Current Events > RIP Emuparadise

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Owner of the site pulled all the download links

Welp
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Truly rip
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The fuck?
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its 2018 and emulation sites are dying

we have to go back
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Fuck that was the best site

Not sure what to do now
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That'll teach them buccaneers.
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what was his reasoning? Why now, and not before?
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Trumpo, you can do magic things!
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Yomi posted...

That'll teach them buccaneers.

What did Tampa Bay ever do to you?
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TroutPaste posted...

what was his reasoning? Why now, and not before?

That one new rule they passed is making rom site people panic.
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Also, these are truly dark times.
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What a disappointment!
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Nintendo can screw off!
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Frosted_Midna posted...

Nintendo can screw off!

Actually not their fault. There was a law passed recently.
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Highwind07 posted...

What was the law?

Oh my bad, I got it mixed up with the porn law. This is totally Nintendo doing lol
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i remember that site in 2004
i swear some of the emulators were trojans
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Crap. Where am I going to get smuggled Australian birds from now? :(
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Good thing I downloaded (almost) their entire collection a while back. :P
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On one hand this does suck for all of the old games from dead publishers and developers that will never see the light of da again

On the other there was a lot of blatant pirated material on there. I'm surprised it lasted as long as it did.
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BLAKUboy posted...

Yomi posted...

That'll teach them buccaneers.

What did Tampa Bay ever do to you?

When I saw the topic title the phrase "that'll teach them buccaneers" just popped into my mind and I couldn't get rid of it
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trump's America

FUCK! IS THIS REAL!?

Nooooooooooooooo
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Darmik posted...

On one hand this does suck for all of the old games from dead publishers and developers that will never see the light of da again

On the other there was a lot of blatant pirated material on there. I'm surprised it lasted as long as it did.

Literally every single game in existence all the way up through the ps2/gcn/xb/ds era.
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@pres_madagascar posted...

Highwind07 posted...

What was the law?

Oh my bad, I got it mixed up with the porn law. This is totally Nintendo doing lol

What new porn law?
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Noooooo! I was using that site! The last game I download was RE2 for N64 from the RE2 hype. Time for me to remove the bookmark for that site.
Thekiller37 posted...

Fuck that was the best site

Not sure what to do now

Use google to find the next best site.
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NO. NOOO. WHY.

I wasnt done.

Man, i really shouldve gotten Dolphin running earlier
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pres_madagascar posted...

Darmik posted...

On one hand this does suck for all of the old games from dead publishers and developers that will never see the light of da again

On the other there was a lot of blatant pirated material on there. I'm surprised it lasted as long as it did.

Literally every single game in existence all the way up through the ps2/gcn/xb/ds era.

Didn't it also have Wii games?

I think it basically had every system you could emulate or easily pirate.
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The magazine/book scans are gone too what the fuck
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.... Fuck... The rest of the websites finna have a server overload.
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Oh, my.
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There's going to be a lot of unsold NES/SNES classics in the foreseeable future.

Many of you are aware that the situation with regards to emulation sites has been changing recently. What you probably don't know is that we at EmuParadise have been dealing with similar issues for all 18 years of our existence.

From receiving threatening letters in the early days to our hosts suddenly shutting down our servers due to complaints, we've seen it all. We've always complied with takedown requests but as you can see, that is no guarantee of anything.

I started EmuParadise 18 years ago because I never got to play many of these amazing retro games while growing up in India and I wanted other people to be able to experience them. Over the years, many folks have joined in and contributed to this vision and I think I can say that we've been successful in spreading our passion for retro games far and wide.

Through the years I've worked tirelessly with the rest of the EmuParadise team to ensure that everyone could get their fix of retro gaming. We've received thousands of emails from people telling us how happy they've been to rediscover and even share their childhood with the next generations in their families. We've had emails from soldiers at war saying that the only way they got through their days was to be lost in the retrogames that they played from when they were children. We've got emails from brothers who have lost their siblings to cancer and were able to find solace in playing the games they once did as children. There are countless stories like these.

It's been a long and beautiful journey with many ups and downs. When I started EmuParadise things could have gone either way. But right now the direction they are going in could not be more than clear.

So where does that leave us?

It's not worth it for us to risk potentially disastrous consequences. I cannot in good conscience risk the futures of our team members who have contributed to the site through the years. We run EmuParadise for the love of retro games and for you to be able to revisit those good times. Unfortunately, it's not possible right now to do so in a way that makes everyone happy and keeps us out of trouble.

This is an extremely emotional decision for me after running this site for so many years. But I believe it is the right thing for us at this point of time.

Thus, we have decided to make a new start. We will continue to be passionate retro gamers and will keep doing cool stuff around retro games. But you won't be able to get your games from here for now. Where we go with this is up to us and up to you.

