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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
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          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
              last edited by

              @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
                    last edited by

                    @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
                      last edited by

                      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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                                  • themazingnessT
                                    themazingness @themazingness
                                    last edited by themazingness

                                    The Curse of Illmoore Bay is on sale right now on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1535880/The_Curse_of_Illmoore_Bay/

                                    It's a Halloween themed platformer for Genesis/Mega Drive. The ROM is located at Steam\steamapps\common\The Curse of Illmoore Bay\bin\x86 and named libcore.dll. Simply rename it to a .bin or .md file.

                                    The ROM is also sold at https://seconddimensionllc.itch.io/the-curse-of-illmoore-bay and https://www.second-dimension.com/store/the-curse-of-illmoore-bay

                                    There is no sale on those sites, and they are more expensive than Steam, but they do have other options other than a stand-alone rom.

                                    The sale on Steam is store-wide, so there may be other games mentioned in this thread that are on sale.

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                                    • UnknownU
                                      Unknown @themazingness
                                      last edited by

                                      @themazingness well they do offer new games made by Atari on it.

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

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                                      • BenMcLeanB
                                        BenMcLean @themazingness
                                        last edited by

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

                                        The Curse of Illmoore Bay is on sale right now on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1535880/The_Curse_of_Illmoore_Bay/

                                        It's a Halloween themed platformer for Genesis/Mega Drive. The ROM is located at Steam\steamapps\common\The Curse of Illmoore Bay\bin\x86 and named libcore.dll. Simply rename it to a .bin or .md file.

                                        The ROM is also sold at https://seconddimensionllc.itch.io/the-curse-of-illmoore-bay and https://www.second-dimension.com/store/the-curse-of-illmoore-bay

                                        There is no sale on those sites, and they are more expensive than Steam, but they do have other options other than a stand-alone rom.

                                        The sale on Steam is store-wide, so there may be other games mentioned in this thread that are on sale.

                                        I gotta say, $20 seems a little pricey for just one Mega Drive ROM.

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                                        • themazingnessT
                                          themazingness @BenMcLean
                                          last edited by themazingness

                                          @benmclean Much less pricey than the cartridge! I agree though. However, it's an Indie developer making a new game. You aren't buying a ROM of an old game.

                                          I own Second Dimension's NES collection on Steam and it was worth every penny to me. It is a better deal though. That's why I got Illmoore Bay on Steam which was $5 cheaper at full price and even a better deal during this sale.

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                                          • themazingnessT
                                            themazingness @Unknown
                                            last edited by

                                            @unknown Yeah, I had forgotten there were Indie games and such for sale on the VCS too. If you're in the market for a mini PC doubling as a retro/indie console it isn't a bad deal. I would be much more interested if those were roms I could buy without having to own the VCS and just run them in RetroArch.

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