NESbox approved for Xbox one, NES,SNES,Megadrive emulation incoming.

[Vandalsquad]

 

I've been following this for awhile, the ability to load on my roms onto a USB plugged in the back and not have to pull out another bit of hardware is awesome as hell. This is what I've been waiting for since store introduction.

 

N64 emulator is in the process of getting approved also.

 

Emulators are NOT illegal. Owning roms for games you own also not illegal. Please no discussion on where to acquire pirated roms but.

[LimeMaster]

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Owning roms for games you own also not illegal

Is that so?

[Skiver Veteran]

I don't have any NES or SNES games so realistically this means nothing to me but I assume you'd have to buy some specialist hardware and some software to get the ROMS? I can't imagine after all these years that kit is easy to get hold of these days?

 

With Nintendo not looking so strong at the moment they should really consider a sort of store with things like this.

[DrunknMunky Veteran]

56 minutes ago, Vandalsquad said:

Emulators are NOT illegal.

True.

 

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Owning roms for games you own also not illegal.

Not true, at least in the UK and many parts of the world. Even CD ripping has recently reverted back to illegal status in UK.

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

1 minute ago, Andrew said:

Even CD ripping has recently reverted back to illegal status in UK.

Wha?  Since when?  Not that this has any bearing on anything, but on the odd instance I buy a CD the first thing I do is rip it, assume many do the same.

[DrunknMunky Veteran]

16 minutes ago, Nik Louch said:

Wha?  Since when?  Not that this has any bearing on anything, but on the odd instance I buy a CD the first thing I do is rip it, assume many do the same.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jul/17/high-court-quashes-regulations-copy-cds-musicians

 

I should be more specific, I meant ripping and copying.

 

Further, even sites like Archive.org are given special permissions from DMCA to allow MAME ROM play in the browser, but downloading them from the site is illegal.

 

When it comes to Nintendo, many of their games are on sale for their current consoles, so good luck in a court of law against them. Esp when you see that they will take down fan projects and magazines.

 

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Can I Download a Nintendo ROM from the Internet if I Already Own the Authentic Game?

There is a good deal of misinformation on the Internet regarding the backup/archival copy exception. It is not a "second copy" rule and is often mistakenly cited for the proposition that if you have one lawful copy of a copyrighted work, you are entitled to have a second copy of the copyrighted work even if that second copy is an infringing copy. The backup/archival copy exception is a very narrow limitation relating to a copy being made by the rightful owner of an authentic game to ensure he or she has one in the event of damage or destruction of the authentic. Therefore, whether you have an authentic game or not, or whether you have possession of a Nintendo ROM for a limited amount of time, i.e. 24 hours, it is illegal to download and play a Nintendo ROM from the Internet.

 

How Does Nintendo Feel About the Emergence of Video Game Emulators?

The introduction of emulators created to play illegally copied Nintendo software represents the greatest threat to date to the intellectual property rights of video game developers. As is the case with any business or industry, when its products become available for free, the revenue stream supporting that industry is threatened. Such emulators have the potential to significantly damage a worldwide entertainment software industry which generates over $15 billion annually, and tens of thousands of jobs.

 

Are Game Copying Devices Illegal?

Yes. Game copiers enable users to illegally copy video game software onto floppy disks, writeable compact disks or the hard drive of a personal computer. They enable the user to make, play and distribute illegal copies of video game software which violates Nintendo's copyrights and trademarks. These devices also allow for the uploading and downloading of ROMs to and from the Internet. Based upon the functions of these devices, they are illegal.

http://www.nintendo.com/corp/legal.jsp#copy_illegal

 

So regardless of how you acquire your ROM, download or manually rip, it is illegal and Nintendo no likey

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

9 minutes ago, Andrew said:

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jul/17/high-court-quashes-regulations-copy-cds-musicians

 

I should be more specific, I meant ripping and copying.

 

Further, even sites like Archive.org are given special permissions from DMCA to allow MAME ROM play in the browser, but downloading them from the site is illegal.

 

When it comes to Nintendo, many of their games are on sale for their current consoles, so good luck in a court of law against them. Esp when you see that they will take down fan projects and magazines.

I see, so ripping to MP£ for my car is fine, but producing another 1:1 copy for (let's arguably say) "archive" even if personal is not.

[MikeChipshop Member]

Yup, I've been following this too. Bloody brilliant. I still have my NES and games in a box in the attic, console is dead but games are still there (and i have them all in ROM format any way  ), also still have a working N64 and games but like you I have no desire to drag it out and connect it to the TV so this emulator running as a UWP is awesome news.

[George P Global Moderator]

I played so much original tetris on my NES I think I broke it, good times.

[Vandalsquad]

16 hours ago, Andrew said:

True.

 

Not true, at least in the UK and many parts of the world. Even CD ripping has recently reverted back to illegal status in UK.

Depends on where you live of course  But we'll keep an entire thread of this for another discussion.

 

CD ripping is illegal there again? Very crappy decision. 

 

Still hasn't appeared on the store yet. But is running on Hololens as well.

 

 

[DrunknMunky Veteran]

[Solid Knight]

On ‎9‎/‎9‎/‎2016 at 10:38 AM, Andrew said:

So regardless of how you acquire your ROM, download or manually rip, it is illegal and Nintendo no likey

They don't want you to but you are free to make a backup copy of your own game and permitted to use technology that circumvents anti-copy technology to do so. Note everything Nintendo says is in regards to distribution and acquisition.

[Torolol]

NES, GB(C), SNES, GBA, all the cartridges of that thing mostly do not have anti-content-copy,

what they have is authentication mechanism so the cartridge would appear genuine to their respective console.