THE PLAN

By now, most of you are aware of the reason this site was shut down. In the three weeks since I first received the email, several excellent Genesis ROM collections have also been taken offline. Anyone who knows the nature of the emulation scene will probably guess that I've been flooded with requests for Genesis ROMs over the last few weeks. Sadly, the only way to get backups of your Genesis carts now is to shell out cash for an (illegal) copying device, or pad someone's pockets by buying pirate ROM CDs. Large non-profit ROM archives seem to be the only target of the IDSA and because of this, we all end up losing.

Due to the threat of legal action, I can no longer provide any Genesis ROMs by any means. The site is NOT going private. There will NOT be any Genesis ROMs provided under the name "The Dump". Any sites that claim to be "The Dump: Genesis" reborn are fake. Until the illegal status of Genesis ROMs is lifted, you'll no longer be able to get Genesis games from me. Please take careful note of the following points:

• I cannot and will not email or ICQ any ROMs to anyone. Period.
• I do not know of any sites that carry Genesis ROMs, nor will I provide a link to any sites that do.
• I do not know where to buy pirate CDs of ROMs, nor will I provide a link to anyone selling them.
• I do not know where to buy Genesis copying devices, nor will I provide a link to anyone selling them.

With that out of the way, my plan for the rebirth of "The Dump: Genesis" is as follows:

• The site will be returning as an archive of all things related to Genesis games. Screenshots, box art, reviews, cheats and manuals will take the place of the ROMs.
• Pinkyspal (of the Books of Genesis) will be in charge of the Genesis manuals.
• Seconal will be taking on the task of head reviewer.
• Certain ROMs that are not under the juristiction of the IDSA may be put back online. This has not been decided at this point. These ROMs would include the following:
  • Japanese games (as the IDSA represents American publishers only).
  • Unreleased games.
  • Games published by non-IDSA members.

For a sample of how the new Genesis Dump game listing are going to look, check out this link:
http://www.classicgaming.com/thedump/temp2

To all my friends and supporters, I thank you...
...and to the bastard to email-bombed me the day the site was shut down, I feel sorry for you.