ROMs vs Purchased Games

[Sano]

So if your collection consist of mostly ROMs and pirated ISOs (PS2) and the like, would you still consider it an actual retro collection versus owning a retail copy of the game(s)?

[Xeogred]

No.

[Exhuminator]

Actual retro collection? Nah.

Virtual retro library? Sure.

[Sarge]

Nope.

[Sano]

Lol, I like that you guys are just like "NO!". What about digitally purchased games? Would you guys consider those to be a collection vs having a physical copy of a game?

[8bit]

No.

[Gunstar Green]

Actual retro collection? Nah.

Virtual retro library? Sure.

I second this.

But I think it's a weird question to begin with.

[Sarge]

Lol, I like that you guys are just like "NO!". What about digitally purchased games? Would you guys consider those to be a collection vs having a physical copy of a game?

Digitally purchased games are legitimate purchases, not piracy.

(This is confounded a bit by their ephemeral nature and DRM, however, so I don't consider them as equal to a physical collection. And furthermore, in the context of the original question, a "retro" collection is going to consist of games primarily before the digital purchase age.)

[dunpeal2064]

If someone came over and asked me: "What games do you have to play?", I would show them all the shit, roms and burned games included. They are within my library of games available.

If someone came over and said: "Can I see your collection?", I wouldn't open up a rom folder or show them my binder of burns, that's dumb as hell.

[Quiet Flight]

absolutely no