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| ark_ader:
Let's hope that the Wii U gets some revenue. I don't like the boys at Namco dreaming up new ways to get revenue, like chasing IP rights infringers. Well there again if patent trolls can do it, why not IP Trolls? ::) Back on topic: What you do in your own home is your business. As long as you are not committing any capital offence you are free to use your best judgement. You want legal roms, then go to Mame.Net and they will have some like robby roto. Want something more exotic, and you are not selling your cab or making you tube videos of the experience, then I do not see any reason to have such material for your own personal consumption. It is just common sense. And the gag about Namco?, I can believe you got a C&D. Anyone stupid enough to brag always deserves some unwanted attention. :laugh2: |
| Dawgz Rule:
:stupid What he said. When people come over I invariably get asked if I would consider building a cabinet for them. The amount people are willing to pay for one makes it a pretty tempting proposition but it just isn't worth it......Not to mention that you somehow become the person that has to support them when issues come up. |
| BadMouth:
So the people don't want your cab without the games, but somehow they are "free" and don't represent any part of the purchase price? :) The games in the midway arcade treasures series can be launched individually and therefore can be added to a front-end. Add -f to the command line for fullscreen. There are lots of collections out there. You could get up to 100 games without too much trouble. Was browsing games yesterday and saw that you can get 18 Irem classics for $2.49 http://www.greenmangaming.com/s/us/en/pc/games/action/irem-arcade-hits/ (not sure if the 20% off coupon on the front page works) "poor xbox 360 controller support" kinda makes me WANT to buy it. :lol |
| Nitro0602:
lol, I know what your thinking... but I actually purchased the complete rom set for $60 off a website.. stupid me though it was legit... then I realized soon after it was illegal.. have no idea why these sites are still up selling these roms. This is what I include with the my cabinet... 32" LCD/LED Tv, X-arcade tankstick with trackball, 2.93ghz core2du computer with HDMI and 500GB (From Dell), usb rubber keyboard (Waterproof ;) and of course the cabinet... maybe its best if I sell through friends/family... to many problems otherwise. |
| epetti:
I've been wondering, though. How do the legit companies do it? Dream Authentics, North Coast Custom Arcades, Chicago Gaming Company, X-Arcade, etc.. They all sell systems with hundreds of games on them, and they're big enough that if they were doing something illegal they would be shut down faster than any individual would. It seems from their web sites that they are basically just selling the CD compilations, but they claim to have a frontend (North Coast Custom Arcades uses Hyperspin) that runs them all. Having bought most of the compilations I don't see how that's possible unless they've figured out how to decrypt all the copy protection schemes and lose the CD inserted requirements. And if they did that, I'm pretty sure that would not be entirely legal either. |
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