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Nevermind, copyright sucks,

Last edited by Uranus on 22 Nov 2011, 11:12 am, edited 1 time in total.

I had heard of this a long time ago. Might give it a go when I get some free time.

I would get most of my emulators here. They have some roms too. But beware I have not used this site in awhile and the possibility of unwelcome content or viruses is always present.

Rom Nation

I use Rom Hustler and Dope Roms

for roms and emulators? I usually use vimm.net

i really should find a version of UFO that will run on win 7

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Last edited by Uranus on 22 Nov 2011, 12:09 pm, edited 2 times in total.

yikes

there goes the weekend

Technically, abandonware is not legally free, it's still piracy.

Also, this site is much better for Spectrum stuff: http://www.worldofspectrum.org/

I wasn't aware that it was illegal. I'm sure they didn't just copy them without getting permission from the companies first. In most cases the companies probably don't exist anymore, or care if they are being copied. It is against the law and yet they will not take action against people who do it. Just shows you how f'd up copyright infringement is. Personally, i think it's a crime to throw away a part of history for the sake of nothing. Truth of the matter is these games will be lost forever if they're not copied.

There's always www.GOG.com "Good Old Games" when purchasing classics.

http://www.battlezone1.net/home/index.html
http://armagetronad.net/

Yah sorry dude however I must add they are only illegal if you don't already own the game if you do then its perfectly legal. However you cannot link sites to emulators of any kind that is banned from all forums and such and thats why youtube is awesome . I find it stupid that it is illegal because the games are non exsistant anymore even though they are starting to bring them back on the newer consoles as adware however I haven't seen any good games. I think it should be legal until they find a way to bring the good old games back to us I mean Nothing beats the classics.

Exactly.

There are a few sites like Home of the Underdogs, where they'll upload games on faith, and then take them down if devs/publishers/lawyers contact them. A lot of companies don't care though, or even give their blessings, but the bigger companies are pretty strict about that sort of thing (like EA or Activision). Even if the original devs are totally okay with it and wish to make their games freeware (or a similar license), it's often that the publisher still holds the rights and won't give it up.

Its how I view it anyways. The Publishers are the real problem, not the developers. Its why when it comes to free games I tend to support a lot of the stuff I tend to. Its either self-published, or I go the underhanded route when it pertains to the big fish such as EA and Activision (two companies I definitely refuse to support. Its yet another reason why I refuse to buy a Call of Duty or Battlefield game.

As for a lot of truly free games, a lot of them accept donations, so if its truly legit and not a scam I tend to toss them some money in support. I will also advertise by word of mouth. Hence why you tend to see me talking bout "Tale of the drunken paladin" on here quite often.