Something I don't understand. For a site that condones piracy , you sure make a lot of events that require pirated versions of games.
You say "for a site that condones piracy", "you sure make a lot of events that require piracy". Where is the contrast here? There's no point made here without two opposites.
Shouldn't it either be "for a site that discourages piracy", or "you sure make a lot of events that require legitimacy" for either?
Something I don't understand. For a site that condones piracy , you sure make a lot of events that require pirated versions of games. Wheter or not you provide the roms doesn't matter , you're still actively promoting that people go ahead and pirate roms... Why is it that its ok to promote this , while moderators constantly try to pretend that this site isn't 100% about piracy.. It started about piracy , lives because of piracy ..
Because it is as you quoted, "isn't 100%". A good chunk of the use of this site is piracy yes, but that isn't what it
is about. You can observe this immediately with the launch of a new console. A good majority of members already become satisfied with homebrew when it launches on said console, without there being any possibility of piracy as of such period. Modding is mostly the primary focus and what gives most of this site's life force, piracy is an extension of it that users may or may not choose to undertake.
And because it's undeniable that almost everyone with capability undertakes some form of piracy from time to time, it is natural you see this site front paging SX OS for example. Only to cater to vested interest, but you will never find piracy itself.
Think of this site as a weapons shop, but that doesn't sell weapons, nor permits, nor info where to get them. The site only gives you the info of the weapons and how you would use it. This is a kind of implication in a way, howsoever staff may like to deny that, but the fact remains that this weapons shop is just like the little pharmacy in a large supermarket. Hundreds go to the little pharmacy, but the little pharmacy is not the focus of the supermarket.
With all that said, these are ancient games. There is no harm done with piracy of N64 roms, unless Nintendo wants to cash in on those old games with virtual consoles. You're not depriving the devs of anything, it could even be said that they would appreciate you're finding new ways to enjoy their game.