When you want to write software for a system like the Commodore 64, the obvious and safe choice ... if you crave that instant-on experience that cartridges offer – courtesy of them being plugged ...

The same is also true for the data on them, whether one talks about an Atari 2006 cartridge from the late 1970s or a 1990s Nintendo 64 cartridge. The secret sauce here are mask ROMs (MROM), which ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Blowing on Nintendo 64 cartridges, wiping Wii games clean on your t-shirt -- There are many old-school, community-approved tips and tricks ...

As such, you will require your own copy of Star Fox 64, dumped into ROM format, to legally play the game on your PC. Simply owning the cartridge doesn't necessarily give you legal protection ...