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ROMs vs Purchased Games

Posted: Tue May 23, 2017 3:51 pm
by Sano
So if your collection consist of mostly ROMs and pirated ISOs (PS2) and the like, would you still consider it an actual retro collection versus owning a retail copy of the game(s)?

Re: ROMs vs Purchased Games

Posted: Tue May 23, 2017 4:21 pm
by Xeogred
No.

Re: ROMs vs Purchased Games

Posted: Tue May 23, 2017 4:23 pm
by Exhuminator
Actual retro collection? Nah.

Virtual retro library? Sure.

Re: ROMs vs Purchased Games

Posted: Tue May 23, 2017 4:57 pm
by Sarge
Nope.

Re: ROMs vs Purchased Games

Posted: Tue May 23, 2017 5:12 pm
by Sano
Lol, I like that you guys are just like "NO!". What about digitally purchased games? Would you guys consider those to be a collection vs having a physical copy of a game?

Re: ROMs vs Purchased Games

Posted: Tue May 23, 2017 5:18 pm
by 8bit
No.

Re: ROMs vs Purchased Games

Posted: Tue May 23, 2017 5:29 pm
by Gunstar Green
Exhuminator wrote:Actual retro collection? Nah.

Virtual retro library? Sure.


I second this.

But I think it's a weird question to begin with.

Re: ROMs vs Purchased Games

Posted: Tue May 23, 2017 5:30 pm
by Sarge
Sano wrote:Lol, I like that you guys are just like "NO!". What about digitally purchased games? Would you guys consider those to be a collection vs having a physical copy of a game?

Digitally purchased games are legitimate purchases, not piracy.

(This is confounded a bit by their ephemeral nature and DRM, however, so I don't consider them as equal to a physical collection. And furthermore, in the context of the original question, a "retro" collection is going to consist of games primarily before the digital purchase age.)

Re: ROMs vs Purchased Games

Posted: Tue May 23, 2017 5:35 pm
by dunpeal2064
If someone came over and asked me: "What games do you have to play?", I would show them all the shit, roms and burned games included. They are within my library of games available.

If someone came over and said: "Can I see your collection?", I wouldn't open up a rom folder or show them my binder of burns, that's dumb as hell.

Re: ROMs vs Purchased Games

Posted: Tue May 23, 2017 6:37 pm
by Quiet Flight
absolutely no :lol: