SvennoJ said:
Barozi said:
lol certainly not and the comparison between Dizzy and Jurassic Park is beyond stupid.
In 1993, neither Blurays nor DVDs existed. People pirating the movie now are NOT pirating the 1993 version (VHS rip or LaserDisc rip) they are pirating the DVD version from 2000 or the BluRay version from 2011. These versions are still being sold, while Dizzy is completely unavailable to buy.
Also you copy/pasted the whole article, which is a copyright violation in itself. Linked or not, but that's okay I guess?
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Let's make the comparison a bit more fair then.
Is it OK to emulate old DOS titles that have been remastered, even if you own the original game?
You still get the enhancements of an emulator plus you think everyone is only emulating the version they had 20 years ago?
Lots of old classics are appearing on mobile platforms, sure it's not exactly the same game anymore, yet you can't get the original version of star wars anymore either. Is it OK to pirate it?
It's not harming the gaming industry, yet let's not pretend people are only emulating games they own and those that can't be found anywhere anymore on any platform as remaster/remake or part of a collection.
And DIzzy? You can buy it here
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dnastudios.dizzypoty&hl=en
Or the originals
http://www.ebay.co.uk/bhp/dizzy-game
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Dizzy in its original form is not available for sale. At least not from the IP holder. 2nd hand is completely irrelevant. The IP holder won't get a single cent from these sales.
"Everyone knows that downloading a 1993 movie would be piracy, so why treat games from the same year any differently?"
That was the point in the article I was trying to counter. Games are NOT being treated differently because emulators emulate the original game, not a remaster or a super late port that are available to purchase. People nowadays don't pirate VHS versions, they pirate versions that are still available in stores.
"you think everyone is only emulating the version they had 20 years ago?"
Wow where did you get that from? If it's not possible anymore to buy the original game from the IP holder then it's completely irrelevant if you owned the game at one point or not. What else should you do? Wait for the IP holder to rerelease it on floppy discs/cartridges/cassette tapes?
