@BlueOcean You probably haven't even played the games lmao. If anything the N64 Zelda and Mario games are way overrated and outdated. I've played many, many Zelda and Mario games, and I can definitely come to the conclusion that BOTW and Odyssey are the best of the bunch.
Yesss, this is on my birthday too! Literally the best gift would be Hollow Knight SIlksong date, I can't wait for that game I played 120 hours on the first one haha.
I have this game on my phone and it's actually a lot of fun. I feel like weapons are much easier to get a hold of which gives it a lot of variety. The level design and enemies can get a little repetitive though. For basically a copy of Enter the Gungeon, it's a pretty solid copy and if I were you I'd atleast try the game on mobile or pick it up on sale.
No Daemon X Machina for me, I'm saving my money for Zelda and Castle Crashers. Maybe I'll pick it up on Black Friday. Also Lego games are always great to have. This week I'll be working on Celeste DLC and gonna be buying me some Castle Crashers!
It honestly looks like a good game and I think the gimmick definitely would work (as long as the levels aren't too long and you get too tired too quickly). Personally I don't want to spend 80 dollars on it though, but it will be a must buy for me if it drops to half price.
I'm not that big into visual novels, and also September is gonna kill my wallet. It looks like a really good game tho! I might get it if it goes on sale sometime and I have time to really enjoy it.
It's not even a harvest moon game... It's almost like they took overcooked and farm frenzy and smashed them together to make a broken combination of them. Graphics don't look that good, everything looks repetitive and overused, and I even see fps drops here and there... Will definitely not be picking this one up, that sheep keychain looks nice tho, hopefully it will help those who pre order the game to cope with the disappointment.
This really is a great game. It's a game that you can just pickup for a few minutes and play whenever you're bored. Would highly recommend as the paid aspects don't limit you that much as long as you don't mind the grind.
I own the NES, SNES, PS1, and Sega Genesis (The original consoles), and I can say that all of the minis (even the ps1) are actually pretty good and are great recreations of the older consoles.
@Mr_Muscle Ah I see, if I were them, I would try to get it changed, but from a time perspective I would see why they wouldn't. I would say it's alright from a moral standpoint just because it isn't actually harming anything, while my argument for distributing ROMs still stands because it harms the income of the developers, whether directly or indirectly. And call me crazy, but if I was an owner of an arcade I honestly would just write a letter to get it changed, unless there's just some clause that allows for it now. Better safe then sorry y'know?
@Trajan I haven't seen that movie, but I'm assuming you're saying that it is morally okay to take judgement into your own hands and punish criminals yourself. Let the due process of law get them, unless they are a threat to you or your families safety, which in that case you need to do something about it yourself.
Well obviously some people make mistakes / have high morals for some things and not others, everybody is different. And honestly a law against video arcades? Do you guys have any video arcades in your town then? I mean I see where your going with this but my course of action would be to use your voice to speak up about it (but it probably doesn't affect you, like if you had a problem with it I mean haha)
If you are just arguing about backing up games you already own, that is actually completely within your legal rights to do so, and I definitely agree that it's okay. The line is crossed when you start distributing or downloading games for the sake of "preserving history" as others have stated.
Also I would say doing something "illegal" is defined as doing something against the law, whether or not anyone cares or catches you. And people with higher morals would obey the law rather then disobey it, but I'm not sure which viewpoint you were trying to convey there.
Psychopaths commit murder out of anguish, that doesn't mean that they should go off killing people. I was under the assumption he committed it in self-defense, but if he went off at a later time to get revenge I would say that's incorrect, but if you disagree I'd rather not argue about morals as I doubt I could change yours then (Sorry if I sound harsh there. I don't know how to word that without sounding harsh, but I don't mean to be).
@Mr_Muscle You know what I meant when I was using the term ROMs when referring to them in an illegal way. Yes, they distribution of ROMs is illegal, obviously not the ROMs themselves...
If I think murder is totally cool in certain situations, would you not think I was crazy? Express your opinion all you want, it's still illegal nonetheless unless something changes.
Self defense is completely different then murder, you are trying to protect yourself or something. There are clauses for murder that make it okay as long as it's in self-defense. The only clause that allows you to copy a ROM is you have to own the game and you may make a copy for yourself.
Yes, if literally nobody owns the right to the game, it would be legal to distribute the ROM as there would be nobody to stop you from doing so. But the fact is there aren't that many cases of this, and even fewer for games that people really care about. The argument is almost meaningless unless that's all your trying to prove, which in that case I would agree with you. In any other case though, it's illegal, and seeing as how there is an owner to the rights of the game in these cases, the proper solution would be to contact them about it. You might make the argument that if it's a bigger game developer or company, they wouldn't really care about your opinion, but in most cases, they will most likely re release the game if it hasn't been already for more monetization. As for smaller companies, they may or may not decide to listen to you, but that's their decision and you can't expect to save literally every game in existence.
