made my first, but I realized it was a few clicks away from getting a small rom pack from emuparadise. Yes, i know it doesn't make much sense downloading files from my "competitors", but I'm not claiming to rip all these roms myself. Some of them I have, but these are all obtained from various locations and many of them are tested before upload. This sites advantage to others is simplicity and organization. It still has many flaws, but it's still only a few months into development.

Ps: scummvm coming tomorrow afternoon

Over 20 gigs

>>2720135

like I said in the other thread, this site is convenient and easy to navigate. I like how all the roms are on one page instead of several. it's fine, all it needs is expansion and polish. but this is 4chan so naturally people are dicks.

japan/famicom, nice.

to improve more: manual scans, title screen shots, more rom hacks, and even more coverage (you've got the vast majority, but you're missing stuff like gimmick! for NES and jelly boy 2 which was unreleased for SNES).

I went on a binge a few weeks back getting isos and I just wanted to say thank you for doing this. I had my collection stolen earlier this year so I've been focusing more on emulation and modded consoles and this has really helped.

Oh, the threads still up. Cool, I guess I'll be able to reply periodically throughout that I'm hoping to start a mobile friendly version maybe tonight or tomorrow.

>>2719967
"All the games, none of the horse-shit. RomDepot."

Also throw some PS1/PSP stuff up there. I've been using the site to bulk my n64 collection now that I got a USB controller adapter. Keep the site alive anon, I enjoy it. pic unrelated

>>2720461

Will do. Gotta get some more storage space soon though unfortunately

>>2719165
This is the best rom site since arch nacho & tortilla godzillas qualityroms.

>>2719054

who /shillthread/ here?

>>2720792
>>>/v/

>>2720952
Hey OP, or should I say Mr. Depot.
>>>/theromdepot.com/

>>2721013

Not OP here, but Mr. Depot. I work every day 10 - 8 except mondays when I get off at 4. That wasn't me. I don't exactly care if you believe me or not because I know the truth and your opinion doesn't matter to me.

ScummVM has now been added.

>>2719739
why dont just do this
Ive got ~200GB of roms just doing this
You could use a bash or python script to categorize them depending on their name [(U), (J)....]

>>2721167

That's essentially what I've been doing, but from various sources. If anybody comes across any romsets that include a lot of games I don't have already, feel free to send em my way. Either through here or email.

Working on some new stuff, so if the site looks wonky, check back in a few and it should be fixed.

>>2721175
try applying to pleasuredome

>>2721186

Doing it right now. Thanks

>>2721152
>I know the truth and your opinion doesn't matter to me.

Shut the fuck up faggot. my opinion means EVERYTHING to you. That's why you make these threads you worthless worm.

>hey guys help me develop my website because I'm not creative enough to roll out a site on my own with unique ideas

>hey guys famicom disk is the same thing as famicom carts,


Now im going to make sure your site gets shut down fuckboy

>>2721223

God damn, leave me alone. Go troll some other board or something

>>2721227

>>2721231

Implying I don't already have precautions for this...

>>2721234
>Implying you havent already said your site is based in the USA


>implying you're not going to get your shit pushed in soon by yours truly

Dream on friendo.

>>2721236

It is in the US. I never claimed it wasn't.

>>2721236

And the best part is, I'm legitimately not the one who started this thread. I posted about it twice a few months ago and was browsing vr at work when I saw somebody posting about it.

>>2721241
>>2721248

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39TvvzdKnyw

>>2719054
The site's not working, what the fuck.

>>2721368

Try again friend.

Thanks for the Scumm roms, looks pretty exhaustive. :)

Damn wtf just got a FBI warning when opening the site, fuck that

>>2721503
ebin

>>2721503

No you didn't.

>>2721536
>>2721552

Shows this for me too.

>>2721556

Okay.

Uploading pic-related. Enjoy!

Gunlord (CDI RIP) (REGION FREE) [unlicenced]

>>2721556

Baby's first troll.

>>2719054
>click link
>Avast blocks 41 pop-up porn windows
Gee thanks for nothing OP.

>>2721584

Right click and look at source code. You'll see there's nothing regarding advertisements.

Everyone please move to my new thread.
>>2721582

>>2721592

Not op or Mr. Depot. I am the literal depot. Just shut the site down. Thanks guys...

>Some guy makes a rom site with a clean layout(rarely exists anymore) and no ads
>Some autistic shitposter is sperging out about it

What amazing faggotry.

>>2721584
If this is true, are you sure you don't have a virus that redirects you when you click links?

>>2721603
And in an even more amazing show of faggotry...
>guy gets so butthurt over a single shitposter he SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN

So it was all a troll then? Thanks for wasting our time OP.

>>2721609
i went on the internet once, they were mean

>>2721609
An OP is apparently somewhat retarded on top of it. He shuts down the site...by disabling the front page. Everything is still there.

For fucks sake OP, stop huffing carbon monoxide. Jesus christ.

This is fucking hilarious.

>>2721601
Is this literally your first day on the Internet?

>gets mad over a single shitposter
>WAHHH 4CHINS IS MEEN :(((((

>>2721620
>If you're visiting from 4chan, know that literally NONE of the posts being made are made by me. I'm not actually shutting the site down. Its ALL shitposters.

Lying sack of shit trying to save face now

>>2721632
Yeah, guess he forgot that he had the same page saying "I'm shutting it down due to trolls" just a few minutes ago, and that there was no page even related to the subject yesterday.

I'll point out again : >>2721616
He "disabled" the site by changing the front page. OP is really this dumb. He isn't just pretending to be retarded.

Honeypot.

>>2721693
For what? Does the FBI even give a shit about ROMs? I thought most copyright cases relating to downloads were lawsuits initiated by seedy copyright troll lawyers who monitor torrents and/or upload their own honeypots.

>tfw you get a web developer so angry he changes his website and ragequits

Server is off for maintenance. I'm only running off one power supply right now and it's getting toasty. Everything will be back up in a few hours.

You need to organize things better dude
Genesis has some 32x games inside it, yet there is already a 32x folder; also, where does Mega CD go?

>>2722196

Reorganizing stuff now. Don't have CD yet, but I'll work on getting it here pretty soon.

>>2722564
Oh great, the trolls are already trying to pretend to be me again.

Alright, this is my official tripcode people.
Don't believe anyone else that tries to pretend they are me.

>>2722567
>>2722564
Real guy, add your tripcode on your site to avoid things like this

>>2722572

I already did

>>2722576
This guy is a fake.

epic comment /b/ro where do i le upboat ??1? xd

bruh.. do you even CRT? :D

First order of business is to reroute nmap queries to an off-base server. That way I will never be pinged by hackers trying to down my rom horde.


Then I will add some more games. Some truly epic stuff like PS1. FFVII is the best.

Does anyone have some truly good suggestions for my website? I'm thinking of starting a patreon so you can all donate for my cause.

Maybe even a facebook and google+ page!
I will expect you to subscribe and like of course as consumers of my service.

>>2721556
No it doesn't, fag. Stop trying to troll.

Alright I feel bad for OP, even though he tried talking shit and got his shit rekt.

I'll stop ruining his little project. I don't want some guys suicide on my hands.

Pretty sure he is a redditor with how weak he is though.
deserved it tbh.

>>2722696

Not op

>>2722696

But thanks

All these epin little baby dick trolls. Jesus.

>>2722897
>little baby dick
If that's honestly the best thing you could come up with, >>>/reddit/

>>2722706
Hey depotanon, could you fix the typo on the homepage? (it's "believe").

Also it's kinda tacky to even have that message to begin with. Just type "Owner: (tripcode)" and call it a day.

Is having manuals available a feasable idea?

>>2722916

Fixed. Thanks

I want to get a decent game collection going first before I start working on extras like manuals. It's definitely on my to-do list though.

