I have bought every game I can possibly buy from nintendo before emulating. And if I don't own a game I am currently emulating, it means I owned it before, but lost it (HGSS).
As long as you are still supporting the developers in some way, I say go for it.
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12/22/2016- Made a bet with Ganoncrotch that the first 6 months of 2017 will be worse than 2016. A poll will be made to determine the winner. Loser has to take a picture of them imitating their profile picture.







