, SecurityFocus 2000-07-10
They save Pac Man and Pengo for future generations while ducking the copyright police. Being an arcade archivist is no game.
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But where can you get the ROMS?
2000-07-11
Anonymous (2 replies)
Anonymous (2 replies)
Money is still made from the old games.
2000-07-11
Anonymous (3 replies)
Anonymous (3 replies)
I think video game companies could turn emulation into a profit center
2000-07-17
Anonymous (2 replies)
Anonymous (2 replies)
Some music fans are beginning to see this too.
If I tape a friend's CD, have I broken the law?
Most people will say yes.
Have I done something immoral?
Most people will say no.
The same applies to games and roms.
The issue of the games being out of date and no longer sold is irrelevent from a legal perspective, but should not be discounted completely.
After all who is more likely to buy Tempest 2000?
Someone who has never heard of Tempest or someone who has played the ORIGINAL and has fond memories of it!
You are unlikely to encounter an origianl Tempest machine in real-life arcades nowadays, so things like MAME play an important role.
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