>>2722196

How's it look now? I just spent 3 hours straight renaming every file

>>2722971
very nice
>>2722928
pleasuredome has manuals too iirc

>>2723165
pic related

>>2723190

Awesome. I started doing it yesterday but got distracted with other things. I'll finish signing up with them soon. I'm trying to iron some bugs out first and that'll be next.

>>2719054
Bumping because this is the most interesting thing on /b/ in a while. Beats the hell out of "what's your favorite Fungal Fantasy?"

>>2723331

Do you mean /vr/?

>>2723347
yes.

Spent all day making changes. Fixed some bugs, redid the helpdesk, reorganized all the rom names, and tweaked some minor stuff. Next I'll look into adding game manuals and more content.

>>2723190
>>2723389

On probation now. I'll have to wait a while before being able to get the rest of the files.

>>2723404
o.O What's that mean?

>>2723483

I have to wait before it'll allow me to download their torrents. It only gives me MAME right now.

>>2723493
ah. cool. Thanks for the awesome site man. It's got so much potential. It's so nice, clean, and uncluttered.

>>2723497

Thank, glad you like it

>>2723389
Hey, thanks for the site man. Really good selection of DOS stuff, and registered versions too instead of the shareware stuff I only ever seem to find.

>>2723505

No problem. I'll do my best to add more content throughout the next few days.

Unless you plan to monetize in the future, give up now and save yourself the time and money.


You could be spending your time on a project that may one day not be up in smoke.

>>2723564

I don't ever plan to monetize. I'm just doing it because I like programming and old games.

>>2723569
Nothing wrong with finding advertisers to cover server fees. Just nothing overly intrusive that an adblocker won't handle.

>>2723569
For example you can get advertising within a captcha to verify a download and prevent attacks. I keep seeing progressive ads on emuparadise. As long as you don't turn the site into an eyesore like that I think it would still be nice.

>>2723507
Hey man thanks for your hard work i appreciate what you'r doing .

If i could make a request though could you please put Mr bones for saturn?
If you can't right away i understand , you have so much HDD and bandwidth and leisure time and all so take your time no rush.

again thanks for everything man you are doing god's work.

>>2723579

a few banner ads are fine. the problem is when ads are everywhere with fake download links.

>>2723593
> fake download links.

oh god.

>>2723593
>>2723603

God I hate those. I visited emuparadise once and forgot my adblocker was turned off. Even on that site is a mess. Off and it's hell.

>>2723604
>i didn't start using adblocker until last year
I NEVER WANT TO GO BACK

>>2723592

Sure thing. As soon as I have some time I'll look for it. I'm currently working on making it more mobile friendly. I've noticed if you have a smaller screen, it doesn't look too good.

remember to avoid bloat as much as possible, is not just a /g/ meme
you can see how emuparadise is right now for adding retarded features everywhere

>>2723603

lol yea that shits the worst, trying to decipher where to click. and if you make a mistake, you get sent to the purgatory of popups and dialog boxes.

adblocker helps alot, but still.

>>2723593

I actually work a second job just to keep these servers running. I don't mind doing that because no matter what, I'll always have these servers running. They host other things besides this site so I don't think it'll be necessary to add advertisements. I hate ads so much, it wouldn't feel right putting them on the site I've tried so hard to keep clean.

>>2723610
this

>>2723613
PTSD

>>2723615
Yeah, but if it catches on traffic and bandwidth costs will add up fast.

>>2723618

I pay a fixed price each month. I have business internet so I have no data cap.

If you guys are still running adblock you'll no they stopped preventing youtube ads. Adblock Plus just acquired adblock so that's neither is optimal. I've been running uBlock Origin and it's awesome. It uses less memory and blocks youtube ads. You can even use adblock lists with it if you want but you won't need to.
>>2723624
Noice.

>>2723618

But you're right, if traffic does get to the point where I'll need to redo my setup a bit due to speed, I might need to pay a bit extra to keep up with things.

>>2723626
Sorry for my grammar. Drunk atm.

>>2723630
>2015
>poisoning yourself

don't do it fam
you have so much to liv for
quit glugging and chugging,
star praying to jesus christ our lord and savior

>>2723632
I don't think I'm poisoning myself. This is the first time I've been drunk since new years. I've got 2 weeks off but a dead refrigerator and transmission kind of stole my vacation this year. I mean I could still go but I'm not going to mess with my savings. This week is going to be nothing but brews a night or two and gaming :)
>This is when you try to tell me I'm in denial for getting drunk a 2nd time this year and that I've got a problem... :)

>>2723632
>>2723639
It's funny how drinking is interpreted by different people. I come from a long line of functional Irish alcoholics. I don't drink so much myself but it would be considered sacrilege if I showed up to a wake and didn't get pissed. The last 4 wakes I've been to had at least one drunken scuffle. We all drink differently and we all mourn differently. By the end of the night it's all drunken I love yous and cousins/brothers hug it out. Weird culture I know. Also oddly matriarchal.

>>2723639
>>2723651
was just fucking around.
alchohol does taste like poison though. and feels like it the next day too.

>>2723656
Depends on what you drink and how you imbibe. The cheesecake factories mojito recipe for example doesn't use top shelf booze yet tastes amazing. 2 parts cruzan citrus rum (like $13 a fifth, 1 part simple syrup, one part lime juice(bottled shit like reallime, nothing fancy). Lightly muddle a bit of mint in the bottom without overly bruising it. Shake over ice. Pour in glass and top off with club soda. It tastes amazing but yeah you're going to feel like shit the next morning because you can't taste the alcohol at all.

>>2719165
I love you dude. A rom site that I don't need to unzip the file and one that I won't get a virus from.

Is there a way I can donate to this shit?

>>2723679
That's another decent thought. I'll donate once the catalog expands a bit. There's nothing more annoying than unzipping with 7zip, then using ecm to convert a bin file to an iso. It's cumbersome. I could live with just the unzipping personally. But the converting with ecm really ticks me off. It might be a necessary evil to keep ads low on the site though. ECM does save a ton of bandwidth.

>>2723679

Sure, if you feel obligated to, there's a donation button at the bottom of the page :)

>>2723679
>>2723691

It has begun.
Abandon ship.

>>2723693

Nobody needs to donate. It won't make a difference. I'm going to continue hosting and working on the site whether I get donations or not.

>>2723693
Are you retarded? There's nothing wrong with developers getting paid for their work. It's only when those means become shady it bothers me.

>>2723696
>retarded because I don't fall for blatant shills

Looks like you are the retard.


Same hook line and sinker every time for any product.

>GEE WHERE CAN I DONATE TO THIS GREAT CAUSE REDDIT

>RIGHT HERE *SMILEY FACE*

>>2723695
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DSVDcw6iW8

>>2723698
I see you've discovered /pol/. Have you even looked at his site. It's clean and nice. I've been trying to convince this guy he should do more to make money off his efficient, simple, and beautiful creation. He doesn't want to. This individual is the exact opposite of a shill. A truly great mofo. There's nothing wrong with a little bit of advertising or donations. He isn't your slave.

>>2723698

I put a smiley face to show my appreciation. I'm flattered that anybody would want to give me money, especially because I'm broke all the time. I've been doing this for months without getting a single penny and I'm still doing it afterwards. I just really want to make something that people will use and enjoy.

>>2723698
>wanting to pay people for their work
Nothing wrong with that. I like and respect the work this guy does, so I would give him a token of my appreciation by donating. Don't start this shit

>>2723703
>>2723706
>>2723709


I honestly don't really care if he makes money, but I've seen that same exact exchange many many times. Even including the smiley. Triggered me hard.

Continue on.

