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Myrient is shutting down on March 31st, 2026 (best ROM preservation and hosting site with over 390 terabytes) (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 hours ago by thingsiplay@lemmy.ml to c/datahoarder@lemmy.ml

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https://myrient.erista.me/ - main site

This is arguably the best site ever made for this kind of preservation. And they shutdown because of insufficient funding and increased prices for hardware. They have full sets for NoIntro, Redump, TOSEC, MAME, RetroAchivements supported games, exo sets and lots of important coverage from good Internet Archive sources. All of this with direct downloads, no ads, super fast. Everything neatly organized and always available.

Either people start donating fast, or its gone. I recommend to download as fast as possible what you need. Its closing in about a month from now on March 31st, 2026.

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[–] capuccino@lemmy.world 5 points 1 hour ago

no no no no , goddamnn

[–] rottenmummy@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Donated! Don't think it will help much, but here goes nothing.

[–] Novis@lemdro.id 11 points 3 hours ago

It sounds like it's MORE than just the funding issue but the funding issue is one of the big, CORE reasons why. Honestly, hosting this stuff also puts a target on the host-er's back, so not sure if they even want to take that risk on anymore. The internet Wild West has been dead for a long while.

[–] onlooker@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Ugh, a dagger in my heart. That sucks, I really like Myrient. Anyone know what their Discord and/or Telegram channels have to say about this? I don't have an account for either (nor do I want one).

[–] thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I also did just upload a copy of a screenshot (not made by me). The screenshot here is the message from Discord or Telegram: https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/3ce1c9cc-7332-4367-9acd-ed6948e5e735.png

[–] onlooker@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 hours ago

Thanks for this. The message is really disheartening to read. But points #2 and #3 in particular just piss me off. Just shitty moves all around and of course AI is somehow involved in this. We can't ever have nice things, man.

[–] flandish@lemmy.world 5 points 3 hours ago

as i start to work harder on my 8080 emu with a goal to get cp/m working then move on to NES… this kind of stuff makes me sad. :(