computer stupid
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When my son was younger we used to like playing Zelda.
Is there any PC games that would be like it?
Is there any PC games that would be like it?
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tlarkin
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I would re-read the DMCA if I were you before I gave any advice like that, although I am not a lawyer.
"The current administratively-created exemptions, issued in November 2006, are:
Computer programs and video games distributed in formats that have become obsolete and that require the original media or hardware as a condition of access, when circumvention is accomplished for the purpose of preservation or archival reproduction of published digital works by a library or archive. A format shall be considered obsolete if the machine or system necessary to render perceptible a work stored in that format is no longer manufactured or is no longer reasonably available in the commercial marketplace. (A renewed exemption, first approved in 2003.)"
it is 100% legal.
Computer programs and video games distributed in formats that have become obsolete and that require the original media or hardware as a condition of access, when circumvention is accomplished for the purpose of preservation or archival reproduction of published digital works by a library or archive. A format shall be considered obsolete if the machine or system necessary to render perceptible a work stored in that format is no longer manufactured or is no longer reasonably available in the commercial marketplace. (A renewed exemption, first approved in 2003.)"
it is 100% legal.
tlarkin
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However, you are wrong, they are now readily available and legally can be purchased through Nintendo's online store on the Wii. So, the original hardware or media is no longer required.
Like I said, I am not a lawyer, but I am pretty sure both the original games publisher and Nintendo probably want their few dollars they are charging for ROM downloads.
Like I said, I am not a lawyer, but I am pretty sure both the original games publisher and Nintendo probably want their few dollars they are charging for ROM downloads.
The original Zelda was one of the best games ever made.
Was I the only thinking 'WTF was that...' at the end of Mario 2? Take about a huge disappointment.
tlarkin
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i guess i missed that part in the DMCA
The whole, no longer available in the commercial market place clause leads me to believe since there are millions and millions of Wiis world wide that their online store is a very valid market place where you can buy the games legally, that you can not simply download them for free.
re-read that quote i posted. my interpretation of it is that if someone owns the original format and the system were to become obsolete and is no longer manufactured (which is true for the NES), then under these conditions it applies as an exception and would therefore be legal for download.
dznutz
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if it's any consolation the japanese don't consider "mario 2" as part of the mario series. it was actually some other game but used mario characters. at the end i was also saying wtf.
hermeslyre
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If OP were looking for a game more similar to current Zelda's, OOT, TP, Beyond Good and Evil is absolutely awesome and has been compared to Zelda, I've heard some call it Zelda for Adults (whatever that means).
It's awesome in any case.
It's awesome in any case.
newguy5
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i would disagree. i think the n64 version of zelda (ocarina of time) was the best game ever made.
hermeslyre
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Agree with newguy. Maybe I just didn't get a chance to play it at the beginning but my first real gaming memories were spent with OOT. It will forever be the best game ever in my opinion, a game that makes all the other "blockbuster" games feel like tripe in comparison. My mom played ocarina through, she isn't even a gamer!
I didn't like the original, maybe I was spoiled on it.
I didn't like the original, maybe I was spoiled on it.
tlarkin
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True and I see your point. The problem I have is with the whole DMCA that says you are not allowed to change platforms or media of anything with out consent of the manufacturer or IP owner. Now, this is totally not regulated since everyone rips their CDs to MP3s, but technically you are not allowed to do that via the DMCA.
So, now that the market has shifted and that you can legally pay or those old Nintendo game I am willing to bet it can be argued that you need to purchase them in that manner.
Like i said, I am not a lawyer and law is how you interpret it. I am just saying that so no one gets a false idea from this forum is all.
newguy5
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yeah, i agree. i don't even like to play single player games and in 10 years i've played it through twice now. i have an urge to do it again actually. i remember when it came out i was a sophmore in high school and it was a huge hit. everyone was playing it, buying it, talking about it, and i just had to get it.
will never regret it!
starcraft probably follows as my 2nd favorite game of all time, although that's definitely just for the multiplayer experience.
computer stupid
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So did we come up with a game that I can buy for my PC thats kinda like Zelda?????????
JohnJSal
Active Member
lol...."Beyond Good and Evil" is Zelda-like, and pretty fun.