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[HN] Study: 87% of classic video games are not legally available (gamehistory.org)
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[–] hansl@lemmy.ml 17 points 2 years ago

Emulators are not illegal. ROMs are illegal if you didn’t rip it yourself. If you did rip it yourself it’s a gray area. See https://youtu.be/yj9Gk84jRiE