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| // ==UserScript== | |
| // @name EmuParadise Download Workaround - 1.1.1 | |
| // @version 1.1.2 | |
| // @description Replaces the download button link with a working one | |
| // @author Eptun | |
| // @match https://www.emuparadise.me/*/*/* | |
| // @require http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.min.js | |
| // @grant none | |
| // ==/UserScript== | |
| (function() { | |
| 'use strict'; | |
| var id = ((document.URL).split("/"))[5]; | |
| $(".download-link").prepend(`<a target="_blank" href="/roms/get-download.php?gid=`+id+`&test=true" title="Download using the workaround script">Download using the workaround script</a><br><br>`); | |
| })(); |
uhm sir why this wont work it only open to new tab
Worked perfectly thanks man!
@xivchrixx
If you have Chrome/Firefox install an addon called tamper monkey, select tampermonkey and go to the dashboard to ensure it installed may need to refresh tampermonkys dashboard page after, and then click the "RAW" button on here to get it to install to tampermonkey and you should be able to download again.
Hi, the script works great except when there is more than one link.
For instance: https://www.emuparadise.me/Sega_Dreamcast_ISOs/Bangai-O_(Europe)(En,Fr,De)/51555
Sega DC games has CDI and GDI isos, and I think there is something left in the download link. I tested with a sufix, but it doesn't work.
Hi, the script works great except when there is more than one link.
Any fix for this yet?
i know nothing about coding but made a github acct to ask a question:
i know it's 9/12/2019 but does anyone know what firefox version i need for it to work?
my firefox updated to 69.0 and the workaround no longer works.
i can go to filehippo.com and downgrade to a earlier version, all the way to version 1.0 released Dec 21 2004 (14 years 8 months ago) if i wanted to.
https://filehippo.com/download_mozilla-firefox/history/
or chrome? if chrome, what is the working version of your browser?
A NOTE TO ALL USERS OF FIREFOX !!!
This script worked very well for me using version 71.0 (Check your version).
"Why didn't it work for me?"
I must admit it "didn't work" for me either.
The problem is that in Firefox, you have to do something different but simple!
Right click on "Download using the workaround script", then "Copy Link", then go to the address bar, paste the link you copied and then hit "Enter".
It worked that way for me! But, you need to do exactly like this. Please, don't try to be smart and try something new. It's not gonna work!
Nothing while Chrome.
now a day emuparadise give new site you can easily download direct download you can visit here emuparadise
i just noticed for the longest time it didnt work in Firefox but did in Chrome, its enforceing the resulting link as https in firefox, if you just copy paste that as http, it'll connect.
is there a way to fix that behavior in firefox without changing browser settings?
yeah i know you can just copy paste the link, thats stupid though
it should work as a clickable link without me having to do that
Any plans for generating links on magazines and tv shows sections?
use the script https://gist.github.com/smulewicz/8257eba30384a8200b2bc2158326cfb6 and edit the ip (see the coments)
I tried
use the script https://gist.github.com/smulewicz/8257eba30384a8200b2bc2158326cfb6 and edit the ip (see the coments)
I tried to download some magazines, comics, but even changing the ip with this script it doesn't work, could you help me please?
You have to build the download URL manually, because the script had used CORS but Chrome enforces it more strictly and it doesn't work from EP to the Wayback Machine anymore; my solution uses a try–catch block to give those instructions if the XHR fails.
Also, I might try to properly fork the Gist or put it in a proper GitHub repo; I made this account today just to let the people behind this script and its forks know and possibly implement the solution themselves.
They redirect me To epforums.org when i try To Install a Game!II have installed the workaround Script and I also use Chrome.
I don't think this is working anymore. I click the Download using the workaround script link, it opens a new tab for a second, closes it immediately but no download starts. Oh yeah and i'm using Chrome
Just spent a little time fiddling and it does work, just needs an exception added first, I'm sure this could be added to the script by some brightspark, but here's what I did:
- Rightclicked the workaround download link, pasted into a new tab and changed from https to http, hit enter to go there.
- Got a message from EMU about appearing to come from outside and I can still get my file, just need to add an exception, clicked on add exception
- taken back to download links, rightclicked and copied workaround again, opened in new tab, changed https to http , hit enter and this time it worked as expected and downloaded the file.
Tried grabbing another file and had to go through same steps.
Just spent a little time fiddling and it does work, just needs an exception added first, I'm sure this could be added to the script by some brightspark, but here's what I did:
- Rightclicked the workaround download link, pasted into a new tab and changed from https to http, hit enter to go there.
- Got a message from EMU about appearing to come from outside and I can still get my file, just need to add an exception, clicked on add exception
- taken back to download links, rightclicked and copied workaround again, opened in new tab, changed https to http , hit enter and this time it worked as expected and downloaded the file.
Tried grabbing another file and had to go through same steps.
^^^^ Just tried what this guy did ^^^^ on up-to-date chrome settings. I can confirm it works. In basic english, what happened for me was:
- I found the default workaround link but took out the "s" after "http", then entered link as usual.