I read the comments section here a lot, but I made a profile just so I can take part in this one haha.
Basically, what I've read is that some people say pirating is okay as long as it is preserving old games and there are some people saying that it is not okay at all. Here's the thing, ROMs are illegal, whether you are distributing or downloading them. You can try to justify it all you want, but at the end of the day, it's still illegal until you get laws changed. If there was a law against eating ice cream, you could say that's stupid and that the law wouldn't really help anyone, but it's still a law and we need to follow it. Another thing, say someone that lived near me dies and he had tons of really rare antiques and stuff, but no inheritance and it will probably just be sold to random people and not be able to be appreciated by the world. Does that give me the right to go steal it and give it to a museum? No, absolutely not. If he was still alive, I could ask him about it, but some things are just out of our control.
ROMs are illegal (of course unless you own the game and even then you are supposed to make it yourself), so instead of saying we have the right to do something illegal, why not use your rights of speech and protest about how we aren't allowed to do it, so something should be done about the rule. If you're so concerned with saving the history of a game, why not try to get this rule changed to allow for certain ROMs that fall under a legal clause.
Feel free to debate because honestly I would love to.
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Dang I seem to be really early to this. Maybe I got super lucky? Anyways I chose SteamWorld Dig 2 so if I actually get it that will be so hype!
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If they still made and sold the regular NES I would happily buy it as long as they also made and sold the games for it
Re: Metacritic Reveals The 50 Best-Reviewed Games Of The Decade, Nintendo Takes Top Two Places
@BlueOcean You probably haven't even played the games lmao. If anything the N64 Zelda and Mario games are way overrated and outdated. I've played many, many Zelda and Mario games, and I can definitely come to the conclusion that BOTW and Odyssey are the best of the bunch.
Re: Nintendo 'Indie World' Presentation Announced For Tuesday 10th December
Yesss, this is on my birthday too! Literally the best gift would be Hollow Knight SIlksong date, I can't wait for that game I played 120 hours on the first one haha.
Re: Nintendo Apologises For Tokyo Mirage Sessions Censorship Misinformation, Offers Refunds
Well there goes an hour of my life reading the comments section, but hey it was fun at least!
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Looks strangely like kirby...?
Anyways I loved the original one so I might pick this one up.
Re: Roguelike Dungeon Crawler Soul Knight Comes To Switch With All Characters Included
I have this game on my phone and it's actually a lot of fun. I feel like weapons are much easier to get a hold of which gives it a lot of variety. The level design and enemies can get a little repetitive though. For basically a copy of Enter the Gungeon, it's a pretty solid copy and if I were you I'd atleast try the game on mobile or pick it up on sale.
Re: Nintendo Download: 12th September (North America)
No Daemon X Machina for me, I'm saving my money for Zelda and Castle Crashers. Maybe I'll pick it up on Black Friday. Also Lego games are always great to have. This week I'll be working on Celeste DLC and gonna be buying me some Castle Crashers!
Re: Talking Point: Ring Fit Adventure Is A Thing, But Is It Your Sort Of Thing?
It honestly looks like a good game and I think the gimmick definitely would work (as long as the levels aren't too long and you get too tired too quickly). Personally I don't want to spend 80 dollars on it though, but it will be a must buy for me if it drops to half price.
Re: Review: AI: The Somnium Files - Another Gem From The Creator Of The Zero Escape Series
I'm not that big into visual novels, and also September is gonna kill my wallet. It looks like a really good game tho! I might get it if it goes on sale sometime and I have time to really enjoy it.
Re: Harvest Moon: Mad Dash Digs Up An October Release On Switch
It's not even a harvest moon game... It's almost like they took overcooked and farm frenzy and smashed them together to make a broken combination of them. Graphics don't look that good, everything looks repetitive and overused, and I even see fps drops here and there... Will definitely not be picking this one up, that sheep keychain looks nice tho, hopefully it will help those who pre order the game to cope with the disappointment.
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This really is a great game. It's a game that you can just pickup for a few minutes and play whenever you're bored. Would highly recommend as the paid aspects don't limit you that much as long as you don't mind the grind.
Re: Hardware Review: The Genesis / Mega Drive Mini Finally Does Sega's History Justice
I own the NES, SNES, PS1, and Sega Genesis (The original consoles), and I can say that all of the minis (even the ps1) are actually pretty good and are great recreations of the older consoles.
