This product continues to get worse as Bannister becomes increasingly money-oriented. His prices continue to rise, features continue to be removed/truncated, and he's even added harrassment. I don't have any problem with him wanting to be compensated for his efforts, but nag pop-ups and many missing necessary features constitute a "shareware preview" or something like that.
Bannister did not create RockNES. He ported it to the Mac. That takes effort, certainly. I applaud his work, but I completely disagree with his methods of earning compensation. Freeware is free. It's not about making money!
RockNES
Nintendo (NES) emulation application
Version: 4.0
Crippleware nagware, suckware
Feedback Type: Commentary
Contributed by: Superstitious Monday, February 02 2004 @ 05:18 PM PST
Product Platform: MacOSX
Used Product For: Less than a month
Recommend Product: NO
Comments
RE:Crippleware nagware, suckware - _Em
RockNES is freeware with all functional parts present -- if you want to add on extra bits, you can also download Emulator Enhancer which is shareware (not nagware) which adds extra video modes, gamepad support, and other goodies to *all* of Bannister's freeware emulators. Where you start getting "crippleware" is when you try using pirated software codes with his Emulator Enhancer product -- and that's only on old versions, and only affects the enhancements, not the actual free emulators.Sunday, June 20 2004 @ 03:33 PM PDT
Crippleware nagware, suckware - Joel Schmidt
You are an idiot. RockNes has always been freeware.Reply to This
Monday, February 02 2004 @ 08:28 PM PST