#GBATEMP was originally created as a temporary site to list all the scene releases of the Gameboy Advance roms. On the efnet IRC server, in the #gbaroms channel we would share all the roms via "fserves" (chat based file servers on irc). This site listed all the releases , and always had the latest 10 roms available for download. This dates back to late 2000 , early 2001. It's always funny to me to read "this site does not condone piracy" "go elsewhere for romz" "we only care about homebrew", when this site was built on piracy since day 1, has been offering tools, FAQs and general help about circumventing DRM since its inception. The "homebrew" excuse is seriously a joke. In all my years of running copied content, never did I see a piece of homebrew that was world changing and that I absolutely needed in my life. The first console copier I owned was a "Doctor V64" (a n64 copier) and have bought 10 or less console games every since.
I came here , 18 years ago or more, because of piracy, and I am here still today , because of piracy.