If we want to play retro games we need to download BIOS for Emulators, with them, we will be able to run all the consoles, computers or classic arcade machines.
We leave you below a download link for the most popular BIOS, files needed to run the machines to emulate without any problem. We will tell you what file names are needed and where they have to be copied to run properly.
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Systems with BIOS and file names
Many consoles, computers or classic arcades need their BIOS files to run. Inside these chips the operating system of these machines was stored and allowed to run the games. Some of these chips are also a security system to encrypt the games.
Systems and names of their BIOS
- Game Boy / Color: gb_bios.bin / gbc_bios.bin
- Game Boy Advance: gba_bios.bin
- WiiU: keys.txt
- Switch: prod.keys
- Playstation 1: scph5501.bin
- Playstation 2: SCPH-70012.bin
- PS Vita: PSP2UPDAT.PUP / PSVUPDAT.PUP
- Sega CD: bios_CD_E.bin / bios_CD_J.bin / bios_CD_U.bin
- Saturn: sega_101.bin / mpr-17933.bin
- Sega arcade: naomi.zip
- Dreamcast: dc_boot.bin
- NEO GEO: neogeo.zip
- Turbografx CD: syscard1.pce / syscard2.pce /syscard3.pce
- Others: files with .ROM extension
Download BIOS files
Here we leave you a file with the most used BIOS in the most common emulators. By default it is decompressed in the folders with the appropriate names, we only have to copy and overwrite them where our emulator needs them. Read the documentation of the emulator, normally it is in a folder with path /rom.
Download ROMS and Game ISOS
We can download any game in ROM or ISO format easily following the guide that we indicate. We have an infinite number of games, from the oldest to the most modern, we just need to download and copy the Rom of the game in the right place.
Emulators for retro or current games
To run the games we need an emulator, we have many options that we can go over in our tutorials
- RetroArch: multi-system emulator launcher for Windows or Android.
- RetroBat: modern emulator manager for Windows.
- Batocera: an emulator manager for Android-TV Box.
- EmuELEC: for Chinese TVBox with its micro SD that boots Linux.


