I ONLY use emulators when a specific game I want to play is virtually impossible to get a real copy of. For example, I wanted to play Shining Force 2 (which is great so far BTW) but the only way to play it would be to find and buy both a Sega genesis and a copy of the game. Both would have to be from a garage sale/ eBay and none of the money would ever get to game retailers, so it's not hurting the industry. I would never download a copy of ,say, Oblivion becuase the game is still sold in retail stores and money goes to the stores. The developers already got payed by the stores, but retailers are important too.
So.... have any of you used emulators and/ or what are your opinions on them?
EDIT: Realised that DoW is PC only and that wouldn't be a ROM, it would be a pirated copy.
