Question

**The Black Joker** · 04-03-08, 10:23 PM

Is it alright to ask for emulator help? If not I'm sure you can edit this out. :9

**DeusInnomen** · 04-03-08, 10:25 PM

Originally Posted by The Black Joker

Is it alright to ask for emulator help? If not I'm sure you can edit this out. :9

Emulators kind of fit into a gray nitch. They're not illegal themselves, but are often used with illegally obtained ROMs. Having said that, asking about emulators is okay. Asking about where to get ROMs will get your ass banned so fast your it won't survive the impact of the door hitting it on your way out.

**The Black Joker** · 04-03-08, 10:29 PM

Originally Posted by DeusInnomen

Originally Posted by The Black Joker

Is it alright to ask for emulator help? If not I'm sure you can edit this out. :9

Emulators kind of fit into a gray nitch. They're not illegal themselves, but are often used with illegally obtained ROMs. Having said that, asking about emulators is okay. Asking about where to get ROMs will get your ass banned so fast your it won't survive the impact of the door hitting it on your way out.

i dont want to know where to find them but need help running a couple of my emulators.

http://www.emulator-zone.com/doc.php...e/dolphin.html gamecube

http://www.emulator-zone.com/doc.php/ps2/pcsx2.html  ps2

I get errors when opening any games.

ok for ps2 i get
unable to load bios: "bios/" ,psx2 cant run without it

for gamecube it says gcm not iso must be used and i dont know how to convert it.

Also if i put anything unaccaptable for the forums I apologize as it is a thin line. I would hate to get a site ban and will drop this whole topic if that is most wise.

**The Black Joker** · 04-03-08, 10:37 PM

Screw it I'll just stick with my GBA emulators.

**RottnJP** · 04-04-08, 01:06 PM

Actually, that's an interesting question. Is there something that works well (nice and transparent during game play) for purely legit, actual CD purchased and available, operation? I downloaded a trial version of something from slysoft to see if I could run whatever without having to swap CD's all the time (seriously, I had to pick up another copy of BF2 for $10 since I wore out the original

) but I kept getting pauses during play. It would be way cool if I could, for a reasonable cost, not wear out my BF2142 or BF: SF discs...

**WileECyte** · 04-04-08, 01:13 PM

Daemon tools will let you mount an iso (or other) image of a CD, but copy protection thwarts a lot its usefulness. Then crap like SecuROM don't allow you to use Daemon Tools because it's used by software pirates... A real pain in the ass. Until they go to all digital distribution (Go Steam, go!) you'll be stuck with CDs. Personally, I buy anything I can from Steam now adays. EA has their downloadable content too, but they put some sort of limitation on how many times you can download and whatnot.

**RottnJP** · 04-04-08, 01:24 PM

Heya WileE!

Is Steam good about keeping track of your purchase history, or do you have to lock away a backup of that download somewhere to use in the event of system failures, new/re-freshed systems, etc.? I'm thinking about getting Armed Assault, but I'm a Steam virgin...

Will they be gentle with me?

**IronStomach** · 04-04-08, 01:27 PM

Steam's great, you'll never need to worry about losing your downloads as long as you remember your steam password. And ArmA is fantastic, hit me up on xfire if you ever want to kick some ass in Co-op.

**WileECyte** · 04-04-08, 01:41 PM

I've been very impressed with Steam. It's kept track of all my purchases through 4 or 5 reinstalls so far. I've even bought non-Valve titles from them and it's worked flawlessly. You have the ability to back your purchased software to DVD (It's built into Steam) so you don't always have to re-download everything if you reload if you don't want to, but it's fairly simple to do so.

**RottnJP** · 04-04-08, 01:48 PM

That sounds pretty painless... I just may have to give it a go!

I think I'll install my dusty copy of XP Pro 64, and then jump on the x-fire & steam bandwagon. Sounds like X-fire will be good for finding buddies on BF2, too. I'd play that more often if I could find a few folks to squad up with once in a while. Maybe finish my taxes first, before risking a new game addiction.