> I'm pretty sure the games that are in MAME are very well backed up many times over. > There are probably more Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, etc. zipped ROM files than there ever > were real PCBs. LOL
Yes, but that's only because there are "PokeROMs" out there. If everyone only had the ROMs they actually play, less-popular games *would* get lost. I would specifically bet it would be impossible to get mahjong ROMs, for instance, and alien_mame would be quite upset.
(Also, arguing against this with B2K24 of all people is especially meta-hilarious - Robbbert knows why, and I'll bet a few others do as well).