That's fine. Honestly it doesn't matter to me either way what people do with property that doesn't belong to me. Sac your carts, I really don't give a shit. I may even buy an Iron Clad someday to be honest.
It's just the double standard people have that bothers me. A lot of members give people shit for enjoying Neo on whatever level they wish and then all the sudden it's like "Ooooo a proto! Well that changes everything!". It's fucking pathetic to see.
As for sacing carts, I'm generally not in favor of it. However, I feel that if a cart is broken and can't be repaired (like my Sidekicks3 which has irreparably broken chips), it's a different story; it's taking otherwise useless remains of what was a game, instead of a whole working game, to make something new (plus, ultimately, potentially avoiding saccing of other carts.)
You asked someone in a latter post to explain the difference to you (I presume between bootlegging a "normal" game and a proto)- I'll try to do that:
By sacing a game to make another game, you're doing this to make a game that, if you had the means, you could just purchase a legitimate copy of.
With a proto, however, there is no other way to play that game in its original form - Your options are limited to the NeoGeoCD release (which does in fact have different music, so it's not exactly the same), or the Wii virtual console release, which is playing on different hardware. This may be a very slight distinction, but it makes all the difference in the minds of some. If you don't feel that there is a distinction, that's fine. You're wholly entitled to your opinion.
Not directed at Darcotrigger, but just an observation - Does this debate sound at all like the abortion debate to anyone?
