I and every other person here have their own, largely unique set or moral standards behind all of this, mostly because the law itself is so vague and limiting (again, even the structure of a ROM you back up yourself for use in emulation software isn’t strictly legal) so there’s a ton of gray zones here. Just download the emulator that works for your OS & then get the ROMs Check the links others posted below (Coolrom. Put another way, the law is far heavier on someone helping someone else commit Piracy than pretty much everything I listed above.Īgain, I’m not trying endorse or suggest any behavior (see above section on Piracy) but it’s important to understand the emulation landscape and to make your own decisions and conclusions from there. Same way you do on a Windows/Linux computer. Helping someone else commit piracy is something that rom sites actively get taken down for. Nobody will show you where to get ROMs for Game X or Game Y. Now, I’m not going to talk about justifying Piracy one way or the other, but a common position is this: if you want to do it yourself, then you’re on your own. Not strictly legal, but it’s much more practical than the alternative (which again wasn’t 100% legal either). Many people kinda walk a tightrope on this point by owning the game and then using someone else’s copy. Using someone else’s backup without paying for said game is illegal - literally Piracy. Still all of this is assuming you already have ownership of the actual game and the hardware to back up its contents. Thankfully, nobody cares about that tidbit. Making a backup itself is fine - though legally, the type of backup should be for archival use only. ROMs, or the digital backup files created from actual games, are more complicated. Legally speaking, emulation software is 100% legal, which is why projects are very public and even hosted hosted open-source on GitHub. Note that what follows might not match up 100% with this video and again, is my best attempt to provide background on the subject. I’m not a lawyer, just a redditor who likes tech and watched and read some stuff regarding the legal aspects of emulation (which, of course, I’m having trouble finding…but here’s another video that seems pretty solid). Instead of downvoting out-of-hand, let’s try some basic education on emulation. Then you’ll understand why people were quick to help you find an emulator, but not game files. Also learn about the legal aspects of software piracy. TL DR: spend some time learning about emulation, ROMs, and the legal aspects thereof.
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