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OmegaDog

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"SEGA offers emulator and ROMs for download" , posted Thu 23 Jan 22:35

... er, well, under some conditions.

Jointly with RealOne Arcade, SEGA offers its own Genesis emulator for PC, along with a few of its own ROMs. The ROMs are controlled such that the free download only provides 60 minutes worth of total play time, after which you plunk down $10 per game for unlimited play.

Sure, the idea's kinda silly, as anyone looking for legal copies of a few of these games could hunt for a Smash Pack for the PC and perhaps find a group of some of those games for the same price as one game -- but that this is SEGA's first use of the Internet to distribute its own ROMs for its own (attempted) financial benefit, is perhaps significant.

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Toxico

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"Re(1):SEGA offers emulator and ROMs for downl" , posted Thu 23 Jan 22:48

quote:
... er, well, under some conditions.

Jointly with RealOne Arcade, SEGA offers its own Genesis emulator for PC, along with a few of its own ROMs. The ROMs are controlled such that the free download only provides 60 minutes worth of total play time, after which you plunk down $10 per game for unlimited play.

Sure, the idea's kinda silly, as anyone looking for legal copies of a few of these games could hunt for a Smash Pack for the PC and perhaps find a group of some of those games for the same price as one game -- but that this is SEGA's first use of the Internet to distribute its own ROMs for its own (attempted) financial benefit, is perhaps significant.

Sega always has this kind of insane ideas...
Surely it has no value to collectors.
I can see the idea burnning in a blaze of glory right now.

Freeter

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"dumb." , posted Thu 23 Jan 22:56

This idea has bomb written all over it. People who want to play Genesis games now either:

a) own a used Genesis, or

b) have an emulator and play it on PC.

Sega would be better off trying to port their Genesis games to cell phones instead.

Satoshi_Miwa

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"Re(2):SEGA offers emulator and ROMs for downl" , posted Thu 23 Jan 22:58

quote:
Sega always has this kind of insane ideas...
Surely it has no value to collectors.
I can see the idea burnning in a blaze of glory right now.

Agreed, as most people will probably keep on using downloaded ROM's to play their games.

Still, if done right such a service does seem intriguing. The idea of getting classic ROM's legally (and supporting the company) and haveing the games you want on demand is solid idea. Alot of variables are against it, but if it could be made to work it'd be very nice for the gamer.

RugalBernstein

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"Re(1):SEGA offers emulator and ROMs for downl" , posted Thu 23 Jan 23:20

As a collector, I can say this doesn't interest me ( rather have the actual cart ) but I CAN condone this sort of emulation. I'd wager most of the games they're selling ROMS of aren't very rare, anyway.

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Grave
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Occasional Customer

"Re(1):SEGA offers emulator and ROMs for downl" , posted Fri 24 Jan 20:00

quote:
... er, well, under some conditions.

Jointly with RealOne Arcade, SEGA offers its own Genesis emulator for PC, along with a few of its own ROMs. The ROMs are controlled such that the free download only provides 60 minutes worth of total play time, after which you plunk down $10 per game for unlimited play.

Sure, the idea's kinda silly, as anyone looking for legal copies of a few of these games could hunt for a Smash Pack for the PC and perhaps find a group of some of those games for the same price as one game -- but that this is SEGA's first use of the Internet to distribute its own ROMs for its own (attempted) financial benefit, is perhaps significant.

Finally back on the BBS with my own computer! Nice.

Anyway, as for this idea... Lame.

Emulation is never the same as playing the real deal. That's why I've held on to all my old hardware, except for my Odyssey2 which my mom sold years ago. I didn't keep an NES and 100+ games, a Genesis, SNES, TG16, Virtual Boy, 5 Game Boys, 2 Sega Master Systems, etc around because emulating old cartridge systems was so good.

The feel's just not there, for me. I like to play on a TV with the original controller in hand. The look and feel of the consoles is a big thing for me, too. If Sega wants to make cash off of old games, fine. Reissue the hardware! Or make a collection that's tasteful and shows a lot of care, like Sonic Jam. Sonic Jam seemed like a project full of love for the series. Sonic Mega Collection.. well, doesn't. Same with the Smash Packs.

I won't ever pay for emulation unless there are some nice extras. It just doesn't make a lot of sense for someone like me.