/vr/ - Retro Games

>>5643367
Buy OG hardware.

>>5643367
it's legal if you delete them within 24 hours bro

>>5643367
The government and companies track torrents. They can't monitor website without permission and can't track your IP through standard downloads. If you go around torrenting huge ass ROM packs and shit without even using a VPN to cover yourself, then you only have yourself to blame.

I never heard of anyone get arrested for downloading roms. Get tuff pussy

Mega SG
Super NT

>>5643425
literally no one has ever been prosecuted for downloading roms, only distributing them.

>not having over a decades worth of full rom / no intro sets for every console stored on a massive HDD for when society collapses and the human populace moves into bunkers

Shigydigy my guys

>>5643367
The Super nt, if you don't mind dropping almost $200.

>>5643367
You’ll be fine, the only people who have to worry are people who run sites that distribute them. Just use a vpn when torrenting

>>5643367
>after the word of what's been going on with that.
Elaborate

>>5643367
>caught for downloading ROMs

I'm pretty sure that there isn't a single person in the world that has ever gotten in trouble for downloading retro console roms.

Stop being a pussy. I've downloaded literally tens of thousands of them over the last 15 years.

>>5643367
Buy real hardware and play on a real tv or dont play at all.

>>5643446
Like he said, the problem is torrents. You see, no one gets prosecuted for downloading pirated anything, only for its distribution, like you said. But when you torrent, you are downloading AND uploading, so if they catch your IP connecting to 100 peers and uploading content you're suddenly on the hook for distribution.

It blows my fucking mind that there are people that actually worry about getting "caught" downloading ROMs man ffs I've been doing it since the days of sharing shit on IRC, Kazaa, you name it.

You aren't gonna get in any trouble for downloading ROMs. It's just not gonna happen. You will be absolutely fine. The most my ISP ever mailed me about was torrenting TV shows.

>>5643367
Download the files to 3D print a console and then run it through the chipper before the 24 hour limit runs out.

>>5644069
Hi, Mr. FBI!

>>5643367
>I'm afraid I may get caught for downloading ROMs

>>5644069
This.

I downloaded 190 gb of roms and isos over the last month on my cellphone, and my carrier was just mad about the volume of data. I paid up for another prepaid card, and they let me continue downloading shit.

Here's the thing: rom sites provide the roms in question. But they still exist.
Thousands of people visit any random rom site every day and download tons more shit than you do, and they're still out there doing it.
Nintendo themselves used downloaded roms for both of their classic consoles.
99% of roms out there are for games not even available for purchase on the market. Meaning your downloading of said roms harms no company at all. Especially roms from defunct companies.
Any of the abkve could easily be used in a sefense case.
The FBI doesn't have the resources to monitor, investigate or especially prosecute every individual who commits a cyber crime. They'd have to go after a quarter billion people, easily. They literally only go after the absolute worst offenders (who are not pirates, btw)
I know of people being caught by the government with literally thousands of pirated DVDs in their posession, and they gave zero fucks.

The only reasons they'd go after someone for piracy are:
>downloading something brand new, and usually only of the IPs owner has a bug up it's ass. And probably only after the porate downloaded tons of newer shit.
>you use ad revenue from your rom site to trade in drugs, human trafficking or support terrorists (like any of that would happen)
I can't even fathom any other scenario where the feds woul come for you.

Worst thing that happens to most rom sites is cease and desist orders from Nintendo lawyers. No feds. And this never happens to people who download shit.

OP is a pussy ass, and probably just trying to perpetuate fear among newfags.

>>5643367
notepad.exe
Put READ_ME_FIRST.txt in your roms folder.
"WARNING! This drive is private property. If you are a member of law enforcement, the government, the media or the armed forces you are prohibited from proceeding further and may be charged with TRESPASSING. For more information contact my attorney Ruben Noseberg at xxx-xxx-xxxxx"

>>5643367
>I'm afraid I may get caught for downloading ROMs
Are we back to 2006 or something?

>>5643367
>I'm afraid I may get caught for downloading ROMs

>>5644235
They can copy the stuff from your drive as long as they delete it within 24 hours

>>5643367
have jannies abandoned /vr/? wtf is up with all that spammy shit recently?

>>5644697
summer

>>5643984
Sources?

>>5643367
>I'm afraid I may get caught for downloading ROMs
Yeah, the FBI broke into my house because I downloaded a ROM the other day.

the most you get is maybe an email from your isp if you torrent hot properties like new hbo shows or new movies. they don't give a fuck about 20+ year old video games most of which can be acquired without torrenting

There are companies that the movies and recording industry pays to enforce copyright claims. They collect IPs from a torrent, then submit the IPs to the ISP for them to deal with. IIRC comcast has a 6 strike policy where the first 3 or so are just warnings, and I don't think anyone has ever made it to level 6.

I have torrented romsets a bajillion times, no VPN
I have not had any troubles at all
They don't give a rats ass about this, too busy catching pedos

>>5643367
>>5643425
>>5643984
>>5644069
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>>5646157

iknowwhatyoudownload.com

>>5643395
Underrated post.