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RE: Looks like it's back on again
I'm dying to try it out, though.
Emulators good, copyright violations bad
Emulators have a history of being viewed as legitimate "backwards engineering" of a product that is completely protected. It's the ROMs that are the copyright violation. But that doesn't stop big companies like Nintendo and Sony driving out the smaller companies with bogus lawsuits -- as evidenced by the rise and fall of Bleem a few years ago. That software was a mediocre Playstation emulator for PC, but even though I think they won a few rounds of the lawsuits brought by Sony, ultimately it was just too expensive for them to fight it and they went out of business.
RE: Looks like it's back on again
Cheers,
RE: Pfft...
*- this is coming from a standpoint that emulators also don't promote sharing/pirating of ROMs/ISOs
-k
RE: Pfft...
Also, on a business end. Any game that can be written on a GameBoy can also be done on a Palm. Consider open ended handhelds like a Vaudeville of gaming. That is, anyone can get up and perform. You do good and the big boys take notice. When you make it to Broadway and in a more exclusive scene (i.e. the high volume, closed gaming systems.) Just remember to copyright your works right and keep the socialists away from stealing your creation.
This has been done in the desktop many time with several title making it to PlayStation and XBox on the second revision after a proven fan base on desktops was shown. I see the same happening with handhelds.
RE: Pfft...
I just mean to say, most of the people who get a GBA emulator, for example, aren't also going to be spending a bunch of money to buy GBA games and then buy their own flash device to download the ROM from the cartridge to whatever they are going to run the emulator on.
Oh me oh my
I hope Nintendo goes to PalmSource and asks to license the software because frankly, Nintendo needs some form of wireless culture in them because they are losing a customer base for not following wireless and/or online trends. If Nintendo licenses Palm OS, whether Cobalt or Garnet, then Nintendo should really invent a GameBoy/Handheld Combo so that Nintendo can finally get out of their obsolescense damnation since their Super Nintendo days.
For now, I just want Nintendo to license Palm OS, utilize either Garnet or Cobalt, and make a GameBoy/PDA Combo so that Nintendo can keep up with technology.
A Palm-Powered Handheld is the bread and butter for many people. Without a Palm-Powered Handheld, your progress is all for naught.
RE: Oh me oh my
Emulators on every machine in a risky business. Not to mention the flood of piracy it will cause. Frankly, designing emulators seems to be a huge task and the programmers are evidently very talented. They should use their talent instead to design and create cool games.
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Looks like it's back on again