The reality is that while full ROM archives are illegal, they are also indestructible. They exist on Usenet, private trackers, and Internet Archive mirrors. For every site Nintendo takes down, three more appear.
: ROMs modified with English patches for games that never left Japan, such as Bahamut Lagoon Seiken Densetsu 3 Notable Preservation Projects all snes roms archive
Avoid downloading such archives; use legal emulation only with self-dumped ROMs from games you own. The reality is that while full ROM archives