>>2723715
IDK what dark dirty holes of the internet you come from but we don't get triggered around here. I don't like reddit but if it's what you want to pay for then that's your business. I hope this guy at least decides to cover his costs. A little profit never hurt either. It's when you've got fake links or pages that are only advertising that it bothers me. I'm looking at you emu.

You will need to implement a human verification system at some point for your downloads. The minute one of the larger sites feels you're taking some of their market share you will get attacked. They'll shut you down fast by simple attacks and eating bandwidth.

>>2723723
>inb4 "muh precautions" (no offense depot man)

>>2723726
You're posting on a site where they are necessary. I don't get your objections. You think companies really have a problem with fucking their competition when it's easy?

I'd like to how many hits he's gotten since this thread has been up 2 days.

He said it was like 100 previous to this.

>>2723728
I'm not objecting.
I'm saying he usually just says "I have taken precautions to prevent X"

>>2723723

I plan to write (or find) a program for my servers that monitors bandwidth from specific IPs and if they show strange patterns or are simply far too high, they'll automatically get blocked. Of course I'll have to put a lot more thought into it when that time comes, but that's the basic idea.

>>2723726
Ignore everything I said before that whole wiggidy-whack went down yesterday lol. I do actually have plans for stuff like that, but I do need to work on my defense when I'm not home.

>>2723730

http://theromdepot.com/counter.txt

>>2723732
>1949

I expected more.

>>2723732
The problem is bot networks. SImple ideas take off fast. Look at googles search page versus yahoo. People wanted something simple to search. Not a bunch of crap. I think you'll take off faster than you realize. There are no simple and clean rom sites atm like yours. It's going to be a bot network when that attack does come(many and varied ips). It makes a verification system all the more important.

>>2723735
a 1 time captcha, that says "confirmed" with a cookie could prevent a bot net right?

Does google allow that?

>>2723737
meant *stays* confirmed. (meaning won't need to input it again unless cookies cleared)

>>2723735

You're probably right. I've just never made anything that has actually had a following, even as small as this one. I always just planned on managing everything manually, but there's no way I can do that with how much I work. Todays actually my only day off, which is how I was able to get so much stuff done (even if it doesnt seem like it). I'll need to look into some kind of defense. I'll have to do some research and implement it when necessary. I won't apply it unless needed though.

>>2723737
>>2723738
Unless it's one of those malicious permanent cookies (like from an isp *cough verizon) a bot net would simply delete it specifically out of the history each time and start again.


There is one thing emuparadise does right that I feel would cover all costs of running the server. They include an advertisement in the captcha. The ad gets guaranteed clicks from people seeing it with every download. So long as that click does nothing malicious, you could keep your site otherwise ad free and paid for just with that. The beauty of advertising that way is you can determine the frequency that ad pops up on the captcha to cover costs. Advertisers guarantee their ads are seen and you determine the frequency at which ads are seen. Tweaking the settings on that will allow you to adjust for varied costs from month to month. I've been doing web security for a while. That's just my opinion of the best solution for keeping a clean download site. If people only see this ad during one out of 5 downloads you'll likely cover the hosting costs.

>>2723747
Wouldn't each zombie need to solve the captcha for them to access the files though?


Also,
Isn't monetizing a site that contains other peoples copyright illegal though? I think emuparadise and all those shit sites run in overseas countries.

>>2723751

That's an interesting idea. I don't know how much money that would rake in. I don't even know how much I'd need to cover. I have to pay extra for my internet each month, plus I pay extra for a static IP. That's an extra $45 on top of what I'm already paying. There's also electric costs. I have 2 HP ProLiants with 6 PSUs total. That's a LOT of wattage to be sucked through my walls all the time. I'd say it increases my electric bill by about $40 each month.

>>2723756
Replied to wrong guy.

>>2723756

These are actually old picture. They're in another room now. Had to drill a hole in my wall just to fit 4 ethernet cables through lol

>>2723759

Yes I did, whoops

>>2723751
Ues. That's the whole purpose of the captcha in the first place. Incorporating advertising into is just a boon.

You would need to run it overseas, but... I've never seen any legislation on retro game downloads. Typically neither the company or the developers are making money on them. They'll have the odd retro rerelease but it's been tweaked for newer hardware/systems and different people are generally making money. I haven't read about emuparadise or a single person that downloads from them facing any kind of litigation. I do look as I use the site myself. Morally I don't feel downloading those roms is wrong since they're no longer making the games. There's a gray area in plenty of countries as well. Something can be illegal as a concept but also illegal to prosecute. That sounds murky but the netherlands are like this. Hosts are not required to maintain records/logs. Lets face it though. This isn't the pirate bay we're talking about and there is no offensive illegal content hosted on it. I'd watch the news but unless there is a drastic shift many countries aren't required to identify who operates their site and who downloads from it. If you were hosting cheese pizza then all bets are off and I hope they get your ass :) A retro gaming roms site is safe though.

>>2723767

See, if I received a DMCA notice and I ignored it, I believe the worst thing that would happen is I'd simply be removed from google. I'm not going to pull the plug because I get an email, so that means somebody would have to have a lawyer / police officer physically come knocking on my door and forcibly disconnect it. I highly doubt any company would take it that far to stop somebody from hosting games that aren't even capable of making money anymore (except for a few re-releases that don't even make that much profit)

Not sure, but it definitely seems like it would cost them way too much money to do all that. Especially because I don't live on the coast and it would be harder to get to me. Just too much work for them in general.

>>2723771
Those notices are generally meaningless as they are rarely enforced. I did forget one consideration in a previous post. Which country is your hosting service is based in? If they are located in a country like the US they may have foreign servers but will likely comply with US law. You want your service provider to be located in a country that is more friendly. A company owned in the netherlands has no incentive to cooperate and therefore they don't. A concept can be illegal while the enforcement of it is impossible due to other laws. That disclaimer aside. Research it for yourself. There has never been a single prosecution for retro gaming downloads. IIRC there has only been one prosecution for illegal book downloads that came out of canada. Unless you're hosting movies regardless of where you are you're likely safe. The MPAA doesn't play around. There's no profit in it for other stuff because they don't have the resources to pursue such litigation.

>>2723771
Everything you said was essentially correct.

>>2723776

I am in the US using a service provider that simply relays messages, they don't give out any personal information. They may if lawyers get involved, but like we said, that's so unlikely, I'm not worried about it. Not to mention, I have a lawyer myself to go to to minimalize damages.

>>2723776

Though DS games are still being sold, that could be a concern. I would probably remove them if I got a notice. And for the record, if this site ever gets taking down for some strange reason, I'll rehost it under the name "http://depot.endurehosting.com/" and I'll whitelist only currently visited users until I could figure something out.

>>2723787
You're honestly safe. I said earlier I'm a wee bit intoxicated but I'm not wrong. Last year I was working for a major lawfirm doing IT. They were approached by random house regarding illegal book downloads. That one person that prosecuted was a case study we referenced. The prosecuting company lost money on that litigation. 200k in lawyers isn't going to pay off when the person you're going after doesn't have that kind of money laying around. Books are constantly reprinted and released. Games aren't. If it's not profitable for random house to pursue litigation over content they still produce then it isn't cost effective for companies with retro games which no money gets made off of. There are legal possibilities but the profit in pursuing them simply isn't there. That's why they don't. Movie litigation makes money because it is profitable. The companies often upload the illegal downloads themselves and go after the downloaders. They upload onto servers they monitor and keep records of. This should be illegal but it isn't. It's generally entrapment if you ask me. Long story short. You're safe because you are a costly unprofitable endeavor to pursue. I've never seen litigation on ds games either. It's less costly to prosecute individuals in the country you live and even that can be costly.

>>2723798
Random house didn't prosecute that person. He was just a case study that was referenced. They were shown it wasn't profitable and only lost a consulting fee.

Until Nintendo or Sega goes the X-Art route and hires a copyright troll lawyer I wouldn't think you'd have much to worry about. I'm of the impression that a lot of those lawsuits are to make money, so, unless there is a history of people getting sued for ROMS (you'd have to research this since I dunno) and the cases going to court you're probably fine.

>>2723798

Well that's good to know. I'll just watch what I upload and hope for the best. Do you think I should try original Xbox and PS2 or is that too much? PS1 at least?

>>2723810
I know emu does ps2 fine with no issues but I really wouldn't mess with microsoft too much. They go after free releases of linux for little or no reason at all. Microsoft has brought lawsuits against companies that wouldn't sell to them to ruin them and buy them cheaper. Microsoft is it's own beast. I wouldn't fuck with them.

>>2723813
That being said. You aren't emuparadise and don't have their traffic. Like I said you aren't a cost efficient endeavor. I'd still stay away from xbox/microsoft products though. That's a hostile company if there ever was one.

>>2723815

Okay, I'll try ps1 and maybe ps2, but I'll avoid Microsoft. Need more hard drive space first.

>>2723818
I do like xbox games but microsoft isn't a bear that should be poked. I only know I wouldn't... until at least bigger sites are doing it regularly.

>>2723821
Is Xbox emulation even a thing now? It used to be that one console without any good emulators.

>>2723823
People like me download Xbox isos so you can stick them in your 360 HDD and play them.

>>2723823
Yeah... this
>>2723829

Gonna shut the server down again for a couple hours tonight. Still running off 1 power supply since my other one died a few days ago. I'm having trouble keeping temps down. Don't want the other one dying on me while I'm on single redundancy. If that happens, I'll have to switch over to the big server which is crazy loud and uses even more power.

>>2723901
I think you should remotely host. Set a cap for your bandwidth and adjust advertising accordingly. Regardless of what you do it will still be cheaper and cleaner than the other rom sites if you don't get greedy.

>>2723905

I've already spent far too much money on these servers to do that. This normally isn't an issue. I normally have maybe an hour of downtime every month just for general maintenance and updates. I'm buying a new PSU here in a few days so things will be back to normal soon.

It's hard to see, but this plastic piece has been blown in 2. Smelled something burning a few days ago and took out both power supplies. The other ones fine, but this one was scorching hot. Gonna buy two new ones in a few days.

>>2723947

Actually, I was able to find them crazy cheap online. They normally run at least $40 - $80 used. Thanks again to the anon who donated. You bought these for me

>>2723960

They actually had like 40 of these 2 days ago but the price has been raised a bunch and they only have 3 left. Luckily, I added one to my cart before they raised it so I was able to get them for the original price. Should have bought the last one actually, but I actually plan to upgrade the server by the time these ones die. They are used, so I have no idea how long they'll last. I have an entire backup server just in case with 4 PSUs in it though.

>>2723901
Hey I know a place where you can get some cheap server for web serving, nice bandwidth too.

>>2723965
Wow. The other PSU just died... I'll have to transfer everything over in the morning. Sorry guys

>>2724026

I am actually studying for my certification in networking and they preferred to manage everything on my own. It's just a hobby.thens though.

>>2724036
What is the site's backend language? PHP?
If you're paying $60 to $100 already just in power you cna get a cluster of at least 5 different servers with a diverse enough geo-location lay out.

>>2724038
These are self managed machines.

>>2724038

On mobile, ignore the typos

>>2724039

They just use php. I like to keep things simple

I also enjoy physically messing with them. I love hardware and networking and it's just enjoyable to try to new ways to make them faster.

>>2724042
well if you wanted you can also put the server you have at home into the cluster of machines as well.

>>2724046

I'll look into it. It's 5 am though and I'm gonna head to bed lol. I'll have the site back up in the morning. Just gotta pop the hard drive out and reconfigure my network settings and I'll be good to go.

>>2724048

Actually... Gimme a few. I'll get it running on the new server first, then I'll go to bed.

>>2719192
look into the stuff archive.org is doing. They've got some java applet emulators and shit, why not check into that? people could play the games right in their browser.

You could even do full links to the roms in the applet so you can allow people to download the applet itself and run it on their computer

>>2719054

Okay, servers /should/ be fully functioning again. This time on the big server I never use because it's crazy loud and uses a lot of power. Should be a significant performance increase though. Let me know if you have any issues.

>>2724072

This is what I have running now. Not as loud as I remember fortunately, but I still have to sleep in the same room as it. It's got 4 Xeons and weighs 90 lbs. I love it, but never use it. This'll be its first time getting any real use other than game servers (the actual reason I got it)

>>2724053

I was considering that. I'll have to look into it once I get some more games up. That'll definitely be the smarter easier solution.

Just got off probation for Pleasuredome. Gonna start working on filling content now. I'll have it going while I'm at work and if all goes well, should have some new stuff up by tonight or tomorrow.

>>2724542

Damn. I'm going to need a LOT more hard drive space for this. This may need to wait a week until payday. I'll run up to Microcenter and buy a few drives.

I don't know if it's doable or even a good idea, but I thought it might be cool if the front page's background was the cover art of some random game, and every time you went to it the page would pull from a collection of game covers and display one at random.
I don't know, I am not good with computer.

>>2724556

Oh easily, and that is a good idea. I'm just afraid a non-soft background would look good. I always have trouble finding backgrounds, but if anybody has any they want me to try, feel free to send them through the help desk or here.

>>2724575
http://www.theisozone.com/covers/
some covers here, but looks like it'd be a bitch to download them all individually, will keep looking for a better collection

Got some manual up. Not a whole lot now at all, but I have work in a half hour. More should be uploaded some time tonight.

>>2724628
Groovy

May I recommend adding the hacks listed in this thread? >>2684606
I pretty much only emulate hacks recently, and was sad seeing that empty hacks folder. It wouldn't hurt having another host for them.

>>2725409
That would be awesome

If you're looking for complete and clean romsets.

search for nointro on the internet archive.

https://archive.org/search.php?query=no-intro

>>2725537
Specifically
https://archive.org/details/No-Intro-Collection_2015-03-03

it's easier to just grab the torrent but this is what's in it.

Atari - 5200.zip
3.5M Atari - 7800.zip
112.0M Atari - Jaguar.zip
10.9M Atari - Lynx.zip
104.4M Atari - ST.zip
151.5M Bandai - WonderSwan Color.zip
93.6M Bandai - WonderSwan.zip
8.6M Casio - Loopy.zip
35.7K Casio - PV-1000.zip
1.9M Coleco - ColecoVision.zip
225.6M Commodore - 64 (PP).zip
102.0M Commodore - 64 (Tapes).zip
6.7M Commodore - 64.zip
3.0G Commodore - Amiga.zip
481.8K Commodore - Plus-4.zip
1.6M Commodore - VIC-20.zip
2.5M Datset.zip
187.5K Emerson - Arcadia 2001.zip
14.7K Entex - Adventure Vision.zip
443.1K Epoch - Super Cassette Vision.zip

>>2725565
cont.