- Installed the script from that page as usual via Tampermonkey (i then exited the whole browser and reopened it, no idea if that helps or not, force of habit).
- Went on EMU website. Yay the download links are back again. Tried left clicking them, it opened a new tab for barely half a second and then disappeared with no download to be seen.
- Tried right-clicking the link and "save as" which allowed me to save the "zip.file". However, Chrome will try and block it saying it's not secure. BUT, you can tell it to "keep" it anyway, which overrides this block. Good luck ;).
PSA on how to get this to work now
It works, just install BUT
1: Instead of clicking the "Download using the workaround script" button, right click it and click "Save Link as"
2: It will then allow you to save the zip.
Chrome will then notify you that "this zip can't be downloaded securely" (Rom downloads are stored in Http not Https so chrome loses its sh*t)
3: Next to "discard" on your download is an up arrow. Click that, then click keep. It will start downloading.
It wasn't working for me, so I tried a tweak through homes for hackers. It resolved my issue for the cover gamer.
what ReclusiveEagle said works for me
Works great!
If it just opens a new tab what you should do is right click on the "Download using the workaround script" and then click on "Save link as..." option, this will open a file explorer window asking you where you want to donwload your game; that's it!!!
If I click the workaround link it gets stuck on a blank page, if I select save content as... then the download gets stuck on 100% but never really finishes. Could be an issue due to me using opera GX but I haven't had an issue with it before so something could've changed will try with chrome.
Eptun
@Eptun I loved your workaround! As a recomendation from a Web Developer.
- Use the "location" object from the global window object. This will allow you to build the full URL path. location.origin should give to you the "https://www.emuparadaise.com" text.
- Then append the id variable at the end of this new generated text and save it to a new variable to use it in the anchor a HTML element.
- Finally add the anchor the attribute of download to force the Save as behaviour as @ReclusiveEagle mentioned.
Note: The 3rd step must be manually applied if the user is using Google Chrome. Firefox works with this method automatically.
If anything that I said was difficult I will attach the code for you!
// ==UserScript==
// @name EmuParadise Download Workaround - 1.1.1
// @version 1.1.2
// @description Replaces the download button link with a working one
// @author Eptun
// @match https://www.emuparadise.me/*/*/*
// @require http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.min.js
// @grant none
// ==/UserScript==
(function () {
"use strict";
/** The style class from the download button */
const DOWNLOAD_BUTTON_CLASS = "download-link";
/** The game id from the `emuparadise` servers */
const id = document.URL.substring(document.URL.lastIndexOf("/") + 1);
/** The link to follow when the generated button is clicked */
const href = `${location.origin}/roms/get-download.php?gid=${id}&test=true`;
/** The original download link container */
const DownloadLinkContainer = document.body.querySelector(
`.${DOWNLOAD_BUTTON_CLASS}`
);
/** The original link */
const DownloadLink = DownloadLinkContainer.querySelector("a");
/** The original text in the link */
const text = DownloadLink.innerText;
/** The original link extra text */
const extra = DownloadLinkContainer.innerText.substring(
text.length,
DownloadLinkContainer.innerText.length
);
// Modifies the text in the original link
DownloadLink.innerText = `${text} [Ignore]`;
/** The generated download link */
const WorkaroundLink = document.createElement("a");
WorkaroundLink.target = "_blank";
WorkaroundLink.href = href;
WorkaroundLink.download = text;
WorkaroundLink.title = "The link using the workaround script";
WorkaroundLink.innerText = `${text} [Repaired]`;
/** The new link container */
const WorkaroundLinkContainer = document.createElement("div");
WorkaroundLinkContainer.classList.add(DOWNLOAD_BUTTON_CLASS);
WorkaroundLinkContainer.appendChild(WorkaroundLink);
WorkaroundLinkContainer.append(extra);
// Appends the new generated link before the original link
DownloadLinkContainer.insertAdjacentElement(
"beforebegin",
WorkaroundLinkContainer
);
// Removes the original link
DownloadLinkContainer.remove();
})();User
You don't need to install any add-on!
- Open the
Developers Toolsfrom the browser (ussually clickingF12) - Then find a tab called
consoleand click it. - This tab will open a text field below it, there you should paste only the code then hit enter.
- If done properly the link should be replaced with a version with an extra text
[Repaired]. That link is the one that should be clicked. - If the link is not working is because the browser is blocking it. Try
Firefoxor if you want to use the one that blocked the link, follow the steps from @ReclusiveEagle.
Note This method should be applied just once, if at any step you feel something failed to you, reload the page and start over. Plus this method will only look for the first download link in the page. Those games that contains multple "links", those are just dead ends. Just try this method ignoring those extra "zombie links".
I made the following code improvement using Cursor AI with some improvements for my personal use case that is working in 2026:
Updated fork of this script for how EmuParadise works in 2026. Same core idea (/roms/get-download.php?gid=ID&test=true), expanded for current page layout and CDN.
**What changed from the original (v1.1.2):**
- **No jQuery** — removed `@require`; vanilla JS only.
- **No extra link only** — hooks existing download buttons instead of only prepending one (multi-file games like Dreamcast CDI/GDI still work).
