Mega Gun - Legal?

Big-Byte · 17 November 2003, 14:59

Ive just had my ebay auction refused because they say the item Im selling infringes copyright. Do you think this is correct?

The item is a Mega Gun. You plug it into the telly and it has about 100 NES quality games (probably not actually NES games)

Does anyone know of any shops where they are being sold?

I know that our local shopping center has as stall selling them during the run up to christmas.

Any info to prove their legality would be helpful.

fisken uno · 17 November 2003, 15:05

BWAHAHA! I misread the topic; Thought it said "Mega Gun - Lethal?".

killergorilla · 17 November 2003, 15:12

There is a stall in a shopping hall near me selling them, it looks perfectly legit but who knows...

ant512 · 17 November 2003, 15:29

(After some Googling...)

Oh, it's one of those. Yep, there's a guy selling them in my town centre; yep, they *are* pirate NES consoles with a few dozen built-in games; and yep, they're illegal.

I think they're all imported from China, where piracy is (I think) still legal, but they're not legal here. They infringe Nintendo's NES patents (NES hardware and games).

I've got a couple these, with different designs. One looks like a Quickshot NES controller (but white, the kind of joypad that was remaindered in Tandy's for years) - it has 20-odd games built-in (including Track and Field, Super Mario Bros, etc). One looks like an N64 controller and has a cartridge slot (for Game Axe cartridges, another pirate NES console, this time a hand-held) and a 9-pin socket for a standard Atari joystick.

ant512 · 17 November 2003, 15:37

Here's a few links:

http://www.gamersgraveyard.com/repos...lones-A-M.html
http://www.nesplayer.com/pirates/megajoy.htm
http://nesworld.parodius.com/pirate.htm

Amiga1992 · 17 November 2003, 15:39

That's as illegal as it gets, mainly because it is a Nintendo product. You have 100 pirated famicom games in there and whenever ebay see "multiple games' and "nintendo" they screw you up.

Don't try to publish this item on ebay again or you will get your account canceled.

ant512 · 17 November 2003, 15:55

This is a description of what happens when Nintendo finds these pirate consoles, apparently:

http://nesworld.parodius.com/crushed.htm

It involves steamrollers, crushed hardware and TV news crews.

17 November 2003, 14:59	#1
Big-Byte Long time member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: UK Posts: 754	Mega Gun - Legal? Ive just had my ebay auction refused because they say the item Im selling infringes copyright. Do you think this is correct? The item is a Mega Gun. You plug it into the telly and it has about 100 NES quality games (probably not actually NES games) Does anyone know of any shops where they are being sold? I know that our local shopping center has as stall selling them during the run up to christmas. Any info to prove their legality would be helpful.

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17 November 2003, 15:05	#2
fisken uno Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Sweden Age: 43 Posts: 716	BWAHAHA! I misread the topic; Thought it said "Mega Gun - Lethal?".

17 November 2003, 15:12	#3
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 7,957	There is a stall in a shopping hall near me selling them, it looks perfectly legit but who knows...

17 November 2003, 15:29	#4
ant512 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: California Posts: 964	(After some Googling...) Oh, it's one of those. Yep, there's a guy selling them in my town centre; yep, they are pirate NES consoles with a few dozen built-in games; and yep, they're illegal. I think they're all imported from China, where piracy is (I think) still legal, but they're not legal here. They infringe Nintendo's NES patents (NES hardware and games). I've got a couple these, with different designs. One looks like a Quickshot NES controller (but white, the kind of joypad that was remaindered in Tandy's for years) - it has 20-odd games built-in (including Track and Field, Super Mario Bros, etc). One looks like an N64 controller and has a cartridge slot (for Game Axe cartridges, another pirate NES console, this time a hand-held) and a 9-pin socket for a standard Atari joystick.

17 November 2003, 15:37	#5
ant512 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: California Posts: 964	Here's a few links: http://www.gamersgraveyard.com/repos...lones-A-M.html http://www.nesplayer.com/pirates/megajoy.htm http://nesworld.parodius.com/pirate.htm

17 November 2003, 15:39	#6
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,644	That's as illegal as it gets, mainly because it is a Nintendo product. You have 100 pirated famicom games in there and whenever ebay see "multiple games' and "nintendo" they screw you up. Don't try to publish this item on ebay again or you will get your account canceled.

17 November 2003, 15:55	#7
ant512 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: California Posts: 964	This is a description of what happens when Nintendo finds these pirate consoles, apparently: http://nesworld.parodius.com/crushed.htm It involves steamrollers, crushed hardware and TV news crews.

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