diff --git a/gwenesis/main/main.c b/gwenesis/main/main.c
index cbf9db3f3..74d241fa2 100644
--- a/gwenesis/main/main.c
+++ b/gwenesis/main/main.c
@@ -233,15 +233,19 @@ void app_main(void)
 
     RG_LOGI("Genesis start\n");
 
-    FILE *fp = fopen(app->romPath, "rb");
-    if (!fp)
-        RG_PANIC("Rom load failed");
-    fseek(fp, 0, SEEK_END);
-    size_t rom_size = ftell(fp);
-    void *rom_data = malloc((rom_size & ~0xFFFF) + 0x10000);
-    fseek(fp, 0, SEEK_SET);
-    fread(rom_data, 1, rom_size, fp);
-    fclose(fp);
+    size_t rom_size;
+    void *rom_data;
+
+    if (rg_extension_match(app->romPath, "zip"))
+    {
+        if (!rg_storage_unzip_file(app->romPath, NULL, &rom_data, &rom_size))
+            RG_PANIC("ROM file unzipping failed!");
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        if (!rg_storage_read_file(app->romPath, &rom_data, &rom_size))
+            RG_PANIC("ROM load failed!");
+    }
 
     RG_LOGI("load_cartridge(%p, %d)\n", rom_data, rom_size);
     load_cartridge(rom_data, rom_size);
diff --git a/launcher/main/applications.c b/launcher/main/applications.c
index 98fef2fae..5f285c9a9 100644
--- a/launcher/main/applications.c
+++ b/launcher/main/applications.c
@@ -673,18 +673,18 @@ static void application(const char *desc, const char *name, const char *exts, co
 
 void applications_init(void)
 {
-    application("Nintendo Entertainment System", "nes", "nes fc fds nsf", "retro-core", 16);
-    application("Super Nintendo", "snes", "smc sfc", "retro-core", 0);
-    application("Nintendo Gameboy", "gb", "gb gbc", "retro-core", 0);
-    application("Nintendo Gameboy Color", "gbc", "gbc gb", "retro-core", 0);
+    application("Nintendo Entertainment System", "nes", "nes fc fds nsf zip", "retro-core", 16);
+    application("Super Nintendo", "snes", "smc sfc zip", "retro-core", 0);
+    application("Nintendo Gameboy", "gb", "gb gbc zip", "retro-core", 0);
+    application("Nintendo Gameboy Color", "gbc", "gbc gb zip", "retro-core", 0);
     application("Nintendo Game & Watch", "gw", "gw", "retro-core", 0);
     // application("Sega SG-1000", "sg1", "sms sg sg1", "retro-core", 0);
-    application("Sega Master System", "sms", "sms sg", "retro-core", 0);
-    application("Sega Game Gear", "gg", "gg", "retro-core", 0);
-    application("Sega Mega Drive", "md", "md gen bin", "gwenesis", 0);
-    application("Coleco ColecoVision", "col", "col rom", "retro-core", 0);
-    application("NEC PC Engine", "pce", "pce", "retro-core", 0);
-    application("Atari Lynx", "lnx", "lnx", "retro-core", 64);
+    application("Sega Master System", "sms", "sms sg zip", "retro-core", 0);
+    application("Sega Game Gear", "gg", "gg zip", "retro-core", 0);
+    application("Sega Mega Drive", "md", "md gen bin zip", "gwenesis", 0);
+    application("Coleco ColecoVision", "col", "col rom zip", "retro-core", 0);
+    application("NEC PC Engine", "pce", "pce zip", "retro-core", 0);
+    application("Atari Lynx", "lnx", "lnx zip", "retro-core", 64);
     // application("Atari 2600", "a26", "a26", "stella-go", 0);
     // application("Neo Geo Pocket Color", "ngp", "ngp ngc", "ngpocket-go", 0);
     application("DOOM", "doom", "wad", "prboom-go", 0);
diff --git a/retro-core/main/main_gbc.c b/retro-core/main/main_gbc.c
index b46bb91b5..ff9203cc6 100644
--- a/retro-core/main/main_gbc.c
+++ b/retro-core/main/main_gbc.c
@@ -270,8 +270,19 @@ void gbc_main(void)
     gnuboy_set_soundbuffer((void *)audioBuffer, sizeof(audioBuffer) / 2);
 
     // Load ROM
-    if (gnuboy_load_rom_file(app->romPath) < 0)
+    if (rg_extension_match(app->romPath, "zip"))
+    {
+        void *data;
+        size_t size;
+        if (!rg_storage_unzip_file(app->romPath, NULL, &data, &size))
+            RG_PANIC("ROM file unzipping failed!");
+        if (gnuboy_load_rom(data, size) < 0)
+            RG_PANIC("ROM Loading failed!");
+    }
+    else if (gnuboy_load_rom_file(app->romPath) < 0)
+    {
         RG_PANIC("ROM Loading failed!");
+    }
 
     // Load BIOS
     if (loadBIOSFile)
diff --git a/retro-core/main/main_lynx.cpp b/retro-core/main/main_lynx.cpp
index 26c3fce9b..e92065aa6 100644
--- a/retro-core/main/main_lynx.cpp
+++ b/retro-core/main/main_lynx.cpp
@@ -86,6 +86,22 @@ static void set_display_mode(void)
     updates[1]->height = height;
 }
 
