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    • themazingnessT
      themazingness @CoolieCoolster
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      @cooliecoolster The Data East games are arcade.

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        Auster @CoolieCoolster
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        @cooliecoolster The games are also on GOG, and they seem to include ROMs there as well, according to this post:
        https://www.gog.com/forum/general/rom_based_gog_games_compatible_with_third_party_emulators_thread/page1

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        • UnknownU
          Unknown @Auster
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          I found a nice rom hack for Mario kart DS. https://dswiki.garhoogin.com/ctgp-n/
          All you need is something that can run Nintendo ds games, a Windows PC and a Mario kart DS game . The patch comes with software to patch the original game. I’ve tested it and it works pretty well!

          You can't beat the classics(unless you copy them).

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          • mituM
            mitu Global Moderator @Unknown
            last edited by

            @unknown Try adding this info to the other homebrews & hacks topic, not here.

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            • UnknownU
              Unknown @mitu
              last edited by

              @mitu my apologies

              You can't beat the classics(unless you copy them).

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              • CrushC
                Crush @Auster
                last edited by

                Regarding the Disney games, i'd like to point out that the EULA is 1. not a binding legal document, 2. Is not digitally signed and agreed to before purchase and 3. does not replace or supersede your regional laws.
                If you purchased it, you're free to run the games on whatever computer you like, you're restricted from sharing it with any third party obviously.

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                • themazingnessT
                  themazingness
                  last edited by

                  There is a Capcom sale on Fanatical right now. Several collections with extractable games are included in the sale:

                  Mega Man Legacy Collection
                  Mega Man X Legacy Collection
                  Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection
                  The Disney Afternoon Collection

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                    CoolieCoolster @CoolieCoolster
                    last edited by

                    There's now patches for the Castlevania Advance games: https://www.romhacking.net/forum/index.php?topic=33506.0.

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                      Auster
                      last edited by Auster

                      GOG made a list of games that use ScummVM (not sure if everything is included), and many of those are on sale:
                      https://www.gog.com/partner/scummvm
                      edit: there's also a sale page for ScummVM's 20th anniversary

                      Also, it seems a few emulated games are on sale for the next 2~3 days too:
                      [MS-DOS] Bop'N Wrestle - https://www.gog.com/game/bopn_wrestle
                      [MS-DOS] Mortal Kombat 1+2+3 - https://www.gog.com/game/mortal_kombat_123
                      [Arcade] Retro Classix: Bad Dudes - https://www.gog.com/game/retro_classix_bad_dudes
                      [Arcade] Retro Classix: Night Slashers - https://www.gog.com/game/retro_classix_night_slashers
                      [Arcade] Retro Classix: Two Crude - https://www.gog.com/game/retro_classix_two_crude

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                      • CrushC
                        Crush @Auster
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                        @auster said in Where to (legally) acquire content to play on RetroPie:

                        Hey @Auster cause gog has an identical disclaimer on scummvm and dosbox games it's possible to google search filtering games using only one of those 2 engines.
                        This gets you up to date results and you can filter by date.
                        SCUMMVM: https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Agog.com%2Fgame%2F+"This+game+is+powered+by+ScummVM"

                        Dosbox: https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Agog.com%2Fgame%2F+"This+game+is+powered+by+DOSBox."

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                        • themazingnessT
                          themazingness @Crush
                          last edited by themazingness

                          Many ScummVM and Dropbox games are on sale as part of GoG's Activision and Blizzard sale (including many old Sierra games).

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                          • UnknownU
                            Unknown
                            last edited by

                            I’m not sure if this is true or not but I heard that after the Atari Jaguar was discontinued, it was declared open source. So maybe it’s legal to get Atari Jaguar games?

                            You can't beat the classics(unless you copy them).

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                              Auster @Unknown
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                              @unknown I just sent an email to their support (support@atari.com) asking about the situation. They'll probably answer on Monday or afterwards.

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                                RustyMG
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                                After Hasbro Interactive acquired all Atari properties, the patents of the Jaguar were released into the public domain, with the console declared an open platform.
                                This is only in relation to the console hardware, NOT the software.
                                It was to allow the writing and legal release of homebrew.

                                When Commodore went bankrupt, all the thousands of games written by the hundreds of developers suddenly didn't become free overnight!

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                                  Auster
                                  last edited by

                                  Wampus (NES homebrew) free to claim again:
                                  https://itch.io/s/57416/free-the-wampus-giveaway

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                                  • BenMcLeanB
                                    BenMcLean @RustyMG
                                    last edited by

                                    @rustymg said in Where to (legally) acquire content to play on RetroPie:

                                    After Hasbro Interactive acquired all Atari properties, the patents of the Jaguar were released into the public domain, with the console declared an open platform.
                                    This is only in relation to the console hardware, NOT the software.
                                    It was to allow the writing and legal release of homebrew.

                                    When Commodore went bankrupt, all the thousands of games written by the hundreds of developers suddenly didn't become free overnight!

                                    Wow! I didn't know that about the Jaguar. That's great!

                                    It is really absurd that other technology from 30 years ago isn't free to use now. It isn't like the original creators are still using it. They're all either out of business or onto making current stuff now.

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                                    • UnknownU
                                      Unknown @BenMcLean
                                      last edited by

                                      @benmclean Currently they are working on Atari's new system. It's called the "VCS".

                                      You can't beat the classics(unless you copy them).

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                                      • BenMcLeanB
                                        BenMcLean @Unknown
                                        last edited by

                                        @unknown said in Where to (legally) acquire content to play on RetroPie:

                                        @benmclean Currently they are working on Atari's new system. It's called the "VCS".

                                        Oh, I thought it was called the

                                        .

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                                        • UnknownU
                                          Unknown @BenMcLean
                                          last edited by

                                          @benmclean Nope, that’s a picture of the system but it has the wrong name

                                          You can't beat the classics(unless you copy them).

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                                          • themazingnessT
                                            themazingness @Unknown
                                            last edited by

                                            @unknown The VCS is already out. It's basically a mini PC with Atari Vault on it. Might as well get a Raspberry Pi and Atari Vault unless you're wanting a Ryzen mini PC:

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