There’s debate within the gaming community regarding emulators. Those interested in history and its preservation argue that making emulators and ROMs of games and archiving them for posterity is our responsibility for the next generation of gamers, while many IP owners of games argue this as piracy and unofficial ROMs and emulators (those not owned and distributed by the original IP owner) should be made illegal.With games like P.T. no longer available after Konami pulled the plug on the Silent Hill game,posterity will only know of its existence as long as playthroughs on video hosting sitesand ROMs created by forward-thinking gamers are still available. While this is probably the most recent example of a game that is no longer available possibly being lost to time, companies like Nintendo are notorious for being protective of their IP and sending cease and desist letters to any site hosting their property.Only rarely do they make in-demand games available for purchase past the console...
