One of the most popular sites devoted to the ROM hacking of games was {{Anchor|Romhacking.net}}ROMhacking.net, which first went online in late 2005. From its inception up until 2024, it served as a hub related to all things ROM hacking, hosting a repository of hacks, translations, utilities, documents, and patches for many well-known and obscure video games from the [[Third generation of video game consoles|third generation]] up to the [[Seventh generation of video game consoles|seventh generation]]. Its immediate predecessor was ROMhacking.com, a similar ROM hacking-oriented site that launched in 2000 and went offline in late 2004.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Legacy - ROMhacking.com/ROMhacking.org |url=https://www.romhacking.net/about/#romhackcom |website=ROMhacking.net |access-date=27 August 2024}}</ref>
As of August 1, 2024, ROMhacking.net has since transitioned over into being a read-only news site for ROM hacking projects after nearly 20 years of hosting on August 1, 2024 due to various reasons beyond the site's control, with its former database and files being archived on the [[Internet Archive]]. New submissions on the site were also permanently closed on the same day of the announcement, and all downloads will remain available on the site for as long as the site maintainers can handle.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Joshua Wolens |date=2 August 2024 |title=Founder takes down the Nexus Mods of romhacking after 20 years because 'lines were crossed' by 'a most dishonest and hate filled group,' but others tell a different story |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/founder-takes-down-the-nexus-mods-of-romhacking-after-20-years-because-lines-were-crossed-by-a-most-dishonest-and-hate-filled-group-but-others-tell-a-different-story/ |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=PC Gamer |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Catherine Lewis |title=20-year-old romhack site that was a treasure trove of Pokemon fan games and JRPG translations winds down after achieving "almost everything it set out to do" |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/games/20-year-old-romhack-site-that-was-a-treasure-trove-of-pokemon-fan-games-and-jrpg-translations-winds-down-after-achieving-almost-everything-it-set-out-to-do/ |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=gamesradar |date=2 August 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=McWhertor |first1=Michael |title=The best ROM hack website is shutting down after nearly 20 years |url=https://www.polygon.com/24211944/romhacking-net-closure-internet-archive-downloads |website=Polygon |access-date=2 August 2024 |date=2 August 2024}}</ref><ref name="rhdn_readonly">{{cite web |title=Site: ROMhacking.net Moves to News Only, Database and File Archive Released to Internet Archive |url=https://www.romhacking.net/forum/index.php?topic=39405.0 |website=ROMhacking.net |access-date=27 August 2024}}</ref>