+static CSystem *new_lynx(void)
+{
+    CSystem *lynx;
+    if (rg_extension_match(app->romPath, "zip"))
+    {
+        void *data;
+        size_t size;
+        if (!rg_storage_unzip_file(app->romPath, NULL, &data, &size))
+            RG_PANIC("ROM file unzipping failed!");
+        CSystem *lynx = new CSystem((UBYTE*)data, size, MIKIE_PIXEL_FORMAT_16BPP_565_BE, app->sampleRate);
+        free(data);
+        return lynx;
+    }
+    return new CSystem(app->romPath, MIKIE_PIXEL_FORMAT_16BPP_565_BE, app->sampleRate);
+}
+
 
 static rg_gui_event_t rotation_cb(rg_gui_option_t *option, rg_gui_event_t event)
 {
@@ -159,7 +175,7 @@ static bool reset_handler(bool hard)
 {
     // This isn't nice but lynx->Reset() crashes...
     delete lynx;
-    lynx = new CSystem(app->romPath, MIKIE_PIXEL_FORMAT_16BPP_565_BE, app->sampleRate);
+    lynx = new_lynx();
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -190,7 +206,7 @@ extern "C" void lynx_main(void)
     app->tickRate = 60;
 
     // Init emulator
-    lynx = new CSystem(app->romPath, MIKIE_PIXEL_FORMAT_16BPP_565_BE, app->sampleRate);
+    lynx = new_lynx();
 
     if (lynx->mFileType == HANDY_FILETYPE_ILLEGAL)
     {
diff --git a/retro-core/main/main_nes.c b/retro-core/main/main_nes.c
index a4b35e3a5..9002353ba 100644
--- a/retro-core/main/main_nes.c
+++ b/retro-core/main/main_nes.c
@@ -208,11 +208,23 @@ void nes_main(void)
 
     nes = nes_init(SYS_DETECT, app->sampleRate, true, RG_BASE_PATH_BIOS "/fds_bios.bin");
     if (!nes)
-    {
         RG_PANIC("Init failed.");
+
+    int ret = -1;
+
+    if (rg_extension_match(app->romPath, "zip"))
+    {
+        void *data;
+        size_t size;
+        if (!rg_storage_unzip_file(app->romPath, NULL, &data, &size))
+            RG_PANIC("ROM file unzipping failed!");
+        ret = nes_insertcart(rom_loadmem(data, size));
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        ret = nes_loadfile(app->romPath);
     }
 
-    int ret = nes_loadfile(app->romPath);
     if (ret == -1)
         RG_PANIC("ROM load failed.");
     else if (ret == -2)
diff --git a/retro-core/main/main_pce.c b/retro-core/main/main_pce.c
index 4dcebbdbf..7df6f6d82 100644
--- a/retro-core/main/main_pce.c
+++ b/retro-core/main/main_pce.c
@@ -219,7 +219,16 @@ void pce_main(void)
 
     InitPCE(app->sampleRate, true);
 
-    if (LoadFile(app->romPath) != 0)
+    if (rg_extension_match(app->romPath, "zip"))
+    {
+        void *data;
+        size_t size;
+        if (!rg_storage_unzip_file(app->romPath, NULL, &data, &size))
+            RG_PANIC("ROM file unzipping failed!");
+        if (LoadCard(data, size) != 0)
+            RG_PANIC("ROM loading failed");
+    }
+    else if (LoadFile(app->romPath) != 0)
     {
         RG_PANIC("ROM loading failed");
     }
diff --git a/retro-core/main/main_sms.c b/retro-core/main/main_sms.c
index f1e72bed0..80fcaa2a3 100644
--- a/retro-core/main/main_sms.c
+++ b/retro-core/main/main_sms.c
@@ -125,7 +125,16 @@ void sms_main(void)
     else
         option.console = 0;
 
-    if (!load_rom_file(app->romPath))
+    if (rg_extension_match(app->romPath, "zip"))
+    {
+        void *data;
+        size_t size;
+        if (!rg_storage_unzip_file(app->romPath, NULL, &data, &size))
+            RG_PANIC("ROM file unzipping failed!");
+        if (!load_rom(data, RG_MAX(0x4000, size), size))
+            RG_PANIC("ROM file loading failed!");
+    }
+    else if (!load_rom_file(app->romPath))
         RG_PANIC("ROM file loading failed!");
 
     bitmap.width = SMS_WIDTH;
diff --git a/retro-core/main/main_snes.c b/retro-core/main/main_snes.c
index f136be95e..50ad0577c 100644
--- a/retro-core/main/main_snes.c
+++ b/retro-core/main/main_snes.c
@@ -289,7 +289,17 @@ void snes_main(void)
     if (!S9xInitGFX())
         RG_PANIC("Graphics init failed!");
 
-    if (!LoadROM(app->romPath))
+    const char *filename = app->romPath;
+
+    if (rg_extension_match(filename, "zip"))
+    {
+        free(Memory.ROM); // Would be nice to reuse it directly...
+        if (!rg_storage_unzip_file(filename, NULL, (void **)&Memory.ROM, &Memory.ROM_Size))
+            RG_PANIC("ROM file unzipping failed!");
+        filename = NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (!LoadROM(filename))
         RG_PANIC("ROM loading failed!");
 
 #ifdef USE_BLARGG_APU