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Your understanding is incorrect if copying involves circumventing encryption or other means of protecting the data. That said, it's not an issue for the Game Boy or Super NES.
17 U.S. Code § 1201 - Circumvention of copyright protection systems
Well that's interesting. It does say the law won't override fair use. But I assume it blocks it regardless.
These games were not stored with encryption, don't you worry