- **One-click from the game page** — ISO sections no longer need the intermediate `…-download` page; token URL is fetched in the background.
- **ISO vs ROM** — ROM sections still use your original `gid + test=true` flow; ISO sections use signed `token`/`isoid` URLs when present.
- **Premium wait removed** — skips the “Your download will start in N seconds” screen on `get-download.php` (`link-placeholder` countdown).
- **Official CDN** — downloads go through `dl*.m***.se` (not old mirror IPs).
- **Broader `@match`** — `*://www.emuparadise.me/*` and mobile subdomain; `@run-at document-start` for timer bypass.
**Still the same as your script for:** N Roms. — `get-download.php?gid={id from URL}&test=true`.
Tested: DC, Saturn, N ROM sections with Tampermonkey.
**v1.9.0** — community fork based on Eptun 1.1.2 + current EP HTML/page structure (2026).
// ==UserScript==
// @name EmuParadise Download Workaround
// @version 1.9.0
// @description 1-click download: ISO token flow + classic ROM (gid & test=true)
// @author Eptun, infval, community
// @match *://www.emuparadise.me/*
// @match *://m.emuparadise.me/*
// @grant none
// @run-at document-start
// ==/UserScript==
(function () {
"use strict";
const IS_GET_DOWNLOAD = /\/roms\/get-download\.php/i.test(location.pathname);
function isIntermediatePagePath(path = location.pathname) {
return /\/\d+-download(?:-\d+)?$/i.test(path.replace(/\/$/, ""));
}
function isGameDownloadHref(href) {
return /\/\d+-download(?:-\d+)?(?:\?|#|$)/i.test(href || "");
}
function isClassicRomSection() {
return /_ROMs(?:\/|$)/i.test(location.pathname);
}
const IS_INTERMEDIATE = isIntermediatePagePath();
try {
window.is_premium = true;
} catch (_) {
/* ignore */
}
function patchCountdownTimers() {
if (!IS_GET_DOWNLOAD) return;
const shrink = (delay) =>
typeof delay === "number" && delay >= 200 && delay <= 120000 ? 0 : delay;
const origTimeout = window.setTimeout;
const origInterval = window.setInterval;
window.setTimeout = function (fn, delay, ...args) {
return origTimeout.call(window, fn, shrink(delay), ...args);
};
window.setInterval = function (fn, delay, ...args) {
return origInterval.call(window, fn, shrink(delay), ...args);
};
}
patchCountdownTimers();
function ensureDownloadCookies() {
const opts = "path=/; domain=.emuparadise.me; SameSite=Lax; max-age=86400";
if (!document.cookie.includes("refexception=1")) {
document.cookie = `refexception=1; ${opts}`;
}
if (!document.cookie.includes("epdprefs=ephttpdownload")) {
document.cookie = `epdprefs=ephttpdownload; ${opts}`;
}
}
function absUrl(href) {
if (!href) return "";
if (/^https?:\/\//i.test(href)) return href;
return location.origin + href;
}
function gameIdFromPage() {
if (typeof window.gid !== "undefined" && window.gid) {
return String(window.gid);
}
const parts = location.pathname.replace(/\/$/, "").split("/");
const last = parts[parts.length - 1];
if (/^\d+$/.test(last)) return last;
return parts[5] || "";
}
function classicGetDownloadUrl(gid) {
return absUrl(
`/roms/get-download.php?gid=${encodeURIComponent(gid)}&test=true`
);
}
function clearAllTimers() {
for (let i = 1; i < 50000; i++) {
clearTimeout(i);
clearInterval(i);
}
}
function findMprdUrl(root) {
const scope = root || document;
const selectors = [
'a.link-placeholder[href*="mprd.se"]',
'a[href*="dl"][href*="mprd.se"]',
'a[href*="mprd.se/"]',
"#download-link[href*='mprd.se']",
];
for (const sel of selectors) {
const el = scope.querySelector(sel);
if (el?.href && !el.href.includes("get-new-premium")) return el.href;
}
const parts = [];
if (scope.documentElement?.innerHTML) parts.push(scope.documentElement.innerHTML);
for (const s of scope.querySelectorAll?.("script") || []) {
if (s.textContent) parts.push(s.textContent);
}
const m = parts.join("\n").match(/https?:\/\/dl\d*\.mprd\.se\/[^"'\\\s<>)]+/i);
return m ? m[0] : null;
}
function redirectToMprd(url) {
if (!url || !/mprd\.se/i.test(url)) return false;
location.replace(url);
return true;
}
function triggerFileDownload(url) {
const a = document.createElement("a");
a.href = url;
a.rel = "noreferrer";
a.style.display = "none";
document.body.appendChild(a);
a.click();
a.remove();
}
function htmlLooksUnavailable(html) {
return /unavailable|removed for now|unfor?tunately this file|no longer offering/i.test(
html
);
}
function parseGetDownloadUrl(html) {
const unescaped = html.replace(/&/g, "&");
const byId =
unescaped.match(
/id=["']download-link["'][^>]*href=["']([^"']+)["']/i
) ||
unescaped.match(
/href=["'](\/roms\/get-download\.php[^"']+)["'][^>]*id=["']download-link["']/i
);
if (byId?.[1]) return absUrl(byId[1].replace(/&/g, "&"));
const loose = unescaped.match(/\/roms\/get-download\.php\?[^"'\\s<>]+/i);
