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'''Bootleg games''' (also known as '''Pirate games''') is a term used to describe a video game that is developed and published without an official license from the original creators of the respective console, and are sold illegally. They are differentiated from [[ROM hacks]], as these kinds of games are made by actual teams of developers and are designed to players into thinking they were official for monetary gain, something which most ROM hackers actively try to avoid.
'''Bootleg games''' (also known as '''Pirate games''') is a term used to describe a video game that is developed and published without an official license from the original creators of the respective console, and are sold illegally. They are differentiated from [[ROM hacks]], as these kinds of games are made by actual teams of developers and are designed to players into thinking they were official for monetary gain, something which most ROM hackers actively try to avoid.