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Originally Posted by Mykonos
Okay, I need a bit of help from someone who is more knowledgeable in emulators than I am. I own a copy of Pokemon Gold (somewhere) but even if I knew where it was, my DS couldn't play it anyway. Would downloading a Rom of the game be illegal? I've heard from someone that it's just a perfectly legal way of getting handheld games onto your PC for playing, but I'm not fully confident in that source.
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Originally Posted by RVCA
No, I'm fairly sure the usage of ROMs is illegal no matter which way you slice it. Ask Noise, he's the emulator expert.
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Originally Posted by tore
I see no reason why downloading roms should be legal. Games are copyrighted and it generally takes like 50-70 years for copyrights to expire.
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Originally Posted by Mykonos
So I was lied to? I thought as much. As you said, they don't really seem like something that would be even remotely legal. I might download it anyway as I don't think there's any morals in question with it seeing as I would (if I made a real effort) be able to play Gold on my old GBA with no money trading hands anyway, but I'll stop talking about illegal stuff now.
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I was under the impression that, like with songs/albums, if you own it on one medium (you bought the game), you can feel free to download the rom. It's a 'backup'. It's kind of a grey area. I truly don't believe you'd be at risk for downloading Visual Boy Advance and a rom or two.
I've been playing Advance Wars on my Visual Boy Advance. Going through the campaign for the third time so I can finish unlocking all the characters for other modes... Fun game, can't wait to try Advance Wars 2.
I just beat Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap ... much more fun than I had anticipated a Game Boy Zelda game could be.