Rom sites?

jimpoleshukjimpoleshuk
in Collector's Corner
Back in the day, ROM sites were all over, then many went into the tank.

Any good one still up?  I have nearly all the NES roms but only a few SNES and Genesis.

BTW: if its illegal, then I'm just kidding image

Comments

  • jaredkkjaredkk
    I think it is illegal, unless you own the cartridges of the games you have the ROM for.  Then it's just a back-up to your cartridge.
  • langenfeldlangenfeld
    try www.rom-world.com, you'll probably find everything you need there!
  • bunnyboybunnyboy
    Originally posted by: jaredkk



    I think it is illegal, unless you own the cartridges of the games you have the ROM for.  Then it's just a back-up to your cartridge.




    And technically the backup is only legal if you created it yourself (17 USC Section 117). Many people like to ignore that little bit image There is likely no way to prove you didn't make the backup, but unless you have something like a CopyNES no way to show you did. Strictly speaking if you sell the cart you made the backup from, that backup must be erased.



    So unless its public domain or other free license:
    • Every rom you download is illegal.

    • Every repro is illegal, including hacks and translations. Just because it wasn't or isn't now available for sale does not make it legal.

    • Abandonware does not exist, someone somewhere owns the copyright whether they know it or not.
  • nes_kingnes_king
    lol... guess it like downloading music....
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