Why were there no music files on the site for so long. And where are game roms, buddy?
True–there was for the longest times the lack of aural goodness (outside of a few MIDIs, which are product of the fans). I was never quite sure as to the legality surrounding ripped game music or MP3s, so I decided to avoid the issue entirely. Too, there was the issue of server-space limitations pre-Video Game Museum. Besides–there were plenty of sites out there willing to take the chance and make available entire OSTs for your listening pleasure. It wasn’t until the Zappsoft Empire, contributor to many a Castlevania site, pushed me to add such content that I took the plunge and created the MP3 section–worrying each day that I was about to get a call from a lawyer. These fears were unfounded, since it turns out that Konami doesn’t really care about such files being available for download outside of Japan, where they rarely release game-specific or special soundtracks. As for why there are no ROMs: I think the simple answer is that I don’t feel like going to prison at the moment. I c
