Throwback to the NES Classic ROM having a ripper/uploader’s signature in the game code. Because Nintendo didn’t ever bother archiving their own games, and just downloaded ROMs from the same sites they were trying to shut down.

[–] SomethingBurger@jlai.lu 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I would. They would have been found out already if it were the case, and they already proved they can develop their own emulators.

[–] drasglaf@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They've been caught using ROMs downloaded from some ROMs download website, so it wouldn't be that surprising.

[–] SomethingBurger@jlai.lu 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

No they have not. If they dumped their own cartridge or had the ROM somewhere in their archives, it would be identical to one downloaded from the Internet. The whole controversy happened because someone saw the iNES headers in whatever release of Super Mario Bros was new at the time. Those headers are added by all NES cartridge dumpers, and the creator of this format developed the NES emulator used by Nintendo in Animal Crossing for the GameCube.

[–] dustyData@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago

Rom pirates usually trim and sign their releases, specially if they have to break or decode any encryption. These pirate's signatures have been found in official Nintendo releases. Some of their own emulators have also been found to run piracy emulation software. They are pretty much hypocrites.

[–] doctortran@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

Moreover, they're going to want an emulator that can be managed alongside the rest of the museum software.