We'll still have our emulators database, the community, and everything that comes along with that.

We have already made several plans of what is going to happen next. It's going to be a fun new beginning and there's going to be lots to come! We'd also love to hear from you in the comments about what you think we should do. But for now, we need to make this change. We've served the community for 18 glorious years and it's been a hell of a ride!

But every end is a new beginning and we're excited to find a way forward to continue being your #1 emulation destination.

Thank you for supporting us through this journey. We could not have done so much without you visiting us, telling your friends about us, uploading screenshots and descriptions, telling us when something was wrong, letting us know when we messed up, and more. Thank you for being a part of our community and encouraging us through all these years.

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Trumpo posted...

There's going to be a lot of unsold NES/SNES classics in the foreseeable future.

Nah. They could take down every website like this and it wouldn't matter. Torrents will always exist.

tbh I'm surprised people still took the chance on sites like this
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DirkDiggles posted...

Many of you are aware that the situation with regards to emulation sites has been changing recently. What you probably don't know is that we at EmuParadise have been dealing with similar issues for all 18 years of our existence.

From receiving threatening letters in the early days to our hosts suddenly shutting down our servers due to complaints, we've seen it all. We've always complied with takedown requests but as you can see, that is no guarantee of anything.

I started EmuParadise 18 years ago because I never got to play many of these amazing retro games while growing up in India and I wanted other people to be able to experience them. Over the years, many folks have joined in and contributed to this vision and I think I can say that we've been successful in spreading our passion for retro games far and wide.

Through the years I've worked tirelessly with the rest of the EmuParadise team to ensure that everyone could get their fix of retro gaming. We've received thousands of emails from people telling us how happy they've been to rediscover and even share their childhood with the next generations in their families. We've had emails from soldiers at war saying that the only way they got through their days was to be lost in the retrogames that they played from when they were children. We've got emails from brothers who have lost their siblings to cancer and were able to find solace in playing the games they once did as children. There are countless stories like these.

It's been a long and beautiful journey with many ups and downs. When I started EmuParadise things could have gone either way. But right now the direction they are going in could not be more than clear.

So where does that leave us?

It's not worth it for us to risk potentially disastrous consequences. I cannot in good conscience risk the futures of our team members who have contributed to the site through the years. We run EmuParadise for the love of retro games and for you to be able to revisit those good times. Unfortunately, it's not possible right now to do so in a way that makes everyone happy and keeps us out of trouble.

This is an extremely emotional decision for me after running this site for so many years. But I believe it is the right thing for us at this point of time.

Thus, we have decided to make a new start. We will continue to be passionate retro gamers and will keep doing cool stuff around retro games. But you won't be able to get your games from here for now. Where we go with this is up to us and up to you.

We'll still have our emulators database, the community, and everything that comes along with that.

We have already made several plans of what is going to happen next. It's going to be a fun new beginning and there's going to be lots to come! We'd also love to hear from you in the comments about what you think we should do. But for now, we need to make this change. We've served the community for 18 glorious years and it's been a hell of a ride!

But every end is a new beginning and we're excited to find a way forward to continue being your #1 emulation destination.

Thank you for supporting us through this journey. We could not have done so much without you visiting us, telling your friends about us, uploading screenshots and descriptions, telling us when something was wrong, letting us know when we messed up, and more. Thank you for being a part of our community and encouraging us through all these years.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWaLxFIVX1s" data-time="

Well honestly, I can't blame the man. He doesn't want royal legal fucking, nor does he want that for his members.
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That's disappointing, that site was so convenient. Its too much of a pain in the ass or not worth it to play a lot of those old games other ways imo.

Darmik posted...

Trumpo posted...

There's going to be a lot of unsold NES/SNES classics in the foreseeable future.

Nah. They could take down every website like this and it wouldn't matter. Torrents will always exist.

tbh I'm surprised people still took the chance on sites like this

Torrents are far more riskier with your isp. That's why I tend to go with sites like Mega.
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I don't care for the roms but did it affect the prima guides/ booklets?
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Yep. Everything is gone.
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El Mexicano Texano posted...

I don't care for the roms but did it affect the prima guides/ booklets?

Si
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Nooooo
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Been there a few times over the years but never downloaded anything... because I'm paranoid like that.
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I knew I should have snagged Path of Radiance

cant believe I sold that one...
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O_O
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juicebox4 posted...

I knew I should have snagged Path of Radiance

cant believe I sold that one...

I mean, there are other paths...
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Soon you will have to go to the dark web to get your roms
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voldothegr8 posted...

juicebox4 posted...

I knew I should have snagged Path of Radiance

cant believe I sold that one...

I mean, there are other paths...

ever since KAT went down I cant figure out where to T from, let alone games

I'll always have my memories lol and at least I have RD
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