| Feature | Low Quality | Extra Quality | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | mario3.nes (ambiguous) | Super Mario Bros. 3 (USA) (Rev A).nes | | Compression | RAR or exe (risk of malware) | Unzipped or standard .7z/.zip | | Metadata | None | .dat files or checksum included | | Patch Support | None | Pre-patched translations or hacks optional | | Source Note | "Uploaded by userX" | "No-Intro 2024" or "Redump verified" |
ISPs can log traffic to ROM sites. While individual downloaders are rarely sued (most cases target uploaders), using a VPN is standard practice in the community. More importantly, "extra quality" does not mean "extra legal."
If you're referring to a website or a service related to ROMs (Read-Only Memory images used for emulation), here are some general points: