Well, this list of Unofficial PC Ports proves other wise github.com/…/awesome-unofficial-pc-ports
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Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 2 months ago
For about 10 seconds, and then Nintendo lawyers show up in droves.
Sebastrion@leminal.space 2 months ago
turkalino@lemmy.yachts 2 months ago
The lawsuit dance has already been done. Can’t sue over decompiled code, but they can sue over assets, so anyone who wants to actually play something made with a decompilation has to supply a “legal” ROM that’s rightfully “theirs” for the assets to be sourced from
Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 2 months ago
They can’t do shit about decompilations, since no copyright is violated. Also: I think MS is the rightsholder now.
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Are the characters themselves still not copyrighted?
And yes, you’re right. It’s been 20+ years, and my brain STILL refuses to believe that Nintendo DIDN’T buy Rare during the gamecube era. It still makes no sense to me. And it’s like my brain refuses to accept it.
Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 2 months ago
You’ll have to supply your own rom. Then it’s not copyright infringement, since you can do whatever you want with the copy you’ve purchased.