This is most unfortunate, I don't mind paying for older games provided via legal services, but only if the price is adequate (for example, I'm not going to pay fucking $8 for mesozoic shit like that arcade donkey kong game for switch) and the emulation quality is decent (level with or better than just using free emulators with pirated roms), but the big problem is that there are far too many games that are NOT officially available for purchase and for many there's no convenient way of getting them apart from piracy, and the rightholders themselves don't seem to hurry to make them legally available. I don't care for their legal shit, I just want to play a game, and so long as they through their indifference make me resort to piracy to play good old games I will pirate.I don't know if anyone care but EmuParadise no longer provide ROM downloads.
the thing is nintendo can only go after sites with nintendo published games, so rom sites just need to not carry nintendo-made games if they're worried.
Which hasn't been even introduced for their most recent platform, Switch (I mean their Virtual Console service), and Nintendo Switch Online subscription is going to give you only NES games at this point... There are also NES mini and SNES mini retro consoles, but I'm not sure if they can run games other than those they're supplied with. Sad, there were quite a few good old games for ps1 and ps2 and snes I wanted to play (and EmuParadise was such a convenient place to get those), fortunately there are other sites that continue to provide downloads for them. Probably should already start (should have started, long time ago) collecting roms and isos of older games for myself before it's too late.chances are that many of these ROMs will reappear in their overpriced virtual market at some point.
Which hasn't been even introduced for their most recent platform, Switch (I mean their Virtual Console service), and Nintendo Switch Online subscription is going to give you only NES games at this point... There are also NES mini and SNES mini retro consoles, but I'm not sure if they can run games other than those they're supplied with. Sad, there were quite a few good old games for ps1 and ps2 and snes I wanted to play (and EmuParadise was such a convenient place to get those), fortunately there are other sites that continue to provide downloads for them. Probably should already start (should have started, long time ago) collecting roms and isos of older games for myself before it's too late.chances are that many of these ROMs will reappear in their overpriced virtual market at some point.
kappaHOWEVER - That stated - Times are changing. There are now growing ways of obtaining these retro titles through avenues which DO benefit the copyright holders and it seems clear due to recent events, that there are a lot more avenues in development.
This is why we decided to throw in the towel of our own accord. It was a good ride and it was a just ride, however it is clear that in the not so distant future, distributing retro titles could be a serious case of copyright infringement.
We would like to explicitly state that we are not re-branding or moving, despite the general consensus.
There is a new project underway by retro gaming enthusiasts to rebuild our original archive. And we wish them well.
Well it is over.Aaand IsoZone is gone, no download links.
kappaHOWEVER - That stated - Times are changing. There are now growing ways of obtaining these retro titles through avenues which DO benefit the copyright holders and it seems clear due to recent events, that there are a lot more avenues in development.
This is why we decided to throw in the towel of our own accord. It was a good ride and it was a just ride, however it is clear that in the not so distant future, distributing retro titles could be a serious case of copyright infringement.
We would like to explicitly state that we are not re-branding or moving, despite the general consensus.
There is a new project underway by retro gaming enthusiasts to rebuild our original archive. And we wish them well.