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Originally Posted by Odin
The legality of the emulator has a similar set of rules: The part of the software that actually emulates the original hardware is completely legitimate to own, whether you own the hardware or not. However because most emulators also contain a copy of the platform's firmware, this is covered under copyright rules. Firmware is software, therefore you must own the original hardware, with its original firmware to legally run the emulator. Like the cartridge data the hardware need not be functional. There are a few exceptions, such as an emulator for a Atari 2600. This is because that was an extremely simple device that had no internal firmware. This is a rare exception.
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Emulators do not come with BIOS included, therefore they are totally legal.