You may download a game ROM ONLY if you are legally entitled so.
By "legally entitled" we mean:
- You own the actual arcade or gamepak of a ROM you are downloading.
If you do not, then the ROM must be deleted within 24 hours of
the download time.
Under the copyright laws of the US, you are entitled to own a
backup of any software you have paid for. Since ROMs can't be
duplicated (not without special hardware), ROM images are provided to
the public as a service.
Example: if you download Super Mario World? for the Super Nintendo�
(SNES�), it's because you actually own that gamepak.
If you do not own Super Mario World?, then the ROM must be permanently
deleted from all the locations where it is stored, within 24 hours.
- Remember, the purpose of an emulator is to preserve games (so that
they are not forgotten), to have all your games on your PC (so that
two people can play the same game separately) and to keep a backup of
games you own in case the game (or arcade/home console) fails or have
already failed.
- It is for educational purposes only (in case you are an emulator
programmer).
You must also agree to the following BEFORE proceeding:
- You will NEVER sell these ROMs for profit. Most game companies do
not mind the distribution of their games' ROMs because they no longer
exist, but they WILL mind if someone sells them.
- You will NOT distribute ROMs together with emulators as a package.
- And again, NO selling.
- You will NEVER hold EmuPlay.co.uk (including its affiliated
companies, webmasters, employees, staff or anybody else related
to this website)
or our webhosts responsible for any damage caused
to your system (all files are TESTED personally and are checked
for viruses), for any legal actions taken against you for
not obeying the above stated rules, or for any other reason.
EmuPlay.co.uk has not dumped the ROMs on this website for
general use, and our purpose is to provide a service to the Internet
and gaming community. No harm is being done to ANY game
companies, as the ROMs on this website (except those for the
N64�, which are to be used for the afore mentioned terms) are
of games that are no longer for sale, from which game companies
can no longer profit.