Tag Archives: Fan Translations

Is it actually illegal to emulate Nintendo games? The answer is more complicated than most gamers realize. We break down the legality of emulators, ROM downloads, personal backups, ROM hacks, BIOS files, decompilation projects, DRM, and video game preservation.

A World Before Mods Were Mainstream Today modding feels inseparable from gaming. Entire communities thrive on places like Nexus Mods, and Steam Workshop makes adding fan content as simple as clicking a button. Bethesda titles like Skyrim or Fallout 4 are almost defined more by their mods than their base games. But long before modding became normalized and developer-supported, fans were already hacking away at their favorite titles. And they …