08-06-2004 02:12									#1
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So I am jst a regular G who misses playing all of those old SNES games that I used to play with my honkies in the past.
Now I, being a well cultured G have heard much from my rhyming crew about these thizzangs called emulators.
But alas I don't know where to get one, what the probablility is htta I can find a good game like Secret of Mana, or a Donkey Kong Game.
Also, I got into DOS gmaes for a short while, but ended up downloading one that secerely f***ed up our compy and left us high and dry w/o a working harddrive. Yes, my fmaily was pissed at me.
SO what are the odds that the same will happen to me from an emulator?

	08-06-2004 03:00									#2
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Search for ZSNES, best SNES emulator around.



If you need help finding the ROMs, PM me. I have pretty much all the best games, and some rare ones. (including a few that where never officially released, or where later translated by fans)

	08-06-2004 03:11									#3
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Are ROMs the games themselves?

	08-06-2004 03:13									#4
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Yes.

	08-06-2004 03:27									#5
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So Ludd, now I have hte ZNES emulator, and I have another question. Can I download jsut any SNES ROM for my emulator? ANd if not, then what's a n***a( I spelled it w/ an A so I'm not racist!!) to do?

	08-06-2004 03:29									#6
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any SNES ROM should work with ZSNES.

	08-06-2004 03:31									#7
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Dudes, you can't do that here.

	08-06-2004 03:40									#8
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do what? discuss gaming? SInce when is htta a crime? This is one of the few few times that I'm not turning a thread into spam mountain!

	08-06-2004 03:42									#9
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Now, now, alva's not turning it into a spam mountain either. Just pointing out that you are downloading games, not paying for them, hence it might be... hmmm.. risky around here to discuss that. Although I'm thinking it would be more of a judgement call on the part of rah, or whoever happens to come by here, than anything. Though I'm thinking the verdict may be the same as for those small beat up canines we aren't allowed to mention here.

	08-06-2004 03:52									#10
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It's not a judgement call, I've seen Ming close threads on this subject before and usually coming with a warning.
If there is one thing he is strict on then it's it this, yes even abadonware (Ming does not belief such a thing exists )

	08-06-2004 03:57									#11
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Emulators are legal, Roms are not.


Which is why I told him to enquire via PM if that is what he needs.

	08-06-2004 04:00									#12
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Well... discussion of the emulators is fine... just not using copyrighted games from my understanding.

Personally, I like SNES9X... but it does have a great Mac version... though finding those darn player made games is certainly hard to do...

	08-06-2004 04:01									#13
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Yes I know ( I don't make the here btw. ), the downloading are probably enough though.

btw, they're is a great flash version of Donkey Kong too, less hassle.

	08-06-2004 04:03									#14
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quote: Originally posted by alva It's not a judgement call, I've seen Ming close threads on this subject before.

So then it's uhh... A judgement call made official. What I was trying to say is that this is pretty much the same as the ud case, I think, and I thought that was a judgement call. Hence, so is this IMO. But if such discussions have been closed before, so much more reason to quieten up and let this baby sink out of the view.

	08-06-2004 04:50									#15
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It's also legal if you own the game in question. For instance, I own Chrono Trigger for the SNES, but I don't feel like dragging my SNES out to play it, so am I allowed to have a "backup" copy for my own use. If that is in the form of a ROM, that is valid, legally speaking.

	08-06-2004 04:53									#16
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riddle me this ZargonX:

if one owns chrono trigger on the PS, as part of that final fantasy set, is it therefore legally ok to have the snes rom?

	08-06-2004 04:55									#17
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I didn't know that it wasn't allowed to discuss such awesome things in the APolyton dominion.

quote: It's also legal if you own the game in question. For instance, I own Chrono Trigger for the SNES, but I don't feel like dragging my SNES out to play it, so am I allowed to have a "backup" copy for my own use. If that is in the form of a ROM, that is valid, legally speaking.

This reminds me too much of Don't Copy That Floppy!

	08-06-2004 04:59									#18
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quote: Originally posted by ZargonX It's also legal if you own the game in question. For instance, I own Chrono Trigger for the SNES, but I don't feel like dragging my SNES out to play it, so am I allowed to have a "backup" copy for my own use. If that is in the form of a ROM, that is valid, legally speaking.

Only if you make it yourself, no?

	08-06-2004 05:01									#19
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I'm pretty sure that ROMs are illegal regardless of wether you own the cartridge or not. But it's not like the cops are going to bust down your door for playing chrono trigger, anyways.

	08-06-2004 05:03									#20
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quote: Originally posted by ZargonX It's also legal if you own the game in question. For instance, I own Chrono Trigger for the SNES, but I don't feel like dragging my SNES out to play it, so am I allowed to have a "backup" copy for my own use. If that is in the form of a ROM, that is valid, legally speaking.

Not on this site, it isn't.

That doesn't mean I don't agree with you or the others here, just wanted to keep you people out of trouble

	08-06-2004 05:35									#21
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I heard that ROMs are totally legal if you own a copy.

	08-06-2004 06:24									#22
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quote: Not on this site, it isn't.

Sorry I have no intention of discussing where or how to get ROMs, just discussing the actual laws around them

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	08-06-2004 14:13									#24
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Hmm, still open.

You never know, change the discussion to emulators and it might last even longer.

	08-06-2004 18:42									#25
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quote: Originally posted by DrSpike Hmm, still open. You never know, change the discussion to emulators and it might last even longer.

change the discussion back to the thread title? you, you, radical you!!!:

	08-06-2004 23:56									#26
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I thought htat if we talked of emulators and such related things, the thread would close?

	09-06-2004 01:20									#27
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for snes i like zsnes, for all thing gameboy(gb, gbc, and gba) i like visualboy advance, and for nes i used nesticle(iirc). i haven't tried genesis, ps1, n64(runs slow, bad support), or mame(arcades) too seriously yet. the emulators are very easy to find for all these.

roms are harder to find but once you do find them be prepared to be amazed. you'll see so many games(probably more than a few thousand for snes alone) and tons you've never even heard of. of course most of them are crap but there are a few diamonds in the rough. i don't think anything i said here will get me in trouble.

	09-06-2004 01:23									#28
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ePSXe is a good playstation emulator.

	09-06-2004 01:44									#29
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yeah i know. n64/ps1 games generally weight in at many mbs though so i have never been keen on them(i have 28.8k remember).

	09-06-2004 01:58									#30
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are there any decent n64 emulators? I haven't checked in a long while.