75.7K Fairchild - Channel F.zip
8.4M Funtech - Super Acan.zip
221.2K GCE - Vectrex.zip
201.8M GamePark - GP32.zip
91.5K Hartung - Game Master.zip
120.1M LeapFrog - Leapster Learning Game System.zip
400.8K Magnavox - Odyssey2.zip
21.7M Microsoft - MSX 2.zip
20.4M Microsoft - MSX.zip
91.3M NEC - PC Engine - TurboGrafx 16.zip
2.4M NEC - Super Grafx.zip
7.8M Nintendo - Famicom Disk System.zip
11.6M Nintendo - Game Boy Advance (e-Cards).zip
12.3G Nintendo - Game Boy Advance.zip
652.5M Nintendo - Game Boy Color.zip
186.3M Nintendo - Game Boy.zip
11.3G Nintendo - Nintendo 64.zip
59.0M Nintendo - Nintendo DSi.zip
274.0M Nintendo - Nintendo Entertainment System
5.8M Nintendo - Pokemon Mini.zip
90.7M Nintendo - Satellaview.zip
4.4M Nintendo - Sufami Turbo.zip
2.9G Nintendo - Super Nintendo Entertainment System.zip
11.1M Nintendo - Virtual Boy.zip
168.8K Philips - Videopac+.zip
7.5K RCA - Studio II.zip
59.8M SNK - Neo Geo Pocket Color.zip
4.4M SNK - Neo Geo Pocket.zip
89.4M Sega - 32X.zip
83.2M Sega - Game Gear.zip
62.5M Sega - Master System - Mark III.zip
1.1G Sega - Mega Drive - Genesis.zip
214.0M Sega - PICO.zip
2.9M Sega - SG-1000.zip
7.3M Sinclair - ZX Spectrum +3.zip
8.5M Tiger - Game.com.zip
108.9K VTech - CreatiVision.zip
320.0M VTech - V.Smile.zip
1.3M Watara - Supervision.zip

>>2725565

Downloading it now. Thanks

>>2725568
No worries.

>>2725409

I definitely will at some point. I'm going to work on getting a more complete archive of official games first then I'll start working on hacks. People can always upload their own in the mean time though.

>>2724556
>>2724575
I like it simple and clean. I'd just give it a dark background like the tomorrow style on 4chan. A game cover would just clutter things up. That's just my opinion though.

Working on adding more ROMs. By the time I'm done, it should nearly be doubled and more organised.

>>2725565

Thanks again bro. Very good archive.

Working on adding more ROMs. By the time I'm done, it should nearly be doubled and more organized.

>>2725565

Thanks again bro. Very good archive.

>>2725784
What are your thoughts on your plan of action for Playstation?

Will they be bin/cue or img/ccd?

Will you perform quality assurance where games that use CDDA music are ripped correctly (proper CD mode, cue sheet present)?

>>2725815

Well, I have to get more hard drive space first. But once that happens, PS1 will be one of the first things I do. I haven't given it much though and haven't done any research, so I honestly can't say. If you have any suggestions, please tell me. I will make sure they come from a good source like Pleasuredome or another private tracker with good rep

>>2719176
>>2719176

Speaking like browsing a shelf of games would it be possible to actually display the box art like it is an actual shelf

totally useless, but could be cool

>>2725784
Thank you man. I love what you're doing with your site. I've got all these downloaded but the truth is you can only play one game at a time. I don't carry around entire romsets on my laptop or tablet. When I want a new game away from home I go to emu. The truth is the emu site is cancer. I hate myself every time I use it. You're doing good work anon. :)

>>2725830
I use the moon reader for books on my android devices and it does this. Totally cool. I like the library feel to what you've suggested.

>>2725830
You know, that would be awesome. It really would. But unfortunately, the amount of work that would take would be insane. It's just not worth it to be honest. I'll definitely keep it in mind though, and if I can figure it out some day, I'll do it.

>>2725836
Hey, don't mention it. I just really want to make something people will enjoy. I've always made stuff like this my whole life just to scrap it half way though because I didn't like it. I'm just happy people can see and appreciate what I'm trying to do here. When I say I am enthusiast, I didn't mean so much with retro games. I meant more programming and development. Don't get me wrong, I do love retro games. I don't like modern games and what they've turned into and there's something about old games that makes me feel cozy. So simplistic yet so functional. Kind of what I had in mind when designing this site. Glad you like it anon and I'll keep working on it as much as I can because I really do want to make a unique site that doesn't jerk you around.

Okay... Serious question. Do I add the LeapFrog Leapster Learning Game System? I have all the games, I just don't know if it would be pointless to add them

>>2725848
What are some of your other sites? I'm just curious. I'd like to give them a look. I'm working on my own site to host my resume atm. It scales and changes it's interface for whatever device it's on. I cant really atm as I'm supposed to be working but if you want I can link some resources that will help make the page more dynamic and tablet/phone friendly when I get home.

>>2725854
It is work but it's not going to hurt the site. Those files won't get much love but since you've got em why not? The only real question is whether or not you want to deal with it. No harm in not posting links to something you and most people don't care about.

>>2725537
Redump PSX ISO's are available on Rutracker.

http://rutracker.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4496017
http://rutracker.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4663478
http://rutracker.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4563922

Also a bunch of JP-exclusives that aren't part of Redump.
http://rutracker.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4756818

>>2725859

http://box.endurehosting.com/

That is a site a few buddies and I mostly use. It allows you to host files on my server without any login. I recently just added a private upload feature that will create a folder associated with your IP and even does a check to make sure unallowed IPs can't access your private folder. It's actually pretty convenient to be honest. I made it to replace Dropbox, which makes you either sign in or download their client. I also wrote a little program that'll let you press the 'insert' key and it'll take a screenshot, send it to the server (either publicly or privately) and copy the link to your clipboard. I call it Packlemore lol.

>>2725859

Sure, I'd love to take a look. You can actually upload the resources to the box as well. You can do it privately, I can still view the files.

http://box.endurehosting.com/

>>2725861

It isn't actually much work to add them. I've done it 10 times tonight already lol. I just don't think it's worth cluttering the page even more if nobodys gonna download it. I think I'll leave them off there for now unless anybody really wants em lol

>>2725854
It's the kind of thing most sites don't offer. You'd probably fill a niche.

>>2725880

Okay, you convinced me. They'll be up in a few.

Oh, and for the record, these newest roms I'm uploading are not tested yet. I'm sure they work, but just keep in mind that they are not verified atm. I'll test them once they're up and they'll be removed immediately if they do not work. I'm just doing this because I'm confident they'll be fine.

Not really related but gamefaqs has save files for a lot of their games. I wouldn't know where to download these in bulk but that might be worth looking into. Not everyone who plays gran turismo on an emulator wants to spend hours upon hours to get all the cars. I know it's cheating but I've done it more than once. Games can be interesting and still not be that interesting.

>>2725917

I'll keep that in mind once I've finished the archive. It's a good idea. There's been plenty of times I've just wanted to go around in GTA killing people and driving cars but not wanting to do the entire story just to get new locations and weapons.

Just finished adding about 10 new consoles. They /should/ be complete collections too.

>>2725936

Plus BIOS files have been added for a few consoles too.

>>2725938
Since you already have non retro stuff on there, do you plan to add 3ds roms?

>>2726126
Nintendo is not going to like that. Have you seen how hard they try to kill homebrew?

>>2725815
Bin/cue forever, all emulators are compatuble with it and its easy to burn into a disc

>>2726126

You know, I haven't decided yet. Since they're still produced, I'm not sure that would be such a good idea. I'm already kind of pushing it with ds games honestly.

>>2726391
I definitely wouldn't.

>>2727334

Yea, maybe I'll wait a little while until it becomes less relevant. I'm already staying away from anything Xbox because it just isn't worth the risk.

Finally fixed a very annoying issue where you literally had no scroll bars. Took me weeks to figure out, but it should now work better on those with smaller monitors.

Do you guys think I should add a dedicated magazine icon next to the cartridge icon that'll take you straight to the magazine/manuals? I'm not sure if it'll make it look worse or better? I'll admit, it's a bit boring so I'm all for adding new stuff as long as it looks nice, but I'm also afraid it'll take away from the barebones design.

Thinking of using this icon since it matches.

>>2728751
Well your whole front page already looks bad anyway. Bad in that it seems like some dudes personal blog homepage or something.

Doesn't really scream ROMS/VIDYA.
I hate that font used for the "THE ROM DEPOT" also.


