Video Game General 2: Definitive/Remastered Edition

@Ping_chan
 
Since the source code to create those games belongs to Nintendo then, because of copyright law they own the rights to those games.
 
However, while Nintendo back in the old days gad to get publishers to spread their games due to the limitations of the time, not unlike hiring an editorial to publish your book. While you allow them to edit and work on the game, the source code does belong to Nintendo on a first term basis, however, because of the time and notorious lack of support, those games fall under the category of Abandonware, which is software no longer published or supported by the rights holder.
 
Copyright law, specially in the US is like Shelob’s cave mixed with Mordor and twice as scary because it’s a jumble mess.
 
If you want to get strictly legal then yes, it can be equated to copyright infringement and digital piracy because the source code still belongs to Nintendo, however, if they haven’t bothered securing those games since those studios closed they chances are they won’t really care any time soon

@That1GuyGAMER18  
May I ask what’s going on again this time?

@Meanlucario  
VIDYA GAYME QUOTES

@That1GuyGAMER18  
I know that, I mean are you using it to refer to something?

@That1GuyGAMER18  

 
I’m Commander Shepard and after fives years in the east coast, it was time to go home

@QuasarNova  
Taking that into account, AlphaDream went out of business recently, but sense the “Mario & Luigi” games are partly made by Nintendo, and features their characters, Nintendo owns the M&L series, and do with ‘em however they want.  
Though, they need Square/Enix’s permission for the Geno cameo, which is why it was removed from the 3DS remake sadly.
 
The case is different with games like Nintendo’s old Popeye arcade/NES game, which is apparently mostly owned by King Features Syndicate, (owners of Popeye) but I hear oddly in some countries Bandai/Namco has license over it.

@Beau Skunky
 
That’s meddling with publication and distribution rights which is another beast entirely on top of everything

@QuasarNova  
Which is?

I’ve decided to expand my weaponry use in mhw with a heavy bowgun and a greatsword.

@QuasarNova  
That kinda clears up some of the mud. I remember when I first got into abandonware and first downloading games I had originally got on floppy disks years earlier, I thought it was awesome.  
But then when I actually cared to find out how legal it was, even when the companies who made the games didn’t exist anymore, things weren’t exactly clear cut and lead to lots of conflicting opinions on the internet.  
I guess the ultimate truth lies with who currently holds the copy and if they plan on re-releaseing the game in the future.  
If the game features Mario™ then someone may issue you a cease and desist if you share the game online.  
If the game features characters and settings that only you remember and the copyright evaporated into the thin air, you are probably OK.

@WyrmSpawN  
That’s a good idea.

@Meanlucario  
A nice more casual episode, I knew when he made that joke he was going to do it this year, sense he did Street Fighter 2010 back in 2010.
 
His rant at the end was epic.

On the subject of abandoned games: Does Epic still care about Jazz Jackrabbit? Assuming they’re the ones who made it but I think they were. Because it seems all they care about now is driving Valve out of business through any means necessary…

Anybody heard of the Backloggery? If so, anybody want to see all the games I’ve beaten and completed?

@J4m35  
I would love to get No Man’s Sky if it ever came to the Switch.

@Meanlucario  

 
Finally.

@Wiimeiser  
That might be worth looking into, I’d love to find the time to try playing Jill of the Jungle again.

Drug Satellite

@DerpyFast  
Nice, amazing game, you’ll enjoy the rest.

I recently finished Ghosts N’ Goblins and Startropics on NES Online. This puts my backlog at 208 games that I have beaten/completed.

@Red-Supernova  
Nice, those are very challenging games.  
In fact, I still haven’t beaten Ghosts & Goblins.

@Beau Skunky  
Yeah, I was kinda intimidated to play Startropics at first since I thought a guy I hate was putting down Ness to make Mike Jones look superior.
 
Rewind mode and Suspend Points dude. Perfect for games like Ghosts N’ Goblins.