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Why do people upload roms that don't work
#355364 - 06/06/16 11:17 AM
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I have downloaded a lot of mame ROMs online that don't work. Why do people even bother uploading these ROMs on the Internet if they don't work ?
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Re: Why do people upload roms that don't work
[Re: jim1174]
#355365 - 06/06/16 11:57 AM
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Such are honeypots to find users who illegally download ROMs.
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Re: Why do people upload roms that don't work
[Re: jim1174]
#355369 - 06/06/16 03:56 PM
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Since MAME often updates ROMS, some sites just have outdated ones that don't work anymore.
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Re: Why do people upload roms that don't work
[Re: jim1174]
#355387 - 06/07/16 02:58 AM
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> I have downloaded a lot of mame ROMs online that don't work. Why do people even
> bother uploading these ROMs on the Internet if they don't work ?
Why would anyone download ROMs that don't work? Unless they are planning on getting them working. Emulators don't write themselves...
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Re: Why do people upload roms that don't work
[Re: jim1174]
#355417 - 06/07/16 06:03 PM
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There are lots of roms for different MAME versions. If one or more romsets you downloaded don't work with the current version, you have downloaded an outdated romset. Since MAME keeps changing everyday, you need to know how and where to find the latest romsets.
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More succinctly....
[Re: R.Coltrane]
#355465 - 06/08/16 09:40 PM
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Sites, and many people, don't keep up with MAME release. Some sites haven't been updated in years. Some seem intentionally so. A lot of people assume wherever they find is current.
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