greed-the-dorkalicious:

Man I know emulators are technically considered piracy I guess, and I can see why it would be an issue with newer games (not that most emulators are advanced enough for that anyway), but I just… hhhhhh the way the video game industry operates in regards to old games is so fucking stupid. It’s like

Gamers: Hey, I’m really interested in this game you made a long time ago! Can I play it?
Game companies: No. 
Gamers: But I’ll give you money!
Game companies: We no longer manufacture, support, or distribute that game or the console it’s available on. There’s no way for you to buy it.
Gamers: Well, what about this slightly-newer-but-still-outdated game that was never released in my region? Can I play that? I’ll give you money.
Game companies: No. You’re only allowed to play games from your region. You can’t buy it from us.
Gamers: So, you don’t provide any way for me to purchase these games from you, or to play them in any form?
Game companies: Correct. We don’t care about these games anymore. They might as well not exist.
Some guy on the internet: Hey, I found some old and foreign games that aren’t sold or available to play anywhere, so I fixed them up so everyone can play them now for free! Here you go! 🙂
Game companies: ABSOLUTELY FUCKING NOT. HOW DARE YOU STEAL OUR PROFITS. PLAY THE GAMES LEGALLY OR DIE.
Gamers: But you just said there’s no way to play them-
Game companies: FUCK YOU