zsnes

[dosed150]

ive got zsnes and ive downloaded a rom how do i play it

[Stormy Eyes]

Don't ask for help running bootleg software on this forum. SNES ROMs are technically bootleg material, at least in the US.

[nickle]

Don't ask for help running bootleg software on this forum. SNES ROMs are technically bootleg material, at least in the US.

Woooh... Not a nice reply!!!

The world is a bigger and better place than 2 letters... luckily....

[PatrickMay16]

ive got zsnes and ive downloaded a rom how do i play it
Open terminal, change directory to the one containing the ROM, then type "zsnes romfile.smc"

[mostwanted]

Woooh... Not a nice reply!!!

The world is a bigger and better place than 2 letters... luckily....

Unfortunately, this is a US based forum (AFAIK) so I guess the moderators won't like this. Also, very few countries allow copyrights to be broken, I doubt your country does so stop being so cocky.

Of course there's also a chance the rom isn't copyrighted. A slim chance at best, but it's there...

[Stormy Eyes]

Woooh... Not a nice reply!!!

You mean, it wasn't a "bend over backwards to help the newbie play a pirated game" reply? No, it wasn't. Sorry about that.


The world is a bigger and better place than 2 letters... luckily....

Yes, there's more to the world than the US. I've seen a bit of it, and married a girl from Australia. However, I've been here a while, and I've noticed that the people in charge of this forum don't like questions regarding illegal software on this forum.

[nickle]

I doubt your country does so stop being so cocky.



In the country I live downloading ANY material (except child porn or extremely violent material) for your own non-commercial purposes is not illegal and I can assure you I do not live in a banana republic!!

Uploading is another question...

[mips]

General rule, never say you downloaded a rom or did anything slightly illegal here.

Rather say, "I have a legal SNES or whatever rom that I would like to play, how do I do it ?".

I see the forums run on UK servers but the domain is registered in the US.

[nickle]

You mean, it wasn't a "bend over backwards to help the newbie play a pirated game" reply? No, it wasn't. Sorry about that.



Yes, there's more to the world than the US. I've seen a bit of it, and married a girl from Australia. However, I've been here a while, and I've noticed that the people in charge of this forum don't like questions regarding illegal software on this forum.

No I certainly do not expect you to adopt any uncompromising or uncomfortable positions. Whether the game is pirated or not, you don't know.

I would be very easy and perhaps polite to inform the "newbie" that the people running this forum might take exception if his copy of the software is illegal

[nickle]

General rule, never say you downloaded a rom or did anything slightly illegal here.

Rather say, "I have a legal SNES or whatever rom that I would like to play, how do I do it ?".

I see the forums run on UK servers but the domain is registered in the US.

Now thats what I call a constructive suggestion...tx:D

[briancurtin]

i dont have zsnes, but couldnt you read a man file or something as simple as that?

[mips]

It seems ok though to write guides, reference download sites etc for stuff like w32codecs, ms fonts, dvd decryption etc.

All the above probably falls shy of USA DRM laws... I'm just gratefull they don't apply to me ;)

Even though someone says they downloaded a rom of the net does not mean they don't have a legal copy/original of it.

[Stormy Eyes]

I would be very easy and perhaps polite to inform the "newbie" that the people running this forum might take exception if his copy of the software is illegal

I refrained from calling him a moron. What more do you want from me?

[Virogenesis]

Stormy not to be rude but wasn't you the person who stated he didn't care for patients and use the mp3 codecs even when you live in the us?

[Stormy Eyes]

Stormy not to be rude but wasn't you the person who stated he didn't care for patients and use the mp3 codecs even when you live in the us?

The difference is that Thompson Multimedia isn't likely to give a rip about people installing MP3 codecs for personal use. I seriously doubt that Nintendo, Sega, et al are going to turn a blind eye to people talking about using bootleg SNES/MegaDrive roms on Ubuntu. There's more information about that in this thread (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=154209&highlight=rom+question).

[Virogenesis]

The difference is that Thompson Multimedia isn't likely to give a rip about people installing MP3 codecs for personal use. I seriously doubt that Nintendo, Sega, et al are going to turn a blind eye to people talking about using bootleg SNES/MegaDrive roms on Ubuntu. There's more information about that in this thread (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=154209&highlight=rom+question).
True but roms do not need to be illegal they can be perfectly legal.
Demos are made as roms they do exist what he said doesn't actually mention him ripping off anyone so its perfectly fine I believe you'll find.

[gingermark]

I always thought you could use ROMs of games you've bought - like having a backup of a CD or DVD - "fair use" and all that (at least in the UK I think).

I've used ZSNES with ROMs I've downloaded, but I own the games on the SNES, so I don't really see the problem with that one...

The problem sometimes is that US law seems to be quite restrictive and lacking in common sense most of the time - and I sure as hell don't pay much attention to it. I've heard of the DMCA - it's an idiotic law, But I know very little else about US law.

I'm sure if I go astray some nice american will point it out, but it would be nice if these forums were subject to rules from a more "free" country. After all, that's part of what Linux is all about.

I'm not anti-American by the way, I know UK law is far from perfect (and probably going the way of the States) but some of the US digital laws I've heard about don't seem to have much common sense in them.

[Virogenesis]

I'm sure if I go astray some nice american will point it out, but it would be nice if these forums were subject to rules from a more "free" country. After all, that's part of what Linux is all about.

I'm not anti-American by the way, I know UK law is far from perfect (and probably going the way of the States) but some of the US digital laws I've heard about don't seem to have much common sense in them.
If the server were in another country they would be able to have not so strict laws but as they are hosted in America they have to go by american law.

But America law changes from state to state, alot of wp sites are hosted in certain states of the US due to the freedom of speech law while others would consider it a hatecrime due to that factor it makes american law quite complex.

So lets be good and avoid the word download shall we before we get the board into trouble.

[RavenOfOdin]

Copyrights good, patents bad.

There. Four words, and I wash my hands of this topic. It can turn real ugly, real fast.

[Stormy Eyes]

True but roms do not need to be illegal they can be perfectly legal.
Demos are made as roms they do exist what he said doesn't actually mention him ripping off anyone so its perfectly fine I believe you'll find.

To cover my own *** (which is fairly large, since I'm an American capitalist pigdog), I find it safer to assume that a console ROM is bootleg unless stated otherwise, as most of them are commercial, copyrighted, and thus bootleg. Also, I've read that Nintendo at least does not consider possession of the original cartridge to be a legitimate reason to possess a ROM. I myself don't agree, but I am just covering my *** and keeping in mind that on several occasions moderators have frowned on discussing console game ROMs on this forum.

[Engnome]

Arent there some abandonware snes roms out there? Maybe he has one of those? Anyway zsnes has a gui. If you dont have it in the apps menu either install debian menu or type zsnes in terminal.

[mips]

If the server were in another country they would be able to have not so strict laws but as they are hosted in America they have to go by american law.


Servers are in the UK as far as i can tell from a traceroute & whois output. Domain is registered in the US though.

[BoyOfDestiny]

Well let's assume it's a public domain rom.

Second, dumping the rom from your cartridge is probably the only "legal" way to obtain it.

If you own the cart and got the commercial rom off the net, it's not morally wrong IMHO. However, it would still be illegal.

Anyway, to answer the question: simple, run zsnes, choose Game -> load.

Please read the readme, it's called that for a reason...

[mr omega]

how do i find the games i download on the zsnes? help me please!!!!](*,)