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Download an Play All the iPod Games for Free

May 29, 2007 by in Apple,Downloadable with 43 Comments

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Have an iPod but want to TRY some iPod games before you buy them? Zomgstuff has compiled an easy (?) to follow set of instructions on how to fill your iPod with iPod games – well – without paying for them.

First you need to know whether you have a 5G iPod, or a 5.5G iPod. A 5.5G iPod has the SEARCH feature while the 5G does not. Once you figure that out download the games on the right. IF YOU LOAD THE WRONG FIRMWARE YOU MAY RUIN YOUR iPod but it can easily be fixed by applying the CORRECT firmware a few times.

  • On your iPod, enable hidden folders and go to: /ipod_control. Create a folder called Games_RO.
  • Open each game ZIP. Drag the numbered folder to Games_RO.
  • Download iPodWizard 1.2d on the right. Start it up. You may need to right click>run as administrator to get it to work.
  • Change the edit mode to “Firmware File”
  • Download the proper firmware for your 5G or your 5.5G iPod at the right. Extract it, then load it in iPW.
  • Click “Write to iPod”.

Be sure to check out Zomgstuff for the full instructions and downloads.


  • http://mykalcave.com Myke

    The whole RUIN YOUR IPOD part kinda turned me off. Its like my child! If I had a child that is…

  • Suzuka

    I did this a while ago, works fine

  • John N

    I’ve always had trouble with Ipw never could figure it out cause I wanted to mod my ipod

  • emory

    psh Rockbox ftw. Switched when i left iTunes. Never looked back. Best thing i’ve ever done with my iPod(s)

  • Minh

    All the links are down now anyway, seems like Megaupload caught on and took it down.

  • arnell

    this is so great

  • jordo

    ok this will not ruin ur ipod its quite simple to do, if u know what u are doing and have the right programs, these games are illegal cause there hacked =P. if anyone wants to know how to do it add me on msn or email me on jordanshand373@hotmail.com

  • Josh

    Where do u get the zip files????

  • Annie

    waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah I think I killed my iPod T_T…ugh…I’m too much of a noob for my own good…can someone please help me? Is it supposed to say “Use iTunes to restore” …?

  • alan

    oh my god ! the 5G firmware skin so ugly
    How to make the 5G firmware skin look like original skin help me pls !

  • alan

    hey guy ! i have a question
    does this firmware Influence my ipod music volume ?
    and damage my ipod ?

  • albert

    how the hell do you enable hidden folders

  • manu

    By the way mine is a ipod nano and it is a 4gb one

  • manu

    my ipod nano is just 4GB

  • Ahmed

    thanks for all free games

  • 5telligil

    are they working??or am i a noob??

  • Me

    Thanks but i already knew this lol

  • http://Yahoo Jo’anna

    I would really like to find a website that is easy to download games for and ipod, because i have spent hours trying to figure out how to download free games and now im really tired.

  • Anish

    Can anyone e-mail me the downloaded ipod games file that can simply be copied on the 80 gb ipod. That would be toooo good for me…..many thanx

  • rachel

    i dont get it??? what if i have a 2nd generation nano? will it work for me? its a 4gb. i need step by step instructions? how do i get to hidden folders? im so lost, its not even funny :-(

  • samer

    where is the games and how i download it ?

  • Daz

    Will this work on a new 8g nano??????????????

  • Tommy

    it works fine – all it does is adds the original firmware to the ipod – i got a 5.5 an i do it all da time – i found sites to download from – but – if u purchased anything – theres a part 2 to doin dis – u gotta first sync it – add to the games folder – ipod wiz shit now – if you werent smart enough to back up your saves – you will avta restart… – dont worry bout it messin up yer ipod – if it does – (only due to ipod wizard malfunctioning like it did to meh) – run in disc mode – format with fat16 – and restore

  • http://none Whoopz

    Hey ya guys, i’ve got a ipod classic 80gb, and i wonder if i can download and use these games for my ipod.

    Greetz Whoopz

  • Gurashiera

    Nice! ^_^

  • Ben

    Hey I Have An 8gb 3rd Gen Nano…What Are The Files For This, Are They The Same?

  • Gesun Dipto

    if its full free of registering than its good for me

  • diana

    ok i hav a 30GB ipod…and i know how to do everything except the first step which is enabling hidden folders….please anybody reply!!! any help appreciated…thanks u guys :)

  • sirgi

    yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

  • Bobby

    Yeah, your reffering to everything “on the right”. I dont know if you forgot to add the stuff in, but theres nothing there lol. Theres discussion topics and some adware, no games or updates…

  • reza

    Where May I Download Games?

  • laurnzo

    Okay i did everything like it was said. I copied the games into the ipod control hidden folder, used the wizard to get the firmware on my ipod 5.5g and after it was done i ejected the ipod and it reset its, Now my problem is i have a very nice modded ipod touch look a like ipod 5.5 but the game i put on doesn’t show anywhere on the ipod expect where i put it which is in the folder of the ipod_control.What i’m i doing wrong,, some help

  • .Dream

    I keep getting ERROR -1 while attempting to write the 5G firmware to my iPod.
    And does the 5.5G have the search feature in the music section only?

  • selatan

    nice bro……
    i must try, in my nano 8g

  • dusty

    will this work on the older ipod nano 2gb

  • Danny

    does this work on ipod nano 3gen 8GB? i need some one to help me out , i only do itouch stuff…………thankx guys

  • Regan

    I have to say, never tried this, mainly because my iPod is my baby. I clean it four times a day ^^ I’m sad xP. But thank you very much for doing this, this is a fantastic contribution to iPod land.

    I HATE YOU APPLE!!! GIVE US THE SOURCE CODE!!! DEVELOPERS NEED TO MAKE GAMES!!! LIFE IS NOT ABOUT MONEY!

  • Sens

    i still dont get it…………….im real slow wit dis kinda stufff.

  • diana d

    ok i know how to do the hidden file stuff but………………. i need help with the whole fisrt part about the firmware and opening the other stuff someone help!!! please!!!

  • ashwin

    verry good keep it up

  • NOOB

    OMFG . AM I A NOOB OR IS MY IPOD STUFFED?

  • madnick

    Where do l find the 5.5g firmware file.?

  • Bri

    i keep getting an error writing firmware error! code: -1, 22, 13899776. can anyone help?

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