You own the actual arcade or gamepak of a ROM you are downloading. You are entitled to own a backup of any software you have paid for. Since ROMs can't be duplicated (not without special hardware), ROM images are provided to the public as a service.

Example: if you download Space Invaders for Atari 2600, it's because you actually own that gamepak.

Remember, the purpose of an emulator is to preserve games (so that they don't dissappear), to have all your games on your PC (so that you don't tie up the family TV) and to keep a backup of games you own in case the game (or arcade/home console) fails or have already failed.

It's for educational purposes only (in case you are an emulator programmer). You must also agree to the following BEFORE proceeding: You will NEVER sell these ROMs for profit. Most game companies don't mind the distribution of their game's ROMS because they no longer exist, but they WILL mind if someone sells them.

You will NOT distribute ROMs together with emulators as a package. And again, NO selling.

You will NEVER hold this site responsible for any damage caused to your system (all files are TESTED and they are checked for viruses), for any legal actions taken against you for not obeying the above stated rules, or for any other reason.

This site has not dumped the ROMs on this website, and our purpose is to provide a service to the Internet and gaming community. No harm is being done to game companies, as the ROMs on this website are of games that are no longer for sale, from which game companies can no longer profit.