Posted February 13, 2009
lowyhong
resident bff
Registered: Dec 2008
From Singapore
hansschmucker
Micro-Shambler
Registered: Sep 2008
From Germany
Posted February 13, 2009
This is a short-sighted approach to something that has already had the time to develop and flourish within on-line communities.
A waste of time, and a waste of money, imho.
Agreed. The one useful thing they could do is port other emulators to the MESS/MAME architecture to create a single backend that would only have to be ported once for every new platform.
solar_dome
Linux user
Registered: Nov 2008
From United States
Posted February 13, 2009
With regards to the legality of emulators, ROMs, and websites distributing them, I know of a site that claims to have been around since 2001. Their business model appears to be a type of renting of the ROMs, requiring a constant internet connection to play. They claim to have gotten a letter from NOA, Inc. (NIntendo of America). They also claim to have replied to that letter stating their legality, and have not been shutdown yet. Perhaps their legality is debatable, but an interesting business model.