Nintendo spoils retro gamers' fun by shutting a popular Game Boy Advance emulator and two ROM sites

Following on from lawsuits files against console ROM sites LoveROMS.com and LoveRETRO.co, Nintendo has succeeded in getting a Game Boy Advance emulator removed from GitHub. The company filed a DMCA request asking that a JavaScript-based emulator that enabled retro gamers to enjoy the likes of Mario in their web browser be removed, GitHub has complied with the request meaning that the emulator is now longer available through the site. See also: Gentoo Linux Github Organization repo hack was down to a series of security mistakes Gentoo Linux Github Organization hacked and repo code compromised Microsoft officially announces agreement to acquire… [Continue Reading]