It's clean, but dosent feel right.
Just my opinion.

Just add it.

>>2728769

I can see that. I just chose what looked nice in the moment. Not really following a theme. It's a bit harder than it might seem. I had to choose a background that was relatively easy on the eyes. That's why I chose a flat smooth blue one. I thought the font looked classy and simple. Maybe I should change the logo to something a bit more fitting like in the image? As for the background, I have no clue. I even looked last night for a bit and couldn't find anything. If it has even the slightest amount of clutter, it won't look good. Have any ideas? I'd still like it to look modern and clean, but you're right. It doesn't look like a rom website at all besides the cartridge.

>>2728802
Don't know about that font. You just have to test out shit and get feedback I guess.

I'd definitely leave it until last as a priority, as functionality > aesthetics.

But yeah, the front page could nice with some pixel art style perhaps. It will be hard work to do right though.
Will look cheap if you're lazy

>>2728769
>>2728751
I think it looks nice. Compare it to the other sites that do this. Emu? Coolroms? It looks brilliant by comparison. I think you're just not use to such an utter lack of advertising.

>>2728751
I just had an awesome idea. What if you made the front page look like the start page from a specific video game? Or just like a videogame title screen in general. I think that would be absolutely bad ass. Maybe some kind of collage of various gaming characters with a "start" or "New game" button.

dreamcast leaves a lot to be desired. Looks like they are shitty rips and not gdi images

>>2728971
Or even one of those animated back ground screens like you find on some games. Maybe in time you could make the title screen game background switch randomly

>>2728971

That could be done. Ill work on that tonight. I get off in a half hour so I'll probably have a test page up at http://theromdepot.com/test.php

Bear in mind that anything you may see there is purely for testing and will most likely not work well (or at all) and will be changed frequently. So frequently in fact, you could basically refresh the page every 3 minutes and watch it update. I like to code live so I know exactly how it'll look in a real environment. You guys are free to give me feedback at any point though. I'm thinking about making a generic nes looking title screen and you'll have menus that you can click on or scroll through with your keyboard, at least until the directory page which I don't really want to change too much. Really don't know if all that will work though to be honest. Just gonna try it.

>>2728996

Okay, I'll look into getting that fixed.

>>2728961
QUIET DOWN OLD MAN

>>2728998
I was thinking the "start' or "new game" option could just lead to the directory page. Maybe even add a "continue" button that appears for repeat visitors. Idk, It's your site and I think it's already awesome :)

if you want to fill a niche then download the entire redump psx from rutracker which isn't found anywhere else

>>2729013

Will do. I'm at work right now though and have to close up. Can you tell me how big it is? If it's under 300 gigs, I can have it up tonight or tomorrow. Otherwise, I'll have to wait until I buy some new hard drives. I'm about to spend my whole paycheck this Tuesday on new drives. Thinking about 6 TBs. At some point, I'd actually like to have one of the most complete collection out there. At least the most complete without torrents. Not sure if I'll even come close, but I can dream.

>>2729005

Well thank ya. Part of me still likes the modern design though. I like the modern meets retro thing I have going, but I'll still try that out and maybe just make it an alternative theme. I've already spent more time than I'd like to admit in this page and it would hurt to just scrap it.

>>2729016
648.51 GB for japan, 824.9 GB for europe and 455.77 GB us

>>2729024

What a shame. I couldn't even do just the U.S ones. If I had only a hundred gigs more I could do it. I actually have another drive that would get me there, but I'd have to reinstall my OS since I have RAID configured in my server. Id rather wait until I have all new drives so I don't have to do extra work.

>>2729024
Did europe get way more releases or was there something they did that made the files so much larger? Like maybe for video standards?

Hey man "Mr Bones" for saturn , requesting again incase you forgot :)

>>2729026
What type of raid do you use? At least 1 I hope. I'd hate to see all of this die because of a single disk in raid 0 dying.

>>2729046
Unless you have a good backup server then just ignore me. I'm all about the redundancy though.

oh ya and get trurip saturn roms

>>2727334
>>2726391
>>2726126
>>2726149
Nintendo nuked CoolROM right around the time they started talking about 3DS emulation. So definitely dont touch it.

I also like the changin message at the bottom of the front page. It reminds me of that message that changes everytime you open minecraft.

>Yes I've played minecraft but it lost it's novelty fairly quickly. Don't give me too much shiza guys.

>>2729046
Well I actually only have 1 drive now, so it doesn't matter. I have to use raid for it to even work though. I'll do 1 probably when I get more drives but it'll depend on the capacity and how many I get. Haven't decided yet. Just gonna go up to micro center and get some.

>>2729060
Get a backup drive asap anon. I'll cry if this site dies. :(

>>2729065

Will do. The set itself is backed up nightly on a separate dedicated backup server. The roms are not though. If get them again, but it would be a huge bummer. The hard drive I'm using is brand new though so it should be alright for now. Tuesday is when I plan to get the other drives.

>>2729053

Thanks lol, that's exactly what I was going for. I threw in a few relatable things, mildly entertaining phrases, and some inside jokes for friends. Just to keep it a tad more interesting than just a static page

Maybe an emulation resources page. I'd send out some feelers and see if other web developers would let you link to their sites or githubs etc. Maybe just a subpage dedicated to these resources. Possibly link to pet rock blog, specific emulator developers, etc. Maybe see if you can link to the emulating wiki on the sticky on /vr/ or create your own.

>>2729081


Good idea. I'll at that. I'll link to specific dev pages.

>>2729087
I'm more of a linux guy myself. This page lists all the emulators they use for each system on the retropie. It's by no means complete but this list might be a good place to start for a list of emulators that are working well for specific gaming systems.

http://blog.petrockblock.com/retropie/arcade-systems-game-consoles-and-home-computers-in-retropie/

>>2729104
It also links to where you can get each of the emulators.

Finally home and off mobile. Feels good mang

>>2729104

Thanks. I'll definitely use this. I'll only link to emulators for systems currently on the depot.

>>2728751

I'm going to add this now. Keep checking the page and let me know what you guys think. It'll be really broken for a while, but I'll let you know when it's done. Won't take too long. If it looks bad, I can just scrap it. Not a big deal. The I'll add that emulation page. I'd work on more games, but not much I can do right now with no hard drive space.

>>2729109
You've actually inspired me. I'm going to get started on a project of my own and create something neat. It won't be a retro gaming site or anything because yours is just fantastic and getting better every day. I'm trying to think of what to create atm. My current job doesn't have me doing any web development :( The one I had that was years back was all just filling in standard templates. No real room for creativity.

>>2729132

I'm flattered! Be sure to let me know when you got something together or if you need help. You can use the help desk for pretty much anything. Doesn't even have to be depot related. Just an easy way to contact me. If you need development help, I can do that too.

>>2729152
I'll definitely let you know. I'm reasonably capable as far as we development goes already (always room to learn though). My current job has me coding J2EE and Python. It's honestly pretty boring but it beats digging ditches so I shouldn't really complain.

>>2729161

I work at a furniture store and have no real formal training. I've always googled everything and watched videos for hours until I had a decent knowledge. Now I have some books I read every night.

>>2723760
omg we have that same battery backup at my job and it works like shit. We get five minutes tops just running a router, modem and phone.

>>2729173

Sounds like your battery is done in it. I've run these for 20 minutes with no problem. And that's powering a 1500 watt server

>>2729176

2 of them

>>2729171
I went the tech school route myself early on then got my masters at a more credible uni. The truth is we're all self taught :) A decent portfolio is very important. Yours is coming along nicely. I'll look over your page source later. I've probably got 15 years of bookmarks stacked up on all kinds of development. I'm sure I can find you some great resources in all of that. If you really want more mobile capable pages I'd start learning html5.

