Author Topic: Ever want to play a NES, Genesis, SNES or N64? (Read 3124 times)

Gowen · « **on:** June 29, 2009, 10:41:37 PM »

Want to relive your second childhood? All you need is a game controller for your computer. An emulator program for the game system you want to play and the ROMs for the games you want to play. You can download the ROMs for just about every game ever made for these game systems. There are lots of sites out there, this: http://www.romnation.net/ is one of the best.

My 4yo daughter likes playing some the old SNES games.

AJ Dual · « **Reply #1 on:** June 29, 2009, 10:50:09 PM »

Funny, I just (re)installed MAME and am hunting up all my favorites. And learning all over just how annoying some of the music/sounds are.

I keep thinking of all the quarters I'm "saving"...

Boomhauer · « **Reply #2 on:** June 29, 2009, 10:51:41 PM »

Heh. Our SNES broke last year. We had 15 or so assorted games (only a few were actually decent). It was a handmedown from a cousin a couple of years ago, so it came into our house pretty much after my childhood. I was a computer gamer, not a console gamer.

I've also got an old Atari up in the attic with it's accessories and plenty of games.

zahc · « **Reply #3 on:** June 29, 2009, 10:59:44 PM »

It's funny that this thread is right next to the RIAA thread, where everyone is defending copyright protections.

I play a little SNES, but I have a console. Sadly, my Mario All Stars erases my saves too often to be fun anymore. FFIII works perfectly though.

Gowen · « **Reply #4 on:** June 29, 2009, 11:14:22 PM »

Quote from: zahc on June 29, 2009, 10:59:44 PM

It's funny that this thread is right next to the RIAA thread, where everyone is defending copyright protections.

I play a little SNES, but I have a console. Sadly, my Mario All Stars erases my saves too often to be fun anymore. FFIII works perfectly though.

I do agree with defending a person's copyright, but the only people who have made any money on these games in the last 10 years are thrift stores and yard sales.

freakazoid · « **Reply #5 on:** June 29, 2009, 11:17:48 PM »

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I do agree with defending a person's copyright, but the only people who have made any money on these games in the last 10 years are thrift stores and yard sales.

So then you are now stealing from the thrift stores.

Yay for ROMS, :D

AJ Dual · « **Reply #6 on:** June 29, 2009, 11:20:04 PM »

Quote from: zahc on June 29, 2009, 10:59:44 PM

It's funny that this thread is right next to the RIAA thread, where everyone is defending copyright protections.

I play a little SNES, but I have a console. Sadly, my Mario All Stars erases my saves too often to be fun anymore. FFIII works perfectly though.

Aside from the nostalgia, that's part of the reason I'm into MAME. It's hard to argue there's any economic harm/loss to the I.P. Copyright holder when there are no coin-op arcade games from the 70's and 80's to be found. Or, many of the companies no longer even exist. I suppose there's an old Galaga in the foyer of some greasy pizza joint or bar somewhere I'm "ripping off", but even then, the originator of the code has long since been paid.

Music or Movies are different, there are commercial distribution channels for most all copyrighted material out there, not so for vintage coin-op games.

Devonai · « **Reply #7 on:** June 29, 2009, 11:21:44 PM »

I just threw money at the problem and bought a Wii. First I played through Super Metroid, now I'm working on Kid Icarus, The Legend of Zelda, and River City Ransom. Of course, Lego Star Wars is also distracting me.

freakazoid · « **Reply #8 on:** June 29, 2009, 11:25:44 PM »

YAY FOR GALAGA!! I love that game.

As fun as emulators are, it doesn't beat having the original system in your hands.

Gowen · « **Reply #9 on:** June 29, 2009, 11:29:14 PM »

Quote from: freakazoid on June 29, 2009, 11:17:48 PM

So then you are now stealing from the thrift stores.

Yay for ROMS, :D

Next thing ya know, I'll be changing price tags on the $1 rack to the .50 cent rack. LOL

freakazoid · « **Reply #10 on:** June 29, 2009, 11:32:40 PM »

Some games are actually still expensive. I went into a store recently that deals in all those old systems because I was looking for a game that I had played way back when. And some of them are still in the $20 range, depends on the game though.