return loose ? absUrl(loose[0].replace(/&/g, "&")) : null;
}
async function fetchGetDownloadUrl(intermediateHref) {
const res = await fetch(absUrl(intermediateHref), {
credentials: "include",
});
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`Intermediate page HTTP ${res.status}`);
const html = await res.text();
if (htmlLooksUnavailable(html)) return null;
return parseGetDownloadUrl(html);
}
async function tryFetchMprdFromGetDownload(getDownloadUrl) {
try {
const res = await fetch(getDownloadUrl, {
credentials: "include",
redirect: "follow",
});
if (res.url && /mprd\.se/i.test(res.url)) {
triggerFileDownload(res.url);
return true;
}
const body = await res.text();
if (htmlLooksUnavailable(body)) return false;
const m = body.match(/https?:\/\/dl\d*\.mprd\.se\/[^"'\\\s<>)]+/i);
if (m) {
triggerFileDownload(m[0]);
return true;
}
} catch (_) {
/* fall through */
}
return false;
}
function downloadViaHiddenIframe(getDownloadUrl) {
const iframe = document.createElement("iframe");
iframe.style.cssText =
"position:fixed;width:0;height:0;border:0;opacity:0;pointer-events:none";
iframe.src = getDownloadUrl;
document.documentElement.appendChild(iframe);
setTimeout(() => iframe.remove(), 120000);
}
async function startGetDownload(getDownloadUrl, label) {
ensureDownloadCookies();
epStatus(`Preparing ${label || "download"}…`);
if (await tryFetchMprdFromGetDownload(getDownloadUrl)) {
epStatus("Download started.", false, 3000);
return;
}
downloadViaHiddenIframe(getDownloadUrl);
epStatus("Download started.", false, 3000);
}
async function directDownloadFromGamePage(intermediateHref, label) {
let getUrl = null;
try {
getUrl = await fetchGetDownloadUrl(intermediateHref);
} catch (_) {
/* try classic fallback */
}
if (!getUrl) {
const gid = gameIdFromPage();
if (gid && /^\d+$/.test(gid)) {
getUrl = classicGetDownloadUrl(gid);
}
}
if (!getUrl) {
epStatus("Could not resolve download URL — opening download page.", true);
location.assign(absUrl(intermediateHref));
return;
}
await startGetDownload(getUrl, label);
}
async function directDownloadClassic(label) {
const gid = gameIdFromPage();
if (!gid || !/^\d+$/.test(gid)) {
epStatus("Could not read game ID from this page.", true);
return;
}
await startGetDownload(classicGetDownloadUrl(gid), label);
}
let statusEl = null;
function epStatus(msg, isError, hideMs) {
const container = document.querySelector(".download-link");
if (!container) return;
if (!statusEl) {
statusEl = document.createElement("p");
statusEl.id = "ep-dl-status";
statusEl.style.cssText =
"font-size:12px;color:#fa0;margin:8px 0;line-height:1.4;";
container.prepend(statusEl);
}
statusEl.style.color = isError ? "#f88" : "#fa0";
statusEl.textContent = msg;
if (hideMs) {
setTimeout(() => {
if (statusEl) statusEl.textContent = "";
}, hideMs);
}
}
function isLikelyGameDownloadAnchor(a) {
const href = a.getAttribute("href") || "";
const title = a.getAttribute("title") || "";
const text = (a.textContent || "").trim();
if (/get-new-premium|\/Emulators|#download/i.test(href)) return false;
if (/^Download\s/i.test(title) || /^Download\s/i.test(text)) return true;
if (/get-download\.php/i.test(href)) return true;
return false;
}
function hookDownloadClick(a, handler) {
if (a.dataset.epDirect) return false;
a.dataset.epDirect = "1";
a.addEventListener(
"click",
(e) => {
e.preventDefault();
e.stopImmediatePropagation();
handler().catch((err) => {
epStatus(`Failed: ${err.message}`, true);
});
},
true
);
return true;
}
function setupGamePageDirectDownload() {
if (IS_INTERMEDIATE || IS_GET_DOWNLOAD) return;
const container = document.querySelector(".download-link");
if (!container || container.dataset.epDirectSetup) return;
container.dataset.epDirectSetup = "1";
let hooked = 0;
const gid = gameIdFromPage();
container.querySelectorAll("a[href]").forEach((a) => {
const href = a.getAttribute("href") || a.href;
if (isGameDownloadHref(href)) {
if (
hookDownloadClick(a, () => {
const label = (a.textContent || "").trim();
return directDownloadFromGamePage(href, label);
})
) {
hooked++;
}
return;
}
if (isLikelyGameDownloadAnchor(a)) {
if (
hookDownloadClick(a, () => {
const label = (a.textContent || "").trim();
return directDownloadClassic(label);
})
) {
hooked++;
}
}
});
const needsClassicLink =
hooked === 0 ||
isClassicRomSection() ||
htmlLooksUnavailable(container.textContent || "");
if (needsClassicLink && gid && !document.getElementById("ep-classic-download")) {
const wrap = document.createElement("div");
wrap.style.marginBottom = "8px";
const a = document.createElement("a");
a.id = "ep-classic-download";
a.href = classicGetDownloadUrl(gid);
a.textContent = "Download using workaround (1-click)";
