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Arcade Collecting => Miscellaneous Arcade Talk => Topic started by: picasso on August 12, 2005, 11:30:44 am

Title: Pinmame Roms
Post by: picasso on August 12, 2005, 11:30:44 am

I probably already know the answer but,  are they in the same territory as mame ROMS?   Unless you own the board with the ROM they are illegal???

Title: Re: Pinmame Roms
Post by: ChadTower on August 12, 2005, 11:32:54 am

I would guess it's different, but probably still illegal.  A MAME rom is the actual game itself, but a PinMAME image is really a simulation of a bunch of physical components...

Title: Re: Pinmame Roms
Post by: 2600 on August 12, 2005, 03:28:27 pm

Actually, someone correct me if I'm wrong, PinMAME uses the actual pinball ROMs.  Visual Pinball simulates the physical stuff.  PinMAME may too, but I know they use the actual pinball ROMs for some things.


ChadTower,
You should check out the PinMAME-HW project.  I think you'd like it.