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shapesandstuff ,

I love how much the emulation scene is doing for game preservation

Plus its super interesting from a technical point too

Gamers_mate OP ,

Emulation has come a long way. It is a great way to experience videogame history without original hardware.

melroy ,
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Until archive.org soon will be ceased. Other big ROM sites were forced to close as well.. It's madness!! And we are not doing enough to prevent this. For example: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/06/one-of-the-webs-oldest-rom-sites-removes-games-by-nintendo-sega-and-lego

shapesandstuff ,

Yeah its a shame. Idk how much “we” can do about corporates misguided copyright craze

chloyster ,

Talk of emulation is definitely allowed but might be for the best to not link places to get roms. Just out of an abundance of caution

Wrufieotnak ,

Well, that is a very open ended question.

My thoughts on emulation is that it is an absolute necessity in order to preserve the history of gaming. However, it will also probably always be a grey area regarding copyright. Especially with emulation of current gen I find it not okay, since the original creator still earns money with it. But if a game or console is not sold anymore? Nobody loses money from me using an emulator to play Chrono Trigger with save states and increased game speed to make the farming and boss fights easier.

ethd ,

Chrono Trigger is still being sold actually, so probably not the best example. That said, I still have my original PS1 Chrono Trigger disc that I haven’t played on original hardware (or even my still-hooked-up PS3) for a while because I legally dumped it and play it with a much higher emulated disc read speed. As much as Nintendo has made explicit statements to the contrary, it is legal in most countries to back up your own games and do with them what you will.

Wrufieotnak ,

Meh, the mobile phone port they sell on steam is not comparable to the original, but you are right on the principle.

Bells ,

I used emulation to show a bunch of old PS1, PS2, and original Xbox games I had when I was younger to my partner. It was a fun evening, and they actually enjoyed most of them. They didn’t really get into gaming until the Wii, so it was nice to see their reactions to some of the older stuff.

But I agree with the other comments here, it should really only be used for preservation or things you can’t purchase from retail anymore.

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