Poll
Question:
Have you ever played a game illegally, without purchasing it?
Option 1: yes
votes: 12
Option 2: no
votes: 4
Option 3: once or twice
votes: 3
Option 4: All the time, I'm poor
votes: 3
Option 5: yes, but then I buy the game if it's good
votes: 3
I usually do not play a game unless I can afford it, that is until a while ago when I was looking in an issue of Nintendo Power and they mentioned Super Punch Out. I could not find it after searching compulsively until I ran across a rom of it. I downloaded ZNES and the rom. The first and only time I've done it.
For actual SNES and stuff like that, I have rom sets.
But for PC games, I usually buy or I don't get it.
For stuff I don't own and games I do own but broke the system for.
Yes. I don't usually approve of doing so too much, but it was the only way for me to experience Earthbound at the time.
Did it for Earthbound once, waste of time.
IN middle school I did.
When I first discovered them, yes I did. And that lasted a week.
I've done it only once to experience Star Fox 2. It was either download it or never play it since it was cancelled.
I do it for seemingly shit games but if they are actually fun I buy them.
Quote from: Bassir on July 12, 2008, 01:36:43 PM
When I first discovered them, yes I did. And that lasted a week.
i'll admit, this is what i did :'(
But then I became a respectable young lad and started becoming a true collector and supporting my fellow gamers and developers.
I haven't done so in a long time, but I'm hunting down most of my favorite games from my ZNES collection and getting them on Virtual Console.
no
all that emulater stuff confuses me and it seems like too much to download
also i dont have much free harddrive space to spare
All the time.
As for ROMS of SNES and previous games I don't give a shit because the developer isnt making a dime whether or not I pirate or buy it of some asshole on eBay.
Quote from: C. Mongler on July 12, 2008, 05:55:49 PM
All the time.
As for ROMS of SNES and previous games I don't give a shit because the developer isnt making a dime whether or not I pirate or buy it of some asshole on eBay.
it actually matters quite a bit
when a developer sees the price of an old, abandoned product suddenly skyrocket on ebay, they think it may perform well with another launch and thus we get remakes and sequels of what was once thought to be a failed experiment
Quote from: Lawlz on July 12, 2008, 05:59:27 PM
it actually matters quite a bit
when a developer sees the price of an old, abandoned product suddenly skyrocket on ebay, they think it may perform well with another launch and thus we get remakes and sequels of what was once thought to be a failed experiment
but they've stopped production and thus they still make 0 dollars and 0 cents if i buy some 500 dollar copy of Chrono Nigger on eBay.
Quote from: C. Mongler on July 12, 2008, 07:03:48 PM
but they've stopped production and thus they still make 0 dollars and 0 cents if i buy some 500 dollar copy of Chrono Nigger on eBay.
and there wouldn't be a chrono nigger remake if no one gave a shit about it and it was just in some 12 year old weeaboos rom collection
instead, square sees other niggers are out there getting rich off their game and they're going to shit it back out again and get even more money
Quote from: Lawlz on July 12, 2008, 07:14:30 PM
and there wouldn't be a chrono nigger remake if no one gave a shit about it and it was just in some 12 year old weeaboos rom collection
instead, square sees other niggers are out there getting rich off their game and they're going to shit it back out again and get even more money
okay some im stopping niggas from being greedy then, ok then im a fucking solja of jesus
If they're old Super Nintendo games for under $5... maybe I'll buy it.
But when you slowly realize that you'll never find a copy of E.V.O. under $40 it becomes necessary to emulate. (insert the name of any other Square/Enix/Weeaboo RPG in the place of E.V.O.)
Quote from: NewarkWilder on July 13, 2008, 03:57:44 PM
If they're old Super Nintendo games for under $5... maybe I'll buy it.
But when you slowly realize that you'll never find a copy of E.V.O. under $40 it becomes necessary to emulate. (insert the name of any other Square/Enix/Weeaboo RPG in the place of E.V.O.)
I'll gladly pay $40 for an old game so long as it's good and comes with everything. I prefer old games over new games, so I think paying $40 for a Saturn game is a much better deal that $40-60 for a modern game.
hell, i payed $35+5 shipping on Dodonpachi a few weeks back and loved every second of it. i could've easily played it on mame for free, but it just doesn't feel the same
Quote from: Lawlz on July 13, 2008, 05:11:51 PM
it just doesn't feel the same
This is another thing, when you use a keyboard to play super mario or something, it just does not have the same magic as it does when you pick up an NES or SNES controller and play it.
Quote from: Prince Lelouch on July 13, 2008, 05:22:40 PM
This is another thing, when you use a keyboard to play super mario or something, it just does not have the same magic as it does when you pick up an NES or SNES controller and play it.
Even if you would play it on the same controller, it's still not the same as actually popping in the game, booting up the system, playing on a TV, etc.
Opening up an app and selecting a file is just no fun and doesn't give you any lasting memories.
Quote from: Lawlz on July 13, 2008, 05:24:35 PM
Even if you would play it on the same controller, it's still not the same as actually popping in the game, booting up the system, playing on a TV, etc.
Opening up an app and selecting a file is just no fun and doesn't give you any lasting memories.
yes it does lol
I very often download roms of games I already own for various reasons.
When I'm not sure if I'll like a game, I download the rom to play it for a bit before buying (though only for DS games). If it totally sucks I delete and never care about the game again and if it's good I buy it next time I have the chance.
I sometimes download games that are otherwise unobtainable as far as I know (not counting eBay since my family is paranoid about it). The only game I've downloaded so far for that was Super Mario RPG.
I also sometimes download games I know for sure I am going to buy but will not have the chance to do so in a while since I'm a little impatient. It's worth playing through a lot of the game twice in my opinion.
Quote from: Lawlz on July 13, 2008, 05:24:35 PM
Even if you would play it on the same controller, it's still not the same as actually popping in the game, booting up the system, playing on a TV, etc.
Opening up an app and selecting a file is just no fun and doesn't give you any lasting memories.
Then hook your computer up to a TV (select an NTSC filter on the emulator if it's available), grab the controller, and use a rom loader. Hell, emulators usually present the game with improved graphics and allow you to play translated RPGs like Live a Live and Dragon Warrior.
There's no downside to it.
P.S. Not everyone likes blowing $40 on something that is easily attainable for free when gas is $4 a gallon and money doesn't come easy.
Quote from: NewarkWilder on July 13, 2008, 11:44:22 PM
Then hook your computer up to a TV (select an NTSC filter on the emulator if it's available), grab the controller, and use a rom loader. Hell, emulators usually present the game with improved graphics and allow you to play translated RPGs like Live a Live and Dragon Warrior.
There's no downside to it.
P.S. Not everyone likes blowing $40 on something that is easily attainable for free when gas is $4 a gallon and money doesn't come easy.
Except I'm still just booting up a file, my actual collection isn't growing, and it's just not fun.
and some games are just better played in japanese; eg. megaman zero series
Also, gas in the US is dirt cheap compared to what most Europeans have been paying for years.
Quote from: Lawlz on July 14, 2008, 06:24:56 AM
Except I'm still just booting up a file, my actual collection isn't growing, and it's just not fun.
and some games are just better played in japanese; eg. megaman zero series
Also, gas in the US is dirt cheap compared to what most Europeans have been paying for years.
I suppose that's the difference between you and I. I don't require an ultra rare korean white cart of Chrono Trigger to impress anybody.
That's because public transportation is far more comprehensive.
Quote from: NewarkWilder on July 14, 2008, 09:19:29 PM
I suppose that's the difference between you and I. I don't require an ultra rare korean white cart of Chrono Trigger to impress anybody.
That's because public transportation is far more comprehensive.
Chrono Trigger sucks
I WANT MOTHER 3
Quote from: Lawlz on July 14, 2008, 10:32:37 PM
Chrono Trigger sucks
It's irrelevant either way. Insert some big shiny rare (and ridiculously overpriced) Saturn game in the place of it then... like Panzer Dragoon Saga.
Thanks to emulation, Mother 3 is being translated.
Quote from: NewarkWilder on July 15, 2008, 10:16:30 AM
It's irrelevant either way. Insert some big shiny rare (and ridiculously overpriced) Saturn game in the place of it then... like Panzer Dragoon Saga.
Thanks to emulation, Mother 3 is being translated.
Almost done too, they're at like 91 percent
Are they really? I thought it was like 17 percent lol
Quite often. I don't care what anybody says, I feel no guilt when downloading snes/nes games. Well, I don't really feel guilt downloading other games either doodthing;
I feel that throughout the years, I've purchased enough games, and gotten enough people that I know to buy Nintendo systems, that Nintendo can spare a downloads.
In other new they're done translating Mother 3. Now they've got to go through and fix any bugs or script errors and they're done.
Quote from: C. Mongler on July 30, 2008, 05:39:18 PM
In other new they're done translating Mother 3. Now they've got to go through and fix any bugs or script errors and they're done.
Yeah I said that last night
I'm gonna get it
Quote from: Hiro on July 30, 2008, 05:40:17 PM
Yeah I said that last night
I'm gonna get it
as am i
Quote from: C. Mongler on July 30, 2008, 05:39:18 PM
In other new they're done translating Mother 3. Now they've got to go through and fix any bugs or script errors and they're done.
God damnit, now I need a slot 2 cart. Any reccomendations? I'm leaning toward the EZFlash3in1, just because I heard that it works well with the Cyclo