Using Pixelchu
Pixelchu provides emulator software, reference guides, and original homebrew test cartridges. You may use the app for lawful personal use, subject to applicable law, these terms, and any applicable app-store license. If you do not agree, do not use the app or website.
The app is intended for iPhone. Features and compatibility may change as the app is developed. A website description does not promise that every game, peripheral, or cartridge format will work.
Bring only games you may lawfully use
Pixelchu does not supply commercial game ROMs, commercial BIOS images, or links for obtaining them. You are responsible for having the rights or permissions required to import and use a file. Owning a physical cartridge does not automatically give permission to download another copy. Copyright and backup rules differ by location.
Do not use Pixelchu or this website to infringe copyright or other rights, distribute unlawful files, or interfere with someone else's systems. The reference encyclopedia and its tips are informational; an entry is not a license to the game it describes.
Original test cartridges
The Pocket Meadow downloads are small, original movement tests for GB/GBC, GBA, NES, and SNES. They are not copies of commercial games. Their executable demo code and graphics are original; format-recognition bytes required for cartridge compatibility are documented in the source notice.
The original demo code and accompanying source are provided under the included MIT License. You may use, modify, and redistribute those materials under that license, including its requirement to retain the copyright and permission notice. That license takes precedence over any conflicting restriction in these terms for those materials. No emulator cores or commercial BIOS files are included in the demo download pack.
Open-source software and third-party names
Pixelchu uses mGBA, ares, and other open-source components. Their own licenses govern those components and are available in the app's Settings. Nothing in these terms limits rights those licenses grant.
Console and game names are used to identify compatibility and reference topics. Their trademarks belong to their respective owners. Pixelchu is an independent project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Nintendo, The Pokémon Company, or the publishers of games mentioned in the encyclopedia. The app's tribute illustrations are original generated artwork, not official game artwork.
Save files and compatibility
Emulation and save states can have errors, and save-state formats may not remain compatible across core updates. Keep your own backups of files that matter to you. Removing a game from Pixelchu deletes its imported local copy and associated saves, while the original file you selected remains in its source location.
Availability and responsibility
To the extent permitted by applicable law, Pixelchu, this website, and the demos are supplied as available, without a promise of uninterrupted operation, universal compatibility, or error-free results. To that same extent, the developer is not responsible for loss caused by misuse, incompatible files, or failure to maintain backups.
Nothing in these terms excludes mandatory consumer rights or liability that cannot lawfully be excluded. Disputes and remedies remain subject to applicable law; these terms do not impose an arbitration requirement or waive rights that the law protects.
Privacy, updates, and contact
The Privacy Policy explains local storage, hosting, and support correspondence. We may revise these terms as the project changes. The revision date identifies the current text, and material changes will receive any notice required by applicable law.
For support, privacy requests, or a rights concern, email cr0sby_gar@icloud.com. For a rights concern, identify the relevant material or URL and explain your connection to the rights involved.