Where to get games
New to retro gaming? This page covers every legal way to build your library — from games that come free with Velocity to affordable official purchases. You don't need to know anything about ROMs to get started.
Included with Velocity — free, ready to play
These games ship with Velocity and are available the moment you open the app. Every one is 100% legally free to distribute — officially released as freeware by their creators, or homebrew games made specifically to be free.
MS-DOS
Doom (Shareware) (1993)
Episode 1 — id Software freeware since 1995
Wolfenstein 3D (1992)
Full game — id Software released as freeware in 2007
Commander Keen 1–3 (1990)
Complete Invasion of the Vorticons trilogy — shareware
Heretic (Shareware) (1994)
Episode 1 — Raven Software freeware
Arcade (MAME)
Major Havoc (1983)
Official Atari freeware via MAME project
Gridlee (1983)
Official Videa freeware via MAME project
Robby Roto (1981)
Official Bally Midway freeware via MAME project
NES
Alter Ego (2010)
Award-winning puzzle platformer by Shiru — freeware
Blade Buster (2010)
Vertical shooter by indie0111 — freeware
LAN Master (2012)
Network puzzle game by Shiru — freeware
Lawn Mower (2011)
Arcade game by Gradual Games — freeware
SNES
D-Pad Hero (2008)
Guitar Hero on Super Nintendo — freeware homebrew
Super Road Blaster (2014)
Mode 7 racer — open source homebrew
Game Boy Advance
Anguna: Warriors of Virtue (2008)
Full dungeon crawler by Nathan Tolbert — freeware
POWDER (2010)
Deep roguelike by Jeff Lait — GPL open source
Sheep It Up! (2012)
Fast platformer by Retroguru — freeware
Sega Genesis
Tanglewood (Demo) (2018)
Nighttime platformer tech demo — released free by developer
Mega Flicky (2010)
Open source homebrew by Stef — freeware
Atari 2600
Halo 2600 (2010)
By ex-Microsoft VP Ed Fries — official freeware
Stay Frosty 2 (2012)
Christmas platformer by IntelligentVision — freeware
Beef Drop (2011)
Arcade game by Dionoid — freeware homebrew
Thrust (2000)
Physics-based spaceship — AtariAge freeware
Dreamcast
Beats of Rage (2003)
Open source beat-em-up by Senile Team — freeware
Where to buy or download more games
GOG.com
Classic PC games from $1.99DRM-free classic PC games. No launcher, no restrictions — you own the files. Best source for DOS games: Doom, Quake, Warcraft, Diablo, Fallout, Baldur's Gate.
Steam
Windows games + official retro collectionsLargest catalog of PC games. Atari Vault ($9.99) includes 100 official Atari arcade and 2600 games. Sega, Capcom, Namco, Konami classics all available.
Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration
The definitive Atari collection100+ official Atari games: 2600, 5200, 7800, Lynx, Jaguar, and Atari arcade. River Raid, Pitfall, Centipede, Asteroids, Missile Command — all legally yours for $39.99.
MAME Freeware ROMs
Free arcade ROMs — legally cleanArcade games officially released as freeware by their original creators. Small but clean selection — everything here is 100% legal to download and play.
Internet Archive — Console Living Room
Free — classic consoles playable in browserNon-profit digital preservation library. Hosts many classic console and computer games. Playable in browser or downloadable. A massive free resource for retro gaming history.
Internet Archive — MS-DOS Games
Free DOS games — massive selectionThousands of MS-DOS games legally hosted by the Internet Archive, including shareware titles, freeware, and games with explicit preservation permissions.
itch.io
Many games free — indie and retro-styleThousands of indie games, many free. The best source for modern homebrew made to look and feel like classic games. Also hosts ROMs from indie developers who release on classic hardware.
AtariAge Store
$15–30/game — physical cart + ROM includedThe definitive Atari homebrew community. Buy physical cartridges for Atari 2600, 5200, 7800, and Jaguar — every purchase includes a free digital ROM download.
ROMhacking.net
Free — fan translations and homebrewPatches for fan translations and bug fixes. Also has a homebrew section with legally free game ROMs for many platforms. The go-to resource for translation patches.
Systems where you'll need to provide your own games
Some platforms don't have official digital storefronts or legal free downloads for Mac. For these, the legal path is to rip from discs or cartridges you own.
Nintendo 64
Very limited legally free content. Nintendo does not sell N64 ROMs for Mac. Best option: dump your own cartridges using an EverDrive or similar cart reader.
GameCube / Wii
No legal free content available. Rip from discs you own using Dolphin's built-in disc ripper, or use a Wii with Homebrew Channel to dump your library.
PlayStation 1
No official legal free content. GOG has some PS1-era titles in PC versions. Rip from discs you own using ImgBurn or similar.
PlayStation 2
No official legal free content. Rip from discs you own. DuckStation handles PS1; PCSX2 handles PS2.