a.title = "Classic EP workaround: get-download.php?gid&test=true";
a.style.color = "#a5d414";
a.style.fontSize = "16px";
hookDownloadClick(a, () => directDownloadClassic(a.textContent));
wrap.appendChild(a);
wrap.appendChild(document.createElement("br"));
container.prepend(wrap);
hooked++;
}
if (hooked && !document.getElementById("ep-direct-hint")) {
const hint = document.createElement("p");
hint.id = "ep-direct-hint";
hint.style.cssText =
"font-size:12px;color:#8a8;margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.4;";
hint.textContent =
"Direct download enabled — click a link to start without leaving this page.";
container.prepend(hint);
}
}
async function tryFetchMprdRedirect(getDownloadUrl) {
try {
const res = await fetch(getDownloadUrl, {
credentials: "include",
redirect: "follow",
});
if (res.url && /mprd\.se/i.test(res.url)) {
location.assign(res.url);
return true;
}
} catch (_) {
/* fall through */
}
return false;
}
function hijackLinkPlaceholder() {
const el = document.querySelector("a.link-placeholder");
if (!el) return false;
clearAllTimers();
const href = el.getAttribute("href") || el.href || "";
if (/mprd\.se/i.test(href) && !href.includes("get-new-premium")) {
return redirectToMprd(el.href);
}
const scraped = findMprdUrl(document);
if (scraped) return redirectToMprd(scraped);
if (!el.dataset.epWatch) {
el.dataset.epWatch = "1";
const obs = new MutationObserver(() => {
clearAllTimers();
const h = el.href || el.getAttribute("href") || "";
if (/mprd\.se/i.test(h)) {
obs.disconnect();
redirectToMprd(h);
return;
}
const u = findMprdUrl(document);
if (u) {
obs.disconnect();
redirectToMprd(u);
}
});
obs.observe(el, { attributes: true, attributeFilter: ["href"] });
obs.observe(document.documentElement, { childList: true, subtree: true });
}
if (/will start in \d+ second/i.test(el.textContent || "")) {
el.textContent = "Starting your download now…";
}
return true;
}
function skipPremiumWaitPage() {
if (!IS_GET_DOWNLOAD) return false;
clearAllTimers();
if (redirectToMprd(findMprdUrl(document))) return true;
if (hijackLinkPlaceholder()) return true;
const meta = document.querySelector('meta[http-equiv="refresh" i]');
if (meta?.content) {
const m = meta.content.match(/url=([^;]+)/i);
if (m?.[1]) {
const u = m[1].trim().replace(/^['"]|['"]$/g, "");
if (/mprd\.se/i.test(u)) return redirectToMprd(u);
}
}
return true;
}
function hidePreparingBanner() {
for (const h of document.querySelectorAll("h2")) {
if (/preparing your download/i.test(h.textContent || "")) {
h.style.display = "none";
}
}
}
function setupInstantDownloadLink() {
if (!IS_INTERMEDIATE) return;
const link = document.getElementById("download-link");
if (!link || link.dataset.epInstant) return;
if (!(link.getAttribute("href") || "").includes("get-download.php")) return;
link.dataset.epInstant = "1";
hidePreparingBanner();
const attach = () => {
const target = document.getElementById("download-link");
if (!target || target.dataset.epHooked) return;
target.dataset.epHooked = "1";
const fresh = target.cloneNode(true);
target.parentNode?.replaceChild(fresh, target);
fresh.addEventListener(
"click",
async (e) => {
e.preventDefault();
e.stopImmediatePropagation();
ensureDownloadCookies();
if (await tryFetchMprdRedirect(fresh.href)) return;
location.assign(fresh.href);
},
true
);
};
if (typeof window.jQuery !== "undefined") {
window.jQuery(attach);
} else {
setTimeout(attach, 300);
}
}
function onReady() {
ensureDownloadCookies();
skipPremiumWaitPage();
hidePreparingBanner();
setupGamePageDirectDownload();
setupInstantDownloadLink();
if (IS_GET_DOWNLOAD) {
hijackLinkPlaceholder();
let n = 0;
const burst = setInterval(() => {
n++;
clearAllTimers();
if (redirectToMprd(findMprdUrl(document)) || hijackLinkPlaceholder()) {
clearInterval(burst);
} else if (n > 30) {
clearInterval(burst);
}
}, 100);
}
}
ensureDownloadCookies();
if (IS_GET_DOWNLOAD) skipPremiumWaitPage();
if (document.readyState === "loading") {
document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", onReady, { once: true });
} else {
onReady();
}
})();
I made the following code improvement using Cursor AI with some improvements for my personal use case that is working in 2026:
Updated fork of this script for how EmuParadise works in 2026. Same core idea (
