Emulation-Software that acts as other computer systems. Primarily used in reference to the simulation of console game systems like the Sega Genesis.

ROMS-Read only memory cartridges. Essentially the inside of a cartridge, converted to software form and playable on an emulator. Sonic The Hedgehog would be a rom for the NES.

The goal of this site is to explore the ramifications of videogame emulation by looking at the people who use the software, the surrounding legal issues, and its possible academic usage.