✅ You own a physical PS1 game disc. You use a disc drive to dump (rip) that disc into an ISO file on your computer. This is legal in most regions for personal backup purposes.
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⚠️ Downloading ISOs of games you do not own from public websites. I won’t link to ROM sites here, but I will say: many abandonware and archive sites host PS1 ISOs. Legality varies by country and copyright status. ✅ You own a physical PS1 game disc
Here’s the honest truth about ISOs: