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.
| Emulation Lair | The newest and greatest console emulators. |
| The Vault | Every game in the world for thirty-four classic systems. |
| The Manual Project | Thousands of full-color manuals. Add your own instantly! |
| ROM Hacking | Creative game mods of all kinds. |
| Message Boards | Got a question or comment? Come on in. |
| FFA Links | Browse the free for all links or add your own. |
| Now introducing the Wii U Vault! Launched in November 2012, the Wii U had a short lifespan and was discontinued in January 2017, with the Wii U eShop closing in March 2023. The Wii U Vault is currently 85% complete and should be finished in the coming weeks. Recently the Redump project decided to stop cataloging disc keys which various tools need to decrypt discs for consoles like the PlayStation 3 and Wii U. Now people need a new place to find them, so The Vault will build the keys zip with each nightly scan. They can now be downloaded from the PlayStation 3 and Wii U Vaults. Key submissions are verified using the encrypted ISO, ensuring all new keys are valid. |
| Last month some long planned hardware upgrades were completed. Everything's faster now though the database still gets sluggish during peak hours, so more work's needed there. More storage was also planned but the astronomical prices of SSDs have put that on hold. There's empty bays waiting for their return. Over in the Xbox Vault all xiso files have been rebuilt using the xdvdfs library. This should fix errors in many games that extract-xiso couldn't process correctly. |
| Editing is now live in The Manual Project. Missed a page? Got something out of order? Just browse to a manual you've submitted and a new "Edit" option loads the manual editor right where you left off. (You must be logged in) Over in The Vault, screen shots of the Xbox 360 Digital Vault are now complete for all working Xbox Live Arcade titles. |