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Myrient is a video game archive where you can download content from our wide variety of collections to use in emulators and on real systems.
We focus on accessibility with fast download speeds, no limits on downloads, no ads shown, and no registration needed.
Yes. All content is verified before being added to Myrient by comparing the hash of every file against lists of hashes of known good copies to see if they match.
Myrient is a portmanteau of the words "myriad" and "entertainment", referring to the countless amount of video game content that is difficult to access or no longer available legitimately.
Myrient is funded by user donations. You can support us by making a donation.
Please check our Upload page.
We spend resources on performance and availability, not website design.
No.
Internet Archive and Miscellaneous are auxiliary collections. No-Intro, Redump, and TOSEC are groups that catalog games. Most of the content you may be looking for is located in the No-Intro or Redump collections.
A list of which group catalogs which content is as follows:
It is important to note that they are not distributors of video game content; rather, they provide hashes to help ensure content is a 1:1 dump of the original copy. Without them, preserving content would be very difficult or impossible. Please note that No-Intro, Redump, and TOSEC are not affiliated with Myrient.
The search feature is versatile for filtering out all content except for a certain type. Here are a few usage examples:
Hotlinking to content (file) URLs is no longer allowed due to constant abuse of Myrient's resources by various websites. These websites were often filled with advertisements and pop-ups and placed Myrient's file URLs behind interstitial link shorteners in order to make a profit. Many of these link shorteners contained malware.
If you are a website owner and would like to integrate Myrient in your website, you are allowed to use content listing (directory) URLs from Myrient. If you would like to use content (file) URLs from Myrient, please contact us.
Here is a list of supported applications:
Unsupported applications (any applications not listed above) are not guaranteed to work properly with Myrient. If you would like to add an application to the list, contact us. See below for brief usage guides for certain applications.
Using Wget: You may use Wget to download single files or entire directories from Myrient. We recommend using the following command: wget -m -np -c -e robots=off -R "index.html*" [URL]
Using Rclone (advanced): You may use Rclone to download single files or entire directories from Myrient. Open a terminal or command prompt and run rclone config create Myrient http url https://myrient.erista.me/files/ to set up a HTTP remote. Use the following command to start downloading: rclone copy Myrient:path/of/source/file/or/directory /path/of/local/folder -vP
Using JDownloader: You may use JDownloader to download single files or entire directories from Myrient. Install the application and click on the Add New Links button at the bottom left corner. Click on the button with the up icon next to Continue and then click Start Deep Link Analyse.
Using Free Download Manager or Internet Download Manager: You may use Free Download Manager or Internet Download Manager to download single files from Myrient. When adding new downloads, copy and paste file URL(s) from Myrient.
Please make sure you have whitelisted Myrient in your antivirus, network filter, or VPN if you encounter errors. The following software is known to detect Myrient as a false positive and cause issues:
More information regarding connectivity issues and how to solve them are in the below section "Connectivity Issues".
We use various methods in order to ensure Myrient is not abused for commercial, for-profit purposes. Your download was detected as abusive and heavily restricted for that reason.
How to fix the problem:
It is most likely due to high traffic or poor routing from our servers to your ISP. You can use a VPN set to the closest location to change the routing and improve your download speed. If you are experiencing slow download speeds while using a VPN, disable it.
If you are using a download manager, make sure it is the latest version.
We do not prevent anyone from accessing Myrient. However, multiple governments, internet service providers, and VPN providers have decided to block Myrient for various reasons. You will have issues accessing Myrient if you are located in one of the following countries or are using the following internet service or VPN providers:
How to fix: Change your DNS to Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1. A guide on how to do that is located here.
How to fix: Add https://myrient.erista.me to the excluded domains list/allowlist or disable "Threat Protection" in the NordVPN application.
How to fix: For Comcast users, disable "xFi Advanced Security" in your router's settings. For Comcast Business users, disable "SecurityEdge" in your account.
How to fix: Disable "CleanWeb" in the Surfshark application.
How to fix: Change your DNS to Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1. A guide on how to do that is located here. If that does not work, please use a VPN.
When compared to the 7-Zip format, ZIP archives are easier to manage and use. The ZIP format usually does not require the installation of a third-party program.
The software we use to organize files (also known as a ROM manager) compressed those files by default. Unfortunately, it is not currently possible to change the files to be decompressed without breaking all of the files' URLs.
All content can be verified by calculating the size and checksums (CRC-32, SHA-1, SHA-256, and MD5) of the file(s) inside the ZIP archive and comparing them to what is presented on No-Intro for the No-Intro collection, Redump for the Redump collection, and TOSEC for the TOSEC, TOSEC-ISO, and TOSEC-PIX collections. If they match, the content has not been tampered with.
All ZIP files were compressed using a standard format called TorrentZip, which helps ensure all files compressed result in identical archives. The 8 characters after "TORRENTZIPPED-" represent the CRC-32 checksum of all the files in the archive's central directory. The string does not affect the data contained within the archive in any way.
Myrient offers pre-patched or translated ROMs for download if they are included in sets or Internet Archive items.
The truth is that people are only willing to seed the content they are interested in and not obscure content that nobody has heard of. Direct downloads ensure full availability by allowing all content to be available for download, no matter how obscure it may be.
Additionally, as content in sets are always being added or updated, they naturally also have to be updated anywhere else they are available. Torrents are impossible to update without using BitTorrent v2, which has support for mutable torrents but is not widely adopted yet and has caveats.
The RVZ format is unconventional by Redump standards and the only format Myrient offers for GameCube and Wii to save storage and bandwidth. If you already have the beta or development version of Dolphin, skip steps 2 and 3.
These instructions assume you are using Windows.
Video instructions
The WUX format is unconventional by Redump standards and the only format Myrient offers for Wii U to save storage and bandwidth. If you already have WudCompress, skip step 2.
These instructions assume you are using Windows.
Video instructions
Myrient is an Erista service.