Between the ages of 5 and 14, 100% of my disposable income was spent playing these ROMs when housed in their original machines.
I'd bet a testicle that not a single developer of any of the ROMs I have downloaded would begrudge my nostalgic trip, and I think that's exactly what it's about to most people. Just a little bit of nostalgia.
I don't think there's much of a moral issue here. The only argument I can see for the games industry not being keen of having these old ROMs available for free, is that whilst people are spending hours and hours playing old games via MAME, they may not necessarily be going out and buying new games. I choose to ignore that argument though as I don't really play games much anymore. I don't really play old games any more either. The fact of the matter is when I boot these old ROMs I no longer see the magic. It's gone. Mostly. Robotron is still friggin' awesome though!
I'm not sure if China has thought this through. Have they considered the real possibility of a mass wave of immigration from economically unstable countries like the UK?
Whilst performing dull and boring tasks I often find I'm compelled to fidget. I can't help it, and I've always been this way.
A few years ago, I had the pleasure of working for a small ISP in an overly cramped office in London. Space was so tight that my colleagues PC, whose desk was situated across from me, had his PC case rested directly against my monitor. Having his PSU fan blowing in my face was actually quite welcome during the summer time. I would often find my fingers running over the back of his machine during less than captivating conversations, on occasion accidentally removing his keyboard or mouse in the process. Before the advent of auto-sensing voltage PSU's - most power supplies in the UK were sold with a 240/120V switch. Without being consciously involved in the decision process, I somehow managed to push the switch down to 120V. I was immediately awoken out of my slumber by the flash of light, puff of smoke and enormous cracking sound that were emitted at the end of my forefinger. As a result of this traumatic experience, I have now taken up doodling.
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Just think how many iPads they would have found if they instead searched for some meth.
Between the ages of 5 and 14, 100% of my disposable income was spent playing these ROMs when housed in their original machines. I'd bet a testicle that not a single developer of any of the ROMs I have downloaded would begrudge my nostalgic trip, and I think that's exactly what it's about to most people. Just a little bit of nostalgia. I don't think there's much of a moral issue here. The only argument I can see for the games industry not being keen of having these old ROMs available for free, is that whilst people are spending hours and hours playing old games via MAME, they may not necessarily be going out and buying new games. I choose to ignore that argument though as I don't really play games much anymore. I don't really play old games any more either. The fact of the matter is when I boot these old ROMs I no longer see the magic. It's gone. Mostly. Robotron is still friggin' awesome though!
I'm not sure if China has thought this through. Have they considered the real possibility of a mass wave of immigration from economically unstable countries like the UK?
Whilst performing dull and boring tasks I often find I'm compelled to fidget. I can't help it, and I've always been this way. A few years ago, I had the pleasure of working for a small ISP in an overly cramped office in London. Space was so tight that my colleagues PC, whose desk was situated across from me, had his PC case rested directly against my monitor. Having his PSU fan blowing in my face was actually quite welcome during the summer time. I would often find my fingers running over the back of his machine during less than captivating conversations, on occasion accidentally removing his keyboard or mouse in the process. Before the advent of auto-sensing voltage PSU's - most power supplies in the UK were sold with a 240/120V switch. Without being consciously involved in the decision process, I somehow managed to push the switch down to 120V. I was immediately awoken out of my slumber by the flash of light, puff of smoke and enormous cracking sound that were emitted at the end of my forefinger. As a result of this traumatic experience, I have now taken up doodling.
I have been cajooled into visiting the above site many times. It is an image that has scarred me. Pls don't tell me that I legally own it too.
48hrs of queueing just to get into a shop??? That's a big commitment to consumerism.
...I think I'll stick to the above for the time being.