Re: Nintendo Files Lawsuit Against ROM Website Offering Nearly 300,000 Switch Downloads
@Mr_Muscle Ah I see, if I were them, I would try to get it changed, but from a time perspective I would see why they wouldn't. I would say it's alright from a moral standpoint just because it isn't actually harming anything, while my argument for distributing ROMs still stands because it harms the income of the developers, whether directly or indirectly. And call me crazy, but if I was an owner of an arcade I honestly would just write a letter to get it changed, unless there's just some clause that allows for it now. Better safe then sorry y'know?
Re: Nintendo Files Lawsuit Against ROM Website Offering Nearly 300,000 Switch Downloads
@Trajan I haven't seen that movie, but I'm assuming you're saying that it is morally okay to take judgement into your own hands and punish criminals yourself. Let the due process of law get them, unless they are a threat to you or your families safety, which in that case you need to do something about it yourself.
Re: Nintendo Files Lawsuit Against ROM Website Offering Nearly 300,000 Switch Downloads
@Mr_Muscle
Well obviously some people make mistakes / have high morals for some things and not others, everybody is different. And honestly a law against video arcades? Do you guys have any video arcades in your town then? I mean I see where your going with this but my course of action would be to use your voice to speak up about it (but it probably doesn't affect you, like if you had a problem with it I mean haha)
Re: Nintendo Files Lawsuit Against ROM Website Offering Nearly 300,000 Switch Downloads
@Mr_Muscle
If you are just arguing about backing up games you already own, that is actually completely within your legal rights to do so, and I definitely agree that it's okay. The line is crossed when you start distributing or downloading games for the sake of "preserving history" as others have stated.
Also I would say doing something "illegal" is defined as doing something against the law, whether or not anyone cares or catches you. And people with higher morals would obey the law rather then disobey it, but I'm not sure which viewpoint you were trying to convey there.
Psychopaths commit murder out of anguish, that doesn't mean that they should go off killing people. I was under the assumption he committed it in self-defense, but if he went off at a later time to get revenge I would say that's incorrect, but if you disagree I'd rather not argue about morals as I doubt I could change yours then (Sorry if I sound harsh there. I don't know how to word that without sounding harsh, but I don't mean to be).
Re: Nintendo Files Lawsuit Against ROM Website Offering Nearly 300,000 Switch Downloads
@Mr_Muscle You know what I meant when I was using the term ROMs when referring to them in an illegal way. Yes, they distribution of ROMs is illegal, obviously not the ROMs themselves...
If I think murder is totally cool in certain situations, would you not think I was crazy? Express your opinion all you want, it's still illegal nonetheless unless something changes.
Self defense is completely different then murder, you are trying to protect yourself or something. There are clauses for murder that make it okay as long as it's in self-defense. The only clause that allows you to copy a ROM is you have to own the game and you may make a copy for yourself.
Yes, if literally nobody owns the right to the game, it would be legal to distribute the ROM as there would be nobody to stop you from doing so. But the fact is there aren't that many cases of this, and even fewer for games that people really care about. The argument is almost meaningless unless that's all your trying to prove, which in that case I would agree with you. In any other case though, it's illegal, and seeing as how there is an owner to the rights of the game in these cases, the proper solution would be to contact them about it. You might make the argument that if it's a bigger game developer or company, they wouldn't really care about your opinion, but in most cases, they will most likely re release the game if it hasn't been already for more monetization. As for smaller companies, they may or may not decide to listen to you, but that's their decision and you can't expect to save literally every game in existence.
Re: Nintendo Files Lawsuit Against ROM Website Offering Nearly 300,000 Switch Downloads
I read the comments section here a lot, but I made a profile just so I can take part in this one haha.
Basically, what I've read is that some people say pirating is okay as long as it is preserving old games and there are some people saying that it is not okay at all. Here's the thing, ROMs are illegal, whether you are distributing or downloading them. You can try to justify it all you want, but at the end of the day, it's still illegal until you get laws changed. If there was a law against eating ice cream, you could say that's stupid and that the law wouldn't really help anyone, but it's still a law and we need to follow it. Another thing, say someone that lived near me dies and he had tons of really rare antiques and stuff, but no inheritance and it will probably just be sold to random people and not be able to be appreciated by the world. Does that give me the right to go steal it and give it to a museum? No, absolutely not. If he was still alive, I could ask him about it, but some things are just out of our control.
ROMs are illegal (of course unless you own the game and even then you are supposed to make it yourself), so instead of saying we have the right to do something illegal, why not use your rights of speech and protest about how we aren't allowed to do it, so something should be done about the rule. If you're so concerned with saving the history of a game, why not try to get this rule changed to allow for certain ROMs that fall under a legal clause.
Feel free to debate because honestly I would love to.