I wonder if snes clones are Illegal to buy
I wonder if snes clones are Illegal to buy
Last edited by johj1987; 04-11-2010 at 04:48 AM.
A lot of the patents have already expired, but some are still in effect for the next year or two. I believe the DSP1 chip's patent expires in 2011.
<Evan_G> i keep my games in an inaccessable crate where i can't play them
The cost to produce the specialized coprocessors without any good documentation would probably make it so they aren't ever reproduced. The DSPx chips might be a different matter, as they are more of a math calculation thing. Even so, not everything is known to reproduce the DSP chips properly, and I doubt the algorithms alone (which are in the patent if you look it up) could allow you to remake it. It comes down to a cost/benefit thing, where there are too few games that support the chips to make it worth reproducing.
<Evan_G> i keep my games in an inaccessable crate where i can't play them
No no its illegal to import games.... stoped yu get sent 2 jail
Last edited by Richter Belmount; 04-11-2010 at 02:17 PM.
U GAIZ JUST DONT LIKE CHANGE , (builds a artificial foundation here)
Hmm so the most likely reason that there are no Nintendo 64 clones yet is just because the hardware patent for that one hasn't expired yet? Maybe someday there will be a Nintendo 3-in-1, making the rare Tri-Star useless.
I never like clone systems. I think the hardware in most of them are crap.
It's so sad though, as the console designs are often pretty good - small, sleek top-loading NES with composite outputs, sign me up! The Generation NEX is particularly tantalizing. If only it were rereleased with improved sound accuracy, compatibility, and picture fidelity, I would so buy one.
My Slackers CDs and Games sold me a Yobo FC System- which is basically a miniature Nintendo NES, for 50 dollars (they didn't have the real ones in stock). I never found the FBI or Nintendo knocking on my door about it. Like with ROMS and Emulators, the provider is more likely to get into hot water than the buyer will. Like others are saying, the patents for these systems are outdated and therefore companies like Yobo are allowed to make their own versions of the systems.