Frequently Asked Questions

About Myrient

What is Myrient?

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.

What makes Myrient different?

We focus on accessibility with fast download speeds, no limits on downloads, no ads shown, and no registration needed.

Is Myrient safe?

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.

What does "Myrient" mean?

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.

How can I support you?

Thank you! You can support us by making a donation.

How can I upload missing content to Myrient?

Please check our Upload page.

Why does Myrient look so ugly?

We spend resources on performance and availability, not website design.

Can I advertise on Myrient?

No.

Website

What are "No-Intro", "Redump", "TOSEC", etc., and which one should I choose when browsing Myrient?

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.

How often is each collection updated?

Collections are updated if missing content is uploaded. For more information, please check the Upload page.

How do I filter content by [content type or region]?

The search feature is versatile for filtering out all content except for a certain type. Here are a few usage examples:

Is hotlinking to Myrient allowed?

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 would like to share Myrient with others, please share the directory URL, not the file URL. Directory URLs end with a trailing slash (/), not a file extension such as .zip.

What applications does Myrient support?

Here is a list of supported applications:

Unsupported applications (any applications not listed above) as well as any application's integrations or add-ons are not guaranteed to work properly with Myrient. See below for brief usage guides for certain applications.

How do I download from Myrient using the above 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 example command to start downloading: rclone copy "Myrient:path/of/source/file/or/directory" "/path/of/local/folder" --multi-thread-streams 0 -vP

Using JDownloader: You may use JDownloader to download single files from Myrient. Install the application and set Max. Chunks per Download to 1. Click on the Add New Links button at the bottom left corner. Copy and paste file URL(s) from Myrient.

Using Free Download Manager, AB Download Manager, or Internet Download Manager: You may use Free Download Manager, AB Download Manager, or Internet Download Manager to download single files from Myrient. Install the application and set the number of connections to 1. 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".

Why is my download speed limited to 10 KB/s?

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:

Why is the download speed slow?

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 and that the URL contains Myrient's website domain, myrient.erista.me, and not the direct file URL. For example, https://myrient.erista.me/path/to/file.zip will work properly and https://example.com/path/to/file.zip will not work properly. Also, make sure no integration or add-on is being used.

Why are recently updated files not downloading at all?

Recently updated files (files that have a Date less than 24 hours ago) can take up to one day to propagate to all of our servers, during which the files may not be able to be downloaded. Please try downloading the files again later.

Connectivity Issues

Why am I unable to access Myrient?

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:

Content

Why is everything in ZIP (.zip) format and not 7-Zip (.7z)?

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.

Why is certain content in ZIP (.zip) format and not uncompressed like it should be?

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.

How do I verify the integrity of downloaded content?

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.

Why do the ZIP files contain a comment saying "TORRENTZIPPED-XXXXXXXX"?

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.

Does Myrient offer pre-patched ROMs for download?

Myrient offers pre-patched or translated ROMs for download in the Internet Archive collection.

Why do you not make the content available to download via torrents?

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.

How do I convert GameCube or Wii RVZ files to ISO?

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.

  1. Download a GameCube or Wii RVZ file from Myrient and extract it. Remember where you extracted the RVZ file to as you will need this information later.
  2. Download the latest beta version of Dolphin. You will need 7-Zip to extract the archive.
  3. Extract the Dolphin-x64 folder in the archive you downloaded in the previous step to a folder of your choice.
  4. Locate the Dolphin-x64 folder you extracted, open it, and launch Dolphin.exe.
  5. Double-click in the blank area to add a new path. Set it to the directory where you extracted the RVZ file to in step 1. You should see the game you downloaded listed in the menu.
  6. Right-click the game and choose "Convert File...".
  7. Leave ISO as the Format. Leave "Remove Junk Data (Irreversible)" unchecked. Click "Convert..."
  8. Save the ISO file to a folder of your choice. If all goes well, you will see a success message and can find the ISO file in the folder you saved it to.

Video instructions are available on the original Myrient FAQ.

How do I convert Wii U WUX files to ISO?

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.

  1. Download a Wii U WUX file from Myrient and extract it. Remember where you extracted the WUX file to as you will need this information later.
  2. Download WudCompress and extract the archive to a folder of your choice.
  3. Locate the WudCompress folder you extracted and move the WUX file into the WudCompress folder.
  4. Open the WudCompress folder and drag the WUX file on the WudCompress application. If all goes well, you will see a 24 GB WUD file.
  5. Rename the WUD file's extension from .wud to .iso.

Video instructions are available on the original Myrient FAQ.