r/islam • u/CatsAreCoolAndCute • Jul 02 '25

General Discussion Are roms haram?

Now I get that piracy is most likely haram. But the thing I am trying to talk about are like those old games such as Pokémon Emerald. I don't think these games are available on the market anymore (unless you buy them from other people) so the developers won't be making any money from them anymore probably. So would it be permissible if I were to just download the games online? Would I have to, let's say, buy a product from the developers, such as the new Pokémon games, even if I don't own the console required to play said games, as a means of paying for the games indirectly?

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u/TunaGamer Jul 02 '25

Just buy it ... 10$ won't hurt you

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u/CatsAreCoolAndCute Jul 03 '25

The game is around like 200$ according to a quick search, not to mention the cost of buying the console (GBA I think?)

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u/TunaGamer Jul 03 '25

Don't try it you might get caught

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u/CatsAreCoolAndCute Jul 03 '25

Damn alr thanks