i think with the same basic rule applied to all users, where it cannot be downloaded unless the user has met the forum requirements, the persons whom will have access to the downloads will more than likely not be into passing roms onto other sites, but rather a VB gamer commited to the VB scene.
also, $ could be involved where users will pay a certain one time fee/per rom fee on their account. this idea may sounds unethical but it and the other one could stop the spead of the rom, which i dont see as a large problem if it does even occur. its not like the VB scene is THAT big..besides, theres nothing like having a game play on a VB rather than an emu, just not the same.
for the person(s) that decide to dump their games for this site, they could receive an all-access, free pass on their account to download any other roms that may be later dumped/already dumped here.
so…any say on the matter of Bound High for Flashboy Chris ? 🙂
thats why i mentioned they should only be released here to people that have met the forum requirements. i dont necessarily see the carts losing value, i think the original carts are still way more collectible than the roms by far. the hardcore vb collectors will still shell out a heavy penny for the most sought after games even if they are available at the most public level. Look at neo geo for example. those roms are beyond easily accessible, yet there is still a giant fan following of collectors. The same goes for SNES, NES, etc….but when you look up earthbound or chrono trigger on ebay, they still have a high price tag.
i searched here and everywhere on the net a few nights ago and may have saw the same post you did. plenty of listings led to here and they mentioned private dumps of the 4. i imagine that these dumps are for their personal safety (if the original cart is lost) or they dump it for a group they are in, like one of those japanese game rings. i would hope that someone will share the games that are most wanted by the VB community after the flashboy is released. it isnt like we are gaining anything from a dump..we just get to play what they will bank off of one day. no reason to keep the game to yourself
whew..ok thanks man. i was using an auction sniper n didnt really think 1st about the $ and if it was worth that much. ive been out of the vb scene for a while..
rather than start a new thread, ill ask my ? in this one: is it possible,with the new VB dev. tool, to take an existing game (ex Mario Tennis) and implement/add a code or function to the game to allow 2 player ?
exactly 🙁 if only i could go back and continue working on what i had…but now i have another chance. I mainly want that flash cart and maybe if SOMEONE would supply it, some of the more rare vb games like SD:G or even Bound High 😉