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A video game emulator is a piece of software that enables you to run video games on platforms for which they were not originally intended. These emulators first began to appear in the mid-1990s, when common personal computers had become powerful enough to easily handle the requirements of running most early generation games.
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Fast Facts
- Emulators can allow users to play decades-old video games or arcade games like Donkey Kong or Super Mario Bros.
- Many emulators can be downloaded for free on the Internet
- Games played on emulators are known as ROMs, or Read Only Memory
- Some ROMs can be hard to findToledoBlade.com: With computer programs like MAME...
- MAME emulator was released in 1997ToledoBlade.com: With computer programs like MAME...
- MAME: Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator
- Emulators can support vintage games that were originally played on Intellivision, the Nintendo Entertainment System, ColecoVision, Atari and many early Apple computersToledoBlade.com: With computer programs like MAME...
- Emulators have been subject to copyright issuesThe Daily Cardinal (Madison, WI): Emulation helps bring classic games to players
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Legality Issues
The legality of emulators and specifically the ROMs, or games, that can be played using emulators is a topic of much discussion. Since emulators require reverse engineering of the original platform to be written they are illegal under United States copyright law. In the past, sites that distribute ROMs or emulators have been subject to legal attacks and have been forced to remove such content.Wired: Nintendo Clone Released, Yanked (February 1, 1999)| Nintendo Entertainment System | Atari | Donkey Kong | Super Mario Bros. | Video Game Consoles
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Dingoo A320 2.8" LCD GBA/ NGO/ SNES/ NES/ SFC/ CPS1/ 2/ + Emulator Game Console (4GB Built-in + Mini-SD) - $145.92
The Micro Game Station Dingoo A320 is basically a handheld emulator device about the same size as a Game boy Micro, design fashionable, slim and portable size with comfortable hand grip. It has true and clear picture quality, unique DVD Opt...
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