Hanz™
FIGHT THE POWER! :D
I think most developers would prefer it if we had low expectations.
- Status
deadlychicken22
Man is a reasoning rather than a reasonable animal
Yes, it is possible. However, possible does NOT mean it will happen. The only guaranteed way to make it happen is to do it yourself. Most developers program what THEY want to program. Also, many developers don't want to do it because they don't want legal trouble or they disagree with it ethically. And really, don't start a new topic when there are already about 20 of these in the last week, just look around (or use the "search" function everyone seems to forget) and I'm sure you'll find your answer. And if you don't you could ask your question on one of the already existing gba emulation threads.
Last edited by a moderator:
Paradox
oh em gee
legal trouble? give it a break already, emulators dont break the law its the people who use them and download illegal roms, even then i seriously doubt nintendo are going to do anything, theres tons of gba emus for the pc already.
devestation
Member
He didn't say that was the reason, he simply said that was a reason. Nintendo has tried many-a-time suing over emulators.
trooper
Trooper`s watching you !!!
Last edited by a moderator:
That is because Bleem was selling it in stores. If someone makes a HB emu and gives it away there really isn't much they can do. Like was said there are GBA emus for the PC and the big N can't do anything about it.
Last edited by a moderator:
Squidge
Certified Guru
Nintendo don't care about emulators for the PC, but they do care about emulating there stuff on a portable handheld, as that clearly takes sales away from them. (and no, Laptops are not classified as a handheld).
Well, I think this sum it all. 99% of people that are asking for a gba emu are just some sort of thiefs (the 1% left are just techno geeks
)
Last edited by a moderator:
Reaperman93010
Member
- Joined
- Dec 7, 2005
- Messages
- 242
I think we'd all like to see GBA, though. Correct me if I'm wrong, but nobody has ever said they didn't want it to happen. I'm personally a big fan, and my gp2x replaced my micro. (because I'm not such a dork that I need to carry around *two* handhelds :unsure: )
I'm not going to lose sleep over not having gba emulation or anything, but there are hundreds of good games only for it. Huge numbers of good RPGs and, oddly, racing games. I think history will show it as the last major system to make stupid 2d-gamers like me really happy.
naturally nintendo is also known for sending legal nastygrams to emu coders. So, unfortunately, I think this would end up being a project nobody could really have their (real) name on. and if a few more nails were hammered into gba's coffin first it wouldn't hurt matters.
-------
I'm not going to lose sleep over not having gba emulation or anything, but there are hundreds of good games only for it. Huge numbers of good RPGs and, oddly, racing games. I think history will show it as the last major system to make stupid 2d-gamers like me really happy.
naturally nintendo is also known for sending legal nastygrams to emu coders. So, unfortunately, I think this would end up being a project nobody could really have their (real) name on. and if a few more nails were hammered into gba's coffin first it wouldn't hurt matters.
-------
and here's where I open myself up to a few flames. The vast majority of gp2x users are thieves. wake up. Sure some of us own all the original carts and floppies that we use, but stripping them from their original media for unintended purposes is dark gray at best. A lot of it depends on legal questions that have (thankfully) not yet been answered (to my knowledge) such as if a proprietary cart connector counts as copy protection. All I'm saying is that the ratio of 99:1 is probably true of all 2x users, not just gba requesters.
Paradox
oh em gee
/me agree completely, nicely put post
Last edited by a moderator:
parag0n
Member
- Joined
- Dec 17, 2005
- Messages
- 324
Personally, i dont agree with the piracy issue as you've put it.
in my opintion, the difference is the support for the console. GBA game downloading and emulation at the current time is unethical, as it is still an actively supported platform. Games for it can still be bought at most games retailers, unlike SNES or Megadrive games, the consoles for which have basically been given up as dead.
in my opintion, the difference is the support for the console. GBA game downloading and emulation at the current time is unethical, as it is still an actively supported platform. Games for it can still be bought at most games retailers, unlike SNES or Megadrive games, the consoles for which have basically been given up as dead.
Ravnos
Asleep in Samsara
Actually I'm fairly sure Bleem won their case, but it cost them a lot of money to do so.
Last edited by a moderator:
nickspoon
vultum stultum habes
Sony eventually managed to shut Bleem down after repeated lawsuits (can't remember if it was legal action or simply loss of funds through legal fees).
Last edited by a moderator:
Reaperman93010
Member
- Joined
- Dec 7, 2005
- Messages
- 242
The 'who cares about old stuff?' argument is primarily held up by the fact that nobody actually does care about old stuff--but it doesn't make it legal. A while back I heard of an untested loophole in copyright law along those lines as well. I hope the person who gets caught using that argument has enough money in lawyers to fight it up through appeals court.
here's an interesting thought to ponder: company 'A' has the rights to produce Action Dude (fictional game) on computers, company 'B' has the license for consoles. If you rip a rom of company 'B's console-based Action Dude game, that you own in your personal collection, have you really ever purchased the ability to play it on an emulator residing on your computer?
please note, when I speak of law, I only have knowledge of american copyright law--and that's limited at best. Other countries probably see it very differently—though it’s probably no less confusing.
Last edited by a moderator:
God Ginrai
Godmaster
You go to Brazil, man!
They're still selling the SMS in stores there! You have no argument! And here's my proof!
http://www.tectoy.com.br/ <-- The company that now owns the rights to the Sega MegaDrive and SMS.
Last edited by a moderator:
Rico
Certified Guru
Stop talking about the morality of piracy, it doesn't belong in this thread.
God Ginrai
Godmaster
I'm not talking about morality. I'm telling him he can't use "it's still actively supported" as an excuse, because so are the Genesis and the SMS.
- Status