>>2729191
Some boilerplates on github and other sites would probably get you started if you're interested in html5.

>>2729191
>>2729196
html5 would let you get rid of the scroll bar on the front page and just scale it to the device. Everything there already looks reasonably easy to click. You could keep most of your source on the directory page and just set it to display differently on mobile with more fat finger friendly links.

Alphabetized directory links and sorting based on genre would help with mobile.

>Special thanks to /vr/ for being pretty cool guys

You're welcome anon. Start a new thread when this one dies. I'm really enjoying watching how your site is coming along. I'll help in any way I can. Do you want me to post some links to help make the site more mobile friendly? If you don't then I won't bother. It's your project and it's coming along splendidly. I'll be using it myself. You've already made something better than the alternatives.

To the shitposter calling this "shilling", I'm beginning to see this as an actual board wide contribution effort, even if they are mostly suggestions and guidance, and the owner is doing the heavy lifting.

Well, I got it working. I'm aware of the glitchy animation right now. Working on fixing it. This is essentially how it'll look though.

>>2729291

Will do. You guys are my only good source of feedback. And I'd love those links actually. I'm going to need them here pretty soon.

>>2729295
shill detected

>>2729295

I want this to be a community thing. It'll suck if it's just me and my ideas only. I want everybody to throw in their 2 cents because you guys are going to be the ones using this.

>>2729297
Back to /pol/ with you. Your definition skills need work.

>>2729306
buttmad redditor shitposter shill detected

>>2729309
You will get no more replies from me troll. I'd rather see useful content in these posts.

>>2729296
Obviously start here:
http://www.w3.org/TR/html5/

This will get you actually working with it and seeing it implemented fast:


https://html5boilerplate.com/
https://github.com/h5bp/html5-boilerplate

These will get you started. Post any specific html5 questions you have and I'll see if I can help you out. I'm learning it myself and plan on following these threads for the duration. I mainly do backend work these days but like I said earlier you've inspired me to actually create something artistic again :)

I've got some more links I can post but these have been the most useful by far. I'd start here and if you're looking for more I can bog you down with a long list in no time.

The best part of the boilerplate project is that it allows you to select and create your backend very easily.

I'll email you sometime soon with my project once I figure out what I want to do and give it a good start. I've created a few templates of my own so far but don't really have a direction I want to take them yet.

>>2729330

Thanks a bunch, I'll take a look at em here pretty soon. Gonna fix this really annoying animation glitch with the site first.

>>2729338
What's the glitch? I'm looking at your site atm but I must be missing it. I'll take a look at the source if you want. (kek, you disabled right clicking on the front page. That's ok its easy enough to view regardless. I'm just lazy. Actually making me type view-source:http://theromdepot.com/ grrrr...)

Not related but another easy way to learn the boiler plate project is to host a template from your google drive. It keeps the development process off the server and lets you see changes in real time. They'll let you do this until August of next year but I'm sure some other free cloud service will or has picked up the task. You're site looks very nice. This personally helps me to easily prevent breaking stuff while I work.

https://support.google.com/drive/answer/2881970?hl=en

>>2729356
*To learn html5 or whatever.

>>2729342

lol, you can press F12 too if your own chrome.

Roll your mouse over one icon, then move it to another. It fades out and fades back in quickly. It looks bad and I want to make it not do that. I'm making food right now but I'll fix it when I get back.

>>2729362
Indeed, I was raised on the command line though. My first computer was a Commodore 64. When I need something I type. Just habit really. :)

>>2729362
I see the fade but it's not fading back in for me. It looks perfect. I just checked it in safari and chrome on my macbook. I've got the gf's chromebook in front of me and no issue there either. I'll check it on opera and firefox if you want but I'll need to run upstairs and grab my windows/linux laptop since it's already got them installed. I'm just not seeing it. Did you fix it already?

Maybe I'm seeing something but it might just be my imagination. Does the unselected icon fade back in to half of it's selected darkness?

>>2729412
only seeing the cartridge do it though.

I suspect the issue lies here.

<!--Image Fade-->
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function(){
$("#slogan").animate({opacity: 1}, 400);
$("#recent").animate({opacity: 1}, 400);

$("#cartridge").hover(function(){
document.getElementById("archivetext").innerHTML = "View The Archive";
$("#archivetext").animate({opacity: 1}, 400);
$("#slogan").animate({opacity: 0}, 300);
$("#recent").animate({opacity: 0}, 400);
$("#cartridge").animate({opacity: 1}, 200);
}, function(){
$("#cartridge").animate({opacity: .9}, 200);
$("#archivetext").animate({opacity: 0}, 400);
$("#slogan").animate({opacity: 1}, 300);
$("#recent").animate({opacity: 1}, 400);
});

$("#manual").hover(function(){
document.getElementById("archivetext").innerHTML = "View The Manuals";
$("#archivetext").animate({opacity: 1}, 400);
$("#slogan").animate({opacity: 0}, 300);
$("#recent").animate({opacity: 0}, 400);
$("#manual").animate({opacity: 1}, 200);
}, function(){
$("#manual").animate({opacity: .9}, 200);
$("#archivetext").animate({opacity: 0}, 400);
$("#slogan").animate({opacity: 1}, 300);
$("#recent").animate({opacity: 1}, 400);

>>2729424
Just glanced it mind you. I don't see any real problems.

>>2729424

Yes, it's definitely in there. I'm trying to put in a check to see if the opposite image is hovered, and if it is, don't fade any of the effects, just change the text. Right now, it fades out quickly and fades right back in and it looks bad. Not smooth. I'm going to try to redo that check and see if I can get it working.

>>2729430

Now go take a look at the site. This is how it should look, except now when I roll the mouse off the icons, the stuff doesn't fade back in, even though it should.

>>2729438
So you want the opacity to fade out then back in on the not selected icon?

>>2729445

No, it has to do with the text fading. If you roll your mouse over 1 icon, the bottom text disappears like how it should. But if you move it immediately over to the next icon, it fades back in for a split second, then fades back out. I would like to do stay hidden but only change the text that says "view the archive" to "view the manuals". I don't want the fade in between.

>>2729458

Got it! I had to stop the animations currently playing. This will actually fix a lot of other bugs. Go check it out now and you'll see how smooth it is.

>>2729458
I just refreshed on chrome on the macbook and looked but I'm not seeing it in the text. The fade was there before but it stopped. Did you change something?

>>2729465
ah nvm. Nice and clean. I think it looked alright before but if it's solving other problems then yay.

>>2729469

There we go, got it working now. Had a little bug just now but think I squashed it.

>>2729469

Do you see what I'm talking about though? Now when you change icons, the text on the bottom stays hidden, rather than fading in and fading out right away.

>>2729472
What specific software do you use for development if any? Like I said I haven't done front end in a while. I've been messing with bluefish for linux.

>>2729474
I definitely see it now. I completely misunderstood what you were talking about earlier and was focused on the icon descriptions. The rotating message and thanks stay hidden now? I hope that's what were talking about lol. I did notice the fade disappeared from your icon descriptions as well. They just blank in and out now.

>>2729484

Yep, that's what I meant. They now stay hidden when rolling your mouse over a bunch and the animation has been smoothed out a little bit. Still gonna try to fix the issue where if you roll your mouse between the 2 a ton, it will continue animating even after you stopped.

I just use Notepad++, that's all.

>>2729489
Notepad++ is fantastic. It's better to learn what you're doing by actually writing the code. I've been playing with bluefish and even considered a subscription to the adobe suite for more intensive stuff. I always come back to notepad++ myself though. A few plugins if you need and whatever you see gets highlighted accordingly.

>>2729495

Yea, I learned Dreamweaver in school, which doesn't really teach you a damn thing. Just drag n drop. Sure, I suppose it's effective for those who aren't entirely sure what they're doing, but I feel any serious web developer should do it by hand. This way they know their code in and out. Mine isn't overly complicated, but at least I understand it completely. Bear in mind, there's PHP code you're not seeing either. That plays a huge part too

>>2729502
I'll dig more into your site in coming days :) I mainly just want to use the adobe suite because the difference btw photoshop and gimp is night and day. I agree it's better to just write what you need. I want to move back out of backend into frontend though. It's less money but my current work honestly leaves me miserable. Not having kids and living comfortably changes everything lol. They always want fast results and the software like bluefish helps with that. I mainly just want to learn it as a supplement. You can't supplement anything if you don't have the actual knowledge though.

>>2729506

There's no shame in using front end software by any means, that's not what I was trying to get at. I think it's perfectly fine to use if you know what you're doing, but I definitely wouldn't learn on it.

Also, go check out the site now. You can roll your mouse over the icons as much as you want and it won't do that weird thing where it keeps animating afterwards. It actually stops when it should. I've had that glitch for a long time and I'm glad I finally fixed it. Looked so bad.

>>2729514
I genuinely laughed at the message "disregard women, acquire currency" so true.

The site is definitely looking good. I do see the difference in the icons.

>>2729521
This is new right?


$("#Icons").hover(function(){
$(this).stop().animate({opacity: 1, height: 36, width: 36}, 100);
}, function(){
$(this).stop().animate({opacity: .2, height: 32, width: 32}, 100);
});
});

>>2729528

I'm currently working on that part. I'm changing how all the animations work. That opacity isn't going to stay the same, I'm just using that so I can tell if it's working or not.

>>2729528

$(".Icons").hover(function(){
$(this).animate({opacity: 1, height: 35, width: 35}, 200);
}, function(){
$(this).animate({opacity: .95, height: 32, width: 32}, 200);
});

That's what it is now. Works essentially the same, just a bit cleaner

Just reworked the entire site. Doesn't look like a lot has changed, but I adjusted the way animations work, making everything look smoother and run a bit faster. I fixed a bunch of minor bugs and reorganized the entire code, saving some space. Plus I resampled some images to help save space. About half a megabyte actually.

Just reworked the entire site. It doesn't look like a lot has changed, but I assure you, it has. I adjusted the way animations work making everything look smoother and run a bit faster. I also reorganized the entire code and resampled some images to help save space and fixed a lot of minor bugs. Let me know if anybody has any issues.

>>2729550
I see the difference in the code but not the functionality on my end. If it's solving problems for you then it's the obvious choice. I'll go ahead and load a previous source to see if I experience a difference on my end but it seems the same. I did expect to notice more of a difference in the opacity between .95 and .2 though. Maybe I just missed it. I'll give it a shot here shortly both ways.

I dig the disclaimer that pops up when you hover over your contact icon. I'm no lawyer but it's good to cover your bases.

>>2729616

You shouldn't notice much of a difference. I changed very minor things that most people wouldn't notice without looking. It does work better though, promise! Also, I don't know if you saw my previous post, but that .2 was just for testing purposes. It's set to .95 now.

>>2729618

Thanks haha. I know it's not bulletproof, but at least it'll probably stop me from being sued. Just a slap on the wrists if I comply. Which I won't unless there's somebody actually at my doorstep with a court order.

>>2729550
Never mind I updated the source and think I missed an edit. :)

Still looking great.

How about this new font? I'm sorry, but I really like this modern look, even though it's a site for retro games.

>>2729632

Also, do you think I should add a dedicated button for uploading roms, or just leave it in the bottom left? I don't want to add too many large icons, but I think I could fit 1 more. I don't want people to miss the option to upload files.

>>2729632
>game manuals
HNNNNNNNNG

>>2729632
Font looks better.

>>2729641

I think so too. Flows better.

I wish someone would make a website dedicated to just DVD director/cast commentary tracks.

>>2729648
I would want to have like a full collection though.
Every site I have found just has a small assortment. Never movies I want like Return of the living dead 2 or something.

>>2729649

Y'know, I wish there was too. Just because I like seeing those kinds of things exist. I'd do it myself but unfortunately, that's just not my thing. If anybody ever wanted the source code to the depot though, I'd be happy to give it to them so they could modify it themselves and make their own archive. It's actually a pretty efficient system. All I do to add games add a folder into the 'roms' directory, making sure everything is named correctly, and the directory lister takes care of the rest. I also have to allow certain filetypes onto the upload form, but that's about it. If you ever get a decent collection, I'd even host it for you, assuming I have the space.

>>2729660
>I'd even host it for you, assuming I have the space.

Nice

NES manuals are uploaded

>>2729672
>nes manuals
nigga u my god damn hero

>>2729681

You're my hero too bruh.

>Browsing Dreamcast isos
>No House of the Dead 2
What the fuckitty fuck? Uploading now, why the hell wasn't it already there?

>>2730692
>Uploading seems to be broken
Or not.

>>2719183
Looking to integrate your site into my tool if you're okay with that:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/413403/index.html

Not using you're tripcode anymore OP? How can I trust these anonymous posts.

>>2730794

Whoops. Not sure what happened. I redid a ton last night so chances are something could be broken. Was there any error or anything? Did I say successful but just not upload?

>>2730853

On mobile and haven't bothered with it. It's not really a problem anymore.

>>2730889

Can anybody else having issues with it right now? I'm at work and I'll be home in about an hour. Should have it working pretty quick after that. I didn't even mess with the upload code so it's probably a simple fix.

>>2730908

Is* my bad

>>2730908
Lemme try again, the problem last time was it just kept saying "sending request to blahblahblah" then it timed out after doing nothing for a while.

Yep, stuck on "sending request" again.

>>2730994

How large is the file? Sounds like a server config error

>>2730994


Actually, I know that's a server side error. Not the code. Driving home now then I'll take a look

requesting you implement a search feature. just simply match names to search. that way we can find different platforms of the same games or forget which platform a specific game is on.

>>2731028
o.O this. Brilliant.

>>2729684
Hey man you'd be my hero too if you could upload Mr. Bones for Saturn.

>>2731058
Check back in about 5 - 10 minutes.

>>2731061

It's up

>>2731028

I will work on it soon. Possibly tonight. It does need to be done though

Could we host rom hacks on this site? Especially a few of the older ones pre-2007

>>2731073

Sure can. There's an option to specify hacks on the upload page.

>>2731010

Okay, pretty sure I found the issue. I went through every possible thing that could be limiting uploads. A lot of stuff was set to time out in as little as 120 seconds which isn't good for large files or slow connections. I also beefed up the upload limits so everything /should/ be working at the moment.

Also working on completing the GBA collection.

>>2731081

Just tested a 500 MB file and it worked just fine for me. Let me know if you have the same issue. I'm going to add a loading icon too

I'm sorry. Who ever uploaded Megaman Wily\'s Conquest 2 v0.71b, the file got deleted by accident. I'm currently working on updating the upload form so stuff has been kind wonky

>>2731104
I know you secretly hate megaman. Don't lie >.<

>j/k

I like that the mods have let the reply count get so high because they recognize how open you are about your project and everyone's interest in it. They usually die off just over 300. Props to the mods. If this thread does die I hope to see another. Great site anon.

>>2731120

Well actually, I didn't even delete it. I saw the NES folder, but nothing was in it. I'm not sure if it was because of a glitch or because I've been editing live code this whole time. Maybe try again here in a half hour?

>>2731124

Thanks! I'll be sure to start another one after this. I didn't even start this one, let alone expect it to get this big. The next one will be a dedicated discussion / suggestion thread. It's my only source of feedback actually so I kind of need it.

>>2731081
>>2731085
Trying to upload again, I'll let you know how it goes.