S. Williamson · « **Reply #11 on:** June 29, 2009, 11:51:13 PM »

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Unlike our competitors, VirtualNES.com is able to provide you classic NES games without trampling over Copyright laws. We can only provide you with classic NES games that we have here at our offices, which have either been bought out of pocket or donated by Players Like Youâ„¢. If we don't have the games in our possession, we can't have them online. This protects us from threats of litigation, and protects the users from (wrongly) being hunted down for violating copyrights.

http://www.virtualnes.com/list/a.html

Nothing to download. Nothing to install. 100% free. 100% legal.

You are welcome.

Strings · « **Reply #12 on:** June 30, 2009, 01:26:22 AM »

CURSE YOU, DIONYSUSIGMA!!!!!

Gewehr98 · « **Reply #13 on:** June 30, 2009, 01:55:17 AM »

Ok, so how do I get vNES to work, either under Firefox or IE6?

(None of my control keys do anything, nor does the required mouse-click, etc...)

S. Williamson · « **Reply #14 on:** June 30, 2009, 03:18:13 AM »

You have Java installed? I'm using Firefox, myself... if you mean the controls, then

Ex-MA Hole · « **Reply #15 on:** June 30, 2009, 06:35:14 AM »

Gentlemen,

www.nintendo8.com

That is all.

S. Williamson · « **Reply #16 on:** June 30, 2009, 06:44:06 AM »

It's... a rip-off of what I posted...

Ex-MA Hole · « **Reply #17 on:** June 30, 2009, 07:37:27 AM »

sigh.

Ben · « **Reply #18 on:** June 30, 2009, 09:40:36 AM »

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CURSE YOU, DIONYSUSIGMA!!!!!

I second that. I made the mistake of reading this thread right before I went to bed last night, and let's just say I ended up staying up WAY past my bedtime. I found a bunch of games that I had totally forgotten about.

Fjolnirsson · « **Reply #19 on:** June 30, 2009, 09:53:13 AM »

Quote from: Strings on June 30, 2009, 01:26:22 AM

CURSE YOU, DIONYSUSIGMA!!!!!

Yes, very much. Legend of Zelda is making me late for work.

Nick1911 · « **Reply #20 on:** June 30, 2009, 10:07:08 AM »

Quote from: scanr on June 29, 2009, 11:14:22 PM

I do agree with defending a person's copyright, but the only people who have made any money on these games in the last 10 years are thrift stores and yard sales.

On that vein, is it ethical/legal to download music so long as no company is producing CD's of it anymore? Download eBooks if the original text is now out of print?

AJ Dual · « **Reply #21 on:** June 30, 2009, 10:46:59 AM »

Quote from: Nick1911 on June 30, 2009, 10:07:08 AM

On that vein, is it ethical/legal to download music so long as no company is producing CD's of it anymore? Download eBooks if the original text is now out of print?

For non-commercial personal use, it may not be legal if there still is a copyright holder, but I would argue it's ethical.

Keeping DCMA and legalities out of it, and focusing soley on morals/ethics, I find it hard to argue there's any harm in using I.P. for personal entertainment in your home when the copyright holder is not trying to profit from their I.P. and hasn't done so for several years.

brimic · « **Reply #22 on:** June 30, 2009, 12:08:54 PM »

My neighbor has 4 of the NESs + spare parts. He hosts a Super Techmo Bowl twice a year whre about a dozen or so of us draw a team out of a hat, play in a double elimination bracket and drink a lot of beer. Good times.

Mabs2 · « **Reply #23 on:** June 30, 2009, 01:00:11 PM »

Used to have a huge collection of PSX, Mame, NES, SNES, Genesis, and a few other roms. Lost them in a HD crash.
If I ever get that wireless receiver for my 360 controller to work on my PC I'll probably get all kinds of roms again.

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Author Topic: Ever want to play a NES, Genesis, SNES or N64? (Read 3124 times)