If you want to emulate Amiga games and software responsibly, there are two primary legal methods to acquire the required Kickstart ROMs.

If the emulator powers on but stays stuck on a black screen, it usually indicates a conflict between the selected hardware model and the selected ROM.

The widespread search for "free downloads" reflects both genuine enthusiasm for retro computing and a cultural gray area. Many users feel that abandonware—software no longer commercially supported or sold—should be freely available. However, courts have generally rejected abandonware as a legal defense.

These are the actual games or software. In the Amiga world, these are rarely called "ROMs" because the Amiga used floppy disks. Instead, they are typically found in format. These files are exact digital copies of the 880KB floppy disks.