Early attempts to dump Paprium resulted in dead carts. Users reported that after connecting the cartridge to a standard dumper, the game would no longer boot on a real Genesis. This led to a chilling warning in the underground scene: "Do not put Paprium in a ROM dumper unless you have a soldering iron and a donor cart."
Watch this guide for a breakdown of how the Paprium ROM was finally emulated and how to set it up in RetroArch: Paprium Rom Archive
: In late 2021 and throughout 2022, functional ROMs finally began appearing in private and public archives. These versions often required specific emulators (like specialized builds of Genesis Plus GX Early attempts to dump Paprium resulted in dead carts