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> But I agree with you, I'm surprised Steam doesn't have a way to get old ROMs. They sell old games, e.g. Sonic the Hedgehog: https://store.steampowered.com/ap
by jonny_eh 5y ago
> But I agree with you, I'm surprised Steam doesn't have a way to get old ROMs.
They sell old games, e.g. Sonic the Hedgehog: https://store.steampowered.com/app/71113/Sonic_The_Hedgehog/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/71113/Sonic_The_Hedgehog/
That's a Windows program that runs a Sega Genesis emulator that loads the game's ROM.
- matheusmoreira 5y agoThat doesn't entitle me to run the game on a much better emulator with RetroArch or apply fun ROM hacks on it.
- jonny_eh 5y agoIt doesn't stop you either.
- AussieWog93 5y agoYes it does. It literally installs raw ROM files that can be opened in any Mega Drive Emulator directly into your steamapps directory.
- matheusmoreira 5y agoBut does it give me the right?
- AussieWog93 5y agoIANAL, but yes. If you don't copy something, copyright is not invoked. In many jurisdictions (AU, UK), it would be legal to copy them to another device you own, such as a hacked PSP, under the "format shifting" exemptions.