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Screenshots from emulators. Collaged by uploader.

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[edit] Licensing

This is a screenshot of a non-free copyrighted video or computer game, and the copyright for it is most likely held by the company or person that developed the game. It is believed that the use of a limited number of web-resolution screenshots

for identification and critical commentary on
- the computer or video game in question or
- the copyrighted character(s) or item(s) depicted on the screenshot in question
on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation,

qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law, as such display does not significantly impede the right of the copyright holder to sell the copyrighted material, is not being used to generate profit in this context, and presents ideas that cannot be exhibited otherwise. See Wikipedia:Non-free content.

To the uploader: please add a detailed fair use rationale for each use, as described on Wikipedia:Non-free use rationale guideline, as well as the source of the work and copyright information.

Note: This tag should not be used for screenshots of free software; use the license tag corresponding to the software's license instead, optionally alongside {{Free screenshot}}.

Non-free / fair use media rationale for Video game console
Description	Screen shots of six video games that represent the transition from the fourth to fifth generations of video game consoles
Source	Ultimately either from a console connected to a TV-input card or from an console emulator running these games.
Article	Video game console
Portion used	one frame
Low resolution?	yes; each screen occupies 331x225 pixels or less, or 0.075 Mpx
Purpose of use	to illustrate the capabilities of game hardware during the transition, and to illustrate game designs typical of the era
Replaceable?	No, because no notable Free games for these platforms were published on these consoles during that era. In fact, the console makers used lockout chips to prevent Free games from running.