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wut are emulators????

Emulators are copies of game from consoles like the N64, but you use them on your computer. You download them as a file and play them. WEll realy the games are ROMS, and the program you use to play them is the emulator. But yah, they are older console/handheld games you can play on your computer.

Does anybody know?

Eh, kinda byt not really? But I have never heard of anyone getting busted for playing an illegal copy of FF II on an emulator.

A lot of sites that offer emulators and ROMs will tell you that you must delete the ROMs after 24 hours. But that is just to cover themselves.

All in all, I do not see why it really matters. A lot of the time, emulators and ROMs are the only way to play those amazing games from years ago.

True, ok thanks. Ive had emulators for quite awhile and was wondering because I saw a site with DS emulators which was realy wierd, and that's what got me thinking.

i don't think that they are illegal cause they would get shut down or something bad. and i have some emulators on my computer and it sure doen't seem illegal. and if they were illegal shouldn't they come with some kind of warning before you download them.

Yah, they would probably, specially since theyre free. Thoughlike Devoidless said, some sites only want them for 24 hours.

I don't think they are, they would have to give you a warning if they were anyway...

Nope, they are not illegal unless used for illegal use.

I don't think they're illegal since I haven't heard of anybody getting fined or arrested for using them. I haven't heard anything about them being illegal.

Spammers again... No, emulators aren't illegal, depending on where and who you get them from. You also have to be careful as to which games you download. I've gotten some nasty viruses from a few.

You revived this long dead thread?

I revived this three day dead thread?

Anyway, emulators themselves are not illegal. The use of emulators to play copyrighted games is illegal. In my opinion the 24 hour disclaimer, is pretty much bogus.

I've gotten some nasty viruses from a few.

why would you bring back this thread...


anyways their not illeagal and most files dont contain viruses about 1 in a thousand have a virus.

www.emuparadise.org is a virus free site for emulators that i use.

why would you bring back this thread...

www.emuparadise.org is a virus free site for emulators that i use.

No i think u got it wrong its for certain old school games that get reused as new games on the computer, but they suck!!
But natrally there perfectly legal if its classified as an old school game.