Nintendo Patents GBA Emulation?

Post by **Falco Girgis** » Tue Jun 01, 2004 9:55 am

What the fuck? Emulation is basically pirating a game in the form of a rom which can be played on the computer. Since when does somebody patent the pirating of their creations? I don't know what the hell Nintendo meant by doing this, but I wanna find out more.

US Patent Link This month's addition of Gamepro Magazine talks about how Nintendo has been granted a patent for hand-held emulation of the GBA. "The Patent gives Nintendo a way to stop potential piracy through iron-clad legal means. Already, Canadian developer Crimson Fire-which has been working on a GBA emulator for the Tapwave Zodiac-has been served with a cease-and-desist notice."

Hmm... I guess this makes sense, but I wonder why the hell nobody else thought of it.

Showdin · Post by **Showdin** » Tue Jun 01, 2004 3:05 pm

Dude, does that like mean if we get caught downloading a GBA emulator off the internet then we could be fined? Sounds to me like the thing they are doing where you get fined if you download music off the net.

Post by **Falco Girgis** » Tue Jun 01, 2004 4:49 pm

Dude, does that like mean if we get caught downloading a GBA emulator off the internet then we could be fined?

Showdin, if you are caught downloading ANY rom off the net you are a hell of a lot worse off than being fined. Prison, anybody?

I guess Nintendo did this randomness to try to enforce it more strict than antipiracy companies have. Good job Nintendo, made another ass of yourselves!

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COAL · Post by **COAL** » Thu Jun 10, 2004 2:36 pm

This still doesn't make sense to me..

Post by **Falco Girgis** » Thu Jun 10, 2004 5:01 pm

This still doesn't make sense to me..

It doesn't make sense to me either.

But just to be an ass and to further confuse you, think about this random scenario. Drugs are illegal. Some ass decides to patent drugs... That'd just be a really stupid thing to do. Nobody would quit stoning because of a patent. :?

Wutai · Post by **Wutai** » Wed Jun 16, 2004 10:04 am

What about ROMs you already have downloaded, do they count?

Post by **Falco Girgis** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 1:12 am

What about ROMs you already have downloaded, do they count?

Yep, 'fraid so.

Wutai · Post by **Wutai** » Sat Jun 19, 2004 12:51 pm

@*$#*%! No... More... METAL GEAR?!?!?!?!?

Post by **JS Lemming** » Sat Jun 19, 2004 2:40 pm

You fools act like your going to die!

Trust me, they aren't going to bust down your doors with a machine gun... well, they might do that for you Falco, being that you have thousands and thousands of penniez worth of pirated stuff. Sigh,it was nice knowing you.

Orgodemirk · Post by **Orgodemirk** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 10:48 pm

Dude! ! ! If SS gets busted He's gone. He has so many moviez and songz.

Post by **Falco Girgis** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 10:50 pm

*cough* Yes, I do have my fair share of goodz...