Preserving the classics since 1997
Welcome to Vimm's Lair! This site is dedicated to console videogame nostalgia. Inside you'll find thousands of games, full-color manual scans, user ratings and reviews, and much more! Whether you're looking to relive an old classic or discover a forgotten gem, Vimm's Lair has everything you need to scratch your nostalgia itch.
November 24, 2024
| ROM hacking has come to Vimm's Lair! Recently romhacking.net stopped accepting submissions and became a news-only site. They also published their files and database for others to carry the torch, so Vimm's Lair has opened a new ROM Hacking wing starting with all their hacks and translations. More's to come so share your thoughts on the new ROM Hacking Board. |
November 6, 2024
Ird files have returned to the PlayStation 3 Vault. These files are needed to restore a JB folder back to the original iso. For years many tools couldn't decrypt certain disks correctly, so to restore them you needed a flawed ird. As a result there's lots of bad irds floating around the internet. Modern tools can decrypt every disk and generate the correct ird, guaranteeing every ird in the PlayStation 3 Vault is accurate.
The Vimm's Lair.txt file included with all media has been updated to include preservation metadata. Newer Vaults have been doing this for years, but now every Vault is included. The txt file will also be updated if the title or cue file changes. Speaking of cue files, a longstanding issue has been fixed where CDs with multiple copies of a file were all given the same name. Each copy now correctly matches the name in the cue file. |
June 6, 2024
| Vimm's Lair has been asked to remove many games from The Vault on behalf of Nintendo, Sega, Lego, and the ESA. While most of these games (and the hardware to play them) haven't been sold in decades, ultimately it's their prerogative so these games are now gone for good. |