Midori wrote:Aren't those illegal?
Emulators are never illegal
With roms, you have to own the original cart, then with outdated systems (like N64) you can hack them, translate them, do whatever you want with them as long as you own the original cart.
There are also public domain roms... Games who's copyrights have expired, or they are free to trade freely... There are a few of those out there...
So I can play Super Mario World, Secret of Mana (Seiken Densetsu 2), umiharakawase, Donkey Kong Country 2, Jurassic Park, Super Mario 3, Rygar, Tetris, Ninja Turtles, and such on emulators, as well as level hacks, graphical hacks, translations and spoofs, etc... all I want, and it's perfectly legal... I own all of those physically...
I think as a cost effective alternative to the rich hardcore player, someone who seeks out hacks, and plays them to win... Some of those hacks are really challenging, yet still beatable... I don't think hardcore status should be about how much you can buy...