2roms

2roms refers to a specific type of ROM image used for emulating the Nintendo 64 console. ROMs are digital copies of game cartridges, allowing them to be played on a personal computer or other devices through an emulator. The term "2roms" specifically denotes a format where two separate ROM files are required to play a single game. This was a common method employed for certain Nintendo 64 games that were too large to fit into a single ROM file using the typical compression methods available at the time.

These dual-file ROMs would often be paired together, and the emulator would need to load and combine both files to function correctly. The specific naming convention for these paired ROMs could vary, but often they would share a common base name with a suffix indicating their order, such as "gamename.z64.001" and "gamename.z64.002," or similar variations. Understanding this dual-file structure was crucial for users to successfully play these particular Nintendo 64 titles. Emulators have since evolved to handle such formats seamlessly, but the "2roms" designation remains a recognizable characteristic of certain N64 game files.