/roms/get-download.php?gid=ID&test=true), expanded for current page layout and CDN.**What changed from the original (v1.1.2):** - **No jQuery** — removed `@require`; vanilla JS only. - **No extra link only** — hooks existing download buttons instead of only prepending one (multi-file games like Dreamcast CDI/GDI still work). - **One-click from the game page** — ISO sections no longer need the intermediate `…-download` page; token URL is fetched in the background. - **ISO vs ROM** — ROM sections still use your original `gid + test=true` flow; ISO sections use signed `token`/`isoid` URLs when present. - **Premium wait removed** — skips the “Your download will start in N seconds” screen on `get-download.php` (`link-placeholder` countdown). - **Official CDN** — downloads go through `dl*.m***.se` (not old mirror IPs). - **Broader `@match`** — `*://www.emuparadise.me/*` and mobile subdomain; `@run-at document-start` for timer bypass. **Still the same as your script for:** N Roms. — `get-download.php?gid={id from URL}&test=true`. Tested: DC, Saturn, N ROM sections with Tampermonkey. **v1.9.0** — community fork based on Eptun 1.1.2 + current EP HTML/page structure (2026).// ==UserScript== // @name EmuParadise Download Workaround // @version 1.9.0 // @description 1-click download: ISO token flow + classic ROM (gid & test=true) // @author Eptun, infval, community // @match *://www.emuparadise.me/* // @match *://m.emuparadise.me/* // @grant none // @run-at document-start // ==/UserScript== (function () { "use strict"; const IS_GET_DOWNLOAD = /\/roms\/get-download\.php/i.test(location.pathname); function isIntermediatePagePath(path = location.pathname) { return /\/\d+-download(?:-\d+)?$/i.test(path.replace(/\/$/, "")); } function isGameDownloadHref(href) { return /\/\d+-download(?:-\d+)?(?:\?|#|$)/i.test(href || ""); } function isClassicRomSection() { return /_ROMs(?:\/|$)/i.test(location.pathname); } const IS_INTERMEDIATE = isIntermediatePagePath(); try { window.is_premium = true; } catch (_) { /* ignore */ } function patchCountdownTimers() { if (!IS_GET_DOWNLOAD) return; const shrink = (delay) => typeof delay === "number" && delay >= 200 && delay <= 120000 ? 0 : delay; const origTimeout = window.setTimeout; const origInterval = window.setInterval; window.setTimeout = function (fn, delay, ...args) { return origTimeout.call(window, fn, shrink(delay), ...args); }; window.setInterval = function (fn, delay, ...args) { return origInterval.call(window, fn, shrink(delay), ...args); }; } patchCountdownTimers(); function ensureDownloadCookies() { const opts = "path=/; domain=.emuparadise.me; SameSite=Lax; max-age=86400"; if (!document.cookie.includes("refexception=1")) { document.cookie = `refexception=1; ${opts}`; } if (!document.cookie.includes("epdprefs=ephttpdownload")) { document.cookie = `epdprefs=ephttpdownload; ${opts}`; } } function absUrl(href) { if (!href) return ""; if (/^https?:\/\//i.test(href)) return href; return location.origin + href; } function gameIdFromPage() { if (typeof window.gid !== "undefined" && window.gid) { return String(window.gid); } const parts = location.pathname.replace(/\/$/, "").split("/"); const last = parts[parts.length - 1]; if (/^\d+$/.test(last)) return last; return parts[5] || ""; } function classicGetDownloadUrl(gid) { return absUrl( `/roms/get-download.php?gid=${encodeURIComponent(gid)}&test=true` ); } function clearAllTimers() { for (let i = 1; i < 50000; i++) { clearTimeout(i); clearInterval(i); } } function findMprdUrl(root) { const scope = root || document; const selectors = [ 'a.link-placeholder[href*="mprd.se"]', 'a[href*="dl"][href*="mprd.se"]', 'a[href*="mprd.se/"]', "#download-link[href*='mprd.se']", ]; for (const sel of selectors) { const el = scope.querySelector(sel); if (el?.href && !el.href.includes("get-new-premium")) return el.href; } const parts = []; if (scope.documentElement?.innerHTML) parts.push(scope.documentElement.innerHTML); for (const s of scope.querySelectorAll?.("script") || []) { if (s.textContent) parts.push(s.textContent); } const m = parts.join("\n").match(/https?:\/\/dl\d*\.mprd\.se\/[^"'\\\s<>)]+/i); return m ? m[0] : null; } function redirectToMprd(url) { if (!url || !/mprd\.se/i.test(url)) return false; location.replace(url); return true; } function triggerFileDownload(url) { const a = document.createElement("a"); a.href = url; a.rel = "noreferrer"; a.style.display = "none"; document.body.appendChild(a); a.click(); a.remove(); } function htmlLooksUnavailable(html) { return /unavailable|removed for now|unfor?tunately this file|no longer offering/i.test( html ); } function parseGetDownloadUrl(html) { const unescaped = html.replace(/&/g, "&"); const byId = unescaped.match( /id=["']download-link["'][^>]*href=["']([^"']+)["']/i ) || unescaped.match( /href=["'](\/roms\/get-download\.php[^"']+)["'][^>]*id=["']download-link["']/i ); if (byId?.[1]) return absUrl(byId[1].replace(/&/g, "&")); const loose = unescaped.match(/\/roms\/get-download\.php\?[^"'\\s<>]+/i); return loose ? absUrl(loose[0].replace(/&/g, "&")) : null; } async function fetchGetDownloadUrl(intermediateHref) { const res = await fetch(absUrl(intermediateHref), { credentials: "include", }); if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`Intermediate page HTTP ${res.status}`); const html = await res.text(); if (htmlLooksUnavailable(html)) return null; return parseGetDownloadUrl(html); } async function tryFetchMprdFromGetDownload(getDownloadUrl) { try { const res = await fetch(getDownloadUrl, { credentials: "include", redirect: "follow", }); if (res.url && /mprd\.se/i.test(res.url)) { triggerFileDownload(res.url); return true; } const body = await res.text(); if (htmlLooksUnavailable(body)) return false; const m = body.match(/https?:\/\/dl\d*\.mprd\.se\/[^"'\\\s<>)]+/i); if (m) { triggerFileDownload(m[0]); return true; } } catch (_) { /* fall through */ } return false; } function downloadViaHiddenIframe(getDownloadUrl) { const iframe = document.createElement("iframe"); iframe.style.cssText = "position:fixed;width:0;height:0;border:0;opacity:0;pointer-events:none"; iframe.src = getDownloadUrl; document.documentElement.appendChild(iframe); setTimeout(() => iframe.remove(), 120000); } async function startGetDownload(getDownloadUrl, label) { ensureDownloadCookies(); epStatus(`Preparing ${label || "download"}…`); if (await tryFetchMprdFromGetDownload(getDownloadUrl)) { epStatus("Download started.", false, 3000); return; } downloadViaHiddenIframe(getDownloadUrl); epStatus("Download started.", false, 3000); } async function directDownloadFromGamePage(intermediateHref, label) { let getUrl = null; try { getUrl = await fetchGetDownloadUrl(intermediateHref); } catch (_) { /* try classic fallback */ } if (!getUrl) { const gid = gameIdFromPage(); if (gid && /^\d+$/.test(gid)) { getUrl = classicGetDownloadUrl(gid); } } if (!getUrl) { epStatus("Could not resolve download URL — opening download page.", true); location.assign(absUrl(intermediateHref)); return; } await startGetDownload(getUrl, label); } async function directDownloadClassic(label) { const gid = gameIdFromPage(); if (!gid || !/^\d+$/.test(gid)) { epStatus("Could not read game ID from this page.", true); return; } await startGetDownload(classicGetDownloadUrl(gid), label); } let statusEl = null; function epStatus(msg, isError, hideMs) { const container = document.querySelector(".download-link"); if (!container) return; if (!statusEl) { statusEl = document.createElement("p"); statusEl.id = "ep-dl-status"; statusEl.style.cssText = "font-size:12px;color:#fa0;margin:8px 0;line-height:1.4;"; container.prepend(statusEl); } statusEl.style.color = isError ? "#f88" : "#fa0"; statusEl.textContent = msg; if (hideMs) { setTimeout(() => { if (statusEl) statusEl.textContent = ""; }, hideMs); } } function isLikelyGameDownloadAnchor(a) { const href = a.getAttribute("href") || ""; const title = a.getAttribute("title") || ""; const text = (a.textContent || "").trim(); if (/get-new-premium|\/Emulators|#download/i.test(href)) return false; if (/^Download\s/i.test(title) || /^Download\s/i.test(text)) return true; if (/get-download\.php/i.test(href)) return true; return false; } function hookDownloadClick(a, handler) { if (a.dataset.epDirect) return false; a.dataset.epDirect = "1"; a.addEventListener( "click", (e) => { e.preventDefault(); e.stopImmediatePropagation(); handler().catch((err) => { epStatus(`Failed: ${err.message}`, true); }); }, true ); return true; } function setupGamePageDirectDownload() { if (IS_INTERMEDIATE || IS_GET_DOWNLOAD) return; const container = document.querySelector(".download-link"); if (!container || container.dataset.epDirectSetup) return; container.dataset.epDirectSetup = "1"; let hooked = 0; const gid = gameIdFromPage(); container.querySelectorAll("a[href]").forEach((a) => { const href = a.getAttribute("href") || a.href; if (isGameDownloadHref(href)) { if ( hookDownloadClick(a, () => { const label = (a.textContent || "").trim(); return directDownloadFromGamePage(href, label); }) ) { hooked++; } return; } if (isLikelyGameDownloadAnchor(a)) { if ( hookDownloadClick(a, () => { const label = (a.textContent || "").trim(); return directDownloadClassic(label); }) ) { hooked++; } } }); const needsClassicLink = hooked === 0 || isClassicRomSection() || htmlLooksUnavailable(container.textContent || ""); if (needsClassicLink && gid && !document.getElementById("ep-classic-download")) { const wrap = document.createElement("div"); wrap.style.marginBottom = "8px"; const a = document.createElement("a"); a.id = "ep-classic-download"; a.href = classicGetDownloadUrl(gid); a.textContent = "Download using workaround (1-click)"; a.title = "Classic EP workaround: get-download.php?gid&test=true"; a.style.color = "#a5d414"; a.style.fontSize = "16px"; hookDownloadClick(a, () => directDownloadClassic(a.textContent)); wrap.appendChild(a); wrap.appendChild(document.createElement("br")); container.prepend(wrap); hooked++; } if (hooked && !document.getElementById("ep-direct-hint")) { const hint = document.createElement("p"); hint.id = "ep-direct-hint"; hint.style.cssText = "font-size:12px;color:#8a8;margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.4;"; hint.textContent = "Direct download enabled — click a link to start without leaving this page."; container.prepend(hint); } } async function tryFetchMprdRedirect(getDownloadUrl) { try { const res = await fetch(getDownloadUrl, { credentials: "include", redirect: "follow", }); if (res.url && /mprd\.se/i.test(res.url)) { location.assign(res.url); return true; } } catch (_) { /* fall through */ } return false; } function hijackLinkPlaceholder() { const el = document.querySelector("a.link-placeholder"); if (!el) return false; clearAllTimers(); const href = el.getAttribute("href") || el.href || ""; if (/mprd\.se/i.test(href) && !href.includes("get-new-premium")) { return redirectToMprd(el.href); } const scraped = findMprdUrl(document); if (scraped) return redirectToMprd(scraped); if (!el.dataset.epWatch) { el.dataset.epWatch = "1"; const obs = new MutationObserver(() => { clearAllTimers(); const h = el.href || el.getAttribute("href") || ""; if (/mprd\.se/i.test(h)) { obs.disconnect(); redirectToMprd(h); return; } const u = findMprdUrl(document); if (u) { obs.disconnect(); redirectToMprd(u); } }); obs.observe(el, { attributes: true, attributeFilter: ["href"] }); obs.observe(document.documentElement, { childList: true, subtree: true }); } if (/will start in \d+ second/i.test(el.textContent || "")) { el.textContent = "Starting your download now…"; } return true; } function skipPremiumWaitPage() { if (!IS_GET_DOWNLOAD) return false; clearAllTimers(); if (redirectToMprd(findMprdUrl(document))) return true; if (hijackLinkPlaceholder()) return true; const meta = document.querySelector('meta[http-equiv="refresh" i]'); if (meta?.content) { const m = meta.content.match(/url=([^;]+)/i); if (m?.[1]) { const u = m[1].trim().replace(/^['"]|['"]$/g, ""); if (/mprd\.se/i.test(u)) return redirectToMprd(u); } } return true; } function hidePreparingBanner() { for (const h of document.querySelectorAll("h2")) { if (/preparing your download/i.test(h.textContent || "")) { h.style.display = "none"; } } } function setupInstantDownloadLink() { if (!IS_INTERMEDIATE) return; const link = document.getElementById("download-link"); if (!link || link.dataset.epInstant) return; if (!(link.getAttribute("href") || "").includes("get-download.php")) return; link.dataset.epInstant = "1"; hidePreparingBanner(); const attach = () => { const target = document.getElementById("download-link"); if (!target || target.dataset.epHooked) return; target.dataset.epHooked = "1"; const fresh = target.cloneNode(true); target.parentNode?.replaceChild(fresh, target); fresh.addEventListener( "click", async (e) => { e.preventDefault(); e.stopImmediatePropagation(); ensureDownloadCookies(); if (await tryFetchMprdRedirect(fresh.href)) return; location.assign(fresh.href); }, true ); }; if (typeof window.jQuery !== "undefined") { window.jQuery(attach); } else { setTimeout(attach, 300); } } function onReady() { ensureDownloadCookies(); skipPremiumWaitPage(); hidePreparingBanner(); setupGamePageDirectDownload(); setupInstantDownloadLink(); if (IS_GET_DOWNLOAD) { hijackLinkPlaceholder(); let n = 0; const burst = setInterval(() => { n++; clearAllTimers(); if (redirectToMprd(findMprdUrl(document)) || hijackLinkPlaceholder()) { clearInterval(burst); } else if (n > 30) { clearInterval(burst); } }, 100); } } ensureDownloadCookies(); if (IS_GET_DOWNLOAD) skipPremiumWaitPage(); if (document.readyState === "loading") { document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", onReady, { once: true }); } else { onReady(); } })();
Based on your update, I updated my version of the UserScript for the benefit of others; with more time, I might even be able to re-write it so that it works in browsers older than Chrome 80, Firefox 74, Safari 13.1, or Opera 67, for the benefit of those who hang on to Windows XP: https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/407947-emuparadise-download-workaround
The major change I made was to define each regular expression at the top and then use it, because each regular-expression "literal" is actually an invocation of the new RegExp constructor; I realize that this is a micro-optimization, though.
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Re-write with no jQuery: