Retro Game ROMs & ROM Hacks - What are they? Where? Which ones?

Joey's Retro Handhelds September 10, 2025
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Retro Handhelds | Emulation | Reviews | Tutorials This channel revolves around retro handheld reviews, tips, tricks, and emulation in general. For any business opportunities, please contact me through email at [email protected]. Please be advised this email is for business use only and not for technical support.

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In this video, we do a beginner's guide to Retro Game ROM's and ROM Hacks to help you understand everything a bit more. Links from the Video BIOS - https://youtu.be/3MgZ8KjGDSw BIOS FIles - https://www.joeysretrohandhelds.com/guides/recommended-bios-files/ File Types - https://www.joeysretrohandhelds.com/guides/recommended-rom-file-types/ Patching ROM Hacks - https://www.marcrobledo.com/RomPatcher.js/ ----------------------------------------------------------- Website - https://joeysrh.link/website YT Membership - https://joeysrh.link/YT_MEMBER Discord - https://joeysrh.link/Discord Music - https://www.canva.com/p/gravitasign/, https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/txIXjVMyUK/. Background - Free Stock Footage by Vecteezy.com Note: Some of my links may be affiliate links, which could earn me a small commission if you purchase through it, at no extra cost to you. ----------------------------------------------------------- Disclaimer: Devices are typically sent to me for review by different manufacturer's or resellers. All opinions are my own, they have not seen the video ahead of time and no money has exchanged hands. Or, put simply, the review is always my authentic opinion and words. ----------------------------------------------------------- Timestamps 00:00 - What are ROMs? 01:05 - File Types 02:17 - Emulators 03:46 - BIOS 05:51 - Where do you find ROMs? 07:58 - ROM Sets 09:46 - ROM Hacks 12:49 - Wrap Up

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