MAME32 help

[MixMasterLar]

Before I even began, I'm sorry if this should be under some other heading, sounds extremely n00by or any other thing. Im only posting it here becuz I think that if anyone on this site knows, there be looking here. Thank you for your understanding.

I got myself a Soul Calibur ROM to play on my MAME32, but it's not has simple as putting it in the 'ROM' folder (as I learned). I even tried to unzip it, NOTHING. I tried the 'audit all games' thing too, and NOTHING! so is there a way to make it work?

[sleeplessdragn]

Re: MAME32 help

Clearly, you didn't read the sticky at the top.

[MixMasterLar]

Re: MAME32 help

Not allowed to talk about ROMs? were do I go then?

[shazam_2011]

Re: MAME32 help

At the risk of getting banned, roms are illegal. It's copyright law, and you are only allowed to use roms as a backup for your machine in case it gets damaged or stolen.

Roms are untraceable, so even if you specify that you made a backup, you are still violating TOS.

[ddrfreak925]

Re: MAME32 help

PAY FOR THE ACTUAL VIDEO GAME YOU THEIF!!!

[MixMasterLar]

Re: MAME32 help

PAY FOR THE ACTUAL VIDEO GAME YOU THEIF!!!

If you have the oringinal media that the game came on, like a Dreamcast Version of Soul Calibur, then Im allowed by the US gov. to have a backup copy (found on roms). Anyway, it never worked so there's no worry.

OK, someone lock this now.

[Afrobean]

Re: MAME32 help

If you have the oringinal media that the game came on, like a Dreamcast Version of Soul Calibur, then Im allowed by the US gov. to have a backup copy (found on roms).

Wrong.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ROM_image

Games owned by the user

In some countries, it is legal for an individual to personally make backup copies of a game they own. Individuals may make backup copies for various reasons, perhaps as insurance against losing the game or as redundancy in the event that the original game's medium becomes unreadable. See the section on ROMs and Preservation.

However, in the U.S. it has been illegal since 1983 for a user to create their own backups of video game ROMs. This was decided in the court case of Atari v. JS&A. JS&A manufactured a "game backup" device that allowed users to dump their Atari ROMs onto a blank cartridge. JS&A argued that the archival rule allowed for this. The court disagreed, noting that ROM media was not subject to the same volatility as magnetic media (for which the law was created). Thus, not being so relatively vulnerable, ROMs were not applicable under section 17 USC 117.

Some games companies, such as Nintendo, print warnings inside their game manuals that they do not allow users to make backup or archival copies. Whether or not these warnings in this specific form can be considered valid contracts is legally questionable. For an overview of relevant issues, see user agreement (EULA), shrink wrap contract, clickwrap, Fair Use, Fair Dealing and DMCA.

Note also:

24 hours claim

Some ROM websites claim it is legal to download and keep a ROM of a game one doesn't own for as long as 24 hours, after which it is one's responsibility to delete it. Even though it is widespread (most likely due to copycat reactions), this claim is completely false, as there has never been such a law.

Oh and by the way, a "Dreamcast Version of Soul Calibur" would NEVER EVER EVER give you the right to own a copy of the arcade software under the same name. How could you ever think that?!