Where to start piracy

2026-06-23 08:08 UTC

Hello there ! I wanted to know what to do when you start piracy I want to play a game, but don’t want to give any money to mustache plumber companie, so i figured out i will be pirating the game Thing is, i don’t have the slightest idea of where to begin, where to find the files, what behaviour are safe, what practices are bad or dangerous and so on Mostly on the internet for emulation tutorial, the step “get a rom file pf the game” is never explained (quite understandable) So if you have ressources to link that explains the “basics” of pirating, i would be very happy :)

Replies (5)

@lath@piefed.social 2026-06-23 08:17

Somewhere on this community’s main page exists a link, depending on the device you’re using. https://wiki.dbzer0.com/piracy/ Start reading. Don’t dive in. Read all you can read, understand everything you can, take all the precautions and only start your journey when you believe you’re ready.

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@BluJay320@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2026-06-23 09:30

In terms of emulators, the only Nintendo ones I’ve used are DeSmuME, which is a DS emulator, and Dolphin, which is a GameCube and Wii emulator. Both worked pretty well in my experience and I can’t recall having any particular issues. In terms of ROMs, it’s really just a quick google search to find. As others have said, use a VPN when pirating

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@HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 2026-06-23 10:01

I had good luck with Yuzu emulator for breath of the wild so I guess thats a good place to start looking.

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@inlandempire@jlai.lu 2026-06-23 08:16

You just did, congrats! The sidebar has a community wiki with FAQ that might answer most of your questions wiki.dbzer0.com/piracy/faq/ ; also be sure to check fmhy.net which will have a neatly organised list of website that might interest you depending on what you’re looking for. Protect yourself: first and foremost, get a VPN, you can try ProtonVPN for free, Mullvlad is considered the best (arguably, but you don’t have the needs/knowledge yet for the nitpicky details to matter), a VPN will hide from your ISP where you go on the web, it’s a good privacy option even before piracy

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@A404@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-06-23 17:28

This place is a good place to start fmhy.net Also get a adblocker. Trust me, youll need it. ublockorigin.com

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