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Re: Can someone please tell me about emulation?

Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:47 am
by Deepfreeze32
I'm afraid I can't link you sites without falling into some legal gray area. However, I can suggest that you should use proxies and virus scanners. Google is your best friend.

Re: Can someone please tell me about emulation?

Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:29 pm
by DeadManReedeemed
I saw a YouTube site called DopeRom on YouTube.

Also, if a site wasn't safe Google would not put it up there, right? Right?

Re: Can someone please tell me about emulation?

Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 7:19 pm
by Pheonix
DeadManReedeemed wrote:Also, if a site wasn't safe Google would not put it up there, right? Right?
I honestly cannot tell if this is sarcasm or not.

Re: Can someone please tell me about emulation?

Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 7:43 pm
by DeadManReedeemed
It's not.

Re: Can someone please tell me about emulation?

Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 8:33 pm
by ArchAngel
DeadManReedeemed wrote:It's not.
Is this sarcasm?

Re: Can someone please tell me about emulation?

Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2012 3:06 pm
by DeadManReedeemed
:lolno:

Hahahahahahahahahahaha.......No.

Re: Can someone please tell me about emulation?

Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2012 12:57 am
by DeadManReedeemed
Is it illegal if I download the original version because I can't get it? For example, say I wanted to download a Dreamcast game to emulate it. They don't make games for Dreamcast anymore, but is it still illegal?

Re: Can someone please tell me about emulation?

Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2012 1:29 am
by Nate DaZombie
DeadManReedeemed wrote:Is it illegal if I download the original version because I can't get it? For example, say I wanted to download a Dreamcast game to emulate it. They don't make games for Dreamcast anymore, but is it still illegal?
As we've said, this is more a question of morality rather than legality. Is the game ever likely to be re-released? Was it ever released where you live? Could you pick it up at a local game store? (some stores still sell classic items)

Re: Can someone please tell me about emulation?

Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 12:41 am
by Pheonix
It's illegal. Copyrights last for 50 years after the copyrights holder's death, unless the copyright is renewed.

So no, it's not legal, at least in our lifetime.

Re: Can someone please tell me about emulation?

Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 12:43 am
by ArchAngel
I aim to misbehave.

Re: Can someone please tell me about emulation?

Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 12:49 am
by ChickenSoup
Anyone know of a good SNES emulator? I'm feeling rebellious

Re: Can someone please tell me about emulation?

Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 2:59 pm
by ccgr

Re: Can someone please tell me about emulation?

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 12:11 am
by DeadManReedeemed
So I can't emulate the original?

Re: Can someone please tell me about emulation?

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 12:16 am
by Pheonix
DeadManReedeemed wrote:So I can't emulate the original?
If you have such a big problem with doing something illegal, don't even approach that thing.

Re: Can someone please tell me about emulation?

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 3:19 am
by Chozon1
Pheonix wrote:
DeadManReedeemed wrote:So I can't emulate the original?
If you have such a big problem with doing something illegal, don't even approach that thing.
The deuce, my friend.