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[HN] Study: 87% of classic video games are not legally available (gamehistory.org)

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[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

That makes sense! I appreciate the thorough reply! I've always wondered why PCSX2 was different than other emulators on that front.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I believe a lot of emulators also include a reverse engineered custom BIO that works in most cases, but you can of course supply the official one if you "have" it.

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