“retrogaming”

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    This is, IMO, the only reason that this should have been stopped:

    All the devices were fitted with non-certified batteries and electrical circuits and did not meet EU technical or safety standards.

    Other than that, forget it. Nintendo and CAPCOM aren’t making significant amounts of money from Super Mario Bros. or Street Fighter II.

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      2 months ago

      Aren’t these things usually expensive because they’re being passed off as genuine collector’s items?

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        2 months ago

        Possibly, although the article was not clear on that point. That would definitely be a legal issue. I just object to the ROMs part.

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    2 months ago

    What’s with the wording used in this article, fake, imitation? They look like the original games. If someone copied a book and sold it, violating copyright laws, you wouldn’t call it a fake book.