haha, cool thread that I missed...

stbenge wrote:
> Mike Raiford wrote:
>> So, I've dipped into emulation again. I've always been fond of the NES 
>> and SNES emulators, since these were the consoles of my childhood. I 
>> still do have my SNES console.
> 
> Those were the great days. Super Metroid was awesome, as was FF II & III...

yes, Super Metroid completely mindblowing.  Rarely felt so alone and 
lost in a game, plus it got ingenious puzzling level layouts, great 
powerups and wonderful, hypnotic music, specially underground 
Brinstar... also probably the last arcadey game from Nintendo itself...

>> So, I decided to find a few arcade classics and download MAME.
> 
> Dude! That's like, stealing you know. That is, if you consider copying 
> information stealing. Those original programmers wouldn't get a penny if 
> you bought an old game on eBay or some other place now.

oh come on!  Those original developers got plenty of my pennies for all 
the hours I lost in those games back then.  Besides, Williams is dead, 
Taito almost so... :/

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