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How Many Video Games Do You Think Exist Today?
Warmsignal:
Good lord, folks are just selling ZIP files full of downloads one could go find for themselves. Yeah, those are not legal to be sold, but it's a cottage market so Nintendo most likely doesn't care too much (they probably will at some point) and other publishers less so.
oldgamerz:
--- Quote from: Warmsignal on June 02, 2024, 11:14:47 pm ---Good lord, folks are just selling ZIP files full of downloads one could go find for themselves. Yeah, those are not legal to be sold, but it's a cottage market so Nintendo most likely doesn't care too much (they probably will at some point) and other publishers less so.
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I would not get them for free, I don't think it is a good idea to download from many of those Free ROM websites there could be malware I didn't get anything bad from Etsy though. But I am no longer buying anymore now at least I got enough from them.
I'll probably go GOG if they have something I want and don't already have. if the staff need to know more then try contacting the sellers I do not want to get anyone in trouble :-\
Cartagia:
--- Quote from: Warmsignal on June 02, 2024, 11:14:47 pm ---Good lord, folks are just selling ZIP files full of downloads one could go find for themselves. Yeah, those are not legal to be sold, but it's a cottage market so Nintendo most likely doesn't care too much (they probably will at some point) and other publishers less so.
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I do not necessarily disagree with regards to how the major companies feel about it, but forum rules clearly state that advocating for illegal piracy is not allowed (Edit for clarification: specifically telling people where and how to obtain illegal ROMs). Oldgamerz has received multiple warnings and been given opportunities to provide clarification or walk back statements that were in violation. He decided to double down on it.
ferraroso:
Going back to the question... I think it is almost impossible to even count how many games exist today (or how many have been made up to this day) as we would first need to define what can be considered a "game" and to specify whether variations of a same game should be considered an "independent" game in itself or not.
As examples to those questions:
- Can The Flowers of Robert Mapplethorpe be considered a game or is it some other kind of electronic enterteinment?
- Should all the variations of Tetris be considered as a single game or should we count each one of them as am individual game in themselves?
This is a rather complex subject...
weirdfeline:
What about all the games within games like Roblox and Dreams?
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